Summer turns to autumn, and in autumn, the field slowly turns yellow. The autumn sun is bright, the autumn breeze is refreshing, and the fields with no end in sight are full of rice waves rolling, and the fields are full of orderly rows, yellow and green rice grass, even children can feel the joy of this harvest, laughing in the fields.

It's a great year!

However, if you want to turn this good year into millet and millet into silver, you still need people to go down to the field to harvest, and the harvested rice is often spread directly in the field, and after three or five days of drying, the rice ears are dry, and then the rice is threshed.

In a family, many times, the rice harvesting is a woman's work, and the man has to do the hard work on the ground, but in fact, this work is more tiring than the man's work on the ground. People should bend down, keep picking up the rice with their left hand, keep moving the sickle with their right hand, and cooperate with both hands and put it in place, so that the rice cut can be neat.

Although it is said to be a woman's work, it is often a family that fights together, especially those who are half an adult, and they start with planting rice to learn farm work, and rice harvesting is also something that must be learned. Although it was not easy to cut rice, Lin Sanpeng still buried himself in the field to cut rice, but before he finished cutting a wall, he felt that his thigh muscles were swollen, but the rice he cut was uneven and messy.

But despite this, he did not stop, he knew that the head of the family would not raise idlers, just last month, there was already a rumor in the village - the case of the brother of Wangjiadian suing the brother for breaking the law of the family was sentenced - when the brother wanted to return the field to the brother, because the second son had no right to inherit.

This case really caused a sensation in the neighborhood, and everyone has long been accustomed to dividing the family business equally among brothers for thousands of years, but who would have thought that with the will of the imperial court, the brothers could not inherit the family business of their fathers and mothers.

"The monarch's father and Hou Menshang only pass on the eldest son, not to mention us and other people."

Although the government did not force ordinary people to do this, if the elder brother sued the government, then the government would judge it according to the "primogeniture inheritance", and the second son could often only get a place to live.

"Second and third, don't worry, as long as your eldest brother and I are still alive, I won't drive you out!"

Although the sister-in-law said such things, there were still words in the sister-in-law's words - "There is an official government here, and this field cannot be divided on the official face, in fact, it is all a family, and there is no need to divide it." ”。

Thinking of his sister-in-law's words, Lin Sanpeng looked at his sister-in-law who was cutting rice, she was a good hand at work, she was not in a hurry when she started working, she put the rice in her left hand and waved the sickle in her right hand, the rice she cut was very neat, and the rice she brought back was also put into a slip.

Ay......

Sighing in his heart, Lin Sanpeng knew that maybe the eldest brother and sister-in-law would not drive him and the second brother out, but what about the future?

The second brother got married last year, and since he knew that he couldn't split up, the second sister-in-law washed her face with tears all day long, and now the second brother can only go to the city to carry the work, but fortunately, there have been more and more jobs in the city in recent years.

But what about yourself?

What should I do in the future?

Who would marry someone who has no land and no home?

Thinking so in his heart, Lin Sanpeng's work slowed down.

When he was stretching his waist to catch his breath, Lin Li noticed that the third child seemed to be a little absent-minded, and when he was about to speak, there was a shout from others.

"The third, the third......"

Lin Sanpeng also heard the scream. He saw Captain A walking towards him, waving at him as he went.

"Third child, come here, I have something to tell you."

"Hey, Uncle Wangzi, I'll go over now."

Putting down the sickle, Lin Sanpeng responded while meditating on the rice leaf shavings on his body, and when he reached the ground, he asked with a smile.

"Uncle Wangzi, what's the matter?"

"Let's go, go to Kambori!"

Lin Dawang held a cigarette pouch in his hand and said as he walked.

"Go quickly, don't delay the official affairs of the government, otherwise the government will definitely be investigated,"

Looking at Lin Dawang's anxious appearance, Lin Sanpeng also hurriedly followed.

Delay the official affairs of the government!

Although the Ming Dynasty is not like the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the old days, it kills people at every turn for the purpose of taxation and servitude, but the Ming Dynasty speaks the law. Just like the Qin Dynasty in the history books, the rules are written in the decree, just like the annual conscription - one is delayed and one is lost, and one is delayed, and one is guaranteed. Fortunately, in recent years, conscription has not been conscripted, and only those who have passed the physical examination can be enlisted.

For the common people, the most common thing is that the late payment of taxes and the delay in the collection and issuance of forced labor, how to punish are written in the decree, delayed, not only to fine a family, but also to sit in a row. If it is delayed for a long time, it will inevitably lead to exiles in the end.

The government punished people with successive seats in order to make the people fear the law.

In the past few years, after the people know the law, they are not afraid of the law, because even the government has no way to deal with them.

Imperial grain and national taxes and conscription are all justified, and no one is exempt from them, unless they become soldiers or officials.

Although he walked fast, Lin Sanpeng was a little curious about why Captain A called himself, so he asked.

