These days, everyone has developed a habit. Whenever something happens, everyone will look at the Zhao family.
Zhao Xueli and the Zhao girl, father and daughter, there is always someone who can give advice.
As for Zhang Dianli, he was a member of the public family, so he was not close to them. Mr. Song had a bad temper. Except for Zhang Dianli and a few children of the Zhao family, no one talked to him on weekdays.
Zhao Xueli said: "Aren't there still government officials following you?"
Ding Maosheng said: "Yesterday we saw a lot of people from the government office on the road, and we saw them again today. The government officials said they were going to inquire about the news, so we separated."
"I originally wanted to see what was going on with the two children, but I had to send the news back."
Ding Maosheng was right not to go there rashly, otherwise they would not know what happened. This was a rule they had set early in the morning. If something happened to one of them, the others would send it up one by one. Someone must come back to report the news.
Zhao Xueli said: "Call a few people and I'll go find Zhang Dianli. We'll go find the two boys right now."
The Shi family and the Niu family definitely wanted to go with them. Ding Maosheng called a few more mature men. Feng Laosan heard that something had happened and wanted to follow them.
Zhao Luoyang said: "Uncle Feng, you have forgotten that you and my third uncle are in the same team, and you will stay to look after the house today."
When Feng Laosan heard this, he had to retreat.
They divided the middle-aged men in the group into three teams, with each team having about the same number of people. One team must stay in the relocation team every day to protect the old, young, women and children.
Zhao Luoyang said: "Let Uncle Ding and my father take the people over first, and we will walk behind. We will be together in a while." Now we need to clarify the matter, and the most important thing is to let Zhang Dianli come forward.
People from government offices are always more useful than ordinary people like them.
Zhang Dianli and Zhao Xueli walked over quickly.
Zhang Dianli ordered Ding Maosheng: "You lead the way. If you have anything to say on the way, please tell me."
Ding Maosheng responded.
Zhao Xueli looked at Zhao Luoyang: "You continue to move forward, and you must look after everyone."
Zhao Luoyang nodded.
The father and daughter have a perfect tacit understanding, and every time there is any trouble, they arrange it this way.
After Zhao Xueli and others left, the others continued to move forward.
"I don't know what it is," said Mrs. Yang. "The closer we get to Taozhou, why is it not peaceful?"
This is also the reason why people are unwilling to move. Taozhou said that the war has stopped and many fertile fields are uncultivated. Farmers who could not get land before will be given houses and farmland by the court after this time.
What the government office said was nice, but what can I get for free? What if I am given land, seeds, and other materials for cultivating the land? I have to wait until next year to cultivate the land, but the court can also provide me with food for the winter?
Everyone knows that this is not a good thing.
Perhaps because the little granddaughter made money, which made everyone feel more comfortable on the road, Old Mrs. Yang hoped that Taozhou would not be as bad as she thought.
But now that we have just entered Taozhou, there seems to be trouble.
"Don't panic," Mrs. Yang felt uneasy, but she still had to persuade everyone, "Maybe Zhang Dianli has gone, and it will be fine if we bring the two boys back."
Niu Daochang's daughter-in-law came over and said, "Auntie, tell me, will this be unsettled in the future?"
"Yesterday, the man advised us to escape. If we get here, we might be sent directly to the military. Are you sure that's true?"
Niu Daochang's wife is now afraid that her son will be arrested and sent to a military camp, or that he will be forcibly placed in a military household.
Old Mrs. Yang glared: "Don't listen to those people. We were all registered when we left. We changed our household registration casually. Isn't it like there is no royal law?"
Mrs. Yang said this simply. In fact, she didn't know what she was thinking. She left her hometown and came here, but she couldn't let others control her. If she was really turned into a military household, she didn't know who to look for to make the decision.
"Don't worry, Auntie," Zhao Luoyang also advised, "Zhang Dianli has our household registration certificate in his hand. With Zhang Dianli here, nothing will go wrong."
Niu Daochang's wife nodded. After being told by Mrs. Yang and Sister Luo, she felt a little calmer, but her steps were still fast and she wished she could see her son soon.
Zhao Luoyang walked to Mr. Song's donkey cart.
After Zhang Dianli's injury healed, the children of the Zhao family took turns getting in the car to study with Mr. Song.
As Zhao Yuanbao said, it's better to take a bus, but you have to be literate, and if you don't do it well, you'll get beaten.
Mr. Song looked at Zhao Luoyang: "What do you want to say?"
Zhao Luoyang said: "Sir, it may be true that they were forced to become military households."
Mr. Song stroked his beard and said nothing.
Zhao Luoyang continued: "Even if you won't be forcibly recruited as a military household, there may be other reasons for naturalizing in Taozhou. Otherwise, if everyone moves here and becomes a farmer, why bother going to the point of escaping?"
Mr. Song said: "When Zhang Dianli comes back, we will hear some news."
After speaking, Mr. Song looked at Zhao Luoyang: "What? Are you anxious? There's no point in being anxious."
Zhao Luoyang thought for a long time and said: "If I could get to know the officials in Taozhou, would it be easier to naturalize?"
Daydreaming? Or reminding him?
Mr. Song said: "I don't know him." He really didn't know him. If he knew him, he wouldn't follow him to Taozhou. He came all the way here because he was frustrated and wanted to find a pure place.
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As soon as Mr. Song finished speaking, he heard Zhao Luoyang sigh and say: "Then I will try my best to get to know you!"
What does it mean to know as much as possible?
Mr. Song stared at Zhao Luoyang, and Zhao Luoyang said: "What if we meet one along the way?"
Mr. Song sneered: "Then you'd better get to know Zhao Jingyun, the newly appointed magistrate of Taozhou. He may be an honest official."
Not hearing what Zhao Luoyang said, Mr. Song looked over and found Zhao Xiaoxu looking at him in surprise with her eyes, as if it was such a great thing to know Zhao Jingyun.
Zhao Luoyang said: "Sir, are you really familiar with Mr. Zhao?"
"I said I don't know him," Mr. Song said, "I just heard of this name."
After walking such a long way, Zhao Luoyang didn't realize that Mr. Song knew about Zhao Jingyun.
"Master," Zhao Luoyang said, "Actually, I also bought some polished rice from the city and cooked it in an earthen pot with beef jerky. It must be delicious."
Mr. Song was tired of eating eggs and remembered the aroma of rice, so he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful.
Zhao Luoyang put his hand into the baggage, and when he took it out, he was indeed holding a few grains of polished rice in his hand. The rice grains were shining in the sun.
Before Mr. Song could see clearly, Zhao Luoyang had already put the polished rice back.
Traitor. Mr. Song cursed angrily in his heart.
Song Er was happy to watch the master and apprentice talking. Miss Zhao made the master look forward to the future.
Everyone hurried on their way, and after walking for about two-quarters of an hour, they saw many people standing not far away.
Zhao Luoyang was pulling the donkey cart in front, and everyone saw two boys from the Shi family and the Niu family standing aside. Their hands and feet were tied with ropes.
Zhao Luoyang's heart sank and he looked to the side. Not far away from the two boys, there were more than a dozen people tied up in this way. A man dressed as a police officer waved the whip in his hand and struck one of them with a whip.
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The man let out a scream.
"Take a look," the officer said, "this is what happens when you escape. You received Sichuan capital from the imperial court, but you did not go to Taozhou to naturalize. The imperial court has an order that anyone who escapes will be admitted to the military household."
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You may need to rest more these two days to give your body some time to recover.