my wonderful zoo

Chapter 17 Lottery
"I'll go." The first one to stand up was Chen Yu.

But Chen Yu's skills are all combat skills, and he belongs to Haiwei and does not live in Chenjiazhuang.

"You don't have the skills I just mentioned, and you are out running boats all year round, so that doesn't count." Chen Xun said.

Although the first person to sign up voluntarily did not have enough qualifications, he finally made a start.

"Count me in." The speaker this time was a woman, about thirty.

"Okay, sister-in-law counts as one household." This woman's name is Chen Liu, whose real name is Liu Yu.She was the sister-in-law of one of Chen Xun's cousins. The cousin used to run a boat with Chen Xun and died outside.Chen Xun was very kind to the family members of those who died with him. Not only did he receive a one-time pension, but he also received rice, flour and oil money every month. This kind of payment is rare in this era. Those who died fighting for the government Soldiers sometimes don't even get pensions.

Therefore, Mrs. Chen Liu, who had been cared for by Chen Xun for almost eight years, was very grateful from the bottom of her heart.

This time I'm repaying the favor.

"What about the bloody nature of the men in Chenjiazhuang? I'm not asking you to die. You're not even as good as a woman. You're a coward." These words were said in a ruthless tone, and Chen Xun turned to look over.

"Master, please don't look at me. I don't want to be like a coward like Mrs. Chen. Count me in."

"Wang Ergou, you damn fart, who is like you? You can feed one person and the whole family is not hungry." A tribesman surnamed Chen scolded.

"Chen Naimao, you are talking as if Chen Liu is also a loner."

Mrs. Chen Liu has three children. The youngest daughter is nine years old and goes to school in Chen Xun’s South College. The oldest son is 15 years old. His academic performance is not good, but he has developed good breeding skills with his mother.

"Fuck, Wang Ergou, you are looking for death."

"Come on, little cat, let's practice."

"That's enough!" Chen Xun interrupted the conflict between the two people: "If you continue to argue, I will tie you both up and beat you up."

Wang Ergou is a refugee from the north. When he first came here, he was bullied by Chen Mao for some trivial matters. At that time, Wang Ergou was unfamiliar with the place and had not had enough to eat, so he suffered some losses. Chen Xun was out running a boat, and Chen Xun was at home. The older generation of the family is more biased towards Chen Mao when dealing with it.After waiting for a while, Wang Ergou, who was familiar with Chenjiazhuang, found an excuse to beat Chen Mao. Chen Mao, who had been living comfortably in the south, was able to beat Wang Ergou, who was fighting for his life in the north, and was beaten a little. Ruthless, it happened that Chen Xun was at home at the time, and he didn't take sides when presiding over the mediation, and each played [-] big boards to settle the matter.

From then on, the conflict between the two was settled. Later, Chen Mao disturbed Wang Ergou's marriage, and the feud became even greater.

"Coward." Wang Ergou muttered again under Chen Xun's scolding before shutting up. Chen Xun just glared at him without scolding him, which was a disguised support for Wang Ergou's behavior.

"Clan leader, count me in." Chen Mao raised his hand, ignoring the obstruction of his wife next to him, and raised his chin to Wang Ergou: "Ergouzi, let's see if I have any seeds."

To everyone's surprise, Wang Ergou was not angry at Chen Mao's provocation. He smiled and gave Chen Mao a thumbs up: "You have the guts."

This made Chen Mao feel as if he had eaten a fly.

Seeing Wang Ergou's reaction, the corners of Chen Xun's mouth twitched slightly, and he figured it out. This is Wang Ergou's ultimate goal. He just wanted to arouse the emotions of the Chen family's people, so that the result of Chen Xun's recruitment would not be good. So look.

"Clan leader, count me in." Then another blacksmith raised his hand.

"Okay, you're the one. Chen Mao, go and discuss with your wife. I'll reserve a spot for you. It's not time to force it yet. To sign up voluntarily, your family must agree. At the very least, the husband and wife must agree. "Chen Xun only agreed to the blacksmith's registration.

"Count me in."

"And I."

The charcoal pen in Chen Lu's hand danced very fast, recording all the people who signed up.

"Enough of the blacksmith." "Enough of the carpenter."

Gradually, fewer and fewer people signed up, until no one spoke anymore.

"How many households are there?" Chen Xun asked.

"Ten households of masons and nine households of farmers are missing." Chen Lu counted several times on the roster and said.

"Leave a spot for Chen Mao, you can make bamboo sticks now." Chen Mao is a mason.

The scene confirmed again that all household heads were in place except those who were out on duty, and Chen Xun's face turned cold.

"I thought that voluntarily signing up would be able to recruit enough people, but you let me down."

"Today we just need everyone to go out and hide for a while. The village has provided for the food, rice, oil, salt, food, clothing, housing and transportation. Just like this, there are still [-] households left."

"I was thinking, if pirates really come one day, or if the government sends people to force them to conquer, how many people will be able to stand up and protect our Chenjiazhuang? Protect the happy life we ​​have built with our own hands?"

"That's it for now. I won't say any more. Now we need to draw lots to draw out nine households of masons and nine households of farmers. Anyone who wins must go. There are no conditions to negotiate."

There was a bit of silence at the scene. No one dared to refute Chen Xun's decision. In recent years, he had often disowned his relatives in order to establish his authority.

"The masons will be drawn first. Anyone who knows this craft should come forward to draw lots. Don't try to get away with it. Anyone who knows this craft will have records in the village."

Seeing that he couldn't escape, someone came out first and pulled out a bamboo stick from the bamboo tube in Chen Lu's hand. The bamboo stick was one foot long. It was made in a hurry and had some burrs, but there was no other mark on the stick.

The person who drew the lots looked at Chen Xun, wondering what this meant.

"Go on, you didn't draw."

"Huh." He breathed a sigh of relief.

One by one, all the people who knew how to make masons came up to draw lots. Finally, someone won the lottery, and the bottom of the bamboo stick was dyed red with paint.

The winner looked at Chen Xun with a mournful face.

"Go back and prepare, we will leave at noon."

"Patriarch, I can't go. There are seniors and juniors at home. What will I do if I go?" The man knelt down directly in front of Chen Xun, crying and begging for mercy.

Seeing such a strong man kneeling in front of him and crying like a girl, Chen Xun felt upset for no reason. Chen Xun knew the situation in his family. It was true that there were elders and younger ones, but he was also his wife. The child is hot on the bed, the wife is in good health, and the eldest son is 16 years old and already working.

"It's okay not to go."

"Really?"

"Really, if you don't want to go, just go home, clean up, and leave Chenjiazhuang with your family. You can keep the house and land at home for yourself, or you can sell it to others. You can sell it to me. I guarantee a fair price." Chen Xun said in a calm tone, although he didn't scold him, it contained infinite power, which made the man silence his voice and dare not continue to cry.

At this time, a young man rushed out from the crowd, forcibly helped the man up, and said to Chen Xun: "Teacher, my boss is going. If he doesn't go, I will go on his behalf." After that, he dragged the man back home. .

Chen Xun nodded. He had done nothing wrong with his clan studies. At least the next generation of Chenjiazhuang had been trained.

(End of this chapter)