Wearing the cannon fodder little koi in the imperial examination essay

Song Sande came to the county alone this time, without the burden of his daughter's short legs. He was carrying two sets of simple clothes that were not heavy, and he walked very fast. Still half an hour early.

He lined up to enter the city, although he was hungry, but after paying the two copper coins to enter the city, he didn't have any more money on him, so he didn't stop much, and hurried to the place where Yu Su set up a stall yesterday When I came here, there were still people crowded under the acacia tree, which was very lively.

Song Sande squeezed into the crowd familiarly, and when he arrived at the stall, he didn't use Su to talk, he took off his back basket, rolled up his sleeves, and offered to help with the work.

Yu Su and Song Xiahe, who were busy, naturally saw it. Although they were surprised that the third uncle (father) came today, but because the business was too busy, Yu Su and Song Xiahe only quickly called out and said hello. , Then I went back to being busy again.

In fact, I had an extra helper today, and Yu Su had already added a small bucket of pulp, but in the end it was still not enough to sell, and the closing time was earlier than yesterday.

In order to prevent Yu Su from spending more money when collecting the stall, this time Song Sande insisted on following Yu Su's footsteps, not giving her a chance to run away and waste money.

The good thing is that Su had already prepared for it. In the past, he was eating alone and could do whatever he wanted. Didn't he add the second sister, who promised to cover food, lodging and clothing, so he couldn't fool others casually.

No, when she sent her third uncle out of the city yesterday, she ran back to the pork stall. Thinking that her second sister was also night blind, Yu Su bought a large piece of pork liver for five dollars. One day, when she met a bag full of small miscellaneous fish left over from a fisherman's sale, she also resolutely used three wallets to make up for it.

Now that the weather is getting colder, things won’t go bad if left overnight. Yesterday, I went to my own house and divided half of the dishes from my third uncle to send to Zhao’s next door. With onion, ginger and garlic, I have all the ingredients for cooking at noon this afternoon, and I don’t need to buy anything, so, her third uncle worked hard today to prevent loneliness.

As soon as he got home, Yu Su sent his second younger sister to accompany his third uncle, while he went into the kitchen and started to clean up.

A bagful of small miscellaneous fish, my little brother nestled by the well last night and packed them out one by one. Later, I just need to marinate them, mix up the ingredients, and fry them.

Today's school is still closed at the early school, and Yu Su, who hasn't delivered food to his little brother for many days, plans to serve meat to that poor guy today.

Stir-fried a bandit pork liver, fried small fish with dogwood, green onion and ginger, and fried two vegetables brought by the third uncle yesterday. When the box was full, the dishes were put on the table, and the wine jar that was not finished yesterday was pushed to the third uncle. Yu Su said politely to Song Sande's father and daughter.

"Third Uncle, Second Sister, eat first. I'll deliver a meal to my little brother first, and I'll be back in a while. Don't wait for me."

Yu Su, who was in a hurry, left these words, ignored the politeness of the third uncle and left.

What she didn't know was that the honest Song Sande didn't move his chopsticks at all, he just took Song Xiahe and waited for her to return.

While waiting for someone, Song Sande looked at his daughter and remembered his purpose. He got up and hurried outside, carried the basket under the eaves into the house, picked up the package inside and handed it to his daughter, "Second Sister, this is Take your clothes and put them away."

Song Xiahe, who was sitting next to her father on a pony and obediently waiting for dinner, nodded and stretched out her hand to take over the bag from her father, but she didn't open it. After all, Song Xiahe didn't expect that she didn't have a few clothes. Her mother would actually pick and choose and hide her secrets like that.

Song Xiahe took the burden and stood up, carried it slowly and walked into the house. Song San saw her daughter going into the room next to the wall outside, and followed without thinking.

I saw my daughter walk to the inner side of the outer room, stretch out her hand and lift off an obviously extra straw curtain, revealing the other world inside... Just now I have been busy outside, when my nephew and daughter-in-law called for dinner, he followed into the house, Later, he was busy talking with his nephew and daughter-in-law, so he didn't notice the changes in the outside room until his daughter lifted the curtain with the burden, and he realized it later.

"This is?"

Song Sande pointed to the straw curtain, then pointed to the big wooden cabinet next to the straw curtain, which was used as a partition, and finally landed on the unusually neat and clean bed in front of the cabinet, Song Sande's eyes were full of surprise.

"This is my house, Dad!"

Song Xiahe didn't know her father's surprise, she blurted out her response to her father, but she went straight to the bed, put the bundle in her hand on the bed, and sat on the soft bed by herself, she was still happy He reached out and patted the bed to show his father to look at it.

