Seeing that it was his eldest son who was captured, the old man's face changed dramatically, and he hurriedly reached out to stop them, "He can't go, he can't go, he's the main labor force at home, he can't be taken..."
Before he could finish speaking, soldiers had already found more than half a bag of grain from inside the house and carried it away directly, but it was still not enough. One dan and two dou, one dan would fill a big burlap bag, and this was only half of it.
The soldiers rummaged everywhere, stuffing any finished shoes they found into their arms. After searching for a while and finding nothing more, they simply grabbed another person and threatened, "If you don't provide enough grain, we'll take your heads instead."
This meant they were imposing an additional conscription.
