Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

So, Qiao Jianer stopped the carriage and watched those people enter the village fork.

"Sister Jianer, why don't you leave?" Ling Xiao asked.

"Do you know what they are going to do?"

"What are they doing? With so many people here, they must be catching robbers, or very powerful ones at that." Ling Xiao said.

Qiao Jianer shook his head. It seemed that in ancient times, information was really blocked and people were not very vigilant.

What happened in the county town yesterday should have spread to the nearby villages.

Ling Yin's mother and son also sold kimchi in the county town. They must have seen some of the situations, but since nothing happened to them, they thought those people would not enter their house.

"They came to collect silver and grain. They went from the county town to the towns, and from the towns to the villages, taking half from every household. In fact, they took away 70%."

"What? Even the village is being taxed? How much money can the villagers have? Even if the grain has just been harvested, after paying the grain tax, most of the remaining money is only enough for the family to eat."

"How can we get more?"

Qiu became uneasy. Their family had even less land, and Ling Xiao had a three-year-old brother. With an extra boy in the family, they could get two more acres of land. But when she was pregnant with Ling An, Old Lady Ling passed away, and the Ling family was divided, so the baby in her belly did not count.

There's also silver, which was prepared as a dowry for Qiu. If 70% is taken away at once, how much will be left? Wouldn't all the hard work during this period be in vain?

Qiu was very anxious.

"Why did they take so much? Our family has to pay grain tax every year. It's not like we don't pay it. You thought they were here to catch robbers. What's the difference between them and robbers?" Ling Xiao said loudly.

Qiu was frightened and quickly hugged him in her arms and covered his mouth.

"You idiot, how can you say such things? If someone hears you, they will arrest you and throw you in jail."

Ling Xiao opened her eyes wide and didn't dare to speak.

Ling Yin frowned in distress, but the nearby villagers all knew how much their family had earned during this period.

They didn't publicize it, but the villagers could infer it based on the price and quantity of kimchi.

Saying that you don't have much money or you've hidden it won't work.

"Auntie, how about this? You give me the money and grain from your home. You can say the money is a loan, and the grain is sold to me."

"This carriage of mine can carry 2,000 kilograms of grain. Minus the weight of people, it can carry 1,500 kilograms."

"Okay, okay, let's do it. There's still time." Qiu agreed immediately.

Ling Yin also nodded to her: "Then let's go back to Lingjia Village."

Seeing them trusting him without hesitation, Qiao Jianer knew that the two families were a match.

Qiao Lianer drove the carriage back and went to Lingjia Village from the fork in the road.

Ling Lao San was planing a wooden board in the yard, and there was a pile of sawdust under the table.

Ling An sat below, picking up the wood chips and scattering them again, having a lot of fun.

"Third brother, third brother, something happened, something serious happened."

"What happened?" Ling Lao San wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Qiu grabbed his arm, leaned close to his ear and told him what happened.

"Really?" Ling Lao San was shocked.

"That's not true. We saw those people entering the villages ahead of us. They are about to come to us."

Ling Lao San was extremely anxious, angry and helpless.

"It's only the autumn harvest, and we've already paid the grain tax, yet they're still collecting so much. Not only do they want grain, they're also asking for money. Isn't this just starving people of their livelihood? Miss Yin is getting married again, and if I can't come up with a decent dowry, I'll be embarrassed in front of the Qiao family."

"The girl Jianer gave us an idea." This was just another mention of Qiao Jianer's idea.

"Okay, let's do it this way. There is no better way. It's best if it's not in our hands." Ling Lao San breathed a sigh of relief.

Then they immediately took action. Ling Yin and Qiao Dayong also came into the yard, and everyone moved the grain together.

This year, Ling Laosan's family harvested 1,800 kilograms, but "sold" 1,500 kilograms, leaving only 300 kilograms.

Even if all 300 kilograms were taken away, I wouldn't feel too bad.

Seeing them carrying bags of rice out, some villagers asked, "Are you going to sell rice?"

"Yes, the girl from the Qiao family took it to the county town to sell. The price was a bit high, so I thought I would sell it first and buy it back later."

Just say what we agreed on in the carriage.

"The Qiao family, isn't that the family you're married to?"

"Wow, no way, you even make money from your in-laws, that's a bit unkind."

"Alas, isn't life hard? The Qiao family is willing to give more because they are in-laws. Since they are willing to take care of us, we also accept their kindness. After Yin gets married, we will repay them."

Qiu secretly boasted that the Qiao family was just being nice to them and wanted to give them more money. What could they do about it?

Who told them that they couldn’t find such in-laws?

"They just have one request, which is that we lend all the money to them. As in-laws, it's a give-and-take relationship. You think about me, and I think about you."

Qiu was holding a purse filled with copper coins and small change, a big bag full.

"Aren't you afraid that the Qiao family will cheat you? They say they'll spend more money to buy your food, but they'll borrow money from you. What if they throw the money away and never get it back?"

"Nonsense." Ling Lao San's face turned stern. "Don't we know what kind of people the Qiao family is? If anyone dares to say that again, I will turn against him."

Qiao Dayong also said in a serious tone: "We need to borrow money, but it's just a gap in our money that needs to be filled in time. It's impossible for us not to pay it back, so don't worry about it."

The villagers curled their lips, thinking that Ling Lao San's family had been cheated, even though some people had specifically inquired about it and found out that the Qiao family was indeed rich and had built a beautiful large courtyard with green walls and red tiles, which was now completed.

But sometimes rich people are greedy even for a few taels of silver.

When the men carrying the food were out of sight, they began to discuss.

"The Qiao family is now asking the Ling family for money and food. I think this marriage is fake, a cover. The Qiao family has revealed their true colors before the wedding even takes place, and the Ling family is still foolish enough to believe it."

"When they cry, there's no need to expect the money and food back."

"Why are the Lings so unlucky? They got cheated once, and now they're getting cheated again."

"In the final analysis, it's not that they are stupid. I believe that the Qiao family will soon find an excuse and say that this marriage is not suitable and they will not get married."

The villagers laughed. They originally thought that the girl from the Ling family would marry into a rich family and enjoy a good life. But it looked like that was unlikely, as she would have to pay all the family money and food into the marriage.

They felt balanced and had a little more sympathy.