Xianggong is a big man in men's clothing

Qi Zhongyu thought about it for a long time, and then...

She was completely stumped by the question of birthday presents.

She suddenly realized dully that besides this strong martial arts, she has no other specialties.

She is not as ingenious as Lu Dongfu, who can make all kinds of delicious food, nor can she make exquisite things to decorate the room like her, let alone sew a set of warm and beautiful clothes for her... …

Apart from going hunting in the mountains to earn money, and then buying and buying for Lu Dongfu proudly, she couldn't think of other birthday surprises all of a sudden? !

So, for a few days, her face was frowning.

Lu Dongfu found out about her worry, and asked her several times with concern, but Qi Zhongyu dismissed her with other excuses.

She can't just say that she is too useless, and she can't think of what gift to give her on the other party's birthday.

She sighed and struggled for more than ten days without any results, so after a winter rain, she said to Lu Dongfu: "I'll go to the deep mountains for a walk, and I'll be back before dinner."

Lu Dongfu originally wanted to go with her, but when he thought of going to the deep mountains, it meant that Qi Zhongyu was going to a far away place, and maybe he had to go hunting, so it would be inconvenient to take her with him.

Although her physical strength has improved a lot now, she has to trouble Qi Zhongyu to carry her when she walks too far, which is the last thing she wants to see.

Moreover, Qi Zhongyu is in a low mood these days, so it's better to go to the deep mountains for a walk to relax.

She looked at the sky outside and estimated that it would not rain again today, so she handed her a thick dress, saw her wearing it with her own eyes, and handed her a warm scarf and gloves before exhorting: " Xianggong, it's cold outside, remember to come back early."

Qi Zhongyu looked at the scarf and gloves, curled up his lips and smiled.

After her birthday, she mentioned it by chance in her spare time. After listening to her description, Lu Dongfu went to the embroidery room to try knitting. Her hands were really dexterous. It only took two or three days to find I got the trick and made it smoothly.

With warmth in her heart, she obediently agreed, kissed her side face, then turned and left the courtyard gate.

Lu Dongfu looked at her retreating back, couldn't help frowning, and thought to herself: What happened to Mr. Xiang these days?Always depressed, even when eating on weekdays, I am not so focused, as if there is something bothering me.

But after asking her, the other party was vague again. Although Lu Dongfu was worried, he couldn't bear to force her to tell the reason, so he could only figure it out by himself.

Thinking about it carefully, Xianggong was worried and uneasy, which happened after his birthday.

Mingming was fine on her birthday, hugged her at night, whispered what was in her heart for most of the night, but the next day, she began to frown and sigh from time to time.

Lu Dongfu couldn't help but want to sigh, and thought: Maybe it's because Xianggong thinks of his grandparents and misses his hometown.

Xianggong's hometown is far away than thousands of miles away, in another world. It was a coincidence that he was able to travel to the Great Qi Kingdom. Such an opportunity may only happen once in 1000 years.

At least, Lu Dongfu had never heard of such anecdotes before.

She thought with disappointment that she couldn't help her husband, so she could only be more considerate and considerate to her on weekdays, hoping that she would soon recover from her homesickness.

Lu Dongfu thought about it, and went to the kitchen to prepare today's dinner. She planned to cook more of my husband's favorite dishes, and hoped that she would feel better after eating.

And Qi Zhongyu went into the deep mountain alone, after several winter rains, the leaves on the trees completely withered and fell, and a thick layer of dead leaves was spread on the ground.

The wet soil was mixed with dead leaves, and it was very muddy to step on. Qi Zhongyu didn't want to make her clothes too dirty, and she came out alone today, so she used lightness skills and jumped quickly between the branches.

This feeling of freedom and carefreeness has not been seen for a long time.

Sweeping away her previous worries, she trekked a long distance in the deep mountains quickly, entering

After entering the depths of the mountains, I felt a little tired, so I slowed down my pace.

Even so, she was like a rabbit, performing light exercises on the branches and walking with big strides.

