The Queen Mother was really prepared to fight to the death.
Xia Manni thought for a moment and asked, "Is there any other way?"
"Yes, there are, but it will cost some money. There are villages outside the city that can recruit people."
Xia Manni said, "I still have some silver here, it should be enough."
She still had fifty taels and some jewelry in her hand.
Zhang Cuiling also said: "I still have some here, which should be enough for Ergou and me."
Wu Dayong smiled and said, "It's not much silver, just one tael per person. But you can't choose where to live, and you have to wait until all these people are in line before you can go to the village."
Xia Manni couldn't help but complain: "Why does this sound like picking melons?"
Everyone also thought so, but they had no choice but to wait and could not keep wandering around.
Xia Manni also wanted her children to succeed in Jin'an City.
So they waited from early morning until evening, when the city gates were already closed.
"He who is going to the village, come here tomorrow morning."
People complained bitterly, but the officers and soldiers didn't even give them a glance.
The next morning, there were quite a lot of people coming, and Xia Manni and others were at the front of the line this time.
"One tael per person, pay and get in line."
Wu Dayong and Jin Zian wanted to pay the money owed to Teacher Xia Manni to the five members of the Xia family.
Xia Manni refused and insisted on paying it herself.
A few of them lined up at the back, waiting for someone like the village chief to come and select people.
Their selection criteria are simple: healthy, strong, and well-proportioned.
The injured person, who was dressed very shabbily and had no money, was stopped outside.
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