In the twenty-first year of Dading, on the first day of September, in Lijia Village, Xinchang County, Liaodong County, Northern Wei Kingdom, early in the morning, the villagers all gathered at the entrance of the village, the women led the children, and the men carried baskets with dry grain straw mats and bedding, and walked towards the outside of the village together.

This day was the day when they went to the county government to gather and serve, the women told their men and sons, and the children shouted for their fathers, and the whole Lijia Village was in chaos for a while. Li Dalang led Situ Yan to follow at the back of the team, San Lang and Shiro accompanied him, and Erlang led the mule cart to the end.

Although Li Dalang didn't go to serve and didn't feel so sad in his heart, the villagers were very sad, and he couldn't laugh and play with his younger siblings, so he could only walk with his head down.

Mura Zheng saw Li Dalang following from a distance, thinking that he was also going to serve, so he stopped on the side of the road and waited for Li Dalang to approach before asking, "Girl, is there not enough silver, and Dalang is also going to serve?" This is the first time Da Lang has done this work, so keep some attention for yourself, and follow your fourth uncle and them, so that you can take care of them. ”

"Don't worry, uncle, I know it." Li Dalang was just about to speak, but Situ Yan hurriedly pulled him and interjected, then looked at the villagers in front of him, and signaled Li Dalang not to talk nonsense at this time, so as not to let people listen to it and be hated.

"Okay. With you ghostly girl, I don't worry. I watched Erlang driving the car behind, and if I was tired and panicked, I would sit in the car. Muramasa carefully admonished a few more words, and then hurried to the front of the team.

Some of the elderly women couldn't walk after sending more than two miles, so the village asked everyone to go back with them, and persuaded them to have a cup of tea, and then the village women wiped their tears and led the children back.

Li Dalang persuaded the little sister to take the car to rest for a while, Situ Yan often went into the mountain and was in good health, she didn't feel tired at all, she shook her head and kept walking.

Li Mu saw Li Dalang and Situ Yan early in the morning, and his mother followed him and didn't let him come here. Mainly because Situ Yan worked later and never looked for Li's fifth daughter-in-law again, this person had some grudges in his heart. At this time, the fifth aunt had already gone home, so he was free, walked to Situ Yan's side, patted his chest and swore to her, "Da Lang, this service is hard, you will follow me when you get there." Xiao Wu, I help me to take advantage of the accident. ”

"Thank you, Brother Li Mu." Although I don't know why Li Mu wants to say this to himself, he doesn't have any bad intentions, Situ Yan just politely thanked him.

Li Dalang turned his head to look at Erlang, and he didn't answer Li Mu's words, which made Li Mu look embarrassed, and muttered a few words before returning to his father Li Wu's side.

After walking for nearly three hours to arrive at Xinchang County, the people who rushed to serve on this road also met two or three waves, 60 or 70 people in the village with a large number of people, and 20 or 30 people with few people. All the villages around Xinchang County gathered in this service, and the entire county was overcrowded at this time.

The village is leading the villagers all the way to the school in the north of the city to report, and there are officials from the county government and some soldiers guarding the school field, which is obviously afraid that these service men will make trouble. The prefectural magistrate sat in the center, and the prefectural clerk led the main book and record, followed by Tozo and the account historian and sat in the back with a few tables.

The village is walking to the front, and first salutes a few officials, "I've seen a few adults, I'm the village of Lijia Village, and I brought all the people here." ”

"Well, tell people to step back, it's all lined up, don't swarm forward, you wait to bring people over there to register, pay the silver and get the deed and leave quickly, and those who don't have money will stay and work." There is only one person in Xinchang County who can be called fair and strict, and his subordinates are all corrupt officials.

"Yes. I'll let them stand up. Muramasa nodded and bowed again and again, and then withdrew. Lead the people to go to Husa to register, and then go to the record to get the deed.

Situ Yan pulled Li Dalang to deliberately walk a few steps slower, waiting for everyone in Lijia Village to log in, and then pulled Li Dalang forward, first saluted the record of the person in charge of affairs, and then saluted the household in charge of registration, and handed over the "tax" of 10 taels, the "more endowment" of 5 taels and the "Ding tax" of 100 Wen together, "Several officials, my eldest brother just performed the crown ceremony this year, and my father and mother are gone early, and the family is all supported by the eldest brother, my second brother is not in good health, the third brother and the fourth brother are young, and this time the family suffered another disaster. My family's days are all about my eldest brother. This is the dowry money left to me when my mother left, I took it all out, you can do well, this "more" you will collect less, let my eldest brother stay at home! Situ Yan even cried and said, crying so much that it hurts her heart and lungs, and what she talks about is called moving the heavens and the earth. Coupled with the patches and patches she deliberately put on, it was touching to look at.

"What's the use of you crying with me, okay, you wait, I'll ask you." This record was a little unbearable for Situ Yan to cry like this, he also has such a big girl at home, and his life is much better than Situ Yan's, and he can't help but feel sympathy. But this matter was decided by the county lord, he is just a person in charge of the record, and it doesn't matter if he says it.

After a while, the record leader led the county Cheng over, "Lord County Cheng, these are these children." ”

"Did he pay his taxes?"

"Yes, I paid ten taels, and I also paid five taels of 'more endowment', but there is still a difference of ten taels."

