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"Since you're awake, go ask someone to dig the tomb. The funeral will be held tomorrow." Even though Wan Shi was angry, she didn't want to let it out at this time, so she only ordered lightly.

Knowing that his mother was angry, Li Hong felt cold, he lowered his head to respond, looked up at the coffin in the hall, then turned and retreated.

Wan's pulled Baolu to kneel before the coffin to burn paper money.

No one came to express their condolences all day long, only people from Li's family guarded the mourning hall quietly.

Li Bo is the only doctor in this ten-mile radius, and he is an imperial physician, so he is very popular, but no matter how good he is, the people living here are all exiled sinners and their family members. Here, the favor is too thin, and Li Bo's death is even worse Mostly, it reminds people that they will not be able to see illness when they get sick in the future. Those who sincerely came to express their condolences also came as early as two days ago.

Nowadays, nearly half of the families in the entire fishing village are attending funerals. When Baolu staggered out of Li's house holding her parents' tablet, she saw white eyes everywhere. go forward...

Li Hong and Li Baolu sprinkled the first handful of soil, and the helpers picked up the shovels to shovel the soil down, and two tall grave mounds were erected in a short while.

Li Kang and his wife were buried together, and the two coffins were firmly close together.

Seeing Wan's looking at the grave with a dazed expression, Li Hong hurriedly stepped forward to support her and said, "Mother, it's getting late, let's go back."

Wan Shi came back to his senses, nodded, and stretched out his hand to lead Baolu back step by step. The dead are gone, and she can only comfort them the most by keeping the living alive.

The death of Li Bo and Li Kang was a heavy blow to the Li family, because almost all of the income of the Li family came from them. Can't work, let alone earn money to support the family.

So from today onwards, they are afraid that they will have to live frugally. Before she finds a better source of livelihood, her life will not be as good as before.

Wan Shi was planning in his heart, and when he got home, he wanted to invite Li Hong to discuss the matter, and someone shouted outside: "Li Hong, the village head is here, and I have asked everyone to discuss matters, come quickly!"

Li Hong was taken aback for a moment, and quickly looked at his mother. This kind of thing is usually done by his father or elder brother...

Wan groaned: "You go, it's almost time to pay the summer tax, and the village chief probably came here to talk about it."

Thinking of the new county magistrate last year, Wan Shi felt a little uneasy, and couldn't help stroking Baolu's hair.

Li Baolu looked at her grandmother with round eyes, full of doubts.

"I just hope I'm overthinking it," Wan Shi rubbed her head and said, "It's still more than a month before the summer tax is paid, so there's no need to notify the village so early..."

Those are all customary, how much tax each family should pay, and how much labor labor should be performed.

But once the emperor and the courtiers, it's the same even if it's just a county seat. When a new county magistrate comes, he will naturally act differently from the previous one. I just hope that he is fair and generous.

Wan secretly prayed in his heart, but Li Hong's ugly face when he came back showed that the arrival of the village head this time was not a good thing.

Wan Shi couldn't help sitting up straight and asked, "What happened?"

Mei Shi also looked at Li Hong nervously.

Li Hong said with a sullen face: "The head of the village said that this year's summer tax should be paid in advance, and there are also taxes and servitude." Li Hong lowered his voice three times, and said with hatred: "The crime of exile will be increased by 30%. double that of previous years.”

Wan stared, "The new county magistrate has just taken office and dares to exploit like this..."

A coldness flashed in Li Hong's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Why is he afraid, apart from the uncivilized barbarians in this Qiongzhou mansion, we are the criminals exiled by us, can we still escape from Qiongzhou mansion and go to Guangzhou mansion to sue him? "

Qiongzhou Prefecture belongs to Guangdong and is under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture. Although it is called a government, it is actually no more than a county level, and because it is separated from Guangdong by a strait, it is extremely inconvenient to come and go. It is also difficult for good people with property to cross the sea.

"What's more, he never exploited the good people. This increase in taxes is only for the criminals exiled here. In addition, children over the age of one year have to pay half of the tax." Li Hong said: "After this time, I don't know how many children will die. "

The range of activities of the prisoners exiled here is fixed, not to mention that they are criminals, and they cannot be redeemed without court documents, nor can they be sold into slavery. Therefore, in order to reduce the tax payment, families with many children can only throw their children into the mountains. Or simply drown.

Wan Shi obviously thought of this too, with a cloud of gloom in his chest, he gritted his teeth and said, "If he is so devoid of conscience, he must not be an official for long."

"It's enough to kill us." Li Hong said flatly.

Wan Shi glared at him, and said seriously: "Our family has assets left by your father and elder brother, and we can still support it in seven or eight years. Besides, we will not sit on the mountain and eat nothing."

"How can we survive in this world?" Li Hong said disheartened, "Besides, we are still criminals whose scope of action is limited."

Li Hong swept his eyes over the people in the room and let out a faint sigh.

Li Baolu subconsciously grasped Wan Shi's arm. The second uncle's gaze that swept over her just now made her heart beat wildly, as if she was being targeted by a wolf.

Wan Shi didn't understand, so she thought it was their serious atmosphere that frightened her, so she quickly picked her up and walked out, and said to Li Hong: "Since the order has been issued, you should prepare the money for taxation, the big deal is that we will work hard in the second half of the year." Some, there is always a way to survive.”

