Time finally came to the hour of You, which was the time for everyone to have dinner. Chunxiao hurried to Nanshan Lane and knocked on the door. It was the young girl who opened the door. When she saw her, she said nothing but just smiled and asked her to wait in the yard for a while.
Soon he took out her bag and handed it to her without saying a word.
Chunxiao quickly opened the bundle, revealing two household registration books: one for her father and mother, the other for her eldest brother's family. The separation had taken place a year earlier. She was so overjoyed that she burst into tears.
"My Lord only told me to tell you one thing: don't let anyone know. If anyone asks, tell them the household name of the deceased."
Chun Xiao nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, sir, and thank you, madam."
"Go ahead."
She was feeling excited and her hands were trembling. Now that she had obtained the new household registration, everything was settled and the stone in her heart had finally been put to rest.
Yan Dahe was also excited when he saw the new household registration. He had never thought that household separation was such a good thing. "Let's go back and tell them the good news."
"Let's go, let's go. Be careful on the road. Tomorrow we'll go to the township government and hand over the silver to the three households. Then this matter will be settled."
The two drove the ox cart excitedly all the way, and today's wait was worth it. When they arrived at the village, it was already dark. The two rushed all the way back to Dashan's house, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw the Tian family, the Zhang family, and Yan Erni.
These people are all gathered today.
They were away for a day, and Da He hadn't mentioned it before, so they should have arrived in the afternoon.
Several families saw that they did not show any strong emotions, and their eyes were red with signs of crying.
Only the Yan family saw that they were very excited, but they did not show much because there were other people around.
Chunxiao looked at these people and greeted them one by one. Tian Erni, who had been like a fighting cock, was now listless.
"Dad, it's getting late. I'm going back first. You and big brother should come to my place later. We have some things to discuss about the farm."
"You stupid kid! Your father and the others are going to die, and you only care about the fields. Do you have any conscience? The family is worried to death, and you drag your second brother around. I think Erhe is also heartless. He doesn't care about the life and death of your eldest brother and your father when he is fine."
Erhe was so angry that he felt like he was choking on blood.
"Who said my father and his family were going to be conscripted? He and my eldest brother separated last year. All we have to do this time is pay the silver. A few dozen taels of silver should be enough."
Yan Erni was a little confused. She looked at Yan Bingfa and said, "Brother, aren't you and the eldest brother living in the same household? Did you split up last year?"
Yan Bingfa also just found out about their separation. He was delighted but couldn't show it. However, Zhou Shi beside him couldn't help herself. She raised her lips and said, "Why, are you still looking forward to your brother going to the battlefield or something?"
Tian looked at Chunxiao and Yan Dahe standing in the yard with joy. If that was the case, then the matter must be settled. She wanted to ask but didn't dare to.
"You go back first. Your father and others will come to find you after dinner." Zhou sent her away and dealt with the whole family herself.
It was already dark when Chunxiao returned home. Xingfu and Meiman were waiting for her in the main hall. Seeing her return, they hurriedly added more rice and poured water for her. She put her bag on the table. She hadn't handed it over to so many people just now, so she would give it to her father when he came.
As a result, she lit the lamp and had only eaten half of her meal when Yan Bingfa and Dashan came, followed by Zhou and Tian.
"Why are you all here? There are so many people at home, and they didn't tell me you were coming."
Everyone sat down around the table consciously, and Chunxiao asked Xingfu Meiman to collect the bowls.
"It's okay. We all came here to borrow money. There's no further news today. It's getting dark now, so let your second brother, Shu Wenwen, and the others take care of them and go to rest."
"Chunxiao, what's the situation over there? Dahe came back at noon and just said he found a way and asked us to raise money, but he didn't say anything else. What's going on?"
"What did you just say about the separation last year? Tell us quickly, we have no idea."
Chunxiao hurriedly opened the bundle and handed the two household registrations to her father. "Dad, big brother, remember this. If anyone in the village asks you about it, just say you went to the town to separate your household last year. Got it?"
Yan Bingfa took the two household registrations and looked at them. Although he didn't recognize the characters on them, he understood what Chunxiao meant. He showed surprise and asked, "Is this what you spent the whole day doing?"
Dashan and Tian also came over to take a look. "Are we really separated?" Tian held the household registration book and tears came to her eyes again. "Dashan, Dashan, you don't have to serve in the army anymore. That's great, that's great."
"Chunxiao, does your father really not have to go to the battlefield?" Zhou burst into tears with excitement. She had never felt so relaxed today. Perhaps it was because she had been in a state of collapse for too long, and she felt a little limp when she relaxed. Fortunately, Tian, who was standing next to her, was quick-witted and did not fall off the bench.
Chunxiao quickly stood up and helped her up, "Mom, our family is fine now. We can just pay the 60 taels of silver for the three households tomorrow."
Tian looked at Chunxiao awkwardly and said, "I took out 100 taels today, and I only have 20 taels of silver left." There are two people in the family and 40 taels is not enough.
"I have it here. I'll take 60 taels to pay it tomorrow. It's not convenient for me to go to the government office, so I'll see whether my eldest brother or my second brother will go."
Tian clenched her hands and looked at Yan Bangfa and Zhou with some embarrassment, "Dad, Mom, you saw what happened today. There is really nothing we can do. There are three people in my eldest and second brother's families, so two people can be exempted. Let's not talk about the household change. 200 taels of silver is not something you can get just by saying so. My parents came here today and want me to lend them 20 taels of silver. If my younger sister Qian can advance the money, I would like to lend them the 20 taels I have first. Is that okay?" After saying that, she looked at Dashan again.
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