Since ancient times, the wilderness has been inhabited by many people, and most of the time it is officials who have been demoted and delegated to come here.

Of course, in order to increase the population and solve the problem of singles at the border gates, the unmarried women of the criminal family can be exiled here and used to marry the unmarried young people in the surrounding area.

The emperor is far away, and there are very few women who can come here all the way, but this year is an exception. For the sake of national development, all the women who were exiled this year came to the border one by one.

Today's weather can be said to be cloudless, and spring has only begun at the border in May.

In front of the government office in Damiao Town, a group of handymen formed a circle, and all of them were women.

One by one, they were no longer visible, and one of them was still lying directly on the ground. All the women looked numbly into the distance.

"Quiet! Be quiet! The master stood on the high platform and shouted loudly while beating the gong.

The scene finally quieted down, and when the master saw that the scene was under control, he cleaned his throat, "The court's grace, send the mother-in-law to us, you can let the bachelor have the mother-in-law, you have to remember the court's grace!" Today's grace! As he spoke, he threw his hands up to the sky.

"Is this woman going to give it if she likes it, or what should I do?" The old bachelor among the onlookers looked around anxiously with a pair of eyes.

"A mother-in-law has two taels of silver, pays money, draws a mortgage, and applies for a marriage book on the spot. It's free! ”

When the master saw someone asking, he didn't bother to speak official words, so it was better to deal with it directly.

Let's listen to it, two taels of silver is not expensive, nor is it cheap, and the life of people who can spend two taels of silver is okay.

The court also took great pains for the sake of the population, and when the lazy men heard it, they wailed. Is this destined to be a bachelor for a lifetime?

For the sake of the son at home, I have to grit my teeth and persevere, and many people have already lined up to sign up.

"This year, a total of fifteen of them have been assigned to us, whether there are more, hurry up if you want it, I don't know what the situation will be next year." It means that there is no such shop in this village, and you can do it.

The one lying on her stomach among the fifteen women was still with her eyes closed, and the other onlookers didn't look at her at all.

Looking at the singles in line, they all want to see the quality of life at home from their clothes, since they have no choice, of course they want to find a comfortable life.

There were not many people with two taels of silver on their bodies, and when everyone else was chosen, there was only a woman left unconscious on her stomach.

The handyman and the master looked at this half-dead woman with a headache.

If you don't test your nose with your fingers and still have air, you think you're dead.

No one wants to spend two taels of silver to buy a woman who may die as a mother-in-law.

The handyman thought for a while, "Master Hu, what should I do with this woman?" "Seeing that it was dark, no one wanted this woman.

The master also has a headache, such a person is also a waste of food in the yamen, and the yamen does not have much surplus in a year, so he really can't afford to support such a person.

The master thought for a while, shook his head and sighed, "Who wants a tael of silver for this woman?" "I looked around, but no one responded.

This woman doesn't have to say a tael of silver, and no one wants to give it away for free, and it's a trouble to die.

In the noisy crowd, the unconscious woman opened her eyes, looked at the crowd around her in confusion, and in an instant, she passed out again.

The onlookers saw that there was no excitement to watch, and the sun had set, so it was more practical to hurry home for dinner.

Seeing that the onlookers were gone, the master and the miscellaneous servants were a little embarrassed, and today the officials of the yamen went out, leaving behind a group of miscellaneous servants except for the master, none of them were officially established, and they had never encountered such a situation.

At this moment, a scholar in a long shirt walked by, his clothes were washed and white, and his shoulders and sleeves were patched, where did such a person have money?

The master looked at the woman on the ground helplessly, looking at the size of the girl in the family, and felt pity.

"Scholar, how about this woman being your mother-in-law? 500 wen is enough. "The master is also in a hurry, and he doesn't ask the scholar if he has a mother-in-law at home.

The scholar stopped and looked at the woman on the ground, frowning, looking puzzled. Why did someone send her mother-in-law on the way home?

The point is that I don't have so much money." "It's shy.

The master saw that he finally passed by a young man, and he couldn't let it go! Letting go of this scholar is also a burden for the yamen, and the yamen has no surplus food.

"Okay, how much do you have?" The master accepted his fate.

Under the gaze of the master and the miscellaneous servants, the scholar dug and digged on his body, took out for a long time, and put every penny on the palm of the master's hand.

The master and the handyman looked at the scholar with a confused expression.

The scholar's face was flushed, "I...... I'll just pay five cents. ”

The meaning could not be taken out anymore, and the master looked at the scholar's appearance, and his body was cleaned, and he began to frown again.

The gap is so big, a little unacceptable, a handyman pulled the master, "Master Hu, bring him back, whether this woman can live or not is one thing, if she dies in the hands of our yamen, you will be fined, you know better than us what the situation of our yamen is." "The poor are left with walls.

Master Hu thought for a while, "This is too bad, who will make up for it?" ”

Another handyman said, "Master, when you come back, we will testify to you together, and the doctor in the yamen can also prove that the lord will not blame, and it will be troublesome to stay." ”

The scholar saw that the master was discussing with the handyman, and when he saw that the sun was setting, he was in a hurry to go home.

"My lord, if it doesn't work, Xiaosheng will go back first." Meaning: Should you give me back the five cents in your hand?

The master glanced at the scholar, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, "Wuwen is Wuwen, you come with me, go to the paperwork to get the marriage book." ”

The scholar feels: Rubha! This mother-in-law is too cheap to come!

The point is that I don't want my mother-in-law! Can anyone explain to me how the major life events can be solved on the way home?

When the clerk saw the scholar, he happily asked, "Name!" "It's finally time to get off work!!

The scholar hadn't come out of the shadow in his heart with one more mother-in-law, and instinctively replied "Shi Jinhua"

When Shi Jinhua was still at a loss, he had an extra marriage book in his hand, and walked to the woman lying on his stomach.

The master breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "This is your mother-in-law, you can take it back." ”

Shi Jinhua looked at the woman very embarrassed, how could she bring it back?

The master thought he didn't want it, "I'll tell you, the marriage certificate is here, but you can't go back." ”

Shi Jinhua looked at his master and reacted at this time, he did solve the major events in his life on the way home, "No, my lord, my home is from Shandong Village, the distance is too far, how can I bring it back alone?" ”

The master thought for a while, then sighed again, forget it, accept your fate.

"Ah Jia, you bring the cart in the yamen." As he spoke, he turned to Shi Jinhua and said, "You have to come back next time, we don't have many tools in the yamen." ”

So Shi Jinhua, under the gaze of the master and the handyman, pushed the freshly baked mother-in-law to walk in the sunset.

Just when the handyman and the master were relieved, the cart overturned, and the woman fell from the cart to the ground.

Shi Jinhua was in a hurry and didn't pick up people on the cart.

At that time, a few handymen couldn't stand it anymore and helped carry it up.

"Scholar, you pull and walk in front, if you push again, your mother-in-law may die."

Shi Jinhua glanced at his fresh mother-in-law and agreed.

So under the watchful eyes of the master and the handyman, the wheels of the cart pressed against the stone, and the cart shook a little.

The frightened master who was watching from behind stretched out Erkang's hand with the handyman and said, "Woo! "Bang! It's so dangerous, it didn't fall!

The master wiped the sweat from his forehead, a little worried about this woman, will she be dragged to death by the scholar on the road tonight?