Everyone is preoccupied, those who cook for dinner in the evening are not in the mood to cook, and those who eat are not in the mood to eat.

Feng Tu chewed the raw rice in his mouth, and slowly stuffed a mouthful of beans into the corner of his mouth, the salt made him frown.

Another chopsticks of vegetables, forgot to put salt, the bland taste can dilute the salty taste in the mouth, but just did not chew two bites but bit the small sand, the vegetables were not cleaned.

Looking at the preoccupied family members, he didn't realize that there was something wrong with tonight's meal, and he didn't dare to say anything, and silently ate a bowl of rice into his stomach.

Today is the first day of recruiting soldiers. After breakfast, Li Chengmu took the yamen officials to set up a recruitment site at the gate of the yamen.

Regarding this recruitment point, he thought that no one would care about it. After all, people in this era are very disgusted with recruiters.

In the era of cold weapons, the death rate on the battlefield is very high. Who would want their son to die in vain on the battlefield?

But today might be his lucky day, as soon as the table and chairs were set up, there was a tall young man wandering in front of the recruitment point.

His little servant Changlu tentatively asked: "Brother, this is the recruitment point for conscription. Are you here to register?"

Feng Tu smiled unnaturally at Changlu, suppressed his nervousness, took a deep breath, and walked forward quickly as if he had made a decision, "Hello, my lord, this is Feng Tu from Jixiang Lane, I came here to register today, may I ask if the area we live in is registered here?"

Li Chengmu's eyes lit up when he just sat down, someone took the initiative to register, and the recruitment point set up was not a surprise.

"Auspicious Lane?" Chang Lu was also surprised, he looked at the man in front of him, his age and physical condition met the requirements for conscription.

"Are you from Fucheng?"

Feng Tu nodded heavily: "Well, the little one grew up in Fucheng, and my family's grandparents have been from Fucheng for generations."

Next, Feng Tu explained everything about his family.

Fearing that they would not believe it, he also handed over to Chang Lu the household registration stolen from his parents' room in the middle of the night last night.

Changlu checked it again, and then handed it to the little official to check again. After confirming that his identity was correct, he helped him complete the registration.

Li Chengmu thought this was a good start, so he didn't ask Feng Tu to go back immediately after registration, but asked him to help at the recruitment point.

"After all, when we first arrived in Lingnan, we really don't understand the Lingnan dialect. There are a lot of things to explain about conscription. Can you stay and help?"

Feng Tu was a little hesitant. The most important thing was that he noticed the little official next to him. With this little official, those who came to register would not worry about being unable to communicate.

Chang Lu saw that he was hesitant and did not answer, so he introduced with a smile: "This is our fifth master, he is in charge of the conscription work together with the Taiwei."

Feng Tu glanced at Li Chengmu in surprise, then quickly lowered his head, bowed and said, "I have no eyes, I hope Fifth Lord forgives my stupid eyesight. It is the villain's blessing to have fifth master's blue eyes today, and to be able to serve him It's even more wishful, if there is anything Fifth Master can do, just tell him."

"Haha!" It was the first time Li Chengmu heard someone say that, and he guessed in his heart that he was probably too nervous.

However, he didn't think too much about it, and waved his hand and said, "Since you have registered, you are a soldier in the barracks, and you don't need to be called a petty person in front of the master from now on, villain or something, it sounds weird, Just call yourself a subordinate."

"Yes, this subordinate obeys!" Feng Tu was overjoyed, it seemed that this master was easy-going.

"You seem to be adjusting well."

Li Chengmu made a joke, then took a sip of tea and continued to wait, but then it was really cold.

The people passing by just glanced at it briefly, and then ran away like a dog chasing after them.

The sun above his head gradually rose, and Li Chengmu lost the patience to wait foolishly.

He stood up and said to the little official: "You guard here, Changlu, Feng Tu, you two will go to the recruitment spots in each street with you to have a look."

The entire conscription work is estimated to be completed in about ten days. After finishing the work in the city, we have to go to the countryside to recruit in the villages. The time is tight and the task is heavy.

Li Chengmu felt that since he agreed to his mother and concubine to form a team of 5000 people, he had to take practical actions.

Feng Tu was worried that his second brother would go to register, when he heard Li Chengmu say: "Feng Tu, you are a native of Fucheng, and you are more familiar with the streets and alleys in the city than we are. You will take us to inspect today."

"Okay, fifth master, in fact, the family discussed it yesterday to let the second brother apply for the recruitment. The subordinates are afraid that the second brother will also register. Can we go to Jixiang Lane where my house lives first?"

The first time he came out with his master to do business, he made a request. Feng Tu was worried, for fear that Li Chengmu would be angry.

