Chapter 149 He is really sensible
Liu Ji rushed into the Liu family's old house, but unexpectedly, he found nothing.
Old man Liu has not been home for a long time.
Everyone who could collect money last night gave the silver to the village chief. Early this morning, the village chief took the silver to the county town.
Unexpectedly, the competition was so fierce that Liujia Village only got five places for substitute labor service. After further distribution, the Liu family's old house only got one, leaving one place for labor service.
When Old Man Liu heard the news, he was devastated. He was holding the six taels of silver returned by the village chief and didn't know what to do.
Qin Yao happened to report Liu Ji's name, and when she passed by the Liu family's old house, she pointed out a way for the old man Liu.
"Go find Liu Dafu."
Their family wanted to send two people, but in the end there was only one vacancy for labor service. He couldn't bear to give up the remaining one, no matter which son he had.
This kind of thing is a life-threatening matter for ordinary people, but in the eyes of other poor people, it is a business opportunity.
As long as you are willing to spend money, there will be people who value money more than their lives to take over.
As soon as Liu Dafu received the news from the village chief, he immediately harnessed his carriage and took the silver to go into the city.
So, with Qin Yao's guidance, Old Man Liu took all the remaining cash in the house, caught up with Liu Dafu, and went into the city with him.
When they arrived in the city, they found that there were people waiting for them with signs. For ten taels of silver, they could find someone to perform labor service on their behalf.
Anyone who can afford the money will do so without any hesitation.
Because once you hesitate, you will be taken away by others.
At this moment, Old Man Liu and the man who was doing the corvée labor were handing over the necessary procedures.
The government turned a blind eye to this matter and just appointed a cousin, brother, or adopted son as a replacement.
Therefore, it would be strange if Liu Ji could find his father.
Liu Ji felt half dead in his heart when he couldn't find his father. Regret welled up in his head and he punched himself on the head in anger.
You were allowed to covet Mr. Fan's wine and meat, and you were lucky enough to be seen by that evil woman!
But what's the use of regretting now?
His name was already on the list of conscription orders, who else could he find to erase his name?
Or, spend money to find someone to perform labor service in his place?
Liu Ji sadly discovered that he could only look for Qin Yao!
She has money, so it's not too late as long as we can coax her into calming down.
"Wife!!"
A figure rushed in, bent his knees and was about to kneel in front of her.
Qin Yao was checking the recent learning progress of Dalang and the other three in their room. When she saw Liu Ji rushing in howling like a ghost, she frowned and her expression instantly turned cold.
The children were obviously frightened by his sudden action. Fortunately, Qin Yao reacted quickly and grabbed his arm and pushed him out before he knelt down.
Turning to face the four children, he smiled faintly, "Okay, you all passed the examination today, go play."
As he spoke, he turned around and glanced at Liu Jishi with a warning look in his eyes, "You'd better not scare the children."
Liu Ji was extremely anxious, but he had to hold it in. He grinned at the four children and said, "I was walking too fast just now and my foot slipped. Hahaha."
Sanlang and Si Niang laughed out loud immediately, pointed at him and made embarrassing gestures, causing Liu Ji to raise his hand as if to punish them. The twins were so happy that they ran away with their heads in their hands.
"Brother, let's go play Cuju!"
Dalang agreed and turned to get the Cuju on the wooden box beside the bed, and caught up with the twins with Erlang.
The room suddenly became quiet. Qin Yao sat down on the chair in front of the table and glanced coldly at the door.
Liu Ji could no longer maintain the smile on his face. He slid to his knees and rushed to her feet, crying,
"My wife, you must have misunderstood something. Please listen to my explanation."
Qin Yao raised her hand to interrupt him, "No, I don't want to listen."
Liu Ji knelt down and took two steps, hugged her legs, and said earnestly, "My wife, it was really a misunderstanding. What you saw when you entered the city that day was not all. I swear, I..."
"Didn't I give you a chance?"
Qin Yao interrupted his crying again, exerted a little force on her legs, and threw Liu Ji, who was in her arms, three meters away.
Liu Ji took a deep breath, and this time his butt was burning. He really shed tears and shook his head frantically, "Madam, don't——"
The two words "don't" made him call out in a tortuous and gentle manner.
Qin Yao stood up and walked in front of him, looked down at his face and grabbed his chin.
The force from her fingertips almost crushed Liu Ji's jaw!
The impatience and murderous intent in her eyes made Liu Ji's hair stand on end.
Liu Ji screamed in his heart: Come and save me!
Unfortunately, his chin was pinched and he couldn't speak at all.
Qin Yao looked at his panicked and struggling appearance, sneered with disdain, loosened his chin, and patted his tearful face twice, "Liu Ji, Liu Ji, I gave you a chance, but you were useless."
"If you know what's best for you, walk out of this house on your own. If you don't know what's best for you,
Before she could even utter the word "die", Liu Ji had already quickly gotten up and walked out while replying:
"I will do the corvée labor, as long as you are happy, my life is nothing!"
Walking to the corridor, he raised his hand to wipe the tears from his face, his eyes full of grievance and stubbornness, "If I can come back alive, my lady, you must listen to my explanation."
Qin Yao: "If you don't want to listen, get out!"
Liu Ji: "."
All right, I'll just go!
He rolled back into his little room and looked at the grille on the window. This time he was really overwhelmed with sorrow, so sorrowful that he couldn't even cry.
Because he still wants to live!
The four siblings played until just before dinner time and came back. They looked quite happy and didn't notice their father's breakdown at all.
The main thing was that Qin Yao was staring at him with her eyes, and Liu Ji tried hard to act relaxed so as not to scare the child by splashing blood.
It seemed like after thinking about it for half an afternoon, I suddenly got it and figured it out.
Knowing that corvée labor could not be changed, Liu Ji no longer harbored any unrealistic fantasies.
He changed his strategy from evading corvee labor to quickly shifting to increasing his survival rate, and immediately began to prepare his luggage, demonstrating the word "sensible" to the fullest.
After dinner, he went to the old house again. Qin Yao didn't know whether he went to Old Man Liu to cry or not, and she didn't want to know.
Anyway, after coming back, he maxed out his survival experience points and picked up his hatchet to tinker in the backyard.
He cut himself a long stick that was nearly as tall as a person, and then took out a hatchet from his home and pressed it onto the long stick to make a homemade machete.
Qin Yao raised her eyebrows. What about making self-defense weapons?
After getting the necessary weapons, the man took out his sewing box and worked hard to thicken and raise the soles of his shoes. He stayed up all night and made two pairs.
Qin Yao let out a surprised sound; she had just discovered that he had such a talent for women's work.
Afterwards, Liu Ji took out all his clothes and patched up the thickest cotton coat to make many pockets, and put salt, sugar, and flints in them.
The night before leaving home, he took out all the copper coins from Erlang's pocket and stuffed them all into the inside pocket of his clothes.
When you are away from home, you have no money to use for anything.
Time is short and Liu Ji can only do so much.
Covering his stuffed cotton coat, Liu Ji slept his last night at home with tears in his eyes.
Qin Yao didn't expect that he had such a strong vitality. She was thinking that someone would send his body back and find a thick coffin for him to be buried in peace.
When she touched under the pillow, her fine steel dagger was gone!