Chapter 19 Autumn Tax Part 1

Learn martial arts?

Martial arts wizard?

Everyone present chewed on these two words, always feeling strange, as if such a person should not appear in Yixing City, at least not in Liang Qu.

who is he?

orphan.

An identity that is extremely heavy in any era.

In addition to selling themselves to find a way to survive, most of them became beggars and starved to death in silence one winter.

The Liang family and his son were not living well. Many neighbors still remember the death of Liang Dajiang, a widower. He did not wrap his body in a straw mat after his death, but they only bought a thin-skinned coffin and buried it hastily in the back hill. A wooden monument was erected.

Liang Dajiang's fishing skills are also quite average. Apart from a good boat left at home, he doesn't even have a fishing net. As his son, Liang Qu is naturally not much better.

The only thing that can be considered good is that Liang Qu is good-looking, but in this world, no matter how good-looking a boy is, no one will come to propose marriage, and he will not have enough to eat.

But seeing the three brothers running away in embarrassment, the only explanation seemed to be this.

Everyone looked at each other.

I thought that Liang Qu's final path would be the same as that of those orphans, either selling himself or begging. Unexpectedly, he was different from what everyone thought, and he was completely reborn.

First, the fishing was good, with nearly a hundred fish caught every day. Later, he caught a treasure fish in one fell swoop, and it was a good treasure fish. One fish was sold for the price of two. Now it seems that the money earned from selling the fish It was used by him to learn martial arts.

Studying and practicing martial arts have always been the two best ways for ordinary people to get ahead.

Leaving aside studying, learning martial arts is not far away from everyone. I have never seen or heard of it, but I have never heard of anyone in the village becoming successful by learning martial arts.

After studying, I came back to help my family occupy the mouth of the river, water two more acres of land, and catch two more fish. It was a waste of money.

On the contrary, Liang Qu seemed to have learned a lot.

No matter what, getting to this point proved that Liang Qu was different from ordinary people, and some people began to compliment him.

"Ah Shui has made his mark, he will be a master in the future."

"If you really become a martial artist, don't forget us neighbors."

"Yes, yes, if you become a martial artist, I will let my son learn from you!"

Liang Qu looked at everyone's reaction and was not very happy. He just said that he was lucky.

When I tell you about my martial arts practice, I just don’t want any more scoundrels to come to my door every three days, so I want to tell you two pieces of information.

One, I have no money, so I use it to practice martial arts and pay for tuition.

Second, I have the talent to learn martial arts. If you want to come and compete in Qiu Feng, you should think about it first.

Of course, there is another purpose. He will change more and more in the future. Don't ask when the time comes, just practice martial arts.

What, you ask others why they haven’t changed like this? Do others have such excellent foundation as me?

At the beginning, a seed of extraordinary talent is planted for everyone, and later on, it is more outrageous, so that it will not be too abrupt.

After the crowd dispersed, Liang Qu returned home, removed the rice jar, dug out the money buried in the soil, and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that not a penny was missing.

The autumn taxes will be paid soon, and if you don't have the money, you'll be a Muggle.

Fortunately, thanks to the whipping method and the ability to work as a farmer, the tax to be paid is very simple, just one tael of silver for an adult man.

It's just that the fineness of the silver paid is different, and the standard is official silver, there will be a problem of fire cost. This fire cost will naturally be counted on the common people, and the actual tax paid is about one, two or three yuan.

Dashun turns sixteen, and Liang Qu is still a few months away, but everyone understands it. Not to mention a few months away, a year away, you are still "sixteenth".

It's a pity that it stands to reason that with one whip, it would be enough to just hand over the silver, but several counties in the Jianghuai Zeye area still have to hand over grain for the royal family to enjoy.

For this reason, you should go buy rice tomorrow, otherwise the price will rise drastically.

Liang Qu made a plan,

He put the money in his arms, then took out a branch, drew a form on the ground, and started punching.

