Xiao Fuyuan stood beside the white plank, snuggled up to him, and asked with big watery eyes: "Dad, what is conscription?" ”

Bai Muban touched his daughter's head and sighed: "It's to let everyone go to work as coolies, for nothing, without giving money, and bring their own dry food." ”

So that's it!

Then she didn't want her father and brothers to do coolies.

"Lao Bai, you don't have to worry, your son is a show and can be exempted from forced labor." Uncle Li sighed and said enviously.

No matter how he complained about Bai Erzhuang, he spent so much money on studying, and in the end he could only be a rural private school master, but at the critical moment, Bai Erzhuang was more useful than ordinary farmers.

When I go back, I will urge my grandson to study hard, and strive to take the exam like Bai Erzhuang before coming out.

Village Chief Zhao listened to the discussion below, waved his hand at everyone, coughed a few times, and said, "Everyone wants to go wrong, it's not conscription, it's not conscription." ”

"What's that? Is it possible to go to mining and pay back the money? Xia Qingpi asked angrily.

I am not afraid of forced labor, but I am afraid that I will face spring ploughing right away, delay the crops in the field, and delay the harvest of the year.

"Qingpi is really right, going to the mining court does give money." Village Chief Zhao couldn't hide his joy.

"Really, fake?" People don't seem to believe that there is such a good thing.

"With Lord Liu Hong as a guarantee, can it still be fake? The paperwork has come down. Village Chief Zhao said.

"Iron ore was found in the mountain, and it was said to be high-quality iron for making weapons. We will not go to mining in vain, and the imperial court will give money and rice, and it will not delay everyone's spring plowing and autumn harvest. ”

As soon as he said this, the villagers exploded.

On weekdays, everyone makes a living from farming, and over the years, the court has recuperated, and everyone can eat enough, but there is no extra money.

As soon as I heard that I went into the mountains to mine and distribute money and rice, everyone was moved.

Anyway, it's all labor, and some of it is strength, and if you exchange that strength for money, it would be great.

"What the village chief said is true or false?" Someone asked.

"Of course it's true, when did I lie to everyone. Let's just say that the last time I went up the mountain to fight the tiger and gave rice, did I not deduct everyone for one or two, and sent it to everyone when I went down the mountain. It's the same this time, it's just how much rice is sent, and the paperwork hasn't come down yet. I'll give you a breath first, according to the rules, every family still produces male labor. Village Chief Zhao said.

"These days are spring ploughing, and when the spring ploughing is over, we will organize everyone to go to the mountains to mine. Farming to make money is not wrong. ”

The crowd was in an uproar.

The village chief felt at ease.

Seeing Xiao Fuyuan snuggling up to the white plank, Village Chief Zhao smiled in his heart, thanks to Xiao Fuyuan, he could even run into a mine when he was abducted, if it weren't for her, how could such a good thing be the turn of Shenshu Village.

No, this must be known to the whole village.

Village Chief Zhao spoke: "Everyone should thank Xiao Yuanbao. ”

Everyone looked at Village Chief Zhao one after another, not understanding what he meant.

Is it possible that Xiao Fuyuan's influence is so great? Can it affect the imperial court?

Village Chief Zhao knew that the big guy was thinking about it again, and said happily: "Originally, this mine was closer to Xiashan Village, but I played Lord Liu, saying that if Xiao Yuanbao hadn't been abducted, he wouldn't have found out, Xiao Yuanbao is from our Shenshu Village, so this mine should be our turn to be mined in Shenshu Village." ”

Of course, Village Chief Zhao exaggerated the facts, and it was indeed Xiao Fuyuan's credit that the mine was discovered, but it was not Village Chief Zhao's instigation to hand over the mining to Shenshu Village.

It was determined from above and notified to him directly.

Village Chief Zhao looked at Bai Muban and Xiao Fuyuan's father and daughter with a weak heart.

