Tian Mai never expected that the day after she finished talking to the Li family's grandmother about the conscription, the village chief held an emergency meeting.

Hearing the sound of the village chief's gong, the villagers' hearts chuckled, and they ran to the village chief's house uneasily, and kept guessing what was going on?

They distinctly remember that the last time the gong was struck was ten years ago when they were conscripted.

Usually there is no emergency, and I don't ring the gong.

The grandmother of the Li family, who was playing with Yuanyuan, also heard it, and she glanced at Tian Mai suspiciously, "What happened?" "Listening to the urgent sound of the gong makes people feel uneasy.

Zhao Darong was not at home, Tian Mai came forward for everything, she frowned, and asked Dani to go out and inquire, what happened in the village?

Dani ran out in response, and went out for about three quarters of an hour before returning.

She said with a heavy face, "Madam, the village chief said that the imperial court is going to recruit soldiers, and the family must produce one person." ”

Hearing this, Tian Mai glanced at the Li family's eldest and youngest grandmother, and her brows furrowed even tighter, "Is the conscription in your state city also a forced conscription?" "I heard that ten years ago, it was also a forced conscription, and the family had to produce one person.

Is the situation so serious now?

The eldest and youngest grandmother of the Li family also had a serious face, and nodded slowly, she inquired, and it was also a forced levy.

Since it was a forced levy, why didn't they take it together last time? Tian Mai's doubts became deeper and deeper, and he also knew that the next village would not be so peaceful.

If the family is of age and has many sons, you can send one out at will.

If there are few people in the family and the son is small, he has to go to the house by himself.

Just like ten years ago, if Zhao Darong hadn't lied about his age and replaced Zhao Tiesheng, Zhao Tiesheng would have to go in person.

As soon as the pillars of the family left, there were some orphans and widows left in the family, and life was not very easy.

Tian Mai sighed helplessly, "Sister, you help me take a look at Yuanyuan at home, and I'll go out." "She has to understand it herself a little more clearly, with the situation of her family, I don't know if she wants to leave someone?

After all, others don't know about Zhao Darong, and it is very likely that she will be forced to leave her family.

The eldest and youngest grandmother of the Li family hummed and asked her to go back quickly.

Although Yuanyuan is very easy to bring, she will only cry when she is hungry and peeing, and she usually doesn't cry much, but she is afraid that she will go too long, and Yuanyuan will cry when she is hungry and no one feeds her.

Tian Mai nodded, turned around and strode to the village chief's house, when she arrived, the village chief's house was in chaos, and everyone in the village was mournful, and they all lost their spirits.

She squeezed in from the crowd and walked in front of the village chief, and when she saw that the village chief's face was also not good-looking, her heart also fell.

When the village chief saw her coming, he raised his eyes to look at her and said hello to her weakly.

Tian Mai didn't greet him either, and asked her question directly, "Uncle the village chief, my father-in-law is not at home, do you want to leave someone?" ”

"Yes, this time the attitude of the imperial court is very tough, and there must be one person from the family."

", why do you have to fight again? With the head of the family gone, how can the rest of the family, young and old, live? A woman could not help but cry.

When someone cried like this, it aroused the emotions of the people in the village, and the others couldn't help but wipe their tears.

Listening to the earth-shattering cry, Tian Mai's mood became heavier and heavier, and she asked the village chief if she could buy it with silver.

If the rich don't want to serve, they buy it with silver.

"Yes, it's a little more expensive."

"How much?"

"Twenty taels of silver for one person."

Twenty taels?

The court is too lion-minded, and it is clear that it wants to force others to become soldiers, how many people can afford the twenty taels of silver?

Sure enough, the villagers cried even louder when they heard the conversation between Tian Mai and the village chief.

The village chief tapped his forehead with a little headache and shouted to stop.

After the scene was under control, he sighed heavily, "This is explained by the above, and I can't help it, you ...... Be prepared that in a few days there will be officers and soldiers who will come and take people away. After speaking, he waved his hand tiredly, "Go home and discuss it carefully, what should I do!" ”

His family also has to send someone out, and he has to discuss who to send.

If he could, he wouldn't want to give any of them.

The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of meat, and no matter which one you send, you are digging into his heart and liver.

Tian Wheat got the news, and he didn't stay any longer, and returned home with heavy steps.

As soon as she returned home, the grandmother of the Li family greeted her and asked her how she was?

Tian Mai walked back to the living room and sat down, slowly drank two sips of tea before he spoke: "You can replace it with silver." When the young grandmother of the Li family was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she added, "Twenty-two." ”

"Ahem...... "The young grandmother of the Li family choked on the tea, and coughed several times before she gasped, "So expensive?" How many families can afford it? "Especially in the countryside, there are some people who have never seen twenty taels of silver in their lives.

The court clearly cut off the back road of the people.

The eldest and youngest grandmother of the Li family furrowed her brows and looked at Tian Mai, "Do you think they will come to you to borrow silver?" "If someone else speaks, if they don't borrow, they will offend the villagers, and if they borrow, they can't borrow so much.

Again, this is a big problem.

Obviously, Tian Mai also thought of this, she rubbed her temples with a headache, and sighed helplessly.

She was not only worried about the silver, but also about Zhao Darong.

