Otherworldly Days

Chapter 460

The imperial court's conscription order came down. Fortunately, they all moved to live in the town, which saved a lot of trouble.He is very careful in the village now, otherwise the poor in the village will ask for money to borrow, and it’s no good to borrow. I have a little money on hand, and I can’t borrow it from you. I can’t borrow money from everyone in the village. None of them are brought by strong winds, and it is not so casual that anyone can borrow them.

His eldest brother and second brother were separated in the compound, and there was only one man in the family who was not included in the conditions for conscription. The rest was that his father and the fifth child still lived together, and he left money for his father when he left. , Even taking out 30 taels of silver is not a problem, so Cao Xiangnan doesn't have to worry about the compound when he knows that the imperial court is recruiting troops.

After living in the town, the people in the compound would come to find things if they had nothing to do, and I felt much better. It wasn't that he didn't like the people in the compound, but that those people couldn't be seen as human beings.

Everyone in the few houses that are close to each other has some money on hand, and it is not a problem to take out 30 taels of silver. At present, no one has found him here, and Cao Xiangnan is also happy to relax. He can do whatever he should do every day .

As soon as the imperial court's conscription order came out, the business of opening doors in the town dropped a lot.

People outside are talking about the imperial court's war. The imperial court will conscript soldiers. I am afraid that many men will be dragged into the army at that time. Otherwise, people from the imperial court will go to fight Zinu?

"The imperial court is about to fight a war, and the business in the store is gone." During dinner at night, Qi Wanfeng talked about the business in the store today, and his words were very emotional.

The business in the store is good on weekdays. Today, there are not many people in the store to buy things. In the afternoon, there are still a lot left. Even if they are sold at a lower price later, they can't sell much. Today's business is at a loss.Everything in their store was made and sold on the same day, so he had no choice but to give some to the guys in the store, and took some back home for the children to eat.

"The current business is not good. I don't know how long this battle will last. The store can make fewer things. If it doesn't work, we can only make steamed buns in the morning. The steamed buns have been sold all the time. That’s right, let’s maintain the store’s business first, as long as it doesn’t lose money.” Cao Xiangnan comforted people, he knew that many things would be affected by this war when he came back from Nanyang, and the business of this store naturally followed suit.

They are in this small place, and usually everyone who has some money in their pockets is willing to spend a few copper coins to buy some fresh and delicious food. Now that they need money, they are naturally reluctant to spend it when the money is tight.

"Okay." Qi Wanfeng followed Fu Lang's suggestion and felt that what Fu Lang said made sense.

"If there is really no business, close the door first, and open the door for business after this matter has passed. I don't worry about you and your children when you are outside at this time. With me, I will take care of you." Cao Xiangnan knows that Qi Wanfeng also likes to find something he likes to do, and he has always supported it.

But the situation is different now, it doesn't matter whether the business in Wanfeng's store is done or not.

Qi Wanfeng was thinking about the guys in the store. Once the store was closed on his side, the two brothers who worked in the store would have nothing to do. After thinking about it, he shook his head, thinking that the store could go ahead Open it, earn as much as you want.

The two discussed this matter, and Cao Xiangnan agreed with his wife.

In the past, Caojia Village was the poorest in ten miles and eight townships. Now that everyone knows that Caojia Village has improved, there is naturally some money in their hands.Many people from other villages came to Caojia Village to borrow money from relatives. In the nearby villages, people from this village married to that village, and people from that village married to this village. Everyone was relatives.

"No, no, our own family can't come up with any money. If there is any money, I can lend it to you. You can ask someone else." You are a relative alone, so you can't borrow from every relative.

Chen Hongniang's brothers came to find her. His two elder brothers still live with his father without separation. Two or three of the boys in the family have reached the age of 16. His elder brother and father are also in the conditions for conscription. After all, there are still a few who are eligible for conscription, and now they have to spend hundreds of taels of silver, and my father and brother begged him.

He also felt troubled when he heard that there was so much money, but he still couldn't lend out all the money in the family. It would probably be difficult to get back so much money after lending it to his natal family in the future.He also has a husband and children, and he has to live by himself, so Chen Hong had no choice but to tell his husband about it.

"Daughter-in-law, I listen to you. You can give it if you want. If you don't want to..." Cao Dapeng listens to his wife. The wife is the boss in the family. He also gives the money back to his wife every month.

His family brothers also came to borrow money, but he didn't let go, the money was in the hands of his wife, and it was agreed that the money was in the hands of the daughter-in-law, and he listened to her.Chen Hong also knew that his uncle and the others came to borrow money, and if he wanted to give it, he would borrow money from both sides, he sighed.

Sometimes they are brothers, and each has a family, and the relationship is not so close, and everyone has selfishness.

For a while, everyone went about their own business. Those who borrowed money were naturally happy, and those who could not borrow money had everything. The ugliness of people's hearts was fully revealed at this time, and they would do anything for money.

