A thunderbolt exploded over Yuan County.

The imperial court wanted to conscript.

Men over the age of 15 are subject to conscription. One boy in a family.

Those rumors have been heard, and no one has told them about the trivial matters of the east and west families.

Everybody's face turned bitter.

Although life is not easy, God has favored it in recent years, and the harvest is good, so that he will not starve to death. When you go out to war, it's different. Most of them can't come back.

Ge Wenzhi is still less than fifteen, so it has little to do with the Ge family.

For the others, there are more men who are better. Many families are the pillars of the family, and now they are crying all day long and wiping away tears.

The rich squires have a way to go, and those who have no way to give most of their property are enough. These people will have to be distributed among the poor.

The head of the small mountain village is a decoration most of the time. At the beginning, it was because the village chief was a good man that the villagers chose him.

The village chief went door-to-door to inform the meeting to be held in the abandoned temple in the village.

Originally, there was a small temple in the village, but then the only old monk passed away, and the temple was abandoned. Seeing that this place was about to become a gathering place for beggars, the villagers cleaned up and made it a common use.

"There are 47 households in our village, and 12 of them do not need to be paid. It's just that the top says that forty people from the small mountain village will come out. You see, who can have more. Then the people in the village pooled some money and subsidized the extra families. ”

This is a solution that the village chief has been thinking about for a night.

As soon as the words came out, the bottom exploded.

"It's not that there is one per household, how can there be so many! Don't scold us! "That's pretty reasonable.

The grumpy just wanted to get started, but the people next to him stopped me.

"I don't know, inform me that's it, people with big knives, what can I say." The village chief said helplessly.

"You are bullying and bullying honest people, and you have the ability to talk to the government!" The village chief is a good man, but his daughter-in-law is spicy.

After a commotion, the village chief spoke again: "Things are already like this, and it's useless to make any more trouble." Now I think about who can produce this person. ”

"I thought about it, and the remaining forty-two households, each of which paid fifty yuan. Each of the five families with an extra person will receive four taels of silver! ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, but you didn't speak.

A well-known family is a dilapidated family, the family has no land, the head of the family is idle all day long, and the mother-in-law is very lazy. There were a few children born in the family. The master spoke up: "There are many children in my family, my family." ”

Oh, the eldest son of his family is seventeen, and the second child is exactly fifteen. The husband and wife were already full of joy, as if the four taels of silver had already been obtained. If it weren't for the fact that the three boys were only ten years old, these three boys would have to be pushed out.

The rest of the family was a little disdainful, but they didn't speak, and it was good to have one less place.

Next, three more poor people spoke out. Four places is good.

"Uncle Lu, aunt. You see, several of your boys have already got married. It is said that there should be no more households...... "The village chief means that there will be one more person in the Lu family."

Grandpa Lu sighed: "Okay, it's also one of my family." ”

And when it was done, they were all dispersed.

Aunt Xu, who made tofu, stayed, but her man was sick today and didn't come.

"You see that my family is the one in charge, and he is not in good health, can you say that Xiang said that Xiang gave him it?" Aunt Xu pleaded with the village chief, "Even if it makes me bankrupt, I am willing." ”

The village chief spread his hands helplessly: "What can I do?" If I can find a way, I'll get my boy down first. ”

Aunt Xu returned in vain, and she thought of countless ways in her heart. For example, now adopt an orphan and let him go instead. But the current household registration is not easy to handle.

This conscription was mainly from the southwest, and the people from the nearby areas were recruited.

Those who got the news in advance moved their household registration to another place a year ago and escaped this catastrophe. After a year, it is no longer allowed to move.

Aunt Xu packed up most of the family's finesse and went into the county, and she knew a small official in the yamen to see if he had a way......

"It's not going to work." The little official looked at the silver ingot that Aunt Xu had placed on the table and shook his head.

"Brother, sister, I beg you. If you leave your brother-in-law, your sister's family won't be able to live. Aunt Xu took out two more silver ingots. The silver that Aunt Xu just went to the money village to get was a standard five taels.

"There's always a way. The extra places in our village are not for those big families......" Aunt Xu said.

The little official smiled: "I think I understand." Is there a ...... way?"

Aunt Xu poured all the broken silver in her purse on the table: "That's all, I can't take out more." "The money was just from the sale of cattle at the market.

"Good. I found an opportunity to cross my brother-in-law's name. Sister, I did it for your sake, at the risk of losing my head. "When a person dies, his citizenship is gone. After that, if you have trouble, you can make a few more bucks later.

"Sister remembers your great kindness." Aunt Xu said gratefully, thinking in her heart, I'm afraid it's for the sake of the silver.

I've got to find a substitute for the dead.

The little official took a look at the roster, heh, there is a family that has not been born, write it.

The county lord has been in office for three years, and the officials below him are all experienced officials, and they were hollowed out by them as soon as they came. The county lord fought back to no avail, so he had to let them be arrogant. Isn't the power of the little officials great?

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The Lu family is in trouble.

Originally, it was planned that the fourth Lu Hu, who was not married, would go, but now there will be one more person, who will go?

The fifth and sixth are only fourteen or thirteen, and they are still young. The third daughter-in-law has just become pregnant again, and the third child can't leave.

The boss Lu Peng went there seven years ago, and fortunately returned unscathed.

"Mother, how can you respond! There are quite a few families that are counted as one! Why are we out! Isn't it just bullying our family to talk! Lu Ying's daughter-in-law said hurriedly.

“…… The two brothers went together, so that they could support each other. Grandma Lu said.

"You're driving your son to death!"

was yelled at by her daughter-in-law, and Grandma Lu was not angry.

In order to evade military service, Grandma Lu and Grandpa Lu went to a small mountain village. I have been uneasy for most of my life, and this time I have responded to this matter.

But in order to reduce his guilt, let his son take risks. The old couple was very guilty.

"Stop arguing!" Grandpa Lu slapped the table and said, "I'll go!" ”

Grandpa Lu was fifty years old.

"Dad, don't. I'll go. Lu Peng stood up and said, "You and your mother help me take care of the child." ”

Really let the old man go, the men of the Lu family are going to be poked in the backbone one by one.

Lu Ying wanted to speak, but was pinched hard by his daughter-in-law, he was not strong, so he didn't speak again.