After saying that, she was about to help Shen Hao up, but she didn't expect that her son was as stubborn as a donkey. Even though Old Lady Shen gently helped him up and continued to increase her strength, Shen Hao still knelt on the ground and didn't move.
She also gradually realized that the atmosphere in the study was really wrong. The worry on her face was obvious. She felt that Shen Hao must have caused some big trouble. She was even vaguely worried that she couldn't even calmly understand the reason why he knelt down.
Now the three of them were in a stalemate. Old Madam Shen also began to side with her husband and asked, "Hao'er, what on earth did you do? It seems I can't help you. You should explain it to your father yourself."
As long as you have convincing arguments, I believe your father will support you."
After hearing these words, Shen Hao lowered his head even lower, not daring to look into his mother's eyes. He also knew that he would not be able to fulfill his filial duties to his parents after he passed away, but what if this was the only chance in these few years?
He was unwilling to give up the opportunity that was already in front of him. As long as he worked hard, maybe his ambitions could be realized on the battlefield.
So, at that moment, he steeled his heart, looked at his mother's worried expression, and said earnestly, word by word, "This unfilial son wants to join the army. The conscription notice was posted yesterday. I hope your parents will agree to it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Hao kowtowed three times to the floor. The sound of his flesh hitting the floor was no match for the words that Old Lady Shen had just heard.
In my mind, I kept replaying Shen Hao's words over and over in disbelief, "Join the army, join the army, join the army." On the battlefield, swords and knives are merciless. Once you go, there is a high probability that you will never come back. The best years of your life have come to an abrupt end.
Only now did Old Lady Shen understand why her youngest son knelt for a whole night without letting up even after her husband had given up. If it were her, she would not agree even if he knelt until he passed out. The battlefield only reminded her of death.
If he hadn't been in good health, he would have collapsed to the ground. Shen Yan, who noticed that something was wrong with his wife, quickly helped her sit down on his chair.
Shen Hao looked at his mother who was frightened out of her wits by his words, and moved in front of Old Madam Shen in a kneeling position, with regret on his face, but he did not mention that he would never join the army.
No one knew what the last three people said. When Shen Jia, Fuqiu, and Shen Yue returned home for dinner, they only heard their grandfather say to everyone:
"Hao'er has decided to join the army. Your mother and I have also agreed to it. He will leave almost the day after tomorrow! If you have anything to say, you can take this opportunity to have a good chat."
This undoubtedly shocked the other members of the Shen family who were still unaware of the situation. The sound of chopsticks falling on the table and the ground could be clearly heard. No one could believe the news at first.
But looking at Madam Shen with red eyes, Shen Yan with a depressed look, and Shen Hao who remained silent, he was willing to believe that the matter had been settled.
Although he didn't have to join the army, Shen Hao always wanted to join the barracks. He even went from his hometown to Shengjing for this matter. Everyone realized that he had never given up.
Now that the conscription news has come out, the hidden thoughts in his heart began to emerge again. Now he doesn't even need to say it out loud if he wants to object, because Shen Yan, the head of the family, has made the decision. Even Mrs. Shen, who loves Shen Hao the most, has surrendered. There is no point in saying more.
But the atmosphere at the dinner table was not very good. Fuqiu and Shen Yue recalled what happened this morning and thought: It turns out that Miss/Shen Jia knew about this a long time ago. No wonder she didn't look surprised when Third Uncle didn't show up this morning.
They thought Shen Hao was up to something, so they warned Shen Jia in advance, which was why the three of them went to the shop alone.
In the eyes of many people, this meal was tasteless. The news was so shocking that even if Shen Yu’s cooking skills were good, it could not arouse other people’s appetites.
Even the sadness of parting did not leave them much time. After this separation, they didn't know when they would meet again. That night, Shen Hao's house was brightly lit, and the three brothers stayed together all night.
The next day, Shen Jia went out and saw an unexpected figure. He called out tentatively, "Brother, why are you here?"
When Shen Ci heard the voice, he turned around immediately and explained, “Grandfather saw that Third Uncle was about to leave, and thought about the three of you girls tossing back and forth between home and the shop alone, so he felt that he had to find someone who could protect your safety.
My brother has no choice but to take care of this. From now on, you three will take me to work together. I hope Jia Niang will give me more guidance."
After saying that, he bowed to Shen Jia. It didn't look like he was someone who could tolerate the environment in the shop. Forget it, let him try it first. If he doesn't want to, who can force him?
After a day, the shop's work team returned to a team of four. Since it was Shen Ci's first day, Shen Jia introduced the shop to the Yang family members who had already started working:
"This is my elder brother, Chen Ci. From now on, he will also work in our shop."
