Up front, something did happen.
When Zheng Fan and Feng Siniang went to the front hall, they saw two soldiers standing at the door of the front hall. These soldiers were all wearing black leather armor.
Dayan is still black, and the main color of the military uniform is black. However, these two soldiers only wear leather armor, which proves that they are not the elite of the Yan Kingdom's forbidden army or the field elite, but local Hutou City. garrison.
Under the stage in the front hall, a middle-aged man dressed as a clerk and a middle-aged captain in armor were standing together. The clerk was holding a booklet in his hand and the captain had a look on his face. The unruly.
"The one on the left is the local chief registrar of Hutou City. His surname is Chen. He often comes to our place to eat. I don't know the one on the right. I have never seen him." Feng Siniang introduced to Zheng Fan in a low voice, and then , she took a step forward and took the initiative to greet him, "Hey, what kind of wind has brought our Master Chen here? Why don't we say hello earlier so that the girls can dress up."
When Mr. Chen saw Feng Siniang, a flash of evil desire flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and cursed: "Okay, your girl here, my body can't bear it. , The skin is so rough that even the Qiu Ba in the barracks outside the city are moister than you.
But you, Si Niang, I heard that you received a guest yesterday?"
"Oh, My Lord Registrar, I am a big family member, I have so many mouths, but I can only live on this little business. Now everything is starting to become expensive, and there is nothing I can do. I can’t look at this big family’s rice vat. There’s no rice left.”
Master Chen reached out to grab Feng Siniang’s hand, but Feng Siniang calmly dodged it.
At this time, the captain next to him frowned with some dissatisfaction, as if he was a little dissatisfied with the fact that Chief Chen next to him had just called himself Qiu Ba.
But he didn't have any trouble because of this. Although Yan founded the country with military force, it has been in peace for a long time. Although the culture of emphasizing culture and suppressing military force is not as strong as that of those big countries, it has already gained some momentum.
However, when he saw that the chief clerk next to him was only talking and laughing with the old madam and delayed the business, the captain still snorted with some dissatisfaction.
It’s just that, one thing to say, this old bustard is indeed very tasty.
Qiu Ba naturally has Qiu Ba’s aesthetics. The captain heard that the men in Qian Country like weaker women, preferably those with bound feet, but as a soldier, he still likes such women with big bones and thick flesh. Yes, this butt can make three waves at a time. It's definitely good for fertility.
Hearing the snort, Master Chen’s expression immediately changed, he looked at the captain next to him with a somewhat flattering look, and said:
“Don’t be anxious, Captain Xue. Don't be anxious."
Then Master Chen flipped through the book in his hand and said to Feng Siniang: "Siniang, the imperial court is recruiting labor, and it's on your family's book. , got four Ding.”
“Oh my God, haven’t you already done the labor service this year?” Feng Siniang covered her mouth and exclaimed.
For the peace of Yan StateFor ordinary people, paying taxes and labor is an unavoidable hurdle, and it is also an obligation that every common person should fulfill every year. However, the rule is that the dead are alive. If you have money, you can use money To redeem themselves for their labor.
The business of the inn is pretty good. The labor service for the first half of the year has been collected and paid, and Siniang used the money to redeem it.
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Something happened again." Chief Chen said with some embarrassment.
"How can this be possible? This can't allow ordinary people like us to live. Oh my God."
"What a shame, the army is about to go on an expedition. As a member of the Yan Kingdom, My subjects, it is your duty to deliver food to the front army. If you, a woman, dare to push back, be careful that my sword does not recognize anyone else!"
Xue Xiaowei made a move to draw his sword, and so did Feng Siniang! He cooperated so much that he backed away in fear, covered his mouth, and did not dare to scream again.
Master Chen shrugged. He is a local official from Hutou City. Several generations of his family have been working as officials in Hutou City. Sometimes, when working as a child, he really cannot let go. Fortunately, he has This Qiu Ba is acting as a villain.
"Siniang, according to what is recorded in the household register, your family has Siding, Zheng Aming, Zheng Cheng, Zheng Li and Zheng Fan."
Xue Xiaowei and others. After Master Chen finished speaking, he stepped on the chair and shouted:
"Hurry up and call them out!"
"This...this... Feng Siniang showed hesitation in her eyes. She turned her head and glanced at Zheng Fan first, then leaned forward and said: "Two adults, it's not that I don't want to serve the country, but in fact, my family really can't have four daughters now." ."
Before the captain could get angry,
Feng Siniang immediately continued:
"My Ali, the first one ran with the caravan. Shang has gone, and people don’t know where he is now or when he will come back;
My A Ming is ill, and I would like him to go, but if he goes, I will It would be a huge sin if his tuberculosis was transmitted to the military camp."
"Don't you want to lie to me?" Chief Chen didn't believe it.
"Hey!" Feng Siniang clapped her hands helplessly, "You can go and ask if my Ali went out the day before yesterday. You also know that the silly big guy eats a lot and has business. The team wanted him, including food and reward, so naturally I kicked him out;
As for A Ming, he is still lying in the backyard, and the coffin is ready. ”
Master Chen waved over one of his subordinates and asked him to inquire about it. Then, he went to the backyard with Captain Xue to check on A Ming’s condition.
