In addition to the special treatment of those who have meritorious fame, every household in the city has to go out, and the big families who got the news in advance want to go to Dayue to avoid forced labor, and even worse, move their families away.

The government has already been prepared to deal with it, deduct the road to pass the pass, before serving the conscription, only need to enter the city, not allowed to go out, if anyone evades, it will be dealt with as the crime of theft, and stealing is a felony of Dawu.

However, the people who made this rule are not impersonal, as long as the strong men, those who are old, weak, sick and disabled, or those who are out of the family are not within the scope, otherwise they will have no return in the face of heavy physical work.

"Xiaohe, have you received the news?"

She knew that her cousin disliked raising chickens and ducks in the yard and was not easy to take care of, and the eggs were bought in the grocery store, so she loaded some and sent them to the door.

"Cousin, why are you here?"

Mo Xiaohe beckoned Mo Daya to enter the door, serving as a bolt from the sky was a bolt from the blue, the family was in chaos, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang were worried, after all, this kind of thing, if you can hide, you can hide.

I haven't seen her for a few days, Mo Daya can walk around, her cheeks have flesh, her previous sad face has gradually been replaced by ruddy, she is mainly heart disease, she feels remorse for what she has done, and feels sorry for her father, and this reunion, I learned that my father and mother still put her in my heart, and immediately had a sense of belonging.

"In the morning, the official came to register, saying that he was serving as a servant, and every household must send a strong man."

Mo Daya put down the basket of eggs, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows showed joy, the old pious woman was so frightened that she begged for mercy again and again, willing to use silver, willing to give as much as she wanted, Li Eryi heard that she was going to do heavy physical work, and almost peed her pants in fright.

As soon as the official heard that Li Er wanted to escape, he immediately told the content of the yamen proclamation, and he was sentenced to fifty lashes and three years in prison.

"Well, I just came to the house, and my husband is going."

Mo Xiaohe and her cousin Mo Daya are completely in two states, Mo Xiaohe is worried about Gu Zheng, and Mo Daya wishes that Li Er would die outside, it is really a great opportunity for her!

"I heard that it's useless to give money, and I have to draw lots to distribute work, tsk, I am really disappointed."

If she can use the silver to get through the relationship, Mo Daya is willing to bleed, ask the officials for help, and arrange the hardest work for Li Er, so as to be beaten and scolded every day to relieve the hatred in her heart.

The two talked for a while, seeing that her cousin was depressed, Mo Daya comforted her a few words, and served as a servant, although there is no deadline, but it is only three months before the New Year, and she will definitely be able to come back before the New Year at the latest.

The sudden arrival of the conscription incident disrupted all Mo Xiaohe's arrangements, not only her, but also the people, sometimes at night, you can hear sighs again and again.

"Husband, I'll go with you."

The cool breeze gusted at night, after Mo Xiaohe washed up, he began to pack his luggage, there were Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang at home, the old couple were tough and strong, it was no problem to take care of Feng Dachun, and Gu Zheng was not there, she was a little embarrassed to stay at home, Feng Dachun was a foreign man, afraid of saying something bad.

This trip is to endure hardships, not to enjoy happiness, everything is simple, fortunately, her satin dress has been put away, and she brings a few sets of muslin, which is usually comfortable to wear, and it is also relatively low-key.

Listening to the persuasion that the place of conscription is surrounded by slums, and the people build shacks, in case they dress too eye-catchingly, and clearly write a few big words on their faces, "I am a fat sheep", the area is mixed, and the law and order is very poor, and it is easy to be remembered.

"Okay."

Gu Zheng didn't want his own lady to suffer, but after listening to her words, he felt that it made sense, and if he didn't see each other for two or three months, he would be even more unbearable, thinking about it, let Mo Xiaohe follow him, and he had the energy to take care of her.

The husband and wife were determined to take care of each other, and finally agreed that on the 28th day of the eighth lunar month, early in the morning, they would go to the yamen to draw their identity cards.

went with him, as well as his uncle Li Dazhuang, who stood silently aside with tears in her eyes, very reluctant.

The lottery depends on character, Mo Xiaohe's hands were trembling while waiting, and she saw Lin Xiucai carrying two large cardboard boxes, surrounded by officials to maintain order.

"Xiaohe, you let your brother-in-law draw lots behind my father, don't get too far ahead."

