The village has just been calm for a while, and now they have come out to collect young people to go to the edge of the city to repair the city wall, according to the notice of the gang, this year there are only a lot more people.

Because the border is not peaceful this year, and two countries are eyeing the border one after another, so this time the emperor can't sit still, and Nanyang City is located in the southernmost part of Daqi, which is the most hurt.

Therefore, the defense of Nanyang City is the most important.

Therefore, this levy is the most manpowered.

However, the Great Qi emphasized literature and light martial arts, and I heard that the founding emperor started with a martial arts, and did not want to fall into the name of a rough man, so he set up an academy and attached importance to the imperial examination, and a large number of Taigao literati had a high status in the court.

Both men and women, young and old, can read and write, but only the rich in the city can afford to read, in this kind of place, even if the wind of reading is prevalent, but it is really difficult to move an inch without silver.

There is a person in a village who can serve as a delivery person, and it is really a person who has attained the Tao and ascended to heaven, so this Mei Ge village is generous to all scholars.

But now that the border is tight, the defense measures must not be left behind, even if the people want to live a good life, it will not work.

Like now.

Nanyang City is also one of the best cities, and the food in the city is enough for the barbarians in the border area to eat for a year, so at this time, there are all kinds of disturbances in the border area, and this year somehow it is so badly disturbed.

This is a misery to the people of the south.

So the front of the village chief was crowded with people.

"The New Year is the beginning of spring, if our family is strong, then who will sow the seeds, how can I take care of the work in the field, a person who is about to enter the soil for half my life."

"Who said no, your family is better, our family is a big family waiting for our geographical harvest to live, if the man goes out, we orphans and widows, old and young, how can we live."

"Yes, I haven't seen it accept so many people in previous years, my God, open your eyes, you can't live anymore."

Everyone was in mourning and complaining, blocking the door of the village chief.

At this time, the door of the village chief's house opened, and an old man came out of it, who was the patriarch of all ethnic groups.

As soon as the news from the town came out, the village chief knew the news, and the patriarchs of each family also came to the village chief's house one step ahead of others to take countermeasures, but looking at this expression, it was obviously unsatisfactory.

"Everybody be quiet and listen to me." The village chief motioned for the big guy to be quiet and cleared his throat.

"Everyone knows about this matter, this is not our village, this is the same situation in every village, now our village is good, the last time the conscription of our village men left, so this time our village is also a little cheap."

"Besides, it's not for me to work, this is an order from above, just for our entire Nanyang City, the entire Daqi town to guard the rear."

"Village chief, there are too many people in this levy, there have not been so many people since the founding of the country, as soon as this man leaves, there are really only old and young women and children left in our village, what can I do in this day." The woman began to cry as she spoke.

The people around him were also touching, and the faces and necks that had just quarreled were red and hot, but no one felt much better in their hearts.

"Village chief, the situation in our village is special, this dish has just taken root in this place, the flood in the past few years has been the location of the major incident, it is a lot of lives, and it has only improved slightly in the past few years, and this blink of an eye will ........... again."

The big guys who said this thing were sad, they were no longer here, but many years ago they were fleeing from the famine, and they settled down at the foot of this mountain, set up camp, and became a family.

Everything was fine at first, but the village has been riddled with bad luck, and when it comes, it is also very uneasy, and it is finally stable, which begins to flood again, I heard who it is, they are just upstream of the dam, and the first cup to affect is their Peach Blossom Village.

In those years, their village was simply destitute, and every family could not even eat a full meal, so they could only rely on eating tree bark to survive.

After all these years, the wind and rain have gradually smoothed out, and everyone's life has become normal, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen again, as soon as the men left, so many things in the family all fell on the women, and so much work was done by one or two women.

So this thing is unwilling.

But after all, it is the will issued by the above, even if you resolutely disagree, you have to suffer in the end, so even if the big guy knows in his heart that he can't escape, but if he makes a fuss, he may be able to fight for a little benefit for himself.

The village chief looked at the people around him, first noticed the affectionate mother, gave a stable look, and instantly calmed his mind.

Speaking of which, she can't be regarded as nine out of ten, the village chief looks at the smile on weekdays, and no one can really compare to the ruthlessness, but this time with the hint given by the village chief, the big stone in his heart can be regarded as a slight fall.

"We all know that the village chief is serving the imperial court and is for the safety of our big guys, but there are too many of them, and these men have done it, and there is no financial source in this family, how can we live."

The village chief first calmed everyone's emotions, stood at the door and continued: "Everyone knows that the border has been restless in recent years, and we will not lead troops to fight, but we have strength, even if we don't go to the front line, we can still serve the country, which is also an honor." ”

At this point, some people were not convinced, stood up and said, "This honor cannot be eaten as food." ”

"You said well, so we won't lose everyone by the heat of repairing the city wall this time, and the subsidy given this time is very generous, twice as much as in previous years."

