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Chapter 171 Recruiting Again
After Village Chief Ma and the Li family came back, they were all sighing.
The losses in that village were quite severe. Not only was most of the food stored lost, but the remaining well water was also taken away by the bandits.
Moreover, in order to stop the bandits from looting, more than ten people died in their village and many were injured.
Fortunately, the families of Ma Dajia and Li Erjia were not in danger of their lives.
But losses are inevitable.
Village chief Ma arranged to send 100 kilograms of grain to his in-laws, and the Li family also sent 50 kilograms of grain to their in-laws.
The two daughters-in-law left some money for their parents' home from their own private savings.
Because of this incident, Mr. Li felt very uncomfortable.
Although nothing happened in the village of Li Dajia's mother's family, her family had come to borrow food several times, but Li Youcai refused.
As a result, she almost spent all her own pocket money on the subsidy.
This time, when something happened to her sister-in-law's family, she was able to get help from her family, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
Although it was uncomfortable, Li Youcai noticed something, but he couldn't treat everyone equally.
People get along differently.
In-laws are also different from each other.
He knew very well who was worth lending the grain to and who was not.
After returning, I also noticed the difference in the atmosphere at home.
He can call all the children over and explain to everyone why he doesn't treat them equally.
After explaining it clearly, I told my family members clearly.
Whoever feels uncomfortable should leave this house. If you don’t want to leave, you have to endure it no matter how uncomfortable you feel!
From then on, seeing how powerful her father-in-law was, Mrs. Li no longer dared to object.
Everything has been peaceful for such a long time that many people patrolling the village have become slack.
But after this incident, everyone seemed to have rekindled their desire for life and their desire to protect their families and food, and they worked even harder.
Even when it was the turn of the people on night duty and they dozed off, they would bring an awl with them and prick themselves with it when they were too sleepy to wake themselves up, so that they could be alert and keep a close eye on the situation around them, in case bandits came and they, the people on duty, were unable to tip off early.
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Tao Wuji also woke up after the fourth day of coma. After waking up, his brain suddenly went blank. He didn't know who he was or where he was.
It was also thanks to Tao Siyuan who went along to look for him, Tao Wuji's subordinates and Xia San and others who found him.
Because Tao Wuji was not clear-headed, did not recognize people, and refused to follow his subordinates no matter what.
They didn't dare to take Tao Wuji away by force, so they could only send a message to Tao Siyuan who was rushing there.
After receiving the letter, Tao Siyuan rushed over without stopping, taking Xia Wu and others with him.
It’s true that his presence was helpful. Tao Wuji didn’t recognize others, but he knew his own son.
But apart from knowing his son Tao Siyuan, he had forgotten everything else.
Tao Siyuan had no choice but to take his father with him and look for doctors along the way to treat him, but there was no effect.
There is drought in the north and floods in the south, and the situation outside is very chaotic. In addition, in the northwest, General Yuwen has been attacking all the way and has captured countless cities.
Tao Siyuan and his group also encountered several waves of bandits, but fortunately, these people were all good in martial arts, and Tao Siyuan didn't want to cause trouble, so he gave them a lot of silver, which allowed them to be safe along the way.
"Master, where are we going?"
Tao Wuji's subordinates followed Tao Siyuan's route, which was getting further and further north. The north was so dry, would there be any chance of survival if he went further north?
Shouldn't we go to the vicinity of Bingzhou at this time?
There are neither floods nor droughts there, and most importantly, it is far away from the war. The Tao family has business there, so it makes the most sense for them to settle there.
Tao Siyuan didn't think so. They could go there to settle down, or let Xia San and the others go back to help Aunt Xia.
But he was worried about the people in the Xia family. Besides, his father's illness could not be cured after seeing several famous doctors.
He wanted to ask Doctor Zhao, who had treated him several times, to take a look.
Although he thought that Doctor Zhao was only suitable to be a village doctor, Doctor Zhao's medical skills were obvious to all. He had a feeling that Doctor Zhao would definitely be able to cure his father's illness.
"Go to Kaoshan Village!"
"If you don't want to go, you can leave. It's not safe over there. Not only is it dry, but bandits often attack the village. But I must go. Besides, I think my father should also want to go to Kaoshan Village!"
Xia San and the others were not surprised to hear Tao Siyuan's answer.
From the very beginning they knew that Tao Siyao would definitely return to Kaoshan Village, so after finding Tao Wuji, they did not leave.
Instead, they followed Tao Siyuan. Otherwise, their mission was to find Tao Wuji and escort Tao Siyuan to find Tao Wuji.
Since their master didn't ask them to help settle the Tao family, they should naturally obey orders.
Now that we have the same goal, it is only right for us to go together and escort the father and son of the Tao family.
After all, he was once the master! He still had to give him some respect.
Some of Tao Wuji's subordinates had followed Tao Wuji to Kaoshan Village, so they knew the situation in Kaoshan Village.
There are also people who have never been there, but they only know that their master has business dealings with Kaoshan Village.
They didn't know why the young master had to take the master to Kaoshan Village.
But they are members of the Tao family in life and ghosts of the Tao family in death. No matter where the master and the young master go, they will follow!
No matter how dangerous the road ahead is, they will still protect their master and young master.
"Master, we all listen to you. We will go wherever you say. We will always protect you and me!"
Tao Siyuan nodded after hearing this. He didn't really want to let them go. After all, the more people there were on the road, the safer it would be.
Now, just in time!!
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As the war intensified, the imperial court once again issued a conscription order.
Village chief Ma suddenly felt like the sky was falling.
It was not easy for everyone to collect the autumn tax. If the family had not stored a lot of grain, they would not know how to pay the tax.
Only a few months have passed and the imperial court has started to recruit soldiers again. This is killing people!
"Every household must provide a male, who can be between 15 and 45 years old.
If you don’t want to pay, ten taels of silver per head!
Let's all think about what to do!"
When the villagers of Kaoshan Village were told this news, everyone started wailing!
How many men have ever returned from battles since ancient times?
Which family is willing to let their children and husbands fight on the battlefield!
Maybe this departure will last a lifetime, and neither of them wants it.
"Village chief, is there any other solution? Can we pay less money? We made some money last year, but most of it was spent on storing grain. Who has that much money now?
Besides, I don’t know when these three years will end! What should I do in the future?”
Village chief Ma could only sigh. In times like these, the imperial court had to collect grain, conscript soldiers and impose taxes repeatedly, which really made life difficult for the common people.
Xia Shengsheng used to be a soldier and had no aversion to being a soldier. If no one wanted to be a soldier, then who would defend the country?
But it’s different now. Such a court only knows how to suck the blood of the people. Serving as a soldier for it is just aiding and abetting its evil deeds!