Unexpectedly, in the third year of the drought, there was almost no harvest, and this debt had to be dragged down. If you don't pay it back this year, you will pay off the only land in your family. Ah Da's family has been busy for many years, waiting for a good harvest to pay off the debt, even if not all of it, but also part of it. But the court issued a draft order, and the three daughters of the Ah family were going to go. Such an order is mandatory, there is no compensation at all, almost for nothing. In order to repay the debt, in order to prevent his daughter from entering the palace, Ah Da wanted to tell the eldest daughter that a mother-in-law would marry her, and it was best to set a marriage for the second daughter and get two bride prices. Not only can you pay off your debts, but you can also give your old mother a thorough treatment.

But a matchmaker cheated on marriage, not only deceived Ah Da, but also didn't even see Ah Da's eldest daughter. In order to find his eldest daughter, the honest Ah Da went to the yamen, hoping to find his eldest daughter. Unexpectedly, the yamen not only did not help to find it, but also said that Ah Da hid his daughter in order not to carry out the order. not only arrested Ah Da, but also asked Ah Da to redeem Ah Da with money. In order to save Ah Da, Ah Da's wife took matters into her own hands and mortgaged the family's title deed to the rich man in exchange for thirty taels of silver. Ah Da was rescued, but what will be paid off the family's debts? The rich man came to collect the house, and wanted to take Ah Da's second daughter to pay off the debt. The old mother fainted on the spot, and when everyone woke up the old mother, the second girl had been arrested by the rich man.

The old mother learned that it was all for herself, and this family would fall. The old mother blamed herself, and when it was night, she jumped into the river and committed suicide alone. By the time everyone found out, the old mother was already dead. The funeral was held here, and the yamen came to register the real population of the Lu family. The second daughter went to the rich man's house, and it can be said clearly. But the eldest daughter is missing, no one can say clearly, the people of the Yamen not only said that they would take away the third daughter, who was only twelve years old, but also asked the Lu family to hand over the eldest daughter within a time limit, otherwise they would arrest Ah Da and go to the Yamen again.

As soon as the people from the Yamen left, Ah Da's neighbor came to tell Ah Da that Ah Da's six-year-old son had been taken away. When Ah Da chased out, his youngest son was nowhere to be found. Looking at the scattered family, I think back to the lively family a few years ago. Thinking that the rich man would come to collect the house soon after, and that the yamen would ask Ah Da to hand over the missing eldest daughter, everyone decided not to live. Ah Da went to the village entrance to get a jar of soybean oil on credit, and after the family had a full meal, they decided to set themselves on fire. But they didn't die, and they were saved by Qin Tai and his party. But what's the use of saving them? What else do they mean by living?

Qiu Xiaoqiu on the side didn't say a word, he slowly recalled what the old drunkard had just said. This is the greater tragedy that the old drunkard master said, this is one of the aftermath of the draft, and this is the beginning of the "man-made disaster". Qiu Xiaoqiu is really worried, if this continues, how will the people here live? Is there really no way to save everyone? Can you only watch everyone suffer so much? Qiu Xiaoqiu really can't stand it, Qiu Xiaoqiu is also a person who has suffered hardships, and he knows the sadness of this taste. Qiu Xiaoqiu's so-called purpose is completely cousin Qin Tai's purpose, if you can save one person, you can save one person, if you can save a family, you can save a family, and you can save as many people as you can. Being an official is not for promotion, nor is it for a certain official, but for the vast majority of the people in the world. Being a good official is for the sake of the people, otherwise it's better not to be an official.

At this time, not only Qiu Xiaoqiu was a little anxious, but even Zhan Xiaoxiao and the old drunkard master were a little unbearable to watch. Only Qin Tai looked stupidly at the thatched hut that had turned into ashes, and the old and young of the Lu family who were in pain. Qin Tai stood like a pillar, not saying a word, not moving. Zhan Xiaoxiao first noticed the strangeness of her husband Qin Tai, and went up to quickly support Qin Tai. Zhan Xiaoxiao also knew some first aid, and immediately found that although her husband Qin Tai looked a little strange, there was no major problem, so she breathed a sigh of relief. However, it is not good for Qin Tai to always be like this, not only does it hurt his body, but it will also attract everyone's attention.

But fortunately, Qin Tai moved not long after. He turned around and took some silver from the carriage, handed it to Ah Da, and pulled his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao back to the carriage. At this time, Qin Tai shouted at his cousin Qiu Xiaoqiu as if he had changed someone: "Cousin, pack up your things." We're on our way. Let's go. ”

Qiu Xiaoqiu didn't say a word, and immediately took some daily necessities from the carriage with the old drunkard master, and left them for the Lu family, who had almost nothing. Then immediately returned to the carriage, the old drunkard master got into the carriage, and after Qin Tai's wife and children also got into the carriage, Qiu Xiaoqiu immediately drove the carriage out of here. When they knew that there was almost no trace of the carriage, everyone remembered that this good man had hardly left a clue, let alone a name and address. The old and young of the Lu family kowtowed respectfully to the empty avenue, which can be regarded as thanking the great benefactor's family.