"Daddy, daddy, come and sit down too, and try my bed is not soft." Song Xiahe excitedly greeted her father to her, and the father and daughter sat down side by side, Song Xiahe continued to show off with a smile, " Dad, look at this bed, it was bought for me last night at the request of my second sister-in-law after my second brother got off school!"

Although it’s not the kind of canopy bed my grandma and auntie slept in, and even though it’s not beautiful without a bed board, even the four legs of her small bed are made of bluestone bricks, and the bed was bought by my second brother in a thrift store. Palm bed, the kind you can't hang a curtain around, but it's really comfy and comfy!Also very practical!

The second brother and second sister-in-law laid a lot of soft straw on her bed, and the cotton quilts she put up and down were all bought by the second brother and second sister-in-law at the store. , this is the new cotton that just came down this year, it's warm and warm!

It's the first time I've slept on such a soft quilt since I've grown up so big, presumably the lady of the landlord's family will be treated like this, right?Her second brother and second sister-in-law are so kind to her, they are so kind to her!
"Father, my second sister-in-law also said that I'm a girl's family, and it's not good for my brother to go in and out, so when I went to the thrift store to find a bed, my second sister-in-law chose this big wardrobe for me... "

Song Xiahe's finger pointed to the large double-door cabinet three steps away from the bed, which was used to separate the inside and outside.

"That's it! Dad, look, this cabinet is always good, better than the one in your mother's house, right? It cost my second sister-in-law five hundred dollars, and my second sister-in-law didn't even bat an eye He bought it for me, and said that from now on this cabinet will be mine, and it will only be used by me alone!"

Excitedly rambling, Song Xiahe was still not sexual enough, so he lit the straw curtain beside the cabinet again.

"And this curtain, my second brother made it up for me overnight last night. The second brother didn't sleep for half the night. Father, I feel very happy here with the second brother and the second sister-in-law! I also like it here Congratulations!", Song Xiahe covered her heart with both hands, "Father, my second brother and sister-in-law are really well!"

Song Xiahe is small after all, Yu Su and Song Xinglin treat her sincerely as one of their own, every little bit of kindness makes her moved, and at the same time, Song Sande, who is a father, is also moved.

He looked around left and right, looking around at this small room located inside the outer house in the east, only separated by a wardrobe and straw curtains. It was obviously not gorgeous, but it moved him infinitely.

Even if I can't do this for my daughter, my nephew and daughter-in-law are so young...

He listened to his daughter's joyful introduction, looked at this small world, and felt in his heart that his nephew, nephew and daughter-in-law were interested, and he did not neglect his daughter at all.

Song Sande sighed, raised his hand and patted his daughter's shoulder, "Second Sister, as long as you are happy, it is good to know that your second elder brother and second sister-in-law are good to you, and you also have to be sincere to them, okay? Brother and second sister-in-law work, have some eyesight, don't be lazy, don't be afraid of being tired, do more, work harder, and be sweeter, your second brother and second sister-in-law will definitely treat you badly..."

"Well, Dad, I know, I like the second brother and the second sister-in-law the most, I will work hard, don't worry."

The father and daughter were talking in the hut, fearing that Yu Su, who they had been waiting for for a long time, had already delivered the food and turned back quickly.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw that the dishes on the table were steaming, but they didn't seem to be passive. Yu Su raised his eyebrows. Seeing that the father and daughter were still talking blindly in the outer cubicle, Yu Su hurriedly greeted people for dinner. .

Feeling happy, Song Sande drank a little more wine at noon, Song Xiahe was worried about his father, so he insisted on keeping Song Sande to rest on his bed for an hour, and then called his father to get up.

After half his life, Song Sande, who slept with new cotton wool for the first time, only felt back pain from sleeping.

While hammering his back, he was annoyed that he was a poor man, and at the same time couldn't help but sigh, this is probably the soft pillow that the elder brother next door reads from time to time, isn't it high?
Song Sande shook his head with a wry smile and got up, looking through the window at the back of the cubicle, seeing that it was getting late outside, he thought about going home quickly.

This time he can't let his niece and his daughter see him off again, he is really scared, afraid that his niece will spend money to buy things again, and he will have to spend money to let him ride in a car, while the two little girls are busy with the next day's business needs When he was in bed, Song San had to quickly pick up the basket, walked to the gate and stood in the alley outside, before poking his head in to say goodbye to the two little girls.

That's when Su and Aunt Song Xiahe came to their senses, and when they rushed out the door shaking their wet hands, her third uncle (father) was no longer in the alley.

No way, Yu Su thought, the third uncle is an adult anyway, so he won't get lost if he doesn't see him off, so he greeted the second sister, and the aunt and sister-in-law turned back and went back to work again.

