"It wasn't in vain. The Shen family paid taxes according to the rules, but they followed the wrong rules."
"What's the meaning?"
"For soldiers who died on the battlefield, if someone in their family is engaged in business, the tax will be reduced by half. In recent years, the court has collected taxes from the Shen Family Winery based on this amount."
This was the negligence of the previous county magistrate. After the division of the family, they did not think of changing the tax back, and all the accounts and household registration of the Shen family winery were not reported. They have a point.
Xing Nong: "..."
Shameless!
After sending away their entire family, they still have the nerve to enjoy the glory that Shen Zhongshan paid for with his life
"How much do you want to make up?"
"Not much, just over ten thousand taels."
The Shen's Winery's business was not that big a few years ago, but it has grown bigger and bigger in the past three to five years. The taxes owed over the past ten years added up to only more than five thousand taels, and then he was fined three times that, more than ten thousand.
"Remember to include the late payment fee, which will be multiplied several times!"
"Yeah, that's exactly what I meant." Chu Tiankuo raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and he opened the wooden boxes one by one with wire.
It turned out to be all account books, Xing Nong lost interest.
Chu Tiankuo put all the wooden boxes into the space.
Xing Nong: "..."
"You actually still have a gold bead?"
Chu Tiankuo: "About the same!"
My pill can only be used to store things and is not as useful as hers.
"Let's go!" He had to hurry back to check all the account books and then send them back before dawn.
The two men walked out.
Chu Tiankuo locked the door.
"Sorry for the offense!" After saying that, he put his arm around Xingnong's waist and took her over the wall to leave.
In the alley, Chu Tiankuo looked at the girl who was a head shorter than him and had a thin body. Thinking of the weight he had just carried, gently, like holding a kitten, he then did something he had not expected—he reached out and rubbed her dry hair, and whispered to her, "Go to bed early, and sleep more so you can grow some weight."
Xing Nong: “… ..”
Chu Tiankuo realized what he had done and didn’t understand what was wrong. He retracted his hand and coughed: “Goodbye.”
After saying that, he used his Qinggong skills to run away.
The back view looked like someone was fleeing in panic.
Xing Nong: "..."
Xingnong reached out and smoothed his messed up hair, then went into the house.
~
The next day, several major events occurred.
First, a notice was posted outside the government office that the general election held every five years would be held in the early spring of next year. Now, beautiful girls from the public could register with the village chief, which would end in one month, and would begin the first round of selection.
As soon as the notice was issued, many women of marriageable age in Futai County went crazy. Cloth shops, silver shops, cosmetics shops, etc. were immediately overcrowded.
The second thing was that the government began to check taxes throughout the city. Shen's Winery was notified that the government had made mistakes in calculating taxes in recent years, and that the Shen family was taxed as the families of soldiers who died for the country. The taxes were collected incorrectly, and Shen's Winery needed to pay the tax arrears three times, a total of 15,804 taels, which caused a sensation in the city.
This is too much to pay!
Every merchant began to prepare for danger in times of peace, checking their own account books to see if there were any mistakes in taxes. If they paid a penny less, they would immediately go to the government office to pay the difference!
The third incident happened in Meihua Village.
Aunt Li happily went to the grocery store in town early this morning and bought a string of firecrackers to set off at home!
The villagers asked her if there was any happy event in her family and why she didn't invite everyone to dinner.
When they learned that the unlucky family that had ruined the reputation of Meihua Village was going to move to the refugee village, every household was so happy that they set off firecrackers!
Soon people from all the nearby villages knew about it, and they all ran to ask the people in the refugee village whether they would accept the family with a bad reputation. They also asked if they were worried that the girls in the village would be affected in the future, after all, the talent show was about to begin.
~
Xingnong didn't know about these things. She went up the mountain early in the morning with a backpack on her back.
This time, Xingnong went straight to the peach forest. After walking for a quarter of an hour, she saw a thin old man in a faded blue shirt walking forward while cursing.
"That old man retired if he wanted to. Why did he choose to hide in the mountains? The next time an eight-person sedan chair invites me, I won't come!"
... ..
"What the hell is this place? Why is it so difficult to get around?"
