In the memories of the people of Baibao Village, this is the second time in more than ten years. The first time was a few days ago, but everyone was not as panicked as the previous few days. Compared with the Tartars who had not yet been fought, paying rent and paying food is an important matter.

How much harvest can be left in a hard year depends on the rent paid this time. Although everyone says this is the imperial grain and national tax, the most dull military households also know that the thousand households and commanders will take the big heads away. However, it has been like this for so many years. Everyone thinks this is natural, and the real key is Mr. Li's actions.

Li Ji, the village's village, is the village's big and small matters, busy farming, etc., all matters assigned by the garrison masters, taxes, corvee labor, etc., are all handled by Mr. Li, and will be in charge of the autumn harvest and taxes to the superiors. Li, who will be responsible for the harvest, will use his own and borrowed trucks to deliver the collected grain.

The cost of this big truck, the cost of dealing with the grain collectors and the expenses of Mr. Li’s own expenses also need to be added to the autumn rent collection tax. Mr. Li added a little more to this piece, so fewer villagers. The rest were already tight, so everyone would naturally be petty.

Fortunately, only seven or eight families can rely on in the village. The oppression caused too much anger and it was impossible to end. If the villagers gathered, there would be a chance to negotiate. Therefore, when the autumn harvest season comes, everyone's attention is all on this. The invasion of the Tartars is too ethereal and far away, and food is the most realistic.

The second time the war lasted not long. It started at noon and broke in the afternoon. The grain collection in Baibao Village ended the second day of the war. The villagers of Baibao Village did not care at all. Every family was renovating the cellars, and they had to make a few more grain cakes that could be stored for a long time. According to people who came back from neighboring villages and those who had been to farther places, each village around was in similar condition.

"...In the past, our family was always bullied when paying rent, but this time the Li family was a little kind..." At dinner time, Zhu Da heard his father Zhu Shitou's feelings. Hearing this, he remembered his parents' comments. The Zhu family, Ding Shao, had nothing to rely on in the village, and he suffered a loss every time he paid rent and entrusted labor. Fortunately, the village was not big, and he looked up and saw him. He did not have to push him too hard, and he was still able to deal with it.

The Zhu family has become accustomed to Zhou Qingyun coming to have a group, and has fish for breakfast and dinner. Everyone's mental state has improved a lot. After Zhu Shitou sighed, Zhou Qingyun was a little depressed and said in a muffled voice: "I will be back tomorrow, I can't come and eat it."

Zhu Da’s parents have a good impression of Zhou Qingyun these days. The three of the Zhu family were very bored when they were having dinner, but Zhou Qingyun was a lively person, talking about things Xiang Yue led him to do, and then rushing to help with the work. The Zhu family’s parents’ vigilance has gradually faded.

"Qingyun, when you have free time, don't be with me." Zhu Da's mother said, which moved Zhou Qingyun very much. She didn't say anything for a long time, but just focused on the key points.

Zhu Da saw something wrong. His father just now sighed and said nothing about why. His mother was so kind again. After seeing Zhou Qingyun off, he returned to the house. His father Zhu Shitou asked, "I'll come back to the old man tomorrow. Do you still have to learn skills?"

According to that conversation, I guess the hope was already very slim, but I still have to try it. This is the only hope I can catch. Zhu Da nodded seriously, and he was also ready to deal with his parents' rebukes and persuasion. Unexpectedly, his father Zhu Shitou only shook his head there this time.

"...I didn't treat our family very seriously this time. It was because our Xiaoda and Zhou Qingyun had a good time. They thought our family and the old man Xiang were approaching. This is really..."

"...Or let the child learn martial arts. Xiaoda and Xiaozhou are both smiling together. There is no one in the same age in the village. Our Xiaoda has always been lonely. How good is it to have a companion..."

"...Forget it, then Xiang Lao Man is alone. I have heard a little about the Zhou family. Do you want our son to do that..."

Zhu Da heard his parents' night talk before going to bed, but he answered the questions at dinner. He could hear the wavering of his parents' words. In his parents' low night talk, Zhu Da fell asleep.

It was late autumn. Zhu Da felt cold when he woke up the next day. It was a big risk of getting into the water. It was very cold and the wind was very cold. Speaking of which, I don’t have to worry about eating fish these days, because at noon the day before, Zhou Qingyun thought fishing was too slow in the puddle, so he directly took a bow and arrow to shoot, and he really gained a lot.

At the beginning, Zhou Qingyun basically failed to hit the shot, but later he figured out the trick. The problem of hitting nine out of ten shots was not big. Generally, after shooting one, the fish in the river would be scared to disperse. However, this is not a problem. At worst, if you change the place, two people get a dozen fish, and they are not small.

The fish catch came up, but it still needed to be cleaned up and cooked. Zhou Qingyun was not vague and had two or two more to add five to Zhu Da. He divided it directly. Adding the few pieces caught in the water pit, it would be no big problem to eat for a few days next.

