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During these three days, the villagers were either crying or desperately trying to raise money.

But they were all farmers who worked hard in the red soil, and they had to pay at least ten taels of silver at once, and everyone was complaining.

Two days later, Shitou and Niu Niu's families came.

They hesitated for a long time before asking to borrow money.

Although their two families are now helping out in Shen Zhi's restaurant, their monthly wages are not low.

But Dong Li had just bought a new coat and a thick quilt for his children, and he spent three taels of silver in one go.

Suddenly I have to take another five taels, which is still not enough.

Shen Zhi gave it to them directly.

With red eyes, the two families sat in the Chu family for a long time, cursing this era and this dynasty.

Later, Grandpa Lin also came. He now lives in the old house of the Chu family. He makes tofu, bean skin and other things every day. He gets paid every month. His grandson visits him every day. He lives a good life.

But at his age he still needs to perform labor service. He has no money, so he helps with the work.

I really didn't know what to do, so I could only shamelessly ask Chu Changfeng and Shen Zhi for help.

Mumu's eyes were red and she didn't know what to do.

Shen Zhi: "Uncle Lin, don't worry. You are helping my family with work now, and we will pay it off for you. You don't have to worry about these, just work hard every day."

Grandpa Lin kowtowed several times in gratitude, and Mumu followed suit.

Shen Zhi quickly pulled them up.

Lin Bo burst into tears. "How can we live in this world? Five years ago, they asked us to build the Tongtian Pavilion. Three years ago, they sent people to fight in the war. Now, we have to build the Yaoyue Palace... Such an emperor... is not worthy..."

Grandpa Lin didn't care about anything else and started cursing himself.

But who doesn’t curse?

Some families that did not split up had five or six laborers and could not afford to pay so much money, so they could only keep a few and send a few to perform labor service.

But who should go became a big problem, and every household was arguing about it.

The village was in complete chaos during these three days.

But no matter what, the third day arrived.

When the police came, those who were rich paid some money and escaped.

But those who had no money were taken away no matter how unwilling they were.

Many people don’t even have a decent piece of thick clothing, and some people only wear jackets made of reed fluff.

This time, there will be more misfortune than good.

For a moment, the village was filled with cries.

They watched helplessly as strong and mature men were taken away one after another, but there was nothing they could do.

These three days were so chaotic that they were in no mood to open the store. When Shen Zhi and Chu Changfeng opened the store again, it was very deserted.

Old customers from the county town rarely come anymore.

After asking, I found out that everyone in the county town had to pay ten taels!

So many people have emptied their pockets, who would come to eat the chicken pot?

The county town has become deserted. There are always people lining up at Lin Shoucai and Lin Youan's shops every day, but today they didn't sell many roast chickens.

Shen Zhi felt heavy in his heart, "Changfeng, I'm afraid our store won't be able to operate this winter."

Chu Changfeng patted her shoulder and said, "If you don't want to open it, then don't open it. Anyway, this store is ours and we don't need to rent it. If you don't open it, at most you won't make any money. We can talk about it next year."

She sighed, "It's the only way."

For three consecutive days, the store was deserted, so Shen Zhi closed it.

It has been snowing every day these days and the weather is getting colder and colder.

Chu Xiao looked unhappy. "I'm afraid there will be a snowstorm this year. We must stock up more food and meat."

Chu Changfeng: "This year's snow is heavier than ever before. Just in case, we need to chop more firewood and buy more charcoal."

Shen Zhi: "Tomorrow my mother and I will go to the county town to buy food, and also some cotton and cloth. Changfeng and father will chop some more firewood."

"If possible, let's go to the mountains and catch some rabbits and pheasants."

"You can also get some fish. Fish can be frozen or smoked."

"to make!"

The adults were discussing seriously, and the little ones were sitting beside them, listening attentively.

After arranging what to do the next day, the whole family went to bed early.

The next morning, Shen Zhi and Lin Zheng went to the county town, while Chu Changfeng and Chu Xiao packed up and were about to go into the mountains.

Chu Jinzhou suddenly changed into ragged clothes. "Dad, Grandpa, I'll go chop wood with you! I can carry wood! I can also catch wild rabbits!"

"Nonsense!" Chu Changfeng yelled at him, "Why are you going into the mountains with us? We not only need to chop wood, but also go deep into the mountains to have a look. You have things to do too. You have to stay at home and look after your two younger brothers. You have to keep an eye on our house. What if someone comes?"

Chu Jinzhou frowned, "But...but..."

Chu Changfeng patted his shoulder and said, "Be good, you are my eldest son, and you have a heavy responsibility to look after your younger brothers. Now is a critical period, we must divide the work and cooperate, and be obedient."

Chu Jinzhou had no choice but to agree.

When Chu Changfeng and Chu Xiao were chopping wood at the foot of the mountain, they met several villagers.

Everyone had been through the cold winter, and the weather changed so drastically. They knew the situation was not optimistic, so they all made preparations early.

The father and son chopped wood for most of the day and then went into the mountains.

During this period, many animals have hibernated and prey is rarely seen in the mountains.

Chu Changfeng hopes to encounter wild boars again. This time, the wild boars cannot be sold, but all of them will be made into bacon and stored for consumption.

Unfortunately, they stayed in the woods until midnight and did not find any trace of large prey. Fortunately, they hunted three hares and two pheasants.

It wasn’t a wasted trip.

The next day, Chu Changfeng and Chu Xiao continued to chop wood in the morning and went into the mountains in the afternoon.

Shen Zhi took Lin Zheng to the river to fish.

It took her many days to make a fishing net, so now it's time to give it a try.

Chu Jinzhou and the other three little guys, wearing furry hats, also came to the river.

Shen Zhi cast the net and chased the fish upstream for a while. After an hour, he pulled the net back in.

"Wow!! Mommy! There's something!!"

The fishing net is very heavy, so there must be a lot of things in it.

After pulling it up, Shen Zhi saw four or five large grass carps in the net, each weighing an estimated seven or eight kilograms.

In addition to grass carp, there are also some small crucian carp.

The most special ones are some small white long fish.

The fish is longer than a human finger and as thick as a finger.

Shen Zhi was delighted when he saw this. This kind of silverfish is very nutritious and fragrant. In the past, it was not easy to buy in modern times, and the price was very expensive.

This is good stuff!

But the little guys were stunned.

"Oh, why are there only small fish? I have to throw these small fish into the river, which is very troublesome."

“Can this fish be eaten?”

"They're so small, they might be all thorns."

Lin Zheng: "Shen Zhi, do we want this kind of small fish?"

Villagers rarely fish in winter, and if they do they only eat the big fish. These small fish are usually thrown away as no one wants to eat them.

"Mom, this is good stuff!"