The court's continuous conscription is so tough, which means that the situation is very serious, and I don't know what happened to him.

"And can you borrow that much?" The family borrowed twenty taels of silver, which added up to a lot.

Tian Mai pondered for a moment and said that he could borrow it, but it was impossible to borrow so much.

If she borrows twenty taels of silver from each family, then her capital chain will also be broken, where will she find money when the time comes?

She can help as much as she can, and it won't be possible beyond her scope.

Seeing that Tian Wheat was not carried away, the young grandmother of the Li family quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

She was really worried that she was impulsive, so she agreed to others.

"If only you could think so."

Tian Mai said that she was not so stupid and knew how to do it.

She knew that the people of the village would come to her to borrow money, so she did not go out, but waited at home.

When she had finished her dinner, no one came looking for her.

Tian Mai didn't invite them into the living room, and opened the courtyard door so that others could come in if they wanted

Sitting in the courtyard, Tian Mai didn't speak, looking at them with a calm face.

After a moment of silence, a woman couldn't help herself.

"Daiei...... Darong daughter-in-law, please help us, there are old and young in our family, and we can't leave the child and his father, if he has something three long and two short, how can our family live? ”

The woman was about to kneel down as she spoke, but Tian Mai quickly grabbed her hand and pulled her up strongly.

"Sister-in-law, how much silver do you want to borrow?" Tian Mai didn't want to go around in circles with them, so he asked.

The woman said twenty taels of silver, and after saying that, she promised again and again that they would pay it back, and that they would pay it back for her cattle and horses.

I just don't know how long it will be.

They tightened their pants to save food and drink, and they didn't save a few taels of silver a year.

Twenty taels of silver was an astronomical amount for their family.

But they can't help it, they don't want their children to go to war.

Who knows if there will be a life to come back?

Tian Mai let go of the woman's hand, shook her head and said, "Sister-in-law, I can't borrow so much, at most I can only borrow five taels of silver." ”

Without waiting for the woman to speak, she raised her hand and pointed outside, "They have also come to me to borrow silver, and if I borrow twenty taels of silver from each family, my family will have to drink the northwest wind." ”

The woman followed her finger and looked out, and saw the villager standing at the gate of the courtyard, and when he came to his lips, he swallowed back the words, and the whole person sat down on the ground as if he had lost his strength.

Tian Mai ignored her, and looked at the villagers standing outside the courtyard, "What I said just now, I think you must have heard it, it's not that I don't want to help, but I lack ability, each family can only borrow up to five taels of silver, and you have to figure out the rest yourself." ”

Without waiting for the others to speak, Aunt Ding walked in and thanked Tian Mai gratefully, "Darong daughter-in-law, we know your difficulties, and we won't let you go bankrupt to help us." ”

As she spoke, she glanced at Tian Mai, "Auntie...... My aunt will be cheeky enough to borrow five taels of silver from you, and the rest will ...... For the rest, the aunt will think of a way. ”

Don't look at the business of Tian Wheat, which is doing well, and after removing the cost, it doesn't make a lot of money.

So when she heard that the villagers said that they were going to come to Tian Wheat to borrow money, she hurriedly followed, for fear that the villagers would embarrass Tian Wheat.

Tian Mai nodded to Aunt Ding, and was grateful to Aunt Ding for speaking out and helping her.

"Dani, go get five taels of silver and give it to Aunt Ding."

Dani answered, turned around and took out five taels of silver and handed it to Aunt Ding.

Aunt Ding took the silver and didn't stay, she raised her feet and hurried away.

Her family is really short of silver, and she wants to borrow a little from Sister-in-law Lan.

Sister-in-law Lan has lost a man early, and her son is too young, so the family doesn't need to be out of the family, and she can borrow a little more silver from her.

When the people in the village saw that Aunt Ding, who was so good with Tian Wheat, she only borrowed five taels of silver, and they felt even more hopeless.

"Daiei's daughter-in-law......"

"Okay, don't embarrass Darong's daughter-in-law, she can borrow five taels of silver per family, it's not easy, you can borrow what you want, and go back if you don't want to borrow." The village chief interrupted the woman's words and glanced at the villagers with a calm face, "Remember, you must know how to be grateful. ”

He didn't want the villagers to offend the dead field wheat, after all, he still had to rely on her to make money with the villagers.

Thinking of this, he turned to Tian Mai again, "Darong daughter-in-law, you did a good job, thank you." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Tian Mai to answer, he walked away with his back on his back.

When the villagers saw that the village chief was gone, they also returned home dejectedly.

Standing in the empty courtyard, Tian Mai looked outside, not knowing what he was thinking.

The eldest and youngest grandmother of the Li family looked at her worriedly for a moment, then stepped forward to hold her cold fingers, "Are you okay?" Looking at her heavy expression, he persuaded her distressedly, "It's none of your business, don't think nonsense." ”

She is a hard-mouthed and soft-hearted person.

Tian Mai turned his head to look at her, smiled reluctantly, and said that she would go to the village chief's house again and come back in a while.

"What are you doing at the village chief's house? Do you lend him money? ”

"No, I'm looking for him for something, and I'll be back soon."

After the words fell, she broke free from the hands of the young grandmother of the Li family and walked out quickly.