Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

There was enough food, and the Xu family felt relieved.

The next day, he hurriedly reported it to the conscription officer stationed in the town and completed the labor service.

Originally, it was the village chief Zhang Dahe's job to take the villagers to see the conscription officer.

But throughout the whole thing, he hid from the villagers, probably because he was afraid that someone would ask his family for help.

The Xu family didn't have to have him accompany them to get rid of the man, so Xu Siyu, as the literate representative of the family, followed the men in the family.

"Did you grow this rice?" Wang Ye had been involved in grain transportation for ten years and had never seen such good rice.

"No."

"Where did it come from?"

"It was given by a noble person."

"Which nobleman?"

"He's a nobleman who owns a house on Changjie Street in Changjia County." Xu Siyu replied.

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The conscription officer originally wanted to criticize this family, but he didn't expect that they were not ordinary farmers. The girl in the family even dared to argue with them. If he continued to make a fuss, he would probably get nothing good.

Then he waved his hand, asked everyone to sign their names, and issued the completion certificates.

"Brother Ye, there are ten people here. Where did they come from?" the grain-collecting clerk asked the leader.

"The farmers in the countryside, the butchers in town, where does this rice come from? I want to know where it comes from, too."

Wang Ye had his suspicions, but he didn't dare to speak out.

Tax grain, as a rule, has a layer of husks on it. Usually, those who pay the grain will try to dry and thresh less grain in order to weigh it. They also have to carry grain carts on their backs to reduce the weight.

But this time, they brought the best white rice, the best of the best. Even Wang Ye couldn't eat this rice. There were only ten companies in Changjia County that could eat it, and he couldn't afford to offend any of them. How could he dare to make things difficult for them?

He would just cheat and keep all the wealth for himself, and then give it to the people he deserves when he has the chance.

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There were still ten kilograms of rice left at home, but Mrs. Xu Wang said she was reluctant to eat it all.

"Oh my! This is really killing me. I have to give away such good rice."

The Yang family gave the Xu family six dou of old rice and two pieces of meat as compensation, but Xu Wangshi kept them tightly, thinking that the food was her life and could not be taken away from her.

Fortunately, it was the busy farming season, so Mrs. Xu Wang still let people eat dry rice, otherwise they would have no motivation to work.

Xu Huaize gave Xu Siyu half a tael of silver.

After the family split up, the more Xu Huaize calculated, the more he realized that all these years, the Xu family's money had truly been saved by Xu Wangshi. His family's earnings, while seemingly high, were nothing left after the necessities of life, taxes, and labor service.

"Little sister, how do you think this rice is grown?" Xu Huaishan's attention was all on the variety of rice. He had been farming all his life, but he had never seen such crystal clear white rice.

The Lin family ate such good rice every day, they were so rich that he couldn't even imagine it.

"Uh... well, I don't know either." She bought rice produced in the southwest. It was probably developed by countless technical talents like Uncle Yuan, so it has a higher yield and better quality than the rice produced in Lichao.

"Why are you digging into this? Your sister owes you such a big favor. You must remember her kindness in the future. Remember to keep this a secret and don't tell anyone."

The source of the story Xu Siyu made up was Lin Yiqing's private property, which was equivalent to being spread by someone else. At this time, if anyone spread it out, it would not only bring disaster to Lin Yiqing, but also cut off Xu Siyu and Xiangmanlou's business.

The Xu family members were repeatedly told not to spread the news.

After the corvee crisis passed, the Xu family members lived their lives in a low-key manner again.

When the first group of people set off for the dam, the villagers discovered that no one was from Old Xu's family.

The village chief Zhang Dahe came to question Xu Wangshi and asked her not to let her children and grandchildren go to serve in the army because she was reluctant to do so, which would harm the whole village.

As a result, he was scolded by Xu Wangshi again and kicked out of the house in disgrace.

"Village chief, this Xu Wang really refuses to listen to advice, so should we expose her?" There are always people who want to make a big deal out of things.

Before hitting Zhang Dahe, Xu Wangshi took the letter of completion of military service in her hand and showed it to him.

There is an official seal, so Xu Wangshi is not faking it.

He was still stunned when Xu Wangshi beat him out, saying that he had always hoped that the Xu family would decline and that he was not welcome to enter the Xu family.

Oh, this is so embarrassing, many people saw it.

Zhang Dahe would not get any good treatment under Xu Wangshi. He patted his clothes and persuaded others to disperse. "Let's all go back. The Xu family has taken the food and made a living."

"What? Where did Xu Wangshi get the food?"

Everyone is watching the Xu family's eight acres of land, but there is never enough food every year. The soil has only been turned over this year, so how can there be any output?

It's good that Xu Huaize can make money, but this time his money is useless, and Xu Huaichuan's family has run away. Everyone is waiting for Xu Wangshi to make trouble, so why is he dismissed from the army as a husband?

"You ask me, who should I ask?" Zhang Dahe didn't know yet that those who came to watch the fun were all the firecrackers in the village. Not to mention the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law, they were the same.

"Go, go, go! The men are out in the fields, not working. The summer grain can't be delivered. Do you still have time to stare at other families?"

Zhang Dahe had a son who was a scholar, which was just enough to exempt the two of them from corvee labor, the capitation tax, and the grain tax on ten acres of land.

His family doesn't have much of a burden anymore, but that's not the case for other people in the village.

If anyone fails to pay grain and makes the grain-collecting officials unhappy, the trouble will befall him, the village chief.

You can't even be sure about your own affairs, and you still want to laugh at other people's affairs!

Alas...it's all trouble!

In the crowd, the wives of my third and seventh uncles, who had come to inquire out of concern, dispersed first when they saw that everything was fine at my eldest uncle's house.

They had to report to their father-in-law that their uncle's family had food, and see if they could borrow some from Mrs. Xu Wang to relieve the remaining children and grandchildren of the burden of labor.

Fortunately, my third uncle and seventh uncle did not come to look for her because they thought Xu Wangshi was a widow and it was difficult for her to support the family.

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The chaos and turmoil in other families did not ultimately bother the Xu family.

Xiangmanlou still came to pick up the goods on time. The person who picked up the goods mentioned the quantity for next month. Seeing that Xu Siyu did not complain about the lack of goods, he wanted to say something several times but left without saying anything.

The "pulled back" plain cloth was washed by He Xiangmei, and Xu Siyu sprayed it with coating. Then the work of sewing the quilt was left to the mother and daughter themselves.

Xu Nianyue knew that one of the beds was her dowry, so she sewed it very carefully.

In two months, she will be getting married. Her husband's family, the Tao family, are herbal farmers in the mountain village. They have been supplying medicinal materials to the town's clinic for a long time and are a well-off family.

Xu Nianyue has always been worried that her dowry would not be enough and she would not be able to gain a foothold in her husband's family in the future.

After all, the eldest sister-in-law of the Tao family was a girl from the town's winery. It was said that she brought with her a dowry of four suitcases and twenty jars of red wine, and her wedding was very glorious.

For several years, it was a popular topic in the surrounding area.

Ever since she knew that she could marry into a good family, Xu Nianyue has been both happy and worried.

At home, she didn't have a penny and was wearing clothes that her sister-in-law didn't want. If she went to the Tao family like this, she would probably not have a good life.

It was not until last year when grandma divided the family property that she said she would give her five taels of silver as a dowry, which made her feel relieved.

Also, this down quilt is a novelty that my aunt came up with. Only the Xu family has it in the surrounding area. It would definitely be an honor for her to bring it to the Tao family.

Xu Nianyue was looking forward to getting married more and more, and she had a faint smile on her face while sewing.

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