246 My hometown is in an uproar
This day in mid-June was the last day for conscription registration. After this day, the yamen runners would come directly to arrest people, and on this day, both Hejia Village and Wanjia Village were in an uproar.
The three brothers He Daqing from He Village did not have to join the army. Upon asking, we found out that He Daqing's second grandson and grandson went to the battlefield to serve as military doctors, and there was another spot for the doctor from Baicaotang who went with them.
It is true. I heard that there is only one quota for a doctor, and the annual salary is much higher than that of a soldier. The point is not this, but that doctors do not have to go to the front line, do not have to fight with real guns and swords, and do not have to die.
Some relatives of the He family even thought about whether they could let Daqiangzi go in their place, and it would not be a problem at all if he gave him some money.
You have to know that the only way to use silver to replace conscription in this time is if there are really elderly, weak, sick or disabled people at home, and it is useless to go, but such families often cannot afford twenty taels of silver.
Some wealthy families started to have evil thoughts about these people. They gave these families an extra twenty taels of silver or even some grain, and also gave them the supplementary silver, just to exchange their names with those of the family.
Believe it or not, this kind of thing can actually happen.
Money is not everything, but sometimes not having money is absolutely impossible. The fate of the poor is sometimes like this. If you can exchange your life for a better life for your family, that is not impossible.
Of course, such cases are a minority after all, which makes the three He brothers' situation even more eye-catching.
He Daqing simply took his family to live in the county town for a day or two. The house Ping An bought for Daqiangzi was not much smaller than their own house, so he wouldn't be upset by the sight and hearing.
Both Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Li were sad as their mother's family also had to go to the front line. They even wondered why Ping An gave the other spot to Patriarch Wan. It would have been better if he had given it to their own family. Mrs. Ning also thought so as her nephew couldn't escape this time.
The three women were just thinking about it in their hearts. They also knew that relatives are relatives, and they are all relatives in the end. Ping An is not capable of such a thing.
If they say such things, the men in their family will scold them directly.
The same thing happened in Wan Village. On the last day of conscription, both Wan Changgeng and the Wan clan leader's families offered exemption quotas, which made everyone excited.
Wan Changgeng closed the door with his three children. He was not good at talking, and it was useless to talk at this time. Some people even had their eyes on his son Wan Qing.
That's really wishful thinking.
His Wan Qing is studying medicine now, but he has only studied for a few months. Not to mention whether he can be assigned to be a doctor on the battlefield, even if he is assigned, he can't help cure people now, so isn't he also going to die?
The second son had finally helped his family get such a place, would he risk the life of his eldest son for a little bit of money?
Besides, his family is not without money now.
Wanxiang is almost fourteen years old. His brother promised to teach him medical skills in the future. Now he teaches him some every time he comes back. In fact, what he really wants is to stay with Ping'an and he is willing to do anything for him.
It's a pity that his mother was such a bad person before, and Ping An probably has no good feelings towards his family. But even so, Ping An still gave his family a lot of benefits.
"Dad, the third aunt outside is still crying and cursing." Wan Xi said. He is now over eleven years old. In the past few days, the whole family has been feeling like they have gone from hell to hell.
Wan Changgeng raised his lips and said, "San Xizi, let her make a fuss no matter what. It's useless. I can't let your elder brother take risks for someone who has nothing to do with you. I'm not crazy. Er Xiangzi, go with dad to the house over there and dig a reservoir from tomorrow. There's more water over there than in the village."
Patriarch Wan should take care of his own affairs and make arrangements with his family. No matter who asks, he must not tell them that Changsheng and Ping'an helped. Otherwise, if something like this happens again in the future, who knows how many people will come to find them.
This kind of thing cannot be faked. There is only one quota for each person. How many doctors under the eldest son can go? They also have families. The quota given to his family may be for a doctor who has no family.
This time, his family really took advantage of Changsheng and his son.
In fact, when the head of the Chang family brought people here, he didn't mean to protect Changsheng, but he felt that Ping'an was now the disciple of the eldest son and would be a capable person in the future. As the head of the Yiwan family, if he crossed out the name of such a capable member of the family from the family tree, wouldn't he be out of his mind?
Who knew that this incident would bring him such a great benefit. His son and grandson finally wouldn't have to go to the front line to die.
Wan Changsheng from Yong'an Prefecture strolled around the farm alone after dinner. Before, he usually took a walk with Uncle Sun and Ping'an. Ping'an always said that walking more was better than anything else.
I don’t know where Ping An is now.
He felt indescribable feelings in his heart. Sometimes he woke up twice at night. He didn't know if the letter to his uncle had been received. The military doctor received letters differently from the soldiers, so he should be able to receive the letters. Now that he has arrived safely, he should be able to be with his great uncle, right?
Mei Niang sometimes calculated the time to go back and forth to Yunzhou, hoping that her son could return home before the winter. He had been in the military camp for seven years, and he didn't know the seriousness of this incident? Normally, people could be bought with silver, but this time only the weak and disabled, who were useless on the battlefield, could be bought.
People like the eldest son are like treasures when they arrive at the military camp. The generals and their men have to keep them for a while no matter what. When they are away from home, sometimes they have no choice. Besides, the eldest son is a doctor with a conscience. How could he watch so many young people die?
It would be nice to be back after a year.
He couldn't bear to part with his son. Over the years, his son had never asked him to raise him and had given the family so much money. If he were to say, he would rather his family suffer a little so that he could raise his son. They were not biological father and son, and there was no grace of raising him anymore...
This is not what he wants, even though the child is very filial.
If anyone knew what he was thinking, they would probably call him pretentious, but who knows if he really thought that way.
It is very likely that Ping'an is his only son in this life. Xi'er is also three years old. He has eaten so many medicated foods, and even Mei Niang has taken a lot of supplements. These medicines can build a big house in the countryside, but there is still no movement in his wife's belly.
Time is fate, fate is luck.
Wan Changsheng served as a soldier at a young age and suffered a lot. He also had difficulty having children due to his injuries. But now he has Mei Niang, the lovely Xi'er, Sun Shu who is like a father to him, and a good son like Ping An.
It's considered a good life and good luck, right?
Today, in the middle of June, all the doctors recruited from all over Yongfu have set out. I heard that there are a team of more than a hundred people.
Wan Changsheng looked in the direction of his hometown. Today was the last day of conscription. The five exemptions should have caused a great response in Wanjia Village and Hejia Village. He and Ping An had done their best. It was enough that their closest relatives did not have to go to the battlefield. What about others? What could he do?
Ping An, Er Qiang, you must be well.
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