Disastrous year!Before the whole family is wiped out, a little blessing falls from the sky!

Some villagers thought that only the caravan was going to the border this time. Unexpectedly, the old man directly asked all the middle-aged men in the village to follow him, and even boys over 13 years old also set off together.

This is unusual. Someone asked, "Uncle Six, my sorghum has not been confiscated yet. How long will my mother and daughter-in-law be busy if I leave?"

The old man waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this. It's just a few acres of land. Everyone helped us, and we took it back! Now the most important thing is to deliver the corn seeds safely to the border. After all, I don't know how many people are watching." Here are these babies.

"We can't help with other things. We have finally tried our best for the border guards, but we can't fool them!"

Third Master Tai also helped, "Listen to your sixth uncle, go and come back quickly. It will take you five or six days to go back and forth. Maybe when you come back, you can catch up with the tail of the land grabber!"

When everyone thought about it, this was also the case, and even the half-grown boy jumped three feet high for joy. You must know that it is not easy for them to go to the city on weekdays, let alone go to the border so far.

To others, traveling to transport food is a chore, but to them it is a joyful journey.

Tai Yonglu, Tai Yongyue, and Chen Ruiyang were all going to the border with the convoy, but they were stopped by Mr. Tai.

"There is a lot of work at home, so don't go there. Even if you help look after Zhuzhu, it will save your worries!"

The three boys had no choice but to stay unhappy.

Tai Yong'an patted his three younger brothers on the shoulders and comforted them with a smile, "You stay at home and wait until my eldest brother hunts some fur to make a big hat for each of you. It won't be cold when you go to play on the ice in winter."

"Okay, thank you bro!"

“Brother, you must keep your word!”

The three boys were very satisfied and immediately smiled again!
In this way, except for everyone in the convoy who packed some extra luggage, the rest of the villagers simply carried a small package and a change of clothes and shoes and set off with the convoy.

After all, He Xiong was with the general, and he was much better at observing words and emotions than others.

He found the old man in private and asked, "Uncle, has something happened? How can we get everyone in the village to follow us to the border? We don't need so many people. And there is no one guarding us here in the village. If anything happens..."

The old man didn't want to hide it from him, and whispered, "Kang Cheng sent a message to the family, the corvee will be collected soon. Everyone in the village has left, and it will be easier to pay the fine by then."

"Corvee service?" He Xiong frowned, unable to guess what major events recently required corvee service.

The old man lowered his voice even more and replied, "I heard that a noble person is coming to the palace and needs corvee labor to repair the palace and build roads. I guess the general has also received the news, so you should go back quickly. If anything happens, send the news in time. ."

He Xiong guessed a possibility, changed his expression immediately, hurriedly clasped his fists in salute and hurried on.

The two hundred soldiers plus Tai Jiye's trucks, the carriages transporting grain, and the young and old men who helped protect the troops, totaled nearly 300 people, and they were a huge force wherever they went.

In addition, the three brothers Tai Jizu followed the old man's instructions and kept a high profile wherever they went. They even took people into the city to buy a lot of food when passing by the city gate.

As a result, almost the entire county knew that the young and old men from Taijia Village had gone to the border.But for what specific purpose, some said it was to go to work, some said it was to go to the grassland for business, some said it was to deliver food. After all, there has been quite a rush to harvest corn these days...

Even Manager Min heard about it and took the time to go to Taijia Village. While holding Zhuzhu in his arms and feeding him snacks, he talked to the old man for a long time.

The old man couldn't tell the truth. He only said that he had something to arrange. At the end, he changed the subject and said, "The corn at home has been harvested, and many people are thinking about buying it to make seeds. If you have a friend who entrusts it to you and you really can't refuse, just say One sound. It’s not too much, but one or two hundred kilograms will be enough.”

Manager Min immediately became happy, "Uncle, I'm really worried about this! Although our master's family also planted, they didn't take good care of it. The harvest wasn't as good as in our village, and there were more people who needed to give gifts, so we couldn't take turns at all. Come to me.

"And I have two good friends who we often hang out with. They seriously told me that they wanted to test several dozen kilograms of seeds, and you finally solved this problem for me!"

The old man waved his hand carelessly, "Don't let the good things go to outsiders. Of course, good things will go to our own family first."

In the end, Manager Min had lunch at Tai's house and left with a bag of corn particles.

As soon as he left, Tai Yongning came back with Yongfeng. It turned out that the Wu family had also heard about the events in Taijia Village, so they asked the Yongning brothers to come back and have a look. If they needed help, the Wu family would definitely help.

The old man was very happy to see his grandson, but now that the family was in chaos and they couldn't help, they still worried about him, so he sent them back to study early.

The two boys didn't know what had happened. They were a little reluctant to leave, but they were obedient and returned to the small courtyard in the city before the sun set...

There is a strange quietness in the mountain village at night, and it is even more desolate because of the mottled fields outside the village.

Because the convoy left, except for He Shan and ten other people, only the old, weak, women and children were left in the village.

Fortunately, both Liujiacun and Zhangjiacun knew how to be grateful. During the night patrol, they both expanded the area by two or three miles, which was a big help to He Shan and others!
During the day, the villagers work together to pick up the remaining crops. The sorghum needs to be cut off the stacks, the millet needs to be cut off, and the beans need to be brought home with the bean straw, dried in the yard and then dried. Use a stone roller to crush it over and over again, remove the bean straw, lift the beans over and over again, and let the autumn wind blow away the broken leaves and the like, and what is left is a pile of golden beans...

Not only Taijia Village, but all other villages and farmers who are full of expectations for their fields are busy and tirelessly busy.

Originally, this autumn day passed so peacefully and happily.But the accident happened at this time!

In the county government office, the old man, the county magistrate, was holding the official document, his expression was extremely surprised, and then turned to anger and irritation.Tai'an County has not had a good harvest for several years. God has finally been merciful and allowed the people to have hope of filling their stomachs, but it just happened that during the autumn harvest, something like this happened again!
It has only been a few years since the founding of the Wei Dynasty. Is the power of Qi about to be exhausted?
But if you are angry, you still can't disobey!
So, he called the officer and ordered, "Post a notice, and the corvee collection will begin in three days. One will be drawn from every two men, and everyone will be strictly supervised. If there is anyone who is really unable to do the corvee, the fine will be doubled!"

The officer was delighted when he heard this, but he didn't dare to laugh seriously. He just lowered his head and quickly agreed.

The yamen is made of iron and the officials are smooth.

Because the county magistrate has a monthly salary, a farm and a shop, and filial subordinates, he is able to care about the country and the people.

But these people's monthly silver is only enough to support their families. They want to do better, but they can only count on emergencies like conscription of corvee!
Although the people will accuse them of being evil behind their backs, how can they earn money without paying anything, right? (End of chapter)