Chapter seven hundred and twelve the household system
"Big baby, what do you look like in a panic?"
Seeing the panic on his grandson's face, Zhang Bo immediately turned down his face and said angrily: "This is not the first time the Qian family has come here. Why are you panicking?"
Although this small mountain village is very remote, the Qian family branch in the town has not forgotten to collect the taxes here. Because the farmland in the village is scarce, they often use the furs of wild beasts to pay taxes.
Because the mountain roads are difficult to walk, people who come to collect taxes only come once a year. Sometimes they don't even come. They simply let people from the village go to the town to bring the furs that should be paid.
Uncle Zhang took his grandson to live here in seclusion. He just adopted the mentality of the Qian family. The Qian family would never have thought that Uncle Zhang, who had invaded the Qian family's important territory more than ten years ago, was actually living under their noses.
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"Grandpa, no, there are a lot of people here this time, more than ten men and women." Zhang Hu took a breath and said, "In the past, there were only one or two people here at most, but this time it's different..."
"Huh? There are more than ten people here?" After hearing his grandson's words, Uncle Zhang's expression became solemn.
In the past, when the Qian family came to collect tanned animal skins, at most three or five people would come, including two porters, but there had never been so many people here.
"Could it be that you really came here for me?"
Uncle Zhang was filled with surprise and uncertainty. Not long ago, he tried to snatch some iron tools that appeared for no apparent reason not far from the town, and was seriously injured by the masters of the Zhang family. Could it be that they followed the clues and found this place?
"What kind of people are they?" Uncle Zhang had also seen a lot of strong winds and waves. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
"There were seven or eight young people, and two or three porters, who picked up a lot of things."
Zhang Hu thought for a moment and said: "There are three other people in their forties. Their kung fu is very powerful. One of them looked at me and I almost sat on the ground in fear..."
"What? I took one look at you and you lost your mind?"
Uncle Zhang's face became more and more gloomy. No matter what, Zhang Hu had Ming Jin's cultivation, plus he was young and energetic. He would not convince others easily.
Only a master who has reached the late stage of Anjin or transformed into Jin can be able to intimidate Zhang Hu's mind with his gaze. With Zhang Bo's injured body at this time, he is definitely no match for such a person.
"Where are they now?"
Uncle Zhang's eyes were looking at the mountains in the distance, and he had already begun to give in. If the other party was really coming for him, he would have no choice but to hide in the mountains with his grandchildren.
Fortunately, after taking the traditional Chinese medicine yesterday, Uncle Zhang's injuries have been relieved a lot. Even if he encounters some ferocious beasts in the mountains, he can still deal with them.
Zhang Hu said: "At Uncle Yao's house, Uncle Yao was also called. I didn't dare to stay longer, so I ran back."
There are only about twenty households in this small village, but ten of them all have the surname Yao. The uncle Zhang Hu mentioned is the elder brother of Yao Er just now, and he is also the village chief of this small village.
"Seven or eight young people went to Yao Family again?"
After hearing what his grandson said, Uncle Zhang's brows suddenly widened, he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, eldest son, you probably didn't come for me, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to Yao's house first..."
The Zhang family has been in ruins for a long time. Uncle Zhang has been working in the Qian family since his grandfather's generation, and he knows the Qian family's style of business very well.
If the Zhang family really came to arrest him, they would definitely not make such a big fuss. Instead, they would quietly come to the door and surround their home, making sure not to let anyone go.
"Then what are they doing here?" Zhang Hu touched his head and said, "Grandpa, do you want to wake up Erniu? Let's go hide in the mountains?"
"No."
Uncle Zhang shook his head and said: "Not many people in the Zhang family know me. If I hide out now, there is no 300 taels of silver here. The flat end makes people suspicious. Let's wait and see..."
To become one of the five major clans in this space, the Qian family has been spreading for thousands of years. There are hundreds of thousands of people with the Qian surname alone, and they govern an area of more than a thousand kilometers around the Sanjie Mountain.
What Uncle Zhang broke into was the ancestral home of the Qian family. Not many people really knew him. Even if Uncle Zhang appeared in front of those people, they might not know who he was.
"Grandpa, I'd better wake Erniu up first!" Zhang Hu said: "If the momentum goes wrong, we will go into the mountains immediately. As long as we reach the mountains, we are not afraid of them."
Growing up at the foot of the Three Realms Mountains, Zhang Hu knew the surroundings of the Three Realms Mountains very well. If he hid in any cave in the mountains, outsiders would not be able to find him.
"Well, that's fine too."
Uncle Zhang nodded, and after Zhang Hu entered the room, he turned to Qin Feng and said, "You have also seen that if Huzi and the others stay here, they will have to hide here and there for the rest of their lives. If possible, I still hope that they will
Go out with you..."
Uncle Zhang had rebelled against the Qian family back then. The Qian family would never let go of such a "traitor". Even if Uncle Zhang died, the heirs he left behind would be hunted down endlessly.
