Chapter 030 - Lawless
With a group of villagers in tow, Li Yuan brought Uncle Ma from Little Ink Village straight to the county.
He remembered that there was a blacksmith shop along this road, which sold not only farming tools but also ordinary knives and swords.
Last year, when he went hunting to sell his catch, he had vaguely seen a bow hanging inside the blacksmith shop, but he hadn't gone in... Firstly, his archery skills were mediocre; he couldn't even pull back a strong bow. Second, he was short on funds.
But times had changed. Li Yuan now had 100 large coins, which was a full 10 taels of silver!
Normally, he would have gone straight to the government office and then checked out the blacksmith shop after the matter was settled.
However, as Li Yuan reached the entrance of the blacksmith shop, he suddenly said, “Please wait for me for a moment.”
Then he asked, “Who can help me hold the rope?”
No one responded.
Li Yuan was about to offer more money when suddenly a voice said, “I'll watch it for you.”
Li Yuan looked over. It was a tall, thin young man called Tian Bao, a kid from Uncle Youcai's family in the village. He was usually very quiet and didn't interact much. This time, he wasn't drafted because he still had an older brother.
Each family had one person drafted; his brother went, so naturally he didn't.
As for Uncle Youcai, he had a broken leg and was bedridden, so he wasn't included in the draft.