The Yang family members said in unison: "Hello, Young Master!"
"Don't worry about us, just go and work first."
Shen Ci watched them put down what they were doing because of his arrival, and quickly told them not to bother with him. If the business of the shop was delayed, it would be his fault.
Shen Jia looked at her weak and gentle brother. She really didn't know what she should arrange for him. If he was attacked by a bold woman outside, she would have to save him.
Forget it, I'll just arrange some things for him to do for the time being that don't require going out and only require a little communication.
Shen Jia took out the purchase order she had made from the counter, "Brother, look, this is the material our shop needs to purchase every day, as well as the bill for the daily consumption of materials.
In order to prevent long-term accumulation of goods or insufficient reserves that cause the workshop to stop operating, we need to record the materials entering and leaving the warehouse every day. This is the record document.
You will be in charge of this part of the affairs for now, and I will arrange other matters for you when you are familiar with it."
Before Shen Ci could say anything, Shen Yue on the side couldn't help herself. She pouted and muttered unhappily, "I've been working for so long now, and I'm still making soy milk. My skin is dry from cooking. My eldest brother came to manage the warehouse, which is much easier than mine."
However, compared to before, Shen Yue has made some progress recently. She almost no longer cares about Shen Jia's behavior. Instead, she secretly observes and learns from her, and even praises her for being smart.
Shen Jia also knew that this stubborn girl was making progress in the right direction, but she never stopped talking. He didn't mind what a little girl said, but others might not.
So just ignore her words and let her continue to cook soy milk. We can talk about other things when she makes some progress.
However, Shen Jia once again examined Shen Ci's figure, frowned, and whispered, "Brother, I think you should learn something from Second Uncle, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it if you stay here for a long time."
Shen Ci never expected that his physical strength would be looked down upon by his younger sister, and he even glanced at the position of Fuqiu and Shen Yue, who nodded thoughtfully.
He had never expected that his image in front of the three girls would be like this. He was almost angry to the point of vomiting blood. He immediately made a promise, "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely not fall down. It's just exercise, I can definitely do it."
The main reason is that this dynasty values the thin physique of scholars and dislikes rough warriors. People with a physique like Shen Ci are almost everyone in the academy.
The image of intellectuals as weak is also deeply rooted in people's minds, mainly because the superiors also like it. This trend is prevalent, and even heavy words are no exception.
But in the eyes of the pragmatist Shen Jia, this is a symbol of being powerless. It is really unknown how long he can persist without practicing.
In order to break other people's impression of him, Shen Ci almost never came out of the warehouse all day, reviewing the documents he had memorized over and over again, trying to avoid mistakes when purchasing goods.
Because Shen Hao left, the responsibility of helping to teach Yang Ze naturally fell on Shen Ci. He did not feel uncomfortable about this matter. He was very good at teaching and seemed to be much better than Shen Hao.
Because of the conscription, the atmosphere in Ning'an Town has been very depressing in recent days. But what can people without money do? They can only hope that their father/husband/son is the lucky one on the battlefield and can come back alive.
Even An Yun, who was previously avoided by everyone, has become the object of everyone's envy. After all, he fought for his life on the battlefield, and in the end only broke a leg and came back alive. This is the luckiest thing.
Little did he know that An Yun's life has become increasingly difficult recently. The cold wave in recent days has not only affected the Huns, but also the poor people in the northern border are victims.
Because his eldest daughter was sick and the meat stall business was not doing well, the An family was almost stretched to the limit. The only good thing was that his children were still young and were not among those drafted.
Now the An family next door to the Shen family is in a desperate situation. Seeing that the house lease is about to expire and the family has no extra money, Lin Wan is so worried that she can't stop crying.
The Shen family was also shrouded in gloom, because no matter how much time you spent together, the day for the new recruits to depart still arrived as scheduled, and the grandparents, worried that they would be too sad, did not come to see them off.
Looking at his third brother who had made up his mind to leave, Shen Yu, as the oldest elder who had come, gave him some parting words, "Third brother, you must remember that on the battlefield, swords have no eyes. No matter what, nothing is more important than your own life.
Send a letter back when you have time, or better yet, come back on your own when you have time off. We are all waiting for you at home."
The others also nodded in agreement. They didn't know when they would meet again after this farewell, and they just hoped that it wouldn't be a farewell forever. The Shen family, infected by this sad atmosphere, almost cried with everyone else. To be honest, besides Fuqiu, the person they spent the most time with at home was their third uncle Shen Hao.
Less than half a year later, the separation had already arrived. I watched Shen Hao gradually blend into the crowd and walk towards the distance with other recruits, turning into small black dots until he could no longer be seen.
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