Bai Muban hugged Xiao Fuyuan in his arms, there was no smile on his face, and he thought that this was not a good thing.

His daughter was almost abducted, which is a bit expensive.

"Thanks to the girl of the old Bai family."

"Xiao Yuanbao, thank you, brother, wait for my brother to go up the mountain to mine and earn money to buy cakes for you to eat."

"The little round treasure is amazing, and the Wang family is still in the village."

The people in the village thanked Xiao Fuyuan, who was quite embarrassed.

She really didn't do anything!

No matter what, I found that the merit hat of the mine was buckled on Xiao Fuyuan's head.

Mining gives money and rice, which mobilizes the enthusiasm of the people of Shenshu Village.

So everyone rushed to spring ploughing, just to finish the cultivation as soon as possible and go up the mountain to make money as soon as possible.

This year's climate seems to be a bit unusual compared to previous years.

In the winter, there are often several heavy snowfalls in the Nanguan Mountains, and in the spring, the snow melts, and the snow nourishes the farmland, and the winter wheat soon returns to green and leaves.

In spring, before and after the rain, the spring rain is sprinkled on time to relieve the thirst of the crops after absorbing the snow water.

The wind and rain are smooth, and the valley is full of abundance, which has gradually become the mainstream tone in the Nanguan Mountain area.

But this past winter there was almost no snow, the weather was dry and cold, and even if there was snow, it was a thin layer, and the sun disappeared without a trace.

Since the beginning of spring, not a single spring rain has fallen.

At first, everyone didn't think about it.

Xu was because the days were too smooth in these years, which paralyzed everyone, and it was not until the spring ploughing found that the soil was harder than in previous years, and the villagers were shocked to realize that it had not rained for a long time.

Many years ago, there were frequent droughts in the Nanguan Mountain area.

The memories of people like Bai Dazhuang and Bai Erzhuang are accompanied by the miserable appearance of no crops.

But when I arrived at Xiao Fuyuan, there was no memory of the drought, because since she was born, it has been a beautiful scene of time and prosperity.

The wilting winter wheat and stiff earth in the fields remind the villagers of the terrible memories of the drought.

The wild vegetables were dug up, the bark of the trees was stripped away, the whole village was lifeless, there was no one to cook, everyone was swollen, and even a few steps away from starving people could be encountered.

"The crops in our village are still green, and I heard that the crops in several villages have withered."

White Plank came back from outside and sighed.

Xiao Fuyuan and Ah Zhen are sitting under the Baijia Corridor making willow flutes.

Because of the lack of moisture from the spring rain, the willow tree was also wilted more than in previous years, and Bai Zhaomei picked several roots before she found a green one.

"Uncle Bai, are the crops outside really that serious?" Ah Zhen asked.

"Yes." Bai Muban shook his head and said, "Alas, Ah Zhen, you have never been hungry, once the drought affects the people, in previous years, the drought was serious and ate the dead." ”

Ah Zhen's heart sank.

"Dad, where are you from?" Xiao Fuyuan asked.

"From Shangyang Village." Bai Muban said.

Shangyang Village is the village where Xie Chuntao's mother's house is located, and Xiaofuyuan has a hill there.

"Dad, how is my mountain?" Xiao Fuyuan asked.

When Bai Muban heard this, his face turned slightly brighter, and he said, "It's strange to say, the seeds you asked your eldest brother to sow on that mountain last time were actually greener than other places. ”

Ah Zhen listened and looked at Xiao Fuyuan and asked, "What kind of seed?" ”

Xiao Fuyuan didn't speak, and pulled Ah Zhen to the edge of Bai Dazhuang's experimental field in the southeast corner of the courtyard, pointed to a green seedling and said, "It's such a crop, my eldest brother said it was Yan Xiao." The last time we were brought to the temple by An Xiucai, I saw a few spikes brought to my eldest brother, and my eldest brother likes to collect all kinds of rare seeds and plant them in the ground. ”

(End of chapter)