Song Sande strode out of the alley, and after confirming that no one was chasing him, he heaved a sigh of relief. Walking in the long and wide alley, he reached out and shook the belt on his shoulder. Song Sande quickened his pace and hurried on the road , Go straight to the south of the city.

When he was about to reach Caishikou, Song Sande, who was busy on his way, was bumped head-on and staggered.

"Hey, how did you do it, how did you bump into people!"

Being bumped so suddenly by someone, the honest man also got angry, opened his throat and was about to scold him, but the person who bumped him hurriedly supported him and begged for mercy.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, brother, are you okay? I'm really sorry, I was impatient, and I accidentally bumped into you in a hurry, brother, I'm sorry."

The other party apologized, and his attitude was not bad. Song Sande's anger disappeared in an instant, and he didn't intend to care about it anymore. He stood firm, and it was rare for him to speak softly.

"It's okay, it's okay, you didn't do it on purpose, it's just brother, there are people coming and going on this street, you should be more careful when you go, and don't hit people again."

The other party nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, thank you brother for reminding me, it's just... oh! It's not that I want to be in such a hurry, brother, you don't know yet, over there, look over there..."

there?What over there?
Song Sande was surprised, and couldn't help but follow the direction of the opponent's finger, and saw the position of the list booth next to the entrance of the vegetable market, which was actually full of people.

"This is?"

"Hey! Brother, didn't you hear the gong of the yamen just now?"

Song Sande shook his head, just now he was too busy to pay attention to it!

Seeing Song Sande's dazed expression of not knowing anything, the man looked at his empty pannier and attire, and suddenly said, "Brother, you came from the countryside to the city, right?"

"No, what's the matter with the people from the countryside?" Song Sande was even more surprised by the other party's words, thinking that he had met the legendary liar?Otherwise, what about the other party...

He was just thinking wildly, but this person didn't have time to chat with him anymore, because ah, there were already crying sounds at the Bangting Pavilion, and there were even quite a few big men who were already beating their chests and stamping their feet in front of the Bangting Pavilion.

The man's face was pale and tense, and he hurriedly said: "Brother, brother, I advise you to go back to your hometown and inform your family. I saw that there is no bill booth over there. The yamen issued a notice just now, and the corvee labor for this winter has come down." , the yamen will go to the countryside to collect corvee from house to house from tomorrow. Not only that, but the corvee this winter will be three points heavier than before. Brother, do you have many brothers in your family? Sigh? No matter how many or not, brother, you still Hurry up and go home, this is winter service! Regardless of whether you have money at home, brother, hurry up and get together, if you can pay with money, don’t go, winter service is not easy..."

In which year did the corvee not kill people, not to mention that it was winter service, and it was still [-]% heavier, and the time spent doing it was many days longer than before. Dangerous shoals, a dam with the most torrents, and the construction of reservoirs, this job...

well!Once winter is over this year, no, I’m afraid it’s not even over. I don’t know how many people are going to hang up white flags in their homes, and their relatives will cry...

After the man sighed, he cupped his hands towards Song Sande and hurriedly left.

When Song Sande came to his senses and wanted to ask him to inquire, he had already hurried away, apparently rushing back to inform his family of the bad news.

Standing on the street, Song Sande suddenly felt very dazed, subconsciously quickened his pace, and hurriedly ran towards the Bangting Pavilion at Caishikou ahead.

"Rang Rang, Rang Rang, please excuse me, please Rang Rang..."

"God, what's said here is not true, isn't it true?"

"Hey old brother, don't cry, go home and collect money, since you don't want your only son to serve corvee, you should hurry up and collect money, what's the matter crying here."

……

When Song Sande squeezed into the crowd, what he saw and heard was such a chaotic scene.

Poor him, an old farmer, a rough man, who couldn’t read even a single character. Looking at the notice in the center of the booth with black letters on a white background and several red seals, Song Sande panicked, and subconsciously imitated those around him. Like the literate people, I grabbed those literate people in front of the list booth to ask questions.

"Trouble this kind person, just ask, what does the notice say?"

Before the people pulled by him opened their mouths, the people around gave answers in distress.

"Hey, what else could it be? Corvée, it's corvée! The yamen is collecting corvée! Damn it, why is it winter service this year? If it's spring service and autumn service, even if it's the hot summer service, it's better than winter service Ah! Those who are going to die, I am afraid they are going to die..."

"Don't ask, don't ask, you son, go home quickly, go home, go home quickly and make preparations, if you have money, you can make money, if you don't have money..." If you don't have money, a young child should If you are looking for a guest, hurry up and ask for a guest; if you have a guest, hurry up and get together with your family members, and give your children a good time...