Recording growth through tables and judging the best time and best efficiency for practicing are scientific training methods.

Early the next morning.

Liang Qu took the money and went to the rice village early, and found that there were many people coming to buy rice.

He entered from the door directly opposite. He looked up and saw a long counter. Next to it was a row of rice boxes. Most of them were filled with rice for display. If you bought a little, you can take it away. If you bought a lot, you can take it away. Got the goods from the small warehouse.

The shopkeeper sat behind the counter, fiddling with his abacus and sketching with a brush. When he saw someone coming in, he glanced away and continued to do his own thing.

Liang Qu's clothes were shabby and he didn't look like a rich man, so he was naturally not interested in entertaining him.

"Here, take it, thirty-six coins in total, and pay at the counter."

"Look, Xiaolang, what kind of food do you want?"

The waiters on the side greeted me warmly, came over as soon as they were done, and even had time to answer other people's questions.

Liang Qu looked around and saw many varieties of polished rice, brown rice, inferior rice, glutinous rice, and sweet potatoes, but none of them had prices.

"How much does polished rice cost per pound?"

"Ten coins and a pound."

"How expensive? Didn't you pay back nine cents a pound a few days ago?"

The waiter smiled and said: "Isn't this the autumn tax? There are so many people coming to buy rice, and no one wants to do hard work. The price naturally changes every day. If you come two days later, it might be the 11th or 12th."

The changes are so fast, no wonder there is no price tag, Liang Qu thought to himself.

"Can't it be cheaper?"

"this……"

despair.

The shopkeeper put down the brush, raised his head and said in a calm tone: "The price is the same everywhere now. If you want to buy, buy it. If you don't want to buy, leave quickly. The front store is not big, so leave the space for the people behind."

The corners of Liang Qu's eyes twitched, and he really wanted to take off his shoes and slap him, but there was only one rice store in Yixing City, so if he offended, he could only go to Pingyang Town to buy it.

One stone of rice weighs more than 150 kilograms. Carrying it for more than ten miles will probably make you die from exhaustion. If you take a ride, it will be an unnecessary expense.

Moreover, one stone of rice may not be enough. If you encounter a ghost foot, one stone of rice may be counted as seven dou for you, so you have to buy one and a half stone to be safe.

With money and food, he is really arrogant.

Liang Qu, who didn't want to have trouble with money, could only continue to ask: "A pound of rice costs ten coins, so what if I buy one and a half stones and tie it with silver?"

"One stone and a half for silver?" The shopkeeper thought about it, took out his abacus and fiddled with it, "How about I give you one, two or six dollars?"

Liang Qu did some calculations in silence. He was not very good at bargaining. He basically listened to the other party's quotation and bought it if it seemed good. If it didn't work, he would forget about it.

One stone and a half, one liang or six, is not bad.

"Okay, then it's one, two or six cents." Liang Qu took out his money bag. Just as the waiter on the side was about to reach out, he was dodged, "Will your Mi Village deliver food packages to your home?"

"Your home is..."

"Come to Yixing City."

"That's guaranteed."

"Okay, let's move the rice."

Liang Qu paid the money directly, not worried about being manipulated.

Coming to this ancient time, the only thing I think is okay is that the shops will not cheat the locals, and they will do it openly, just like the fishing pens, where you are willing to fight and you are willing to suffer, and they will cheat you as much as they say. , and will not cause trouble in secret, otherwise it would be impossible to survive with the mobility of the population here.

When the rice arrived home, Liang Qu bought two more baskets to put the rice in, along with a bedding, two sets of clothes, two pairs of cloth shoes, a good fishing net, a piece of soap, a pig-bristle toothbrush and some tooth powder. All the money was spent.

Liang Qu carried a mat on his back and a bunch of things. He felt that the money was really wasted. He didn't buy anything good, and the remaining one or two silver coins were gone.

But holding on to the soft quilt, I am sure I will have a good sleep tonight.