"I will try my best!" Qin Feng agreed with a bitter smile. He didn't know how to get out of this space now, and it was useless to say more.
"Grandpa, why don't you let Niu Niu sleep a little longer?"
While they were talking, Erniu walked out of the wooden house, rubbing her eyes, still holding the struggling little wolf cub tightly in her arms.
Although she has also practiced the breathing and breathing exercises passed down from her family, Erniu is still a girl and does not exercise her body every day like her brother. She went to bed late last night and is a little out of sorts today.
"Second girl, wash your face, let's get ready to go into the mountains." Uncle Zhang looked at his granddaughter with a look of love. He had raised two children for more than ten years, and his feelings were not ordinary.
"You still want to go into the mountains?"
After hearing what her grandfather said, the girl sobered up a little and said, "Did the medicine my brother and I picked yesterday work? Grandpa, are you in good health?"
"I'm more than half healed. This time I went into the mountains to look for some more herbs."
Uncle Zhang smiled and nodded. He hid many things from his granddaughter, and the girl has always grown up happily and is particularly kind-hearted.
"Okay, I must pick more medicine this time to cure grandpa's disease." The girl shouted happily, but then she let out an ouch and was bitten by the little wolf cub in her arms.
Just when the girl screamed in pain, the little wolf cub jumped out of her arms and came to Qin Feng's feet, trying to climb up his trouser legs.
"You heartless little thing, it's a shame that I asked Aunt Liu for goat's milk to feed you." Seeing the little wolf cub acting like this, the girl seemed to have been wronged a lot, and tears were already welling up in her eyes.
"This little guy really thinks of me as his parent?"
Qin Feng helplessly picked up the little wolf cub, regardless of whether it understood or not, and said seriously: "You have to listen to sister Erniu, or I won't want you in the future..."
"Woo..." The little wolf cub stretched out his tongue to lick Qin Feng's face, making a whining sound from his mouth. He looked very affectionate with Qin Feng.
"I don't have anything to feed you." Qin Feng looked at Erniu and said, "Xiaoxue, take it to drink some goat's milk. It will get familiar with you after feeding it too much."
Qin Feng knew that Er Niu's nickname was Zhang Xue. A girl of twelve or thirteen years old was considered a big girl here. He couldn't call Er Niu by her nickname like Zhang Hu.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Qin." Erniu wasn't angry with the little wolf cub at first, so she took the little guy over with a smile on her face.
"Er Niu, from now on, you will be called Uncle He in front of outsiders..." The old man corrected his granddaughter's name for Qin Feng. This was because there were not many people living in the Qian family's territory.
"Oh, I know!" Zhang Xue smiled sweetly, turned around and entered the house with the little wolf cub in his arms. He drank some leftover goat's milk yesterday, which should be enough for the little one to eat.
"Uncle Zhang, how about... I go to Brother Yao's place to have a look?"
Seeing the worried look on the old man's face, Qin Feng said: "Anyway, the Zhang family doesn't know me. Let me find out why they are here."
Qin Feng has enough confidence to ensure that the Zhang family does not recognize him, because he does not belong to this space in the first place. Apart from his surname Qin, he has no relationship with the five major clans here.
"No, I'm afraid Yao Er will spill the beans."
Uncle Zhang grabbed Qin Feng, shook his head and said: "The household system implemented here is the Song Dynasty, but all adults have records in the local area. If you need guidance when going out, if you don't have anything, those people will take you directly."
Caught..."
The household registration system is not a patent of the outside world. Since the Qin Dynasty, China has always had a household registration system, which has been gradually improved with each generation.
In the Song Dynasty, commerce was highly developed and trade exchanges were frequent. The rulers made the household registration system more stringent for management needs. Although they deliberately intended to move freely, they required certificates issued by the local superintendent.
Qin Feng came here with his butt naked. He is now a gangster. In addition, Yao Er is not very clear about the situation. I am afraid that flaws will be revealed in a few words.
"Lu Yin? Is it so troublesome to go out here?" Qin Feng was stunned for a moment when he heard this. I bet there is an ID card here.
"Uncle Zhang, I'm here!" Just as Uncle Zhang was waiting to explain to Qin Feng, Yao Er's voice came from outside the wall.
"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here." Uncle Zhang and Qin Feng looked at each other. Since Yao Er is here, there is no need for them to inquire about any more information.
"Uncle Zhang, someone from the Qian family is here. They say they want to go into the mountains. I have to accompany them. I'll leave the wild boar and wine here first."
After Yao Er entered the yard, he put the jar of wine in his arms on the ground and said to Qin Feng: "Brother He, I'm really sorry. I'll have a good drink with you when I come out of the mountains."
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The people in the mountains are relatively simple, and guests from the Zhang family cannot accompany them. However, Yao Er, who came to deliver wine, felt as if he owed Qin Feng, with a guilty look on his face.
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ps: It’s better to cut off the water and electricity. I can write more or less in the hotel. After the electricity is provided, it is a toss-up. It comes and goes, and I have finished a chapter in one day. It’s depressing! (To be continued)
