Chapter 441 "I want to go back, I want to go back to find Tao Niang and the others!"
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However, Li Wangzheng agreed to marry Wang Xiulian not because he liked her.
How old is Li Wangzheng? How could he really think that a young widow would be interested in him at his age?
Li Wangzheng still had this self-awareness.
He knew that Wang Xiulian just wanted a protector who could stop her from being exploited by her family.
After sentencing Zheng Meiniang and the others to death, he also needed a woman to bear him a son so that he could carry on the family line.
Thus, since both of them had what they needed, and it just so happened that they got married.
You should know that of the twenty or so men who came out of Lijia Village together, more than half of them have died over the years. Among the remaining ones, Li Wangshan, for example, married and had children long ago.
However, back in Lijia Village, Li Wang was the kind of man who couldn't find a wife.
He was conscripted into the army and followed Li Wangzheng. He earned several merits and followed Li Wangzheng step by step. When Li Wangzheng became the captain, he used his salary to hire a matchmaker to find a husband for him.
When Li Wangzheng was promoted to brigade commander, he also became a squad leader, and his new wife gave birth to a son!
The birth of the new life quickly filled the hearts of all the men still alive in Lijiatun with hope, and one after another they all married new wives.
After all, although Youzhou is not as far away from Henan Province as 108,000 miles, once they join the Youzhou army, they will never be able to return to Henan Province in their lifetime.
In this way, the days when women and children have hot meals are what they want.
Naturally, one would want to remarry and have more children.
Apart from Li Wangshan, who couldn't find a wife in his hometown, the other men were all like Li Wangzheng and Li Wangtian, properly married and had children, and most of them had more than one child, some even three, four, five or six.
They all wanted to remarry, and they all did remarry.
However, among them, only Li Wangzheng and Li Wangtian had no intention of remarrying.
But now, Li Wangzheng has also married a new wife and had a new baby.
Thus, only Li Wangtian remained.
After Wang Xiulian became pregnant, Li Wangzheng had contacted Li Wangtian.
"Tianzi, since we're still alive, we should live well!"
You became lame because you saved me; you became like this because of me.
If you still want to get married, I'll pay a matchmaker to find you a good woman who won't look down on you.
From now on, once you're married and have children, those will be wonderful days.
Li Wangzheng's heartfelt words, full of concern for Li Wangtian's well-being, failed to gain Li Wangtian's approval or agreement.
"Brother, if you put it that way, then Shanzi and I owe you even more!"
Which of us hasn't been saved by you on the battlefield?
My leg is crippled because of my own lack of ability. If you were me, you definitely wouldn't be lame!
From now on, don't say things like that again.
We're brothers, our bond is like a life-or-death experience!
Besides, even though I have a limp, I'm still alive and well, aren't I?
My older brother got me a good job guarding the granary, and I was happy to do it.
And then, big brother!
There was no sign of dejection in Li Wangtian's eyes, but rather only hope.
"You believed the merchant who told you our village was gone?"
I don't believe it!
My dear Tao Niang, my son Shi Gui and Chun Li are surely still alive and well!
I can sense that they are all still alive!
Li Wangtian touched his chest and said this excitedly to Li Wangzheng, who had come to persuade him to get married.
"Brother, how can I remarry?"
My Tao Niang is still waiting for me to come home!
If I remarry, am I supposed to bring my new bride to meet Tao Niang in the future?
That definitely won't work!
"Brother, I can't marry again. My beloved Tao Niang is waiting for me!"
Seeing Li Wangtian's expression, Li Wangzheng opened his mouth but then closed it again.
In Li Wangzheng's view, Li Wangtian was obsessed, obsessed with his wife and children.
Unwilling to acknowledge the facts, unable to accept that the person is gone, they live in their own imagined world.
While thinking this in his heart, Li Wangzheng remained outwardly calm. Instead, he sighed and spoke to Li Wangtian again: "Alright, it's fine if you don't want to remarry."
Well then, once Lianniang gives birth to this child, if it's a boy, then I'll give him to you to raise, and let this child be your heir!
If it's a girl, then you'll have to wait until Lianniang gives birth again to see if it's a boy or a girl.
If, like your sister-in-law, Lianniang is inclined to give birth to a daughter, that would be good too!
I'll find them husbands, so that the two of them can take care of us in our old age and see us off when we die!
What do you think?
What could Li Wangtian say at that time?
He knew that this was all because Li Wangzheng felt guilty towards him for becoming a cripple in order to save Li Wangzheng.
Therefore, Li Wangtian agreed on the spot.
But when Wang Xiulian actually gave birth to a son, Li Wangzheng looked at the new life and was somewhat reluctant to give it to Li Wangtian to raise.
Wang Xiulian held the child tightly, refusing to let anyone touch him, fearing that in the blink of an eye, Li Wangzheng would give the child away.
Finally, Li Wangtian came to the door with gifts and solemnly said that it was inconvenient for him to raise a child on his own, so why not let him be the child's foster father? If he returned to Henan Province and could not find Qin Tao, Li Shigui and Li Chunli, then he would have no choice but to let this child take care of him.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll give all my wealth to this little one! I won't let him work for nothing!"
Thus, the child, named Li Shi'an by Li Wangzheng, had Li Wangtian as his adoptive father immediately after birth.
Just then, as the rain began to pour down again, Li Wangzheng, his eyes red, looked at Li Wangtian, who was silently drinking glass after glass, and said something he had always wanted to say but never dared to.
"Tianzi, I... I regret it!"
You're right. I naively believed what that merchant said, and in just seven years, I became convinced that your sister-in-law and the others were all dead.
Not only did I marry a new wife, but she also gave birth to a baby!
"In the future, if I see your sister-in-law and niece, tell me, how...how will I ever have the face to see them again!"
After setting down his wine glass, Li Wangtian let out a long, drawn-out sigh.
"Brother, let's take it one step at a time."
You're the only one who says that the merchants in those pictures are telling the truth?
If my sister-in-law and the others are really looking for you, then... are my Tao Niang, Shi Gui, and Chun Li still alive?
Didn't the merchant who brought you the news earlier say that the village was empty and there wasn't a single person left?
Did Uncle Fu lead everyone to escape?
They've moved to a new place, and that's when my sister-in-law started looking for you, little by little.
As Li Wangtian spoke, he became more and more convinced that what he was saying was right. He became increasingly agitated as he spoke, his eyes wide like copper bells as he stared at Li Wangzheng, whose eyes were still red-rimmed, and said word by word, "Brother, please help me retire from the army!"
"I want to go back! I want to go back and find Tao Niang and the others!"
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