There are few people in the deep mountains. During the time she lived in Yuenan Mountain, no one had ever set foot in the deep mountains.

Before getting married, she would come to the deep mountains once in a while, and even live in the deep mountains for a few days, eat and drink enough, and then leave after practicing martial arts.

But since she got married, she has never entered such a deep mountain. Everything here is very primitive. The trunks of the trees are thick and long, as if reaching straight into the sky, and the animals are fat and strong, and there are a lot of them.

Qi Zhongyu originally wanted to go hunting in the deep mountains to earn some money. After he got the money, he would think about what kind of birthday gift he would give Lu Dongfu.

Unexpectedly, looking at these slick animals, her eyes suddenly brightened, and she had a good idea.

That is to pick some animals with good-looking fur, catch them back and let Lu Dongfu choose them, and then she will go to the deep mountains to catch them a few more times, and use the peeled fur to make clothes for Lu Dongfu.

If it is in modern times, there is still animal protectionism, but in another world, there are endless mountains, and she is the only hunter. She catches a few more and will not affect the biological chain at all.

As soon as she thought about it, she acted. As soon as she saw an animal with beautiful fur, she would knock it out and take it away. She caught more than a dozen of them in a row. She twisted the strong vines into a rope, tied the feet of these animals together, and held them in her hand. Go back the way you came.

When I returned to the small courtyard in the mountain, it was already evening, and before I entered the courtyard, I could smell the aroma of various foods.

Eloquent, she strode to the gate of the yard, opened the door and went in, casually threw the animals on the open space of the yard, and then went to the kitchen to see what delicious food Lu Dongfu had cooked tonight.

When Lu Dongfu heard the movement, she turned around and saw Qi Zhongyu standing at the kitchen door with a smile on her face.

She found out that after going out for a while, Qi Zhongyu's mood really improved a lot, she also laughed and said: "My husband is back, it just so happens that we can have dinner after a while."

Qi Zhongyu nodded, fetched water to wash his hands, and said: "I just went to the mountain to catch some prey and came back. You can see if you like it later. I will peel the animal, boil the meat and eat it, and keep the skin and clean it up. , when the time comes, catch a few more and make you a big cloak."

Lu Dongfu was taken aback when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Xiang."

After they had a full meal, Lu Dongfu looked at the animals that had woken up in the yard, and said in surprise, "So many?"

Moreover, the fur is very beautiful, including white, red, and black. The fur of each animal is smooth and smooth, and it looks very good in texture.

But these animals are alive now, and some of them still want to escape from the shackles, but they can't break free no matter how hard they struggle. Lu Dongfu looked a little unbearable, and then thought about it, she didn't feel unbearable when frying and stewing meat on weekdays .

At the end of the day, these animals are uncommon and... all cute.

She couldn't bear to look more, and said: "Let's just take the white ones, and sell the others in the county."

Although I can't bear it, these are all from Qi Zhongyu's hunting in the deep mountains. She is a hunter, and she only goes into the mountains a few times a month. Let go, no matter how cute you are.

Seeing these animals struggling hard, Qi Zhongyu frowned and stepped forward, seemingly lightly patted each animal's head a few times, and all the small animals were fainted by her slap.

Seeing this, Lu Dongfu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "My husband, let's put them in the yard. They will be sold in the county tomorrow, and I just bought some food and charcoal and put them away."

Qi Zhongyu responded, and the next morning, the two of them set off for the county with their prey.

After not coming down the mountain for more than ten days, Lu Dongfu keenly noticed that the pedestrians on the road were all frowning and restless.

Is something wrong?

She glanced at her husband and saw that Qi Zhongyu didn't seem to notice the expressions of passers-by, so she didn't speak until the two of them arrived at the gate of the city, and Qi Zhongyu realized that there were very few people coming and going at the gate of the city today.

A lot.

They greeted the guards as usual, and then entered the city gate.

But the guard stretched out his hand to stop them in embarrassment, and said: "The county magistrate ordered that when entering the city in the future, each person needs to pay one penny as the entry fee, and also pay when leaving the city. I'm sorry, this is an official business, and there is nothing we can do about it." .”

