Many people were grateful to Su Tai. If Su Tai hadn't suggested that everyone grow food, they would have panicked right now.
Although this year's grain output is not high, it is still a bumper harvest compared to previous years. Even if the grain tax increases, the remaining grain is enough for them to eat comfortably for a whole year and still have a surplus.
During the autumn harvest, the weather has been gloomy for another half month, and there is a faint trend of cooling down early.
The villagers hurriedly rushed to harvest, as if they were back in those years when they didn't have enough to eat.
Dongfeng came over to help Shen Ying’s family harvest. By the way, he talked about the situation in Shenjiazhuang, “The Ringo of Uncle Webber’s family has borne fruit. It’s small, sour, hard, scratchy, and not tasty at all. , Uncle, do you think we can really make money growing fruits?”
He had never eaten strawberry and watermelon at all. No matter how good other people described it, it was not as good as seeing it with his own eyes. Now that he had tasted Ringo himself, he couldn't explain it in words.
Shen Ying raised her head when she was busy, and couldn't help but feel a little confused, "How could this happen? Xiao Tai clearly said that Ringo is fragrant, sweet and crispy. Is it because they don't know how to grow it and it's delayed? I'll go and ask later. . ”
This so-called moment has been postponed until the end of the autumn harvest.
Su Tai was settling the bill with Huang Xinghua and the others when the village chief came rushing over.
Everyone greeted him quickly.
Shen Ying happily sat on the side and watched Su Tai settling the accounts and giving the money without saying a word.
When Su Tai finished her work, he praised: "Old man, I have never seen anyone who settles accounts more clearly than you in my entire life. From now on, you will be the accountant of our village!"
"Hahaha" Huang Xinghua and the others were in great spirits after receiving the money and laughed out loud.
Su Tai was very embarrassed, "Village chief, please stop teasing me, what kind of skill is this!"
Shen Ying rarely said seriously: "Who said this is not a skill? You Go to the town and see the accountants. They are all over thirty years old. They all have thin hair and are serious and intimidating. Their calculations are slow and procrastinating. I asked the shopkeeper in the town and he said that all the accountants do the calculations the next day. The first day's accounts often take most of the day, and sometimes they don't match up. Everyone is in the same situation, even the county government is no exception."
"Village chief, please stop bragging! The county government's money and grain officials must have real skills, otherwise how could the county magistrate take notice of him!" Cao's daughter-in-law Qian didn't believe anything she said.
Shen Ying was anxious, "Why do you, old man, lie to you about this matter when you are so old! I don't even want to say that the number of officials who came to collect grain this year can't even be calculated. It can only be done in four days." They worked hard for seven days and finally got through it.
I wonder how they will deal with the county magistrate when they go back! "
Shen Ying became depressed when he talked about this. Although taxes increased last year, they were not much. He had not noticed that the official calculations were so bad. This year, the tax changes were a bit bigger, which was immediately exposed.
Of course, these are all what he saw and heard at the town official's side. He didn't plan to mention them originally, but it just happened to happen!
The Qian family members were stunned for a while after hearing this. They turned back to look at Su Tai and were in awe of her, "Xiao Tai, you are so awesome! If I have to settle accounts in the future and I don't understand, I will definitely come to you."
< br>"Yes, yes, my family is too!" Huang Xinghua hurriedly agreed.
Su Tai: "."
Worried that they would have to let her take charge of their house if they continued talking, Su Tai quickly changed the subject, "Village Chief, what do you want from me?"
Huang Xinghua knew at a glance that the village chief had something to do, so she wisely led the others away. Seeing the people leaving, Shen Ying asked eagerly: "Do you know what happened to Ringo? Dongfeng came from Liujiazhuang and said that Ringo was small, hard, very sour, and not delicious at all. Do you think they were deceived? ”
If that happens, things will not end well.
Su Tai also felt strange and asked Shen Ying to bring some over to show her.
When she saw the things, Su Tai was a little bit dumbfounded, "Village chief, this Ringo is not ripe yet!"
"That's not right! Dongfeng said that some fruits were rotten in the ground. "Shen Ying was confused.
At this time, Ma Xingteng and Mr. Bai suddenly came to visit anxiously. When they saw Ringo on the table, the couple asked eagerly, regardless of greetings: "Mrs. Shen, do you know what's wrong with Ringo's fruit? Everyone's fruit is like this, follow me What my father said was completely different. I asked my father and he insisted that it was Ringo. What was the problem? "
Seeing Ma Xingteng's anxious look, Su Tai felt a little sympathetic to him, " Mr. Ma, this is indeed a Ringo tree. Ma Yuanwai did not lie. I suspect that everyone has not taken good care of the fruit trees in the past two years and allowed them to grow like wild fruits, resulting in insufficient fertility of the fruit trees.
Secondly, the climate this year is not good enough. It's really not good. There aren't many sunny days throughout the year, and the fruit has no light, adding to the frost. Now there are signs of early winter. I'm afraid the fruit trees will sense the weather changes and cause the fruit to fall off early.
Of course, these are all. These are just my guesses. The specific reasons are not clear. You should explain this to the outside world first and see what the climate will be like next year. In addition, you should take care of the fruit trees carefully and see the fruits that the tamed and unmanaged Ringo trees will eventually bear. What's the difference? It's so convincing."
Ma Xingteng's mind became much clearer after being mentioned in this way, and he quickly thanked him.
Mrs. Bai even came forward to hold Su Tai's hand affectionately, and kept saying nice things, "My sister is still smart, but we two don't know much about farming. Now my father-in-law doesn't care about anything, and he doesn't know anything about it. It's really frustrating." We're here!"
"Ma Yuanwai hasn't recovered yet?" Su Tai asked with an eyebrow raised.
Ms. Bai sighed and shook his head, "My brother-in-law is still upset without my father-in-law, and I'm afraid he will still be a little angry with us, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, my father-in-law can only count on our room now, and he can do whatever he wants. Think about it. It’s not easy to explain to my mother’s side.”
Su Tai was a little surprised, “What should I say?”
Ms. He expressed his thoughts and said the situation, "Outsiders are jealous when they see that I come from a wealthy family, but only I know the pain involved.
After all, I was not born to my aunt, so I have lived a cautious life since I was a child. Fortunately, my father took care of me because of his friendship with my aunt, otherwise my life in the White House would have been even more difficult.
My aunt and I planned this marriage for a long time before my father agreed to it.
My father didn’t ask me to marry into the Ma family so that I could enjoy the blessings. He wanted to do business all over Lizhou or get some benefits from my husband’s family. We have not given it to me in these years. Any benefits will come from my mother's side.
My father’s attitude towards me is not as good as before. Ever since he found out that our family has planted a lot of Ringo, my father made an unprecedented trip to find out more about Ringo.
Now my dad is waiting for the news from us. If Ringo really bears delicious fruits, my dad will definitely find his husband to discuss the business. It may not be a good thing for us, but My husband's status in my father's heart will definitely increase.
In the future, I will be able to speak in front of my father about anything, and even my aunt will be more polite to me. If Ringo's deal fails, my parents will probably laugh at me to death, and I'm afraid my father won't even be able to get married. Don't want to let me in. "(End of this chapter)