Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

Xin Ye invited them to pick peppers together as a leisure and relaxation experience. In fact, he didn't want his wife to pick peppers alone under such a hot sun, so he wanted more people to help so that they could finish the work earlier.

"That's enough, that's enough. We just need to pick some to entertain the two adults. You don't need to pick too much." Yan Yiyi hurriedly advised, and then the group of four went home.

When he returned home, Xin Ye discovered a grass carp in the house, which was clearly not there before he left.

Before he could ask, Father Li saw it and said, "Your Uncle Zhang brought it over. He was lucky today and caught a few fish. Our family and your Aunt Qi's family each gave one as a gift."

"Wow~ Husband, let's have chopped pepper fish head and boiled fish fillet for lunch!"

"it is good."

Father Li couldn't help swallowing his saliva. These two dishes were really good and went especially well with rice.

"Dad, please go to Uncle Zhang's house and catch an old hen so we can make Kung Pao Chicken."

"Your aunt Qi's house has an old hen that doesn't lay eggs. I'll go catch it right away." Father Li said as he walked out the door.

Although the magistrate and the legal advisor had never tasted the dishes they were talking about, they could feel the hospitality of the family and felt very warmed.

They didn't flatter us but treated us as relatives visiting, which felt pretty good.

"By the way, eldest and second cousin, do you want to go with me to the backyard to pick vegetables?" Yan Yiyi winked at them, and they remembered that they had said there were yam planted in the backyard. They nodded and followed him immediately.

Yan Yiyi went to the backyard again with a basket of vegetables. The magistrate and the lawyer found that there were sweet potatoes in the backyard! Could it be that there was not enough land to plant? There was only one acre of land in the backyard.

She did not immediately tell them the difference between sweet potatoes, but instead took them to see yams. When they saw the green yam vines climbing on the shelves, they realized that this was what yams looked like.

Yan Yiyi let them watch as she took the scissors and went to the field to cut the sweet potato vines. After cutting four or five vines, she saw from the corner of her eye that her master was doing such a horrible thing with a horrified look on his face. He exclaimed, "What are you doing?"

Hearing the sudden roar, Yan Yiyi's hands trembled, and the magistrate also looked over, terrified. Before he could ask, Yan Yiyi explained: "This kind of sweet potato is a green vegetable. The sweet potatoes are only two or three fingers in size, and the taste is average, so this sweet potato vine is eaten as a green vegetable.

Eating this is good for your health. "The last sentence summarizes the effect of sweet potato leaves. Anyway, it's better not to say anything about improving immunity and so on, as there is a risk of self-destruction.

The two had been vaccinated before and knew that she had a certain physical instinct when it came to medicinal materials. They didn't understand it, so it was enough for those who understood it to listen.

The lunch dishes were very rich, including old hen yam and wolfberry soup, Kung Pao chicken, boiled fish fillet, chopped pepper fish head, and stir-fried chicken offal with peppers. The chicken offal was a little insufficient, so he added some lean pork, and finally there were stir-fried sweet potato leaves with garlic.

This table was a feast for the eyes, ears and stomach. The magistrate and the legal advisor could not help swallowing their saliva. Such dishes might not be available in a restaurant. It was said that the young man from the Li family cooked it himself. He was truly a promising young man, but it was a pity that he had a lame leg.

Xin Ye also considerately gave them two bowls of cold boiled water, but in order not to scare them, he filled the two bowls with rice bowls and placed them next to them.

"These dishes are quite spicy. I didn't make them very spicy. This is your first time eating spicy food. I was worried that you might not be used to it, so I specially prepared some cold boiled water."

"Drink the soup first. It's very nutritious. We dried these yams and preserved them before." Father Li also greeted them and stood up to serve them the soup.

The two of them took a sip of the chicken soup. The chicken soup was not greasy or oily, but fragrant and delicious. The yam was a bit sticky and tasted good.

Next, they tried the sweet potato leaves, which were crispy, sweet and delicious. They didn’t expect that sweet potato leaves tasted so good, better than any vegetables they had eaten!

This sweet potato is really a treasure!

Next came the bright red dishes that made them salivate. They started with the Kung Pao Chicken, which was the closest to them. It was spicy and numb, but the meat was tender and fragrant. It was the taste of chicken they had never eaten before.

After taking a sip of boiled water, the spicy taste was suppressed. The aftertaste was particularly stimulating and delicious, making people want to try other dishes.

Worried that the food was too spicy and they wouldn't spit out the fish bones, and also not wanting his wife to eat the fish bones, Xin Ye was very patient in removing all the fish bones when making boiled fish fillets.

It was the first time for the two of them to eat fish without having to spit out the fish bones. It was so delicious!

What impressed them most was the chicken offal, which was sour and spicy and went very well with rice. The two of them could not help but eat two more bowls of rice than usual. Their stomachs were so full that they could hardly walk.

After eating and drinking, the two of them touched their stomachs and made circles in the living room to digest the food, while chatting with them about family matters and sweet potatoes and yams.

“By the way, there may be news of conscription in a few days, but don’t worry, it is not compulsory conscription, and your family will not be conscripted.” The county magistrate suddenly remembered this news and mentioned it.

Their father Li was already over 40 years old, and Li Xinye was a cripple. It wasn't as if the country was going to be destroyed and the family was going to be ruined and they needed the old and disabled to take action. It was just a reminder for them to notify their friends to prepare in advance.

"But you still need to pay five taels of silver to be exempted from military tax. Others who meet the requirements but do not want to join the army need to pay double the tax." The lawyer added.

The three of them stood up and bowed to thank them.

After digesting their food, the two of them prepared to return to the county government office. They had been delayed for the entire afternoon and would have to work late at night!

When they came, they brought some simple pastries, tea and other small gifts. When they left, Yan Yiyi prepared two cans of chili sauce and a basket of sweet potato leaves for each of them, and about ten kilograms of sweet potatoes for each of them.

Neither of them refused. They were all grown by their families and were not rare. It was normal for people to reciprocate.

Hehe, I have sweet potato leaves to eat again tonight.

After seeing the two adults off, the three members of the Li family started their respective work again. Father Li supervised the construction of the house, while Xin Ye and Yan Yiyi continued to go up the mountain to pick wild grapes.

After a busy day, all the ripe wild grapes have been picked. When we come back, we start washing and drying the grapes and begin making wine.

Three days later, the news of the conscription reached Dashan Village, and the entire village was in an uproar.

Those who are on good terms with Father Li don't have to worry, because there are no adult men in Aunt Qi's family, he is the only man in Uncle Zhang's family, and he is the one who protects the youngest son in Uncle Gu's family, so the other two sons can't plot against him.

Of course, he would not be so cold-blooded. The three families pooled together ten taels of silver. Whoever went could get the ten taels of silver, and those who did not want to go could use the five taels of silver as exemption from military tax.

The two brothers were afraid of death and neither of them dared to go, so they would rather pay the money than join the army.

The Wang brothers' parents have both died and their children are still young, so they are not on the conscription list and only need to pay the exemption tax.

Li Laizi's family was miserable. They had three sons, and the only one he loved was the third son, who was at home. The family had no money, so in the end, this beloved third son was sent out to join the army.

It is said that before leaving, Li Saner threw a tantrum and made a very ugly scene. If the leader had not drawn his knife, he would have wanted to stay and refuse to leave!