"There's nothing we can do about it. Our family is the richest in the village now. To exempt someone from poverty, we have to pay 20 taels. For a farmer, 20 taels is his entire fortune. Without it, he will go to the battlefield and die. Even if I have to flatter him, I will have to borrow money." She actually sympathized with the villagers, but her own problems were not solved, so any sympathy she could give her would only be sympathy.
Although the money had been sent out, the matter had not been finalized yet, and they still felt a little depressed.
People were hurrying along the road, women were looking grief-stricken, and even the beggars who were usually seen were fewer. Chunxiao and the other man were drinking tea when they suddenly saw a group of armored soldiers coming towards them and then walking away. There were several hundred of them, which scared them.
"Are there troops stationed in the town?" So fast.
"A group of them arrived yesterday." The old man at the tea stall sighed in the distance. "I guess they were afraid that some of the conscripts would cause trouble. They all came from the county town. I, an old man with no children, was spared this disaster."
Chunxiao looked at the tea stall owner and ordered another pot of tea. "It started in Tongzhou last year. I thought it would be fine, but I didn't expect it would be our turn."
"It's not considered heartless. At least each family can redeem one person." Daha is no longer as anxious as before.
"They're asking for both the person and the money. It depends on whether you're willing to sacrifice the person or the money. 20 taels is enough to keep a family working day and night for years." The old man said with some sarcasm, "It's not far from being a conscience."
"Boss, right now is the golden age, so stop saying that," Chun Xiao kindly reminded.
The old man smiled hurriedly and said, "Look at me, I am talking nonsense. Come on, today we are two regular customers. I will make you a pot of different tea to try."
After waiting for a while in the afternoon, Chunxiao's heart, which had calmed down a little, began to get anxious again. She thought about what would happen if the matter was not done. The money was gone, and if the man was not saved, her mother and sister-in-law might not be able to bear the blow.
The more she thought about it, the more restless she became. Later, she simply walked back and forth on the street. Daha was also a little restless because of her actions.
They spent the entire afternoon in such an urgent and anxious mood, and one can imagine how their family members felt.
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