Qi Zhongyu was surprised, she had lived near Siyuan County for a year, and this was the first time she heard that there was a fee to enter and leave the city.

Thinking of what the waiter said about the county magistrate's replacement when she ate at the restaurant last time, she asked in a low voice, "Is this the newly appointed county magistrate who ordered you to collect the city entry fee?"

The guard sighed, looked around and saw that there were not many people, so he said in a low voice: "Yes, we have no choice but to collect it. Because of this, the number of people entering and leaving the city has decreased a lot in recent days."

Qi Zhongyu would not make it difficult for the guards just because of two pennies. She took out the money from her pocket and handed it over, and asked, "How many days have you been collecting the entry and exit fee?"

The guard threw two pennies into the jar beside him, and said, "It's been six days, and I guess I'll continue to collect it in the future. You can buy more things at one time in the future, and you won't have to pay for going in and out."

Qi Zhongyu thanked him for his kindness, and entered the city gate together with Lu Dongfu.

Lu Dongfu whispered, "I've never heard of a charge for entering and exiting the city gates before. This county magistrate is really..."

greedy.

And stupid.

Most of the people who travel to and from Siyuan County on weekdays are ordinary people in the village. For them, every penny needs to be calculated carefully. In the past, there was no charge for entering and leaving the city. They can occasionally come to the county to buy something.

Now it costs two cents to go in and out of the city once, so it is no wonder that there are fewer pedestrians on the road, and they are all frowning.

The village is generally self-sufficient. Presumably, most villagers would rather barter with villagers and neighbors than come to the county to buy things. The most direct impact is the business in the county.

Isn't this short-sighted?

Qi Zhongyu looked at the expressions of the people in the city, and said softly: "After we went to West Street to sell the prey, we went to the second uncle's house to find out the news. The new county magistrate took office, and he didn't know that he would be in Siyuan County. How long has he been in office, we must find out his temper as soon as possible, so as not to accidentally cause trouble and offend him later."

Lu Dongfu nodded, agreeing with what she said. The two went to the market to sell prey, and found that not only were there fewer people shopping in the market, but even many vendors disappeared.

Qi Zhongyu asked the merchants to inquire, only to learn that there is also a fee for setting up a stall, and it costs [-] Wen a day, which is a full [-] Wen higher than before. This is just an ordinary location. , you need fifty Wen.

It's really a money grab, and they search everywhere, wishing to squeeze all the money from all walks of life.

The newly appointed county magistrate is really amazing!

Qi Zhongyu was laughed out of anger. With a sullen face, it took her a long time to sell all her prey at a lower price than before.After that, Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu took the money to buy things in the county town, then left the county town immediately and went to the second uncle's house.

Because the weather was cold, there was no one in the yard. After they entered the main room, the second aunt Yao said with a gentle smile: "It's a coincidence that Zhong Yu came today. Your second uncle is just about to send someone to look for you on the mountain." , you came here first."

Qi Zhongyu said with a smile: "I went to the county today and thought of stopping by to visit my second uncle and aunt. Is my second uncle in the study now?"

Yao Shi said: "It's in the study, but the head of the village has come and is talking to him about something very important. Zhong Yu should sit here and wait for a while."

Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu sat in the main room and waited. The sister-in-law of the Qi family said, "I heard that people have to collect money when entering and leaving the city. When Zhong Yu went, was the guard collecting money?"

Qi Zhongyu said: "It's money, and you need a penny to enter and leave the city."

Although Qi Zhongyu never took a few pennies seriously, this represented the county magistrate's attitude,

In Qi State, the county magistrate is the biggest official in the vicinity, and he can decide some policies at will. Even if Qi Zhongyu is a hunter, he will be greatly affected.

Not to mention others.

Mrs. Yao and sister-in-law of the Qi family sighed one after another. The fourth younger sibling, Mrs. Jiao, who had been sitting on the side and had never spoken before, said, "Not only is there a charge for entering and leaving the city, but also for other unexpected places. I heard A few days ago, the maid who went to the county town came back and said that there was a tree in the yard that jumped over the wall, and the leaves fell on the street, and they were charged dozens of pennies."

