The middle-aged man had a sturdy build and a look of sadness between his brows, but his overall facial features were still about 70% similar to the middle-aged man with resentment in Zhang Mingtu's memory.
The seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man Mei Yu who was dragging the fishing net and the middle-aged man were basically cut from the same mold.
If we think about it a dozen years later, the young man would become the person in Zhang Mingtu's memory.
However, there is no endless resentment between the young man's brows now, his hands and feet are quite strong, and his eyes are still smart and shiny.
For a commoner from an ordinary family, if he was born with a disability, it would be difficult for him to live to adulthood. But now he is quite normal.
Zhang Mingtu looked at it and was silent for a moment.
In this era, human lives are worthless. In the future, Xiang Ji, who was born in Xiangjia Village, will live a miserable life, but he is already the best-lived person in the entire Xiangjia Village, as the others are basically dead.
Xiang Ji, this is his name.
He changed it later, and no one knows his original name.
"Yu'er, go slower, don't twist your waist, or you'll be in trouble."
The middle-aged man instructed his son with a smile, and at the same time went over to help. Today's catch was quite good. The grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp and the like were all quite big, and there were also quite a few carp.
Although the fish could not be sold at a high price, they were large enough to fill their stomachs, and at least they could save some food.
There are also many large crucian carp in the mixed remainder. Although crucian carp has a lot of bones, as long as you fry it lightly and add a pot of soup, you can get a pot of thick white fish soup, which tastes quite delicious.
If you add a few pieces of tofu, it will be a very delicious pot of fish soup, which is very good for women after childbirth to increase milk production.
Therefore, it is quite popular, and only these crucian carps are relatively active in winter.
The family happily placed the caught fish in the fish basket at the stern of the boat.
His mother was lighting a fire at the stern of the boat, skillfully killing fish and making soup. There weren't too many spices, so the fish was relatively fishy.
But their overall movements are quite smooth. After killing the fish, the internal organs are not discarded directly, but put into a small net bag and thrown away. They hang it in the fishing net to attract fish and get more catches.
Compared with the people living in Jiujiang City, the lives of many people around the city can be said to be quite difficult.
Well, relatively speaking, the farther away from the city, the harder life becomes. After all, most of the output from farmland has to be taxed, and one is busy every day, just enough to make ends meet.
Even food and clothing are a problem. Often the young and middle-aged labor force in the family needs to work everywhere to supplement the family income so that the whole family can have enough to eat.
The more remote the location, the harder life becomes. After all, the yield from cultivated farmland in remote areas is lower, but taxes will not be reduced much.
"I heard that the prefect is checking the nearby farmland and seems to be lowering the tax. It used to be 7 cents, but now it seems it will only be 6.5 cents. What do you think? Should we go home and try to open up some wasteland?"
"Don't think about it. These things are still in the air. Who knows if they will be better in the future? Although the work on the fishing boat is a little difficult now, and it will cause leg and back pain after a long time, at least I can survive. If I really go back home, who knows what life will be like. I can't lose my skills."
"But we can't throw away everything in our hometown."
The couple was talking in the cabin, talking about the recent Jiujiang County prefect Rui Hai.
Ruihai is still determined to implement the policy of equalizing the land tax. Of course, it has not been finalized yet. He will just negotiate with the big landlords in various places according to the formal procedures, check the land in various places, and reduce taxes a little bit at the same time. This is the first thing a new official should do when he takes office.
Often, local landlords and wealthy people are willing to give new officials a little face, of course, on the premise that the fire does not burn too strongly.
Ruihai has grasped the right measure very well. Many people can accept the rent of only half a floor.
Zhang Mingtu didn't know how to describe the related events. Some people had to work hard to survive, while some people had enough food and clothing but wanted more, which further squeezed the living environment of some people.
Zhang Mingtu was on the shore, thinking for a while, and his expression changed.
He wiped the hair on his head with his palm, and all of it fell off, revealing a bald head.
The Six Paths of Reincarnation Sutra was running, and the other four sutras were all compressed, leaving only the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra on display, and the whole person's temperament became deep and gloomy.
Standing quietly on the shore, he seemed to be connected with the entire world. Endless darkness sank into his body, while at the same time, endless light bloomed, which seemed extremely contradictory.
He waved at a fishing boat not far away and said with a smile, "Boatman, I'd like to come over and ask for something to eat. I wonder if..."
"Take a bite if you want to. Just don't mind it being too fishy."
The burly man at the bow chuckled, and with a few strokes of the oar, the boat approached the shore. Zhang Mingtu didn't hesitate and boarded the boat in two steps.
He speaks the local dialect, so he can usually get a job without much trouble.
"I have some spices here, which are great for removing the fishy smell. I also bought two pieces of tofu in the city earlier, so I can make a bowl of fish soup with them. It wouldn't be a waste to eat yours."
Zhang Mingtu took out two pieces of tofu and a small portion of pepper from his arms with a smile.
The boatman was not too polite and was quite generous.
The woman took it skillfully, chopped the tofu into pieces and put it into the fish soup. She also sprinkled a little pepper on it before the fish soup was served. The whole fish soup was thick, white, fragrant and thick.
"Master, where are we going?"
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