While Qiu Xiaoqiu was hurrying, he asked his cousin Qin Tai: "Cousin, where are we going?" ”

Although Qin Tai didn't answer, everyone seemed to understand a little bit that Qin Tai must be doing this for the sake of the people, and he did not hesitate to expose his identity. Zhan Xiaoxiao is a little worried about her husband Qin Tai, Qin Tai's temper is a little stubborn, and once he decides, he will not easily change it. Besides, this matter is related to the happiness of thousands of girls in the northern part of the river, and it is also related to the survival of the people in this area, so it is not good to stop Qin Tai's decision. But in this way, Qin Tai's own life and the happiness of his family have come to an end.

The old drunkard master on the side looked at his godson-in-law Qin Tai and said, "My lord, have you thought about it?" ”

The old drunkard's words were not simple, it sounded like he was just asking Qin Tai if he had made up his mind. In fact, his words have multiple meanings, and only they themselves understand the true meaning. First, the old drunkard master made an appointment with Qin Tai and others, once everyone called Qin Tai "adult", it means that everyone has entered the work procedure, and there is only a relationship between superiors and subordinates. In official affairs, Qin Tai is the chief official, and the old drunkard master is just a master, who can only provide reference and reminders; Second, the old drunkard master is Zhan Xiaoxiao's godfather, and Zhan Xiaoxiao is Qin Tai's wife, so Qin Tai usually calls the old drunkard "Dad" the same as Zhan Xiaoxiao. The old drunkard master is also the same as Qin Tai's parents, calling Qin Tai "Tai'er". The old drunkard called Qin Tai "adult", which shows that the old drunkard master does not care about Qin Tai as an elder; The last point, and the most important point, is that the old drunkard master and Qin Tai had discussed it a long time ago. Once something is going to happen, or Qin Tai wants to take the initiative to expose the target, the relevant thing placement plan.

The old drunkard master had a premonition that Qin Tai was a "troublemaker". Not only will strange things happen to Qin Tai, but Qin Tai will also go to find trouble by himself. Therefore, while Qin Tai solved the cases one by one, he also offended the forces in all aspects. Once there is a case, Qin Tai will ******** pounce on the case, and it is difficult not to reveal his identity. Although Qin Tai has a clear conscience, there are too many people targeting him. Almost all of the eunuchs in the inner palace hated Qin Tai to the core; The emperor's relatives were also very cold to Qin Tai, and from time to time they thought about how to kill Qin Tai and his group; There were also many officials from the imperial court to the local government who targeted Qin Tai. Qin Tai not only cut off their financial routes, but also caused some people to almost lose their positions and resign; As the head of the hundred officials, Xu Jie, the first assistant of the cabinet, has a personal grudge with Qin Tai and his son for a lifetime. is almost the life and death enemy of Qin Tai's family. Even Emperor Longqing himself had a great opinion of Qin Tai, which everyone knew well. As early as when Emperor Longqing was still King Yu, when the status of the heir was unclear, King Yu and his people tested Qin Tai many times, hoping that Qin Tai would stand on King Yu's side. However, Qin Tai only wanted to solve the case, and he only had the people in his heart, so he would rather stay away from the capital than help King Yu. Later, although there was contact, King Yu and Qin Tai helped each other, but Qin Tai never admitted that he was King Yu's subordinate. It's just that King Yu, like Qin Tai, cares about the people in the south, so Qin Tai helped King Yu win some chips and helped King Yu establish the status of heir. Qin Tai entered the palace in the name of the previous emperors to reprimand and rectify the back palace of Emperor Jiajing. This is a good thing for the government and the opposition, but it is not good for Emperor Jiajing and the heir Emperor Longqing, Qin Tai is weakening the imperial power and disgrace the supreme emperor. For this reason, both the Jiajing Emperor and the later Longqing Emperor decided not to reuse Qin Tai. After Emperor Longqing came to power, he waited for Qin Tai to present him with a "letter of surrender" many times, hoping that Qin Tai would be completely loyal to him, so that he could rest assured that he would delegate power to Qin Tai. However, Qin Tai's recital is very clear that Qin Tai will only be loyal to the imperial court, will only aim at the well-being of the people in the world, and will never do anything that harms the interests of the people. Emperor Longqing felt lost, he was not as good as a group of poor people who were nothing. Since Qin Tai chose the common people and gave up Emperor Longqing, Emperor Longqing wanted Qin Tai to be a common man for a lifetime and never be an official.