When I returned to the village, I met the disabled brothers of the seventh uncle's family at the entrance of the village, the dumb old eighth and the fool thirteen.

Luo Cheng found that in the countryside of the Sui Dynasty, it seemed that there would always be one or two fools, mutes, and pockmarks in every village, just like there would basically be some idle guys in every village.

The mute old man is said to be born dumb, this is the child born to the second wife of the seventh uncle, and his wife is his aunt and cousin, so this should be caused by the marriage of close relatives. As for the fool Thirteen, he was born to the third wife of the seventh uncle, and his situation was similar to Shixin, and he was not stupid when he was born.

But when I was very young, I got sick and had a fever, and then I burned out my brain.

Shixin's stupidity is just a little silly, but Fool Thirteen is really stupid, he can't say a complete sentence, he is almost thirty years old, and he can't take care of himself as a result, he often drools, and he will only do the simplest work.

The mute brother took the foolish brother to herd the sheep, and when the family was separated, the two brothers shared a share of the family property. Originally, the two brothers were allowed to live together, but the seventh uncle still couldn't rest assured of them, so he let the two sons continue to live with them.

It was cold, and the dumb man took the fool to herd the sheep, and one of them also carried a willow basket and picked up dung along the way.

The dumb man saw Luo Cheng and nodded at him, thanking him. Although he couldn't speak, he was still normal, and he knew that if it weren't for Luo Cheng, the two brothers would definitely not be able to share the family property.

The fool smirked at Shixin and reached out to touch Shixin's horse. Shixin didn't dislike him, and talked to him, I don't know why, the fool was able to communicate with Shixin, and said things that Luo Cheng didn't understand.

"Brother, the stupid uncle is quite pitiful, why don't you take them to the county barracks."

The fourth said unhappily, "Sixth, what's the use of a fool taking it back, isn't it adding to the chaos?" ”

"Uncle Silly can herd cattle, Uncle Seven's cattle used to be herded by Uncle Silly, he can put three cows alone, and he has never made a mistake."

"He's learned to do this in his life." Old four roads.

The fool is stupid, but he really didn't make a mistake in herding cattle. Luo Cheng said to the sergeant, "If he wants, you can let him go to the county barracks to clean the stables, take care of his two meals a day, take care of a few clothes a year, and give him some money during the New Year." ”

The fool still has the care of the seventh uncle, and his life is also a mess, and when the seventh uncle leaves, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult in the future. They are all from the same village, so it is a little bit to be able to help.

As the sages said, if you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world.

Now Luo Cheng doesn't dare to say that he wants to help the world, but the people around him, if he can help, he will try his best to help.

Helping others is also the foundation of happiness.

"Aaa, aaa."

After listening to Luo Cheng's words, the dumb man hurriedly pointed at himself and stroked with him.

"Fifth brother, you can bring the dumb uncle with you."

The mute was still gesturing.

"He seems to say that he can light a fire, carry water, and cook." Siye looked at it.

"It's okay, Uncle Dumb can go to the county barracks kitchen to do chores, if you want, I will provide you with food, clothing, food and housing, and I will give you a hundred yuan in January, do you think it's okay?"

The dumb uncle nodded hurriedly.

In the past, there were many families of the seventh uncle, and there were dozens of people in a large family, and they farmed together to do their best, but now that the land is divided, it is not easy for a dumb person to take a fool to farm. Before the family was separated, the three cows in the family were bought by the three elder brothers, and now they don't even have cows.

The two don't have a daughter-in-law, so they will have to do laundry, cook and farm in the future, how can it be so easy.

The dumb man pulled the fool and bowed to Luo Cheng constantly, thanking them a thousand times, Luo Cheng supported them, "They are all neighbors, don't be so polite, you come to the camp to earn food with your own labor, and it is not charity, I just give you a chance." ”

When he got home, the fourth child was still saying that Luo Cheng shouldn't accept fools and dumb people, "Our camp is to recruit people, but we can't get everything back." ”

"They didn't come to the camp to be soldiers, they were just doing chores."

