Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 395: Taxes Again

"Breakfast is ready, everyone get ready for breakfast!"

The morning sun shines softly in the courtyard, and the breeze blows gently, bringing a hint of early autumn coolness.

An Yueqiao smiled and responded, "Okay, sister-in-law."

The family quickly washed their hands and went into the main hall to have breakfast.

In the main hall, the food on the table was steaming and emitting an enticing aroma.

After the family had breakfast.

An Nian carried a cloth bag and prepared to go to school in town.

However, Anyue Daniu and the others continued to go to the fields to pick corn.

Several people were walking on the path with baskets on their backs, and the weeds on the roadside were gradually drying up.

An Yue smiled and said to everyone: "The weather is very good today, let's try to bring all the corn from the field home."

The eldest aunt quickly replied, "Yes! Only when I take it home and put it away, will my heart be at peace."

Just at this moment, they met several villagers who were also picking corn in the fields on the road. All of them greeted An Yue warmly.

Several people came to the cornfield.

One by one, they went into the cornfield and began to busily pick corn.

Autumn mornings are always refreshing.

It was neither too cold nor too hot, just the right weather for work, and several people were walking back and forth in the cornfield.

The corn stalks in the field were tall and sturdy, their leaves rustling in the breeze.

The fiery red sun in the east playfully peeked out from the top of the mountain, and the fields were filled with the figures of villagers working.

Chunzhi, who was a few steps away from Anyue, chatted while breaking corn: "Miss, you said that now is the harvest season, will the government come to collect taxes again?"

After hearing Chunzhi's words, An Yue's hand that was breaking corn suddenly stopped in mid-air.

After a few breaths, she continued to break corn and replied: "Taxes will definitely be collected, but don't worry, everyone will have to pay taxes when the time comes."

Chunzhi smiled and said, "We have so much corn, so paying the tax will be no problem."

An Yue kept moving her hands, but she began to feel uneasy.

She thought to herself that it was the tax collection season again. After a chain reaction of natural disasters, the summer tax did not reach the tax revenue expected by the government.

I think the government will increase tax collection during this autumn harvest.

Thinking that Gu Mingchuan had been away for several months, there was still no movement from the court.

Thinking of this, An Yue accidentally dropped the corn in her hand to the ground.

When I came to my senses, I saw that the basket was already full of corn.

Everyone carried a backpack full of corn, ready to transport it home.

Looking at the full basket of corn, An Yue found it really difficult to carry it. Suddenly, an idea to quickly harvest the corn came to her mind.

So she said to everyone, "Come and sit down for a while. I want to tell you a way to harvest corn."

Everyone came out of the cornfield, sat around the edge of the field, opened their bamboo tubes and drank water.

The lush branches and leaves of the large cypress trees at the edge of the field shielded them from the scorching sun.

He said, "In order to harvest the corn faster, you two should carry the corn back home this time. Remember to carry two large baskets from home to the field."

Daniu pulled up the cloth on his shoulders to wipe the sweat off his face, and asked in confusion, "Miss, what do you want a big... big basket for?"

An Yue patiently explained, "Bring the big basket and put it on the edge of the field. We women will stay in the field and continue to pick corn."

"We will put the corn into a big basket, and you two will be responsible for transporting it home one by one."

"This way, everyone can save running back and forth and wasting unnecessary time."

The aunt suddenly realized something. She raised her hand and patted her forehead, saying, "Oh! That's right! Why didn't we think of that?"

Everyone quickly understood An Yue's suggestion and nodded in agreement.

The six people sat on the edge of the ground and drank a few sips of water. After they understood An Yue's meaning, they put away their bamboo tubes for drinking water and continued to work.

After a while, Da Niu and A'er returned home carrying baskets full of corn.

They carried two large baskets and placed them on the edge of the ground.

An Yuechunzhi, her aunt and grandmother were quickly picking corn in the field, while Daniu Ale was carrying corn back and forth home.

In this way, efficiency was indeed rapidly improved.

Time passed quickly and the whole morning was busy.

At this time, it was already noon.

The sun was high in the sky and the weather was gradually getting hotter.

Everyone carried a basket full of corn and prepared to go home for lunch.

After returning home and putting down the backpacks, everyone shook off the corn leaf residue hanging from their bodies.

An Yue rolled up her sleeves to wash her hands, and it hurt as soon as her hands touched the water. Upon closer inspection, she saw that the back of her hands were covered with cuts.

She sighed and said to herself: [Farming is really not easy! ]

The whole family sat together and had a hearty meal.

Afterwards, everyone went back to their rooms to prepare for lunch break.

In the afternoon, a gentle breeze blows, bringing a hint of coolness.

Wake up from lunch break.

The six of them rushed to the cornfield without stopping.

The cornfield is still a busy scene.

An Yue was breaking corn in her hands, hoping that she could harvest all the corn as soon as possible.

Just then, I heard someone talking not far away.

An Yue listened carefully and found out that it was someone passing by.

A woman grumbled in a bad mood: "Look at our family. We go out early and come back late every day to grow some crops. It's not easy to wait for the harvest."

"Just when we were about to get our food, this bastard official posted a notice and yelled that we had to pay taxes! Oh! I really wanted to tear his mouth apart!"

Another woman echoed, "That's right! I heard that the tax this time is much higher than in previous years."

"Alas! He doesn't care about us when there are natural disasters, but he wants to collect taxes when there is a good harvest! What a shitty official! We can't live like this anymore."

"..."

An Yue and Chun Zhi were picking corn in the field, listening to the two women talking and complaining as they walked away.

Seeing the two women walking away, Chunzhi asked in confusion, "Miss, how did they know that the tax this year is higher than in previous years?"

"They look like they are back from town. I guess the government has already posted a tax notice!"

An Yue was thinking about paying taxes, and the village chief must have known about it.

An Yue knew very well that collecting and paying taxes were like arms and legs.

Regarding the issue of taxation, as long as the imperial court did not intervene, the county magistrate could do whatever he wanted in the entire Yongchuan County.

If ordinary people are really required to pay taxes, they will have no choice but to pay them honestly.

Thinking of this, An Yue couldn't help but frown.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart that no matter what era they were born in, ordinary people have many frustrations.

The autumn sunset leaves the stage of labor early.

An Yue looked at the large field of corn that had not been harvested yet, and said to everyone, "Everyone, work harder, let's try to finish harvesting this field before dark."

Everyone responded loudly: "Okay!"