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Volume 4 Leviathan Chapter 64: Three to Five Dou More Charges

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    However, the husband said "chi" again, twirling his thin short beard and said: "Don't talk about the city, it's the same as going to Shanghai. Maybe it's cheaper. Let me tell you the truth. We have discussed it among our colleagues.  , this year we only collect rice from Yuhang City. In previous years, if we collected too much, we could transport it to Shanghai. But now Burmese rice has come in, and the price is very cheap. If it weren¡¯t for the words of Mr. Hu from the Cao Gang in this section of the river, we would not be allowed to transport it.  Burmese rice is coming, people in Yuhang are eating Burmese rice! You guys can¡¯t even sell a piece of silver!¡± ¡°What, can¡¯t even sell a piece of rice?¡± Someone in the old felt hat suddenly panicked.  "You said that one stone of rice in Burma costs only one dollar per stone. Rice over there also costs money to grow. Why is it so cheap? You are not bullying us country people who have no knowledge to coax us?" "Scoff!  I don¡¯t have time to coax you! If you want to buy something, go to the back and don¡¯t block other people¡¯s way!¡±  When the soldiers came back, I heard from him that the land in Myanmar is fertile and there are few people, and millet can be grown three seasons a year. If it can be transported from there, the price may be cheaper. " "How can this be? We pay donations and taxes!  Is the purpose of conquering Burma to reduce the price of grain to four dollars per stone? Is there any way for farmers in the world to survive?" "Sir, can you raise it a little bit?" It was almost a pleading voice.  "It's easy to talk about it a little higher. Our rice business is opened with capital and risk. You have to know, if you raise a little higher, it means that working for you is in vain. Who is willing to do such a stupid thing?  " "This price is too low. We never dreamed that last year's selling price was 6 yuan. No, as your husband said, it was sold for 7 yuan. We thought that this year it would be better.  A little more than six yuan. Who knew it was only four yuan?" "Sir, it's the old price last year, six yuan." "Sir, the farmers are poor, please be kind and earn less." Another gentleman listened.  I was so bored that I knocked the hookah in my mouth on the counter twice, opened my eyes wide and said, "You think the price is low, so don't cheat. You came here by yourselves, and I didn't invite you. Just be more wordy."  What! We have plenty of foreign money. If we don¡¯t buy yours, we can buy other people¡¯s. Look, there are two more boats parked there.¡± Three or four old felt hats came up from the stone steps.  Chi's face expressed hope.  They immediately joined the group that had arrived first.  The slanting beam of light fell on the shoulders and backs of their rag coats.  "Listen and see what the price is this year." "It's not as good as last year, only four yuan!" With a look of frustration and helplessness.  "What!" Hope was like a soap bubble, and three or four more burst in a moment.  Although the soap bubble of hope bursts, the rice carried in the open boat must be sold; and it is destined that it can only be sold to this rice shop.  There is plenty of foreign money in the rice store, but the empty pocket of the rag jacket is exactly what needs foreign money.  During the debate about whether the rice was good or bad, and under the quarrel between Hu Ziqian and Manchu, the open boat at the pier was really turned upside down; the hull floated up a lot, and this boat and that boat were filled up.  The leaves and garbage in the gaps between them will be invisible.  The farmers brought the rice they grew to the warehouse of Wansheng Rice Store, and what they got in exchange was more or less a stack of silver.  A group of people grunted and left Wansheng Mihang, while another group of people stepped up from the dock.  In the same way, the soap bubbles of hope burst in front of the counter, driving away the joy I felt since the beginning of autumn looking at the heavy ears of rice.  In the same way, I sent the white rice that I was extremely reluctant to part with into the rice shop and exchanged it for free cash.  The streets are getting lively.  The farmers came to town today, and it turned out they had many plans.  When I run out of soap, I have to buy ten or eight yuan and go home.  You should also bring several boxes of matches.  I bought foreign oil from the hawkers who carried burdens to the village. For ten copper coins, I only had such a small scoop, which was a big loss. It would be much cheaper if several families bought a tin and used it together.  The colorful Shanghai-made fabrics displayed in the window were said to be only eight and a half feet long. The woman had been jealous of them for a long time. Today, Baomi was clamoring to come out together. He was a few feet tall, Ah Da was a few feet long, Ah Er was a few feet tall.  I have a budget.  Some women also have an oval mirror, a snow-white towel, or a beautifully knotted woolen hat in their budget.  It's rare that this year, the weather has taken care of me, and I can harvest an extra three to five bushels per acre, which makes my hands that are always tightly squeezed relax a little. Who says it shouldn't be?  Paying rent, repaying debts, and settling the union can probably be enough to deal with the past; besides dealing with the past, there is probably more left. When they left Mihang grunting, it was like walking out of a casino that has always been unfavorable to them - this time they lost again.  Got it!  How much to lose?  they do not know.  In short, the bag?Not even half a dollar or a dime of the stack of foreign money belongs to me.  I have to add an unknown number of pieces of silver to others before they will be satisfied. This will only be known after they tell me.  .  ???????????????????????????????????????????????OUT out.  So the streets became lively.  The farmers walked in groups of three and five, dragging their short figures on the narrow streets.  