Chapter 31: A Loophole in the Law

Zhao was full of worries, and Mu Xiwen returned a reassuring look and went out with the basket. It happened that the ox cart that Mu Fuyang borrowed from Donghe Village arrived, and the two got on the ox cart and headed towards Zhaozhuang Village.

After traveling all the way for half an hour, a rather solemn embankment with a sense of obsolescence came into view of Mu Xiwen. Along the embankment, which is about 100 meters long, many middle-aged men with their upper bodies naked are working with their backs bent.

Around stood a dozen servants, wielding long whips, and whenever they saw that anyone was moving a little slower, they would whip them mercilessly.

In this group of people, Wei Ziyin, who was tall and thin, and his skin was as pale as jade, looked out of place. He straightened his spine, arguing with a fierce official, whose face grew more and more angry, and suddenly he raised the long whip in his hand......

Wei Ziyin had a touch of blood in his eyes, today's humiliation, he will definitely come back with a thousandfold revenge in the future! Seeing that the long whip with thorns was about to fall on his body, between the lightning and the fire, a crisp and clear female voice sounded in admiration: "Stop!" ”

The official was startled by the sudden female voice, his hand shook, the whip deviated, and smashed heavily into the chaotic stones next to Wei Zi's invisibility, splashing countless flying stones.

"Where did the little beast dare to delay Uncle Ben......" The officer's words were stuck in his throat, just because the woman he saw had bright eyes and crooked eyebrows full of vigor, which made people can't help but extinguish the anger in their hearts when they see it.

In just one month, Mu Xiwen's appearance now has changed a lot from when she first crossed over.

The little cabbage with a sallow face, thin body, and dry hair is gone, but now she has jet-black hair that is enough to make her cry bitterly in her previous life, and her complexion is becoming more and more radiant and healthy, and the development that has been suppressed by malnutrition is finally belated.

What's more, because she has always insisted on exercising, she has the rare vigor and vitality of a woman in this feudal era.

Mu Xiwen stinked at the blurred bronze mirror at home many times, as long as she is not disabled, she will also be a proper goddess in the future!

Therefore, it is very normal for the attitude of this official to change one hundred and eight degrees.

"Alas, where did this little lady come from? This is not a place you should be visiting, so what if you accidentally bump into it? ”

The official had a squinting expression, and Wei Ziyin behind him had a cold face, and directly stepped forward to block Mu Xiwen behind him.

The official was about to get angry, but he didn't want Mu Xiwen to show a small half of his face from behind Wei Zi's invisibility, and asked softly: "Lord Guancha, can I say a few words to my husband?" ”

"Husband?" Hearing this, the official was so jealous that his face distorted, he glared at Wei Ziyin viciously, and was about to oppose angrily, but he didn't want another official in a jujube official uniform in the distance to come over.

He raised his chin, "Go ahead, but hurry up, everyone is watching, I can't say if the time is delayed for a long time." ”

"Brother Zhou!" The official still wanted to stop it, but the person who called Brother Zhou sneered, "What, Zhang Er, are you in charge or am I in charge?" Do you want to give up the position of foreman to you? ”

Zhang Er's face was blue and white, and in the end he was unwilling to admit defeat, and before leaving, he stared at Wei Ziyin and snorted fiercely.

Brother Zhou turned his head, "If you have anything to say, hurry up, the task is very heavy, and he has to go back to work quickly." ”

Mu Xiwen was a little puzzled, "Shouldn't it be time to eat Chinese food?" My husband was in a hurry to leave in the morning and forgot to bring food, so I made a special one for him to bring it. Can the official brother be a little accommodating? ”

Who knew that the official smiled when he heard this, "This Chinese food also needs money to make," he stretched out his finger and pointed to the sky, "There is not so much money and food from above, I can't conjure the food out of thin air." Everybody eats two, but you have to eat three, how can this be true......"

As soon as he spoke, he looked at the dozens of dollars handed to him, looked left and right carefully, and then his tone changed.

"Okay, let's not take it as an example. Just a stick of incense, you hurry up. ”

Mu Xiwen hurriedly pulled Wei Ziyin to a big stone and sat down, and then opened the basket to reveal a sumptuous meal.

Seeing that Wei Ziyin was looking at herself with an indescribable gaze, she explained: "Aren't I afraid that if I say that I am an unmarried couple, they will not allow me to see you?" Don't stare at me, I'll pay attention to your reputation next time, you can eat quickly. ”

The smell of the food wafted down the southeast wind to the tips of the noses of those who were buried in the work below, and they all licked their lips with salivation.

Thinking of eating that hard-to-swallow steamed bun in the morning, the saliva in their mouths secreted even more.

Zhou Changhe stared at Wei Ziyin with envy, and a person from Xihe Village next to him saw it and touched his arm lightly, "Eh, Changhe, do you regret not marrying Mu Xiwen?" ”

He smacked his lips and sighed a little emotionally, "But no one thought that she had changed so much, I knew how she could do it, and now she has become so beautiful, and I also stood up and said that it was better to marry her." Alas......"

Zhou Changhe silently lowered his head. That day by the river, he was more out of sympathy and the psychology of saving people's lives, but unfortunately he was stopped by her mother......

During this time, seeing Mu Xiwen becoming more and more bright and dazzling, and becoming more and more loved by the villagers, he was both happy for her, but also faintly sad.

But...... Looking at Wei Ziyin, who was still well-behaved next to Mu Xiwen even though he was sitting on the stone and eating, Zhou Changhe exhaled heavily. Fortunately, he could have a hunch that Mu Xiwen would definitely become better and better in the future, and only someone like Wei Ziyin was worthy of her.

Mu Xiwen didn't recognize that Zhou Changhe was the first person to stand up by the river to marry her that day, and at this time she was pulling Wei Ziyin to ask about important things.

"What's going on? If the king has paid more money, why do you still come to serve. ”

Wei Ziyin didn't pay attention to the rules of eating and sleeping, he said expressionlessly: "It's me who is careless, Wang Lizheng is playing a beautiful game."

Although the previous dynasty stipulated that families with only one male in the household registration could be exempted from forced labor, the current Shengshang changed the law in the early years for the construction of a large number of buildings, and wanted to make families with only one male also have to serve.

Although this regulation was later repealed in disguise due to the opposition of hundreds of people and ministers, it has not been revised back to the original law today, but the people have been doing things according to the previous rules and conventions. In other words, this time I am taking the conscription of my Wei family. ”

Mu Xiwen was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Is Wang Li so good at exploiting the loopholes of the law?" That is, he still does things according to the rules? ”

"That's right......" Wei Ziyin was about to say anything more, and the official from before came over again, "Hurry up, it's time for a stick of incense!" ”

When Mu Xiwen was still worried about what to do, Wei Ziyin on the other side suddenly held her hands and said gently: "Awen, it's been hard for you to take care of Daddy and Auntie during this time." With that, he followed the servant back to the embankment.