But after waiting for a month, Zhao Xiaohu's small courtyard was built for him, and Wu Du came to the pharmacy twice in the first three days, but he didn't mention marriage.Dr. Jiang's attitude towards him has changed from a full smile to an old face now, and he wants to scold him for being a heartless person by pulling his clothes.Is there anyone like him?Just flirt, don't marry, he won't wait any longer if he delays, take Brother Xin back to the countryside!

It's not that Wu Dutou doesn't want to propose marriage, he wants to die so much, but he only has two taels of silver in his hand, and he can't even get the dowry.It is said that he has a head, the monthly regulations issued by the county government, and the filial piety of others, why are there more than ten taels a month, right?But Wu Dutou has a very bad problem, he is generous and generous, he has a lot of wine and meat friends, and he spends money faster as he gets it.Drinking and eating meat, this one helps the gang, the other uses it, spending money like running water, never thinking about saving money.

Because of his shortcoming, the old couple of the Wu family would rather live with the second child than the promising boss.

Once the old couple of the Wu family wanted to marry him a husband to take care of him, but he took the dowry gift to invite people to drink.The old couple was discouraged and separated directly.After that, Wu Dutou rented a house in the county and lived a happy life as a single man.

Now that I want to marry my husband, I feel sad that I don't have money at hand.Wu Dutou tried to borrow money from his wine and meat friends, but he borrowed so much money, and none of them wanted to pay him back.These people don't know what to do with their shame, so let it be if they don't borrow it, and they still cry poorly to him.Wu Du looked at the clothes and shoes on other people's bodies, and then at himself who had no good clothes except for the two sets of uniforms.Suddenly he felt that he was really ridiculous. He felt that he was bold and righteous, and others might say how stupid he was. After thinking about it, Wu Dutou stood up and left.

The people who were drinking together panicked and shouted, "Where are the heads going?"

—Who will pay the bill when Wu Du heads away?

Wu Dutou ignored it, and went straight to Baiwei Pharmacy.

It is now afternoon, and the bright sun makes people drowsy.Doctor Jiang sat behind the counter and dozed off, while Jiang Xin was grinding the herbs.

Wu Dutou stood in front of Jiang Xin reeking of alcohol, "Brother Xin, from now on I will give you all my money, only you, and no one else!"

Jiang Xin, who was concentrating on grinding medicinal materials, raised her head, "Ah? What money? Why are you here again? Where did you get hurt this time?" Looking carefully, there seemed to be no wound on his body.

Wu Du didn't answer, he sat on the small bamboo chair next to him, resting his chin with both hands to watch him grind the herbs.

Jiang Xin struggled for a while, but Wu Dutou still didn't speak or move, Jiang Xin asked him helplessly, "Aren't you going home?"

Hearing Jiang Xin mentioning home, Wu Du thought of the bare four walls of his house, the furniture was not much, and he didn't even own the house.It's not that Dad and Eminem didn't tell him before, it doesn't matter that he always hangs around outside, but now he feels bad.He doesn't even have a serious family, yet he still thinks he's quite capable.

Wu Du shook his head silently.

Brother Xin always felt that today's Wu Du was very sad and sad.

"Do you want to go to the backyard to sleep for a while?" Jiang Xin said, if he is in a bad mood, he will be fine after sleeping.

Wu Du thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.

Jiang Xin led him to his own room, and now he lives in the inner room, and it's okay to let Wu Dutou take a nap on the couch in the outer room.

Wu Dutou sat on the couch with his head down, and asked Jiang Xin, "Brother Xin, when I save enough money, will you marry me?"

Jiang Xin, who was holding the thin quilt, shivered for a moment, her face flushed instantly, "...you, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

"I'm serious!" Wu Du said aggrievedly, like a poor big dog.

Jiang Xin threw the quilt on his head, "Sleep quickly!"

After speaking, he ran away quickly, slipped into the shop in front, and found that he hadn't caught up, he was relieved but at the same time seemed a little lost, couldn't help stretching out his hands to cover his red cheeks.

