Whether it was military service or labor service, adult males were required. And because Beiguan Village was all civilians, this round of recruitment was one male for every ten households, and one male for every three households.
Since the Xia family has split up, they cannot be counted as one household... Therefore, this family has three quotas.
Among the younger generation of the Xia family, Xia Dalang and Xia Erlang are the most suitable age.
Xia Dalang's status as a scholar is still useful.
But Xia Erlang was young and strong, with a wife and children, not just one, so it was natural that he was targeted.
For this reason, Sun pinched her eyes and couldn't look at Zhou Yunniang.
Not only is she a widow, but she also brought a whole family of burdens, including the old and the young. Not only did she bring a whole family of burdens, but she was also destined to bring bad luck to her husband! What a jinx!
It would have been fine if she had killed her ex-husband, but once she entered the Xia family, Xia Erlang was drafted into the army...
If this isn't her fault, who else can I blame?
The other two places are for Xia Youtian and Xia Youliang.
Xia Erlang had some money in his hands, and the fourth and fifth wives also had some savings. Especially for the fourth wife, Xia Daohua could provide financial support at any time, so the family decided to spend money to buy peace.
After some arrangements, which cost fifteen taels of silver, three hundred copper coins, two fat hens, a basket of eggs, and a piece of bacon, he finally managed to keep these three people.
Although the matter was settled, the Xia family remained on edge and closely monitored the conscription situation.
The original plan of buying five mule carts was reduced to three. The elderly, children, and valuables were loaded onto the carts, and the adults had to rely on their own legs to move around.
In addition to the three mules and three mule carts, they planned to buy two stronger black donkeys for the adults who were tired to take turns walking.
Mr. Feng has agreed to help with the household registration and travel permit matters, but the money required to bribe the yamen will have to be paid by the Xia family themselves.
The Xia family agreed to this without hesitation, and even gave Mr. Feng a gift of several new-flavored side dishes that Xia Daohua had "recently developed."
The Xia family never expected that Mr. Feng only sent an official to the county government to handle the matter, but it was much more efficient than the two times the Xia family had gone there themselves before.
It cost less than three taels of silver to complete all the procedures and paperwork.
The one who went to handle this set of formalities was Xia Dalang. I don't know whether it was because of the face of the scholar husband or the invitation of the Feng family manager, but in any case, the clerk who helped with the work ran around and was very enthusiastic.
He also sincerely pointed out several key points to Xia Dalang.
Xia Dalang naturally stuffed an exquisite purse filled with some copper coins into the clerk's hand - this was something Xia Daohua had given him before he went out to do his business.
I don't know where that little girl from the fourth room heard all these twists and turns.
The clerk took the purse and smiled even more happily.
The process of doing things became a little smoother.
After wrapping the household registration documents and travel permit in oil paper, Xia Dalang returned home with deep emotion.
The house in the town was a sad place for Xia Dalang.
All the valuables were taken away. There might be a few books left that were not destroyed, but they seemed to be copied by Xia Dalang himself and were not worth much.
This house was originally rented, not a purchased property, so after Xia Dalang took his books, he could only find a way to cancel the lease. It is not known how much rent he can get back.
She took with her a few handwritten books and Zhu's dressing box - all the jewelry in the box was gone, but the used cosmetics were still there, but they were broken into pieces. There was also a very old, faded velvet flower.
Xia Dalang took it with him.
I went to another room and looked for my mother and sister's belongings, but found nothing.
In the end, Xia Dalang returned to Beiguan Village with the household registration documents, travel permit, his own handwritten copy, Zhu's dressing box and old velvet flowers.
Old Master Xia took Xia Erlang to several livestock markets and carriage shops and bought three large blue mules in their prime, two good black donkeys, and three mule carts.
Mules generally go for five taels of silver each, but these three large blue mules were in their prime, so the seller wouldn't sell them for more than seven taels. Donkeys generally go for two taels of silver each, but these two were also young and strong, with glossy fur, so the seller insisted on three taels of silver each.
After a long bargaining, Mr. Xia bought two black donkeys for five taels of silver and three mules for eighteen taels of silver.
The three mule carts could not be sold at a low price at the horse market. Old Man Xia felt that it was not a good deal, so he went to a carriage and horse shop and bought an old cart that had been discarded. He then traveled dozens of miles to find a carpenter in another village to repair it.
Fortunately, although this old car is a bit old, it is still usable. The carpenter's craftsmanship is also not bad.
In the end, he spent twenty-eight taels of silver and seven days to buy the mule, donkey, and mule cart.
The villagers all came to the Xia family to see the wonder. Firstly, everyone liked mules and donkeys and envied the mule carts. Secondly, they finally realized that the Xia family's talk of moving was not just talk.
So, it seems they were serious about what they said to me before, that it was not possible to live in a war-torn area for long?
Some people started having trouble sleeping at night.
The Xia family has a large population, with elderly parents and young children. The fact that they decided to move away shows that there might be frequent wars in this place in the future.
But this year's autumn tax has already been paid, and the corvée labor and military service have also been completed. If I move to another place, will I be taxed again?
Many people have this concern.
The most important thing is that everyone can't help but feel a little scared when leaving their hometown and going to a strange place.
Except for a few locals, most people living in Beiguan Village were refugees from famine. However, after too long of peace, everyone only remembers the hardships of fleeing famine, but it is difficult to muster the courage to endure the suffering of fleeing famine again.
Seeing that everyone in the family was busy, Xia Daohua also took on a task - she had to help buy food for the family.
There is no hope for a good harvest in the fields for the next few months, but the family still needs to eat.
Then you can only go to the grain store in town to buy food.
However, after the war, several grain stores in the town closed down. They said that they had been robbed before and their supply had not been replenished yet, so they had nothing to sell.
The price of food suddenly skyrocketed.
Everyone in the village rushed to the mountains to work hard, picking mushrooms, fungus, catching wild game, digging pine nuts, and picking chestnuts... But although there are many resources in the mountains, there are also many dangers.
Within a month, three groups of people have suffered minor injuries.
The Xia family couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Xia Daohua thought about it and took over the task of buying grain.
They only told others that it was Li Gan who helped them find the way.
Seeing the bags of grain Xia Daohua had bought, the Xia family's eyes widened. This tangible grain completely suppressed their doubts. They also believed Xia Daohua's random stories.
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