"Then go to Jixiang Lane first." As for where to go first, Li Chengmu didn't care, he wondered why Feng Tu secretly came out to register in advance when he was discussing with his second brother at home.

"People in this world avoid conscription as much as they can. Why do you still sign up when your second brother agrees? Are you afraid of going to the battlefield and being shrouded in horse leather at a young age?"

"Ants can steal their lives, let alone human beings. The second brother in the family has a wife and children to take care of. Compared with the brothers, the subordinates care the least and the conditions for recruitment are the most suitable."

Li Chengmu looked at Feng Tu with complicated eyes, and patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, you are the second one that I admire after coming to Lingnan, yes, a man who values ​​love and righteousness is upright, and I will work hard with my master from now on! "

"I don't know who is the first person that the fifth master admires?"

"Of course it's my concubine mother! Haha!"

"Ah! Thank you, Lord, for being so respectful of your subordinates." Feng Tu didn't expect the answer to be this way, and he was so excited that he pursed his lips and followed silently.

When several people arrived at Jixiang Lane, many people were called by the head of the village to sign up, and Feng Mu, the second son of the Feng family, was in the long line.

Feng Mu had been paying attention to the movement in front of the team, and was suddenly patted on the shoulder by someone, slightly startled, only to find out that it was the fourth brother when he turned around.

"Fourth, why are you here?"

"Second brother, don't wait in line here. I've already signed up. You should go back quickly."

"Where did you sign up? I haven't seen you in the front line just now."

Feng Tu stretched his neck, noticing that Li Chengmu had walked a long way to the front of the team.

He eagerly stuffed the household registration into Feng Mu's hands, "I have my own way to sign up. You ask to take back the family's household registration. The fifth master has gone far, and I'm going to chase the fifth master."

After all, without waiting for Feng Mu's response, he rushed out.

"Fifth Master? What Fifth Master?"

Feng Mu scratched his head, and when he lowered his head and noticed the household registration in his hand, he suddenly said: "No wonder the parents couldn't find the household registration, so it was stolen by this kid."

It made parents beg for a long time, and the village chief was willing to help guarantee without household registration.

Across the crowd, Feng Tu suddenly sneezed twice.

He rubbed his nose, who is talking about him?

Wu Yuli's eyelids have been twitching in recent days.

After the left eyelid twitched, the right eyelid twitched, even if the red paper was pasted on the eyelids, it would not help, and an ominous premonition hit my heart.

Until the servant girl came to report: "Madam, the old master invites you to the main courtyard."

When Wu Yuli heard that the old man was looking for her, her right eye jumped even more.

Feeling uneasy in her heart, she asked the servant girl, "Do you know what the old man is talking to Mrs. Ben about?"

The servant girl's mouth was shut tighter than a clam shell in the river, and she shook her head without hesitation when she heard the words: "I don't know."

"Go and answer, Mrs. Ben will be there right away."

The servants took orders to leave.

The close-knit woman said worriedly: "The old master will not pass you on if there is nothing wrong. He must have something important to ask you. If the master is here, madam, what should we do?"

Almost talked quickly and mentioned the deceased master again.

The mother-in-law took a peek at her, and she was relieved when she saw that she didn't show any sadness.

Wu Yuli couldn't understand what the mother-in-law meant. The mother-in-law just wanted to say that if the master was still there, no one in the Mou family would dare to bully their mother and daughter.

It's just that time has passed, and now in Lingnan, things are neither people nor things.

As for the old man looking for her, he can only take one step at a time to see what the old man is looking for her today?
"Be careful with everything. After all, I am the daughter-in-law of the Mou family. The old man will not eat me, so don't worry."

"The old man dislikes that we have no male heirs in this house, and the servants are afraid that someone will deceive the old man and it will be bad for you, so they made some weird demands."

Wu Yuli raised her hand to stop her muttering, "In the future, I'd better not say these words. I'm afraid that you usually say it smoothly, and if you don't pay attention to the occasion, you open your mouth and come here. If the old man finds out, even I can't protect you."

The mother-in-law quickly knelt on the ground to admit her mistake, "Ma'am said that it is the servant girl who can't turn her head around, trying to think about something and nothing. Such wild thinking is useless, and the servant girl will definitely change it in the future."

Wu Yuli raised her hand to get her up, adjusted her appearance a bit, and then went out with the maid.

In the main courtyard where the old lady lives, the masters of the Mou Mansion who can talk are basically sitting here.

Wu Yuli went in and greeted the two elders on the main seat, then found an empty seat and sat down.

The old lady noticed that Wu Yuli was dressed in plain colors, and she was very satisfied.

Widows who are widows must have widow self-consciousness.

"Boss daughter-in-law, how are you getting used to it these days? If there is anything missing in the yard, just tell your second sibling, and she will take care of everything for you."

