happy fisherman

Chapter 6 Fishing Tax
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"Bei Bei, this is the seventy cash that your uncle and I pooled together. There is still thirty cash to pay the fishing tax. You take it first, and I'll go to the village chief's house to see if I can borrow some money." Bai Dinghai wrinkled Said with a frown.

A while ago, I spent a lot of money on the funeral of the third child. The creditors came to the door as soon as the fish market closed yesterday. Excluding the fishing tax that the family had to pay, there was really no extra money.

"Uncle!" Bo Beibei stopped Bai Dinghai: "I'd better borrow it."

My uncle always has to come forward about my own affairs, and I can't justify it.

"Your mother hasn't paid back the three hundred Wen that your mother borrowed from the village chief last time. I'll go." After Bai Dinghai finished speaking, he walked away with his hands behind his back.

Bo Beibei let out an "uh" and died down.

Bo Beibei looked forward and hoped, and at noon, he didn't expect the uncle to come back, but he expected the people from the government to come.

A dozen or so government servants in uniform swaggered into the stone house, and the small stone house suddenly became crowded.

Not to mention the timid Feng and Mancang, even Bai Beibei, who was doing handwork on the stone bed, was taken aback by the battle.

She knew that the fishing tax would be paid today, but she really didn't know that the fishing tax in this dynasty was still in the hands of the yamen, because in the past, her father sent the money directly to the village entrance, and neither Bai Beibei nor Feng had ever seen these people .

"Bai Dingtao's house, right?" The chief yamen servant looked at Feng Shi impatiently: "You are the only ones in Shangyu Village who haven't paid the fishing tax. What's the matter? Are you planning to renege on your debt?"

When Feng heard that he was collecting the fishing tax, he hugged his son and said to Bai Beibei in panic, "Babe, quickly hand over the money to the official."

At this time, Feng's hands and feet were so frightened that he could only ask his daughter to withdraw the money.

Bo Beibei took out the money from under the pillow, handed it to the leader of the yamen servant, and explained: "Master, here is [-] Wen, and there is still a difference of [-] Wen, please see if you can accommodate me a little bit. God, I will make up the money."

"What! Not enough?" The chief yamen servant's voice raised sharply, his eyes widened: "Are you really planning to renege on your debt?"

These untouchables can earn a few pennies every fish market, and paying a tax of one hundred pennies is already cheap for them. They are still talking here and there, it seems that they have forgotten their power!

"My lord, we didn't want to renege on the debt, but our family's situation is special. My father just passed away, and my brother disappeared. We really can't make up enough fish tax, but I promise, we will make up the remaining money in a few days. Yes." Bo Beibei pleaded kindly.

It is said that the people do not fight with the government, and she is still a child, so she can only adopt this gentle method. She is betting that these people have a little conscience and can let their orphans and widows go.

However, Bo Beibei obviously made a wrong bet, these people have no heart at all.

"It's purely an excuse!" The leader of the yamen yelled angrily: "Every untouchable who wants to renege on his debts has an excuse! Since you don't want to pay this fishing tax, then go to the government to explain to the county master!"

As soon as the chief yamen servant finished speaking, Bai Dinghai shouted from outside the house: "Wait, officer!"

Bo Dinghai and Bo Ding squeezed into the room sweating profusely, panting and said to the chief yamen servant: "Guard, Guan, there is still twenty Wen here, please keep it!"

Bai Dinghai put the twenty copper coins into the hands of the chief yamen servant, and said with a flattering smile: "My lord, we just borrowed this, but there is not enough time, and there is still ten coins short. Tomorrow, tomorrow we will definitely give away the remaining ten coins. Send it to the government."

The twenty coins were gathered together by the two brothers who had the cheek to go to all the homes they knew, but they still couldn't get it all together.

"Tomorrow?" The head yamen servant snorted coldly, and said contemptuously: "Ten cents want us to wait for a day, do you think that the people in the government are as full as you untouchables? Tell you, our fishing tax has to be paid today If you can’t pay the fishing tax, then follow us!”

Bai Beibei was furious when she was scolded one by one by the chief yamen servant. It took her a lot of effort to suppress the anger in her heart. The more impulsive she became at this time.

The leading yamen servant reached out and snatched the twenty coins from Bai Dinghai's hand, and winked at the yamen servant behind him.

Two of the yamen servants understood, pushed down the full warehouse and put Feng's up.

"Full warehouse!" Feng exclaimed, almost fainting, if the youngest son falls again, how will she survive?
"mother--"

Bai Mancang also screamed, got up and rushed to save his mother, but was grabbed by Bai Beibei so as not to be affected again.

Bo Beibei was startled and angry, these people are really insane, they actually did something to a child!
"My lord, my lord, Mrs. Feng is weak and sick, and can't bear the hardships in prison. I beg you to show your noble hand and let her go!" Bai Dinghai begged.

"Yes, sir, Mrs. Feng is the only adult in the family. If you take her away, the two children will not be able to pay the money! Otherwise, if you want to arrest me, arrest me!" Bai Dinglang finished. Then he said to Bai Dinghai: "Brother, wait until you borrow enough money tomorrow and then go to the government to redeem me."

Seeing that the chief yamen servant seemed to be thinking about the feasibility of Bai Dinglang's words, Bai Beibei's eyes darkened, and he walked up to Bai Dinglang, and said without changing his face: "My lord, there is no reason to let the fishing tax owed by our family be paid." My second uncle suffers this. How about it, you let my mother go, and I will go with you. "

The mother is timid and in poor health, and going with them is undoubtedly a dead end.

As for the second uncle, let alone go with them!
Because Bai Beibei believes that if she is taken away by the yamen servants, her uncle and second uncle will definitely run for her; on the contrary, if her second uncle is arrested, she will not be able to help at all, so after weighing things up, Bo Beibei decided to go with her. Yamen go.

Hearing that Bo Beibei was going to go with the yamen servant, Feng's and Bai Dinghai's expression changed at the same time: "Beibei——"

Their adults trembled with fear when they saw these yamen servants. This kid didn't know if he was stupid or weak, and he actually said that he wanted to go with the yamen servants?

"Mother, Uncle, Uncle, don't worry, I'll be fine." Bai Beibei smiled at them as usual, then patted her sleeves reassuringly, and was about to cry Mancang, said: "Don't be afraid of Mancang, my sister will come back."

"Heh, this girl is quite interesting!" The chief yamen servant smiled meaningfully, rolling his eyes on her.

This girl is a little too young, and she still can't tell her appearance, but with this courage, if she is handed over to the old bustard to train her for a few years, her future is bound to be limitless.

The wretched look in the chief yamen servant's eyes made Bai Beibei frowned slightly.

She didn't know that the chief yamen servant had already concluded that this poor family would not work around for a little girl.

In fact, it is not surprising that this yamen servant has such thoughts. After all, this is a dynasty where men are superior to women, and women have no status, let alone a girl from a poor family.

(End of this chapter)