This is really unheard of, unseen.

Jiao Shi is the daughter of Yuan Wai's family. After marrying into Qi's family, she brought two maids by her side, so she was able to go back to her mother's house occasionally, so she was very well informed. She also mentioned some weird charging items, which made Qi Zhongyu Waiting for someone to open their eyes.

Yao sneered and said, "Sure enough, you are indeed a relative of that family. The ability to make money is exactly the same as that family."

Qi Zhongyu was puzzled and asked, "Second Aunt, who is that?"

Yao said: "Zhong Yu, you don't know that you live on the mountain. This new county magistrate is a distant relative of Concubine An in the palace. It is said that he has not studied for a few years. He is a man who plays with cats and dogs in the capital. A typical playboy. In his 30s, he didn't have a job, his parents had no choice but to find him a light job, and he was appointed to be on duty in Siyuan County."

"It's not surprising that there will be such a shocking move."

Everyone present suddenly realized that they were relatives of Concubine An, no wonder.

Concubine An Gui has been favored for the past ten years. She was originally a beautiful girl from a small family, but with her beautiful face and enchanting figure, she gradually wins over the emperor.

In addition, the emperor has grown old over the years, so he doesn't care about political affairs. Most of the affairs are decided after discussion with the eunuch Zhou Xiang and Prime Minister Fu of the current dynasty.

Concubine An Gui, as the most favored concubine, achieved Taoism and ascended to heaven alone, and her relatives relied on her to gain a firm foothold in the court.

After more than ten years of development, it has become the third largest force in the imperial court, and it is known to everyone in the Great Qi Kingdom to act arrogantly on weekdays.

The county magistrate would behave like this, but in fact it was in the same line as Concubine An's relatives in the officialdom.

And the other party has such a background, even if everyone is dissatisfied with being exploited, they can only grit their teeth and admit it.

Seeing Qi Zhongyu's expressionless face, Mrs. Yao was afraid that his nephew's temper would turn up and make a mistake, so he hurriedly said, "Zhong Yu, since the county town has been restless lately, you should come to Second Aunt's house to buy food and go back. You can ask the servants to send it to the county town to sell, and you can take the money back when you come next time."

The second uncle said this before, and she agreed, but later Lu Dongfu went shopping in the county alone, and she followed suit without worrying.

After a few times, I forgot about it, and now my second aunt mentioned it again, and Qi Zhongyu really didn't want to go to the county again, so she nodded.

During the conversation, Qi Changle walked in with a sullen face. When he saw Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu, he was taken aback for a moment, and said pleasantly: "Zhong Yu is here. I just want my servants to go to the mountains to find you."

Qi Zhongyu said in his heart: As expected of a husband and wife, they both say the same thing when they meet.

She stood up with a smile and said, "I just went to the county seat today, so I thought of stopping by to visit my second uncle."

Qi Changle happily stroked his beard, the previous boredom was swept away, and said: "Good boy, don't stand there, sit down, I just have something to tell you."

He walked up to Yao Shi and sat down. Yao Shi poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to him. He thanked him and took a sip to moisten his throat before saying, "I wanted to tell you that a few days ago, Siyuan County I appointed a county magistrate, he had a bad reputation in the capital, so my student specially wrote a letter and sent it to me to prepare me mentally."

"He also said that he had a grudge against that person. The county magistrate is a small-minded person. He might take revenge on his wife, that is, me and my family. So I want to send someone to look for you and tell you to be careful in the future. Be cautious. If you have nothing to do, don't go to the county seat, so as not to be arrested by the new county magistrate on trumped-up charges. I didn't expect that I hadn't had time to send someone to look for it.

You, you came here first. "

Qi Zhongyu frowned, but she didn't expect that the other party really had some grudges against her. Although it was oblique grudges, people with narrow minds couldn't think with the standards of normal people.

Just like Song Deliang back then, she thought she hadn't offended him very much, but the other party tried to murder her several times.

