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Chapter 145 A Storm

Although winter is beautiful, the severe cold makes people want to stay in the house and not go out. It is too cold.

It's not so bad for wealthy families, but for those who are poor, they have to use even charcoal sparingly, or even just burn firewood for heating.

The ordinary and peaceful days passed one by one, and Si He spent most of her time staying in the house reading books to pass the time.

In addition to those local chronicles, Ning Ji also found some books that she was interested in, such as the history of the witch tribe, or some books on exorcism. These things are not easy to find on the market, and she admired his ability to find books.

Sometimes, he would accompany her to watch, and as he was an expert on exorcism and the like, he would give her some explanations.

However, he spent most of his time studying spiritual essences, and the people in the cellar were tortured half to death by him.

She didn't ask about the progress, she just read her book.

Recently, she has been quite curious about the affairs of the witch clan.

Even though the witch clan has declined, it is still awe-inspiring. It is an ancient and mysterious existence.

According to records in books, the culture of the Wu tribe is extensive and profound. The Wu people worship the heaven and earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the rivers and other natural things, and believe that all things have spirits.

They can protect their people from disasters and seek prosperity through complicated sacrificial rituals, and use witchcraft to exorcise evil spirits, avoid harm, and cure diseases. It is amazing.

These books that record the history of the witch clan describe many miraculous deeds and mysterious powers. Although many parts seem a bit exaggerated and probably contain a lot of water, which dynasty's history books don't have some water?

However, sometimes, it is better to believe that some things exist.

The peaceful days lasted only two months.

On this day, Si He and Ning Ji went out and heard a surprising news on the street.

The Great Yan Kingdom fell.

The Western Frontier Kingdom captured several cities on the border, and the Great Yan Kingdom was beaten back again and again. Now, the Northern Sha Kingdom has also taken action.

It's the survival of the fittest. The Great Yan Kingdom is such a big piece of meat that the Beisha Kingdom can't just sit and watch the Xijiang Kingdom eat it away. Naturally, it wants a piece of the pie. It didn't get involved before, but was just watching cautiously, waiting for the opportunity.

Now is a good opportunity to attack!

When the war broke out, the border became turbulent. Moro City was not far from the border, so the situation in the city was also very tense.

The government even started conscription. All adult men, except the disabled and sick, had to serve in the military. If they refused to serve, they had to pay a fine of fifty taels of silver per person.

To put it bluntly, if you don't work hard, you have to pay.

This was also a way for the government to plunder people's wealth and recruit soldiers.

Nowadays, on several busy streets in the city, government officials are announcing the conscription to the people, and there are conscription service points at the street corners where people can register their conscription information or pay fines.

Fifty taels of silver per person is a huge sum of money, whether for ordinary people or rich families.

Ordinary families don't have much money. Based on the number of people, one adult male needs fifty taels. If there are many people in the family, it is impossible to pay. Most of them can only serve in the military.

For the wealthy, it was also a huge financial loss. They had a lot of guards, servants and slaves in their houses. When calculated based on the population, it was really not a small amount. But if they didn't pay, they would have to send these people out to serve as soldiers.

The government's reasoning for conscription is also well-founded. Defending the country is everyone's responsibility. The Great Yan Kingdom was defeated by the Western Frontier Kingdom. If we don't want to follow in the footsteps of the Great Yan Kingdom, we can only strengthen the strength of the national defense army to resist foreign enemies.

If you have money, please donate; if you don’t have money, please provide physical support.

The reason for conscription was that it was forced by the situation, which made it difficult for ordinary people to find fault.

Those who value their lives and are afraid of death can only grit their teeth and pay the fine, while those who have no money have to accept their fate and serve in the military. Fortunately, the service period is temporarily limited to three years.

For a time, the entire Moro City was in an uproar because of this matter.

Ning Ji also paid fifty taels of silver, and the official gave him a receipt for this.

Everyone who pays a fine will have a receipt, which provides a guarantee and facilitates the next inspection by the authorities.

If you voluntarily pay the fine now, it is only fifty taels of silver per person, but three days later, the government will check every household. If anyone is found not to have paid the fine, an additional fine will be imposed.

On the streets, people were discussing this issue everywhere. Some of those who had paid the money were heartbroken and complained a lot in private.

The street was noisy. After paying the fine, Si He and Ning Ji went back.

But when we returned to the alley, it was also bustling.

Several carriages came into the alley and stopped in front of a house where a group of people were making a lot of noise.

It was Huang Dashan’s first wife who came, and now she was making a fuss because Huang Dashan had a mistress outside.

At this time, Huang Dashan pulled his wife and tried to persuade her to leave, but his wife was crying and making a fuss, and could not be persuaded. It seemed as if she knew everything.

"Huang Dashan! Do you have any conscience?! You actually sold my dowry house and bought a cheap thing! And you even put her in my other house. Are you a human being?!"

"This is my house! It's mine! Why do you treat it as you please?!"

"Give me back my house! And sell that bitch right away!"

Huang Dashan's wife threw a tantrum and started yelling at Huang Dashan, grabbing and beating him. She was obviously furious.

Her voice was very loud, she was crying and shouting, and because the noise was so loud, it attracted some of the nearby residents, who gathered from afar and watched, pointing and talking.

Huang Dashan felt a little embarrassed about this, so he dragged his wife to the carriage and said, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we get home!"

"I won't reply! You deal with that bitch right now, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Huang Dashan's wife refused to leave and even scratched his face when she was extremely angry, like an angry tigress. Huang Dashan was quite afraid of her.

"It's just a concubine, why are you doing this?"

Hearing Huang Dashan's words, Mrs. Huang was furious. "Is it really that serious?! How dare you say that? That's my dowry!"

After saying that, Mrs. Huang punched and kicked him like a madman.

In order not to make a fool of himself in public, Huang Dashan forcefully led the man into the car and urged the servants to leave.

The carriage was filled with crying and the sound of men comforting each other. The driver drove away, followed by a group of servants. Soon, their figures disappeared in the alley.

The commotion subsided temporarily, and the onlookers in the alley dispersed, leaving only the faint sound of a woman crying coming from the house.

Si He and Ning Ji returned to the house silently.

Originally, she had a bad impression of Huang Dashan, but in this world, keeping a mistress was common, so she did not comment on it. However, selling the wife's dowry was quite shameless.

Anyone would be furious if the money from selling the dowry was used to support a mistress.

However, this is someone else's private matter.