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The ice and snow outside Jixiang Village has begun to soften.

At this time, some birds could be seen circling in the sky, and the village was gradually beginning to regain life.

It turned out that it had been ten days since Zhao Tiezhu was bitten by a wolf. During this period, they encountered wolf packs several times. Xu Wenyan told Chen Sanlin not to be polite.

Although the wolf is a vengeful person, it is obvious that Jixiang Village has already had a grudge against them. The best way now is to make them feel that the people in the village are not easy to mess with.

Sure enough, after killing a few more gray wolves, the wolf pack began to retreat, but it was also related to the warming weather, as they gradually moved into the mountains and forests.

As for the little wolf, Xu Wenyan returned it during the first confrontation with the wolf pack.

It can be said that Zhao Tiezhu is lucky. His wounds have healed well and he currently has no symptoms of rabies. He is not afraid of water. Although there is no problem now, the incubation period of rabies is long.

"Lay the ground more evenly. Xiaoliu's stone is crooked." After the snow softened, it turned into water at noon. Xu Wenyan and his family picked up many small stones.

Now I am directing the paving of gravel roads in the yard. After all, the house is so small, and the house will be full of dust after stepping in the mud.

It was quick to pave the road because the snow had not completely melted yet, so Xu Wenyan had already paved a small strip of road. Chen Sanlin was called away by Xiaohu early in the morning, saying that the village chief had given the order.

Each family sent one person out to work, trying to dig up the closed mountain road today while it was hot at noon.

With nothing to do at home, Xu Wenyan began to clean up the food at home. If the road was dug, he could go to the market to buy things. Counting the one hundred coins he spent on Zhao Tiezhu's medical treatment half a month ago, the family only had three hundred coins in total.

It's enough to get through the spring.

Of the several bags of rice bought before, only one and a half bags are left. Xu Wenyan just kept shaking his head. With so many people in the family, Chen Sanlin alone has to eat four bowls of rice a day, otherwise it would be a waste of his muscular body.

The sweet potatoes, radishes and potatoes together weighed less than four pounds, but there was a bag of dried mushrooms, a deer leg, a piece of pork ribs and a dried chicken.

There was only half a box of salt as seasoning, and Xu Wenyan had packed less than half a bowl of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns. The sugar was gone very early. Xu Wenyan had spent eighty cents to buy that little bit of sugar.

It's ridiculously expensive. When I went to the county before, spices like star anise and cinnamon were more than ten cents more expensive than sugar.

Can't afford it, can't afford it at all.

For example, he only earned a few taels of silver from working hard for a month selling persimmon cakes, and he spent all of that money on clothes, meat, and charcoal.

The more Xu Wenyan cleaned up, the more he sighed.

The revolution has not yet succeeded, the people still need to work hard!

When Xu Wenyan wanted to find a place to put the things, Chen Sanlin came back, looking very bad.

Xu Wenyan put down his things and sat down next to him: "What's wrong? That expression."

"The government officials are here."

"So? From the look on your face, you're not here to provide disaster relief?"

Chen Sanlin nodded. Chen Xiaohua poured a glass of water for him and he drank it all. "The military department from the state said they want to help build the eastern part."

Xu Wenyan frowned: "So the court is planning to abandon the west and protect the east?"

The children standing nearby didn't understand what was said, but seeing the serious expressions on the two adults' faces, it was obvious that this was not a good thing.

"Yes, the Ministry of War took over Feng County and contacted the county magistrate. It was because of the people from the government office that the snowy road was dug through today.

The imperial court required each peasant family to hand over 30 coins, or they would have to hand over grain and fodder if they didn’t pay.”

Thirty cents is already a high expense for a farmer's family. For example, Xu Wenyan's family needs to pay one hundred and twenty cents because Rong Xiaoliu and Rongrong's household registration is not with them.

Moreover, Xu Wenyan felt that if the tax payment this time did not alleviate the disaster in the east, the court would probably do something more drastic.

Chen Sanlin looked at Xu Wenyan and thought seriously, then added: "Common people have to pay more. Fifty cents per person." After saying that, he turned his eyes to Rong Xiaoliu and Rong Rong.

The brother and sister's household registration was registered in the county. If the county magistrate did not receive the money from them, he would probably think that they died outside, and the two would become identityless vagrants.

Xu Wenyan sighed. This matter was difficult to handle. He told Rong Xiaoliu about it, but Rong Xiaoliu was not panicked.

"Brother Xu, can I sell my house in the county? Can we live with you in the future?" Rong Xiao looked at Xu Wenyan with both excitement and fear.

Seeing that Xu Wenyan didn't say anything and lowered his head again, Rong Xiaoliu realized that he was left at Brother Xu's house by accident and had caused him a lot of trouble in the past few months. Did he dislike me? Rong Xiaoliu could only think silently in his heart, even if Xu Wenyan was unwilling to keep him in the end.

He had no complaints either.

"Let's go now. This matter cannot be delayed." After weighing the pros and cons, Xu Wenyan thought that there was war on the border in front and natural disasters causing refugees in the back. The Lin country was in trouble now. Keeping the house in the county might be of no use in the end. It would be better to sell it quickly while the housing prices have not fallen.

Chen Sanlin also stood up: "I'll go with you."

"The village chief will definitely talk to you about something this afternoon. This is 150 wen. I'm afraid you'll have to pay more. I'll take the remaining 150 wen. If the house can't be sold, I'll have to pay for Xiaoliu and the others."

After living there for such a long time, Xu Wenyan has developed some affection for the two children. The children in the family are very well behaved and will do whatever they are told to do.

Without further delay, Xu Wenyan took Rong Xiaoliu and headed towards the county. However, this time they could only walk. Xu Wenyan would probably have to stay in the county for one night. Uncle Wenqiang was dead, and so was the old cow.

The beef had already been divided among the villagers, but no one knew who ate it. The Chen family was far away from Wen Qiang's family, and it was covered in snow and ice.

After walking for half an hour, they saw a construction team, and Chen Xingjie was also among them.

"Hey, Wen Yan, where are you taking Xiaoliu?" Because of the handover issue, the village chief stayed here at noon to discuss the progress of the snow road with the people from the county government, and Chen Xingjie naturally stayed here as well.

Xu Wenyan briefly explained that the village chief's family all knew about Rong Xiaoliu's affairs.

"Oh, then you have to go quickly. My dad is telling me that the prices in the county are rising very fast now!"

After hearing the news, Xu Wenyan could only quicken his pace.

Along the way, Xu Wenyan also saw the tragic scene of this year of frost and snow disaster. The trees on the mountains were all collapsed, and the shady areas of the valley were still filled with snow.

Because the road became muddy after the snow melted.

It takes more than three hours for the ox cart to travel the distance, and it took Xu Wenyan and his companion nearly four hours to arrive. It is hard to imagine how these two children managed to hold on when they first arrived.

It's a real torture to walk from here.

It was almost dark when they arrived at the county. Xu Wenyan spent fifty cents to stay in a slightly shabby inn. Of course, there was only one bed in the inn, and no food was provided.

The two of them could only make do for one night.