Chapter 31 Lot

The edge of the threshing floor.

There is an old stage.

How many years have passed, no one remembers it anyway.

Every year after the autumn harvest.

Chen Laizi's family invited Huangmei opera singers to come to the village to entertain the villagers and the farm laborers who hired his family's fields.

The square was full of people.

All of them are ragged, sallow and emaciated.

According to statistics.

During the war years, the weight of Chinese people basically did not exceed a hundred catties.

No matter men, women, old people and children.

All of them are pale and thin.

Noisy voices gathered in this small world.

"Old Shuan's family, this way, this way."

Yao Wanwan smiled as she saw that she was wearing a homemade dress with dozens of patches sewn together, her mouth was full of yellow teeth, and her face was wrinkled.

Anyway, Yao Wanwan didn't know how to describe it.

Wearing tattered clothes on the body is like drying on bamboo poles.

Feel a little bit windy.

It can blow people away.

"Second group family, what's the matter?"

"Hey! Old Shuan's family, how do I see you getting younger?" Ge Dalan ran over and stared at Yao Wanwan curiously.

"It's getting younger, isn't it?" Yao Wanwan said with a smile.

"Not yet. You and your wife are standing together. Others say that you two are sisters."

"You are really pulling it down! Return the two sisters? Do you think it is from the second child's family?"

Xie Taohong was twisting a long bench in her hand, she glanced at Yao Wanwan, she seemed to be really, she felt that her mother had indeed become much younger these days.

Ge Dalan pretended to be Yao Wanwan, and said in a low voice, "Old Shuan's family, do you know how much rent this lame Chen will charge this year?"

"How do I know this? You also know that I just recovered from my illness." Yao Wanwan replied.

"That's right. Anyway, your family basically doesn't pay rent. Who gave you a good sister? I really envy you. This year's harvest is good, and I don't know if I can have enough to eat." Ge Dalan's expression was full. Said enviously.

Chen Laizi's words, as a landlord.

Still have some conscience.

When the harvest is good, they charge more rent from the farm laborers.

This is if the year is bad.

It will also reduce the rent of farm laborers.

"I heard that the people's soldiers are about to come to our side. Do you think the new government will attack the landlords and distribute the land to us according to the head, as the rumors say?"

"Who knows? You'll know when you come here."

"I also heard from others that the new government is on the side of us Kuhaha, and let us Kuhaha turned serfs sing. From now on, the land is ours, and we are the masters of our own."

"However, I think it's a little impossible. Those officials must be stupid! Since ancient times, that official will think about us suffering haha?"

"Anyway, our lives are cheap and worthless. Is it possible that officials are not greedy for money?"

"You said how many county and town mayors have changed in our county and town over the years? I don't know which year the tax was received. When one comes, we will collect various taxes for different reasons."

"Mother, Second Aunt, sit down!" Xie Taohong put down the bench and said.

"I won't sit down, you two sit." Ge Dalan said.

"Old Shuan's family, looks good!"

"Old Shuan's family, you can rest assured that this old Shuan of yours has gone to work in the city alone? You are not afraid to find a younger one."

Yao Wanwan gave a "bah", "It's not that my mother looks down on him, Gu Laoshuan, if he really has the ability to find a younger one, my mother will treat him as an ancestor to serve him."

All kinds of jokes continued.

They are all big bosses, with all kinds of dirty jokes constantly.

No one was embarrassed either.

Listening to these people's words, Yao Wanwan couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth.

But these days.

It is basically the same whether it is in the countryside or in the city.

No entertainment.

If we get together, it's not that the family is long, but the family is short.

Then there are all kinds of dirty words.

Just at this time.

Chen Laizi took the two long-term workers in the family to the stage, stretched out his hands, and signaled the villagers to be quiet.

"Fathers and folks, please be quiet."

The scene also instantly fell silent.

Lame Chen sighed deeply, and saluted the big guy.

It made everyone on the scene look dumbfounded.

I was wondering what this lame Chen was doing?

What are you doing bowing to them?
"Fathers and folks, my Chen family has settled here, and it has been almost 200 years now!"

Many elderly people at the scene nodded slightly.

"My Chen family has a scholarly tradition and treats people generously. If the folks have any difficulties, as long as they come to the door, my Chen family has never refused. The folks can't deny this, right?"

"Although my Chen family is a landlord, there has never been a fish and meat village."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

To say that Cripple Chen is really good.

It coincides with troubled times, with warlords separatist regimes and bandits rampant.

All kinds of taxes are added to the heads of the common people.

Chen Laizi really did a lot of things for the folks.

Form a militia group in the township to resist bandits.

Although it is also for self-protection.

But indirectly, it also protects the safety of the surrounding villages.

"Everyone already knows some news, and I won't say much about it here in Lame Chen."

"It must be to support the new government's policy. To be honest, as a family of scholars, I also know that the villagers are very miserable, but my personal ability is limited."

"It can't give everyone a life of adequate food and clothing. Since the new government can do it, then I must support it. Don't you think so?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Chen, what do you mean? Do you mean that you want to share your family's land with us?"

"Yes! Master Chen, are you really going to give us all the fields?"

Immediately, there were constant voices of inquiries.

Of course, there are all kinds of mocking voices.

After all, the matter of the new government.

It has long been known.

For some policies of the new government.

More or less, that is also heard.

Although their area has always been ruled by warlords.

But the comrades of the underground party have already gone through various channels.

Passed the message over.

It's just that it's too remote here.

The news also came from several surrounding towns.

When Chen Lizi heard the sarcasm, his eyes turned slightly red, and he shouted loudly, "I did go too far in some things. Could it be that the landlord next door has gone too far?"

"Some people's rent is indeed high, and everyone's life is hard."

"But let me ask you, did I, Lame Chen, make any money by collecting rent from you?"

"If it weren't for me, Lame Chen, I'm sorry, I think half of the people at the scene would not have the fate to sit here."

(End of this chapter)

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