Chapter 26： The village chief asks for help!

Chapter 26 The village chief asks for help!

“Isn’t that right? You see, after the Li family came, our village became very lively!”

Today it is the turn of a field in the south of the village. Jia An is cutting sorghum ears with his buttocks sticking out.

Seeing Mrs. Li walking from the edge of the field with good news in her arms, she hurriedly greeted her.

"Milk, why are you here? The sun is shining, and my sister is getting hot."

Jiayin’s white and tender little face, with her big eyes rolling around, is particularly cute now.

Jia'an wiped her hands on her clothes, then took out a slingshot from her arms and showed it off to her sister.

“Sister, look at this, you can kill birds with this, I’ll go get some bird eggs for you tomorrow!”

The slingshot was extremely finely made, and the wooden handle may have been rubbed by people frequently in the past, making it smooth and rounded.

Jiayin also played with it when she was a child in her previous life. Out of curiosity, she stretched out her little hand to grab it, and Jiaan put the slingshot in her hand.

Mrs. Li saw that the slingshot didn’t look like the one at home, so she asked casually, “Where did you get the slingshot?”

“Grandpa Zhao gave it to me. Grandpa Zhang and the others also gave it to me. Brother Jiayi also got a small dagger. It’s really nice!”

Jia An raised his little head, as if showing off their trophies.

Hearing that it was given by the veterans, Mrs. Li didn't say anything.

These days, all the people who are helping the Li family are sending things to the Li family one after another, as if they have made an appointment.

Hand-dried vegetables, miso, mustard greens, etc., everything is ready, it’s impossible not to collect it!

Mrs. Li understood that this was the villagers' gratitude, and gradually stopped refusing.

From now on, if you make delicious food at home, you can just send it back.

“Little Lucky Girl is here again!”

The second sister-in-law Zhang from the west end of the village was delivering water to her man. She saw Mrs. Li from afar and hurried over to say hello.

Seeing Jiayin nestling obediently in Mrs. Li's arms, Sister-in-law Zhang liked it so much that she took out a silk flower made of fabric edges from her pocket and handed it to Jiayin's little hand.

“The rags I dug out in the cupboard yesterday are just perfect for little Funiu to make a flower for her to play with!”

Second Sister-in-law Zhang saw Jiayin holding the silk flower and smiling. She was so cute that her heart trembled, so she raised her hand and pinched her little face.

Jiayin’s skin is so delicate that even if she doesn’t use any force, her rough hands can leave a red mark on her face.

Jiayin turned away uncomfortably, causing Mrs. Zhang to laugh even more.

“The older the little girl is, she will be shy.”

Jiayin is unable to complain. Who is shy? It is obviously because he dislikes it, okay?

As expected, it would be no good to follow grandma to the field. It would be better to follow mother and the others up the mountain, where you can get things out of the space without being exposed to the sun...

Every household in the village is busy with the autumn harvest, but there is an exception, and that is the Liu family.

The whole family was holed up in the house, no one went out to work.

Seeing that the crops are ripe, if we don’t harvest them, if it rains in a few days, this year’s harvest will be in vain.

Ms. Guo was so anxious that her throat was about to burst into flames, but no one could instruct her.

As soon as Liu Tiezhu was asked to work, Liu Tiezhu screamed with his belly in his arms and ran to the latrine.

Liu Laifu said he would go to the county town to find Wu Er, but there was no news for several days.

The two daughters-in-law are even more lazy than each other. When they want to work, they run faster than anyone else.

“Mom, there are so many people in the Li family. After helping this family and that family in the past few days, why haven’t they come to help our family? We are still relatives. Are we as heartless as them?”

Liu Laifu's daughter-in-law was sitting on the kang. She was so fat that her eyes narrowed to slits and her tone was sour.

Mrs. Guo's eyes lit up when she heard this. How much would it cost to hire someone?

The Li family loves to work so much, why not just ask them to help!

Thinking about it like this, she ran straight to Li's house.

"Sister, are you resting?" Mrs. Guo saw Mrs. Li sitting at the door of the courtyard coaxing her granddaughter, so she licked her face and came closer.

Old Mrs. Li glanced at her sideways but said nothing. She regretted not locking the door so that anyone could come in at will.

Mr. Guo is not upset, and is still cheerful.

“Sister, my crops haven’t been cut yet. You have a lot of family members, so help us cut them.”

“My family members are all busy and can’t help you. The fourth child will be back soon. You should go back quickly! Be careful that he has a bad temper and will throw you out!”

After Mrs. Li finished speaking with a sullen face, she got up and returned to the house with the good news in her arms, without even looking at Mr. Guo.

Mr. Guo was disappointed. She wanted to get angry but was afraid that Li Laosi would really come back.

So he spat on Old Mrs. Li's back and walked home cursing.

“This whole family is cold-blooded! None of the relatives will help! Who do you think is begging them? Bah!”

Ms. Guo was cursing as she walked. When she met villagers on the road, she scolded her even more vigorously, but no one in the village paid her any attention...

This year’s autumn harvest in Qingshui Village was completed several days earlier than in previous years, thanks to the help of the Li family.

The villagers of Qingshui Village were extremely friendly and friendly when meeting the Li family.

“Is Yusheng at home?”

This morning, as soon as the Li family had breakfast, they heard the village chief’s voice coming from the gate of the courtyard.

Li Laoer responded and quickly got up and went out.

“Yusheng, I remember that you worked as a bookkeeper, and I have something to ask you for help.” The village chief explained his purpose directly.

Hearing what he said, Li Laoer guessed that it was about writing and arithmetic, so he agreed.

"Okay, uncle, I have something to tell you."

“Tomorrow is the day when the county government officials come to collect grain taxes. I want you to help settle the accounts.”

As expected, the village chief mentioned the matter of paying grain tax. He sighed heavily and said again.

“In the past, I worked by myself every year. Many veterans and older folks in the village didn’t understand this. The tax collectors always fooled them while I was busy and collected a lot more grain..."

Food in autumn is the basis for survival in the winter, but the evil local officials and government servants don't care about this. They still make a lot of money from the grain tax.

Li Laoer heard about this and quickly agreed.

“Uncle, don’t worry! Our whole family will go to help tomorrow and we will never let the people in the village suffer again!”

“Hey, Yusheng, let me thank you and your family first for everyone.”

The village chief patted Li Laoer on the shoulder happily, feeling very happy.

He became more and more certain that it was a great good thing for Qingshui Village that he had agreed to settle down with the Li family!

After the village chief left, Mr. Li went back to his house and told Mrs. Li about the matter. All the young and old of the Li family agreed to help.

Only Wu Cuihua was sitting by the kang, holding two peeled chestnuts in her hand and stuffing them into her mouth.

“Always mind your own business, no one is doing your own work yet!”

She muttered, feeling dissatisfied but not daring to speak out loud, like a rat stealing food from the gutter.

Everyone in the family heard her, but no one paid attention to her. She should pretend that she didn't hear her, otherwise she would be fussy about it, which would be a waste of time and a bad mood.

The next day, before dawn, the Li family got up early, made a fire to cook, packed up and went to the village chief's house.

To collect grain taxes in Junyang County, villagers in each village move the tax grains they have to pay to the open space in the village.

Waiting for the yamen servants to come, and after unified accounting, use the donkey cart in the yamen to transport them away.

The Li family has many hands, so they have to help carry bags of grain from house to house.

Especially Li Laosi and Jiayi, who can walk as fast as they can while carrying a hundred kilograms, making everyone in the village envious.

(End of this chapter)