Chapter 198: Humble Thoughts
The feelings dissolved in the blood, sometimes, are so unreasonable!
"I can't say that completely," Village Chief Huang laughed, "It was really hard to serve as a conscriptor before, it was difficult to drink hot water, I could eat enough but I didn't have any oil and water, I couldn't go home if I was far away, and the big guy could only get together in the broken temple for the night, and there was no other way than to resist hard every day, and who would have the heart to care about others when his life was gone."
That is, now, tired is tired, so I can save my life, so I have the heart to think about something else. ”
After saying this, Village Chief Huang sighed with emotion, he has only been disobedient to conscription in recent years, in his eyes, if there is no official cultivation, this requisition is no more easy, even if it is an official cultivation, it is better than before.
At that moment, they survived two lives.
Watching the familiar clansmen lose their vitality day by day, that feeling is scary to think about.
This is also the reason why he attaches so much importance to scholars, only by studying for the imperial examination, can there be a slight possibility to avoid the forced labor year after year, so as not to fill in the living human life.
And this year, Jiang Nuan's approach gave him a glimmer of hope, although there was still forced labor, but with their own efforts, they could try their best to avoid this meaningless sacrifice.
They are not afraid of suffering, and their group of croppers themselves are soaked in bitter water.
They are not afraid of being tired, and the most stingy thing about the peasant family is the strength on their bodies.
As long as you leave a way to live, you can do it!
Jiang Nuan didn't understand Village Chief Huang's humble thoughts, and she was very sad by Village Chief Huang's self-mockery.
"Big brother," Jiang Nuan asked cautiously, "In our village, have people really died because of forced labor?" ”
"Well," Village Chief Huang nodded slightly, "Seven or eight years ago, two died, and since then, our village has had a customary rule, unless there is really no one in the family, only the young and strong juniors are allowed to serve in the conscription."
Young people are vigorous, not easy to get sick, and their bodies recover quickly, and because of this, there has been no accident in our village for many years. ”
However, whose children are distressed, Village Chief Huang feels that he would rather go to work himself than his son to suffer here.
"Big brother, the two people who had an accident, but because they were sick?"
"Yes, it wasn't as good as it is now, we didn't have some supervisors, we could only work with our heads stuffed every day, we had to be whipped if we were slow, it couldn't stop when it rained, people with better conditions could wear oilcloths, and they could only wear straw hats, the government didn't treat the disease, and the conscripts couldn't be delayed, and there was no rule of law when they came and went."
Because of this, Village Chief Huang has always complained about Patriarch Huang in his heart, if it weren't for his reluctance to spend money, this kind of tragedy would not have occurred.
After a pause, Village Chief Huang frowned, "Yaya, don't think I'm talking big, don't believe it and wait and see, this year's conscription will definitely fill in a few lives." ”
"I don't believe it," Jiang Nuan's brows didn't loosen, "I'm wondering if I should go to the doctor to prescribe some medicine to strengthen the body and cook a pot for them to drink every day." ”
"No, these boys are very honest, how can they be as squeamish as you think," Village Chief Huang waved his hand, "Besides, we are here, with our help, the cultivation of the official road will not be as difficult as before." ”
"Let's buy some," Jiang Nuan thought thoughtfully, "Anyway, there is no harm." ”
She didn't think of this stubble before, she just prepared some medicine to treat wind and cold, and no one has been sick recently, so she completely forgot about it.