I'm a marquis in Datang

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "Speaking of which, I also have to thank you. You invited Father to go on the sixth day of the fifth lunar month. I presume that the father will visit in secret. In short, on the sixth day of May, do good things."

Du Qidao: "My concubine's teaching, I will keep it in my heart."

The eldest grandson Wugou said no more, boarded the carriage, and left straight away.

Du Qi also returned to his carriage, but he did not leave in a hurry.

I went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War and got the roster of veterans and wounded soldiers, so I asked the Ministry of War to transcribe a roster.

Du Qi took the carriage, went straight back to the location of the restaurant, and sorted out the people on the roster.

On the roster, there are four 50-year-old veterans, two 30-year-olds, and people with missing arms and legs. These wounded soldiers are in different situations, but the people Du Qi needs are younger and The injury is relatively minor.

As for the future, when it is necessary to plant vegetables, etc., the older people can be used, and the rest will be needed.Du Qi copied the roster, selected people, and called Jin Wuque, and arranged for someone to notify these people, and let everyone meet outside the restaurant in Yongxingfang.

Chapter 82

Zhong Laoba

Zhong Laoba, the eldest in the family, is less than 30 years old and lives in Shangyuan Village.

Shangyuan Village is located in the southeast of Lantian County. There are about a hundred households in the village, which is considered a relatively large village with a radius of a hundred miles.And Lantian County is located in the east of Chang'an.

Although the distance from Shangyuan Village to Chang'an is not far, in fact, the people in the village have basically never traveled far, unless they are conscripted into the army.

During the Tang Dynasty, following the rules of the Sui Dynasty, the government military system was implemented.The so-called Fubing system means that the common people cultivate the land in normal times.During the slack season, training is carried out.In times of war, they were dispatched by the imperial court to join the army to fight.

The advantage of this is that all the people are soldiers.

Except for the regular army of the imperial court, the rest of the common people can be used as soldiers. It can be said that all the people are soldiers.Shangyuan Village is a relatively large village, which is exactly the case. When there was a war, so many people were conscripted in the village that many people were injured in the village.

Zhong Laoba was once conscripted to join the war.The battle he participated in was the battle of Qianshuiyuan with Qin Wang Li Shimin.In this battle, Li Shimin pacified Xue Rengao, but Zhong Laoba was injured, his right hand was broken on the battlefield, and he could no longer go to the battlefield.

After returning home, although Zhong Laoba's right hand has been cultivated for several years, it shows

On the surface, it was back to normal, but in fact, it couldn't bear the gravity.Even if the right hand looks normal, it cannot participate in slightly heavier farm work.

For Zhong Laoba, his situation is equivalent to a useless person.

Especially for Zhong Laoba's age, there are seniors and juniors, and the situation of the seven brothers and sisters in front of him is not very good. [-], [-], and [-] are older sisters, and the three older sisters married out. Although the two elder brothers stayed in Shangyuan Village, not far from Zhong Laoba's home, the second and third were also drafted into the army. out of the battlefield.

The second child came back with a limped leg, and the third child was stabbed through the body on the battlefield.Although the third child was lucky enough to get his life back, he was ill all day long, lying in bed almost most of the time, taking medicine for more than half of the 360 ​​five days a year.

Although the three brothers of the Zhong family were all injured, in fact, they are relatively well, at least they are back.

At least people are still alive.

Zhong Laoba is a hard-working and down-to-earth person, he doesn't want to sit around and wait to die.So I found a master bamboo craftsman, learned some skills of bamboo craftsman, weaved some bamboo mats, baskets, baskets, etc. on weekdays, sold them, and earned a little money to survive.

Even so, he spends most of his time at home, and his wife Ma Shi handles the land at home.

If Mrs. Ma hadn't been in charge of the housework, Mr. Zhong would have been unable to handle it.

Today, Zhong Laoba is weaving baskets.The bamboo strips were all processed with a bamboo knife, and finally placed neatly in the yard.Throughout the yard, bamboo can be seen everywhere, as well as some discarded bamboo strips.

