The little boy hid tightly in his mother's arms. He only knew that he might be sent away, so he didn't dare to look at these strangers at all.

But his sister was much smarter and she had roughly understood what Zhao Lingshan meant.

"Miss, my brother and I are willing to be your medicine boys and work for you."

"We don't need to be paid, as long as we can have one meal a day."

"Also, I can assure you, Miss, that we will never be lazy in doing anything!" said the little girl, and she knelt on the ground.

Her mother also reacted at this time and quickly knelt down, "Miss, please take in my two children, they will definitely be obedient!"

Even if we can't exchange it for food, the problem of food for the two children has been solved.

At worst, she could go home and prepare more wild vegetables to get through the winter.

Even if I really would starve to death, at least I would have saved my two children and they would be living well in this world.

"Well, from today on, you will follow me. When I get to where I'm staying, I will arrange things for you."

"As for your meals, you don't need to worry about it. I will take care of it."

"If you perform well, I will still give you the rewards you deserve." Zhao Lingshan's tone was light, but it made people's hearts burn with joy.

"Thank you, miss. Thank you, miss. My children and I kowtow to you!" The woman said as she pulled the two children to kowtow to her.

"Xiaoshan, don't be afraid. From now on, you and your sister will follow this young lady."

"Mom didn't sell you to anyone. When you learn some skills, you can come home and play."

"When mom is free, she will come to see you. You just need to be good and obedient." She pulled the child away from her arms and warned him solemnly.

"Xiaoyu, you are the older sister. You should take better care of your younger brother and never let him make mistakes." She then instructed her daughter.

Although she said this, in her heart, she had actually prepared herself to never see her children again.

"Mom, don't worry, I will take good care of my brother and won't let him get into trouble." Lin Xiaoyu said sensibly, wiping the tears from her face with her dirty little hands.

"I, I will listen to my sister and come back to see mom." Lin Xiaoshan knew that no matter what, it was impossible for him to follow his mother today.

"You are all good and sensible children. I feel relieved to hear you say this!" As the woman spoke, she began to choke up again.

"Take this food first. Whether your family can fill their stomachs in the future depends on how these two children behave."

"If they can't be taught no matter what, I will send them back." Zhao Lingshan said, and threw a bag of rice in front of the woman.

Judging from the weight of that half bag of rice, it must be at least 50 kilograms.

Zhu never expected that even though she brought her two children with her to work, she would be given so much food to take back.

After just a moment's hesitation, she held the food tightly in her arms.

"I wonder where you will settle down, young lady?" From the nobleman's behavior, it seemed that he would not lose the chance to see the child from now on.

So she plucked up the courage to ask Zhao Lingshan where they were going.

"We..." Zhao Lingshan was speechless for a moment.

She herself didn't know where the person in charge would assign them!

He looked at Li Chu naturally, and before he said anything, Li Chu already understood.

Li Chu had never expected her to come up with such a solution.

So now facing her, Li Chu had an indescribable emotion.

"The place you are going to next is the wasteland and barren mountain ahead of Datu Village."

"There, you can cultivate the land and build your own house."

"For the first three years, no tax will be levied on the land you have reclaimed. However, you will have to pay a land tax of two taels of silver per mu before it can be considered your land."

"As for houses, the area where each of you builds a house may not exceed half an acre."

"Although you don't have to pay taxes for the first three years, you still have to pay a head tax every year in addition to the land tax."

"As the name suggests, the poll tax is collected based on the number of people. Each person must pay one or two taels of silver per year."

"If you fail to pay taxes on time, you will be assigned to different places to do hard labor until you earn one or two taels of silver." Li Chu started talking about a long list.

After hearing this, people began to whisper. They had not expected that there were so many restrictions on the people who were exiled here.

They don't know how to farm at all, so they have to learn everything from scratch.

The land tax after the land is reclaimed and the annual head tax are a considerable amount of money.

I don't know whether these people who can't lift anything with their hands or carry anything with their arms can collect the required taxes by working hard all day long!

"Also, I want to remind you that you'd better not go to that side of Huangshan Mountain."

"Because after crossing the mountain and walking a few miles, we will reach the border marker."

"If you dare to cross the border monument, it is equivalent to stepping into the State of Chu."

"If anything happens, even if you lose your life, you deserve it!" Li Chu said loudly.

In fact, he didn't need to tell them so much, but for some reason, he suddenly didn't want these people to be in danger as soon as they arrived.

And his words made the crowd excited again.

They knew that Yunzhou was remote, but they didn't expect it to be this remote, so close to the border.

It would be fine if it were in peacetime, but if a war breaks out, then those of them living on the border will be the first wall of flesh to block the guns!

It seems that the new emperor has no intention of leaving them any chance of survival!

Zhu didn't think so much. She just couldn't help but feel secretly happy in her heart when she heard that the destination of these people was so close to her own village.

In this way, whether she wants to visit the children or the children want to come home to visit, it will be much more convenient!

"Miss, the place you are going to is right next to our village."

"Miss, if there is anything you don't understand, or if you need my help, please just let me know!" Zhu believed that this aspect was her strong point.

It's obvious from the looks of these people that they know nothing. I will have a chance to repay this young lady's kindness in the future!


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