There were fewer people walking on the street, and the business in the store was not getting better day by day. After discussing with Aning, Qi Wanfeng decided to close the store for a few days and let the guys go back first, so that opening the door every day would not be a problem. It's a loss, and the business can't continue.

Some shops on the street are still open, and some people have closed their doors even if there is no business.

"That's good, I'll take care of you." Cao Xiangnan knew that his wife had closed the door of the store, and smiled and leaned over to kiss the two daughters-in-law. Even if the daughter-in-law didn't do anything, he would never starve her.

Recently, he would go into the village every day, and he would hear something about the village more or less. Fortunately, when they came to the town, no one would be able to find him after closing the door.

The sharp-eyed little Bao'er saw that Dad kissed Eminem, ran over with short legs and stretched out his hands to ask for a hug from Dad, and when Dad hugged him, he put his little face towards Dad, the meaning was concise and clear, and he also to kiss.

"Dear..." Seeing that Father didn't kiss him, the little guy became anxious.

"Look at you!" Qi Wanfeng slapped Fulang, but he didn't want to use his hands too hard, and taught Bao'er something.Cao Xiangnan laughed loudly, kissed the baby, and took advantage of his wife's inattention, gave him another sip, causing the daughter-in-law to stare at him helplessly.

On the last day of the conscription order, someone came to his house, and it was relatives who had hardly been in contact with him on weekdays, people from his mother's family, and the old grandmother brought people to find him early in the morning. , just sat in front of his house and howled.

See what his mother is like, and what his grandmother is like.

Butler Wu saw the old Ah Mo sitting there crying at the door, he knew about the conscription, and thought it was their master's Ah Mo who came here, so he hurriedly went into the house to ask the master for instructions.Fortunately, Cao Xiangnan hadn't left the house at this time, and after hearing what the housekeeper said, he thought it was his mother who came here, and felt strange in his heart, didn't he leave money for his father, why did his mother come here?

When he got out of the door, he was still dazed when he saw Ah Mo sitting on the ground crying.

"Sun, I'm your grandma, don't you remember grandma?" The crying grandma on the ground rushed up at a speed that is definitely not what a person of his age should be, and grabbed him immediately he.

Cao Xiangnan was in a daze at the time, was he a grandma, his mother's mother?

If he remembers correctly, he hasn't seen his grandma in 800 years.I still have a little impression of this foreigner, what kind of person his mother is, and what kind of person this foreigner is.

Speaking of which, his family used to be relatively poor, and his brothers were all young, so he relied on his father to farm alone to support a few mouths.At that time, life in his grandma's house was not bad. He remembered that his grandpa was a little skilled, and he would make some things for the people in the village to save some extra money, so the life was not bad.

In his mind, Xiao Xiangnan went to his grandma's house with his sisters. He didn't even have a bench to sit on. After walking so far, he didn't even take a sip of water. They are gone.

So it's no wonder that his mother didn't wait to see his natal family when he arrived. There are selfish people on both sides. You are afraid that I will take advantage of you, and I am afraid that you will take advantage of me. I snatched it.

Cao Xiangnan didn't have much impression of this grandma, the only impression was still in his childhood, because he didn't have any impression of the man who followed him who was said to be his uncle and uncle.This person came, whether the door is allowed to enter or not, and glanced at the pedestrians who stopped at the door to watch the excitement.

At this time, who doesn't have a bad relative, everyone is not surprised, Cao Xiangnan just didn't expect that besides the compound, he has such a bunch of bad relatives, should this person be invited in or please come in? Please go in?

I didn't welcome them in my heart, so I had no choice but to invite them in.

"Sun, the courtyards in this town are not cheap." Grandma looked around as soon as she entered the courtyard, and she completely lost the appearance of beating the ground and crying bitterly just now.As soon as the old lady's words came out, the others followed you and said something, Cao Xiangnan just listened and smiled without saying a word.

Fortunately, his current courtyard is divided into the front hall, middle hall and inner courtyard. He took people to the living room in the front hall.

"Go and have some tea." He ordered the little brother who followed behind him.

Cao Xiangnan sat in the main seat, took a sip of the tea brought to him, answered each of his questions, and waited for when they wanted to borrow money.

There was no need for him to wait, the old granny picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp. After moistening his throat, he began to talk about how the family was doing. The imperial conscription family had no money to bring it out. After crying, tears and snot came out.

This is the same as watching people act in a play, which is better than professional acting.

"..." Cao Xiangnan.

Qi Wanfeng, who was in the house, heard the little slave's words, thought about it and decided not to go out, just let Fu Lang handle these matters, he brought two boys here, and talked with Aning who came home, I didn't bother with those things.

When Aning heard that someone was coming, he glanced at Qi Wanfeng, meaning to ask him if he wanted to go there, and here he could just do it himself, "I'll watch Bao'er for you."

"No need, I'm right here." Qi Wanfeng said.