Zheng Ying took the risk of revealing these news to him, so after Gu Jinan read the letter, he burned it.

After listening to Gu Jinan's words, Gu Jinli asked, "Big brother, are you still taking the merit test?" ”

Gu Jinan smiled: "Naturally, it is necessary to take the test, it is one thing to be effective or not, but fame is a good thing, and it is of great use to our family." ”

With fame, he can better protect his family.

Gu Jinli also laughed: "Big brother is an understanding person, I'm relieved." ”

And their families do not go to servitude, and if they have silver at home, they can directly use the silver to top it.

The next day, the family found the village chief He and gave him the money to replace the servants.

Chen was still very distressed, and scolded: "Ten taels of silver, it's twice as expensive as in previous years, it's not a fucking person, is this trying to force us to death?" ”

"Shut up!" Gu Dagui scolded: "Is there a shortage of these ten taels of silver at home now?" ”

If you say that, you don't want to live anymore, do you?

Chen stiffened his neck and said, "Lacking, the family still has to build a house, why is it not lacking?" ”

Gu Dagui choked, there was really no way to take this fierce woman.

Lao Yan was also very distressed, but fortunately, relying on Xiaoyu at home, life was better, and the family could live without these ten taels of silver. She knew that forced labor was hard, and when she was in her hometown, almost every family died because of forced labor.

But others were not so lucky.

The village was gloomy and bleak for several days, except for those who worked in Gu Jinli's workshop, as well as He Village Chief's family, He Dasu's family, He Wanli's family, He Laotian's family, He Wazi's family, and a few families who lived a relatively comfortable life with money to support the conscription, other families chose to serve the conscription.

The third grandmother thought that the people in the village would come to borrow money from their family, but they were worried about whether to borrow it, but no one came.

The third grandfather said: "Ten taels of silver for one person, it is so expensive that it is deathly, even if it can be borrowed, it is difficult to repay it, rather than carrying such a big debt, it is better to serve in conscription." ”

He Daqian and He Laosi, the two broken families, wanted to borrow money, but they were pushed down by Village Chief He, and they couldn't even enter the end of the village.

The day before departure, many families in the village opened meat and cooked meat dishes for the men who went to serve as servants.

The government was afraid that the people would desert, so they also sent officials to each village to guard the army one day in advance, and if anyone was found to be deserting, they would immediately arrest them.

Dafeng Village is better, there are no servants entering the village, just because Qin Sanlang is back. He is the head of the county soldier who escorts the people, and he will go back to the village to say goodbye to his family, and then escort the people of Dafeng Village to the county tomorrow.

Gu Jinli knew that he was back, so he specially made him a big bag of dried meat and fried fish and sent it to him.

Qin Saburo accepted it and took out two taels of silver for her.

Gu Jinli looked at the two taels of silver, frowned and said, "Are you going to pay?" But it's not enough. ”

Although the cost of buying meat is not two taels, she made it herself, and the salary is expensive!

Gu Jinli was a little angry, the kid dared to settle the money with her, she gave him something to eat and was not greedy for his silver.

Would a rich woman like her lack his two taels of silver?

Qin Saburo explained: "It's not the money to buy jerky, it's my salary...... The previous ones have been saved, and there is so much on your body, for you to save. ”

I was afraid that she would be too little, so I added: "When I make more money in the future, I will give you more silver." ”

Gu Jinli looked at him and asked, "Are you sick?" What nonsense, can I ask for your money? Keep it for yourself. ”

What's the matter with his silver, what is it that she holds and saves?

Qin Sanlang also felt that his actions just now seemed to be sick, so he silently put away the silver: "What Xiaoyu said is that I will put away the silver first, and when I get to Linhe Mansion, I will use it to buy you some fresh food and come back." ”

Gu Jinli nodded: "Well, it's good to buy something cheap, Linhe Mansion is the capital of Jianghuai, and things are expensive." ”

She said a few words to Qin Saburo and went home, Qin Saburo went to see her off according to his custom, and only turned around and went home when he saw her enter the house.

Before dawn the next day, Qin Sanlang took the people who were serving in the village to gather at the county office, and after meeting with Yang Bantou, Yang Bantou took a group of government officials and he took a team of county soldiers to Linhe Mansion together.

Qin Sanlang and the county soldiers didn't need to stay in Linhe Mansion for long, and they could return if they sent the people, while Yang Bantou and the others had to stay in Linhe Mansion and watch the people until the end of the conscription.

As soon as the men who were serving in the conscription left, every household in the county began to burn incense, praying that God would bless their men and sons to return safely.

Xu Xian Ling was relieved to see that the people were sent away smoothly, he was really afraid that the people would refuse to serve because of the sale of men in Zou County, and then something would happen.

When the work was over, it was time to harvest the rice. Those who have paddy fields at home start preparing farm tools and wait to go down to the fields to harvest rice.

Gu Jinli's family has bought a lot of paddy fields this year, and the family is also preparing to harvest rice.

Mi Lao Weng and his wife came to the house three days before the harvest and said to Gu Jinli: "The rice can be harvested, and I invited 30 farmers who have no paddy fields at home, all of them are old and can work, and the silver money is according to what the small owner said, according to the mu, 200 yuan per mu, and three meals." ”

Gu Jinli found that Mi Laoweng spoke a lot more respectfully this time, he used to speak briefly and arrogantly, what is he?

Mi Lao Weng didn't let Gu Jinli guess for a long time, and said directly: "Our old couple has thought about it, the little owner is a kind person, and since he is willing to provide for us for the elderly, then we can't hold it anymore." ”

He took out the family's household registration and handed it to Gu Jinli: "We want to sell ourselves to the Gu family and become the Gu family's descendants in the future, so that the Xiaodong family can rest assured that we can see Zhuangzi." ”

Mrs. Mi was also worried that Gu Jinli would not want them, after all, they were so old that they could be buried at any time, and it would be a loss to buy them.

Gu Jinli didn't dislike them, and after asking Gu Dashan and Cui's meaning, he accepted the household registration of Mi Laoweng's family: "Another day, my father will go to the county government to get your deed of sale." ”

She took out six taels of silver and gave it to Mi Lao Weng and his wife: "This is the money from the sale of your second elder." ”

Mi Lao Weng did not refuse, accepted the silver, took the braised pork prepared for them by Cui's family, and returned to Songzizhuang.

Three days later, families with paddy fields in each village began to gather in the fields to harvest the rice, cut the rice, tie it with straw ropes, and take it back to the village threshing floor to dry it for three days, and after the rice was wilted, it began to thresh.

In ancient times, there was no threshing machine, they were all beaten with a rake, or picked up and threshed, and some people also rubbed directly with their hands, which was very hard, but the big guys were very happy, after all, it was a bumper harvest, and the farmer family cared most about the grain, and was willing to work hard and tired for a mouthful of food.

Chen shouted: "A few of us have earned it, not to mention the cheap purchase of paddy fields, when we bought it, there were still crops planted in the fields, and now we have a season of grain for nothing." Eh, when the grain is in the barn, I have to kill a chicken to thank God, and it is his old man's blessing that allows us to buy a paddy field with crops. ”