The county man was a little weak-hearted, and glanced at the direction of the county order, he and these people under his hands were secretly adding "more endowment" silver to the county order, and they didn't want to make a big deal about it, if this girl cried, I was afraid that the county order would notice. How could the county's small actions escape Situ Yan's eyes, and now she felt more confident in her heart, "The more afraid you are of others to hear, the more I have to let people hear it, and I don't believe that you will commit it." ”

Situ Yan pulled Li Dalang and knelt down for the county with a grunt, crying louder than just now,

"Lord Qingtian, you can do it, if the eldest brother goes to serve, our family will starve to death."

The county Cheng was so troubled by Situ Yan that he reacted, and when he reacted, he hurriedly motioned to the recorder and Hu Zuo to pull Situ Yan and Li Dalang up, and turned back again and again to look in the direction of the county order, and saw that the county order was talking to people, and he didn't notice this, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and glared at Situ Yan, "What are you crying about, I know this in my heart, and I will stay there." ”

Situ Yan was happy in her heart, there is a way to do this, cry a few times, kneel a few times, and save ten taels of silver, for her, of course, silver is the most important.

"My lord, this matter can't be caused by this girl, I see that these boys are not the masters who can make trouble, so just let them go?" The recorder was also afraid that the matter would get bigger, so he suppressed his voice and persuaded the county Cheng.

"Okay, hurry up and give the deed to them, let them get out." Before leaving, he didn't forget to glance at Situ Yan and Li Dalang.

"The county lord is kind-hearted, so I will exempt you from ten taels of 'more endowment', but you can't talk about this matter, if you let me listen to some gossip, be careful of your head. Submit the household register for registration and filing. ”

"Yes, yes, the grass people thank the official for his great kindness, and thank the official for his great kindness." Seeing that the matter was done, Situ Yan hurriedly pulled Li Dalang to salute and thank him, and handed over the household book on his body. Li Erlang, San Lang, and Shiro looked at the straight hair, such a little sister was something they had never seen before, but they were also happy in their hearts, and in a few words, they were exempted from ten taels of silver. Even if they want to kneel with them, they willingly.

The village is far away, and he also saw the situation on Situ Yan's side, although he was anxious, but seeing that even the county Cheng had come over, he didn't dare to come forward to persuade him, and he watched Li Dalang take the deed and walked over, and hurriedly pulled the person aside, "Dalang, where are you and the girl singing?" If you provoke an official, you have to eat the board, you say that you two babies, why are you so bold? ”

"Uncle Muramasa, I'm worried about you." Li Dalang didn't know what was wrong with his little sister, but seeing that Mura was really worried and anxious, he was embarrassed to apologize.

Situ Yan didn't care, "Uncle Wangfu, aren't I okay with my eldest brother?" I have paid the "tax", "more tax" and "ding tax". The eldest brother doesn't have to endure hardships and hardships. ”

"What, girl, have you handed over all the money? Where did you get all this money? Murazheng was shocked, more than 25 taels of silver, this girl said to take it out, even their family, they can't afford to take so much silver. If it weren't for the fact that his father just turned 60 this year, even his father would have to follow him to serve.

"I have saved some this year, and all the grain harvested in the field has been sold, and all the pigs and chickens I have raised have been sold, so I have made up enough money."

"Girl, all the money has been paid, what are you big family going to do?"

"Uncle, my family has already saved winter food, and I can't go hungry."

"I underestimated you girl, okay, with you in me, I don't have to worry about a few Lang." Mura Zheng felt a little sour in his heart, what Situ Yan did compared him to Murazheng, and it was inevitable that he would be a little unhappy in his heart.

"Look at what Uncle said, if we didn't have your help, how could we have a foothold in the village, let alone a house to live in. If it weren't for Uncle who helped us watch the ground day and night, we wouldn't even be able to earn a stutter, you wouldn't be able to ignore us, my family would still be counting on a good life with you! Situ Yan heard the dissatisfaction in Murazheng's heart, so she naturally wanted to coax her with good words, if she didn't have Murazheng's help, she wouldn't have a good life in Lijia Village.

Mura Zheng was happy by Situ Yan's words, thinking, "Even if these babies still have a conscience, they know how to be grateful." With a smile on his face, he told a few people to be careful when they went back, and then went to chat with the villagers.

Situ Yan exhaled and suppressed the unhappiness in her heart, on weekdays, these people are not less than her care, but she still has to look at their faces, according to her temperament in her previous life, not only will she not bow to this kind of person, but she will also take revenge, but now she is not alone, there are Li Dalang and a few people, so she endured it. Taking advantage of the villagers' inattention, he secretly returned to the village with a few people.

The day after sending off the villagers, everyone in Li's village knew that Li Dalang had not gone to serve, thinking that Li Dalang's family could take out so much money, they had to say cool words and look at their eyes red. Of course, there are also people who have moved to get close to the Li family. It didn't take long for even the matchmaker to find the door, and she also caught up with Situ Yan to enter the mountain and was not at home, so Li Dalang and Li Erlang carried sticks all the way out of the village. When Situ Yan came back and found out, she couldn't help but worry about the two of them.

This matchmaker is the best at rhetoric and deception, and she has suffered such a big loss under Li Dalang at this time, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not point to the east and the west, and deceive the editors. After that, it will be difficult for the Li family to marry again. But it's too late to talk about this at this time, so I have to persuade a few people to say a few words, if there is such a thing again, just ask someone to leave, don't have a conflict.

Li Dalang's matter only blew a gust of wind in the village, and the villagers still had to find a way to save winter food for the winter.