Ancient natural disaster: The whole family went to escape together

Chapter 27 Interlude
"No matter what grievance or grievance is, as long as someone is willing to take us in! The child really can't stand the bumps!"

Mrs. Zhao sighed and touched the heads of Su Bujing and Su Buyou lovingly.

The old couple lived in a thatched house. The house was not big, with only one main room, two bedrooms and a small kitchen.

"The conditions here are not good. My son and daughter-in-law have all gone to the county to serve the rich man. There are just two sleeping places available. My old lady and I will sleep in the main room. You can decide how to sleep!"

The old man finished speaking with his body hunched over and coughing continuously.

Su Yuanshan hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man, "How can we let the old man sleep in the main room? We can just occupy a bedroom and the main room."

"How can that be done! You have given me a golden bean, how can I have the nerve to let you sleep in the main room!" The old woman rubbed her hands in a panic and spoke incoherently.

Su Buyi said: "We have said before that we will never cause you any trouble."

Finally, under the Su family's tough attitude, the old couple compromised.

"Okay, it's so late, I'll make you some meat and vegetables to eat, and give the children a good supplement!"

The old woman smiled so hard that her face wrinkled like an old orange, she took a piece of plump pork from the house and walked into the kitchen.

The old man sat on a wooden stool in the main room and poured a few cups of tea for the Su family to drink.

"Country people drink water soaked in willow leaves picked outside. Guests can just drink some of it!"

Su Bujing took a sip. It had a slightly bitter taste and was not very tasty, but the old man drank it very enthusiastically.

"Old man, can you tell us about this place? We come from Qizhou and are very vague about the situation in Yongzhou." Su Yuanshan took a sip of tea and asked.

"Hey, you people who are fleeing from other places have been encountered many times in our village. Don't blame the people in the village for being indifferent. You are really frightened by those who fled before. When you come in, you will grab food and beat everyone you see. kill…"

"Okay, old man, I'm digressing. Yongzhou is now flooded with people fleeing famine. Most of them are from Yuanzhou. They went to Bai County more than ten days earlier than you. Now Yongzhou should still accept outsiders. If you After thinking about it clearly, let’s rush to Yongzhou City as soon as possible.”

Su Yuanshan nodded and said, "Do you need to prepare anything to settle in Yongzhou City?"

"Have you brought the yellow book with you? Just take the yellow book and settle in Yongzhou City." The old man finished a cup of tea and poured another cup to drink.

The yellow book is equivalent to the household registration book, which records the family's address, appearance, age, etc. in detail.

If there is no yellow book, people in Sweden will be defined as refugees and may be dragged into the army to open up wasteland.

The two continued to chat for a while, and then the old woman invited everyone to come over for dinner.

After more than a month, everyone in the Su family finally had a hot and fresh meal.

Su Buyou was young and almost cried with excitement, while Zhao also shed a few emotional tears.

After everyone had eaten and drank enough, they boiled some water and scrubbed their bodies carefully, then they said goodbye to the old couple and went into the bedroom to talk about the next arrangements.

"Let's go to Yongzhou City next!" Su Buwei suggested immediately.

"We have to go, but we will do some repairs in the village tomorrow to see if we can find a guide or a car, and then we can leave early the next morning." Su Yuanshan said.

Su Yuanshan's words were recognized by everyone.

Because they were too tired, everyone didn't say much, just assigned their rooms and went to sleep.

Su Bujing was lying on the crowded kang, with his head next to Mrs. Zhao, holding broken spiritual stones in his hands, and practicing with his eyes closed.

The moon was high in the sky, and a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded in the quiet village.

"Dong dong dong" is the sound of striking the gong. "Mom, wake up, there seems to be something going on outside!" Su Bujing heard the noise and immediately pushed Zhao to wake up.

Mrs. Zhao hugged Su Buyou and went outside with Su Bujing. When she saw the Su family's father and son sleeping in the main room, they also became alert.

"What happened? It couldn't be that the True Dragon Army is here again! Oh my God! Let me rest!"

Su Buwei stroked his forehead exaggeratedly, looking like he couldn't bear it, which made Su Bujing laugh.

"Stop talking so much, be quiet, put your things away, and be ready to run away at any time!" Su Buyi slapped Su Buwei, who was playing tricks, and said in a serious tone.

Everyone immediately put their things away, and while pricking up their ears to listen to what was going on outside, they woke up the old couple who were sleeping in the bedroom.

Just as he was about to go out and escape, there was a knock on the door.

"Open the door inside! Yongzhou officials are coming to check the population." A young voice sounded.

Su Yuanshan and Zhao looked at each other, the doubts and vigilance in their eyes not diminishing at all.

When the old couple heard that they were from the government, their expressions changed suddenly, and they hurried out and opened the door.

The moment the door opened, the kitchen knives held by Su Buwei and Su Bujing moved slightly behind them.

"Master, why are you here to check the population in the middle of the night? Has something happened to our family?" the old man said tremblingly, his hands trembling with fear.

The official who came in was wearing a green round-collared narrow-sleeved robe with a young face. After entering the room, he looked at everyone and said:

"The higher-ups ordered us to find out the population of Yongzhou as soon as possible so that we can collect annual tax and capitation tax."

"What? What is the annual tax? Capacity tax? But haven't you just paid it before?" The old woman was a little incoherent and was grabbed by the old man.

"This official, this yamen, dare to ask what is going on?" the old man asked timidly.

"How do I know? I said it was arranged by the higher-ups. If you want to live a good year with peace of mind, you have to pay the annual tax. If you don't pay, you will be taken to the capital to repair the palace next month."

"As for the capitation tax, it has been paid once every three months. It's September, isn't it? Let's collect next month's tax in advance."

The young official looked a little impatient. He asked the old couple to hand over the yellow book, collected the taxes of four people based on their heads, registered them, and looked at everyone in the Su family.

"Where are you from?" the young official asked with raised eyebrows.

He had just been in the yellow book, but he didn't see the facial features of these people.

Su Yuanshan bowed and said: "We came from Qizhou. We will stay here for one day and leave the day after."

The official raised his lips, touched his chin with his hand and said, "Qizhou? Oh, you're here to escape from famine? Let me tell you, as soon as you step into Yongzhou, you have to follow our Yongzhou rules, and you also have to pay taxes!"

With that said, the official nodded and said, "Because you are outsiders, the annual tax and the capitation tax are higher. Each person is one tael of silver. Give me six taels of silver."

"If you give it, it'll be fine. If you don't give it...then follow me to the government!"

Su Bujing was behind him, and he couldn't help but frown secretly when he heard this.

Their family had only been in the village of Yongzhou for less than half a day, and the official officials here were very open-mouthed, demanding one or two pieces of silver per person.

It's really dark!

(End of this chapter)