Chapter 916: tax

Chapter 916 Taxation

“Brother Li, if it’s convenient, I’ll go back to the village with you.”

Jiang Xiaoxiao thought about it for a long time. Now that the future is unclear, he can't just walk around rashly.

A lonely woman was walking on the road. This was ancient times but not modern times. There were no trains, planes, or ships.

　　I am alone on the road, and bandits are rampant. I have never heard of them. This is a troubled time.

　　Walking on the road alone as a woman, although she is not afraid, there is always trouble.

And the situation is unclear. We don’t know where No. 10 is hiding now.

I can't just look for it all over the world.

 It is better to settle down first and let No. 9 slowly search for the traces of No. 10, and then go back to No. 10 little by little.

 With the precedents of the last two worlds, we must not be alarmed here.

 The boy No. 10 ran too fast.

They are chasing No. 10, and No. 10 is also avoiding them. Once they find traces of their existence in this world, No. 10 will probably run away immediately.

Jiang Xiaoxiao decided to follow Li Tieniu and the others directly back to the village.

Li Tieniu felt a little happy. On the one hand, he saw his savior in front of him.

　　When you return to their village, there will always be a time when you can repay your kindness.

 On the other hand, the girl in front of me obviously has some skills.

No matter whether she is an official lady or a military general, her skills are definitely much better than theirs.

So Li Tieniu and the others cleaned up and buried the bodies of their companions.

He took their belongings and went straight on the road. Jiang Xiaoxiao walked with them back to the village.

 In this era, if you don’t have an ox-cart or a horse-drawn carriage, you have to rely on your legs to walk.

 And these salt dealers rely on their legs to do any business, so naturally Jiang Xiaoxiao had to go back with them.

This is a hard time for Jiang Xiaoxiao. Although she is not afraid of hardship, the problem is that the road in this era is not the asphalt road in the future. You can walk however you want.

Not only is the terrain uneven, there are also many ditches and canals.

Jiang Xiaoxiao worked hard to adapt to the speed of keeping up with these men. Although she kept a straight face when walking, only she knew how tired she was.

Of course she never knew that her behavior along the way had shocked men like Li Tieniu to the point of being stunned.

 They are salt traders.

Walking on these roads was like walking on plain ground, but I didn’t expect that this official lady was no worse than them when walking on these roads.

And because the girl was so fast, these men almost used all their strength.

 I only regret that I didn’t have a pair of wings.

Jiang Xiaoxiao followed Li Tieniu back to Lijiacun.

Li Tieniu found Jiang Xiaoxiao a house in the village.

There are many abandoned houses. In this era of war and chaos, the village is not peaceful. Various kinds of cholera often occur. It is either bandits or military disasters. Sometimes barbarians come to plunder.

There were a lot of empty houses in the village. Jiang Xiaoxiao picked up a clean and tidy one and packed it up to live alone.

Once the village chief heard that Jiang Xiaoxiao was kind to Li Tieniu and others, he welcomed them with both hands to live in the village. Anyway, there were many houses in the village.

Li Tieniu and his family live very close to where Jiang Xiaoxiao lives. They are almost neighbors. In this way, Li Tieniu and his family can take care of Jiang Xiaoxiao a little.

 Actually, Jiang Xiaoxiao doesn’t need anyone to take care of him.

Li Tieniu's sister Li Tiehua has been with Jiang Xiaoxiao all day long. Li Tiehua didn't say anything about her, just because their family was too poor.

Even if they were told, they probably wouldn't be able to prepare the dowry. Besides, Li Tieniu and his brother often had to go out to sell salt during the war.

Without the support of my sister at home, my blind mother and sister-in-law may not be able to survive at all.

 Unexpectedly, my brother is gone now.

 The family cried and complained for a long time, and had no choice but to cheer up and continue to live their lives.

Jiang Xiaoxiao has lived in the village for half a month, and the autumn harvest is approaching.

Although she had no land in the village, she felt that life here was quite peaceful when she saw the hard-working and kind-hearted villagers. Of course, if she was not looking for No. 10, living in this quiet and remote village for a while would not be a bad idea. Not a happy thing.

 Unfortunately, this was not what she wanted, but on this day, Li Tieniu hurriedly came to find Jiang Xiaoxiao.

"Miss Jiang, I will send you to live in Yanmen Pass. The money you have on hand is enough for you to rent a small courtyard to live there. Miss Jiang, I am not driving you away, but because we are about to levy taxes here. I heard that taxes will be increased this year. The head tax cost one tael of silver per person.

 I'm afraid that Miss Jiang will be dragged down by us. "

Li Tieniu is an honest man. Jiang Xiaoxiao believes that this man will not use these lies to excuse himself.

 Miss Jiang Xuemeijiang still had 200 taels of silver left in her box.

This amount of money is nothing to the rich, probably not even a fraction, but to these rural people, it is a huge sum of money.

Jiang Xiaoxiao is also willing to help Li Tieniu.

 In the past half month, Li Tieniu, Li Tiehua and Jiang Xiaoxiao have gotten along very affectionately.

These two brothers and sisters are both honest and honest people.

“Brother Li, if you need money, I still have dozens of taels of silver on hand to help you pay taxes first.”

Li Tieniu sighed and shook his head, "Miss Jiang, we appreciate your kindness, but it's a pity that not one family in our village has encountered this. Originally, the money to pay the tax this time could be earned by dozens of us strong men selling salt." return.

Who knew that such a big thing happened on the road, and all the money was wasted, which was collected by the whole village. Now that the money is gone, no one can afford to pay taxes.

Miss Jiang, I understand your good intentions, but you’d better move to Yanmen Pass first. I'm afraid there will be chaos here, and if the taxes are not paid, the officers and soldiers will come to arrest people. There will inevitably be casualties.

Moreover, we are about to have the autumn harvest. Once the barbarians get the news, I am afraid they will come to rob us too. Our village is on the outskirts, very close to Northern Xinjiang, and is a frequent target for barbarian plunder. It is really not safe here. "

Jiang Xiaoxiao actually admires Li Tieniu in front of him. He is a real person and does not just care about himself just because he can help him with money.

"Brother Li, since you can get money by selling smuggled salt, why don't you quickly raise a sum of money and sell salt again. Maybe you can earn back all the taxes. If you really can't come up with the capital, I can first sell the things I have on hand. Use the money to make capital for everyone."

Jiang Xiaoxiao is really not a person who is short of money. She doesn't take these 200 taels of silver seriously. She wants food, food, weapons, and skills.

It’s not like she can’t survive here. Even though this is ancient times, she can live a prosperous life.

 I also sincerely want to help Li Tieniu and the others.

 (End of this chapter)