Wu Yuli twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, "Thank you for your concern, old lady. We have nothing to lack, and we can adapt to living here. I think the second sibling has to take care of the whole family, and I don't have extra time to pay attention to the big house, so I won't trouble her. "

Speaking of the second wife, she couldn't help but remind her of the fact that her right to head the family was taken away.

For those who seized power and usurped the throne, Wu Yuli was considered gentle and magnanimous if she didn't beat her up.

How could he beg her!
"Cough cough!"

The old lady coughed twice at the side, and the old lady wanted to say something more, but she was reminded, and the topic changed, "Boss daughter-in-law, we can settle down in Lingnan so smoothly, Princess Qian can be said to be indispensible."

"Of course, we all remember your achievements, but we want to thank you and express our gratitude. However, we have never met the princess, so we don't want to rush to visit."

"How about, on behalf of the Mou family, you will send a greeting card to the palace?"

"My daughter-in-law did not get a reply to the previous two postings. It must be that the princess has just arrived. There are so many things going on. There are many things waiting for her to make decisions. How can she have time to meet outsiders!"

The old lady didn't like others to contradict her, so she frowned slightly, "How can you be an outsider, you are her close friend since childhood. No matter how busy you are, there will always be time to see you."

Wu Yuli laughed at herself and didn't waste any more time.

The old man coughed lightly, and said, "Boss daughter-in-law, conscription notices are posted all over the sky, and families like ours are included in the conscription list."

As he spoke, he pointed around the family members, "Look at these gentlemen, which one of them can endure the hardships in the barracks, and which one can go to the battlefield? The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and anyone in the family will be injured Distressed."

"Can you go find the princess and ask her to do a favor for our Mou family to follow them to Lingnan without hesitation, and see if we can be exempted from our Mou family's military service quota?"

"conscription?"

Still recruiting soldiers from aristocratic families?
Wu Yuli hasn't been out of the house for a few days, so of course she doesn't know what's going on outside.

The hottest thing going on was the conscription event.

"That's right, sister-in-law, it's up to you whether our family can be exempted from military service this time. There are a lot of adult males in the family. If counted according to the requirements for conscription, there will be six of us in the first branch. If we add the offspring, That number is even more incredible, and it should be more than enough to form a squadron."

The wife of the second room was so anxious that the corners of her mouth started to burn, and there were as many as six adult men in their second room.

If she didn't think of a way, she would be reluctant to have any of Erfang's children serve in the military.

"Sister-in-law, I leave the military service to you."

"Sister-in-law, you must do your best, please ask the princess more, we believe she is being considerate."

The other rooms begged one after another, and Wu Yuli could only feel an invisible pressure coming towards her in the main courtyard.

It seemed that as long as she didn't put her heart into this matter, if the family served military service and went to the battlefield because of this, she would be blamed for any accident.

"Boss daughter-in-law!"

The old lady urged.

Wu Yuli thought for a while, and gritted her teeth, "I will do my best for this matter. As for whether the princess will agree to it, I can't guarantee it. But if this matter fails, I hope everyone will not blame me, because I am soft-spoken and have tried my best." gone."

"No, no, how can I blame you, you are now a great hero of our Mou family!"

The worry on the second lady's face dissipated, she smiled and waved her hands, as if as long as Wu Yuli agreed to go to the palace, the matter could be done.

Wu Yuli lowered her head and smiled wryly, without emphasizing anything.

Xia Jing received the invitation letter from the Mou family, and was sorting out the wasteland title deeds sent back by the Tong, Lou, and Chen families.

The families of Tong, Lou, and Chen were very happy to return the title deed to the wasteland, but it was a little late to pay the tax and silver. It seemed that each family had negotiated and only paid 5 taels of silver.

Xia Jing had expected this, and was not surprised, so the yamen accepted the silver and the land deed without making things difficult.

But it also made the three major families write IOUs, requiring them to repay part of the loan every year, and pay the rest in three years.

It seemed reasonable and unexpected to receive a greeting card from the Mou family.

"It's such an express delivery, I thought they would wait until the Mou family settled down completely before they came to visit."

"Where are people now?"

Hongmei replied: "It's at the porter, Wangfei, do you want to invite them in?"

"Bring people in."

Hongmei took the order, and went out to arrange for the maids to bring people in.

Xia Jing patted the stack of land deeds on the table, and asked Baimei who was standing beside her fanning, "There are so many wastelands outside the four city gates, how do you think I should distribute them?"

Prince Qian has five sons, including her, the score is divided into six.

It would be great if there were four sons, and it would be enough for one person to occupy one position.

At worst, she, the person who took up the body of their ancestor, ran a little farther to open up wasteland.

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