Chapter 216 Zhu Yixuan's Decision
Ye An nodded, "I have two sons, and my second brother has only one daughter. He is the backbone of their family and can be exempted from military service. My third brother has no children yet, and his situation is the same as my second brother. I have asked them to take care of my wife and children.
Luckily, my father-in-law lives in the village and can take care of her, but my wife is upset and cries every day. Alas! There is nothing I can do."
Ke Zhengliang stroked his chin and said thoughtfully: "Since you can't hide, you can only face it. Go find my cousin and say hello to them. Then go with my cousin's husband. He is a capable man. You can also pray for safety by following him."
Ye An carefully wrote down Ke Zhengliang's words and turned around to go to Song Yongnian as soon as they left.
Song Yongnian's situation is similar to his. Both of their wives are from Dongmen Village. They also started from scratch and have two sons.
"Just now, my two uncles asked me to go to Shenjiazhuang to find Shen Yi, saying that following Shen Yi can bring peace. What do you think about this?" Ye An looked at Song Yongnian eagerly.
Song Yongnian was calmer than him and said confidently, "What they said is right. Brother Shen is indeed powerful, and Sister Su Tai is also a capable person. Perhaps we should really go over and say hello to them."
Su Yan rushed out of the bedroom holding the child, "I'm going too! I'll go with you!"
She was very panicked and didn't want to be separated from Song Yongnian at all.
Song Yongnian agreed without hesitation, and coaxed her gently, "Go back to the house and change into warm clothes, and then dress the child warmly. I'll go prepare the ox cart."
"Wait, I'll come with you!" Ye An said and ran home.
Just as Su Tai said this to Chen Yi, someone came in from outside.
When Chen Yi invited people into the yard, Su Tai was a little surprised to see Su Yan, "Sister Yan, you are here too?"
Su Yan held the child and walked silently to Su Tai, crying beside her, "They are going to the war, what should we do?"
Su Tai felt uncomfortable seeing her like this and led them into the house.
"We are the same. At least you are still in the village, close to your mother's home. I am far away and have a lot of things to deal with at home. It is more difficult than yours. Now we have to think about doing our best to help them. Crying and whining will not solve the problem, and it may make them feel uneasy."
Su Yan held the child tightly in her arms and stopped crying a little. "I know this, but I can't control it. You also know what my family's situation is like. He has nothing and has come this far. Our family has just started to get back on its feet. I am a woman raising two children and I can't even take care of the work in the fields. I really don't know what to do."
Su Tai advised, "If you think about it this way, at least we have some assets and we can rely on our parents, which is much better than others. If we can't finish the work in the fields, we can ask others to help. As long as the annual income and expenses can be balanced, it's fine. We can't rely on you, a woman, to make money, right?
I have some life-saving stuff here. I can prepare a portion for your husband as well. Ask them to take care of each other on the road and don't try to show off on the battlefield. I heard that after the war, unless the two countries declare a truce or one side is defeated, it will be difficult for them to come back. However, people over the age of fifty can leave the battlefield early.
Who will go to your mother's house?"
Su Yan sniffed in frustration and said uncomfortably: "My father heard that Uncle Chunlin was going, and he also said that he would go, but he is the village chief, the village is well managed, and he can convince the people. If the village chief leaves at this time, people will be panicked, and my uncle does not agree.
Only one of my oldest and second oldest brothers could go, and since both of them were married, no matter who went, the other family would be in trouble, so they drew lots, and in the end my oldest brother got it. "
When Su Tai heard this, she decided to prepare Su Sheng's portion as well.
In the yard, Shen Yi was also talking to Song Yongnian and Ye An about his arrangements. When they learned that Shen Yi could get life-saving armor, they were not so afraid of military service.
After they left, Su Yu's family arrived soon after.
Su Yu was obviously much calmer than Su Yan. Although her eyes were also red and swollen, she did not lose her composure in front of Su Tai. She just looked absent-minded. "I don't know what the situation is outside now. I heard that the master of the Zhu family only has one legitimate son, Zhu Yixuan. The other illegitimate sons were separated when they got married. Zhu Yixuan only has a sickly eldest son. This military service will be either Master Zhu or Zhu Yixuan.
It's most likely Zhu Yixuan. If he goes, what will happen to my cousin and my parents?"
There were many things she was worried about, but she couldn't talk about them with her in-laws, so she could only talk about them in front of Su Tai.
Zhu Yixuan, who was being thought of by her, was really in trouble at this moment.
In the huge Zhu Mansion, the maids and servants dared not make any noise when moving around, and the atmosphere was very depressing.
Mrs. Zhu came out of her grandson's yard, wiped her tears and walked into Zhu Yixuan's study, "Son, is there really no way out of the military service? You are the smartest, you will definitely be able to avoid it, right?
Kang Sheng's health is getting worse and worse. Even the best doctors in the city can't cure him. I'm really afraid that he will die one day. If you go to the battlefield again, what will happen to our Zhu family? "Wuwuwu"
Zhu Yixuan rubbed his temple tiredly, "Mom, that's a battlefield where you risk your life, and I don't want to go there either, but the government has issued an order long ago to block all the roads. Who would dare to commit a crime at this time?
Only my father and I can go. If you don't want me to go, do you want my father to go? Let alone other things, if my father really goes, the spit of the side branches will drown me. In the future, I will be seen as an unfilial and unkind bastard in the eyes of the world. How can I manage the Zhu family?"
Madam Zhu broke down and cried, "But if something happens to you, this huge Zhu family will just be taken advantage of by outsiders! It's all Cui's fault! If it weren't for her jealousy and cruelty, you wouldn't have only a sickly legitimate son. How can I live like this!"
Zhu Yixuan's expression became more and more solemn, and he looked into the distance with deep eyes. After a long time, he made a careful decision, "Mom, I left you a brocade box. If I really go to the battlefield, you can open the brocade box if you feel you can't hold on. Don't open it unless it's absolutely necessary."
"Why?" Mrs. Zhu looked at him in astonishment.
Zhu Yixuan pursed his lips tightly and said nothing. Everything was still uncertain and it was hard to say anything.
As soon as the mother and son finished talking, Bai Feng came to the door in a panic, "Uncle, what do you think about military service?"
Zhu Yixuan looked a little calmer when facing Bai Feng. He poured him a glass of wine slowly and said, "Just let it go."
With a "bang", Bai Feng slammed the table and stood up, his face ferocious, "It's already this time and you're still letting things take their own course? Do you really want to go to the battlefield? If you do go, you'll most likely die!"
"What else can you do if you don't go?" Zhu Yixuan asked back.
Bai Feng choked, his eyes showing a bit of guilt and lack of confidence, and he sat down again, "I came to discuss this with you! I heard that someone paid money to buy a human head to replace the one who was killed."
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