Chapter 506： People from the county government

Chapter 506 The county government came

At this time, the people in Xiahe Village had just had breakfast, and the sun that had just risen showed its red face, coating Xiahe Village with layer after layer of golden halo.

"Mother, please drink some porridge." Dachuan's daughter-in-law Juan'er looked at her mother Chen with concern at the dinner table, holding a bowl of cooked rice porridge with nourishing dried dates and other things in it.

Mr. Chen shook her head with a haggard face.

"Mother, I dreamed of Dachuan last night, and Dachuan told me that he found his second brother." Dachuan's daughter-in-law Juan'er put the porridge in front of her mother Chen, and said in a chatting tone.

Hearing this, Chen's eyes lit up first, then dimmed again, and his eyes became moist again, "Dreams are the opposite, my son"

Many people have this idea that dreams are the opposite, that is, anti-dreams. There is no scientific basis for this, but many people have this idea to some extent, and Chen is no exception. Dreams are always the opposite. If you say you find it, you don’t find it. When the eldest daughter-in-law said that she dreamed that the eldest son found the younger son, she became even more worried.

This is also about caring and chaos.

Seeing Mrs. Chen's sad appearance, Father Zhu on the side came to comfort him, "I was dreaming too. I dreamed that Dachuan hadn't found Xi'er yet."

When Mrs. Chen heard the words, she immediately glared at Father Zhu vigorously, her face was full of sullen anger, and without saying a word, she stretched out her hand and pinched Father Zhu's arm forcefully, tears came out of anger, "You are so heartless, you will Can't speak!"

Zhu's father apologized again and again. He just saw the eldest daughter-in-law said that Dachuan found the pig, and Chen said that the dream was the opposite, and then he was very worried, so Zhu's father thought that I said that I did not find the pig in a dream, and the dream was reversed. Wouldn't it be true that she would find him in reality, so Chen wouldn't have to be sad.

The ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny. I think Father Zhu must understand this truth now.

While Zhu Ping'an's family was trying to coax Mrs. Chen to drink porridge, they heard someone rushing in from the gate.

"Shouyi's family, the county government, there are people from the county government." A villager hurried in and said.

Is someone from the county government coming?

Hearing this, Mrs. Chen was overjoyed, stood up and asked anxiously, "Did the government find my son?"

"No." The villagers scratched their heads, a little reluctant to break Chen's illusions, but they had already reached the village head, but they had to remind them, "They said they were measuring the land at the village entrance. How many people are there? The leader is Mr. Li Ertou, the household secretary in the county government office, met him in the county government office and recognized him."

"What kind of land is measured, our family's land has been registered in the county government, and we have received the land deed." Father Zhu walked out of the door.

"Second brother, then I don't know." The villager shook his head, and then reminded anxiously, "However, many yamen servants have reached the ground with paper and pens and rulers, so go and have a look. "

In ancient times, the hierarchical system was strict, and the idea of ​​official standard was deeply rooted. The household book was just a county clerk, a low-level official, but in the eyes of the ancient villagers, he was a great official, who was in charge of the entire county. Paying grain and paying taxes, they are sitting in the county government office, and there are many government servants under them.

In ancient times, the county magistrate was in charge, but the county magistrate was alone and had no skills at all. Those who really worked in the county government were the six servants, who actually assumed the rights and responsibilities of the government. The county magistrate is not in charge, and in the eyes of the common people, the six servants are big figures with real power.

People from the county government are still measuring the land. This is not a small matter, so the villagers felt that it was a big deal when they saw it, so they rushed over to report to the Zhu family. Now there are many people on the ground watching Woolen cloth.

The land was the foundation for the ancients to settle down. Under the reminder of the villagers, Father Zhu and the others had to pay attention to it.

The family followed the villagers and walked to the field in front of the village.

Not long after leaving the door, I ran into Mr. Zhu and others who had heard the news from the Zhu family's old house. Of course, the uncle Zhu Shouren was also there.

Old Master Zhu and the others, like Father Zhu, also had surprised expressions on their faces, and were shocked by the sudden news that someone from the county government came to measure the land, but uncle Zhu Shouren showed the psychological quality of a scholar beyond ordinary people, and took it calmly , There is a kind of courage to stand still despite the wind and rain, as if I have known this for a long time, and I am not surprised at all.

"Shouyi, what's the matter? Why did I hear that someone from the county government came?" Mr. Zhu asked worriedly.

"Father, I don't know either. They said it was measuring the land." Father Zhu shook his head.

"This measurement of land is a matter of the household. Could it be that the owner of the household is here, and this household is mainly responsible for paying grain and taxes?" Uncle Zhu Shouren said in a melodious manner while walking with his hands behind his back, stroking his beard under his chin.

Pay food tax? When Mr. Zhu heard this, his expression became heavy.

When I got to the ground, I found that many villagers had surrounded Zhu Ping'an's house. When the villagers saw the Zhu family coming, they all said hello and made way for the Zhu family to come forward.

Going in, I found that there were four yamen servants and a household book in a blue official uniform on the Zhujia ground.

At this moment, Hu Shu was instructing the yamen servant to measure the land. The yamen servant was pushing a wheelbarrow. There was a wooden bucket on the wheelbarrow. One person stood on the spot and was in charge of counting, while the other two led them to the ground and walked in.

"Are you the victim?" Hu Shu, who was wearing a blue official uniform, saw Father Zhu and the others walking over the crowd, and asked with his chin pointing at Father Zhu and the others.

"I don't know why my lord measures the land?" Zhu's father walked to the front and asked.

"Under the order of the county magistrate, come to measure your family's land as a basis for paying taxes." Hu Shu clasped his fists in the direction of the county government and said in an official tone.

Pay taxes? The people in Xiahe Village who were watching were discussing for a while, Zhu Pingan is the number one scholar, and he has become an official, so how can he still pay taxes. Didn't you say that you don't have to pay taxes when you become an official?

After listening to the discussions of the people in Xiahe Village around, Hu Shu stroked his beard and said unhurriedly, "Of course, when Master Zhu was around, he didn't have to pay taxes, but now that Master Zhu is gone, the tax can't be waived."

People leave for tea, and the county government often ran to Zhu Ping'an's house a while ago to give gifts and congratulate him. Now Ping'an Lang has just had an accident. It's only been a few days, and the county government has jumped out to collect taxes Yes, hey.

"Who said my son is gone!" Mrs. Chen was furious when she heard the words, and stepped forward with gritted teeth, wishing to scratch this man into potato shreds, and even said one by one that my son was gone.

"Who are you, a village woman?" Hu Shu sneered.

"Who are you? You county magistrates have to salute me when they see me." Mrs. Chen didn't have a good face.

"It's from the second family." Seeing that Mrs. Chen was so rude, Mr. Zhu was worried that he would offend the elders in the county yamen, so he couldn't help but stepped forward to lecture Mrs. Chen, and then apologized to the householder, "She's a woman who doesn't know how to behave. Be sensible, sir, don't be as knowledgeable as her."

"let it go."

Hu Shu said and glanced at Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu exchanged glances with Hu Shu, and shrank his neck involuntarily. Mr. Zhu also summoned up the courage to go forward just now, he was worried that the trouble of his second family would hurt the Zhu family, and he would meet this official, so his courage has long since faded away.

(end of this chapter)