Qi Zhongyu wouldn't be afraid of a small county magistrate on the other side, at worst, she would go to the county magistrate's residence in the dark in the dark and kill him with one knife, no one would catch her, no one would even suspect her body.

She snorted, and was already seriously considering whether to do this.

Qi Changle saw that his nephew bowed his head and did not speak, as if he was thinking about something, a sense of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart, he quickly changed the topic and said: "Just now the chief came over and talked about his service this year..."

As soon as this topic was mentioned, his mood became heavy again, and Yao Shi was surprised: "Military service? At this time?"

It stands to reason that every year the county magistrate will organize manpower to perform labor twice, usually for road or water conservancy repairs. This is voluntary labor and is closely related to people's livelihood, so every household will assign manpower, unless there are orphans and widows in the family. Then the village head will exempt the family from hard labor as appropriate.

And a labor service lasts at least 20 days. During this period, the service personnel must stay in the temporary building and finish the assigned tasks before they can leave.

When serving, in addition to bringing food, it all depends on the county magistrate. For example, the former county magistrate of Siyuan County will prepare hot water and thick noodle steamed buns for the serving laborers. Although the amount is not much, it can probably be enough to eat .

In addition, he would occasionally allow everyone to rest for a while, so during the years of his tenure, the civilians who went to serve each time, although they lost a little weight, returned home intact in the end.

The county magistrates in other counties are harsh and do not allow the people who serve in the army to rest. After a month, they are exhausted and do not give them enough food. Every time a few people die, and the families of the dead can only cry Swallow into the stomach.

This is a royal society that eats people, Qi Zhongyu has long been used to it, but he couldn't help frowning.

The sister-in-law of the Qi family also changed her face. Whether it is the Qi family or her mother's family, they are all big families in the village, and there is no way to avoid serving in the military.

She said: "But, Dad, haven't you already served hard labor twice this year? Why did you serve again?"

Qi Changle sighed, and said: "It wasn't the newly appointed county magistrate who said that the dam on the upper Huai'an River needed someone to repair it, so he volunteered to ask the villages under the jurisdiction of Siyuan County to send people from house to house to repair it. The dam."

The sister-in-law of the Qi family had an angry look on her face. She is a mild-tempered woman who rarely loses her temper on weekdays. To be able to anger her to this extent, I have to say that the county magistrate still has some "capability".

She said: "But I can't choose now. It's already winter, and if we go to repair the dam, this is to freeze people to death."

Moreover, with the harsh style of the current county magistrate, there is no way to prepare food for the serving people. When the time comes, there will be hunger and cold, and more people may die.

When the words fell, everyone present was in a heavy heart, but their arms could not twist their thighs. Even Qi Changle could not disobey the order of the county magistrate, so he could only pass this news to the people in the village so that they could prepare in advance.

In a few days, notices will be posted at the city gate and the county government office, and it will be too late to make preparations by then.

Qi Zhongyu asked: "Does every household have to provide a labor force?"

Qi Changle said: "Yes, the Qi family will also send out a person, but don't worry, everyone, I plan to spend money to offset this quota. In the past few days, I can rely on my relationship to go through the back door and avoid this service."

It is also a private agreement to spend money to offset the quota of service. Generally, one person will spend more than ten taels of silver, which is not a small amount.

Therefore, most of the villagers in the village would rather serve than pay the money.

The Qi family had also personally sent their men to serve in the military before, but this time the situation was different.

The new county magistrate has a grudge against them, and is likely to do bad things during his service;

This time I chose to serve in the cold winter, and I still went to build embankments in the river, which means that the whole person had to go into the water to work...

Let alone a month, one day is enough.

Either the county magistrate had a brain hole, or he had other plans.

And no matter what his purpose is, Qi Changle will never let his child have an accident, and would rather spend more money to offset this service quota, no matter how much money is spent, anyway, the Qi family is not a poor family, and they have been in business for many years. Under a lot of family property.

He thought for a while and said, "Zhong Yu should stay with me for a few days. After I settle this matter, it won't be too late for you to go back to the mountain."

