I traveled through time and space to hunt and support my family in ancient times

Jiang Yue was in a bad mood, so she took her parents to a wonton stall for dinner. Suddenly, she heard her father praising her mother again, saying, "Mom, Dad has been nagging me three times. You should put on those pomegranates quickly, ah, let him see them."

Cai blushed and scolded Jiang Youshan.

"Come, come, let me put it on for you."

"We haven't even reached home yet. What are we wearing..." Cai's heart was in her throat, "Won't this be too conspicuous?"

Jiang Yue straightened her mother and took a closer look. It sparkled in the sunlight and looked great on her mother. "No, I bought it and I'm going to wear it."

After lunch, they finally went to the livestock street to buy a car. There were not many horses for sale, only a few skinny horses with rough fur. Jiang Yue was not satisfied. Walking on the street, she met a hunchbacked old man who was selling two cows, one large and one small. The fur of the two cows was smooth, and it was obvious that they were well taken care of.

Jiang Youshan was attracted by the cow and asked, "Uncle, how much do you want to sell this cow for?"

The old man's face wrinkled like bark: "Look at my calf. I take good care of it, just like my own child. If my family didn't need money urgently, I wouldn't be willing to sell it. Others sell this big calf for ten taels, but I only sell it for eight taels. I hope the buyer will treat it well."

Jiang Yue nodded: "My father will treat it well. Sell the calf to us."

The old man continued to nag: "In the coming cold weather, don't let it freeze. Feed it good grass and don't let it eat rotten grass... Don't rush to put it to work right away. Take good care of it and it will be ready to go to the fields next spring."

Jiang Yue thought, this really is treating the cow as his own child.

Jiang Youshan said, "I raised it myself, and I have grown attached to it so I can't bear to part with it. Don't worry, uncle. I will take good care of it after I buy it. Farmers have no shortage of fodder. If I work harder now, I can find a lot of hay."

The old man saw that he was an honest man, so he stroked his face with his rough hands, turned around and put the reins on the calf, while nagging: "Go, be obedient, our fate is over, I have found a good master for you... When you get to their house, eat grass well and work hard..."

His voice was full of affection, as if he was instructing his own child.

The calf seemed to understand and mooed in response.

On the way back, Jiang Yue and her mother sat in Old Wang's ox cart, and Jiang Youshan followed behind, leading the calf.

The villagers in the car looked at the pile of things purchased by the Jiang family and sighed that Jiang Youshan's family had really become rich.

The ox cart was faster than Jiang Youshan. The calf was led by Jiang Youshan and ate while walking. Jiang Youshan was not in a hurry and walked back slowly humming a little tune. He planned to build a thatched shed next to the south of the east wing for the calf to live in.

Jiang Yue looked at him expressionlessly: "That old man is here to see you."

Jiang Youshan was stunned: "What's the matter?"

"I don't know. ...Can I ask?"

Jiang Yue looked at him. He knew clearly that she didn't want him to go to the Jiang family, but he was still asking her, looking like a young wife begging for perfection?

It's really hard.

He carried the ladder to the south wall and climbed up: "My father is back, come and tell me what's going on."

Jiang Youshan stood stupidly in the yard. He couldn't scold or reprimand this girl.

Old man Jiang came over with his hands behind his back, looking unfriendly: "Look at you, you only know how to work stupidly, and you don't know how to educate yourself. Do you still have any manners as a grown-up girl?"

Jiang Youshan originally thought that Jiang Yue was a little disrespectful to the elderly. Although it was not the first time, couldn't he just pretend? Didn't the two neighbors in front hear his father's shout?

But his father said this as soon as he came, and Jiang Youshan favored his daughter in his heart. Jiang Yue was impolite in his words, but when he was at home before, who had ever called him "uncle" or "brother"?

Why didn’t his father educate him at that time?

"What's up, Dad?"

Old man Jiang was angry. He didn't look at Jiang Yue. He raised his chin and handed a red egg to Jiang Youshan. "Youguang's wife gave birth to a big fat boy. Go over to see him after the full moon. Brothers, take it easy. From now on, all your land will be registered under Youguang's name."

Jiang Yue found it funny listening from afar. Old man Jiang was becoming more and more shameless. Ever since the separation, every time Old man Jiang came, he had a look of guilt towards Jiang Youshan on his face. But this time, he acted superior.

