The little girl's house is not far away, but when she sees the dilapidated house, the door is tattered, Rong Jiang doesn't dare to push it vigorously, for fear of pushing it off, and the paper pasted on the window is also broken with many holes.

As soon as the three of them stepped into the room, they immediately felt that the small space was a little crowded, and Wei Ming retreated a little sensibly, giving more space to the two masters.

Rong Jiang glanced at it, and there was indeed a woman lying on the bed, because her back was to the door, she couldn't see her face clearly, but her body was really thin and terrible, and there seemed to be no extra flesh on her body.

The woman coughed suddenly, and the little girl broke free of Wei Ming's hand, ran over in three or two steps, poured a glass of water, and brought it to the woman.

Because she got up to drink water, she saw the people standing at the door, and then saw that Zhao Liang and Rong Jiang were well-dressed and bright, and she knew that they were either rich or noble, and she became a little uneasy.

Zhao Liang took a step out, looked at the woman, saw that her face was sallow, thinking that it was because she hadn't eaten for many days, and said calmly: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, we accidentally bumped into your girl on the road just now, and I came over to make compensation to the elders in the family." ”

Rong Jiangxin said that you really dare to scream, and you are not afraid of a "sister-in-law" who will break someone's birthday.

When the woman heard him say this, she relaxed a little, and said with a wry smile: "The children of poor families are not so expensive. ”

Rong Jiang was stunned and couldn't help but look at the woman. There are no parents in the world who don't love their children, when she was young, let alone being bumped by someone, no matter who dared to bully her with words, there was no good fruit to eat.

Zhao Liang talked a lot with the woman patiently, and Rong Jiang was not good at dealing with such a scene, so he just stood aside and echoed Zhao Liang from time to time.

After some conversation, they learned that this woman's name is matchmaker, and the little girl is her daughter. Her man was forcibly conscripted by the government three months ago, and no one in the family could earn money, and then the county master came to collect taxes several times in a row, and the only remaining savings in the family were handed over.

Rong Jiang's face really changed when he heard the forced conscription, and Zhao Liang asked her in a low voice: "What does Cheng Yi do for conscription?" ”

Rong Jiang glanced at him coldly, and replied angrily: "Cheng Yi doesn't do this kind of thing, the Jiangbei garrison is all elite, and it is impossible to come to this kind of place to recruit strong men." People will definitely not be taken away in the army. ”

The matchmaker couldn't hear what they were saying, so she asked in a weak voice, "What did you say?" ”

Zhao Liang said casually that it was nothing, and then asked: "You just said that conscription is also coming to collect taxes, don't conscriptions and taxes have the laws and regulations of the imperial court?" Is it up to your county order to levy a soldier once a year or every few years? ”

Where do you know that the matchmaker sighed and choked up a little: "Where is the conscription, if you really go to be a soldier, these women in our family can still get some subsidies every month." They are just trying to fool us and shut us up. ”

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Rong Jiang throw him a "look, I'll say" look, and then I heard Rong Jiang ask: "It's not a conscription, where are you going to get people?" ”

The matchmaker seemed a little nervous, Zhao Liang calmed a few words of don't be afraid, and she dared to speak: "We are divided into two districts with the county, don't look at us poor here, but the upper county is extremely rich." There is a retired member of the imperial court there, and our county commander does not dare to provoke it. I heard that his son was admitted to the champion Lang, and he wanted to rebuild the ancestral hall, so he asked our county order to arrest men to work. Even collecting taxes" she couldn't say any more, and blindly cried.

Rong Jiang was furious when he heard this, and he was angry: "How can this be reasonable," but where can the tattered table in this house withstand her patting, and it immediately fell apart into a pile of waste wood, her face turned red and she was a little embarrassed, and her momentum just now was gone, "Since you all know, why don't you sue?" Your county order to do this kind of thing, why don't you go to the state to sue him? ”

"Why didn't you sue," the matchmaker cried and shouted, "But the officials protect each other!" We went to the state to complain, but the magistrate said that it was Diao Min, gathering people, causing trouble, and arrested a few leading women and locked them up, where do we dare to sue again. ”

Not to mention Rong Jiang, even Zhao Liang was shocked when he heard it. The law of Daye clearly stipulates that if a woman violates the law if it is not a capital crime, she cannot be imprisoned and imprisoned, and she cannot be arbitrarily punished. However, the governor of Pu'an Prefecture actually dared to "go to prison for the plaintiff" and put the woman who complained in prison.

The two asked some more questions, leaving twenty taels of silver, Rong Jiang looked a little embarrassed before leaving, Zhao Liang saw her raise her feet and did not move, so he stopped to look at her in confusion. But I saw her take two steps in the direction of the matchmaker, and said: "I see that Xiaoya is a clever child, and she is very responsible, I want to take her with me and teach her to read and write, you can rest assured, I will bear all the expenses of your family in the future." If you want," she probably knew that her words were a bit self-conscious, so she turned her head and glanced at Zhao Liang, but she still said, "We are from Yecheng, and we will probably have to stay for a while before going back." If you want, you can go back to Yecheng with us, and I will help you settle down. ”

If she wants to take away Xiaoya, the matchmaker is not too reluctant, and she probably knows that growing up in a family like her, Xiaoya will only be like her in the future, looking for someone to marry and working hard all her life. Now a rich person like Rong Jiang looks down on Xiaoya, and he is willing to take her with him, which is a good thing for Xiaoya.

It's just that this matchmaker is not as shallow as ordinary women, and she didn't rush to Yecheng together, but refused to do so, and the two said goodbye to her again and led the little girl out of the door.

As soon as she went out, Zhao Liang stared at her and smiled, Rong Jiang smiled a little hairy, and she looked at her and hugged the little girl and turned over on the horse.

Zhao Liang followed her, looked at the child in front of her, and looked at her, the corners of his mouth were still smiling, but he said to her very seriously: "I'm afraid that we will live in Suixian for a few days, and we will meet this outsider for a while." ”

Rong Jiang knew his intentions, so he nodded in response. Later, Zhao Liang instructed Wei Ming to inquire about the origin of this foreigner, and then drove his horse to the direction of Shangxian.

"That," Rong Jiang suddenly spoke, but he stopped talking, and it took a long time to spit out the words, "I thought I could go back today, I didn't bring much silver when I went out, so you can borrow me some first?" I'll change my little girl's clothes first."

"Hahaha." Zhao Liang really laughed out loud, ignored Rong Jiang, and rode away.

Leaving Rong Jiang behind him to curse a few words, he only felt that this time was too embarrassing.