Qi Zhongyu responded, and stayed with Lu Dongfu in the specially vacated guest room.

Lu Dongfu put the things bought in the county in the corner of the house, frowned and said: "This county magistrate is really greedy for money. He has only been in office for a few days, and he has already turned Siyuan County into a mess."

Qi Zhongyu was sitting by the bed, thinking about something, Lu Dongfu walked up to her and sat down, holding her cold palm, said: "Is Xianggong worried about Second Uncle?"

Qi Zhongyu shook his head, originally hesitating whether to kill the county magistrate, but then he thought, if the county magistrate was murdered within a few days after taking office, it would definitely become a big case.

He is also a relative of Concubine An, and that woman, Concubine An, will not give up because of her face.

At that time, it may cause even greater troubles. It has not been too long since she helped Tan Haoran escape from Huainan Road. If the court investigates carefully, maybe they will find clues...

She can't act rashly. Now that she can bear it, let's bear it first and see what the county magistrate has to do next.

She didn't want Lu Dongfu to worry about herself, so she said, "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about how my second uncle can rely on his relationship to solve the problem of serving in the army, and since every household has to provide a labor force, the third brother-in-law... "

Lu Dongfu was slow to realize that the third brother-in-law, Luo Zhenhai, was also from Yuehe Village. There were three boys in his family, and both children were young, so he had to be the one to take the lead.

Although the third brother-in-law looks tall and strong, serving in the military is dangerous and hard. If he can find a way to get the third brother-in-law out of the military service, that would be great.

Qi Zhongyu originally just mentioned it casually, but after he finished speaking, he realized that it was wrong, so he said: "Then let's talk to the third brother-in-law tomorrow, he has a lot of contacts, maybe he can be like the second uncle, relying on his relationship to not serve in the military."

Lu Dongfu nodded, and when she got up the next day, she told her second uncle and aunt, and went out to Luo Zhenhai's house.

Luo Zhenhai's news was not as good as theirs. After learning about this matter, his expression was very serious, and he thanked him solemnly, saying: "Thanks to you for telling me in advance, I have time to entrust my relationship. I will go to the county right now to find me An old friend in the yamen."

Qi Zhongyu knew that time was running out, so he nodded and asked him to go to the county seat quickly, and Luo Zhenhai went to the house to get a large sum of money before leaving.

And she was sitting in the yard, giving Lu Dongfu a chance to chat with Lu Sanya.

It wasn't until evening that Luo Zhenhai came back reeking of alcohol, heaved a long sigh when he saw her, and said, "It's all settled."

Qi Zhongyu was very curious about how he did it, Luo Zhenhai took a sip of tea, and said: "It's simple, I spent 100 taels of silver, and the Yamen exempted my family from serving, and..."

He shook his head and said: "The county magistrate has secretly released the news of his service, saying that he will consider it according to the situation. This discretion is to secretly give him money, and use the money to offset the service."

"The yamen works from top to bottom. When I paid the money in the past, the people in the yamen had already set up a table openly. After collecting my money, they crossed off the Luo family on the service list."

"Not only that, there was a long line of people who handed over the money. The Yamen will set the amount according to the financial situation of each family, such as 30 taels of silver for ordinary families; 100 or 1000 taels for richer families; Give [-] taels to be exempted from military service...and so on."

In a short period of time, even the rules for collecting money have been set. After all, the service matter

, or the new county magistrate's way of raising money.

Qi Zhongyu suddenly realized, and said with a sneer, "What a coup."

This county magistrate is really full of tricks in collecting money, which makes people hard to guard against.

Qi Zhongyu wanted to know what was going on with the second uncle after one day, and Luo Zhenhai was quite drunk, so he didn't stay any longer. After saying goodbye to them, he went back to the second uncle's house with Lu Dongfu.

Unexpectedly, after returning home, the main room was full, and even Qi Anye came back from the county seat.

Qi Changle's face was sullen, with a scowl that hadn't faded away.

