The system searched for it and said: "Historically, there was a provision of using silver as a substitute for labor. As long as you have money, you don't have to go."

Manbao's eyes lit up and she told her parents about this good idea.

Lao Zhoutou and Qian didn't understand how she knew all this after just one sleep.

However, Lao Zhoutou felt that the child had always been smart, so she thought of it herself, so he said: "The family doesn't have so much money. Can a family like ours be able to use silver as a substitute for service? Even the village chief's family has to pay for service."

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Qian was more attentive to Man Bao and explained in detail: "I heard that the money earned from one battle can be used to marry a wife. For a family like ours to earn enough money to marry a wife, it will take at least four to five years. This

Only if you have a large family can you save such money. In your grandfather's generation, you would have to spend half your life savings to marry your father."

Man Bao's attention was diverted instantly and he became happy, "Dad, it turns out that you spent all the money of your grandparents when you married your mother."

Man Bao has never met her grandparents, but during festivals, especially during the Qingming Festival, her parents often mention her grandparents to them. In the words of her father, this is about remembering ancestors. Only when people remember their ancestors can they

Don't forget your roots.

Keke said, this is called ancestor worship.

Large families record their ancestors' deeds in their genealogy, and future generations can trace their ancestors by simply reading the genealogy. However, most families pass down their ancestors' deeds through word of mouth.

Not many families can record their deeds in their family tree or genealogy.

When Man Bao heard this, she secretly made up her mind that when she learned more words, she would record the deeds of her parents in the family tree, so that her parents would be the first generation ancestors of their family who had deeds.

Man Bao liked listening to stories about her ancestors the most, so she looked at her parents eagerly with her little face raised.

Qian knew what she was thinking as soon as he saw her bright eyes. He couldn't help but nodded her nose and said with a smile: "Yes, even if I spend all the money, the gift is not much. Your mother and I will have to pay for it as soon as we walk in."

Live a hard life."

Lao Zhou turned his head and smiled flatteringly at her.

Qian was looked at by Man Bao's sparkling eyes, which also brought back some memories, and said sadly: "Actually, life was okay in the beginning, but I was unlucky. I was pregnant with your eldest brother just a few months ago, and our family

So he was drafted. First, your grandfather went to serve. As a result, your grandfather became ill, so your father took over. The county magistrate at that time chose a worse time. It was busy in the spring, and your grandfather was ill. Your father

When I wasn't at home, I went to the fields with your grandma with a big belly, and planted all the fields in our house."

Old Zhoutou couldn't help but said: "Most of the people who served in the army at that time had to die for half their lives. That county magistrate...sigh~"

Man Bao was very curious, "Dad, what are you going to do in the military?"

"Excavate soil, repair water conservancy, and strengthen dikes."

She was a little confused, "Is it more tiring than doing farm work?"

"How is that the same?" Lao Zhoutou said: "When I work at home, I take a rest when I'm tired. When I'm hungry, I go home to eat. When the sun is strong, I hide under the shade of a tree to rest until the sun is not so fierce.

Then go to the fields. At home, no matter how poor you are, you only have water to drink, a piece of bread to eat, and you can serve, but you can't just do whatever you want."

Old Zhoutou said: "You have to go to work early in the morning, so you shouldn't spare too much effort. If you work too hard, the officer will whip you."

"Breakfast is basically just a small piece of cake. Let alone adults like us who work hard, even little kids like you can't have enough to eat. Everyone has to bring their own dry food and eat together. But some people are poor.

The dry food we brought was not thick enough, so we had to eat sparingly, and many people went to the embankments just because of this province."

For Lao Zhoutou, the reason why people are constantly dying in the military service is that it is tiring, but we also spend a lot of time doing hard work. Among other things, during the spring planting and autumn harvest, in order to compete with God for the right time, everyone also

It's not that I haven't been tired.

In the final analysis, I still can't rest and eat too little.

When they fight for the sky again, they avoid the hour when the sun is the most scorching, and there is enough water, and the food at home can be eaten by those who go to the ground as much as possible.

After Lao Zhou finished speaking, he looked down at his daughter with clean eyes. He felt that he had said something to his child that he shouldn't have said.

So he patted her little head and said: "This is an adult matter, you kid should go to school."

Manbao felt a little depressed when she went to school carrying a small bookcase. She felt that the county magistrate was very bad. How could he work without giving people enough to eat?

In the past, when her brothers built houses for villagers, they always had enough to eat.

Bai Shanbao had a whole day off yesterday, so he was very happy. His mother also made him delicious snacks, and he specially left two pieces for Manbao.

He gave the snacks to Manbao and said, "Your candies are also delicious."

Then he looked at her eagerly.

Man Bao took the snack and ate it. Because he was worried, he didn't hear the sound of his words and nodded perfunctorily.

Bai Shanbao was unhappy when he saw this, but he couldn't ask Manbao to give him candy, so he asked, "What are you thinking, aren't Xiumu happy?"

Man Bao sighed like a young adult: "My third brother is going to serve."

Although Bai Shanbao knows more than Manbao and has read more books than Manbao, he really doesn't know what service is.

So he asked, and when he learned that serving in the military was the obligation of all families, he scratched his little head and said, "Does my family also have to serve in the military?"

Man Bao said matter-of-factly: "Of course, how many boys are there in your family?"

Bai Shanbao said: "It's just me."

Man Bao looked at him sympathetically, "That's pitiful for you, you have to serve too."

Bai Shanbao was a little anxious and a little excited. He felt like he was an adult, but he also felt that the unknown was scary.

Bai Shanbao said: "I have to go back and ask my grandmother."

Man Bao was disgusted and said, "It will take a long time. Let's ask the gentleman. The gentleman knows a lot of things."

So the two children went to ask Mr. Zhuang.

Mr. Zhuang did not expect that the two children's attention span was so wide, and they were already paying attention to labor. After thinking about it, he sent the two children back to study and decided to give them the answer at noon.

The two children ran back to study.

At noon, Mr. Zhuang took the two children into the yard and started a small stove while eating.

When talking about labor, we have to talk about taxation, national construction, and the performance inspection of county magistrates, etc...

Of course, the two children were still young, so Mr. Zhuang did not follow the script, but told them with examples, "The country is like a big family, and you are also a member of the big family. You eat, drink, dress, and run the house."

Don’t you need someone to work and help you build the rice you need to eat, the water you need to drink, the clothes you wear, and the houses you live in?”

This is very simple and easy to understand, and the two children nodded repeatedly.

Mr. Zhuang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Then do you want to pay these people who work?"

The two children continued to nod, they also understood this truth.

Mr. Zhuang said: "That's it. The same goes for the country. When it wants people to work, it has to give money. To give money, you have to have money first, so we have to pay taxes. It also allocates resources. For example, the eldest son's family

There is a disaster, but the second son’s family has a lot of grain and the warehouse is full. As a mother, she has to take some grain from the second son’s house and give it to the eldest son, so that his family can tide over this difficulty first..."

Mr. Zhuang started with a simple talk about the state's institutions. He has briefly mentioned them before, and only went into more detail when he talked about the county magistrate's position, and then talked about taxes and labor.
Chapter completed!