At the beginning, the whole family fled from famine, and I used a milk bottle as a koi carp

After the villagers settled in, the village was still called Xiushan Village, but it was no longer the territory of the King of Huainan. It now belongs to Shitai County under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Most of the people in the village have lost their registration. Since they have registered, the corvee cannot escape.

After the New Year, but before the first lunar month, the official announced in the village that the Yangtze River had entered the dry season and the silt at the bottom of the river had to be cleaned.

Suddenly, there was a labor shortage in the village, but 20 young adults were taken away for a month without any wages.

The eldest son An was also taken away. Everyone in the An family was worried. The eldest son was going to have a hard time. The corvee workers did not have enough to eat, did not wear warm clothes, and had to work all day long. In the past, there were corvee workers in the village who died of exhaustion. If you work slowly, you will be beaten. If you are sick, you will not be able to rest. It is very miserable to think about it.

The village chief tried to persuade him, but the officials paid no attention to him. Each family had only a small number of strong laborers. People in the village had just settled down, and each family's tea garden had not even been planted yet. The house has just been built, it only has the frame and is not completely finished.

Mrs. An asked Zhang Xiuying to quickly pack some clothes and supplies for the boss. She also asked Mr. Zhai for some anti-inflammatory and cold pills. I didn’t give much time, we have to set off together tomorrow morning.

The little ones didn't know much about corvee work yet, so they just stared dumbfoundedly at the howling of the villagers. Some families only had one strong laborer left, and it was also very difficult to plant tea gardens behind their homes. The village chief sighed and walked from house to house. Pay attention to some precautions.

After all, Dabao was a little older. Seeing that everyone in the family was looking sad, he patted his chest and said to Boss An, "Dad, don't worry! I am at home. Even if you are gone, I will help you take care of the house, and I will also help grandma." Work with your mother."

Boss An: "."Thank you! I just left for a while.

Erbao saw the eldest son's performance and quit at that time. The eldest son was too insidious and rushed to say nice things every time. As a result, both parents preferred him.

Erbao also patted his chest and said, "Dad, don't worry. Nothing will happen to your family as long as I'm here! You can just work at ease and bring us delicious food when you come back."

Boss An: "." Your father is only leaving temporarily. I have nothing to worry about. Do you want to bring two big bidou when he comes back?

Sanbao is indeed a good eldest son to Boss An, "Dad, can you let grandpa work for you? I don't want you to leave."

Old Man An: "." Is this still his grandson?

Boss An: "." I agree. Can my father agree?

An Ningning didn't say anything, but asked curiously: "Dad, you are dredging the Yangtze River, can I and my second uncle go visit you?"

Boss An picked up An Ningning and coaxed him while hugging him: "Your second uncle went to buy tea seedlings. I don't know when he will come back. Don't worry. The people in the village will be with Dad and nothing will happen. You can listen to grandma and me at home. If mother says so, father will feel at ease."

Old Man An: "."Can't you just listen to me?

The family chatted for a while and felt that the atmosphere was becoming more depressing.

There were many performances in the village in the evening, and it was like saying goodbye to each other. Everyone who went there didn't cry. The main reason was that the labor was too hard at this time, and maybe they wouldn't be able to come back.

Early the next morning, the official came and led the villagers away.

Almost the whole village went out and the corvees left, followed by women and children, crying all the way.

In the end, the official was so annoyed that he said, "I'm just going to do corvee work and come back in a month. It's not a separation between life and death. You don't need to do this." But few people believed what he said. A group of people sent these people far away, and finally the supervisor It was time to whip the people away, and there were hundreds of them in this group. If they all followed, it would affect the mood of the corvees, and some might even start to resist.

Mr. An followed most of the strong laborers in the village and rode in donkey carts for several days before arriving at the Yangtze River where they worked. They were cleaning this section, which was about one kilometer long.

Liu Erhu also came. The laborers in this section of the Yangtze River were all near Shitai. During this dredging, some people received the cleaned silt on the shore, and while standing on the shore, some people needed to go into the water and clean up the silt. This is also corvée, but the type of work is different.

Those with money or connections will be assigned easier jobs.

The people in Xiushan Village are relatively united. An Sanxiong also came, but although his name is Sanxiong, his health is not good. Usually the villagers take care of him, and the village chief will not send him heavy goods if he has work to do.

It was his first day to pay the corvee. He was not in good health to begin with, and because he worked slowly, he was whipped several times, which made it even worse.

Although the villagers stood up to defend him, he still had to work with his injuries.

This is a vicious cycle. The worse your health is, the slower you work, the slower you work, and the more you get beaten. It is also very easy to miss meals, and it is even harder to work faster when you are hungry.

Because the people of Anxiu Village resisted official duties because An Sanxiong was whipped the first day. The next day everyone in Xiushan Village had to wear shoes and stand in the water to remove mud.

The villagers became even more angry, but there was nothing they could do. An Sanxiong shook his body and soaked in the water with the villagers.

The fat official who whipped them proudly looked at their helpless expressions, and showed off to the colleagues next to them triumphantly.

At night they pitched tents and lived nearby. After a tiring day, the people in Xiushan Village were thirsty, hungry, and their whole bodies were cold. Ten people had one tent, and the people in Xiushan Village had two tents. While taking a rest after dinner, Liu Erhu winked at Boss An.

Boss An wanted to refuse and ignore him, but when he went to bed at night, Liu Erhu came over again.

Boss An knew what Liu Erhu wanted to do, but they were not on the road to escape. Everyone in the village was here, and Xiushan Village was settled over Shitai.

When Liu Erhu knew that Boss An refused, he was really angry. On the way to escape from the wilderness, Lao An's family, including the three-year-old Ning Bao, were all tough guys, even the bandits. Unexpectedly, after relocating, Mr. An's bones became soft.

Liu Erhu went out for a while secretly, and then came back half an hour later. Before going to bed, he muttered and cursed softly.

On the third day, people from Xiushan Village went to the water to dig silt. In fact, digging silt can be done in turns. It is better for so many people to spend a day alone than to soak in the water all the time. It is very bad for the health, but these activities It's all official officials who have the final say. Especially the fat official who targeted them, Xiushan Village didn't know why they were targeted.

On the fourth day, An Sanxiong fell ill due to tiredness and cold. The official did not agree. In the end, people from Xiushan Village shared An Sanxiong's work and allowed An Sanxiong to rest. In the evening, all the people in Xiushan Village got excited and gathered around Boss An's tent.

Boss An also has a headache. Well, their village has been targeted. This is only the fourth day. If this happens, they may all fall in less than a month. After soaking in water for the past few days, when I went to bed at night, my legs were sore, numb, and cold, and I couldn't keep warm.

Before going to bed, Boss An and Liu Erhu went out and came back quietly in the middle of the night.