Wu Dutou slept all afternoon, got up refreshed, thanked Dr. Jiang and Jiang Xin, and walked out of the pharmacy like the wind under his feet.

Jiang Xin didn't dare to look at him directly, seeing that he seemed to have completely forgotten those drunken words, greeted him solemnly, and left the pharmacy without looking back.In the next half month, Wu Dutou never appeared in the pharmacy again.

From the faint anticipation at the beginning, Jiang Xin became sad and lost.I only laughed at myself for being wishful thinking and believing in other people's drunken nonsense.He is already twenty years old, and he was once a servant. He is the head of every man, how could he be able to look up to him?

Dr. Jiang saw the changes in Jiang Xin. Anyway, the courtyard of Yuanjia Village had been built. Dr. Jiang said angrily that he would sell the shop and take Jiang Xin to live in the village. Jiang Xin had known Dr. Jiang’s plan for a long time. , Hearing the words, of course he didn't have the slightest opinion.In the village, there are brother Li and small fish, and he can also grow a la carte and raise chickens and ducks. This kind of life is more comfortable than in the county town.

Dr. Jiang did what he said, and set out to find a dentist the next day.The location of Baiwei Pharmacy is impartial on the main street, and the shop is spacious with a backyard. Even if Dr. Jiang's asking price is high, the dentist is still confident that he will have good news in half a month at most.

As soon as the toothbroker released the news, Wu Dutou heard about it. He rushed to the pharmacy in a hurry, and asked Jiang Xin when he entered the door, "Brother Xin, I heard that Dr. Jiang is going to sell the shop. Are you going back to your hometown?"

Seeing his figure suddenly, Jiang Xin's heart jumped a few times uncontrollably. He pursed his lips and replied, "Yes! Do you want to buy Wudutou?"

Dr. Jiang smiled, "If you want to buy Wu Dutou, I can make it cheaper."

Wu Du was sweating profusely, and shouted, "No, no, this... Where can I propose marriage after you leave?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xin froze, her ears were buzzing as if she couldn't hear anything.

Dr. Jiang rolled his eyes in his heart when he heard the words, now he is in a hurry, why did he go so early? !On his face, he was only puzzled, "Propose marriage, what kind of marriage?"

Wu Du said, "I, I managed to scrape together some money, and I will invite a matchmaker to come to my door to propose marriage every few days. Doctor Jiang, I want to marry Brother Xin!"

Jiang Xin quickly covered her face and fled, ran back to the backyard, held down her beating heart, and couldn't make up her mind for a moment.

The marriage between Wu Dutou and Jiang Xin was finally settled smoothly.

On the other hand, after knowing that Dr. Jiang was going to sell the shop, Yuan Ye bought it directly for 200 taels, and let them live there until Jiang Xin got married.Doctor Jiang was not polite to Yuan Ye, and agreed cheerfully.

When Su Ji's second innkeeper delivered the cloth last month, he sent a letter sealed with sealing wax.Yuan Ye probably guessed that Su Antai had received the money to buy the bird's nest prescription, but he didn't expect that Su Antai gave him a whole 1 taels, and the bird's nest business should be very good.

This summer is so hot that no one dares to go out at noon.The water levels of the Qushui River and the Fuwang River kept dropping, and more than half of the crops in the fields died of the sun even if the hardworking farmers kept watering them.Yuan Ye saw that the situation was wrong, so Gan Bo and Eron Egu rushed to buy back more than 1000 catties of rice and [-] catties of wheat.Grain stores have already taken advantage of the trend to raise prices, and the price in the wilderness is more than half of the original market price.

But after September came out, there were a few heavy rains suddenly, and the temperature dropped suddenly.After the rain, the frightened people breathed a sigh of relief.Although the price of grain in the grain store is still high, it is much better than before.Yuanye doesn't mind losing a little money, as long as there is no drought, if a drought breaks out, there will be turmoil in Lanzhou Prefecture and even the whole country soon.

