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Chapter 65 Are you going to be a soldier?

Every spring is the time for imperial conscripts and corvee service.

It's just that this year seems to be earlier than in previous years.

The Ning family is not actually a military household.

The so-called military households refer to families designated by the imperial court as soldiers for generations.Whenever the imperial court needs to fight or do other things, as long as there are men in the military household who have reached the age of sixteen, they must be called to join the army.

When the imperial court is fine, they will let these people go back to their hometowns to farm.

Generally speaking, as long as the man in the family is not extinct, it is difficult for military households to be removed.

There are several such families in Liuwan Village.

But because the Ning family is an outsider, it is not a military household.

Originally, they didn't have to worry about anything, but in the past two years, the imperial court has fought frequent battles, and the number of soldiers needed has increased dramatically, so it has implemented a compulsory military service system. As long as the government likes it, it must be a soldier or a corvee service, no matter what .

Hearing that people from the government had arrived in Liuwan Village, the whole village began to panic.

The leisure and excitement brought by the New Year has been swept away.

The Ning family is no exception.

Fourth Uncle Ning has a bad leg. You can't tell it when you walk, but you can't run, and you can't run fast.Such a person would naturally be unable to fight.

Therefore, the Ning family is worried about Uncle Ning.

Uncle Ning is a good farmer, so Ning Deyuan left him at home to tend a few acres of land.

You can't take all your sons out, after all, the family needs someone to take care of them.

Gao focused on urging Second Uncle Ning to go out and hide, and said with snot and tears: "If you are dragged into the army, what will we do with so many people in our family? Who are we girls counting on!"

"It's not like the soldier won't come back, why are you crying?" Second Uncle Ning was sitting in the main room, disturbed by her crying.

"What if I send you to fight in the front line?" Mrs. Gao wiped her nose and cried to Mrs. Ning Zhou, "Mother, hurry up and persuade him to leave!"

Ning Zhou said: "We are not military households. We didn't take Dazhong to join the army last year, and we won't this year either. But, Dazhong, you'd better go out and hide, just go to your old man's house."

"Yes, go, go to my natal house!" Gao quickly agreed.

Second Uncle Ning thought for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay then, I'll go out for a few days and come back."

Mrs. Gao had already packed a small bag, and hurriedly handed it to him, urging him to leave immediately.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they went out, they ran into a tall man head-on, followed by two people in red and black official uniforms.

When Gao Shi saw them, his face turned pale, his legs became weak, and he sat down on the ground.

"Where are you going?" The tall man in the lead glanced at the baggage in Uncle Ning's hand out of the corner of his eye, and asked in a drawn out voice.

Second Uncle Ning hurriedly waved his hands: "Xiao Min, Xiao Min is just going out to visit relatives. I wonder what the pavilion chief is doing here?"

The leading man is the head of the pavilion in the village, who is in charge of military affairs in the village, and he is also in charge of the conscription in Liuwan Village.

"Visiting relatives? Hmph!" He snorted heavily, clattered towards the yard with his hands behind his back, "Could it be that you were so frightened that you wanted to run when you heard that I was coming?"

"No, I dare not. Xiaomin didn't know that the pavilion chief was coming..."

"I don't know? It's spring labor every year, don't you know?"

"It's not so early in previous years..."

"Huh?" The head of the pavilion lowered his voice, "Ning Dazhong, what do you mean? Question the decision of the head of the pavilion?"

"Don't dare, Xiaomin dare not..." Ning Dazhong hurriedly waved his hands.

"Hmph, when the head of the pavilion said it will start, that's when it will start!" The head of the pavilion raised his chin, too lazy to look at the dilapidated courtyard of the Ning family, and said directly, "Ning Dazhong, now the head of the pavilion officially informs you that you have been requisitioned." Yes! Three days later, report to the village guard!"

Second Uncle Ning's heart went cold and his mind went blank.

He didn't react until the pavilion chief left.

He was really drafted!
Will you go to the front line to fight?

God!

Gao was so frightened that she passed out on the spot, and when she woke up, she hugged Ning Zhou's leg and began to cry.

"Mother, please think of a way, you can't let Dazhong go to war!"

Mrs. Ning Zhou was also panicked, and her brain hurt from crying, so she reprimanded him, "Why are you crying? Dazhong doesn't necessarily go to war as a soldier, and he will be back in a year or two!"

"What if you are sent to fight?" Gao's face was full of tears, "You forgot the other military families in the village? How many men have died! Da Zhong is your own son, you have to think of a way! "

Ning Zhou sighed: "I am an old woman, what can I do?"

Gao grabbed her clothes and said, "Mother, didn't you always say that your natal nephew is working as a servant in the county government office? Can't you ask him to help? This is just a trivial matter... ..."

Ning Zhou twitched her lips in embarrassment, "My natal nephew is just a jailer, and he can't even meet the county magistrate at ordinary times, so how can he help me with such a favor..."

"As long as he talks to the head of the pavilion, it's fine, not to the county master!" Mrs. Gao was going crazy, "If Da Zhong goes out, I'll have a daughter and I'll die!"

Ning Bilian, Ning Bailian and Ning Wen also knelt on the ground, weeping.

The rest of the Ning family stood outside the door, watching silently.

Uncle Ning is the main labor force in the family, once he leaves this time, the family will be helpless.

At the critical moment, even the Cheng family stood up to the enemy and helped to speak.Ask the old lady to find someone to help.

Ning Zhou's mind was buzzing with the family's troubles, and he was really worried about his second son, so he could only say: "I see, first ask someone to see if there is any way."

Only then did Gao feel happy, and urged Second Uncle Ning to hire a car.

Uncle Ning knew that the matter was important, so he didn't dare to delay, so he hurried to Lizheng's house to borrow a donkey cart, and took Ning Zhou's family all the way to the county seat.

Not to mention, Ning Zhou's natal nephew is quite conscientious, and when he heard that the old aunt was asking for help, he agreed without saying a word.

"Grandma, don't get angry. I happen to know that Hu Tingzhang in your township. I'll talk to him!"

"That's great!" Ning Zhou was very grateful, and tremblingly took out the cool broken silver from her pocket, and stuffed it into the hands of her natal nephew, "You take this, and you can't do it empty-handed. Don’t worry about money when you should buy something.”

"Don't worry, old lady. I'll go there tomorrow. I'll send you a letter when I'm done."

The next day, the Ning family was anxiously waiting to get angry, and finally waited for their natal nephew Zhou Xu.

As soon as Zhou Xu entered the door, he smiled and said, "Auntie, there is something about this matter."

"Really?" Gao was overjoyed, and quickly greeted Zhou Xu into the door, "Come in and have a seat, I'll pour tea for you."

"No, I have to leave as soon as I say something. I'm still waiting at the yamen. I can't leave." Zhou Xu is a straightforward person, "I'll make a long story short. The chief Hu Ting said that if you want to not serve corvee, you can do it. "

Gao Shi was overjoyed: "Really?"

"It's possible, but people have also said that conscription is a major matter, and he dare not favoritism. The Ning family is not a military household, and if they don't want to serve corvee, they have to pay money."

(End of this chapter)