Chapter 78 78 Sacrifice to the Field

Ever since An Chuxia proposed buying a sacrificial field, An Jinchen and An Shouyu had been looking around but could not find a suitable field.

On this day, An Chuxia was doing nothing in the yard, lying on a wicker chair basking in the sun and reading a book, when An Jinchen and An Shouyu walked in excitedly.

He picked up the teapot on the stone table and poured a glass of water to drink. Then he excitedly said to An Chuxia, who was looking at them: "We bought one hundred acres of Xiaoxia sacrificial land. Guess whose family we bought it from?"

field?!"

An Chuxia saw on the faces of the two people not only the joy of buying a sacrificial field, but also a hint of relief from their hatred.

When I think of my brother An Jinchen, he is usually a very responsible person and is not narrow-minded. If he has some minor frictions with others, he will not take it to heart.

Among the people he disliked were those with so many fields.

Thinking of this, An Chuxia raised the corners of her lips, and the answer was ready to come out.

"King Landlord!"

"Xia Xia, how did you know?!"

An Chuxia glanced at her brother inexplicably, and then moved her eyes to her book.

An Shouyu shook his head. For those who can pass the exam, they probably don't need a cup of tea to do this. This cousin could guess it.

"Tell me, why is their family willing to sell their land?!" An Chuxia asked the two of them calmly, looking at the book in her hand.

An Shouyu didn't want to talk when he saw that An Jinchen was guessed so easily by his sister.

Then he said: "The landowner Wang's family used to rely on his sister to go to Qingshi Town, and the mayor Xu Huai's sister-in-law did many unconscionable things.

Not long ago, Xu Huai and his daughter, a scholar, both committed crimes and were exiled to the frontier, and his wife and son, who had no brains, also followed.

Now Xu Huai's brother and his family are living with their tail between their legs in Qingshi Town, so they can still manage Landlord Wang's family.

This is not to say that the landlord's son, who was lame in one leg, accidentally beat a matchmaker to death with a dandy from a squire's family in the town's Wanhua Building.

Landlord Wang wanted to spend money to ward off the disaster and save his only son's life, but the family didn't have enough money, so he had to sell his farmland."

An Chuxia couldn't help but narrow her peach blossom eyes when she thought of Dong Linlin who had married into the Wang family. It seemed that the Wang family would be lively in the future.

Although I don’t know why Dong Linlin is willing to marry into the Wang family, how can she be so arrogant and cruel, how can she be willing to live in the defeated Wang family.

"However, because the Wang family's land was sold in a hurry, the paddy field that originally cost thirteen or four taels of silver per acre was now bought from the middleman for only twelve taels of silver.

And that paddy field is not far from our village, just over the Dongda River."

After saying this, An Yu scratched his head and said to An Chuxia sheepishly: "Xiao Xia, I have already discussed with my family that our family will not plant sacrificial fields in the future.

Do you think you can take over the braised pork business after you leave?"

"…OK!"

"But the sacrificial fields are still managed by you, and the sacrificial grains are harvested at a rate of 28% every year. Even if 80% of the grains are not paid taxes, the harvest will be more than their own fields.

After you sell the harvested grain for money, except for the expenses of buying sacrifices and repairing ancestral tombs, you record the remaining money in your account book.

As a reward for children in the tribe when they study and take scientific examinations, they will be rewarded with ten taels of silver if they pass the county examination, twenty taels of silver if they pass the government examination, thirty taels of silver if they pass the college examination, and fifty taels of silver if they pass the provincial examination.

If you don’t have so much money in your books by then, just write to me and I’ll find someone to bring it back to you.”

An Shouyu's eyes were filled with emotion. He didn't expect An Chuxia to think so thoughtfully and long-term for her people.

Only when there are more promising descendants in the family can a family become truly strong.

After buying the sacrificial fields, An Chuxia asked An Jinchen and An Shouyu to call the people in charge of the An family.

When everyone heard that An Chuxia had bought a sacrificial field, several An family elders were so excited that they almost passed away on the spot.

With a sacrificial field, a family will slowly take shape. Everyone understands this.

It's just that there are many promising people in the family who don't think about buying sacrificial fields and only help their own development.

I heard that they had to pay 20% of the grain for sacrifices every year, and the An family didn't have any objections. They were even happier knowing that they didn't have to pay taxes on the fields they wanted to plant for sacrifices.

An Chuxia also talked about whose children would be rewarded for studying in the imperial examination in the future. Everyone was grateful from the bottom of their hearts to this girl from the An family who brought hope to their family.

Then An Chuxia called An Shouyu out and said to everyone: "In the future, I will hand over the management of the field sacrifices to the third cousin of the second grandfather's family. Do you have any opinions?

If you don’t tell anyone who has an opinion and then causes trouble for you, then I will take back the sacrificial field!”

Among the An family members, An Shouyu was also top-notch in terms of ability, so everyone agreed.

Sister-in-law An Shouyu and second sister-in-law looked at each other and lowered their heads helplessly.

Who makes the third child smarter than their boss?

Fortunately, the person chosen by niece An was still a member of their family, so their family had a stronger say in the clan.

Standing next to the two sisters-in-law, An Shouyu's wife was quite calm. Although her eyes were full of joy, her face still collapsed.

An Chuxia looked away when she saw her like this, as long as a peasant woman could do this.

If her third cousin's wife was a superficial and unreasonable woman, she would be really worried.

Grandma An and Grandpa An were sitting not far away, looking happily at An Chuxia, who was sitting in the main room and presiding over the meeting of the five heads of the An family.

There was also An Jinchen sitting not far from her.

Unexpectedly, the two poor little people who were kicked out of the house and knocked on the door of his courtyard were now strong enough to support the entire An family.

There are five families living under one roof, with four generations living under one roof. There are two families with a total population of around seventy people, and now they finally have a leader.

Just when the internal meeting of the An family was about to end, An Shouli and his wife heard from somewhere that all members of the An clan were here.

Unable to push open the courtyard door of An Chuxia's house, she started crying at the door.

When An Chuxia came out with her tribe, she saw An Shouli's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dong, sitting on the ground patting her thighs and telling her grievances.

"Oh, there is no justice!

All the people with the surname An in Xitang Village were called here, but why did they miss out on their uncle's house?

This means that after passing the exam, your relatives will be disowned!

I would like to ask the eldest man how someone who disrespects his uncle, hurts his cousin, and is unfilial and disloyal can take the imperial examination!"

An Chuxia did not quarrel with the judge in Songjiang Mansion, leaving him speechless and ashamed.

Because these two people are not worthy!

She grabbed the Second Grandma who was about to step forward to tear Mr. Dong's mouth off, and comforted her with a calm expression: "Second Grandma, there is no need to be angry. I just want to go to the lobby to inquire with the County Magistrate.

After the death of the brother and sister-in-law, what crime should be committed by driving the young nephew and niece out of the house penniless?

My cousin twice collaborated with others to push my cousin into the water and drown her, so what crime should she deserve!"

An Chuxia seemed to remember something and continued: "Oops, I forgot!

How can we go to the lobby without witnesses?

The whole village knew what you did to our brothers and sisters back then. This witness is easy to find.

The first time An Qiaoyun and Lu Ruyue pushed me into the water, it seemed that Aunt Hua, who was washing clothes by the river, saw me.

In the past, she might not have testified for me, but now..."

There was no need for An Chuxia to finish her sentence. Everyone understood that given her current status.

As long as Aunt Hua talks nonsense, she will go and testify for him without thinking too much.
Chapter completed!