When the time was almost up, Li Xiu suddenly squeezed in from the crowd and whispered in Mo Xiaohe's ear, after she finished speaking, she glanced at Lin Xiucai and lowered her head shyly.

Mo Xiaohe was stunned, and didn't ask the reason, in short, her cousin wouldn't harm her, and when the results came out, sure enough, her husband and uncle were relatively speaking, the easiest work, transporting stones with a cart, and Li Er, maybe he had done too much evil and was assigned to mine rocks, and after he got the news, his legs were weak and he almost knelt down.

In the past 20 years, Dawu and Dayue have developed gunpowder, but this gunpowder was banned by the imperial court, and there are regulations for setting off fireworks and firecrackers during the New Year.

But this is not difficult for the ancient working people, who came up with a relatively simple solution, which is to set fire to the mountain, so that the rocks on it will become brittle and easy to fall off after knocking, but this work is still the most dangerous, because you can never be sure whether it will come down in one piece or many pieces, and if it causes a large area to fall off, people will be buried under the rubble. Mo Daya, who got the news, was sad on her face, and cheered in her heart, Mo Xiaohe and her family behaved very calmly, much better than expected, it seems that there must be some unspoken rules that have been mastered, and the two families must thank Lin Xiucai for his dark box operation.

"It was Lin Shuang who came to look for me at home, and I just got the news."

After Li Xiu finished speaking, she twisted the handkerchief with her hand, not daring to raise her head, and within a few days, she slowly accepted Lin Xiucai, she originally thought that Lin Xiucai, like the rest of the readers, liked to make a few sour poems, but after real contact, she found that her views were biased.

When the dust settled, I heard that the widowers in the town were separated from Li Erfen and went to the mountains to mine stones, but he himself was not in a hurry, and brought a dozen subordinates, and the maids and women were waiting.

The day was set on the first day of the ninth lunar month, Aunt Zhang stayed up late to make a few pairs of shoes, Mo Xiaohe made clothes, walked all the way, and walked five miles outside the city gate, a total of two days, although the luggage was carried by Gu Zheng, Mo Xiaohe walked out of two legs, and walked with blisters on her feet, Gu Zheng was distressed, and took advantage of the break to hire a donkey cart for her nearby.

There is a small village outside the city, Mo Xiaohe is not familiar with the place, it all depends on a mouth, she went to the village chief's house with a gift, and wanted to rent a room in the village, and it is good to be able to make a fire and cook at ordinary times.

"There is only one courtyard in this village, and there is a big hole in the roof of the house, which is uninhabitable."

The village chief rolled his eyes, not far from the village, there is a quarrying mountain, the descendants of the big family who opened it before, bought two yards directly with money, and heard that they would live nearby for a while and serve their master.

There are a lot of outsiders in the village, and those who don't have money will find a way to live with the villagers, so that the villagers can vacate the room, so the yard is only one of the most dilapidated, and no one can look down on it, he looks at Mo Xiaohe dressed up, not like a poor person, but this kind of delicate little lady, I'm afraid she won't live in such a place.

After Mo Xiaohe heard this, she frowned, the environment was too bad, mainly because it was unsafe, she went to the yard to take a look, and she was even more disappointed, and she didn't know how long this house had been uninhabited, it was in tatters, and there was a big crack in the wall, like a dilapidated house, crooked, she felt that if she kicked against the wall, it would immediately fall apart.

"Is there any other place?"

This broken yard can't live at all, Mo Xiaohe thought, it really can't work, so she went into the city, lived in an inn in the city, walked five miles every day, and sent food and clothes to Gu Zhenglai, but there was a bit of tossing back and forth.

"Our village is so big, it's better to be like this, little lady, if you don't mind, you are now borrowing my house for a few days, there are still strong laborers in the village, and it is not a farm job, I can help you repair the house, there are more than 20 people in the village, and a mud house can be built in a few days."

According to the head of the head of the silver, each person is given twenty-five wen a day, no need to worry about food, no mud does not cost any silver, if you want to use a tile top, about one or two silver can come down.

A total of four or five taels plus labor, Mo Xiaohe is not bad for money, but the house is built, and it will not be hers in the future, if the forced labor ends in a month, she can live for more than ten days at most, is it too wronged? After thinking about it, she decided to stay overnight first and discuss with her husband Gu Zheng before making a decision.

This book was first published by Lewen, please do not reprint!