Peach and plum bloss

Liu, the innkeeper of Yuelai Inn in Lutong County, sleepily yawned and slowly walked from the backyard to the front hall.,“Now that you’ve settled down, you’ll have to pay head tax, miscellaneous taxes, and perform corvée labor. Things are getting increasingly unstable these days. The government might call for conscription any time now. You’re young, strong, an orphan with no family ties – a perfect candidate for the draft. If anything happens to you, at least you won’t have to worry about funeral expenses!”,The Bian River flows westward to reach Luoyang, the eastern capital; northward it leads to Yanyun and Beiping; southward it connects to Hangzhou via a detour. It can be considered one of the major arteries of political, military, and economic activity in the state of Wei.。