Looking at the home that became hot, Wang Laoshi thought beautifully while repairing farm tools: "If this little three family gives birth to a grandson for themselves, not only will their Wang family have a continuation of the incense, but more importantly, the government can promise that as long as a boy is born, the government will reward five taels of silver, and give birth to a girl ten taels, which is a huge income."
When thinking about this, I looked at the deflated stomachs of the remaining three daughters-in-law, as well as the figure of my wife, I was angry at that time, and cursed hatefully: "A group of useless things, it is so hard to give birth to children, I think that at the beginning, my wife, a litter every two years, giving birth to a child is more neat than a hen laying eggs." ” When the old Wang was proudly complaining about helping the children and his wife, Li Zheng walked in from outside the yard again, Wang Laoshi hurriedly put down the work in his hand, trotted all the way to meet his benefactor, and then instructed his wife who was busy cooking in the kitchen: "At home, hurry up and kill chickens, buy wine, and my benefactor and my eldest brother have a good drink at night." ” The wife agreed, and was busy sending her daughter who dragged the oil bottle to buy wine on the street, and a few boys began to catch chickens all over the yard.
The family who saw the heat nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, yes, it seems that your old king has to build a house this year." ” Wang Laoshi nodded again and again: "It's not because of the blessing of the Inspector, so that we can prosper, you look at our three families, you can add another person to me in the autumn of this year."
Then he laughed with satisfaction.
As a result, this inner face suddenly became serious, and solemnly said to the old king: "I came today to discuss a very important matter with you. ” Seeing the seriousness of the benefactor's face, Wang Laoshi immediately put away his smile and replied solemnly: "As long as my Wang family can do it, there is no other word." ” Li Zheng said solemnly: "The Inspector decided to carry out the war of annihilation against the Manchu Qing in April, the mobilization of the army has been completed, and now the people need to help the army transfer materials, listen well, this time it is not a levy and levy, but a hire, each man is paid one or five taels a month, and if he is killed, he will receive a pension of 30 taels, and if he is disabled, he will be paid 30 taels, and then arrange to work in the factory of the Fuliao Army, or go to a village to be Li Zheng, and still pay one or two or five dollars of silver a month until he dies."
Then looking at the courtyard that had become quiet, Li Zheng emphasized again: "This is not an apportionment of forced labor, everything is voluntary, you can discuss and discuss, I will listen to your letter tomorrow, I will not eat, I will go to the next house to ask."
With that, he strode out of the courtyard.
Two dining tables, men and women sit separately, but today is different from the past, no one moved the dishes and chopsticks, the women all lowered their heads, their minds were heavy and silent, and the five Wang family members were also worried.
Wang Laoshi picked up the wine bowl in front of him, took a sip gently, and said to his four sons, as well as his wife and four daughters-in-law at the adjacent table: "Our Wang family used to hide in the mountains as savages, fighting with wild beasts every day, and living a life with today and no tomorrow.
Or starve to death in which ditch, all of this is the kindness of the Inspector, we must have a conscience, we must know how to be grateful, we must use everything to repay the kindness of the Inspector, so that our hearts can be steady, our descendants will not be poked, so that we will not be said to be ungrateful.
Therefore, I decided that even if the Overseer did not pay us or receive a bereavement reward, we would still do this work. ” So the five women wept softly together, and the four boys all held their chests straight and proud.
Wang Laoshi was very satisfied with his son's performance, glanced at the children's faces, and then said bitterly: "I am old, and I can only cause chaos to the Inspector when I go to help in front of the two armies, so only one of your brothers can take on this responsibility," The second child patted his chest unyieldingly: "Dad, I am the head of the family, of course I am the one in this matter." ” Lao Wu shook his head and said with a smile: "You want to grab a bargain whenever you want, and this good thing should be my turn." ” The fourth child squinted his eyes and muttered words in his mouth: "I've been poor and scared all these years, I really want to save some of my own private money, or my father is too picky, I'm too greedy, if I earn wages, I can quietly go out and buy some delicious tooth sacrifices." ” Wang Laoshi knocked on the table, "If you dare, remember to me that they are not separated, no matter who goes out, the money will be handed over to me."
Then his eyes turned red: "If he dies in battle and is disabled, the pension will go to his family, and our family will support him." ” As a result, the fourth child knocked on the table, and didn't look at the daughter-in-law who was already crying on the table, and said directly: "I'll decide this matter." ” At this time, Xiao San Huo Ran stood up: "Brothers, don't fight with me, because I am about to have a queen, and I already have a child who continues the incense, so I will go to this job." ” As a result, the three brothers didn't let him go, so they quarreled for a long time, and finally Wang honestly knocked on the table and said, "The third brother is right, let him go in this matter."
Then he glanced at the third daughter-in-law majestically: "If our junior family repays the kindness of the Governor for our family, his pension will belong to you, and your child only needs to be raised by our Wang family until the age of five.
The daughter-in-law of the junior gently touched her stomach and said to the father-in-law: "How can I be willing to leave such a family that values love and righteousness, then let our men repay the kindness of the Governor to us." ” Wang Laoshi got up solemnly, turned around and opened the curtain on the north wall, there were two tablets enshrined in the small shrine, that was when the old Wang got the first money to sell grain, and asked the carpenter in the village to use the best wood to build, and invited the old scholar in the neighboring village to write solemnly, one piece was written on the ancestral spiritual seat of the old Wang family, and one piece was written on the name of Lu Hanqiang.
The old king took his son and daughter-in-law to kneel in front of these two tablets, and solemnly divided the three pillars of high incense, and their simplicity and sincerity filled the entire hall.
Starting the next day, there were countless young and strong men, with a heart of gratitude to Lu Hanqiang, began to walk out of the village and towards the official road, like a murmuring water, slowly converging into a river, and finally converging into a vast ocean. t1706231537: