Chapter 24 A Dishes of Sand
There are 100 military households in a hundred households, and one person in each household is a military officer, and thirty are drawn, which means that the pillars of thirty households are going to Huairen Thousand Households to "reorganize the military and prepare the military."
Xiang Bo Xiangyue has already entered the role of master and began to explain to Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun: "The labor service is common. If you go to command the Qianhu to do a few days of work. If you meet a kind person, you will take care of two meals. It is not a hard job. But this time you go there for thirty days and you have to bring your own food and grass. This is a big expense. People eat and use much more outside than at home. This thirty days cost more than two people eat and use for a month at home. Moreover, the ones who are all male laborers are all men, so you don't have to do any work."
Having said that, Zhu Da has figured out this matter. Most families in Baibao Village have barely made a living. After handing over the autumn grain, the family has limited inventory. It is not easy to survive the spring and summer wastelands. What's more, after going there for thirty days, how can you pass the next year when you are in trouble?
What's more, the main laborers in the family were all drawn. Before the real freezing and winter, there were still many tasks to be done. They chopped wood, and even went out to do some work. There was some subsidy at home, but when they left, nothing was gone. Think about it carefully, every family in Baibao Village had the disaster of ruining their families.
He could figure it out, and the others quickly understood that the noise could no longer be suppressed.
"Our military households are farming and eating food. Only scoundrels go to fight hard. Let's do whatever they want to do. What's the point of regulating the military!"
"That's right, I've paid so much royal grain tax, why do you have to do so much!"
"In spring and summer, I worked hard for the men. Their family was reluctant to use cattle and horses. They made us work hard. At that time, at least they gave us some food. Why do we have to bring our own food now!"
He kept shouting and scolding, Zhu Da looked at his parents worriedly, and found that the worry and sad expression on his parents' faces was even more than others. He didn't know how to help, and he felt a mess for a while.
Xiang Bo took them to stand aside, looking at the messy scene indifferently, and before he could explain: "It has been a hundred years since Datong, and the garrison has been passed down from generation to generation. The commander and the thousand households dare not do too much. In the past, the labor service was given to him for food, but this time he broke up. I don't know what he was thinking."
The lower part was shouting "No!" and "No!", and more and more people shouted. Mr. Li above was also anxious and shouted angrily: "The errands assigned by the masters are not what you said you wouldn't go, and I have no benefit!"
"Who knows if you are falsely spreading news, we won't go!" I don't know who shouted this.
"Bastard, what's the benefit to me? Don't mess with me. If you really don't go out, the master sent his personal soldiers. It's not a matter of hard work at that time. You'll have to pay for it if you cramp and skin!" Mr. Li cursed angrily, and everyone was throwing the friendship between the villagers aside at this time.
"Even if the master comes, he has to reason. There is no surplus food every year. If he goes there, he will not go hungry next year. What should I do at that time? The villagers should not go. When the master's personal soldiers come, let's kowtow and reason!" A middle-aged man shouted.
Zhu Da recognized this person as the eldest son of the Chen family. Because his younger brother was doing small business in the county, he was more lively than other people in Baibao Village and was regarded as an insightful person. At this time, he shouted the most.
"Chen Dagou, don't talk nonsense there. When the master's personal soldiers come, you kowtow and they stomp them directly with horses. If you ask, they will just cut them with a knife. My dick was all broken on my shoulders. Who do you think you are? Don't you know that those people are vicious?" Mr. Li calmed down at this time and stared at Chen Dagou and said.
Before they finished speaking, the scene calmed down. The commander and the personal soldiers in the hands of thousands of households were not just a joke. Those people rode horses and knives, did not farm every day, but just practiced martial arts. No ordinary military household was an opponent. For decades, these personal soldiers and servants have become rules. Thinking about their viciousness and arrogance, no one dared to shout.
Mr. Li gave in, glanced around with a dark face, and said in a muffled voice: "Then we will decide the person who will go today. I will report the list to Huairen Qianhu Institute tomorrow. If you don't go the next day, please consider it yourself."
The lower part is quieter. Mr. Li Qi and Li Ji have also tear their faces apart and even don't give anyone the chance to cheat.
"Chen Dagou..." Mr. Li pointed out the name of the boss of the Chen family first. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard two women crying. They were grandma of the Chen family and Chen Dagou's wife. Chen Dagou's face also became extremely ugly. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Mr. Li put his hand on the hilt of the knife, his eyes as if he was about to eat people, and he immediately did not dare to speak.
Only when he heard Mr. Li's name clicked over, the female family cried when he was clicked. The man was dejected and just like the dead at home. Zhu Da clearly saw that his parents were pale and nervous, but he couldn't help, so he was just anxious.