Li Hong got up and silently watched his mother leave with Baolu in his arms.

Baolu leaned on her grandmother's shoulder, observing the expression on her second uncle's face with round eyes, her heart sank continuously——Second uncle didn't respond to her grandmother's words.

If anyone in this family knows Li Hong best, it must be Li Baolu, and perhaps her grandfather Li Bo.

Li Hong has a sweet mouth and is good at disguising. He is a filial and obedient son in front of his parents, a submissive younger brother in front of his brothers and sister-in-law, and a steady and reliable husband and father in front of his wife and children.

But he didn't pretend in front of Li Baolu, maybe he thought this niece was a fool, Li Hong never concealed his disgust when facing her alone.

Li Baolu's sobriety time is limited, but in this limited time, he can always see his true colors, so Li Baolu really doesn't have a good impression of this second uncle, let alone confidence.

Li Baolu began to worry about her own life after knowing that children over the age of one year had to pay taxes.

Li Baolu raised her head and glanced at her grandmother, knowing that even if she sensed Li Hong's inconsistency, she wouldn't think about it.

"What's the matter, are you feeling unwell?" Wan Shi noticed that Li Baolu had been a little uneasy since she returned to her room.

Li Baolu: "Grandma, what if my second uncle doesn't want me anymore?"

Wan Shi smiled, stroked her head and comforted her: "Silly girl, you are from our family, why would your second uncle not want you?"

"If Second Uncle doesn't want me, will Grandma want me?" Li Baolu asked persistently.

Wan Shi nodded and said, "Yes! Why is grandma not willing to let Baolu go?"

Li Baolu exhaled lightly and felt relieved.

Grandma's status in the family is not low, no matter how hypocritical Li Hong is, he will not openly disobey grandma, as long as grandma is willing to keep her, her life should be fine.

At this time, Mei Shi and Li Hong were also talking about Li Baolu.

Mei clapped her fingers and said: "Since Baolu is healed, there is no need to keep the medicines her father-in-law prepared for her, and it will cost a lot of money to sell them. And those tonics are all given by father-in-law and uncle. It is collected in the mountains, and it is said that some medicines cannot be bought in the pharmacies in the county, and this is also a profit..."

Li Hong rested his hands on the curtain above his head and said, "You go back and pack it up. I'll take it to the pharmacy to sell it when I find time. The tonic won't need to be sold. Maybe we can use it at home if we keep it."

Mrs. Mei didn't expect her husband to agree as soon as she mentioned it, and she was stunned for a moment, but hesitated when she recovered, "It's not good to sell it all, after all, she just recovered, so it might not be all right, it's better to give it to her." She kept the medicine for two days? Otherwise, mother will be angry when she finds out."

"There's no need to stay," Li Hong said flatly, "People are almost gone, and it's a waste to drink medicine."

Mei Shi was shocked by his indifferent words, and stared at him with wide eyes in disbelief.

Li Hong turned his head and gave her a gentle smile, "Brother and sister-in-law only have such a bloodline, how can they not worry about it? Besides, she still has dementia, and now it's better, who knows when it will happen again, we are not her parents , and she has no biological brothers, if she gets sick, she will suffer in this world."

Mei's heart seemed to be immersed in icy water, and she said cowardly: "Although the family is difficult, it's okay to let her have a bowl of food. When she grows up, find her a husband's family. Helping the family with some..."

Mei shi was sweating profusely and wanted to list Li Baolu's good points, but she was an idiot, besides, she had always looked down on this idiot, and she didn't even like her. It was really difficult to find her good points at this time, so she could only repeat: "After all, it's the only blood of uncle and sister-in-law."

"If it's just a mouthful of food, I will give it to her even if I don't eat it, but from this year onwards, she will have to pay a small tax of eight renminbi a year. She is only three years old this year, and she will have to wait at least ten years to get married. Ten years is eight taels of silver, and this is still under the condition that the county magistrate does not raise taxes." Li Hong asked: "Do you think our family has so much money?"

Mei Shi bit her lip, and said in a low voice after a while: "Didn't Mother give you the keys to the house? The public money can still support you for a few years..."

Li Hong didn't avoid the Mei family when she opened the box to withdraw the money, so she knew how much money Li Bo and Li Kang had left for the family. It is enough to raise two more.

She couldn't understand why her husband targeted Li Baolu like that, she was his own niece!

"Paying these taxes is naturally enough for us to last for a few years, but don't forget that we still have to be redeemed. You can't let me go to labor, do you think I can come back alive?" Li Hong said coldly Looking at his wife, he said: "What's more, how much income can we get from fishing and farming? Our family's life was so good before because people in the county often came to invite father to see a doctor, otherwise we might not even be able to guarantee food and clothing. Look at the village. What kind of life are other people's lives?"

But didn't Li Kang not know medical skills and made a lot of money for the family?

The words twirled on the tip of Mei's tongue twice before swallowing, how could her husband compare with her uncle?

Li Kang can go out to sea with his fishing nets in winter, but Li Hong even has to pay three wages when he goes to the fields in spring.

Li Hong glanced at Mrs. Mei indifferently, and said: "Tomorrow you will go to the sea with your mother. You don't have to take care of the family affairs, and this matter has nothing to do with you. You just need to keep your mother outside for a longer time."