"What grievances are not grievances, as long as someone is willing to take us in! The kid can't stand the bumps! ”

Zhao sighed and touched Su Bujing's and Su Buxing's heads lovingly.

The old couple lived in a thatched hut, which was not large, with only one hall, two bedrooms and a small kitchen.

"Our conditions here are not good, the son and daughter-in-law of the family have gone to the county seat to serve the rich man, and there are just two empty sleeping places, my wife and I will sleep in the hall, you decide for yourself how to sleep!"

The old man Weng leaned over and finished speaking with a cough.

Su Yuanshan hurriedly stepped forward to support the old man, "How can you let the old man sleep in the hall?" We can occupy a bedroom and a hall. ”

"How's that going to work! You gave you a golden bean, how can you be embarrassed to let you sleep in the hall! The old woman rubbed her hands in a panic and spoke incoherently.

Su Buyi said: "We also said before that we will never cause you trouble. ”

In the end, under the tough attitude of the Su family, the old couple compromised.

"Okay, it's so late, I'll make you some meat and vegetables to eat, and make up for the children!"

The old woman smiled so much that her face wrinkled into an old orange, and she took a piece of fatty pork from the house and went into the kitchen.

The old man sat on a wooden stool in the hall and poured a few cups of tea for the Su family to drink.

"The countrymen drink all the water soaked in the willow leaves picked outside, so the guests will drink some!"

Su Bu took a sip, it was a slightly bitter taste, not very delicious, but the old Weng Weng drank very vigorously.

"Old Weng Weng, can you tell us about here, we are from Qizhou, and the situation in Yongzhou is very vague." Su Yuanshan took a sip of tea and asked.

"Alas, you people who fled from other places, our village has encountered it many times, and you don't blame the people in the village for being indifferent, you are really scared of those who fled the famine before.

"Okay, old man, I'm far away, Yongzhou is now flooded with a lot of people fleeing the famine, most of them are from Yuanzhou, and you went to Baixian more than ten days earlier. Now Yongzhou should still accept outsiders, if you think clearly, you should rush to Yongzhou City as soon as possible. ”

Su Yuanshan nodded, and said, "Do you have anything to prepare for settling down in Yongzhou City?" ”

"The Yellow Book is with you, right? Just take the yellow book and go to Yongzhou City to settle down. After drinking a cup of tea, the old man poured another cup to drink.

The yellow book is equivalent to a household register, which records in detail the address, appearance, age and so on of a family.

If there is no Yellow Book, they will be defined as displaced people in the Swiss National Assembly, and they will be dragged to the army to open up wasteland.

The two continued to chat, and the old woman beckoned everyone over for dinner.

After more than a month, everyone in the Su family finally ate a hot and fresh meal.

Su Buxian was young, and he almost cried out with excitement, and Zhao also shed a few tears emotionally.

After everyone had eaten and drunk enough, boiled some water and scrubbed their bodies carefully, then said goodbye to the old couple, entered the bedroom and talked about the next arrangements.

"Let's go to Yongzhou City next!" Su Bu was the only one who took the lead in proposing.

"We're definitely going to go, but tomorrow we'll fix it in the village to see if we can find someone or a car to lead the way, and we'll leave early the next morning." Su Yuanshan said.

Su Yuanshan's words were recognized by everyone.

Because they were so tired, everyone didn't say much, so they divided their rooms and went to sleep.

Su Bujing was lying on the crowded kang, his head next to the Zhao family, holding the broken spirit stone in his hand, and cultivating with his eyes closed.

In the middle of the moon, a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded in the quiet village.

"Knock knock" is the sound of striking a gong.

"A-Niang, wake up, there seems to be something outside!" Su Bu was shocked to hear the movement and immediately woke up Zhao.

Zhao hugged Su Buxian, went outside with Su Bujing, and saw that the Su family's father and son who were asleep in the hall also woke up.

"What's wrong? It can't be the real dragon army again! Oh my! Let me rest and rest! ”

Su Buwei stroked his forehead exaggeratedly, looking unbearable, which made Su Buwei laugh.

"Don't be poor, be quiet, put the guys away, and be ready to go!" Su Buyi slapped Su Buwei, who was playing treasure, and said in a serious tone.

Everyone immediately put their things away, and while pricking up their ears to listen to the movement outside, they called up the old couple who were sleeping in the bedroom.

As soon as I was about to go out and escape, there was a knock on the door.

"Open the door inside! The Yongzhou government came to check the population. A young voice rang out.

Su Yuanshan and Zhao glanced at each other, and the doubts and vigilance in their eyes did not decrease.

When the old couple heard that it was from the government, their faces changed suddenly, and they hurriedly ran out and opened the door.

The moment the door opened, the kitchen knife that Su Buwei and Su Buwei held behind them moved slightly.

"Official, how can you check the population in the middle of the night? Is there something wrong with our family? The old man said tremblingly, his hands trembling with fear.

The official who came in was wearing a blue round-necked narrow-sleeved shirt with a young face, and after he entered the room, he looked at the crowd and said:

"What the above instructed us to find out the population of Yongzhou as soon as possible, so that we can collect the annual tax and the per capita tax."

"What? What is Annual Tax? Tax? But didn't you just hand it over before? The old woman was a little incoherent, and was pulled by the old man.

"This official, this Yanei, dare to ask what's going on?" The old man asked timidly.

"How do I know? It was said that it was arranged from above, and if you want to have a good New Year with peace of mind, you will pay the annual tax, and if you don't pay it, you will be dragged to the capital to repair the palace next month. ”

"As for the tax on the people, it has become paid once every three months, isn't it September, and by the way, the next month has been collected in advance."

The young official looked a little impatient, he asked the old couple to hand over the yellow book, and after collecting the taxes of four people according to the head, he registered it and looked at the people of the Su family.

"Where are you from?" The young official asked with a raised brow.

He had just been in the Yellow Book, but he didn't see the features of these people.

Su Yuanshan made a gesture and said, "We are from Qizhou, we will stay here for a day, and we will leave the day after tomorrow." ”

The official hooked his lips, touched his chin with his hand and said, "Qizhou? Oh, fleeing the wilderness? Let me tell you, as soon as you set foot in Yongzhou, you have to follow the rules of our Yongzhou, and you also have to pay taxes! ”

As he spoke, the official nodded and said, "Because you are outsiders, the annual tax and the human tax are more expensive, one tael of silver per person, give me six taels of silver." ”

"If you give it, you'll be fine, if you don't... Then follow me to the government's mansion! ”

Su Bu was shocked behind him, and he couldn't help frowning secretly when he heard this.

The family had only arrived in Yongzhou village for less than half a day, and the officials here opened their mouths widely, and each person asked for one or two pieces of silver.

It's so dark!