Xiuniang immediately interjected, "This is strange, it stands to reason that the two brothers should go and go back together, didn't Yuhua go to the exam?" ”

Zeng Jingxuan at the other table responded, "Aunt Han, Han Yuhua went to the exam, and he left earlier than me and An Yang, I heard my father say that he rented a donkey cart and went on the road by himself." ”

Han Yuhua had been living in Zeng's house before the exam, and his situation was very clear to the Zeng family, so no one would doubt Zeng Jingxuan's words, but wondered why Han Yuhua didn't come back with Han Yuqi, and in the end, Duan Xiucai speculated that maybe he was in a bad mood because he lost this time, so he deliberately didn't go back to the village with Han Yuqi, who was admitted to the exam, so as not to be embarrassed.

The students at the table on the big pillar nodded their heads, if it were for them, they would definitely be like this.

Thinking about it, this is indeed reasonable, and everyone put this matter down, but the matter of Han Yu's prayer for the middle school child was also diverged because of this matter, and today was celebrating Zeng Jingxuan and the two, although Grandpa Han still wanted to say something, it was not good to continue, so he had to put this matter aside with everyone for the time being, thinking that he would talk to Han Yongbai after eating.

Han Chuxue, who was sitting quietly on the side, frowned, according to her observation, Han Yuhua would not lose to Han Yuqi, and although he was a little arrogant, he was not the kind of person who couldn't afford a setback if he didn't know the height of the sky, so he wouldn't dare to see people because of a loss, could it be that something happened?

Thinking about it, she swept her eyes, only to find that one of the two little cute babies was missing, and Han Yuxiao was not there.

"Hai'er, where is Yuxiao?"

Han Yuhai, who was trying to gnaw on the chicken legs, scratched his head in confusion, "I don't know, he didn't come to play with us today." ”

Although the adults of the two families do not have a good relationship, the two little babies may have a good time because of their similar age and going to school together, especially when they come to Han Yongbai's house to eat good materials, they definitely come in pairs, and today there is actually a lack of one, not only the cold first snow, but even Xiuniang feels strange.

It's just that Han Yuhai is less than six years old, and she can't ask anything for a while, so Xiuniang can only put this matter down.

Han Chuxue directly released his divine sense and swept towards Han Yongzhu's house, his brows tightened even more, it was already dinner time, Han Yongzhu and his wife were not at home, only Han Yulian and Han Yuhai were at home, and the faces of the two children were not quite right.

Just as he wanted to see more clearly, his shoulder was pushed, Han Chuxue hurriedly withdrew his senses, and raised his eyes to meet the concerned eyes of the big girl, "Little sister, what's wrong?" ”

Since she vomited blood last time, the family has paid special attention to her, for fear that she will suddenly be hit by something and vomit blood again, so seeing that she frowned, her face was not very good, and the eldest girl was immediately worried.

Han Chuxue hurriedly smiled and shook her head, "Sister, I'm fine." ”

After taking a closer look, seeing that she really didn't have any uncomfortable appearance, the eldest girl put her mind at ease, put a piece of meat into her bowl, and said with a smile, "This is the braised pork that Aunt Qin just served, eat it while it's hot." ”

Because the preparation was a little urgent, this time the banquet was served while eating, Aunt Qin and Forever's daughter-in-law were busy in the kitchen, and Wu Yuzhen and others helped serve the food.

Finding a few more fresh faces, Grandpa Han couldn't help but look at the little daughter-in-law of the Liu family and others who served the food a few more times, remembering that the village said that Han Yongbai's family had added another person, Grandpa Han couldn't help but ask, "Yongbai, those are the people your family bought?" ”

Daddy Han nodded without concealment, "Yes, uncle." ”

Han Yongbai's purchase of people, Lin Erye and they also heard about it, and now they see that there are indeed many more faces, and there are old and young, they can't help but be curious, "Yongbai, why do you buy people to work?" ”

"Yes, I saw a little baby in the front yard just now, so it shouldn't be that you bought it back this time, right?"

As a villager family, even if you hire short-term workers, you also invite some young and strong, let alone spend money to buy people, so seeing that there are old men and women who are about the same age as them among the new subordinates of Han Yongbai's family, and there are a few years old children, Lin Erye and others are puzzled, these people can't do any work, isn't this a waste of money.

Daddy Han still smiled and nodded yes.

When Grandpa Han heard this, he couldn't help but blame a little, others are not good at talking, and his uncle is still qualified to say that he is really short of people to work, and he shouldn't buy some people who can't work back.

Daddy Han, who was criticized, scratched his head and didn't know how to explain it for a while.

Han Chuxue, who was sitting at the other table, rolled her eyes and took over with a smile, "Grandpa, these are actually not what my father wants to buy, it's just that when the government auctions, sell them together, and if you want to strengthen your labor, you have to buy these old and young together, and my father has no choice at all." ”

Hearing this, Uncle Wang became interested, "This is fresh, can you still build a piece of this buyer?" ”

Duan Xiucai also spoke, "Xiaosheng is also puzzled, hasn't this buyer always been chosen by others, how can he force people to buy some people who are not willing to buy?" ”

Speaking of the auction, Erzhu became interested, and without waiting for Han Chuxue to answer, he hurriedly said, "Master, my father and I are not people who bought from ordinary people this time, but official slaves who bought at the auction hosted by the government. ”

Official slave!?

Although no one here has the ability to buy people, except for Duan Xiucai and Luo Anyang and Zeng Jingxuan, no one understands what an official slave means, but it is definitely not simple to be able to put on an official character.

Immediately, a student asked curiously, "Yuyan, what is an official slave?" ”

Being able to express himself in front of his classmates, Erzhu was still very happy, and immediately raised his small chest, "Official slaves, usually the family members of criminal officials, because they are not the main criminals but are implicated, the crime is not to death and the crime is inescapable, so they are demoted to slavery, and official slaves are different from ordinary people who sell themselves as servants, and there is no way to redeem themselves." ”

Can't redeem yourself?

Wouldn't that only be a slave for a lifetime?

Someone immediately asked, "Then what did they do?" ”

That's a heavy punishment.

Erzhu waved his hand, "It's not them, it's their master's family, they actually help a corrupt official do farm work, because they can't pay taxes, they simply sell themselves into the corrupt official's house and help farm, and then the corrupt official was arrested, and they were also affected and sold again, and because they are not ordinary subordinates, but farmers who sell their labor, the government is afraid that no one will want to sell the old or too young ones one by one, so they sell the whole family together." ”

The long paragraph was very clear, and everyone understood it clearly.

They are also farmers, of course, they understand what it is like to not be able to pay taxes, so no one will look down on these people, but they are very sympathetic to them, and they are inexplicably implicated, so they have to be slaves for life.

Han Chuxue also guessed that they would be like this, so she used the life experiences of these families to lead the topic, otherwise she would not sprinkle salt on other people's wounds no matter how much she calculated. (To be continued.) )