After clicking the names of the thirty people, Zhu Da was relieved and looked at his parents, and found his parents with incredible expressions, wondering why his family was not selected.
When he was calling the name just now, Zhu Da kept watching, and then looked at the incredible expressions on his parents' faces. He suddenly understood why his parents were so nervous, far beyond the tension of the villagers in the same village. Because the Zhu family is rare, they are the weakest in the village. They usually have many trivial matters inconspicuous, either tolerating or not caring about them. However, when this matter involves the interests of his family, the Zhu family, which is a rare person, will be bullied. The above will also choose such people who are few and helpless. Such families will have less consequences if they offend them.
Zhu Da's face was solemn. He rarely noticed these things in his twelve years of life. It can be said that he only now understands how much his parents have paid for him and how long he has been swallowing his anger. He must be rewarded.
Just as I thought of this, I saw a tall and thin man standing up with anger on his face, pointing at his father Zhu Shitou and shouting: "Why don't you choose Zhu..."
After saying a while, he stopped, his body trembled, his face shrank back with a ugly expression. Zhu Da knew why, and just looked coldly at Bo. The tall and thin man immediately retreated timidly and did not dare to say anything again.
Zhu Da was furious. This tall and thin man surnamed Su. His wife often served at Mr. Li's house and consciously felt a bit decent in the village. At this time, she jumped out. Xiang Bo's status in the village was clearly reflected at this moment. Maybe everyone dared not approach it, but they must be extremely awe. People must not ignore salt. Besides, Xiang Bo has a knife in his hand.
Mr. Li on the ground platform stared at the Su man with an extremely ugly face, but the atmosphere below had been picked up by the ground platform. No one dared to say about the Zhu family, but other homes could say about it.
"Why don't the Chang family go to their two sons..."
"Our family's thighs and feet are not smooth, how can we get over..."
"Why......"
The people who went to questioned the people who didn't go, and the people who didn't go to hissed and made excuses, and soon became yelling and scolding each other, and even wanted to fight. Both boys and girls participated, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
At this time, there were two people who left the matter. On one side were the three members of the Zhu family and Xiang Bo’s young and old, and on the other side were the Li Zongqi’s family. Needless to say, the Li Zongqi’s family, since Zhu Da took Xiang Bo as his teacher, the Zhu family has become a little detached.
Looking at the messy sunbathing, the friendship between the villagers and the harmony of the countryside are all shattered before our eyes. When everyone's harmony and warmth are involved in their own interests, they immediately turn into naked competition and hatred.
It’s not that no one looked at the Zhu family jealously. The few families that are best bullied in the village include the few-popular Zhu family. But look at the knife on Xiang Yue’s waist. Thinking about the rumors, no one dares to take risks.
Zhu Da looked at it in a daze for a while, and the last slightest fantasy in his heart disappeared. This is the generation of people who cannibalize themselves. When it is critical, and before it even reaches a real critical moment, it becomes like this in front of him, full of ugly appearance, which makes people feel heartbroken and desperate.
What can I do? As a twelve-year-old boy, I can’t do anything now. If I change rashly, I will cause trouble.
Zhu Da didn't get distracted for too long. He quickly turned around and bowed to Xiang Bo solemnly, and said in a solemn voice: "Thank you, Master, without Master's care, my disciple's family will be sad this time."
Xiang Bo glanced at him and said sneered: "We are all poor men, don't behave like an official family. I will accept you as my apprentice. I will take care of your family's affairs."
Having said that, Xiang Bo was still very happy to know that Zhu Da was grateful and continued, "It's not just my credit. Your good words at Mr. Li's house made him feel that you are not simple. This time, in addition to looking at my face, you also have your own abilities."
"It depends entirely on the guidance of the master." Zhu Da did not look proud and complacent.
The messy scene continued. Mr. Li stood on the dirt platform with a ugly expression. At first, he scolded and stopped him, but later he simply watched coldly. However, his eldest son and two distant relatives had already held big sticks in his hands. The second son, Li He, who had an inconvenient arm, brought Park Dao with one hand.
Zhu Da’s parents were at a loss in the crowd. The people around him were making trouble, and no one was targeting them. The couple slowly flashed out.
At this time, Xiang Yue turned his head to look at the sky, and Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun also looked over. There were a few more faint smoke from the sky. Although they knew that they were far apart, they still made people feel heavy.
Xiang Bo turned his head, his face was no longer so silent, and he brought some unexplained things. He looked at the crowd that was still chaotic and was about to take action, and said to Zhu Da in a muffled voice: "Zhu Da, can you find a way to calm the mess?"
"Xiang Bo, how could Zhu Da beat so many people alone?" Zhou Qingyun said with his mouth wide open.
"idiot!"
Chapter completed!