Like the Bodhisattva in the temple! Everyone laughed.

These people are all people around Li Ze, so they are naturally not completely different from those outside who don’t understand Li Ze. They know Li Ze, and in addition to being awe, they also know that Li Xiang is no different from ordinary people most of the time, and they have the joys, sorrows and sorrows of ordinary people.

Seeing three women working together to put the wheat bundles onto the flatbed cart, Li Ze waved his hand, and several guards walked over, and in an instant, they finished placing the wheat bundles.

"Why didn't you see a big animal?" Li Zedong looked around, but he didn't see a cattle or mule or other animals.

"There is a cow at home, but it is very expensive! A cow is worth ten silver dollars. Except for necessary plowing fields, we can do anything like this, and we don't work on it!" said Ba.

Li Ze blinked his eyes and realized for a while.

"Someone took it back?"

"It's not heavy, the old man pulled it in front, they pushed it behind, and they pulled it back a few times, and then they all pulled it back." Mr. Ba said with a smile.

Li Ze nodded: "Master Ba, it's late today. Can I go to your house to get a meal? Well, we have so many people, of course we will pay you money."

"Why are you talking about me? You have helped me harvest so much wheat. What's the point of a meal? The countryside is simple and there is nothing delicious. I'm afraid it won't be as good as my husband's appetite." Mr. Ba said quickly.

"I am not a person who can choose the delicacies of mountains and seas, and I like simple food." Li Ze stood up and said to Chen Wenliang: "Appoint it and help Baye transport all the wheat back."

A typical farmhouse yard covers a wide area, with a half-person-high wall made of acres of acres, a thatched house built with one main and two compartments. The house is also made of acres of acres of acres of acres. It is very simple, but it is better than spacious.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a large group of chickens and ducks gathering in front of the chicken coop. When I saw Mr. Ba’s wife, I suddenly started to scream. In the shed next to the chicken coop, several pigs also laid their two front hooves on the short wall and kept calling.

Mr. Ba's wife went into the room and scooped a scoop of shabby wheat grains and threw them on the ground. The chickens and ducks stopped calling each other. In the moment they ran around, they ate them all, and then lined up quietly and drilled into a small hole.

The two daughters-in-law walked to the pig house and sat on the small wooden pier. Each one had a kitchen knife, making a sound. In the blink of an eye, they chopped a basket of vegetables and poured them into the pig's trough.

"Have another dog, and you'll be working all over." Standing in the yard and looking at this kind of life atmosphere, Li Ze smiled and said to Mr. Ba.

"We are pretty good now, so we don't need to raise dogs. Raising dogs requires a lot of food. There is enough to raise one person." Mr. Ba said with a smile.

"Master Ba, I think your life is OK, so you can't even afford to raise a dog, right?" Li Ze asked.

"Compared with the past, life is indeed much better, but I still owe a lot of debts!" ​​Mr. Ba shook his head repeatedly and said, "This house, land, and this cow are all owed money! Although it was paid back for ten years, the old man still wanted to pay back a little more every year, pay it back early, and have no debts. The old man doesn't want to leave the debts for his descendants."

Li Ze nodded. He wanted to tell the old man in front of him that he would not have the interest money. Although he was slow, he also knew that Ba Ye’s thoughts were probably the simplest thoughts of most ordinary people.

Don't want to owe any debts.

This is completely different from many big businessmen nowadays. Those guys are trying to get a loan from the money house!

Of course, the people who pay back such interest-free money in advance will naturally benefit the court. The faster the funds are, the more things can be done.

"Kill two chickens, kill two ducks, and take out the two wax pig trotters." After glanced at Li Ze and his party, Mr. Ba ordered his two daughters-in-law to ask him to give him a stack of silver dollars, which was five. It is also appropriate to entertain the husband and his party as much as possible. These things are all made by their own property, and none of them is worth it.

"No, no!" Li Ze waved his hand repeatedly and said, "Master Ba, I'm going to tell you that we are used to eating big fish and meat. We are just trying to clear our stomachs and eat some vegetarian side dishes."

"How can you be so embarrassed?" Mr. Ba could see that the man in front of him was saving him money specifically.

"We really want to have a side dish to change the flavor." Li Ze smiled and said, "The chickens and ducks are laying eggs, what a pity they slaughtered."

"Then I cooked the two pig trotters. Mr. Lang, if you refuse again, I will be shameless." Mr. Ba said firmly.

"Okay, then just have two pig's trotters!" Looking at the other party's sincere face, Li Ze nodded.

A few babies moved some small wooden stools to put them in the yard. It was cool outside, but the inside was stuffy. Ba Ye made a bunch of hay that was unknown, and lit it in a corner of the yard. A faint smell spread throughout the yard, and some raging mosquitoes immediately decreased a lot.

