Chapter 214: Everyone is in a panic
"Mom! I'm really not trying to be stubborn. I can't just stop doing business when Chen Yi is not at home! What about those people who depend on us for their livelihood? Besides, I have to save money for the children!" Su Tai smiled with a relaxed look.
Then he looked at his father and brothers from his mother's family, "Dad, who are you going to go?"
Su Chunlin glanced at his two sons and straightened his back. "Of course I will go!"
"Dad!" Su Zhan, Su Ming and Ruan Xiaoyu all shouted in surprise.
Han was even more anxious. "Father, you are almost fifty years old and you are still joining in the fun. Are you going to die?"
Su Chunlin said with a serious face, "It is precisely because I am old that it does not matter if I die on the battlefield. Anyway, my family has everything we need now. You can live a good life even without me. I am not worried at all.
Our eldest grandson is still so young, he can't be without his father. I can't let the eldest take risks. The second son is just thirteen, still a child, he has never seen the world, nor experienced any storms. Are you willing to let him die?"
Han broke down and cried, "I can't bear it. I can't bear to let any of you go!"
Su Zhan clenched his fists tightly and shouted, "Mom and Dad, please let me go. I already have a son and I have no regrets in this life. Dad is old and my brother is still young, so it's most appropriate for me to go."
"Brother, let me go. I haven't married yet, so I have nothing to worry about. You have a sister-in-law and nephew, and they can't live without you," Su Ming followed.
Seeing them fighting like this, Su Chunlin felt sad and relieved. He waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything. I have made up my mind. You brothers should take good care of your mother and don't fall behind in housework. When you have time, come to see your sister and give her a hand. That's it!"
Seeing this, Chen Zhuang also said to his family, "I think so too. Let's arrange Ah Wen's marriage before we leave. When the baby of the eldest family is born, I will take a look at him. Then I will really have nothing to worry about."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xu turned her head away and covered her mouth to stop herself from crying out loud.
"Dad" Shen Liang and Shen Wen said at the same time, but were interrupted by Shen Zhuang. He looked at Su Chunlin and smiled with relief: "Brother, take care of each other on the way!"
"Okay, okay! Let's have a drink later. We won't go home until we are drunk tonight!" Su Chunlin smacked his lips and looked greedy.
Shen Yi hurried to the backyard to bring out two jars of wine.
Su Tai also went into the kitchen to light a fire and cook.
Perhaps because they were about to part, she felt sad and wanted to get all the food for them, not to mention the fish, shrimp and crabs, she also killed a chicken to make soup, steamed a large basket of meat buns, fried some peanuts and beans, and went to the bakery to buy a lot of cakes.
There was not enough space for all the things on one big table, so two tables were needed to make up the space.
Seeing the men drinking loudly over there, the women here just can't be happy at all.
Su Tai looked at their frustrated expressions and said in a gentle voice, "Mom, Second Aunt, I will measure the size of my father and Second Uncle and then make a set of armor for them. Although it is thin, it is invulnerable to swords and guns. It can protect them from head to toe, even their fingers, and protect their lives to the greatest extent on the battlefield. There are also some weapons and medicines. This is all I can do."
When everyone present heard this, they all looked at Su Tai in surprise.
Han was so excited that her whole body was shaking, "Xiao Tai, is there really such armor? Can it protect the whole body?"
Su Tai thought about it, got up and went back to the house, and took out the armor of Shen Yi. "I was worried about Shen Yi when he went into the mountains before, so I made this for him. Let him demonstrate it to everyone."
Without saying a word, Shen Yi stepped forward and picked up the armor, and asked Shen Zhuang to tie up the pig to be slaughtered tomorrow and put the armor on it.
Then he took out an exquisite bow and arrow and shot the arrow as everyone watched with bated breath.
With a "swoosh" sound, the arrow shot towards the pig at an extremely fast speed. The women subconsciously closed their eyes and dared not look. When they opened their eyes again, they saw that the arrow had landed next to the pig, and there was not a drop of blood at all.
Everyone's confidence increased greatly.
Chen Zhuang and Su Chunlin both stepped forward to try. They couldn't use arrows, but they could wield a woodcutter, so they gritted their teeth, raised the woodcutter and chopped at the pig. The pig only howled, but its skin and flesh were not damaged at all.
"This is too amazing!" Su Chunlin exclaimed, "Xiao Tai, where did you get this thing from?"
Su Tai said meaningfully: "We need to find a merchant to order it. He is not in Zhaohua County, but Chen Yi has a way to contact him."
Shen Zhuang muttered, “This thing is not cheap.”
Xu immediately started yelling, "We have to buy it no matter how expensive it is. If you lose money, you can earn it again. But if you lose your life, what's the point of spending so much money?"
After that, she turned around and excitedly took Su Tai's hand, "Xiao Tai, just tell me how much money you want, and I'll go home and get it. It doesn't matter even if I have to sell everything I have. I just want your uncle to be safe and sound."
Su Tai gave her a reassuring look. "This kind of armor is indeed expensive, but it's not unaffordable. A set costs ten taels of silver. If you want it to be made more delicately, it will cost twenty taels."
Mrs. Xu nodded without hesitation. "Twenty taels is twenty taels. It's my duty. Wait a minute. I'll go back and get it. By the way, how long will it take for this thing to be delivered?"
Su Tai hesitated and said, "About half a month. One more thing, if someone you trust also wants to buy armor and can afford the money, then you can tell them. Don't let everyone know. After all, money can move people's hearts. Especially for this kind of thing, it would be dangerous if someone who can't afford the money gets jealous."
Shen Yi nodded and agreed, "It's easy to avoid an open attack but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. We can't do something bad with good intentions. Also, the merchant can't supply a large amount of goods in such a short time."
Everyone nodded immediately.
Wei Daya asked weakly with red eyes: "Can I also get one for my mother's family?"
Su Tai pondered for a moment and said, "You can go back secretly and tell your grandparents to let them make the decision. If they agree, let them come to me secretly."
"Thank you, cousin. I will go back and tell her tomorrow." Wei Daya cried with joy.
Shen Liang hurriedly said: "I'll go and tell them, you just stay at home and rest."
Wei Daya is due to give birth in the next few days, and he dare not let her run around.
With that piece of armor, everyone's spirits were obviously much higher, and they also started to think about eating.
In the early morning of the next day, when Shen Dagou and Shen Xiang came to work, Shen Dagou secretly said to Shen Yi: "Brother Shen, I want to serve in the military."
Shen Yi put down his work and looked at him in surprise, "What are you thinking? Didn't your wife just get pregnant? Are you leaving at this time?"
Shen Dagou sighed and nodded slightly, "I can't let my dad go. I still have so many younger brothers and sisters who haven't grown up yet. What will happen to them if my dad goes? My dad and I are the only ones of the right age in our family, so I have to go."
"Then your wife."
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