Chapter 5 Section five
In terms of money, it is ten yuan per person per month.The draft tax, as far as their family's broken land, is only ten dollars a month.Zigong and his father and mother added up to only 90 yuan in three months.They are really disappointing, how can they not pay this little money.If he can't hand it over, my father won't be able to receive it, and if he can't receive it, he will be "incompetent". When facing the county magistrate in the county court, he will lose face.Although my father didn't want to be promoted to a high position, he once told my mother that to be a county magistrate, he had to leave his hometown. He was used to living in his hometown, and he never thought of leaving his hometown to become an official.In this Xiaqiu country, he lives the life of a rich man, he can get whatever he wants, and everyone will give him face.As a rich man and a petty official like a villager, he has actual power, is very prestigious, and does not have to bear too much responsibility, and the whole county respects him.Moreover, my elder father was once bestowed the title of Zuo Shuzhang by the Nasu court. My father inherited the title. My father also had to be pleasant, and the county meritorious officers, magistrates, and magistrates of other counties often communicated with my father, and they all politely wrote "I would like to send officials to pay homage to me again" on the letterhead.My father was not afraid of being reprimanded by the county magistrate, but he was always very strong, desperate for face, and didn't want other cowards to have higher achievements than himself.I am also very angry with my son now. If he hadn't been so poor, my father wouldn't have been so sullen, and my mother would have pleaded with my father for me.That damned little Zhuzi dared to laugh at my father, why should he laugh at my father?He was so poor that he only had two eggs bumping into each other in his crotch, and he dared to say that my father had no ambitions.He said that he was a material for two thousand shi, which is too shameless!How could I fall so madly in love with such a little scorpion.What a crime!
Complaints are complaints, I have to solve the immediate difficulties for my son-in-law.I don't want him to go to jail for ninety five baht coins.When it comes to money, I have plenty.There are more than ten pieces of gold jewelry in my dowry, and there are hundreds of dollars in the pouch by the bedside.I can give the money to my son-in-law, and ask him to go to the county court to pay the reconciliation and draft tax.As I was thinking this way, I could vaguely hear my father still talking to my mother: "If that thief gambler can't make up the money within three days, then he has to change his identity and become a debt-ridden thief and prisoner." , I can't help him. There is such a father and son in Huaiju Township, it's really shameful."
Without thinking, I stood up and ran upstairs on the wooden ladder.I lit a lantern, found a bag from my bedside, poured all the money on the bed, and counted it three times, no more, no less, a total of 677 yuan.It is estimated that I can help Zigong's family pay for more than half a year.There was a burst of joy in my heart, and I felt that I was tall and could help the person I loved the most.But after resting for a while, I became worried again. This is not a long-term solution.What about half a year later?What will happen after half a year?Can I help Zigong for the rest of his life?
I tossed and turned on my pillow all night, and when it was dawn, I didn't even have the heart to go downstairs for breakfast.My mother sent a maid to come up to ask me what was going on, and I said that I was not feeling well and I would go down later.In fact, my heart was beating very hard all the time, and I leaned on the floor with my ears sideways to listen to the movement in the hall downstairs.The weather was cold, and time seemed to be frozen, which was very difficult.Finally, I heard my father's voice repeating the old tune: "Drive, I'm going to the county court to serve as Cao Zhishi."
I jumped up from the bed like a shrimp thrown into boiling water, hurriedly put on my clothes, tied up my hair, and ran downstairs with a pouch in my arms, not paying attention to bumping into my mother. He slapped his arms full and almost knocked her over.The mother took a few steps back before she stopped. She bent down to support her knees with difficulty, then brushed off the dust on her body, and said to the maidservants beside her, "You, go to the backyard to dry the clothes and wash your clothes; you, To feed the pigs; and you, to wash yarn by the stream."
The maidservants all agreed, saluted respectfully, and went out.My mother pulled me to sit down at the banquet, and said in a low voice: "Aying, you crazy boy, you really killed me. You heard what happened last night, Chen Tang is an unreliable rascal, How come you fell in love with such a rascal. I will not allow you to associate with him in the future. "
I suddenly wanted to cry again.I hugged my mother, my shoulders heaved and wept bitterly.I don't know if it's true sadness or fake sadness.Anyway, I want to cry, I even suspect that it might be a big mistake for me to fall in love with Zigong, but I really can't let him go.My tears gushed out like a burst bank, wetting my mother's shoulders.
The mother sighed for a long time: "Oh, don't cry, my intestines are about to be broken by your crying. Okay, okay, I will send the Yue people to send some money to the little Zhuzi, and ask him to count the money first. I have paid the draft tax. We will slowly figure out the next thing.”
Yueren is our confidant's domestic servant. I burst into laughter and kissed my mother's face until the left side of her face was covered with snot and tears. Said: "Look, I have more than 600 here, and I will give it to him."
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