"Then you will feed and drink for them, and pay them a hundred dollars a month."

"Okay, fourth, don't say it again."

At the dinner table, the fourth child talked about it again, but the father felt that Luo Cheng did the right thing. "Even if the county barracks don't want him, I can still take your stupid uncle to the blacksmith's shop, anyway, he is quite powerful, but he is stupid, and he can still do some simple hard work."

Before breakfast was finished, the seventh uncle came over with the stupid uncle and the dumb uncle, and he came to confirm the truth of the matter.

"Uncle Seven, I'm not kidding. As long as they are willing to go, then they can earn their own food there. ”

"Thank you, Gorou, these two children are the most reassuring to me, although there are many brothers, but what is the use of having more brothers, a family, even I, the old man, are not very willing to care. When I'm gone, who really bothered to take care of them. It's good to go to the county barracks, regardless of whether he carries water or makes a fire, it is more suitable for them to do something simple, follow you, and I can rest assured. ”

Not long after, many villagers and villagers came one after another, all of whom heard yesterday that the county barracks were going to recruit new recruits, so they all wanted to sign up. After all, Luo Cheng's county soldiers are all good.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone is willing to come to the county camp and the township group, Luo Cheng is very happy and grateful. However, there are many people who want to come, and we can't recruit so many, so we must be selected. Let me briefly say it first, the county camp is about to be rectified, and in the future, the county soldiers will not be on duty in turn, but after being selected and qualified, and voluntarily joining, the county will give a piece of land, about 50 to 100 acres, and one person, and get these lands, and then it will be your field, and all you need is to pay rent and adjust the Yong as usual. ”

"However, if you enter the county barracks, you can divide the land, but you will have to serve forever in the future. After that, it was no longer a round a month, but a perennial service, and the 500 men in the battalion were about five times a year, two months each. That is, five hundred people are divided into five times, and they are on errands for two months at a time. When it is the turn to enter the camp for training and guarding, those who are not in turn to farm and rest at home, but if there is a war situation, the camp can be called up according to the situation, and when they receive the call, they must unconditionally assemble to listen to the order. ”

"In principle, we have a few requirements for recruiting new soldiers. First of all, it is a child of a good family in the county, secondly, it is necessary to be in good health, and the third age is preferably under the age of 21, but it must be a middle-aged man who is at least 14 years old. Finally, the only child in the family is not accepted, and the one with more children in the family is selected as much as possible. ”

"If you meet these conditions and are still willing to come, you can sign up outside the county barracks outside the county in three days, and then you will be selected and hired in a unified manner."

Hearing Luo Cheng's words, someone asked in surprise.

"No longer on duty?"

"If you are selected for the county camp, can you still divide the land?"

"At least fifty acres?"

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Now is the fifth year of the great cause, the Great Sui has been established for nearly 30 years, after the reign of the emperor, the population of the world has increased greatly, especially in the Central Plains, the population density is extremely large, resulting in a narrow land, a serious shortage of cultivated land, it is difficult to truthfully grant the fields to the new Ding according to the order of the equal field.

Land is the foundation for ordinary people, and it is difficult to live without land.

Now that you have joined the county barracks, you can actually divide the land? Or is it at least fifty acres, and there is such a good thing?

Everyone was shocked, then excited.

"Fathers and fellow villagers, as long as you join the county barracks, you can divide the land and grant land, but the land granted may be in the Changbai Mountain of this county, where there are fields cultivated by the fugitives who fled into the mountains before, and now they are all in the government, and the county has promised to grant the land to the county soldiers who joined the county camp."

"Oh, it's a field in the mountains."

However, this hesitation is only a flash in everyone's hearts, even if it is the land in the mountains, it is also the land, it is better than no land.

"Gorou, I want to sign up, I want to sign up."

"I'm going to sign up too."

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The scene was uncontrollable for a while!