Devil’s Advent

Up front, something really happened.

When Zheng Fan and Feng Siniang went to the front hall, they saw two soldiers standing at the gate of the front hall. These soldiers were all wearing black leather armor.

Dayan is still black, and the main color of the military uniform is black, but these two soldiers are only wearing leather armor, which proves that they are not the elite of the imperial army of Yan Kingdom or some field elite, but the local defenders of Hutou City.

Under the stage in the front hall, a middle-aged man dressed as a clerk stood with a middle-aged captain in armor. The clerk held a booklet in his hand, and the captain had an unruly expression on his face.

"The one on the left is the local registrant of Hutou City, surnamed Chen, who often comes to eat with us. I don't know the one on the right, and I haven't seen it before." Feng Siniang introduced to Zheng Fan in a low voice, and then, she stepped forward and took the initiative He went up to greet him, "Hey, what kind of wind has brought our master Chen here, and he didn't say hello to him earlier, so he can let the girls dress up."

When Master Chen saw Feng Siniang, there was a flash of evil desire in his eyes, and he laughed and scolded:

"Come on, girl here, my body can't bear it, my skin is so rough that even the Qiu Ba in the barracks outside the city is more moisturized than you.

It's you, Si Niang, I heard that you picked up the guests yesterday? "

"Oh, my lord, my big family has so many mouths, but I live on this little business. Now everything is starting to be expensive, and I can't do anything about it. I can't look at this big family. The rice jar is out of rice."

Master Chen reached out to grab Feng Siniang's hand, but Feng Siniang avoided it calmly.

At this time, the captain next to him frowned dissatisfiedly, as if he was a little dissatisfied with Master Chen who just called him Qiu Ba.

But he didn't have any problems because of this. Although Dayan established the country with martial arts, it has been at peace for a long time. Although the culture of emphasizing culture and restraining martial arts is not as strong as those of those big countries, it has already had some trends.

However, looking at the master beside him who has been only talking and laughing with the old bustard and delaying the business, the captain still snorted with some dissatisfaction.

It's just that there is one thing to say, this old bustard is indeed very tasteful.

Master Chen's expression changed immediately when he heard the snort, and he looked at the captain beside him with a flattering look, and said:

"Captain Xue, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry."

Immediately afterwards, Master Chen flipped through the booklet in his hand, and said to Feng Siniang:

"Si Niang, the imperial court conscripts labor, and your family register shows four men."

"My God, hasn't this year's hard labor been conscripted?" Feng Siniang covered her mouth and exclaimed.

For ordinary people in the country of Yan, paying taxes and labor is an unavoidable hurdle, and it is also an obligation that every citizen should fulfill every year. However, the rule is that the dead are alive. If you have money, It is possible to use money to redeem one's own labor.

The inn's business is pretty good, the labor service for the first half of the year has been confiscated, and Siniang bought it with money.

"Well, there's no way, isn't there something wrong again." Mr. Chen also said with some embarrassment.

"How can this be done? Will this make ordinary people like us live a life, oh my god."

"Presumptuous, the army is about to go to war. As a citizen of the Yan Kingdom, it is my duty to deliver food and fodder to the former army. You woman, if you dare to push back, be careful that the general's sword will not recognize you!"

Xue Xiaowei made a gesture to draw his sword, but Feng Siniang backed away in fright, covered her mouth, and did not dare to scream anymore.

Master Chen shrugged his shoulders. He is a native official of Hutou City. Several generations of his family have been officials in Hutou City. Sometimes when doing things, he really can't let go. Fortunately, there is this Qiu Ba who is a villain by his side.

"Si Niang, according to the records in the household registration book, your household has four members, Zheng Aming, Zheng Cheng, Zheng Li, and Zheng Fan."

Captain Xue waited for Master Chen to finish speaking, then stepped on the chair and shouted:

"Hurry up and call people out!"

"This... this..." Feng Siniang showed hesitation, turned her head and glanced at Zheng Fan first, then leaned forward and said, "My lords, it's not that he doesn't want to serve the country, but in fact , My family really can’t afford four babies now.”

Without waiting for the captain to get angry,

Feng Siniang immediately continued:

"My Ali, the previous one went to the caravan with the caravan, and I don't know where and when he will come back now;

My family, Ah Ming, is ill. I want him to go, but if he goes, it would be a great crime to infect his tuberculosis and send him to the barracks. "

"You don't want to lie to me?" Master Chen didn't believe it.

"Hey!" Feng Siniang clapped her hands helplessly, "Go ahead and ask if my family's Ali went out the day before yesterday, and you know that, that stupid big guy eats a lot, and a caravan wants him to include meals, There is also a reward, so I kicked him out naturally;

As for Ah Ming, he is still lying in the backyard, and the coffin is ready. "

Master Chen beckoned to one of his subordinates, and asked that subordinate to inquire about it. Immediately afterwards, he went to the backyard with that lieutenant Xue to check on Ah Ming's condition.