Qi Anhao patted the table and said, "It's really deceiving! It's obvious that Qi Zhongyu is my Qi family, so why do you want to count them as another family?"

Qi Zhongyu was startled when he heard the words, and gave Qi Anhao a strange look, still a little unaccustomed to the change in the other's attitude.

Qi Anhao felt uncomfortable being looked at by her, so he curled his lips and said, "I still have the mood to go out for a stroll, but now the county magistrate said that you only came back to the village last year, so you can't be counted as a member of the Qi family, so two people from the Qi family have to go out." Serving in the military, you are the only male in your family, so your name is written in the list of serving."

Qi Zhongyu raised her eyebrows, should I say that she is almost used to the new county magistrate's unexpected tricks?

She sat on the stool and said leisurely: "So, how much money does he want?"

Qi Anhao was stunned for a moment, and said, "How do you know you want to give money? Have you gone to the county seat?" Qi Zhongyu shook his head, and said, "I heard it from my third brother-in-law, second uncle..."

She looked at Qi Changle, explained Luo Zhenhai's experience in detail, and finally concluded: "This is the way the county magistrate came up with to raise money, as long as you give him money, you can settle the military service."

Qi Anhao muttered: "You said it lightly, you don't know how much money he asked for with a big mouth! One..."

"Enough!" Qi Changle glared at him, and said to Qi Zhongyu: "Zhong Yu, there is no need to worry about this matter, my Qi family can still afford this little money, and I will definitely not let anyone in the family serve in the military."

Although military service is compulsory, it refers to normal service, not the current service that sounds like he is going to die.

Qi Changle can imagine how many people will die in this service.

Although his heart ached, he didn't care about the whole village, so he could only try his best to keep Qi Zhongyu and Qi Anhao who was selected to serve this time.

Qi Zhongyu glanced at the crowd and saw that everyone's faces were ugly, so he thought that the county magistrate asked for a considerable amount of money.

In the past, Qi Zhongyu might have committed the murder directly, but she just got a sum of money from Tan Haoran not long ago, and it was the time when she was rich and powerful.

She asked Qi Anhao, "How much does the county magistrate ask for?"

Qi Anhao secretly glanced at Qi Changle, and dared not open his mouth after being glared at by his own father.

Qi Zhongyu had no choice but to say to his second uncle: "Second uncle, to be honest, I saved a lot of money when I traveled abroad, but the daily expenses are not big, and hunting can make a living, so I don't want to use it. .The silver is something outside of the body, and it will only fall into ashes at home, so it can be used now.”

Qi Anye smiled and said: "I accept Zhong Yu's wishes, and I can still pay for this little money, but the county magistrate's behavior made me worry, what kind of tricks does the other party have waiting for Qi Anye?" Home."

This is true, and it is a very important question.

Everyone couldn't help looking at Qi Changle, wanting to know his opinion as the head of the family.

Qi Changle raised his eyes, and said to Qi Anye vigorously: "Anye, go to the county government office tomorrow and invite the county magistrate and rich businessmen from the county to a gathering. When the time comes, give him a treasure worth tens of thousands of taels in front of the public, as his A congratulatory gift for being the county magistrate."

It seems that Qi Changle chose to evade, and he had to bow his head under the eaves. If he can use gold and silver to move people's hearts, so that they will no longer embarrass the Qi family, it is also a good means.

The Qi family has been in business for many years, and 1 taels of silver will not hurt the bones.

Qi Anye responded, and immediately began to think about how to write

The invitation is up.

Qi Zhongyu felt that it was inappropriate, and always felt that this move might increase the appetite of the county magistrate, but she couldn't think of a better way other than killing people to silence her for a while, so she had to give up.

When Qi Changle ordered dinner to be prepared, Qi Zhongyu walked up to him, wanting to tell him that he still had some money on him, and if the second uncle was in short supply, she could give him tens of thousands of taels of silver for emergency.

However, before opening his mouth, Qi Changle said: "Zhong Yu, come with me to the study, I have something to tell you."

Qi Zhongyu was startled when he heard the words, nodded, and followed Qi Changle to the study.