Well, it would be better for Wang Liang not to fight in order to smooth things over.
"Since Forty-Two wants the old widow, then I want a piece of land, preferably fertile land near the river, and then build a couple of houses, dig a well, and raise a couple of livestock and a few chickens. Don't tell me, with all these, I won't have to worry about finding a wife. There's any girl in the surrounding area that I can't marry."
"You, you still want a piece of fertile land? Your Li family used to live on a few pieces of dry land, and you keep asking for more. As for me, I don't want anything. I had all these fertile lands, houses, and wells you mentioned back then. We even had two cows at home. We lived a good life back then."
"Your family, Old Hu, were quite well off back then. We were one of the richest families in the village. But my family was in the cloth business. We couldn't compare to the silk and satin shops, but anyone who used satin for clothes would buy my cloth. My shop had three entrances, so not only could we sell cloth, but we could also house our whole family and two servants in the back. If it weren't for the old man's gambling losses, I could have paid a small amount of money according to the exemption law and not have to go."
This...it's not a big deal to be rich.
Lin Hai noticed that everyone's emotions were already aroused, but if he continued like this, the topic would go off track, so he quickly said loudly, "Yes, brothers, you are all right. But I have a question for you brothers: where are your blacksmith shops, your carrying poles, your land, your houses, your widows... even your families?"
The entire team fell into silence at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In fact, rather than saying what they want, it would be more accurate to say that everyone is reminiscing about their life before the war.
Although the war lasted for decades and no one here has experienced a peaceful era, the fighting between the countries in the early stages was relatively restrained. Most of the time, the parties just fought back and forth on the border, and there was no almost total mobilization like in the last ten years, where everyone tried their best to determine a winner. Therefore, everyone's childhood was mostly hard, and a lot of family income had to be confiscated for military expenses, but it was better than later when even they themselves were conscripted.
Someone couldn't stand it any longer and seemed to want to explain something. Just as they were about to speak, Lin Hai yelled at the top of his lungs, "Where are your homes?"
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