But people are still relieved, at this time, I don't know where the rumors came from.The Rong army broke through the Dingxi Mansion, burned, killed and looted the city, and blood flowed like a river.The emperor was furious and issued an imperial decree for conscription across the country.

All of a sudden, people were in panic, visiting relatives and friends, weddings and weddings were much less.

Yuanye also asked Wu Dutou, and Wu Dutou shook his head, "Recently, everyone is very nervous, the household registration has been sealed, and the conscription paperwork will probably come down soon."

Sure enough, five days later, the court's conscription documents arrived at the county government.

This conscription is based on household registration.Men under the age of thirteen and over sixty are exempt from conscription.If the family is old and young, and no one can leave, you only need to pay two taels of conscription tax; if there is only one strong laborer in the family, you need five taels of conscription tax; Others were either conscripted or exempted from taxation of 30 taels per head.

In Yuanjia Village, within a few days, a yamen servant entered the village with the county yamen's conscription document, and the village chief called the whole village together.The yamen servant announced the news of conscription in public, and then explained the requirements for conscription according to household registration.The official conscription was ten days later, and the yamen servants were sent away, and the panicked villagers surrounded the village chief asking questions.The village chief explained and explained, and then he sent everyone home to discuss.

Zhao's father is not yet sixty, and he is considered a strong labor force. The Zhao family needs to pay 30 taels for tax exemption.However, Yuan Ye's family has three strong laborers and needs to pay 60 taels.It doesn't matter if the wilderness is rich, but other people in the village feel that the sky is about to collapse.With so much money, no one can afford it except selling the land.But the land of each household is only enough for subsistence, and if the land is sold, the family will starve to death next year.As for leaving people, who will stay is also a problem. People with a lot of men in the family are about to fight.On the battlefield, basically there is no return, and no one wants to go.

Yuan Rong and Yuan Gui separated their families a long time ago, their eldest sons are over thirteen, and both families are facing conscription.Yuan Rong and Yuan Gui made up their minds and led the whole family to block the gate of Yuan's house.Yuan Ye ignored them, and they were crying and making trouble outside the door.

Yuan Ye sneered, took Oren and opened the door.Yuan Rong Yuangui looked a little scared when he looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, but it was just that they couldn't allow them to think too much.

Yuan Rong gritted his teeth. "Yuanye, do you stop thinking about family affection when you are rich? Your nephew is only fourteen, do you have the heart to let him go to the battlefield? You are so rich, paying 30 taels to help your nephew pay tax exemption is just a drop in the bucket!"

Yuanye said, "You can't bear him to go, you can go by yourself!" As soon as he finished speaking, he only heard a 'puchi', and Zhao Xiaoyu behind him laughed.Yuanye turned around and glared at him, telling him to hurry into the house.He took out the divorce document again, and waved at Yuan Rong, "Also, don't misidentify your relatives. It's written in black and white. Could it be that I asked you to write this piece of paper?"

Yuan Gui said, "Brother and I are forced to do so. There are so many mouths to eat in the family. If you are not separated, the whole family will starve to death."

Yuan Ye raised his eyebrows, "Then why did you choose to starve me to death and come to beg me now? Don't forget, I divided up two acres of dry land back then, but you divided up five acres of dry land and one mu of paddy field. Now It's too late to go back and sell the land! If you make trouble again, I won't be polite!"

After Yuanye finished speaking, he nodded at Yuanrong Yuangui.

He has dealt with people a lot, and he has an aura of his own.Yuan Rong Yuangui faced him, just like facing the master of a rich family, he was already a head short.As soon as he spoke harshly, the two of them fought even more, unable to speak.Their families huddled behind them like quail.

Yuan Rong and Yuan Gui's family left in despair.

After that, several borrowers came one after another, Yuanye was so annoyed that he refused all of them.When these people came to borrow money, it took years of the monkey to repay it. No matter how rich he was, he was not taken advantage of.

