Halfway through speaking, suddenly a rattle sounded in the distance, and the old brothers turned their heads to look over.

It turned out to be a merchant carrying a burden and walking from a distance.

The merchant held a rattle in his hand, swaying as he walked, the burden on his shoulders was heavy, and it was obvious that he had brought a lot of goods.

Xu looked at the old man's gaze, and the merchant was full of smiles, and shouted, "Uncle, I brought a lot of new goods, do you want to take a look?" ”

Tai Sanye anxiously asked what was going on, and said, "No need, little brother, hurry up to Zhangjia Village." We're busy with the autumn harvest here, and no one has time! ”

As he spoke, the merchant had already walked up to him, and persuaded with a smile, "Uncle, let's take a look." I'll keep the goods you like me! ”

Tai Sanye frowned, and when he wanted to refuse, the old man recognized it, where is this merchant, obviously it is Xizi! Kangcheng's personal entourage!

He hurriedly pulled the elder brother and replied with a smile, "Okay, little brother, let's put down the burden and drink saliva, and we will pick one or two." ”

Kiko hurriedly put down the burden and opened the two wooden boxes neatly, revealing the needles and threads inside, as well as some small snacks such as pine nut candy.

When the old man lowered his head and pretended to pick, Kiko lowered his voice and quickly spoke in his ear.

"Old man, our son sent me over to deliver a message. In five or six days, the county government will order the collection of conscription, one out of two, or the hard labor of repairing the palace and the official road, and the family must avoid it as soon as possible. When the time comes, it is better to be fined than to serve in conscription! Remember, remember! ”

The old man and Tai Sanye directly changed their faces, and the old man was still a little prepared because of his granddaughter's warning, and Tai Sanye almost jumped up directly.

How can you have to be conscripted during the autumn harvest, or you still have to die of hard labor!

The old man pulled the elder brother and replied in a low voice, "Go back and thank you son-in-law for me, so that he doesn't have to worry about it, the family will arrange it." Besides, you disguised yourself like this, is there something wrong with your son? ”

Xizi was surprised by the old man's keenness, and after thinking about it, he replied vaguely, "No, it's just that there are a lot of nobles from our son." Those nobles' entourage had already come to the front station, and Childe didn't want them to notice you, so I disguised myself as a merchant and went on a trip. ”

"That's good." The old man was relieved and instructed, "Go back early, let him not worry, everything is fine at home." If he needs help from home, just ask. ”

Kiko nodded, then raised her voice again, took a handful of copper coins from the old man's hand, and left two packets of pine nut candy and a pack of tobacco leaves!

When Xizi shook the rattle and went to Zhangjia Village, Tai Sanye finally found an exit after enduring it for a long time.

"Sixth, what's going on? Isn't this Kiko the retinue of the nephew of the eldest daughter-in-law? How did they know they were going to be conscripted? Where did the nobles come from, who needed to be conscripted to build the road and practice the palace? ”

The old man smiled bitterly, and waited for the elder brother to finish speaking before responding, "Third brother, what is the identity of the nephew of the eldest daughter-in-law, I can't tell you for the time being, there are too many things involved, and I can't tell for a while."

"But he sent the news, and it definitely can't be faked. Let's speed up the autumn harvest, and then let the caravan set off quickly and take all the laborers in the village away, at least let everyone know that our village has no manpower! In this way, when the time comes, we will pay a fine so that no one will object. ”

"Yes, yes, it's a big deal!" Tai Sanye nodded again and again, and calculated at that time, "Compared with silver money, life is the most important!" Others don't know, don't we know? My dad just died in forced labor!"

Old Man Tai's mind quickly turned around, and he responded, "Hurry up the autumn harvest, prepare the seeds, and let the people in the village follow the convoy to deliver the seeds." Then some of them secretly returned to live in the mountains, and if there was something in the village, they would not be arrested and sent to serve in the army. ”

"Also, the news must not be leaked, if it spreads, everyone will run away, and we will be in trouble to track it down. Not only people from other villages, but also our people can't say it! It's best to talk to them when you sneak back.

"Otherwise, the clan's grandfathers will still be successful, and the women of each family will be worried about their mother's brothers, I'm afraid they won't be able to keep the secret, and they will do bad things!"

Old Man Tai sighed and looked at the fields and mountains and forests in the distance.

If he could, he also wanted to keep all the familiar and unfamiliar folks around him.

But the ability is limited, and there is a difference between distant and close relatives!

Now, he can only take care of his own family and his people!

Tai Sanye also has a heavy heart, and in front of him is a busy autumn harvest, a hard and happy moment.

But in a few days, when the news of the conscription comes down, I am afraid that there will be cries everywhere!

According to the law, the officials provided food and drink, and the people contributed, and even a little salary was paid.

But rules are dead, and people's hearts are greedy!

Whenever the common people go to serve in forced labor, not to mention wages, three meals a day will become one, and it is a thin porridge that can shine on people!

I can't eat and sleep well, and I have to endure heavy labor, and I am whipped and scolded!

If you have a better family, you can barely save a small life by bringing some dry food by yourself.

If the family is poor and can't eat enough, you can only resign yourself to fate, and the last three deaths are considered luck!

The harsh government is fiercer than the tiger, and the conscription is even more fierce than the tiger!

At this time, there is one of the most powerful demons, which is the autumn rain.

An autumn rain and a cold, in case of being drenched and frozen, the people will die of illness if they are tired and will die!

The two brothers finally eased their mood, glanced at each other, and saw the determination in each other's eyes!

Even if you are fined a silver penalty, you must also save the lives of your clansmen!

In the fields in the distance, the old and young people in the village are still sweating beads, trying to harvest the hard-earned gains of a year, completely unaware that their lives were almost harvested......

In two days, all the buds were harvested, including Zhangjia Village, Liujia Village and Sancha River.

After all, everyone did their best, and the two hundred soldiers brought by He Xiong were even more powerful helpers.

Under the pretext that he was afraid that people would snatch the bud seeds, the old man Tai urged everyone to prepare the border army, and then immediately loaded the car and set off early the next morning.

The old and young in the village were tired and wanted to lie on the ground and sleep on it for three days and three nights, so they all begged the old man to let them rest first, not for two days.

But whether it is the old man or Tai Sanye, they all disagree.

Tai Sanye even pinched the cigarette pouch and shouted, "What do you know! Mr. Banxian in the city sent a letter saying that it was about to rain heavily. Our buds are just placed outside, isn't it moldy when it rains?

"Hurry up and pack it and send it to the border gate, let's not worry about it, and collect the cash money as soon as possible." Otherwise, I will regret that I have nowhere to buy medicine! ”

As soon as the people in the village heard this, they were not tired at that time, and they became busy again.