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Chapter 20 Clam Soup

The officials in the court had different penalties and strength.

For example, the yamen runners in the yamen are silver servants, and they are sent to the people, and the people give money, and the government hires them on their own. However, the poor strength is like the men, prison soldiers, soldiers, Doushi, Kuzi, and Cangfu, all of which require the people to serve themselves. In short, the poor strength is to give money to the people; the poor strength is to practice it.

Lin Yanchao recalled the Ming Dynasty corvee system and said, "It is reasonable that the Chinese New Year is not yet available, and the yamen will re-submit the service during the Chinese New Year. It is not in line with the rules for the dispatch of service now."

Lin Qianqian said: "Mr. Xie said that none of the government affairs are accurate, and temporary service assignments are common."

"I've known it for a long time. Fortunately, I'm prepared this time. What kind of service did he send to our family this time?"

"Two days ago, General Xie came to the door and said that the one who sent us the warehouse to Changfeng Warehouse, and we will take up the post after autumn." Lin Qianqian lowered her head and said.

"What a good Mr. Xie, I didn't care about the relationship at all and wanted to kill our Lin family!" Lin Yanchao couldn't help but sneer.

He thought that General Xie would at most send hard labor such as dams, paving soldiers, and river repair workers to his family, but he did not expect that it would be a kuzi that could destroy the family.

Lin Yanchao was not the first brother who had just passed by. In the past, he thought it was a good man to go to the granary to work as a warehouse. There is no saying in the officialdom that it is better to be a prostitute than an official than to be a prostitute, and it is better to be a good person than to be a prostitute than to be a prostitute.

But this welfare is within the system and does not belong to temporary workers who are not able to be temporarily dispatched. If there are any deficiencies and losses in the warehouse, not only will the Kuzi compensate you, but if the clerks ask for it, they will have to pay it out of their pockets, regardless of public expenses and private money. Nine out of ten people who have been sent to Kuzi have been bankrupt.

At this moment, Xu Yanchao remembered what Lin Chengyi said, and it was really reasonable. Without fame and fortune, as a minority, the yamen runners dared to be troubled, the minor officials dared to be troubled, the gentry dared to be troubled, and the elder Zong dared to be troubled.

Don’t blame others for fishing you, this is because your strength is not strong enough.

"Brother Chao, don't be angry. Mr. Xie also sent someone to spread the word in advance, saying that things are not going to go to the wrong place. As long as we old man and uncle go to apologize to the aunt and take the aunt home, we will eliminate our servants. Otherwise, the two families will divorce. However, the aunt's dowry dowry and makeup and the private money she saved must be returned to the Xie family with a lot of money, and the longevity will also return to the Xie family, and change the Zong surname Xie. He can also make the decision to eliminate the servants."

Lin Yanchao understood that the Xie family was forcing their own family to submit.

Going to be a Kuzi is a way to destroy the family and most people will not choose. As for Heli, not only does the Lin family have to pay a lot of money, but even the grandson has to be taken in. Lin Yanshou is the grandson of the Lin family. Lin Gaozhuo and uncle, he would rather destroy the family than give the eldest grandson to others.

So, there is only the second way that seems acceptable.

If someone else saw it, it was nothing. He just thought that his wife was angry, so he ran to his parents' home, and his husband went back to coax him, put down his figure, and said a few good things to accompany him. This was nothing to the uncle, who had always been a husband's back. But Mr. Xie offered the conditions and even Lin Gaozhu had to go together, that would be unreasonable.

My father-in-law apologized to his eldest daughter-in-law, and the elders and juniors apologized, what kind of morality does this mean? This is to pull out Lin Gaozhu's dignity and face, which is equivalent to breaking his backbone, and from then on, he can never raise his head in front of his Xie family.

"A person lives in one breath and wants my grandfather to apologize. If you want to get beauty, what did the uncle and third uncle say?"

"They said they would wait until grandpa comes back."

Lin Yanchao couldn't help but reach out to hold his forehead. Sure enough, there was no one who could make a decision in this family after his aunt was kicked out of the house.

It was lighted at night, and the uncle and third uncle returned home.

Both of them looked tired, the third uncle was in a state of mood to farm, while the uncle was yawning, with a look of unintentional expression.

"Qianqian, is there any news from grandpa?"

"not yet."

"Chaojian is back."

"Well, uncle, third uncle, let's have dinner first, I have something to say." Lin Yanchao said.

"It's good, you'll have a full meal first." Uncle San had no objection.

The family sat on the dining table.

Lin Qianqian brought a pot of clam soup and a plate of wild vegetables. The porridge in the pot was also thin. Clams are the cheapest, and a pot in the provincial capital costs only a few cents.

Lin Yanchao couldn't help but be surprised when the life at home became so difficult.

After Lin Yanchao traveled through time, he was used to hard life, but Lin Yanshou, who was usually pampered, was making trouble: "I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat."

“No meat.”

"Then I want to eat fish, I want to eat fish."

“No fish, either.”

"Then I want my mother, I want my mother."

The uncle threw the chopsticks and shouted, "If you don't eat, get out of here!"

Lin Yanshou burst into tears: "Dad doesn't love me, I want my mother, I want my mother." Lin Yanchao thought that in the past, Yanshou was a treasure at home, and his uncle never scolded him, but now.

Lin Qianqian also showed a sorry expression and said, "I just collected Suijin a while ago, and my family has no money to be in charge."

The annual income belongs to the third office of Lijia, which is a heavy tax on the county's summer tax and autumn grain. The annual income means that local land is used to supply it to the court. The county government borrows this name and pays money to the people.