"Uncle Wangzi, what's the matter with me? At this time, it is not time to go to servitude. ”

Labor is only done during the winter slack time, because it does not delay the agricultural time. Of course, in addition to repairing roads and canals, there are also two weeks and twelve days (six days a week in ancient times) of military training, in fact, it is to learn to walk like a soldier, practice the queue, and then practice the firecracker during the period, when practicing the firecracker, if you don't bring your own firecracker, you need to pay 100 yuan of gunpowder money, and because of this, more and more people have bought firearms by themselves in the past two years. Even Lin Sanpeng was thinking about buying a shot himself.

"Oh, I haven't told you yet, the third child, the railway construction site over there in Henan is going to rush the construction period, the government has come to the official order, and we Jiangnan will also draw Ding to serve, one Baoli alone, and gather in the county tomorrow......"

Railroad sites?

What is that?

And it's still in Henan, thousands of miles away from home.

"You kid, but it's your turn, it's a beautiful thing to get to the railway construction site. The chief said that the notices of the government have come down, and one ding counts as two dings, and when they arrive at the construction site, the government will also pay a subsidy of 30 yuan a day. And if you have to work overtime, there is an additional subsidy, and we only have one place for one guarantee......"

Hearing what Chief A said, Lin Sanpeng couldn't help but be a little nervous, if there is really such a good thing, can you not fight for me?

In fact, this is really not a good thing, at least for most people, leaving Jiangnan to serve in Henan, this goes thousands of miles, in case there is a water and soil unsuitable, then it is not necessary to die in a foreign land, naturally no one wants to go to this life, but this is an official errand, can not be not, the reason why Lin Sanpeng is pointed is also simple - in Baoli Lin's family is a small household, this difference is forced to Lin Dawang, and then he chose Lin Sanpeng, this is because his father and mother left early, and it was the eldest brother who took care of their two brothers, but now it is ...... For the Lin family, he is dispensable. Even if your life is lost outside, it will not be hated.

Sure enough, when Lin Dawang arrived in Baoli, Lu Ping, the chief of the guard, looked at Lin Sanpeng, glanced at him, and said with a smile.

"How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

"It's a big boy, do you know where to go?"

"Henan."

Lin Sanpeng opened his mouth, and when he wanted to ask if he could not go, he thought of one Ding Ding and two servants, so that the eldest brother would no longer have to serve on errands, and he still didn't say anything that he couldn't say.

"Okay, now that I know, then Lu won't say much, this errand is an imperial errand, and all prefectures and counties in the world have to pass, when you get to the place, do it well, don't lose the face of our Tongcheng people, you know?"

So it's settled?

Is this a good thing?

Whether it's a good thing, Lin Sanpeng doesn't know, he didn't say anything, just faced the upcoming fate blankly, for him, it seems that there is no choice in everything.

"Alright, Sanpeng, your name has fallen,"

After Lu Ping filled out the list issued by the government, he then stamped Baori's big seal and said to Lin Sanpeng.

"Tomorrow, when you enter the city, go directly to the yamen to go through the formalities, and after the yamen takes away the other half of the stall, you take the list and go to the bank to borrow five taels of silver tickets for entanglement, and then go to the railway construction site with other people in the county."

Can this list borrow money?

Lin Sanpeng looked at the list in his hand in disbelief, but he didn't know that borrowing money from the bank would require interest to be paid, and it would be directly deducted from their subsidies in the future.

"Thank you, Chief."

Lu Ping nodded, then waved his hand and said.

"I still have something to do here, Dawang, you guys go back first."

There is not much nonsense, and it is not polite, after all, people are not only the chief of security, but also have the fame of Xiucai, although the fame of Xiucai has long been abolished.

"Third child, what's the matter, Uncle didn't lie to you, it's a good thing! You see, not only do you have a salary, but before you have passed, you will be given a few taels of silver. ”

Along the way, Lin Dawang kept asking Lin Sanpeng for credit, telling him how much effort he had to make to help him get such a good thing, and Lin Sanpeng was also confused.

Is this a good thing?

He really doesn't understand, it looks like a good thing, but if it's a good thing, how can it be his turn?

When Lin Sanpeng, who was unknown, returned to the village, it was already dark, and when he passed through the field, his brother and sister-in-law, nephews and nieces had already gone home, and as soon as he got home, he saw the eldest brother, and Lin Dapeng immediately asked as soon as he saw the third child coming back.

"Third child, what did Uncle Dawang ask you to go to Baoli?"

"Brother, I said that I was going to work at the railway construction site, one ding and two servants, if I went, you wouldn't have to go to labor......"

Looking at the worried appearance of the eldest brother, Lin Sanpeng smiled. Thinking about what I heard on the road just now, I talked about its benefits.

"When I arrived at the construction site, the government also paid a subsidy of 30 yuan a day. And if you have to work overtime, there is an additional subsidy, and we only have one place for one guarantee......"