"Now these chickens and ducks can lay about fifty eggs every day, and hawkers come to collect them every day. When they are busy farming, they are sold to hawkers. When they are not busy, I will go to the market to sell them myself. Every five eggs can be sold by one cent more!" Mr. Ba understood that the young man in front of him was really interested in these trivial matters of family matters, so he picked up these interesting rural things. Sure enough, Li Ze was extremely fascinated by him.

"I also raised a few pigs at home, one of which was an old sow. Last year, I was lucky. The old sow put twelve piglets in one breath. In order to serve it, the whole family didn't sleep! I hope there is such luck this year. A little piglet can sell for 500 cents now!"

"How much money does Mr. Ba owe in total?" Li Ze asked.

"I still owe a lot!" Mr. Ba raised his finger: "It cost twenty silver dollars to build this house. Seventy acres of land are irrigated land. Five silver dollars per acre of land is 350 silver dollars, and a cow is worth ten silver dollars, and there are other miscellaneous ones, and dozens of silver dollars."

After counting this, there are more than 400 silver dollars, which is more than 400 taels of silver. For ordinary people, it is indeed a huge sum of money.

“How much did you pay back last year?”

Mr. Ba suddenly laughed and said, "Mr., I paid back a full 100 silver dollars last year! Last year, the wheat seeds sold to us by the government were really good. I collected 500 kilograms per mu of land, five cents per kilogram, which made more than 100 silver dollars. The other miscellaneous items added up, and there were dozens of silver dollars. Our family didn't spend much. I heard that the price of wheat would increase this year, so I would make more money. I guess it would take less than five years to pay off all the debts."

Because of war this year, food prices will rise accordingly, and for these farmers, they can indeed make more money.

"How much tax is paid to the government every year?"

"The government is better now, and it is much less than what I paid in the past." Mr. Ba said: "Seventy acres of land, each acre is 500 cents, and then the population is 500 cents per year. Each of us has to hand over to the government every year, that is, about forty silver dollars."

"Then do you think it's more or less?" Li Ze asked with a smile.

Mr. Ba also laughed: "Our ordinary people naturally think that the less, the better. But it's not that people are not satisfied with it. Now it's already very good. After paying these forty silver dollars, the government no longer asks us to charge other fees. It's very different from the past. In the past, there were always many suddenly increased taxes. If you don't pay, you'll arrest people! Besides, the government now also builds canals, reservoirs, roads, and work for us for a day. In the past, it's all for nothing! I heard that Mr. Li exempted us from corvee service. This is a good official!"

In the past, corvee labor was a sharp blade hanging on the head for the common people, while Li Ze directly exempted corve labor and paid for it by the government. For the present, it was indeed a complete change.

"Well, do you think there are other things that are not done well in the government and need improvement?" Li Ze asked.

"We have done a good job, don't change it." Mr. Ba said repeatedly: "We think it's pretty good just like this."

Li Zeyi laughed and looked at the three dolls in the yard and asked, "Why don't the three children go to school?"

"I was going to school," said Ba. "There are schools in the town, but they don't have money. It's not okay if they don't go to school. The village chief will come to ask questions. If there are children in the family who don't go to school, they will have to increase taxes! But this is the autumn harvest. The schools in the town put the children back to help with the autumn harvest. Although they can't help much, it's great to be able to help take care of the family."

"It's good to read. After reading and learning more, you can make more money in the future." Li Ze said with a smile.

"Scholars are noble, and I don't expect that there will be a real scholar in my family. It would be great if I can read and make a record of words and make a calculation." Mr. Ba smiled.

While talking, the meal was ready.

The fresh sparse vegetables were chopped and mixed with noodles, and the steamed wheat rice was indeed a different flavor. The pig's hind legs were cooked, cut into thin slices, and placed in a large bowl, which was crystal clear and bright. With pickles and vegetable soup, Li Ze, who had been tired for most of the day, had a great appetite. He even ate three bowls in a row before he stopped touching his stomach.

The magistrate of Gaomi was rushing here anxiously. After receiving the news, his heart suddenly became up and down. Those who are officials were most afraid of being private visits by their superiors. If those below were talking nonsense, they might have all the hard work he had over the past few years.

When I finally arrived at Ba Ye’s house, I happened to see Li Ze and his group bid farewell and leave. The county magistrate Ba Ye knew him, and he didn’t care about him when he saw his respectful appearance in front of Li Ze. This person must be a nobleman, and he was much older than the county magistrate, because during the conversation, this man called the county magistrate his name directly.

"Good job!" Before getting on the carriage, Li Ze smiled and said something to the county magistrate, which immediately made the county magistrate feel comfortable. He looked back at Ba Ye's house and decided to come back after seeing Li Xiang away, he would definitely ask what Ba Ye said, and then repay the old man well.
Chapter completed!