The armored soldier nodded casually at the head of the village, took out a folded piece of paper from his arms, opened it, and handed it to the head of the village.
"This is the conscription order issued by the general. Your village needs to provide at least 50 strong laborers. You have today to select the candidates. I will lead the people away tomorrow."
The head of the village trembled as he took the conscription order, which seemed light but was actually very heavy. He forced a smile at the soldier.
"I will arrange for someone to clean up the room so that you can live more comfortably."
After saying that, he called out to the crowd, "Tiezhu's family, your house is the cleanest in the village. I will stay at your house now, so remember to treat us well."
The lady smiled and walked out of the crowd, "I understand. Sir, it's cold outside, come with me inside to drink some hot tea and warm yourself up.
Regarding the conscription, our village head will definitely make it clear to you."
The soldier nodded casually and followed the old lady slowly on his horse.
When the soldiers were no longer visible, everyone started talking and said all kinds of nasty things.
"What the hell, isn't conscription until March next year? How come it's so early?"
"Yeah, our village has finally become a little lively, why are they recruiting soldiers again?"
"Alas, I can't bear to leave these children. Yesterday, I casually mentioned to Xu Siyi that we were running low on firewood, and the children brought me some in the evening.
Such a good kid, why is he going to be a vanguard cannon fodder for those useless people?"
Lin Lizheng also sighed deeply, and whispered, "Keep your voice down when you are outside. If the soldiers hear you, you will be beaten at best, or even killed at worst.
If you want to talk, just go home and talk, that would be safer, right? "
The ladies nodded when they heard this and dispersed obediently.
Lin Li was looking in the direction of Xu Jinhuan's house. He put on his shoes and limped towards there.
"Grandpa village head, why are you here? If you have something to do, you can just ask someone to let us in." Li Xiaoxiao happened to be hanging clothes outside the house. When he saw the village head coming, he immediately helped him into the house.
Lin Lizheng has no children at home, so when he sees someone as cute and obedient as Li Xiaoxiao, a smile instantly appears on his face.
"It's Xiaoxiao. I have something to discuss with your sister Xu. I just happened to have some time, so I came here by myself."
After hearing the voice, Xu Jinhuan looked at Lin Lizheng who came in with confusion, as if she didn't know why the Lizheng wanted to see her.
"Uncle village head, please sit down and have a cup of hot tea." Xu Jinhuan greeted with a smile.
After Lin Lizheng sat down, he held the teacup in his hand but did not drink it. Instead, he sighed softly and explained his purpose.
"Miss Xu, some people from the military camp just came to the village. The general is recruiting soldiers again. This time... he wants at least fifty people."
Lin Lizheng paused for a moment and then continued, "All the strong laborers in Black Fish Village have been recruited long ago. I'm afraid these fifty people will all come from you."
Xu Jinhuan nodded in understanding, and she said gently, "I understand. I'll prepare the list of fifty people before tonight, and then send someone to deliver it to you, the village head."
Upon hearing this, Lin Lizheng looked at Xu Jinhuan in surprise, feeling touched and relieved. In fact, he was a little nervous when he came here, fearing that Xu Jinhuan would change his mind.
"In that case, I won't delay Miss Xu's business and will leave first." After Lin Lizheng finished speaking, he limped away with his crutches.
Xu Jinhuan said to Li Xiaoxiao beside him, "Xiaoxiao, go to each room and tell them about the conscription. The list should still be as I ordered before."
Li Xiaoxiao agreed seriously and trotted out of the house.
In a blink of an eye, it was afternoon and Li Yichang and An Er came back driving the carriage.
"Boss, today I finally saw what it means to fight for something!" An Er laughed and said loudly as he walked into the room.
Compared to An Er's unreliability, Li Yichang bowed to Xu Jinhuan and quickly explained what happened today.
"Boss, as soon as our carriage entered the county today, it was stopped by several servants. They said that their masters had a great appetite after eating our vegetables.
I specifically told them to wait at the city gate early in the morning and reminded them to bring back vegetables, so each of them asked for ten or eight baskets. "
An Er smiled and replied, "That's right. After hearing this, I opened the carriage curtain and let them see the two baskets of vegetables in the carriage.
I also mentioned the boss' instructions on how to live a limited life, which instantly helped them face reality."
Li Yichang nodded and continued, "Although they are unwilling, we will sell one to each family.
If anyone tries to get away with it by cheating, people in the queue are allowed to report it, and the person who reports it will have the right to buy the vegetables first.
Moreover, thanks to the enthusiasm of these people, we sold out all the vegetables at the city gate.”
Xu Jinhuan nodded with satisfaction. As expected of her subordinates, they could now draw inferences from what she had learned.
"I understand. Since the market has slowly opened up, Li Yichang doesn't have to go. Starting tomorrow, An Er, find someone smarter to go with you to sell vegetables."
An Er nodded when he heard this, "Okay, Boss, I will definitely find a smart one."
Li Yichang seemed to understand something, and he asked, "Boss, has the village started recruiting soldiers?"
Xu Jinhuan nodded, then asked, "How is the county town?"
Li Yichang thought for a moment and said, "Although there is news of conscription in the county, the conscription targets are all poor people who cannot afford to live happily. It seems that the rich merchants and gentry are not included in the list."
Xu Jinhuan sneered, "There are always privileged classes at all times."
After sighing, she arranged: "Tomorrow when you go to the military camp, you will be divided into groups of five and five. Every group of twenty-five people will be a large group. You and Datou will be in charge of two large groups.
During this period, you can earn military merit, or you can do something subtle, or you can record the location of food and grass and report it to me. If you encounter a difficult situation, you can burn this talisman and contact me. "
After Xu Jinhuan finished speaking, he handed the talisman in his hand to Li Yichang.
She had previously used her extra protagonist halo to exchange the system for the method of making a sound transmission talisman, and this talisman was the one she had just made.
Li Yichang took the talisman respectfully and carefully put it in his arms. He said seriously: "I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
Xu Jinhuan said some more words of encouragement before letting Li Yichang leave.
"Boss, can you give me a sound transmission talisman?" An Er looked at Xu Jinhuan expectantly.
Seeing that he was doing the same thing as Ma Wencai, Xu Jinhuan handed the talisman to him with amusement.
"Even if you don't tell me, I will give it to you. This vegetable business is also very important to us at this stage."
An Er took the talisman with satisfied hands, and his heart was already filled with cheers.
He did it, he really did it, he successfully gained the boss's trust!
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