After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

The night the soap was ready, it rained heavily.

Qin Yao, who woke up from the cold, rolled up the warm quilt and was glad that she didn't hang the soap under the corridor.

Otherwise, after this night of wind and rain, all three days of hard work would have been in vain.

It rained heavily all night, and then it slowly subsided at dawn, turning into drizzle with no intention of clearing up.

One autumn rain and another cold, Qin Yao opened the door early in the morning and immediately realized the "cold" meaning of this sentence.

September is already halfway through.

Today is the 15th, and it’s time to pay last month’s wages to the workers.

Qin Yao had breakfast at home, put on thick cotton clothes, and went to the manufacturing factory with her account book and money.

She hasn't been here for half a month, but with Carpenter Liu here, everything in the factory is still going on in order.

When the workers saw the account book Qin Yao held under her arm, they could not hide their excitement as they wiped away the lethargy caused by the rainy day.

Qin Yao first found Liu Carpenter and checked the accounts for the past half month, then took out a piece of scratch paper and calculated the workers' wages.

Before work ended in the evening, all the wages of the workers were distributed, and the entire manufacturing plant was filled with joy.

The workers took their wages and left one after another. Qin Yao and Carpenter Liu stayed at the end. After agreeing on some details, they locked the door and went back to their homes.

After receiving her wages today, every household had extra meals. Qin Yao walked through the village all the way, and the aroma of various vegetables wafted to her nose. She immediately accelerated her pace home.

When she got home, Dalang had already prepared dinner. When he saw her coming home, he immediately started eating.

Perhaps influenced by the joyful atmosphere in the village, the mother and son enjoyed a simple meal.

But just when everyone was relaxing and enjoying the joy, the assembly bell suddenly rang.

Qin Yao, mother and son, who had just finished eating, were all excited.

"What's going on?" Qin Yao murmured suspiciously.

The four siblings looked confused and didn't know.

"I'll go take a look." Qin Yao signaled the four of them to stay at home, got up, put on their bamboo hats, and quickly went out.

I met Old Man Liu and Liu Bai on the road. The three of them looked at each other with suspicion and uneasiness, and rushed towards the village ancestral hall together.

The assembly bell in the village rarely rings. If there is any important announcement, the village chief will usually have people ring the gong to call people in the village.

The last time the assembly bell rang was when the horse bandits attacked.

In the past, when the bell rang, it meant that a new round of conscription and corvee was coming.

The villagers, who had just felt a little peace in Shengguo, then remembered that Shengguo had only reduced corvées and taxes, not exempted them from them.

A moment ago, everyone was happily eating extra meals just for receiving the monthly money.

The next second, everyone gathered in the ancestral hall with solemn expressions, soaked in the drizzle, and looked at the village chief holding a household registration book.

Looking at the representatives from every household in the courtyard, the village chief sighed and had to announce the news he had just received.

"The barbarians from Mobei invaded, and the border war broke out again. The Zijin Mansion issued a decree, and each county under its jurisdiction quickly summoned three thousand civilians to escort grain and grass to the border."

"In every household, if there are four boys over twelve and under fifty, two will be born, and if there are three or less boys, one will be born. The only son will be exempted. Time is urgent. Each family will go back and discuss for one night. The time will be announced tomorrow and we will set off in three days. ."

After saying that, the village chief immediately opened the household registration book and began to call names. Who has how many boys in his family and how many should be named.

Thinking about the Liu family's old house, there are four men of the same age, and two are needed.

Before Qin Yao even bothered to look at the expressions of Old Man Liu and Liu Bai, it was her turn to go home immediately.

"Liu Ji's family is suitable for a male, so he should have one."

"Liu Dafu's family has four males, so two should be born."

Everyone whose name was read couldn't help but lower their heads.

The sky was drizzling continuously, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts, and the atmosphere was so depressing that it made people breathless.

Grain transporters are the type that ordinary people least want to encounter in corvee labor.

It's only slightly better than being recruited into the army. It's a logistical job and you don't have to face the enemy head-on.

But that doesn't mean there aren't dangers.

The most terrible thing is the time limit of the military order. If the food cannot be delivered to the designated place as scheduled, the person may die, or the three tribes will be imprisoned in the worst case.

The village chief finished reading the long list, sighing repeatedly with a sad look on his face.

His family has a family size of five, and there should be two of them. As long as there is no official title, ordinary people cannot avoid doing corvee service.

However, he also secured certain exemptions for the big guys.

The village chief shouted twice to cheer up the guys and said loudly:

"There are still thirty-five prisoners in this county. For six taels of silver, you can get a place as a substitute. It's on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have money in hand, hurry up!"

These thirty-five places were still waiting for Qiu Hou to kill them when they were wiping out the horse bandits.

If the decree comes later, even if you have money, you won’t be able to buy a spot!

The villagers, who had originally held out hope, took a breath when they heard the number six taels.

But even so, as long as you can get it, you have to find a way to win it.

Even if the money is gone, we can still live in hardship.

If people are gone, then there really is nothing.

Old man Liu and Liu Bai clenched their fists tightly, turned around and went home to collect money.

Thanks to the good harvest this year, otherwise the twelve taels of silver would be impossible to collect, and at least one person would be able to get it by then.

Mrs. Qiu is about to give birth, and her second child will definitely not be able to go.

Liu Fei is still young, what use can a little kid do? If something happens on the road, I don’t dare to think about the consequences.

The last spot fell either to Old Man Liu or to Liu Bai.

The father and son can only rejoice now. Fortunately, this year's harvest is good and they can get this money.

But I didn't dare to have too much hope. There were only thirty-five places, and the civilian husband recruited 3,000 people. There were so many people fighting for it, and I didn't dare to delay even a minute.

The father and son hurried out of the ancestral hall, and suddenly remembered that there was Qin Yao, and Liu Bai ran in again and asked her to go home quickly and get the money.

"It's only six taels of silver. Brothers and sisters, don't be reluctant to part with it. Bring it to the village chief quickly, otherwise the third child will have to transport food. That is a fatal job!"

After hurriedly explaining, Liu Bai and Old Man Liu entered the house.

The father and son thought that Qin Yao knew the seriousness of the matter and would definitely go home and give Liu Ji money to buy a place for him to serve on his behalf.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yao not only was not in a hurry, but also had a slight sneer on her lips.

Liu Ji, let’s see if you survive this time!

"Aniang!"

Seeing a figure at the foot of the mountain from a distance, Siniang couldn't help but shout out loudly.

Qin Yao waved her hand, "Go inside, it's raining outside!"

Siniang didn't move. She waited until Qin Yao arrived and then led her into the house by the hem of her clothes.

The little girl looked up at her with worried eyes, "Mom, did something bad happen?"

The three Dalang brothers also looked over, looking uneasy.

Qin Yao put away the bamboo hat, patted the moisture on her body, and said with a smile: "It's okay, the government is looking for civilian husbands to help the government transport military rations to the border and give food to our soldiers fighting against the barbarians at the border."

Sanlang and Si Niang breathed a sigh of relief and said innocently: "So that's how it is."