Wang Sheng packed up his belongings and returned home. Wang Ye did not forget to greet him: "Brother Sheng, I will go to your house in a few days!"
"I understand."
Wang Sheng replied that this would not delay his progress in cleaning up.
Wang Sheng did not tell his family about the results of the test paper. Liu Zhaoxing heard about it from other sources, and cooked another egg for Wang Sheng the next night, saying it was to celebrate Wang Sheng. Learning outcomes.
In the past three months, the family's source of money has been other than selling mountain products every holiday, the harvest of melons and fruits, and the handkerchiefs embroidered by Liu Zhaoxing. There is no extra income. The harvest in the fields was not very satisfactory.
The vegetables that Wang Wenqiu grows most are green vegetables. These vegetables are easy to take care of and easy to harvest. One hundred catties costs two guans, which is two thousand Wen. This was because there was hail some time ago, and the price of vegetables soared. Wang Wenqiu braved the hail to harvest, but only harvested a hundred kilograms, and the rest was smashed in the ground.
The government will send people to weigh these hundreds of kilograms. After verification, a tax of 5% will be collected based on the local price, which will be used to supplement the local government's fiscal revenue and be used for construction.
The most important ones are the summer tax and the autumn grain tax. The summer tax is levied in the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year, and the autumn grain tax is levied in the second month after the autumn harvest. Since the past few years, the Dai Viet Dynasty has levied currency instead of collecting goods and levying labor.
Therefore, farmers needed to convert part of their harvest into money in order to pay the summer tax every year. At this time, there are two options, one is to sell it to the government collectors, the other is to sell it yourself. Wang Sheng's family has no spare labor force, so he usually chooses to sell it all to collectors and keep the rest for family use.
At this time, local officials will charge more for vehicle wear and tear, which is a blow to the destruction of small families. Fortunately, since Magistrate Liu took over, he has repeatedly posted notices in Changle Mansion telling him that he was only allowed to collect an additional 10% to account for losses, and the magistrate of Qinghe Town did not dare to disobey.
The harvests from various fields vary greatly. After paying the taxes, there is basically only enough food and clothing left. Now every time Wang Wenqiu finishes planting in the fields, he has to go to the mountains to see if there are pheasants, rabbits and other poultry to hunt, or mushrooms, chestnuts and other mountain products to pick up.
In addition to washing clothes and listening to some village chores, Liu Zhaoxing stopped chatting and sat at home to embroider handkerchiefs. Occasionally, he would take Wang Jingjing to pick some wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain, using his few means of livelihood. Subsidize household expenses.
Part of the reason why Wang Sheng's family was in decline was that when the family was divided, they were only allocated ten acres of medium-grade paddy fields, and the remaining twenty acres were low-grade paddy fields. Wang Wenzhi was allocated five acres of high-grade paddy fields. , twenty-five acres of medium-grade paddy fields, and twenty acres of low-grade fields. Among them, five acres of high-quality paddy fields were used as money to pay to the gambling houses. Wang Wencheng was allocated 20 acres of medium-grade paddy fields and 20 acres of low-grade paddy fields.
HowAfter the separation, during the sowing season, the fields were cultivated by different people. After everyone got to know each other, they realized that Wang Wenzhi had sold him to someone from another village.
Therefore, there was not much money saved after the separation, and the family had to support Wang Sheng's education. Wang Sheng's illness had already exhausted all his savings some time ago, so he could only live a tight life.
During dinner in the evening, Wang Sheng waited for Wang Wenqiu and others to finish speaking before he said calmly: "Tomorrow is the field holiday, and I want to go to the fields to help dad."
" No, no, you study hard, I will take care of things in the field."
Wang Wenqiu felt comforted, but refused without hesitation.
"Master Xu once taught us that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. If I don't go to the ground, how can I know that 'everything on the plate is hard work'. I want to go, I can be by my side Cut some rice and stop as soon as you feel unwell."
Wang Wenqiu didn't reply.
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"Eat, eat."
Liu Zhaoxing greeted, Wang Sheng pressed down temporarily.
However, the next day, Wang Sheng got up early, exercised in the courtyard first, and then reviewed his homework.
Under normal circumstances, Wang Wenqiu would not get up until Wang Sheng finished writing his first article. Today, as soon as Wang Sheng laid the paper on the table, there was movement in the courtyard. Wang Sheng put down his pen and hurriedly walked to the courtyard and shouted: "Dad, don't forget to call me when you go to the fields!"
"Yes."
Wang Wenqiu was silent for a moment, and finally He responded.
After finishing the meal, Wang Wenqiu had finished eating early and was already waiting in the courtyard. After Wang Sheng finished eating, he tidied up for a while and then got up and headed to the courtyard. Approaching Wang Wenqiu, he handed Wang Sheng the saw sickle he was holding, and he picked up the basket and pole. The basket also contained some handy tools.
After Wang Sheng got the sickle, he felt that the sickle was old. The wooden handle had turned dark black, and the iron on it had been polished until it shined.
In the summer morning, the sun shines on the golden ears of rice in the fields. Most of the people in Wangjia Village came to the fields early, each carrying sickles and hoes, ready to start the day's work. They watered the land with their sweat, and their hard work brought them the joy of harvest.
Wang Sheng was no exception. He bent over and waved the sickle in his hand again and again. When he was tired, he would rest under the tree to regain some strength before repeating the forward movement. It's just that the acre of land I'm responsible for has only made a little progress after a while. I'm a little anxious, but no matter how anxious I am, the progress is also slow.
Wang Wenqiu quickly finished clearing half an acre of land. The sun rose above his head, making people dizzy. Then he sat next to Wang Sheng, took out a kettle and took a sip of water, looking at the scene. He asked, "Are you used to it?"
Wang Sheng looked at his hands that were red from exertion and said, "It's okay."
"Then after you finish eating the food your mother brought you at noon, you can go back with your mother. "Wang Wenqiu also saw Wang Sheng's hand, calmly arranging Wang Shengsheng's afternoon schedule.
"Dad. Wang Sheng also took a sip of water and said: "In the afternoon, when the sun is not so hot, I will cut it in the morning." "
Wang Wenqiu didn't try to persuade him any more. After lunch, the father and son took a nap under a tree and did not wake up Wang Sheng when they got up.
Wang Sheng originally did not take a break at noon. , but this time he was too tired to go to the fields to harvest rice. He silently recited what he had learned in his heart and fell asleep for a while. When he woke up again, the sun was no longer as hot as before. He quickly got up and wanted to help Wang Wenqiu clean up the harvest. The finished rice.
I don’t know if I don’t bend down. Once I bend down, I feel unbearable pain, like ants gnawing on my bones, lingering and stinging, and like a lingering snow. It slowly integrated into every cell in the body, and a few random movements increased the burden on the body, making it feel extremely heavy.
Wang Sheng did not hold on, but first moved his muscles and bones to relieve the discomfort. , waited until the body recovered to a certain degree before starting to help.
Wang Wenqiu and Wang Sheng finished packing and put the rice harvested today into the basket. Wang Wenqiu picked up the pole and carried the rice on their backs. Returning towards home with heavy steps