The sturdy peasant girl in space

Chapter 72 The Draft Begins

The nineteenth day of the first lunar month was an auspicious day, and the Qi family had breakfast at dawn and started preparing for the noon banquet.

"Xiaowen, how many tables have you prepared?" Mrs. Liu brought Bai Niu over and asked when she saw that Bai Jingwen and Qi Ruyi were already busy.

"Six tables, the Bai family, some elders in the village and some friends of Tianyu, come in quickly, Aunt Yang should be here soon." Bai Jingwen smiled and invited them into the kitchen and replied.

"I thought you had informed the whole village." Bai Niu said with a light smile.

"With the heavy snow, every household in the village is having a hard time now. Isn't it worse if they are not real relatives and let people come to give gifts?" Bai Jingwen shook her head and replied.

At noon, except for Bai Jingwen's new house, all the houses were filled with banquets. Although there were not many people, it was very lively.

During the banquet, Mrs. Li and Dr. Li changed into new crimson clothes, toasted a glass of wine at each table outside, and the banquet officially opened.

On the third day after Qi Tianxiang left, Bai Jingwen, his wife and Li Si were busy making soap in the afternoon when they suddenly heard an emergency bell.

"What does this mean?" Li Si frowning and staring outside froze in place asked.

"This is an emergency call from the village chief. You guys are busy first. I'll go and have a look." Qi Tianyu said solemnly, then took off his gloves and overalls, explained to the two of them, and walked out.

Bai Jingwen watched him go out and continue to do her own work, but she couldn't figure out what would happen at this time.

"Don't be distracted, Xiaowen, I'll burn you again." Li Si shouted as she watched her distracted.

"Don't worry, I still have one in my stomach..." Bai Jingwen probably guessed the meaning of the bell at this point, and the smile on her face disappeared immediately.

"What did you think of?" Li Si asked worriedly, shaking his hand in front of her.

"You should know about the draft, isn't it time to start?" Bai Jingwen came back to her senses and asked.

"It should be, otherwise it will be too late." Li Si replied with a normal expression, because she knew Yan Jinhao and didn't think much about it.

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, Qi Tianyu came in with a sigh, and seeing the expectant expressions of the two, he said, "Don't think about it, it's not a good thing to gather in an emergency. Take away all the girls who are over 14 years old. There are about a dozen in our village, and I don’t know what will happen in the end?”

"Are you engaged?" Bai Jingwen asked anxiously when she thought of He Lifen rushing forward.

"It doesn't count if you are engaged without a marriage certificate, what's the matter?" Qi Tianyu hurriedly supported her and replied.If there is something good or bad about it, he won't want to live a good life, and he will have to let his mother faint.

"You go to Grandpa's house right away. If the yamen servant hasn't gone yet, give this to Xiaofen and ask her to wipe it on her face." Bai Jingwen hurriedly turned around and took out a small medicine bottle from a small drawer and handed it to him.

"What effect can this achieve? If it is light, it may not work. If it is heavy, it may affect her health." Qi Tianding asked cautiously while holding the medicine bottle.

"It's okay, after applying this medicine, there will be a layer of pimples on the face, just like your friend Bai Chen, it's not painful or itchy, but it looks ugly, it will be cured in about a month, can you It depends on her luck to hide." Bai Jingwen replied, if she was really taken away, then the grandfather's family would be in trouble.

"Okay, I'll go right away, and bring some food over by the way." Qi Tianyu also knew that the matter was important, nodded and ran out.

"I don't think this pot is poured out, so don't do it. If you are absent-minded and something happens, you will be in trouble. I just went up the mountain to the town to have a look." Li Si said after waiting for Qi Tianyu to go away.

"Well, just to see if there is any letter from your young master." Bai Jingwen said with a forced smile.

When Qi Tianyu came back, the sun had already set, and Bai Jingwen ran over when she saw him back, after all, the He family cannot do without He Lifen now.

"Don't worry, although I was taken away, I did hand the medicine to her. I will go to the town to inquire about the news tomorrow." Qi Tianyu put his hands on her shoulders and replied with a slight nod and a smile. .

"Well, if it doesn't work, just spend some money. With her conditions, it is unlikely that she will be selected and sent to the palace as a show girl. I am afraid that I will be a stepping stone for you." Bai Jingwen said with a frown.

"I see, let's go eat." Qi Tianyu said, half pushing and half hugging her to the main room.

Early the next morning, Qi Tianyu went to the town with the 1000 taels silver ticket that Bai Jingwen gave him. After asking all the way, he finally found a place for the first draft in a large mansion.

"Who are you?" Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked in, a yamen servant came over with a knife.

"Hi brother, isn't today the primary election? I'm here to wait for the result. If my sister doesn't win, I can take it back." Qi Tianyu handed him a piece of silver and said with a silly smile.

"It's the first time I've heard of such a comprehensive arrangement. Why is your sister so beautiful?" the yamen servant asked with a smile, weighing the money in his hand.

"No matter how beautiful the country girl is, I have no choice but to go there. There are many things in the family and the population is small. I want her to stay for two more years to do more work for the family."

"From what you mean, you still don't want your sister to be selected? You know, this is a good opportunity to ascend to the sky. How many people sent gifts to send their daughters to the palace." The yamen servant looked at him and replied in surprise.

"Whoever lives, my sister is just around the corner, so that's a blessing. What if..." At this moment, the door opened, and two women walked out with a group of girls.

"Wang Ma, what is this?" The yamen servant hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"It's all unqualified here. You can see how to send them back. We'll leave if there's still something to do." The leading woman said with a straight face, handed him a list and turned back to the courtyard.

The door was closed again, Qi Tianyu immediately walked over to look for He Lifen's figure, unexpectedly, he was in vain, when he was thinking about finding Li Si, the door opened again, and he saw her being driven away by a woman with a stick like something terrible rushed out.

"Sister, you're eating spicy food again. How many times did the doctor tell you not to let you eat it? Why didn't you listen?" Qi Tianyu saw that the situation was not right and hurried forward and said.

"Isn't she a plague?" the woman said in surprise.

"No, she has been afraid of the cold since she was a child and loves to eat chili peppers. Who knew that she would become like this after eating it for the past two years. The doctor said that this is called internal heat, and told her not to eat chili peppers anymore." Qi Tianyu thought of Bai Jingwen saying that Bai Chen The words hurriedly nodded and replied firmly.

"That's good. Since it's like this, let's take it back. It's so scary to eat something, and it scares the nobleman." The woman was relieved after speaking, but she waved her hands impatiently when she saw the terrifying look on He Lifen's face. .

"Thank you big sister, let's go now." After Qi Tianyu finished speaking, he dragged her back to run.

They didn't stop until they turned to another street. Qi Tianyu looked at the tragic look on her face and asked, "Did you paint too much? Why is it so serious? If I didn't know what was going on, I would have thought It's plague."

"I just applied a thin layer. Who knew that I would wake up like this. Take me to see my cousin. If my face is really ruined, what will I do for the rest of my life?" He Lifen was full of enthusiasm. Said with a horrified face.

(End of this chapter)