The rural doctor bought a husband who was very treacherous

In the evening, the people who went up the mountain to open up wasteland had just returned to the village and met two people who had been waiting for them for a long time at the foot of the mountain.

"Boss, you're back." The village chief's wife, Li, and Su Tang's second sister-in-law, Zhang, were sitting on a big rock at the foot of the mountain. When they saw the huge group of people coming down the mountain, Li immediately rushed up.

Zhang was already a bit pregnant, so she just stayed outside with Li and didn't go to crowded places.

However, Su Tang saw Zhang from afar and immediately went to meet her.

On weekdays, Zhang is at home at this time.

Because all the laborers in the family went up the mountain, the task of preparing dinner every day fell on Zhang.

Fortunately, during the period of reclaiming wasteland in the mountains, the Su family was not picky and everyone just drank thick rice porridge every night.

"Second sister-in-law, why are you here?" Su Tang grabbed Zhang's wrist, and after feeling her pulse was stable, she breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that I can’t just leave my second sister-in-law at home from now on. I should let my eldest sister-in-law rest at home as well.

"I'm fine. It's Aunt Li who wants to see the village chief for something." Zhang shook her head.

"What happened? You're so flustered." Village chief Liu frowned and asked as he looked at Li's flustered look.

"Today, the village head sent someone to say that officials from the government will come to our village to collect public grain tomorrow."

"Oh, I see." Village chief Liu nodded. Farmers have to pay public grain every year and they have long been accustomed to it.

It just so happened that more than half of the households in the village went up the mountain today. He had counted them and would just need to notify a few more households later.

However, his wife wouldn't come here specially to talk about this.

Li didn't have the brains to think of asking him to visit fewer households.

Sure enough, Li's next words shocked the villagers, "The head of the village said that this year's public grain tax is 12% per mu."

"What?! Why do I have to pay more?"

When someone heard what Li said, they immediately started talking about it in displeasure.

"Yes, even if we harvest more, our family will still not have enough food to eat." The person who spoke was the family with the most men.

There are many men in his family, so they consume more food every day.

Although this year is not a year of famine, the harvest is similar to previous years.

The grain yield per mu in this era was not high, and the government had always collected public grain at the rate of 15% tax.

Farmers would sell most of the remaining food in exchange for rice and silver to last them through the winter.

However, there would not be much left of these silver and money in the end. The government would collect other taxes every year, and they had to pay them per person.

We will harvest so much more this year, no wonder Li is waiting for the village chief here anxiously.

After all, the change in the proportion of public grain has a great impact on farmers.

Su Tang also frowned when she heard the news.

If Su Tang hadn't bought a lot of food before, the Su family would have had a hard time enduring this winter.

Besides, there is a pregnant woman in her family, so the food cannot be too bad.

When I went to the city to buy food before, the price of food was the same as in previous years and there was no news of price increase.

Why is it that now, after the harvest, farmers have to pay more grain taxes?

Generally speaking, an increase in taxes often indicates that the dynasty is about to fall into chaos.

At least there is a problem with the local officials. Some people want to make money, and ultimately the farmers cannot escape the fate of being exploited.

"Okay, no matter what you say, it's useless. The government is here to collect public grain. Do you dare not pay it?" The village chief frowned and shouted to the people behind him.

"Everyone go home and prepare the public grain that needs to be paid tomorrow. I guess those people will come to collect it early tomorrow morning."

The village chief gave another instruction, then looked at Old Man Su, "Let's stop working tomorrow for a day."

When people come to collect public grain, it is impossible to let the officials wait, so the farmers must be prepared, and when someone's turn is called, they must pay quickly.

If you go late and are not proactive, the officials will definitely make things difficult for you.

Of course, not every family needs to have everyone go to pay their grain tax, but if the Su family goes to work, it would be bad for anyone who falls into it.

Either everyone stops making money, or they work together to avoid further disputes.

Father Su glanced at Su Tang, and when he saw Su Tang nod, he agreed. "Okay, tomorrow is a good day for everyone to take a break."

Everyone... everyone actually wants to say that they are not tired and don't need to rest.

For them, this job at the Su family was much easier than carrying bags in the city, and they could have an extra meat meal every day. Not only did they not lose weight in the past few days, they even gained some weight.

Everyone was going down the mountain happily, but after hearing such bad news, everyone became a little depressed.

Everyone hurried back home to prepare the food to be handed in tomorrow.

The Su family came down the mountain and felt they had arrived home.

After entering the house from the backyard, everyone washed their hands and faces and went to Old Man Su's main house to eat.

While eating, everyone was silent, and for a while the only sound in the room was the sound of people drinking porridge.

Finally, it was Su Tang who said, "Isn't it just a little more food? Our family is much better off now than before. We have prepared enough food for this winter. Why worry?"

Su Tang had bought a lot of food for her family before, and she even bought a whole pig to make bacon.

Two large jars of sauerkraut were pickled, and together with the radishes and cabbages in the cellar, it was enough for the family to eat during the winter.

"Ah, it makes me feel bad just listening to this. We work hard in the fields all year round but can't harvest much grain. How can those officials sitting in the city harvest more?" Su Nanxing said with a sigh.

He works in the fields every day, and every grain of food is the result of his hard work for a year.

"I told you to let the children go to school. If Danniu and Erniu pass the imperial examinations and come back with honors, our family can be exempted from taxes." Su Tang put down the empty bowl and wiped the corners of her mouth.

"Yes, from now on, Da Niu and Er Niu, you two must study hard and pass the exams to become a scholar or a juren or something like that." Sun said, looking at the two boys in the room.

"Yes, Mom, I will study hard in the future." Da Niu responded immediately.

Erniu didn't know what "studying" and "scholar" meant yet, but he nodded vigorously along with Da Niu.

That look immediately made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere in the room finally eased a lot.

After dinner, Old Man Su took his two sons to prepare the public grain that had to be paid tomorrow.

The grain that the Su family had dried before was packed in sacks. The sacks were all the same size, so they just had to move out the corresponding sacks.

That night, many people in Dahe Village suffered from insomnia.

So much so that the next day, when Su Tang went to the drying yard, she saw a lot of people with panda eyes.

Of course, these are all things for tomorrow.

After dinner, Su Tang returned to her room and took a shower in the space.

During the time when Qi Lingheng was away, she would go into the space to wash up every day, and she felt much more convenient and comfortable.

However, after entering the space, Su Tang went to look at the man who was tied up, and found that he had not woken up yet, so she gave him another injection.