Zhu Da has no imbalance in this. With tools, fishing is of course faster than digging a pit. The method of digging a pit is a skill for survival in the wilderness. It is a self-rescue method without any tools. How can it be compared to the rapid shooting of a bow and arrow? Of course, if there is a fishing net, there is no need to say.

The process of shooting fish opened Zhu Da's eyes. Zhou Qingyun's shooting technique was really unambiguous. The bow was half-height as Zhou Qingyun. Every time he shot an arrow halfway, he almost shot an arrow. If there was any flaw, he didn't dare to get into the water. He could only stand on the big rock on the shore and shoot it. Then Zhu Da went down to catch the fish.

"If you touch the water and start the glue, the bow string will not be stretched. The bow will be ruined and will be beaten to death by Xiang Bo!" Zhou Qingyun explained very clearly.

Fortunately, everyone has been busy delivering the food these days, but no one noticed that the two and a half-old boys brought the fish back. However, the cats were very enthusiastic and were all beaten by the fish.

When dealing with these fish, Zhu Da made his parents and Zhou Qingyun stunned again. He built a wooden rack in the yard, smoked it with wheat straw, and then hung the fish on the stove and was smoked and roasted. This method can keep the fish as long as possible.

"Xiaoda, don't go into the water when it's cold. You'll have to be in good condition for a while, don't catch a cold again."

Zhu Da hesitated to his parents' advice and agreed, and replied with a smile: "When I take back a few fish, I will come back to help my parents gather firewood."

As winter approaches, the wheat straw in the fields has to be brought back as fuel, and there are still a few miles to go to the foot of the mountain to harvest some dead branches and dead trees. Datong has a lot of coal, and the coal price is not very expensive. However, for the lower-level farmers and military households, they are reluctant to spend a penny. Zhu Da has seen someone selling coal these days, but the business is very bad, so only Mr. Li’s family bought some.

Now that the busy farming season has passed, it is already the slack season. After Li Zongqi handed over the grain, he brought back the message from the ward station. This winter, the labor service will be for each family to pay ten kilograms of firewood, which is not a burden. Everyone feels relaxed, and more people are wandering around and outside the village.

There is always an attractive fragrance coming out of the Zhu family's house these days. Cats and dogs are used to gathering here. All signs prove that the Zhu family has a lot of meat and fish. Everyone doesn't believe this. Moreover, the Zhu family's youngest person has all fallen into everyone's eyes. If you want to say something wrong, this Zhu Da walks towards the river every day and sees it will definitely gain something.

When Zhu Da jogged out of the village, there were more than a dozen people following dozens of steps behind him, most of whom were young and strong, and Zhu Da noticed such a big deal, so he could not stop him. In fact, after the villagers noticed the riverside, it was difficult to keep this secret, which was not a secret.

Zhu Da took out the fish from the puddle, but he didn't clean it up and directly used the reeds to penetrate the fish's gills and carried them home. All of them were clearly seen by the people behind him. Everyone recognized the fish and were extremely surprised.

"Zhu Da, do your family still eat fish?"

"This fish can be eaten?"

"Is it really wild boar meat?"

The villagers onlookers did not believe that the fragrance of the Zhu family was made of fish, but they all had their own guesses. This judgment surprised Zhu Da. He thought that this secret could be kept for a while, but there was no airtight wall. In the public eye, his home did not have too many ways to protect himself. I guess this method could not be kept secret for too long.

After seeing the river fish in Zhu Da's hand, the villagers and the children immediately felt bored, and no one followed them back to the village and scattered outside the village, strolling and playing.

Before entering the village, Zhu Da saw Zhang Da, a villager who threw sheep, looking helplessly at the entrance of the village. Speaking of this big throw sheep, it was an interesting story in the village. The Zhang family raised a female goat. The ewe was gentle and never thought that the sheep always liked to run. When eating grass outside, she was accidentally broken off the rope and ran into the mountain. At first, Zhang Da's family was extremely anxious. Raising sheep was consumed a lot, so they lost all their money. Where could they run back when they entered the mountain? It was most likely to be taken away by a wolf.

I never thought that the goat ran away and came back, which surprised Zhang Da's family, and then ran away again, and even made a case of biting the rope and stealing it. After several times, Zhang Da's family was helpless. He was reluctant to raise sheep to sell milk, but he always ran away. God knows that one day he won't be able to come back. However, after a long time of struggle, Zhang Da was a little numb. He lost it and waited at the entrance of the village, and he could basically come back.

After putting the fish at home and saying hello to his parents, Zhu Da ran straight to home. He and Zhou Qingyun made an agreement that he went to cook fish during lunch, and the two of them had lunch together, and three meals of fish a day were enough to support the large amount of exercise needed to strengthen the body.

When we arrived at Xiang's doorstep, we met with the old man Xiang Yuexiang. It was a coincidence that the old man Xiang, who had been away for a few days, happened to be back. Xiang left alone, but two people came back. The other man was a young man, pushing a wheelbarrow with two cloth pockets on the car.
Chapter completed!