The uncle and the third uncle both lowered their heads. They had no money to take it home. The third uncle had no money to take it home, and the uncle didn't expect him to get the money from his family. This year, the family relied on Lin Gaozhuo to work in the shop, using public food and silver, and Lin Qianqian to make mats to exchange for some money to lead the family, and also to provide Lin Yanchao and Lin Yanshou with school.

Lin Gaozhuo worked in the shop on weekdays and had the privilege of being exempted from one stone and the harvest of fifteen acres of land. He lived a good life in the past, but after the water this year, his life has been very tight.

Lin Yanchao comforted Lin Qianqian and said, "Qianqian is fine. It's hard to cook without rice. Some of them are just fine. I like to eat your lees and clams, and my favorite food."

"Stop talking, it's not Qianqian's fault. It's all your uncle. I'm useless. I can only give you such side dishes." The uncle put the chopsticks on him and blamed himself.

"Brother, stop talking." Uncle San sighed too.

My uncle and my third uncle are both kind-hearted people, but could I ask my nephew to comfort them?

Before Lin Yanchao could speak, Lin Qianqian said, "Uncle, don't think too much. You can see that after cooking so many clams, peeling the white clam meat inside, is it a meat dish."

"Yes, people say that poor people can't eat three taels of meat, so let's eat it for them." Everyone was in a better mood after Lin Yanchao said this.

Lin Qianqian smiled and said, "Not only can clam meat be eaten, but you can see that the clam shells are made of green and green, which is a good soup. In the past, Chao Ge was night sweats at night, and a bowl of soup can cure the disease."

Lin Yanchao and Lin Qianqian talked about the benefits of clams one by one. Lin Yanshou opened his eyes in surprise and took the chopsticks in faith and said, "Dad, Dad, I want to eat clams, I want to eat clams! Pick them up for me!"

Lin Qianqian immediately used a spoon and took a large spoon of clams from the pot and placed them next to Lin Yanshou's bowl. Lin Yanshou made a whisper, and then ate it like eating melon seeds and opened the clam shells.

The uncle looked at Lin Qianqian with emotion, then scolded Lin Yanshou: "Where is there such a way to eat side dishes as rice, one bite of rice and one bite of dish!"

Uncle San said, "Brother, there is little rain these days, and the vegetables in the fields are gone. It will be fine after a while."

After this period of time, Lin Yanshou was having a happy meal and everyone no longer frowned.

Lin Qianqian put the peeled clams one by one in his bowl. Although Lin Yanchao felt that although the house was simple and simple, the atmosphere was good.

It is said that if you have sex, you can drink plenty of water, but if you can, it is better to eat abalone.

The uncle said: "Chat-chan, what do you say to us if you have something to do?"

Lin Yanchao immediately took out the documents of exempting labor from the county government and handed them over to his uncle.

After seeing this, the uncle showed an incredible look and said, "Chat Chiang, how did you get it? With this, what are we still afraid of the Xie family doing?"

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "Uncle, you can feel at ease now."

Uncle San was also very happy when he heard his uncle say that Lin Yanchao had given a document to exempt labor service. The haze that had been shrouded on his face for a few days was wiped out and slapped the table and said, "The Xie family is too bullying. I will show this document to General Xie tomorrow, which will anger him to death."

Lin Yanchao shook his head and said, "Uncle San, don't be busy for now."

"Why?" Uncle and the third uncle asked in unison.

"We have taken it now. Mr. Xie has been prepared for it. Maybe he will try some other ways to harm us. It would be better to wait a while. He asked someone to handle the matter clearly and come to the door, and then we will tell him that we will not go!"

The uncle and the third uncle looked at each other and said in unison again: "Yanchao, you are so bad!"

On the second day, Lin Yanchao studied at home to solve the problem of corvee labor, but for a while, the Xie family came to the house, and it was unhappy to not have one knife to one knife.

But where to start?

Just as Lin Yanchao was thinking, someone outside the door shouted: "No, no, the people in Miaofeng Village fought with my village."

"Fuck it."

Lin Yanchao walked to the door and opened it. But when he saw the people in the village cursing, he picked up a shoulder pole and a hoe, and rushed to the entrance of the village.

Miaofeng Village and Hongshan Village in Yong'an were originally the same village. After the official road leading to Hongshan Bridge was built, there was a road between the two sides. Over time, they each became a village.

In Hongshan Village, the main Lin Family is the Lin Family, while in Miaofeng Village, the main Xie Family is the Xie Family.

There are many frictions between the two villages due to soil and water, and there are frequent fights among villagers.

Lin Yanchao didn't care about this in the past, but now he had an idea and said, "Qianqian, I'll go and take a look!"

When Lin Qianqian heard this, she immediately put down her work and said anxiously: "Brother Chao, what are you involved in when they fight? Don't go."

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I just went to see it. Could it be that I can't fight with them?"

"No, no, no, no!" Lin Qianqian's tears were about to flow out, her mouth was bulging, and she was holding Lin Yanchao's clothes in her hand, and she kept shaking her head.

"Qianqian, let go, don't worry, I will look forward to it from afar, you can't mix it!"

Seeing Lin Yanchao showing seriousness, Lin Qianqian couldn't resist him and said immediately: "Then promise me that there is no problem. If the villagers fight, just run back and don't look at him!"

"Yeah. Yeah. I understand." Lin Yanchao agreed absent-mindedly and ran out of the door.
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