Transformed into a peasant girl, seduced men and raised children to bring prosperity to the whole fa

Chu Changfeng kissed her on the cheek, "If you like me, I like you."

Shen Zhi raised the corners of his mouth high, "You have such a sweet mouth."

Chu Changfeng's eyes darkened and he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her lips.

Shen Zhi's eyelashes trembled, and she pushed him hard, "No...you haven't brushed your teeth..."

Chu Changfeng didn't care and held her tightly in his arms, not letting her escape at all.

"Dad, mother!"

"Snowing!"

Suddenly, the three little ones who were standing at the door watching the snow ran into the yard, saw that their window was open, and hurried over.

Only then did Chu Changfeng let go of the person in his arms.

Shen Zhi glared at him angrily, "You're so annoying! I won't talk to you today!"

As he said that, he kicked him.

Chu Changfeng held her ankle and squeezed it, "Then I will have to comfort you later."

Shen Zhi was so angry that he said, "Shame on you!"

She cursed twice, and the little guy came to their window with snow in his hands.

They stood on tiptoe.

"Daddy and Mommy, look! Snow!"

"The snow is so heavy! It's so cold! Touch it!"

Shen Zhi felt itchy and reached out to touch it, and it was icy cold.

Chu Changfeng said with a smile: "You really want to touch it? Haven't you seen snow before?"

Shen Zhi: "What do you care about me? I'm still angry!"

Chu Changfeng touched his nose and said nothing.

The three little guys didn't hear the two people's whisper.

"Dad and Mom, are you going to get up?" Chu Jinzhou threw away the snow in his hand, "I'll go boil some water for you."

Seeing that they were still wearing yesterday's old clothes, Shen Zhi quickly stopped him, "Zhou Zhou, go inside quickly, don't go out, it's too cold, I'll help you put on new clothes later!"

"Mom, we don't wear new clothes. We save them for the New Year!"

The little ones all refused.

Mumu: "Mom, we are not cold. The old cotton-padded jacket we wore last year is also very warm. I even gave my other one to Nian Nian, and Nian Nian is not cold either."

Chu Jinnian nodded, "Yes, it's not cold! I'm very resistant to cold. Last year I didn't feel cold even without a thick cotton-padded jacket."

Shen Zhi: "If I tell you to wear it, you have to wear it! Come into the house quickly, I will come to you soon."

The three little ones had no choice but to go back to the house.

Shen Zhi patted Chu Changfeng, "Let go, we should get up."

Chu Changfeng said reluctantly: "I'll help the kids get dressed, you continue to sleep."

Shen Zhi: "I'm not a lazy bug, why do I need to sleep so much?"

He had no choice but to agree since he couldn't persuade her any more.

The two of them put on their clothes and came to the three little ones' room. They all buried their heads in the closet looking for new clothes.

"Hey... why... why is my new clothes so messy? I'm not wearing them..."

Chu Jinnian leaned half of his body into the closet, with his little butt sticking out, and searched noisily.

Hearing his words, Mumu muttered: "Niannian, you secretly took it out to look at it last night and forgot to fold it, right?"

Chu Jinzhou: "Niannian, I'll help you fold it later."

Chu Jinnian laughed foolishly twice, "I forgot about that... I thought a little mouse got into our closet."

Shen Zhi walked over and patted his little butt, "I think you look like a little mouse."

"Hey...Mother, you're here..."

The three little ones hurriedly stepped out, each holding a new set of clothes in their arms.

Shen Zhi took the clothes and said, "Come here, I'll help you put them on."

Chu Changfeng sat on the bedside, "Mumu, come here, daddy will help you put on your clothes."

Mumu walked over obediently.

After a while, the three little ones who were gray just now changed into beautiful new clothes and instantly became cute and beautiful.

Today they all wore blue robes with a circle of snow-white rabbit fur at the collar, looking like three little princes.

Chu Jinnian wore a mask every day for some time, and after taking good care of himself for so long, his face finally stopped being dark, and now he is a fair and soft little baby.

The three little darlings made Shen Zhi feel soft-hearted.

"You guys wear warm clothes, so you can go out and play, have a snowball fight, and call Niu Niu and the others."

But they ran away for a short while and came back again.

"Dad, mom, dad!"

"Daddy and Mommy! Something happened!"

"somebody is coming!"

The three little ones were very anxious.

The whole family was stunned.

"What's going on? Didn't you guys go out to play?"

Chu Jinzhou: "Dad and Mom, soldiers are coming!"

"A lot of them!" Chu Jinnian said!

Mumu nodded vigorously, "Yes! Several!"

Everyone felt a sinking feeling.

Why are the officials here?

Before long, everyone in the village was called out.

After talking for a while, I realized that it was conscription for labor service.

Everyone in the village was stunned.

"It's the coldest time of the year, why are you looking for someone at this time?"

"That's right! The weather is so cold this year, and the snow fell so early. Now we are being forced to do corvee labor. Isn't this asking for our lives?!"

"How can we go? Why now? Can't we go in the spring?"

Everyone is howling. If we go now, we will undoubtedly die.

The Chu family's hearts sank to the bottom in an instant.

"Shut up, all of you! What are you arguing about?"

The police came out to stop everyone from shouting.

"His Majesty the Emperor wants to build the Yaoyue Palace. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated that winter is the best time to start construction! This palace can also bless the next year with good weather and good harvests!"

“So this is a great thing!”

Everyone was outraged.

"How is it good? Where is it good? Do we have to sacrifice human lives to repair it?"

"Are we not going to live anymore?"

Shen Zhi felt extremely upset. Not only was this a waste of money and time, but it also meant that he didn't want the people to survive.

"It's okay if you don't want to go. Every adult male in every household must pay five taels of silver!"

"Five taels?! Where can we get so much money?"

"Does every male in every household have to pay? Does that mean every male in every household has to build that palace?"

The officer nodded and said, "As long as there are men, they must go! Anyone over fifteen years old must go! If there are no men, they must pay."

"Oh my God!"

Many people fainted from anger.

Nowadays, labor force is the most important thing for every family. Every family tries their best to have a son. With a son, they can work and grow more food.

But now having many sons has become a nightmare.

If they go, they will be sent to their deaths. If they don’t go, five taels of silver per person will be charged, and their lives will be taken away.

After dropping the news, the officer told everyone that he would give them three days to prepare money or people, and then he left.

When the villagers left, everyone looked as pale as death.

With successive tax increases, everyone is already overwhelmed, and now... where will their livelihood be?

When they got home, the Chu family was silent.

The three little guys also hung their heads and sighed.

Chu Xiao: "The official just now said that he was recruiting people from all over the country. Even if they wanted to finish the construction in winter so as not to delay the spring planting, why would a palace need so many people?"

Lin Zheng: "I'm afraid it's another palace."

Chu Changfeng frowned, "If this continues, I'm afraid... the world will not be peaceful."

Shen Zhi: "Business in the county town won't be very good."

Five taels per person. Even though people in the county town were richer than people in the countryside, it was not easy for them to spend so much money.