As soon as everyone heard that there was interest, they all quieted down and listened to the village chief's detailed explanation.

"This time I didn't go to repair the city wall for free, and I was sympathetic to everyone, knowing that everyone's life was not easy, so this time there was silver, twenty wen per person per month, and if you did a good job, you could add money." After the village chief finished speaking, he put his hands together and watched the reactions of the people below.

This twenty wen is not much, but it is much better than just working without paying, twenty wen per person, this month can be regarded as okay, without a man, it is not that I can't look at those places at home, but it is a little harder.

Twenty wen can be regarded as enough to save a little food for a family, so everyone is weighing it with a small abacus in their hearts.

"This is barely possible, village chief, is this silver really twenty wen per person, is it sent every month?"

"Of course, these people are clear in black and white, if they don't get the money, they can go to the court to complain to the old man. And when we get there, we provide free accommodation and food, which you don't have to pay for yourself, and this time it's really for our sake. ”

As soon as everyone saw that their words had reached this point, they knew in their hearts that they would no longer make a big noise.

After the crowd dispersed, the village chief called the affectionate mother.

"Qin Qing fake, you wait a minute, I have something to say to you."

When he came to the study, he first put his coat on the shelf on the side: "Qin Qing will be out next year, how are you preparing." ”

Qin Qing's mother honestly stood by her man's side.

Qin Qing's father raised his eyebrows and said, "This kid said that the soul is ready, no problem, just wait for the next year." ”

"Well, this time there is a person in every household, so you don't have to go out, Qin Qing has to bring me a good show to come back this time."

They also knew in their hearts that the village chief valued the most singers and talents, and he attached so much importance to the name of the talents, so they were both happy and frightened in their hearts.

I am glad that my children have the ability to get the attention of the village chief, but I am afraid that my children have not been admitted to Xiucai and have fallen into everyone's talk.

Although Qin Qing's mother was a little worried, her confidence in her son quickly suppressed that panic.

Although there is no other meaning, the tone of this speech is inexplicably rising: "Our family Qing'er, these days have been studying for most of the night, so I have woken up from sleep, this child is still reading, and I feel distressed when I cut it." ”

"This matter is in a hurry, this kid has also been preparing for a few years, and I will be very big in a few years, if I can come back like Qin Mo with more first-class returns, it will really give our Peach Blossom Village Chief face."

Qin Qing's mother's face collapsed suddenly, their children are good, how can Qin Mo's children win glory for the villagers, their children can't work.

He opened his mouth without thinking about it, but Qin Qing's father on the side stopped it in time: "Qing'er, this kid is so brainless, I don't know what the test will look like, let's wait for the results to come down." ”

The village chief took a look at the two couples, smiled and nodded.

After leaving the village chief's house, the mother of the inviting mother immediately threw off her face: "Why don't you let me say it?" In the past, Qin Mo was the leader when he was in the Qin family, you said that the influence was not good, let me endure it, okay, I don't have to say it, now Qin Mo is no longer a member of the Qin family, what's the matter, I can't say a word to outsiders? ”

Qin Qing's father said in a low voice: "That can't be said either." ”

"Why can't you say it, our Qing'er has been pressed under the soles of Qin Mo's little rabbit cub all these years, and I haven't been paid attention to by the clan every time, this time our Qing'er can be regarded as getting ahead, what's the matter, I still want money to mention that kid, I can't say no."

Qin Qing's father said with some hatred: "That's not good, didn't you see what the village chief said, let's not say why Qing'er hasn't been admitted to Xiucai, even if he is admitted to Xiucai, you don't see how much the village chief values Qin Mo, even if you don't enter the genealogy, what if people don't protect it, our Qing'er hasn't ended up yet, we can't get involved in these messy things, you know?" To put it mildly, if Qing'er really fails to be admitted, we will really have no face to see people. ”

"Then Qin Mo is a wild seed who doesn't know where he came from........."

Before he finished speaking, he was helplessly pouted by Qin Qing's father: "What do you say, don't talk nonsense." ”

Qin Qing's mother also knew about this matter, and it was difficult to say: "I saw this with my own eyes." ”

"That can't be said, Ming Zebao understands whether he understands or not, Qin Mo's kid, I think it's extraordinary, let's not get into trouble if we can't get close, you know."

Seeing that his man was so cautious, he still believed it a little: "You are right. ”

"You forgot about that matter, don't mention it again, you can't mention it ten years ago, and you can't mention it now, don't delay the future of our Qing'er."

Because it was related to her child's future, Qin Qing's mother was a little scared in her heart and hurriedly covered her mouth.