Peach and plum bloss

For his household registration, Liu the shopkeeper certainly didn't spare any silver or favors...,After a pause, he sighed again and said in a serious tone: "You are not the kind of reckless youth who thinks highly of himself. We don't lack for food even if you don't have an official household registration. Even if the government investigates undocumented residents and finds you, as long as you spend some money, it will be over...",“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!”。