"Oh no!"

Just when Zhong Laoba was concentrating on being busy, suddenly, a loud shout sounded from outside.

With the sound of shouting, a young man rushed in.

The young man is from Shangyuan Village, named Wang Fu.

He was sixteen or seventeen years old.

After Wang Fu rushed in, he shouted: "Uncle Ba, it's not good, Auntie fell down."

"boom!!"

In Zhong Laoba's mind, there seemed to be a thunderstorm, and he was stunned.At this moment, he was in a daze, as if he had lost consciousness.After a long while, he regained consciousness.

Zhong Laoba stood up, but his legs were weak and his body was shaking a little. He asked in shock, "Wang Fu, what's going on?"

Wang Fudao: "Uncle Ba, Auntie went to collect medicine in the mountains, fell off the mountain, and is about to be carried back. I don't know the specific situation. I will run ahead and come back to inform you first, so that you can prepare."

Zhong Laoba was dumbfounded.

For a moment, he really didn't know what to do.

At this time, Zhong Laoba's son and daughter also came back.Mr. Zhong's eight-legged son is only ten years old, and his daughter is only 12 years old. They are too young to support the family business.The two also got the news, hurried back to Zhong Laoba's side, panicked, and asked how their mother was doing.

Zhong Laoba didn't know the specific situation, so he could only tell the two to shut up and wait.After a while, Ma Shi was carried back.Zhong Laoba immediately went up to meet him and asked, "How is it, how is it?"

On Ma's vicissitudes and rough face, there was a look of pain, and he said: "The head of the house, I am useless. I fell from the mountain and fell to my waist. In a short time, I can't do things. I am useless, I am useless !"

Speaking of this, Ma Shi burst into tears.

Zhong Laoba couldn't do heavy work, Ma Shi was originally doing the work.But now, Mrs. Ma fell in an instant, and the family affairs were all messed up in an instant.

Zhong Laoba reassured: "It's okay, it's okay, it can be cured."

Speaking of this, Zhong Laoba thanked the folks who carried Ma Shi back, and then thanked Wang Fu, and then asked Wang Fu to help hire a doctor to treat Ma Shi's illness.

The courtyard was suddenly empty.

Only the members of Zhong Laoba's family were left, whether it was Zhong Laoba's son or Zhong Laoba's daughter, they were all crying.Zhong Laoba scolded: "Why are you crying, your mother just fell down, it's nothing serious, she will recover."

He comforted his son and daughter under his knees, and asked his daughter to take his son to play.After the children went out to play, Zhong Laoba looked at Ma Shi who was lying on the ground, unable to move, and comforted him again: "When the doctor comes, he will make a good diagnosis and treatment. Don't worry, there is nothing serious."

Madam Ma, however, had tears in his eyes, and said: "It's useless for me to be in charge of the house. Besides, it's not a big deal for me. It's not a big problem. I don't need to hire a doctor. After a few days of training, there will be no big problems. "

From the bottom of my heart, she doesn't want to be treated.

The family doesn't have much money at all, if it's all used for medical treatment, if the family situation improves a little bit, the family will be destitute and everything will be lost, so Ma doesn't want to treat the disease.

Mr. Zhong said: "No, it must be treated."

Mrs. Ma sighed, and continued: "But the money in the family is to find a marriage for the second child, and to arrange the marriage in advance. Now that I am sick, I need to spend a lot of money, and the second child's marriage is about to change. .”

Zhong Laoba said: "I can't control so much anymore, it's a big deal, let's wait for a year or two."

For Zhong Laoba, Ma Shi is the most important.

After hearing this, Ma Shi felt sad for a moment, and the crystal tears in his eyes immediately flowed out, continuously sliding down his cheeks.Her heart was extremely painful.Because this time, she caused a great burden to the family.

"Is Mr. Zhong at home?"

At this moment, a deep voice came from outside the fence.