After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the crops in the fields have also begun to be fully harvested.

It's just that this year's harvest is definitely not a bit worse than in previous years.

Moreover, during the autumn harvest, county officials announced in every village that taxes would be increased after this year's autumn harvest, which made matters worse.

"Damn it, this is too cruel, 60% tax, are you crazy?"

Mei Youqian didn't even dare to say this outside. After hearing the news about this year's autumn tax collection, he went back home, gathered together the food he had been busy with for several months, and finally calculated it.

I couldn't help but get angry.

"He has to charge 60 jins of tax for 100 jins of grain. This really doesn't treat people as human beings! Previously, I thought it was expensive even if they charged 40%, but now it's better, it's even more cruel!"

After paying all the taxes, the remaining food - Ouch!

After planting for a year, he finally harvested less food than he had eaten in the past few months!

The key is that he has put so much effort into it, Mei Youqian will lose no matter what he thinks!

“How come the poorer we are, the more severe the oppression becomes?”

Listening to her husband settling the accounts, Wei Meili also frowned.

With their family's appetite, if it weren't for the system rewards and the rice and noodles they bought with the money they earned, they would probably have starved to death long ago.

"Buy more while you can, and buy some more grain, even if the price goes up. I'm afraid we won't be able to buy it even if we have money next year."

This year Yunzhou has had a crop failure for two consecutive seasons. This is not nonsense. This is what the clerk who came to collect taxes said so.

In addition, Meiberry knows that there will be a big disaster next year, and transportation here is not as convenient as in later generations.

If a state has a poor harvest, it is inevitable that overall food prices will rise.

However, due to the lack of harvest and increased taxes, this really opened the eyes of the Mayberry family.

“Isn’t this just like what’s shown in the TV series, what kind of uprising is that?”

Although it was only a glimpse of something, Mei Youqian's statement really made everyone in Meiberry's family agree.

The second time I bought grain, I was familiar with the road.

However, the price of food this time has indeed risen sharply compared to last time.

Mei Qiang and the others spent nearly 400 taels of silver to buy another 2,000 jins of grain.

Food prices have nearly doubled.

Their family bought so much that the shopkeeper at the grain store couldn't help but ask where Mei Berry's "owner" lived.

How can anyone go to a place where food is expensive to purchase food?

Who is this person still doing business?

There was even a hint of sympathy in Mei Youqian's eyes.

What good will come of following such an unjust master?

I don’t know what the other shopkeeper was thinking. After buying the food, Meiberry and the others just felt that it was hard to make money, but the food was delicious!

Eating is the primary productive force in making money.

God probably heard their stressed voices. One morning in late autumn, the man from Jiubaoxuan who had not seen him for a long time finally came and specially asked Mrs. Meiberry to teach her how to knit sweaters.

"Do you have a place for teaching or something? If you come here, there will be too many people, and our place is small, so we can't use it."

Hearing that Jiubaoxuan sent 20 people to study, Wei Meili turned around and glanced at her yard. In addition to raising chickens, rabbits, mules and sheep, there was also a lot of food in the yard.

Corn, peanuts, and the persimmons picked from the mountains with Miao a few days ago were used to make dried persimmons and persimmon cakes.

If so many people suddenly arrived, there would be nowhere to start.

The waiter glanced inside slightly and understood what Wei Meili meant.

He smiled knowingly and said: "Madam, don't worry about this. You can go to Lihu Town, where we have arranged a courtyard for you to teach.

Those who learn these things are all women, so you don’t have to worry, madam. Our boss has said that while you are teaching them to knit sweaters, food, drink and accommodation will be ours, and we will also give you a sum of money afterwards."

"Oh, this is so embarrassing."

As soon as she heard that this arrangement was clear and simple, the smile on Wei Meili's face became even more enthusiastic.

Immediately afterwards, she added: "However, if there are too many people knitting, the effect will not be good, and I can't guide her. Let me discuss it with my third sister, and she can also knit sweaters.

If she is willing, we can guide them together and have a companion, and we can teach them how to learn it as soon as possible in terms of time."

Wei Meili proposed and the other party immediately agreed and said he would come to pick him up early tomorrow morning.

Wei Meili also nodded with a smile, until the moment the other party left, the expression on Wei Meili's face immediately became a little playful.

Meiberry had been watching the entire conversation with her mother from just now. When she saw her mother and others leaving, her expression suddenly changed. She thought her mother had noticed something was wrong, so she couldn't help but become curious and concerned.

"Don't you think this guy's promise is quite casual? There's one more person, and there's an extra amount of repair money.

We don’t know how much money this guy makes in a month. He directly helps the boss or the manager to agree, and he is not afraid that the people above him will not agree?

I think he is probably not a simple guy~"

"Maybe the owner is generous and doesn't care about money?"

Mei Bei felt that Wang Beigu was really happy when discussing business.

Although during the negotiation process, sometimes the scrutinizing eyes made people feel a little scared, but once the negotiation was concluded, they were extremely happy whether they cooperated or gave money.

"Yeah?"

Wei Meimei looked at Mei Mei with a half-smile.

My daughter has little social experience and has not been beaten by society. She is still relatively weak in certain aspects.

She was not in a hurry to point it out. Seeing her thoughtful look, she simply went out to Mei You's house and told Miao about the matter.

Although Miao looks timid and cautious on weekdays, she usually responds to the things Wei Meili mentioned and is full of confidence!

He immediately agreed to go with Wei Meili.

"Aren't you afraid that I will lie to you?"

"What did my sister-in-law lie to me for? This skill was also taught by you, my sister-in-law.

Moreover, I heard from Youyou that your family brought us together for this business. If my sister-in-law is in need, I have nothing to refuse."

Miao is now speaking more and more openly. Although her voice is still a little loud, she has made great progress.

When Wei Meili saw this, she told her to go to the county early tomorrow morning. If she was worried, she could ask two men to follow her on the first day tomorrow.

So, that night, Wei Meili cooked a lot of food for her father and daughter, who each cooked more unpalatable food than the other.

Looking at her mother's reaction, could Meiberry know that her mother really planned to come back after teaching?

Obviously the town is not that far from here, and there are "special cars to pick up and drop off the mules", but she doesn't, it feels like "abandoning her husband and daughter" and taking her little sisters out for a wander.

"Ask if there is a couple's dormitory there, I'd also like to..."

Compared to Mei Bei, who was a little reluctant to let go, her father was thick-skinned and asked her mother directly about the topic. Wei's pretty old face turned red and she almost slapped him in the face.

Mayberry almost died laughing looking at it.

Probably not wanting to be laughed at by Mei Bei, Wei Meili asked Mei Bei to take a pen and paper to list out what the father and daughter would do when she was not at home.

Sowing winter wheat, eating in the sun at home, trimming the vegetable garden, going up the mountain to prepare firewood for the winter...

In the end, Mei Berry saw that the paper was full of things that the two of them had to do, including cleaning the house at night, feeding chickens, rabbits, sheep and other odd jobs.

Seeing Mei Mei and Mei Youqian's jaws dropping to the ground as they looked at the work on the paper, Wei Meili laughed heartily and said: "Working hard can't stop for a day!"

Wei Meili: Get up and work!

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