The mountain road was difficult to walk on. Suddenly, he stepped on moss, his feet slipped, he lost his balance and fell forward.
Mr. Kong was startled, but before he could react, someone grabbed his arm and pulled him up.
The expected pain did not occur, and Kong Lao breathed a sigh of relief. He stood firm and turned back to thank him with a grateful face: "Thank you, brother, hey!... It's you!"
Mr. Kong widened his eyes in surprise.
Xing Nong blinked.
Do they know each other
Mr. Kong said excitedly: "Are you Shen Xinghui's sister?"
Xing Nong nodded.
"You did all those math problems, didn't you?"
Xing Nong didn't say anything!
“Haha… I know it’s you! It just so happens that I came here to find you.” Mr. Kong no longer worried about the fact that she was a woman. This was fate!
He was originally struggling over whether to accept a woman as his apprentice, but since she was able to solve the problems the day before yesterday, he decided to accept her as his apprentice! This time he went up the mountain just to talk to Old Man Tang and show off that he had found an apprentice. He didn't expect to meet her like this, and she even saved him. Isn't this fate
Xing Nong: “… .”
Go up the mountain to find her
Mr. Kong coughed and introduced himself: "I am Kong Wenqi, the dean of Bailu Academy."
Mr. Kong was waiting for Xingnong to show an excited and admiring look.
Xing Nong said politely: "Mr. Kong."
Confucius: “…”
that's all
Excited
What about worship
When people heard the great name of Kong Wenqi, weren't they excited beyond words? Wasn't the admiration they expressed like an endless torrent of water
Isn't her reaction a little too bland
Forget it. As a woman, she probably hasn’t heard of my famous name, or even if she has, she wouldn’t dare to associate her with me.
"I am Kong Wenqi of the Kong family in the capital."
The Kong family in the capital knew about this, right? The Kong family is a scholarly family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the position of Chief Academic Officer of the Imperial College has always been held by only a member of the Kong family!
Xing Nong: "... Hello, Mr. Kong. What do you want to talk to me about?"
That's the reaction
Mr. Kong didn't bother about her slow reaction anymore! He put his hands behind his back and said, "Become my disciple!"
Xing Nong: "..."
Is this how people in ancient times accepted apprentices
“I’m sorry, I…”
Mr. Kong interrupted her: "If you become my apprentice, I will accept Shen Xinghui as my apprentice. Under my guidance, he will be able to pass the imperial examination within three years."
Xing Nong: "..."
This apprenticeship also offers a buy one get one free promotion
Before Xing Nong could say anything, a white shadow came hurriedly: "Dear disciple!"
Precious disciple? When Master Kong heard this, his face changed. He immediately said, "It's settled! From now on, you will be my, Kong Wenqi's, last disciple!"
Xing Nong: “… .”
Elder Tang rushed over and grabbed Elder Kong's dark hair, "Old ghost Kong, this is my disciple! Don't even think about getting involved!"
He retired for so many years just to find a disciple, and he finally found one. Is it easy for him
How dare you come and snatch my apprentice!
Not willing to be outdone, Elder Kong grabbed Elder Tang's precious beard and said, "Tang Baldhead, I have already accepted her as my disciple!"
He retired for so many years just to find an apprentice, and it took him so many years to find one. Was it easy for him
"Bah! She never agreed to you. I have already accepted her as my apprentice. Don't try to force her! She is my apprentice!" Old Tang grabbed Old Kong's hair hard and pulled out a bunch of it!
Humph! Let's see if this old man dares to steal his apprentice!
When Kong Lao saw his hair falling off, he was furious. This old man was jealous of his thick hair because he was bald, so he took the opportunity to pull out his hair! He pulled out a tuft of Tang Lao's beard with all his strength: "Bah, she is my apprentice! My apprentice!"
When Mr. Tang saw that his precious beard had fallen off, he was furious!
There are only a few hairs left on his body, and you dare to pull out his beard!
"You actually pulled off my beard! I will fight you to death!"
"You're pulling my hair out too!"
"You have so much hair! What's the harm in pulling some out? I'm bald, is it easy for me to grow a few hairs?"
... ...
So the two old men, whose combined ages were over a hundred years old, started arguing with each other in the mountains.
Xing Nong: "..."