When the three of them left, Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief. It was really uncomfortable to be forced to borrow food.

Cui Xiuning said with a little distress: "Before the heat was warm, I went to Sanli in one go. How could they borrow it from us?"

Li Luo smiled bitterly: "I met him on the way back from buying grain and said something. He naturally saw me bringing the grain back."

"Then he is really a thief. But these Koreans are very hardworking, so they won't be able to reach this point." Cui Xiuning was a little confused.

"No wonder, I'll settle the score for you. He said that the family of five has only eight acres of land. The harvest this year is not good, only nine stones of grain, and ten cents of yuan are discounted. But the tax on land tax is four cents, the exemption of labor is always the same as the tax on the east tax, and the total is six cents, and the family of five has only three or four cents of yuan left to live."

"No wonder, it's too ruthless!" Cui Xiuning said. If the government wants to take away most of the annual income, how can it not be ruthless?

"So we can't plant even if we have fields. It's too hard, too tired and too poor." Li Luo said.

"We have 13 cents left. If you don't want to chop wood, go to your neighbor's house to buy wood."

"good."

"Do you know how many days the fox is pregnant?"

"I don't know. But I know the dog is two months old."

"Looking at its belly, it's probably about to give birth."

"Police, what do you mean? You don't want to raise a baby for her, are you?"

"A joke. Have I said it?"

In the afternoon, Li Luo went to buy firewood. He had already asked about the most firewood in An’s nearby family, so he found the An’s family. When he heard that Li Luo wanted to buy firewood, the An’s family immediately enthusiastically invited him into the house to cook the fire.

An’s yard was full of firewood, and the fire pit in the house was larger and burning large firewood, so it was warmer, making Li Luo sit down and don’t want to leave.

But the life of the family is obviously not easy. Adults and children all have a look of vegetables. There are all kinds of dried vegetables under the eaves. The only bright color in the room is two salted fish hanging on the fire pit. While roasting the fire, the two children kept looking at the salted fish and swallowing saliva.

"Dad, is it good to eat fish at night?"

A bigger little girl asked.

The owner of the An family said angrily: "The fish is eaten during the Chinese New Year!" He turned his head and said to Li Luo embarrassedly: "Let Li Langjun laugh at Simida." He also heard that Li Luo was in trouble and was a child of a noble family.

"Modong Village is also leaning against the sea, why is there a shortage of fish?" Li Luo asked.

"There is no beach, the water below is too deep, and there is no fishing boat. If there is a fishing boat, the tax will be heavier and life will be sad. If it is not good, it will be buried at the bottom of the sea." The owner of the An family explained and immediately changed the topic, "How much firewood should Li Langjun buy?"

"How to sell it?"

"Dry firewood costs 5 cents a hundred kilograms, and live firewood costs 3 cents a hundred kilograms." The owner of the An family rubbed his hands and said.

So cheap?

"Then two hundred kilograms of dry firewood and one hundred kilograms of live firewood." Li Luo simply spent all 13 cents.

The owner of the An family was a little anxious when he heard that he was a little anxious, "Maybe Mr. Li didn't know that the firewood in the cold winter was only enough to burn for five or six days. There was still one or two months until the beginning of spring, so you had to buy two or three thousand kilograms to burn for it!"

Li Luo called out, "In a few days, I may have to go to Jianghua Mountain City. I may not come back during the Chinese New Year, so I won't buy that much." Two or three thousand jin? Li Luo can't afford it at all.

Although the owner of the An family was a little disappointed, he still said enthusiastically: "When Li Langjun comes back, buy more Simida."

Li Luo took out 13 last copper coins and said, "Please send firewood to my house, brother An."

"How can Mr. Li do his best? Of course, it's a villain who will do it." The owner of the An family accepted the copper coins and agreed happily. It was only three hundred kilograms of firewood, less than half a mile away, and this little work was nothing at all.

Li Luo left An’s home and learned more about the lives of the villagers.

Shortly after the owner of the An family brought the firewood, another guest came to the Li family. Li Luo and Cui Xiuning were a little panicked when they saw the visitor.

The visitor was a middle-aged Korean man wearing a green robe, a wide eaves and a high crown on his head, a leather shoes on his feet, and a straight knife on his waist. He looked a little majestic. He looked like a little bit of a Korean official, and his complexion was not bad.

The two of them immediately guessed that this must be Muramasa.

It's here to collect taxes!

The person who came to pressed the handle of the knife, Shi Shiran stepped into the yard, looked at Li Luo and Cui Xiuning, with a hint of pressure of inquiries and doubts.

Li Luo bowed his hand perfunctorily and put on his body, "I guess it's the village master, right?"

The visitor narrowed his eyes and the pressure in his eyes was slightly restrained. Although the village chief was a minor official, he was in charge of the village's affairs. When the villagers saw it, they all called him "Mr. Cunzheng".

But the little man and woman in front of her seemed noble and arrogant, and this arrogance was very natural. Looking at their demeanor and appearance, they were definitely not ordinary people. It is difficult for disciples from ordinary families to have this temperament. Even if they dress too shabby, they are very different from ordinary people.