When A Ming is fine on weekdays, he has a pale "dead" face. Now that he is injured, he looks... tsk tsk;
That Xue The captain said with some dissatisfaction: "Forget it about the one who is sick and about to die. The one who went out to run a business is considered a deserter!"
As a regular customer of this store, Mr. Chen is actually thinking about it. What did we say at the inn?A kind word, "General Xue, you can't say that. This year's labor was completed in the first half of the year."
Xue Lieutenant licked his lips, guessing that he was still feeling unhappy, but There was nothing we could do. The troops were sent out in a hurry this time, and many places were not prepared. We could only shout:
"Where are the two more soldiers?"
"Here they are. "Feng Siniang pointed at Zheng Fan and Liang Cheng who were standing here.
"Hmm..."
Xue Xiaowei seemed to be very interested in Liang Cheng's physique. Although Liang Cheng was not tall, he had an extremely capable temperament.
When he looked at Zheng Fan again, he frowned subconsciously. Zheng Fan had only woken up a few days ago. Although his complexion had recovered a lot, his body was still a little thin.
However, according to the roster, these two people should be relatives and brothers, and the conditions of this family seem to be good, so I asked:
"Maybe you can bring your own armor ?”
“Yes, yes, we will also prepare our own dry food.” Feng Siniang replied immediately.
Captain Xue nodded, pointed at Liang Cheng and Zheng Fan and said, "Bring your own armor and order it at the military camp outside the city before noon tomorrow."
"I heard it. No, don't delay." Master Chen added.
"I heard it, I heard it." Feng Siniang immediately responded, "Hey, you two adults are leaving now, please stay for a meal."
" No, we have to continue with the registration of civil servants." Master Chen refused and left the inn with Captain Xue.
…………
In the small hall, everyone sat in a circle.
Even A Ming climbed out of his coffin and sat next to him with a pale face.
Blind Bei pursed his lips and said:
"Now, there are only two ways before us. One is to pack up our things and leave Hutou tonight. City, then look for another place to stay;
The other one can only be..."
"I think it's a pity to just go and give up here." Zheng Fan said.
Obviously, the inn is an industry that we have been running for half a year, and it is also our first home in this world. It is really not cost-effective to abandon it like this. At the same time, in order to obtain the Yan Kingdom Being a legal citizen must have cost a lot. If you just ran away like this, everyone would become a gangster together.
At the same time, Hutou City was also the first point of the next target plan. It was such a loss to give up so lightly.
Actually, there is another way, which is to rebel now. But this path is not yet realistic.
Hearing the words, Blind Bei nodded and said: "My lord, it is better to be far-sighted."
In fact, he had already made a choice, but for some things, Zheng Fan still had to do it himself. It was only appropriate to say that, as a subordinate, of course he could only put the safety of his master first, regardless of what he thought in his heart.That's what you have to say.
This is the political correctness of being a subordinate.
"Liang Cheng, my lord's safety depends on you."
Liang Cheng, who was sitting next to Zheng Fan, nodded, with a hint of evil in his eyes. Pass away.
Blind Bei said again: "San'er, you will come with me tomorrow. We will bring our own dry food. Even if he is a dwarf, he can still beat him, right?"
Xue San, on the other hand, He was not sensitive to the word "dwarf" and nodded directly:
"Yes."
Blind Bei was aware of the situation of Liang Cheng and Xue San. If these two people are by the Lord's side and are just working as laborers in the rear to transport food and grass, there shouldn't be much of a problem.
Actually, there are also Blind Bei and Xue San on the inn’s household registration. One is named Zheng Bei and the other is Zheng San. However, one is blind and the other is a dwarf, so they are not included in the scope of labor recruitment.
Feng Siniang hesitated and said: "How about I go up with the Lord? I will be waiting beside you, Lord..."
"Are you going? Do you want to be a military prostitute?"
"..." Feng Siniang.
The blind man Beizheng stood up slowly, facing Zheng Fan. Although his eyes were empty, Zheng Fan had the feeling that he was "watching" him.
“After all, we are just subordinates of the Lord. We will crowd around the Lord, fight for the Lord, and remove all obstacles on the road in the future. This is our responsibility and our mission!
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But the Lord is the King who sits on the throne. He must sit higher than us and see farther than us!
I think, with His character, He definitely doesn’t want us to treat him like Liu Chan.”
Zheng Fan nodded, thinking about his mentality of not even leaving the inn these days, a smile appeared on his face, and he said:
“When I watched period films before, I always felt that the war scenes in them were too fake, either because there was not enough money, or the supporting characters were too casual. This time I can go and see it with my own eyes,
Haha ,
To be honest,
I am quite looking forward to it."
At this time, the pale A Ming interjected:
"My lord, you are working as peasants, so you probably can only see carts and fodder..."
"..." Zheng Fan.