Chapter 1 The Dakang Dynasty
After sitting on the wooden stake for more than half an hour, Jin Feng had to accept reality.
He traveled through time.
From the modern 21st century, we traveled to the backward feudal society.
"God, are you targeting me?"
Jin Feng looked up at the sky and sighed with a wry smile.
Jin Feng, in his previous life, came from a poor mountain village. He worked hard and got admitted to university. He then worked part-time to study, studied for undergraduate, master and doctoral degree. After graduation, he became a senior worker... Bah, a senior mechanical engineer with an annual salary of millions.
Such an experience is very inspiring, and Jin Feng himself also thinks he is the winner in life.
But unexpectedly, after only a few days of working, I had an accident because I was not focused on my attention for continuous overtime work, so I gloriously joined the army of time travelers, came to this dynasty called Dakang, and possessed a little blacksmith.
"Does everyone named Jin Feng have such a miserable life?"
Yes, the blacksmith he possessed, also known as Jin Feng, was even worse than him.
As soon as she was born, she followed her parents to escape from the war. Later, she finally escaped to this small mountain village called Xihewan. As soon as she stabilized, her mother died of illness.
The old blacksmith knew that only by studying could he have a way out. He tightened his belt and sent Xiao Jinfeng to school to study, hoping that one day he would be able to pass the exam and make a name for himself.
Unfortunately, Jin Feng is not a good source of study. He studied hard for ten years and couldn't even pass the exam for a scholar.
Last year, the old blacksmith died of illness, and the little money left behind was also emptied by Jin Feng.
In the past half month, I have only eaten one porridge every day, and I am so hungry that I am dizzy and hit the pillar.
This collision hit Jin Feng of the 21st century and came to the Dakang Dynasty...
"Brother of the Jin family, the county government's wedding team is coming soon. The village chief told you to go to the entrance of the village as soon as possible."
A twelve or thirteen-year-old boy shouted at the door, and ran away again regardless of whether Jin Feng heard it or not.
"Brother-sending team?"
Relevant information flashed through Jin Feng's mind.
Years of war have led to the decline of men in the Kang Dynasty. In order to stimulate population growth, the court stipulated that men should get married if they are eighteen or seventeen, otherwise they will have to increase their income by 30% of the tax.
The males are in decline and lack labor. Coupled with all kinds of heavy taxes and bandit exploitation, many ordinary people can only eat one meal a day, and 99% cannot afford the extra tax.
Jin Feng is a craftsman who does not need to serve in the military and has heavier taxes than farmers and hunters, so he naturally cannot afford it.
When the marriage age is reached, when the county government comes to collect taxes at the beginning of the year, it can only report that it will be married this year.
He already has a reputation of being idle in Xihewan. He is obviously going to starve to death in the future. Who would marry his daughter to him?
But it doesn't matter. Kang Chao doesn't have many other girls, just because there are many girls waiting to marry.
In late spring and late autumn, the county government will organize two wedding-sending teams to send girls of the age who are not yet married to each village and town, and the man will choose them.
No matter whether the man is a cripple or a blind man, he must have a child as long as he is selected.
"Is this the legendary government wife? Could it be that Secretary Dakang has also traveled through time and the benefits are so good."
Jin Feng was a little uncomfortable and complained silently in his heart when he had just passed by.
I have no expectations for the next wedding party.
The girls who followed the wedding team were all girls who could not get married in each village. To put it bluntly, it was the ones that others chose, and the quality can be imagined.
But it's not OK to be picky.
The man has the right to choose, but he does not have the right to choose.
In other words, whether he is satisfied or not today, he must take his wife back, otherwise he will resist taxes and be sent to the battlefield until his death.
Jin Feng could only endure hunger and walked to the entrance of the village.
On the platform of the north road, there were three young men, one hunched and the other, and the other one was healthy in all fours, but his face was slutty and he was not a good person at first glance.
They are all like Jin Feng, and they are people in the village who would rather let their daughter participate in the selection of a marriage to try their luck than marry.
"Look, Jin Feng is here, the four great King Kongs are gathered together."
A child saw Jin Feng coming and jumped and shouted.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
The child's mother quickly covered the child's mouth.
The hunchback who can't do heavy work, the lame man who likes to tease the big girl and the little wife, and a pedantic and incompetent Jin Feng is called the Four King Kongs by the children in the village.
Jin Feng usually hates this title and is very angry every time he hears it, but today he just smiles at the child and walks onto the stage.
"The brother of the Jin family is here!"
The hunch and the lame man all smiled and said hello.
The ruffian snorted disdainfully and looked at the path at the entrance of the village.
"Brother Liu, brother Zhang!"
Jin Feng smiled and replied with a gift.
"Here's here!"
The rogue pointed at the entrance of the village and shouted loudly.
On the small road at the entrance of the village, a team holding a red sign slowly walked towards him.
The team led by five county government runners and a matchmaker in an exaggerated red dress, followed by more than twenty girls carrying bags.
The village chief brought people to welcome the yamen runners, while the matchmaker directed the girls to stand opposite Jin Feng and the other four.
It has been a custom for many years to see off a marriage. The girls are not shy, but look around curiously.
They carry dowry, and if they are chosen, they will stay directly afterwards.
The village in front of us may be their future home, and the people watching may be their future family...
"I'd love to have another row of lights."
Jin Feng couldn't help but think of a well-known blind date program.
But these young ladies are indeed as expected, with a low quality.
Most of them are all over the years of work, with a dirty face and dark skin.
But a girl at the end of the team made Jin Feng's eyes lit up.
Although the clothes this girl wore were more worn than other girls, her face was tender and fair, her facial features were extremely beautiful, and her big, smart eyes were watery, which made people feel pity.
In the Internet age, when you turn on your phone, you will be able to use all kinds of internet celebrity beauties, but Jin Feng can pat your breasts to ensure that the girl in blue with no makeup can definitely beat all kinds of internet celebrities who have carefully put on makeup.
"This kind of top-notch should be very popular. How could it be reduced to the wedding party?"
Jin Feng was puzzled.
The hunch next to him found that Jin Feng had been staring at the girl in blue, and came over and whispered: "Brother Jin, what are you always watching Guan Xiaorou do?"
Jin Feng did not answer, but asked back: "Do you know her?"
"you do not know?"
Li Shitou was stunned.
Then I remembered that Jin Feng had always claimed to be a scholar before. In order to show his aloofness, he never came to join in the fun when he sent his parents to show his aristocratic team.
"She is the money-losing guy in Guanjiawan."
Li Shitou whispered reminder.
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