Peerless pastoral little green plum

Chapter 29

That autumn, the imperial court planned to launch a big counterattack against the small southern country that had repeatedly provoked, and decided to recruit soldiers on a large scale across the country. Any boy whose family had reached the age of 13 could join the army.

As soon as the news came out, the whole Shihua Village was like an explosion. Everyone was discussing the matter of conscription. It said that each village had a designated quota. As for who to send, it had to be decided by lottery. Shihua Village The number of places allocated is five.

When it comes to fighting, probably not many people want to go. This dynasty values ​​culture over military affairs. The future of scholars is far better than that of generals. A scholar can ensure that the family has no worries about food and clothing, but a former fourth-rank general only has 50 yuan a year. A salary of two silver coins, not to mention that people will die in war.Unless those really want to get ahead.

The head of Shihua Village first went door-to-door in the village to see if anyone was willing to do so. As a result, except for the Pei family, no family was willing to send their males to fight.

Aunt Pei Tao wanted to send Pei Baoshan away so that she would not have to pay a bride price for him in the future, but Aunt Pei Tao was still in the stage of hesitation, mainly because she was worried that the villagers would say that she was not authentic.

The village head had no choice but to draw lots. That day, all the people in the village gathered at the grain drying ground. The village head wrote down the head of each household on a piece of paper and put it in a wooden barrel for wine making. Stretch your hand in from the wine outlet to draw, and whoever draws it will be the owner, ensuring fairness and justice.

"Pei Dayong, the Pei family..."

Unexpectedly, the village head first picked the Pei family. Pei Dayong was Pei Baoshan's grandfather, and Pei Baoshan was the one with the most spares. It seemed that Pei Baoshan's joining the army was a certainty.

Immediately, Auntie Tao was so excited that she wanted to light firecrackers to congratulate her.

The village head drew another one: "Yao Qing, the Yao family..."

Yao Qing is Yao Huahua's grandfather, so the Yao family will also send someone there.Yao Huahua thought, it must be the sons of the uncle's family, and he didn't know who to send.

"Wang Abing, the Wang family..."

There are a total of five places in Shihua Village, and these five places will be divided up soon. As for who to send, it is up to the head of each family to decide.

The people who were drawn were all sad, except for Auntie Tao, who were not drawn were happy, thankful that their family was not drawn.

The crowd scattered in the sun-drying field, and Yao Huahua searched for Pei Baoshan among the crowd. She was small, and all she saw were walking legs when she walked on the grain-drying field, so it was very difficult to find her.

She was also worried that Pei Baoshan would be sad and depressed. Even if she didn't know how to comfort him, she could still be by his side. She found that her heart was also in a mess. Can't meet again.

In two lifetimes, it was the first time that she was so nervous for a boy.

Yao Huahua searched hard among the crowd for a long time but couldn't find it. She was a little discouraged, so she retreated to a haystack beside the grain drying field and sat blankly, wondering where Pei Baoshan would be at this time, and what was he doing?
At the grain drying field, at first there were some villagers who stayed to talk about joining the army, but then the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only Yao Huahua sitting alone. Sitting alone on the grain drying field looks very lonely.

Not far away, when Pei Baoshan saw this, he couldn't help smiling, and walked towards Yao Huahua.

In fact, he never left, but when the village chief held a meeting, he sat on the branch of a longan tree near the grain drying field. He heard the meeting clearly, and he also knew everyone's reactions clearly.

(End of this chapter)