Uncle Yougen also came to borrow money. He has four sons.Counting himself, their family needs to pay 120 taels.The four brothers earned more than 60 taels before, and they only needed to borrow 60 taels.

After thinking about it, Yuan Ye took 200 taels to the village chief and asked him to ask the old, weak, widowed and widowed families in the village. If they want to borrow money, they can sign an IOU and pay it off within ten years.

Some families in the village have already started to sell their land, and they can’t do without selling, and there is no one to grow the land when they leave.Because there are many people selling and few people buying, the land price has dropped again and again.Now one mu of dry land is only 23 taels, and one mu of paddy fields is only 20 to [-] taels.

Another large family took the opportunity to lower the price, ten taels for dry land and 15 taels for paddy fields.People who are more ruthless plan to marry someone.Those who have land at home and want to keep their people can only sell it.

Yuan Ye also ordered Gan Bo to release news to buy land, 15 taels of dry land, 25 taels of paddy fields, and the priority of Yuanjia Village.The wilderness is quite kind, and the land price was given before the conscription.As soon as the price of the land purchased by the original family came out, people from ten miles and eight villages came to the door.

It's too far away, and there's no need for the wilderness.For those who sold the land and wanted to rent it back, Ye Ye also signed the deed according to the requirement of [-]% of the rent.In this way, the wilderness can be regarded as a small landlord with hundreds of acres of land.The Zhao family also took the opportunity to buy ten acres of dry land and five acres of paddy fields. Their family didn't have enough money, and the rest was paid by the wilderness.

Ten days later, the conscripts came.Those who pay pay, those who pull people pull people, after a scene of trouble.The whole village seemed to fall silent.People are still immersed in the pain of their relatives leaving and rushing to the battlefield.

It's November in a blink of an eye, and on this day, Zhao Xiaoyu, who has a big belly, is taking a walk with Yuan Ye on the field path after breakfast.Yuan Ye reached out and touched his stomach, Zhao Xiaoyu's expression changed, "Uh..."

Yuanye quickly asked, "What's the matter, did he move again?"

Zhao Xiaoyu's voice trembled, "No, I, I seem to be giving birth."

Ye Ye looked down and saw that his pants were already wet with amniotic fluid.Yuanye swallowed his saliva, picked up the man and ran home.

Hara family

The midwife and Dr. Jiang have been invited to the house and ready.Seeing Yuan Ye coming back with a man in his arms, everyone entering the delivery room, those who boiled water, those who carried things, all looked well-trained.

Zhao Xiaoyu, who was placed on the delivery bed, wanted to laugh a little. It was not the first time he had experienced such a scene, but this time, he was really about to give birth.

"Don't be afraid, I'll be with you!" Yuanye held Zhao Xiaoyu's hand firmly, comforting him tremblingly.

Zhao Xiaoyu said, "Well, I'm not afraid."

"Do you want to eat something to regenerate?" Yuanye asked again.

Zhao Xiaoyu was helpless, "I just had breakfast, ah!..."

Yuan Ye hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

"I, I seem to be about to give birth..."

The midwife had never seen a man who talked so much, and she glared at him, "Don't talk! Save your strength to have a baby! Follow me..."

After two hours of hard work, Zhao Xiaoyu finally gave birth to Yuanye's baby bun.

The midwife laughed when she saw it, "Congratulations, Mr. Yuan, you are a little fellow!"

Yuanye was stiff all over, and it took him a while to realize what the midwife said, and asked, "Did you give birth?"

The midwife has already washed the baby with the help of Gan Ah Mo, and is dressing him on the couch, smiling as she puts it on, "Master Yuan, your little man is really heavy, probably weighs seven catties... ..."

Zhao Xiaoyu squinted his eyes tiredly, and Yuanye smoothed his sweaty hair for him, and pressed a kiss on his forehead, "Did you hear that? It's a little guy."

"Ah."

Yuanye kissed him again, "Xiaoyu, you have worked hard. Also, I love you."

Zhao Xiaoyu smiled, "Me too!"

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