After the lively wedding, the villagers mobilized everyone to clean up the houses next to the ancestral hall, so that the children could go to school there in the future.
Winter is not a good time for construction, so the construction teams from Yunshan Village have returned home one after another. I heard that they want to renovate the house for the teacher and enclose a small courtyard.
They are familiar with this job and will definitely be able to complete it before the snow falls.
The village seemed to be thriving, but there happened to be that one spoiler who came back to spoil the fun and was an eyesore.
This has to start with the corvée system of this dynasty. According to past practices, during times of war and natural disasters, corvée labor was required four times a year.
The service location is mostly near a river not far from home, and each service lasts about a month.
There have been few natural disasters in recent years, especially in the northern regions, so the dozen or so refugees Han Zeyu recruited were considered extremely rare incidents.
The emperor of the time was a benevolent ruler who allowed the people to rest and recuperate. He not only reduced taxes by 10%, but also relaxed the corvee policy.
For example, in the two branches of the Han family, in addition to Han Zeyu and Han Zeli, there are a total of five adult men who are over 16 years old and under 56 years old.
According to regulations, the eldest wife should send two people and the second wife should send one person to participate in corvee labor.
After the policy was relaxed, the Han family paid money to fill the quota for corvée labor, and other families with more labor force who were willing to earn the money would take the job.
The government only requires that the number of people matches, and they don’t care whether it is the real person or not.
The two major problems in Yunshan Village are Boss Qian and Er Gouzi.
Boss Qian's situation was not bad. Although his wife had left and his younger brother was not at home, his parents were willing to pamper him and saved money to pay for his labor service.
The eldest son of the Qian family lived for twenty-two years and only served in the military service once, which was to build roads. This was relatively easy among all the corvee labors, at least much better than standing in the river and digging mud.
Having tasted the hardship of hard work, he never did heavy work again after that.
A man of his age can't even farm. After he became lame in one leg, he doesn't even like to go out. I don't know how he will live after his parents pass away.
Ergouzi's situation is even worse than his. Both his parents are dead, and his uncles and aunts don't like him and won't let him visit at all.
Now that even his only official wife has passed away, he has nothing to worry about.
He wanted to live comfortably with the money he earned from renting the land, but the debt collectors didn't give him the chance. Two fingers were considered interest, and the principal had to be repaid in full.
Ergou, who had been living a life of idleness and waiting to die for many years, was forced to embark on the path of military service. However, the money was too hard to earn. After finally serving for a full month, he shamelessly accepted his wages.
At this rate, he would have to perform dozens of corvee labor to pay off his debts. Diandian looked at the silver and money in his hand and suddenly he didn't want to pay it back anymore.
Everyone in the construction team is busy at the school. Ergouzi wants to get close to the foreman and see if he can be taken with him when he goes out to work next year.
Everyone knows what kind of person he is. He is incompetent at everything and is the number one troublemaker.
If you let him join out of pity and help him share the work, it would be the least of your worries. It would destroy the reputation and credibility that you have worked so hard to build.
The foreman was not a pushover either. He waved his fist and told Ergouzi to get out of here quickly, saying that they would not hire habitual criminals who stole things and played around with money.
Er Gouzi didn't dare to confront him in person and could only leave in disgrace, but his sinister gaze stared at the school for a long time.
Han Zeyu was squatting on a tree chewing a big apple. He saw everything that had just happened. He thought it would be better to get rid of people like Ergouzi.
It's not necessary to kill to silence the witness, but physically canceling the account is a bit cruel and not what these little fair men should do.
Originally, the couple were going to go back to Junshan Mansion together, but Han Zeyu changed his mind at the last minute and said he wanted to stay for a few more days. This time he had some serious business to do, and he would go home after he was done.
Su Shien said sadly, "Are you sure it's a serious matter?"
Han Zeyu nodded his head forcefully.
Su Shien confirmed again: "Can you guarantee that you won't cause any trouble?"
Han Zeyu nodded with a slight hesitation.
Su Shien sighed, patted her husband's little head, and asked tentatively, "Brother Yu, can I take your nightgown with me?"
Han Zeyu shook his head like a rattle.
Well, the matter can basically be concluded. Su Shien, feeling uneasy, took heavy steps and looked back every few steps as he embarked on his journey home alone.
Why do I say alone? Because my outstanding confidant, Comrade Tiezhu, was left behind.
Tiezhu, who was highly valued, was particularly disloyal. He stood at the ferry pier, waving his arms and watching his young master leave.
What does being Han Zeyu's confidant get you? A nightgown made of high-quality material.
Different from Su Shien and Han Zeyu's sexy nightgown, Tiezhu's is a formal nightgown in oversized sizes.
Of course, the couple also has a set of formal night clothes. After all, they can't be reckless when they go out and have to keep a low profile.
The scene in Tiezhu's imagination was flying over eaves and walls, but the reality was that the two of them were sneaking around the wall, sliding along the edge, and walking in the shadows, which was really not cool at all.
When they reached a deserted place, Han Zeyu lowered his voice and scolded, "With your size, you still think you can climb walls and fly over rooftops? You can even collapse the roof with your feet. Face the reality and keep your feet on the ground. That's the path you should take."
Tiezhu curled his lips. He didn't want to be so tall. If he wanted to blame someone, he should blame his unknown parents.
Tiezhu hasn't learned anything else, but he is very good at passing the buck and has no psychological burden at all.
"Shh... the target person has appeared. Watch my instructions later."
Tiezhu wanted to say that it was too dark in the shadows and he couldn't see clearly, but before he could finish his words, his master had disappeared. When he looked again, the target person not far away had fallen to the ground with a bang.
Han Zeyu dragged the strong man into the shadows and asked Tiezhu to carry him on his back.
Just as they were about to retreat and run away, they suddenly heard a sound of breaking air, but the sound was not coming towards them, but from the wooden window on the second floor not far away.
Tiezhu didn't hear anything, but when he saw his master suddenly stand against the wall, although he didn't understand why, he followed suit vigilantly.
After a while, a window on the inner side of the second floor opened a crack.
At this time, a cat's meow was heard not far away. Han Zeyu was immediately upset. Whose male cat came out to install a trap without being neutered?
Hearing the cat's meow, the gap in the window gradually widened, and a graceful figure flipped out from inside and landed lightly on the ground.
Han Zeyu looked closely and saw that the woman was still wearing a formal nightgown of the same color, style, and pattern as the three of them.
He looked up again to confirm that the window belonged to Baicui Tower, and Han Zeyu's mind suddenly flashed with the carrier pigeon that he had roasted to a spicy taste.
The seven words "Ye Chen, the dancer from Baicui Tower" flashed by quickly. Could it be that the woman who just wore the same clothes as them was Ye Chen?
He gestured to Tiezhu, asking him to keep an eye on the person on his back and stay where he was and wait. Then Han Zeyu tiptoed over and followed.
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