He was still mumbling, recalculating the price he had just gained, and cursing Mi Xing, who had a dark conscience.  Women had baskets hooked in their arms, or they were holding children by one hand, and their eyes just glanced at the shops on both sides.  The child was seduced by the red and green tin drums and tin trumpets, and stayed there refusing to go away.  "Little brother, it's fun, buy a foreign bronze drum and a foreign trumpet," he said in a deliberately seductive tone.  Then - winter, winter, winter - bah, bah, bah.  Dang, dang, dang - "The foreign porcelain basin is scratching, one corner is really fair, folks, take one with you." "Hey, folks, there are all kinds of floral fabrics here, special discounts, 8 cents to 51 cents  "Child, add three to the full foot, do you want to cut some back?" The shopkeepers in Laofuxing, Wanyuanxiang, Dali, worked very hard. They called "fellow folks" at any cost, and at the same time pulled and pulled the "fellow folks"'s cloth coats.  , they know that only today, the pockets of the "folks" are full, and this is a good opportunity that cannot be missed.  After hesitating to save the budget, the "countrymen" handed over the newly acquired Yin Yang piece by piece to the shop assistant.  Matches, soap, etc. are necessary, so I have to buy them, so I have to buy less.  The price of a can of foreign oil is too "bitter", so don't buy it, just sell it to the hawker for ten coppers per scoop.  As for the clothing material, those who planned to cut two pieces cut off one piece, and those who planned to cut the mother's and son's pieces together cut off only the son's piece.  I took the round mirror into my hand and put it in the window.  He put the woolen hat on the child's head and tried it on. As soon as it fit, he said "Don't buy it" and took it off again.  The "folks" also drank some wine and bought some meat from a cooked meat shop. After returning to their boat moored at Mihang Wharf, they took out bowls and dishes filled with salty rice and tofu soup from the bottom of the boat.  , then sat on the bow and started drinking.  A woman is cooking on the stern of the boat.  After a while, this boat also smoked, and that boat also smoked, and everyone shed tears.  The children fell and rolled in the open cabin, and played with dirty things floating on the river. They were the only ones who felt indescribable happiness.  When the wine is in your stomach, you talk more.  We know each other, we don't know each other, we fall into the same fate, and we drink on the same river. You pick up the wine bowl and say a few words, and I put down my chopsticks to pick up a few words. The one who listens, shouts "Yes",  If you don't like it, give it a scolding: everyone feels that this is exactly what is needed to vent.  "Four yuan a stone, what a ghost!" "Last year there was a flood, the harvest was not good, and we were losing money. This year is considered a good year, the harvest is good, but we are still losing money!" "This year's losses are worse than last year; last year, we were even better.  "You have to take out the rice you eat again. Alas, the farmers can't eat the rice they grow!" "Why do you have to take it out, you damn ghost? I must stay at home and feed it to my wife."  My son eats it. If I don¡¯t pay the rent, I would rather go to court and get them locked up!¡± ¡°I have no choice but to borrow four cents and five cents to pay the rent.¡±  What are you trying to do to carry a lot of debt next year?" "It's really hard to live in the fields!" "I think it's quite satisfying for those who want to escape from the famine."  There¡¯s no need to pay for it, let¡¯s go together!¡± ¡°Who¡¯s going to be the brains? There are a lot of brains out there, men and women, young and old, they all listen to the brains.¡± ¡°I think they can go to Shanghai to work.  Not bad. Isn¡¯t it that Xiao Wang from our village works in a factory in Shanghai? I heard that the monthly salary is eight yuan. According to today¡¯s price, that¡¯s two shi meters!¡± ¡°What are you looking for in the old calendar?  ! I heard that the business situation has been bad in the past few years, many factories have closed down, and Xiao Wang is working as a beggar. ¡°You don¡¯t know?¡±  Everyone was silent for a moment.  The red face looked ugly due to the sun and the alcohol, as if bright red blood would burst out from the skin.  "We farm every year, who do we farm for?" A man asked quietly as he took a sip of wine.  Another person pointed to the old and new gold-lettered signboard of the rice store and said: "It is planted for them right in front of us. We endured hardships, paid heavy interest and borrowed money to plant it, and they twitched their lips and said  "Four dollars a stone!" He swallowed all our oil and water!"If we make the price for ourselves, then it is fine. Based on the conscience, I don't want to want to have eight dollars a stone, I don't want to have more."  The rice bank operates with capital and refuses to work for us in vain. " "Then, our fields are cultivated with capital, so why should we work for them for nothing! Why should we work for the landowner for nothing!" "  I thought in the dark: I¡¯ll let you take advantage now, keep the rice here; if I don¡¯t have anything to eat from now on, I¡¯ll eat it from you!¡± He deliberately kept his voice low, and his eyes with red silk eyes squinted towards the shore.  "When you really have nothing to eat, it's not against the law to eat some rice wherever there is!" He said confidently.  "Didn't the neighboring county have a rice-robbing event this spring?" "Robbing rice? You might get shot, who knows!" Of course, there was no resolution in the scattered conversation.  After the wine was drunk and the meal was over, everyone set sail back to their own villages.  The dark green dirty water was rippling desertedly at the dock.  The next day another group of open boats came to berth here.  The same story is played out in the town.  This kind of story is also being performed in various cities and towns. It is really common and ordinary.
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