Is it really rumored that he is from the Li family in Renzhou, born and raised in the Central Plains, and now he has returned to Goryeo, but he has not yet recognized his ancestors?

Besides, how many people will recognize their ancestors indiscriminately? It seems that it is most likely true.

Thinking of this, Muramasa finally smiled politely and bowed: "I'm Kuramasato Takaji. Can you ask me, where is my master?"

"It turned out to be Gaocunmasaki. In the lower house, Li Luo, Im Kwan Inju."

"Oh? I wonder if the Li family in Renzhou has a connection with you?"

"It's our family."

"I have no respect! But the responsibility is in my opinion. I am sorry to be abrupt. Do you know if you have a family certificate from aristocratic families?"

After all, Gao Jian is an official, so he is obviously not that easy to fool. In Goryeo, disciples of aristocratic families are not only born, but also have qualifications and titles, but are based on family certificates.

"I haven't returned to the clan yet, so I haven't yet." Li Luo then told the reason for the fabrication again.

Although Gao Jian dared not believe it easily, he did not dare to deny it. He decided to let it go temporarily and verify it slowly. It would be unwise to offend Li Luoshu in front of him, so he always had to leave room for improvement in the future.

If you find that this person is fake, then you will catch him in Renzhou and hand him over to Li's disposal. It is also possible that you can take the opportunity to win the favor of Li's.

He thought for a while and said, "Since you have no aristocratic family certificates and cannot register you as aristocratic family, how about the Modong Li family?"

Li Luo knew that the village was very difficult, but also knew that the other party was already very polite, so he had to nod: "Then let's remember it as the Modong Li family for the time being."

After Gao Jian learned about some of the situation, he took out paper and pen from the kudzu bag and wrote: "Modong Li Luo, who has returned from the Central Plains, was suspected to have been from the Li family in Renzhou, but it has not been verified. He is nearly eight feet tall and has a white face and has no beard appearance. His wife Cui, who is twenty years old and has a nearly seven feet tall, has a white face as jade, and has a beautiful appearance. On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month of the 16th year of Zhiyuan."

In fact, both Li Luo and Cui Xiuning are twenty-two, but they both are twenty years old.

After Gao Jian finished recording, he took out a piece of land from the kudzu bag and said, "The Li family in Modong received seven mu of land. This year, he would pay 600 yuan of head tax, 200 yuan of land tax, 400 yuan of east tax, 300 yuan of land tax, 100 yuan of three yuan."

What? Li Luo almost cursed. Although Cui Xiuning couldn't understand, she knew it was not good.

He had to pay three stale and one hundred stale money in just a few days after coming here? Li Luo used to calculate the usual tax, but there was no land tax. Now he suddenly distributed seven acres of land, and a land tax of more than two stale money was added. No wonder he was so kind-hearted and took the initiative to distribute land to foreign households. It turned out that this was the case.

But they haven't farmed yet, what's the reason?

"Gaocunzheng, I'm just coming down and paying the land tax as soon as I'm about to divide the land. How is the reason in the world?" Li Luo said coldly.

Seeing that he looked cold and solemn, Gao Jian did not dare to offend easily, so he had to explain: "Head Li, if you have a family certificate from aristocratic families, you naturally don't have to pay any penny. But if you don't have a family certificate for the time being, how can you dereliction of duty? This tax law was strictly enforced by the court, and I know it is inappropriate, but I can only do it. The government has always been like this for the newly settled population!"

Li Luo shook his head: "Then we don't want this field. We didn't rely on the field for our business."

Gao Jian shook his head and said, "Of course you can do not have the land, but the land tax must be paid. The house where you live is originally owned by the Pan family, and the Pan family has seven acres of land. However, the Pan family has lost its household, and the seven acres of land was taken back by the government. Now that this house has become the Li family, the land of the Pan family beside the house will naturally be distributed to the Li family, and the Li family will have to pay the land tax for the Pan family. This is the official statement."

Li Luo is really laughing. He has to pay the land tax even if he doesn't want the land. The Goryeo government is so talented. "I heard that the Min family only has eight acres of land, so why don't he share the seven acres of Pan family to the Min family? The Min family will also pay an extra seven acres of land tax, which will not reduce the government's tax!"

Gao Jian was stunned and smiled bitterly, "If the head of the Li family was a child of aristocratic clan, the principles would definitely be known at first thought, but it is hard to explain them clearly."

"In this way, is the tax on seven acres of land necessary to pay?"

"It is. The law is like a knife!"

"Can you give me some grace?"

"If it's someone else, you must pay it within three days. But the head of the Li family is different after all. I am willing to serve and support it for a while and delay it. However, it will be paid before the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month at the latest."

"I'm so troubled by Gaocunzheng. I'll invite Gaocunzheng to have a drink next day." Although Li Luo knew that Gao Jian was a short favor, he had to accept it.

Gao Jian left Tian Qi, said aloof and said goodbye.
Chapter completed!