Xia Li knew that this kind of dog was called Yanshan wolf dog in this era. The Yanshan Mountains are in the north, half in the territory of the Yamato Dynasty and half in the territory of the Western Yuan Kingdom. Although precious, ordinary people also raise it.

Du Si is the fourth military attache in the army, and the highest commander of the army stationed in Xiangshan Prefecture is Du Si. Xia Li knew so clearly because her third uncle Xia Shan was there as a battalion soldier.

The main sources of soldiers in this era were military households, conscripts, and a small number of prisoners who had been used for military service.

Three years ago, the Xia family had a ding, and he was reluctant to pay twenty taels of silver to buy a ding, so Xia Shan went to be a soldier. His luck was that he was not assigned to Rongbian or to guard Beijing thousands of miles away, but served as a soldier in Xiangshan Mansion, which was 200 miles away from his home. The food, shelter and clothing of this kind of battalion soldiers are managed by the court, and they also take the military ring, ranging from 100 to 300 wen a month. If you are not an official and you are not willing to continue working, you can retire and go home to continue farming. If I am willing to continue to work, and the military camp is willing to continue to stay, the military voice will grow to 400 to 900 wen.

Xia Li once secretly admired that in addition to the military household system retained from the founding period, the conscription system is somewhat similar to the previous life, and there is also the difference between compulsory soldiers and volunteers.

However, the vast majority of the Xiangshan Prefecture is in Huaxiang Mountain, and the bandits in the mountains disturb the people, block the road and rob, and often commit crimes, which has become a major problem for the court. The prefect of Xiangshan Mansion is not easy to be, and the capital is even more difficult to be......

I don't know if the former owner of Dangdang is the prefect of the third uncle, the capital secretary stationed in Xiangshan Mansion.

Xia Li didn't dare to cause a psychological burden to the Xia family, so he pretended to smile lightly, "Mother, when I came to our house at the end of March, Lord Dusi's dog was lost on the nineteenth of this month, and the time does not match." Both the two tigers and their neighbors can testify to this. Besides, there are not only one or two Yanshan wolf dogs, there are also people in the town who have raised them, who said that our family's pawn must be a tiger? No matter how big an official is, he can't rob the people of things. ”

Xia Shi saw Xia Li talking nonsense with her eyes open, and knew that she didn't want to return Dangdang. He persuaded again, "Lili, five thousand taels of silver, with these silver, we can live comfortably for the rest of our lives without doing anything." If you like dogs, let's buy another one. Besides, to leave dangdang is to leave a carbon circle. If someone finds out that we have stolen Lord Toji's dog, it is equivalent to stealing 5,000 taels of silver, and we will not be arrested and put in prison. ”

Xia Li took her arm and said coquettishly, "Mother, the county seat is nearly twenty miles away from our house, how could the tiger run so far, it won't be the tiger's." Although it also brought silk hemp rope, it did not have golden lilacs, and it is possible that the silk hemp dog chain was bought by their owners in the same shop. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Huzi is really dang, where are we stealing, it is it who came to the house by itself, at most it knows and does not report. Although I have only been with it for a few days, I feel like a relative to it, and I am reluctant to leave it. Mother, whether it's or not, let's keep it, please......"

For Xia Li, Xia has always been unprincipled and obedient. Although he disapproved in his heart, seeing that Xia Li was stubborn, he had to rest his thoughts. still said, "We don't take the initiative to hand it over, but if they find it, when it is indeed a tiger, we will return it to others, and we can get 5,000 taels of silver." ”

Xia Li sighed and said, "Mother, we orphans and widows, we have a yard and a well at home, which have attracted the eyes of many people, and how much trouble has been caused in vain. Believe it or not, as long as it is really a tiger, we get 5,000 taels of silver, my grandmother will definitely make a fuss and divide half of it, not only Xiao Yang, as long as it is a relative, they will break their heads and stuff their sons over. The wealth is moving, and my grandfather and second uncle can't resist the temptation if they can't get it right. There are also those relatives and distant relatives who will reach out and ask for money. Relatives are open-minded, but outsiders are secretly stealing or robbing ...... We can't keep the 5,000 taels of silver, the peaceful days will be gone, and maybe we will die. Money is good, but it also has to be spent. The truth of the guilt of the mother, the mother should understand. ”

Xia thought about it, and it was also such a reason. They are orphans and widows, and it is difficult to even guard a yard, let alone such a large sum of money. The thought of exchanging dangdang for silver before was suddenly gone.

The mother and daughter discussed, and when they couldn't see anyone again, including Erhu, they couldn't see anyone for the time being. No matter who asks, don't admit that it is a Yanshan wolfdog, and you must also emphasize that it came to the house at the end of March. As long as they say so, others will believe it. Pushing oneself and others, who would be so stupid not to ask for five thousand taels of silver, but to ask for a dog.

After that, Xia went out to cook in the kitchen, and when Dang's compassionate gaze followed her back.

Want to tear her skirt, what should I do?

Xia Li secretly said, Dangdang has lived two lives, and he is smarter than his predecessors.

She sat on a small stool and hugged its neck and said, "Don't look at my mother like this, my mother has a good heart." She hasn't been with you for a long time, and she doesn't have much affection, and after getting along for a long time, she can't bear you. The voice was lowered, "The former master of your life has been found, and the origin is not small." If you can come up with so much money, you can see that you are a madman...... No matter how rare he is about you, he can't compare to me......"

Dangdang couldn't speak, and arched towards Xia Li from time to time.

During the meal, neither mother nor daughter said much. Xia was afraid of getting into trouble, and Xia Li felt sorry for the former master, and he felt guilty.

But when she had to keep it anyway.

In the next morning, Wang Erniu sent firewood to the guy, and Xia Li asked him to make a puppy hole in the northeast corner of the backyard wall. She was just in case, if someone really came to the door, she could run into the bamboo forest from here and go directly up the mountain.

At dusk in the evening, Xia was preparing to cook, Xia Erhu came again, and Xia Li hurriedly locked Dangdang into the house.

As soon as he arrived, he declared, "I'm not here to eat." It was the third uncle who came back, and the grandfather asked the aunt and sister to go back to dinner. He added, "Let Dangdang also go to my house to play, and let the third uncle take a look at it." ”

As soon as they heard that Xia Shan was back, Xia and Xia Li were both happy.

Xia Li said secretly, just to inquire if the Dusi in his camp lost his dog. But he wouldn't take Dangdang to Xia's house, shook his head and said, "Dangdang's wildness is still there, except for us and you, everyone else doesn't like it, what if you bite someone." ”

Thinking that Dangdang scared his grandmother's waist, but was so close to him, Xia Erhu was very proud and grinned.

Xia counted twenty eggs and took them, and several people went to Xia's house together. Although Dangdang was unhappy that his sister left him alone at home, he had formed the habit of absolutely obeying Xia Li's orders in his previous life, and he did not make a way.