After becoming the villain's eldest sister, I take charge of the whole family

Xie Linghe took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

Had a meal.

She called out to Xie Zhongji and the other two, "Come with me to the fields and take a look."

The three of them nodded hurriedly.

"Oh."

"Ok."

"Okay, eldest sister."

Xie Lingai took her hand and said carefully: "Sister, I want to go too."

Xie Linghe smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's go together."

She doted on Xie Lingai because she felt sorry for her situation and liked her kind character, but that didn't mean she wanted to spoil her and raise her into a lazy and ignorant young lady.

What she wants to cultivate is an independent woman who has sufficient survival ability.

in fact.

Xie Lingai is very capable.

After all, Xie Sanhe and his wife didn't like her and made her work at a young age. When it came to work, the three brothers Xie Zhongji combined couldn't match her.

But she lacks confidence.

This is due to the effects of long-term suppression and indifference, which cannot be changed overnight, but Xie Linghe is confident that she can get rid of her inferiority and timidity and become confident.

Mr. Xie was a good manager of the household. When the three brothers divided the family property, each of them received thirty acres of land, all of which were high-quality fields with fertile soil.

An acre of high-quality farmland can be sold for six taels of silver.

Thirty acres is worth one hundred and eighty taels of silver. The grain produced is enough for Xie Sanhe's family to eat and wear, and they can save a few taels of silver every year.

But since I sent Xie Boyuan to school, not only can I not save any money every year, I even have to pay out of my own pocket.

after that.

When the three brothers Xie Zhongji reached school age, they were sent to private schools. This increased the expenses, so they had to start selling their land.

Until now.

There are only eight acres of land left in the family.

Nowadays, one mu of land can only yield 1.5 dan, or 270 kilograms.

One per year.

A total of 2,160 kilograms of rice were harvested from eight acres of land.

There are six people in the family, and they need to eat five kilograms of rice a day. Assuming there are 365 days in a year, they need 1,825 kilograms of food.

Is there any surplus?

Dreaming!

Daqi collects a land tax of 15%, which is 144 kilograms of rice.

Aren’t there still 166 kilograms of rice left?

Ah.

It’s not over yet!

They also had to pay a poll tax, starting at the age of three. From three to fourteen, each person paid twenty-three cents per year; from fifteen to fifty-six, no one paid one hundred and twenty cents per year.

Xie Linghe's family of six had to pay a head tax of 623 coins.

One hundred and sixty-six jin of rice, sold at three wen per jin, was worth four hundred and ninety-eight wen.

You have to pay money for the whole trip.

This is just the bulk of the cost, there are also household taxes, salt taxes, tributes, travel expenses, and levies...

Various charges are like heavy mountains weighing on the heads of ordinary people.

The only way out for the poor.

It’s the imperial examination.

If you pass the examination to become a scholar, you can enjoy partial exemption of land tax, exemption from corvée labor and household tax... There are too many benefits to list.

The situation of Juren and Jinshi in the future was even more changed.

Back to the topic.

Xie Linghe gathered his scattered thoughts and looked at the devastated field.

All the green rice plants fell over and lost their vitality, and the farmers' hundreds of days of hard work went to waste.

ear.

The wind brought the cries of many people.

"My fields, damn it, all the rice has died."

"It's over, it's over."

"These are all the rice seeds in my house. They're all dead. How can I afford to buy new ones? Woohoo..."

"..."

The whole village was plunged into sorrow.

Xie Linghe also felt much heavier in his heart. He looked up and saw that Xie Zhongji and his four siblings also looked unhappy.

She took a deep breath and said, "We can't keep these rice crops anymore. Pull them out as soon as possible and plant new rice seedlings. We'll try to catch up with the autumn harvest."

"Okay." X4

Xie Zhongji took the initiative to say: "Sister, don't go to the fields, the four of us are enough."

Xie Shuze: "Yes."

Xie Lingai nodded heavily: "Yeah."

Xie Jijun licked his lips and said, "Sister, just take care of the cooking."

My eldest sister’s cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds and are now a hundred times better than before.

After eating the food cooked by his eldest sister, he could no longer eat the food cooked by his second brother.

Xie Linghe didn't refuse and nodded: "Okay."

The premise of enslaving Xie Zhongji and the other two was to achieve the purpose of education, not to let her eat and drink for free every day and do nothing.

just now.

Xie Zhongji and the other two were very conscious and did not evade the hard work of farm work. She should also shoulder her due responsibilities.

It’s hard to say about the rest.

She is a professional at cooking.

but.

Before leaving.

She was worried and warned Xie Zhongji and the other two: "If I find out that you are being lazy and letting me work alone..."

Before she could finish her words.

Xie Zhongji and the other two were as obedient as chickens: "No, absolutely not~"

Xie Linghe: "That's good."

Xie Lingai looked at her with deep emotion.

Xie Linghe patted her little head and said gently, "If they dare to bully you, tell me and I will help you vent your anger."

Xie Lingai nodded heavily: "Yes."

……

Come back home.

Xie Linghe Mali washed the clothes and cleaned the house.

She asked in her heart: "Xiao Xi, what time is it?"

The system immediately replied: "Host, it is now 8:50 AM."

Xie Linghe nodded: "It's still early."

She really couldn't learn the ancient method of telling time by observing the celestial phenomena. Even her original self relied on intuition. Fortunately, the system could broadcast the time, otherwise she would be confused every day.

Close the gate.

Xie Linghe went into the mountains carrying a basket.

She had a clear destination, and went straight to a nest of chicken mushrooms she had discovered yesterday.

Fortunately.

It was not picked by others.

They just popped up yesterday, but today they have all grown out. Xie Linghe counted them and found there were twenty-one in total, enough for a lunch.

It took more than ten minutes to pick them all off.

She didn't leave, but picked up another kind of fungus from the ground - the ground mushroom.

before crossing.

This dish is rarely seen anymore.

Because the growing conditions of ground mushrooms are very harsh, they will only grow in fertile and almost pollution-free places.

Good ground mushrooms are crystal clear and plump.

Just like the one in her hand.

It’s worthy of being ancient times.

Xie Linghe became more and more excited as he picked up more and more things. Before he knew it, he had picked up a pound of fruit before he stopped.

These two are enough for lunch.

There is no meat at home, so fried ground vegetables with eggs is a great choice and is no worse than meat.

It goes well with rice and is satisfying.

Use chicken mushrooms to make a soup that is so delicious that you can bite your tongue off.

but.

Also have to consider the evening.

Xie Linghe was at a loss for a moment, so he walked forward, looking around as he walked to see if there was any edible food.

Soon.

A cluster of wild leeks caught her eye.

Xie Linghe's eyes lit up: "It seems like a good idea to make some chive pancakes tonight~"

She suddenly felt like eating.

There was not much of it, only the size of two fingers, not enough to eat. She looked for more and finally found almost two kilograms of wild leeks, which was enough.

Get ready to go down the mountain.

Suddenly, a loud noise was heard from the side and rear.

Xie Linghe was so frightened that his heart stopped. He looked around frantically, fearing that he might encounter a wild boar or something.

then.

I saw a speck of white on the grass, motionless.

She stepped forward tentatively and saw that it was a wild rabbit.

Xie Linghe immediately turned his surprise into joy and picked up the rabbit. It struggled slightly but was powerless to resist.

Take a closer look.

Xie Linghe's expression became strange.

A real-life version of "sitting by the tree and waiting for the rabbit"?!

There really is such a stupid rabbit~