Does he really think he is an old man and wants to ease the relationship by giving him an egg?

Jiang Youshan asked stupidly, "My family came to give gifts when the child was one month old, but we didn't go there. It's this land, why is it registered under his name?"

"Well, Youguang is a scholar now. Registering the land under his name will exempt you from land tax. Don't accuse me of being partial. I am doing this for your own good."

Jiang Yue thought: It's Jiang Youguang again, what's the tax exemption? He wants to turn his own land into his own. What a good plan.

Jiang Youshan shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. My family's land is all wasteland. It's tax-free in the first year, and it's not taxed in the next two years. I won't benefit from that."

Jiang Youshan knew that several families in the village wanted to register their land under Jiang Youguang's name to avoid the land tax. But he was stubborn and disagreed. Farming requires paying land tax, which is used to support the country. What would happen to the country if everyone did this? Besides, since his family had separated out the land, he really didn't want to have anything to do with that side anymore.

Old man Jiang was stunned. This matter was proposed by Liu, and he thought it was a good idea. He secretly calculated that by using the child to ease the relationship between the two families, Jiang Youshan's family could benefit, and his family could also benefit. Both sides benefited, so Jiang Youshan would definitely not refuse.

Jiang Youguang passed the exam and became a scholar. Old man Jiang was determined that he could become an official. But he also remembered what Jiang Ming said that day. After the scholar, there are also the juren and jinshi. He was worried. How many more years can his family sell the land?

Liu's words helped him find a way out. If Jiang Youshan was willing to help... With so much land, how much food would he get in a year? And there were several pigs in his family, and now he brought back a cow? There were quite a few in public, and even more in private... And the nobleman who came to his house that day, he heard that he was the county magistrate? If Youguang could use this relationship, his future would be easier.

Although the two families do not have any contact with each other, Old Man Jiang "cares" about Jiang Youshan's family, especially...the family property.

Jiang Yue also "cares" about Old Man Jiang, to prevent him from playing tricks on his father.

Old man Jiang thought for a moment and advised: "What's the point of exempting the farmland tax for one year? The yield in the second year is not much, and the farmland tax has to be paid one-third. The year after that, the farmland tax has to be paid two-thirds. When the land is well cultivated, the tax will be even higher. With so much land, how much will be paid every year in the future? Look at how much you have invested in hiring people to open up the wasteland? If you pay it all, when will you get your money back? Are you stupid?"

Jiang Youshan didn't think he was stupid: "It was originally a wasteland, so I bought it cheaply. Besides, farming requires taxes, otherwise how can we raise a large army to fight the enemy? Moreover, when my family bought the land, the head of the village gave us a discount. The government knew that wasteland had a poor harvest and had to be cultivated, so the full tax was collected in the fourth year. It was very thoughtful."

Old man Jiang was annoyed. This guy was too stubborn and would not think straight.

"It has been stipulated by the imperial court that scholars are exempt from land tax for life."

"That's right. We farmers can't compare to the scholars. My family doesn't have a scholar, so I don't dare to think about this benefit."

Jiang Yue smiled and said that even honest people can be difficult to deal with sometimes.

"you--"

Old man Jiang was so angry that he was fuming. This was talking about the benefits of his own dynasty. Jiang Youshan just looked puzzled.

After a long while, Old Man Jiang started talking about other things.

"In a few days, your sister will marry into the Jia family."

As soon as the news that Jiang Youguang passed the imperial examination spread, people from the Jia family came to present gifts and propose marriage, asking to marry the scholar's daughter as soon as possible to prosper the family and the business.

Jiang Youfang was so flattered that she could even tiptoe while walking.

Although Liu expressed her heartache and reluctance, she still set a date, which was only two days away.

With Jiang Xue and Jiang Zhi being the big trumpet, Jiang Youshan would naturally know.

However, the point of Jiang Zhi's message was that Jiang Youfang said that she was the sister of a scholar and had a high status, so her dowry had to be thicker, otherwise it would be a disgrace to the Jiang family and to the scholar.

Relying on Jiang Youguang, Liu insisted on adding more silver.

The two families were throwing tantrums but Liu Shi could not be stopped. The relationship between the aunt and the sister-in-law had reached a freezing point.