Chapter 397 The Helplessness of Identity
The largest number of families are naturally the Cheng family, Biaozi, Wen Zhenyi, and the Zhang family.
After exempting several families from taxes, the Zhang family paid the most. After breaking down the taxes into different categories, they had to pay a lot of taxes each year.
What Wen Zhenyi didn't expect was that the Cheng family, Biaozi, Song family and Wang family all came forward and decided to pay taxes.
She herself had intended to pay the taxes, although they would ultimately fall into her hands.
When the day came to pay taxes, the faces of the Zhang family members became uglier than each other, but they had no choice but to pay.
Meng Yongyuan finally found out that the people in the gambling house were not from Biaozi's side, but from another gambling house. This was also a trap set by the Zhang family.
He discussed it with Wen Zhenyi and decided to close the gambling house and confiscate all its funds.
On the other side, An County also learned its lesson and cross-checked all accounts. Some problems also emerged, but in the end the collection of taxes was completed smoothly.
Wen Zhenyi looked at all the taxes from her fiefdom, and the amount was really heart-warming.
Lei Jiayang sipped the tea in his hand and said, "Princess Jingle, what are your plans for these taxes?"
"Build roads, houses, and schools."
Lei Jiayang and Meng Yongyuan were both confused. "I understand if you're building a road, but what do you mean by building a house? You're also planning on building a holiday estate?"
Wen Zhen rolled his eyes at them and said, "Am I the kind of person who only knows how to enjoy life?"
Lei Jiayang looked her up and down and said, "It doesn't look like it."
Shen Hanxing smiled and shook her head: “She built the house to accommodate disabled soldiers.”
"No wonder General Wen recently went to retrieve household registration information."
Meng Yongyuan frowned. "Are you planning to support these disabled soldiers? This will cost a lot of money. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to pay the taxes."
"I don't intend to let them eat and live for free. This will undermine their self-confidence."
"So you still want them to work in the fields?"
"It's not impossible for them to work in the fields. Now it depends on the severity of their injuries to determine what they can do."
"Okay, you have the final say in the entire An County. We'll do whatever you say." Lei Jiayang shrugged in agreement.
"Then please put up a notice and repair the road."
Lei Jiayang and Meng Yongyuan could only accept their fate and go to work.
Shen Hanxing watched the two of them leave: "Are you going to find Master Chang?"
"Master Chang is old now, and I don't know if he will still take on house-building projects. I also need to talk to the villagers about buying their old house."
"Take your time. These things can't be rushed."
"Let's go. We've been out for a long time. It's time to go back and take a look."
When the two left the county town, they also went to see several people from the Ma family.
Feng Qianlan now lives in a house in the county town, and Wen Yongnan will come back when he is not on duty.
When Feng Qianlan has nothing to do, she will go to the shop run by the Ma family to help out, and she will also play with Ma Anping. She likes children very much.
Wen Zhenyi sat in the carriage, leaning on Shen Hanxing's shoulder: "Sister-in-law likes children very much."
Shen Hanxing held her hand: "I think it won't be long before they have their own children."
"I'm looking forward to the birth of my little nephew."
"Don't you look forward to our child?" Shen Hanxing said softly.
"Now that you mention it, I'm quite looking forward to it. I just wonder if our first child will be a boy or a girl."
"It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, as long as it's like you."
"I hope to have two children in the future, a boy and a girl."
"Don't want more?"
"Having more naughty kids would be too tiring. Two is just right. I won't be lonely or bored."
"That's true. Then we will have two children in the future, a boy and a girl." Chen Hanxing kissed the top of her head.
"If both are boys, I might consider having another one."
Shen Hanxing looked at her amusedly: "What if the third one is also a boy?"
Wen Zhen stood up and looked him up and down: "That's your problem."
"Me?" Shen Hanxing was a little surprised.
"Do you remember I told you that I went to a very strange place?"
"Remember."
"Medicine is very advanced there, and humans have figured out the factors that determine whether a baby is a boy or a girl."
"Is it decided by a man?" Chen Hanxing asked uncertainly.
Wen Zhen nodded: "Simply put, men and women have different chromosomes, but the man's chromosomes determine the sex of the child."
Chen Hanxing was curious about this statement: "What are chromosomes?"
Wen Zhenyi told him little by little what he knew, and described to him things he had never seen, such as airplanes, trains, ships, etc.
Chen Hanxing felt like he had opened up a magical world. There were many things here that he had never seen before. They were magical and amazing.
"Will our place become the same world as the one you encountered in the future?"
"It could be better and more advanced."
"Now I can understand a little bit what you said. Why are children the future of the country?"
“Humanity is constantly creating and innovating. Building on the foundations of our predecessors, we take things one step further. As the work is passed down from generation to generation, the next generation will always surpass us.”
The two came to the town to find Master Chang.
When Master Chang saw them, he would kneel down and salute: "Commoner..."
Wen Zhenyi quickly supported him: "Master Chang, there's no need to be so polite. Sometimes this title is quite annoying. It's better to be free than before."
"Princess, you're joking." Master Chang looked much more reserved.
Wen Zhenyi could only express helplessness about this. In fact, Master Chang was not the first person to be reserved towards her.
Now people in the village bow to her when they see her.
Although she had asked everyone not to greet each other, she could clearly feel their alienation, which made her very annoyed.
Chen Hanxing could feel that this title brought her not glory but trouble and unhappiness.
Wen Zhenyi didn't want to make Master Chang uncomfortable, so he told him the purpose of his visit: "Master Chang, I'd like to ask you to help me build some houses."
Master Chang bowed and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm old now and I'm afraid I can't help the princess anymore."
Wen Zhenyi knew it was just his excuse, but he was helpless: "Okay, I'll ask someone else and won't bother Master Chang anymore."
Mrs. Chang came out from the inner room and said, "Old man, why did you refuse? You could have helped build it."
"She's a princess now, and we're just commoners. We should avoid getting involved if we can."
"Princess Jingle is such a good person. Is it really right for you to do this?" After saying this, Old Mrs. Chang turned around and went back to her room with a depressed look on her face.
Master Chang watched his wife turn around and go back to the room, and sighed helplessly: He knew that Princess Jingle was a good person, but their identities were different now.
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