When Ah Ming is normally fine, he has a pale "dead" face, but now he is injured, it looks like... tsk tsk;

That captain Xue was a little dissatisfied: "Forget about the one who is sick and dying, and the one who goes out to run a business is considered a fugitive!"

As a regular customer of this store, Master Chen said a few good words for the inn, "General Xue, you can't say that. This year's hard labor was completed in the first half of the year."

Lieutenant Xue licked his lips, guessing that he was still very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do. This time the troops were sent out in a hurry, and many places were not prepared, so he could only yell:

"What about the other two?"

"Here." Feng Siniang pointed to Zheng Fan and Liang Cheng standing here.

"Well……"

Captain Xue seemed to be very interested in Liang Cheng's physique. Although Liang Cheng was not tall, he had an extremely capable temperament.

When he looked at Zheng Fan again, he frowned subconsciously. Zheng Fan had only woken up for a few days. Although his complexion had recovered a lot, his body was still a bit thin.

However, according to the roster, the two should be relatives and brothers, and the conditions of this family seem to be good, so I asked:

"Probably bring your own armor?"

"Yes, yes, we will also prepare our own dry food." Feng Siniang replied immediately.

Captain Xue nodded, pointed to Liang Cheng and Zheng Fan, and said, "Prepare your own armor, and order it at the barracks outside the city before noon tomorrow."

"Have you heard, please don't delay." Master Chen added.

"I heard it, I heard it." Feng Siniang responded immediately, "Yo, the two adults are leaving now, stay and have a meal."

"No, we still need to continue ordering the civil records." Master Chen refused, and left the inn with Captain Xue.

…………

In the small hall, everyone sat in a circle.

Even Ah Ming climbed out of his coffin, and sat beside him with a pale face.

The blind man Bei pursed his lips and said:

"Now, there are only two roads before us. One is to pack up and leave Hutou City tonight, and then find another place to settle down;

The other one can only be..."

"I think, let's go, it's a pity to give up here." Zheng Fan said.

Obviously, the inn is an industry that you have operated for half a year, and it is also your first home in this world. It is really not worthwhile to just abandon it. There was a lot of price. If they just ran away like this, everyone would become black households together.

At the same time, Hutou City is also the first point of the next goal plan, so it is too bad to give up so lightly.

In fact, there is another way, and that is to raise the flag to rebel now. But this path is not yet realistic.

Blind Bei Bei nodded when he heard the words, and said, "It's still the lord who is far-sighted."

In fact, he had made a choice long ago, but there are some things that Zheng Fan should say for himself. As a subordinate, of course he can only put the safety of the Lord as the first priority, regardless of what he thinks in his heart, he has to say so explain.

This is the political correctness of being a subordinate.

"Liang Cheng, the Lord's safety depends on you."

Liang Cheng, who was sitting next to Zheng Fan, nodded his head, and there was a flash of evil spirit in his eyes.

The blind man Bei said again: "San'er, you will go with me tomorrow, we bring our own dry food, even if it is a dwarf, we can beat it, right?"

Xue San was not sensitive to the word "dwarf", nodded directly and said:

"Yes."

The situation of Liang Cheng and Xue San, Blind Bei has a feeling, with these two people by the Lord's side, if they are just working as civilians in the rear to transport food and grass, the problem should not be too big.

In fact, there are also blind Bei and Xue San on the household registration in the inn, one is Zheng Bei and the other is Zheng San, but one is blind and the other is a dwarf, so they are not within the scope of labor requisition.

Feng Siniang hesitated and said: "How about I go up with the Lord, I will wait by the side, the Lord..."

"Are you going to be a military prostitute?"

"..." Feng Siniang.

Blind Bei was facing Zheng Fan, and stood up slowly. Although his eyes were empty, Zheng Fan had the feeling that he was "watching" him.

"We, after all, are only the subordinates of the Lord. We will crowd around the Lord, overcome obstacles and remove all obstacles in the future. This is our responsibility and our mission!

But the Lord is the king sitting on the throne, he must sit higher than us, and he must see farther than us!

I think, with the personality of the Lord, he must not want us to treat him as Liu Chan. "

Zheng Fan nodded, thinking back to his mentality that he didn't even get out of the inn door these days, a smile appeared on his face, and said:

"I used to watch ancient costume movies, and I always felt that the war scenes in them were too fake, either because of insufficient funds, or because the tricks were too random. This time I can go and see it with my own eyes.

hehe,

to be honest,

I'm looking forward to it. "

At this time, the pale A Ming interjected:

"My lord, you are going to be peasants, so you can only see carts and fodder..."

"..." Zheng Fan.