Chapter 236 Wanquan signed up for the army, Fubao gave him a jade token
Wan Quan ran out of the shop in a panic, with little Fubao in his arms. He couldn't run fast and almost fell down.
Little Fubao quickly hugged Wanquan's neck and said softly, "Big brother, don't worry, run to where there are more people."
After listening to Xiao Fubao's words, Wanquan seemed to have finally found the direction and ran towards the main street.
As soon as the two men entered the main street, they saw soldiers everywhere and the people were fleeing in panic.
Wan Quan became even more panicked after seeing this, his little face turned pale, he hugged Xiao Fubao tighter, swallowed a few times, and stood in the middle of the street, not knowing where to go.
"That kid, what are you doing standing in the middle? Get out of the way and don't block the road."
A soldier pushed Wan Quan hard, and he staggered to the side of the street. Then Wan Quan realized that something seemed to have happened in the town, but they were not trying to arrest him.
His tense nerves finally relaxed and he was pushed forward by the crowd.
When he arrived at the entrance of the town, he saw a team of soldiers guarding it, and people were registering. There was also a notice posted on the wall. Unfortunately, Wanquan could not read well, so he could not understand the notice. However, he heard people in the crowd talking about the court recruiting soldiers. Today, the Beiliang people have invaded repeatedly, and the court is short of troops. So, recruiting soldiers will start today, and anyone who is fourteen years old or above can voluntarily sign up to join the army.
When Wan Quan heard this, he thought, "Join the army?" He was already thirteen years old after the Chinese New Year, and fourteen in lunar age. The Chinese New Year was just a few months away, and he was born early, with a strong and tall physique, and he really looked like a fourteen-year-old boy. Wan Quan was a little tempted.
Influenced by Wan Xingmo, he felt inexplicably excited about joining the army. He glanced at the people queuing up to sign up and began to seriously consider the matter.
He has two younger brothers in the family, and his father is getting married soon. As the eldest son, he should provide for his younger brothers. Moreover, he has a murder case on his hands. Instead of living in fear, he might as well go out and give it a try. Maybe he can make a name for himself.
Wan Quan had a plan in mind, and looked at the little Fubao in his arms. Thinking of the fact that his family always asked this little sister whenever they made important decisions, he also asked tentatively: "Sister, do you think it's okay for me to join the army?"
Little Fubao shook his head and nodded again, without really understanding what it meant.
"Sister, what do you mean? Why doesn't your brother understand?"
Little Fubao didn't say anything, but put his arms around Wanquan's neck and looked at the conscription office.
Wan Quan didn't care about anything else at this time and went straight forward to queue up to sign up.
After registering, he will leave with the army in the afternoon. Wanquan doesn't have much time left, so he has to send little Fubao back to the shop quickly.
Now that he is a soldier, I think those officers wouldn't dare to do anything to him.
As soon as Wanquan returned to the shop, he saw the policeman walking out. He looked very satisfied. The policeman passed by Wanquan without even looking at him.
Wan Shuang also saw Wan Quan standing at the door holding little Fubao, and hurried over.
"Brother, I made a mistake. Those officials just now were here to have a meal. They were the officials escorting the exiles. I misunderstood. Are you okay?"
Wan Quan shook his head, then quickly walked into the backyard. Wan Laoer was cleaning up the leftovers in the backyard room, and heard Wan Quan standing at the door calling him.
"Uncle, come out for a moment. I have something to tell you."
Wan Laoer quickly put down the work in his hands, walked out, and had a worried look on his face.
"Quan'er, where did you go just now? Xi'er said you ran away. Did you run into anyone?"
Wan Laoer also thought that the officers were here to arrest people, but he didn't expect that they were wrong.
"Uncle, I'm joining the army and will be leaving this afternoon."
Wan Quan's words stunned Wan Laoer, and he quickly pulled Wan Quan into the next room.
"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? You have to be fourteen to join the army. How can they accept you when you are not even fourteen?"
"Uncle, it's true. There's a military recruitment going on at the entrance of town. I've already signed up. I'll be fourteen next year, so a few months won't make a difference. I'll just sign up when I'm fourteen."
Wan Laoer was so angry that he wanted to hit someone. It was such a big matter, but this kid didn't even say a word and acted first and reported later.
"No, I don't agree. None of my family members agree. Second uncle will go talk to the official and have your name checked out. He can use money or connections. Anyway, you can't go. Your father won't agree to let you go either."
Wan Laoer was about to go out as he spoke, but Wan Quan fell to his knees on the ground with a thud, and Xiao Fubao hurried to pull him up.
"Big brother, stand up, big brother, don't kneel."
But little Fubao was too weak to pull it.
Wan Laoer heard the noise and looked back, only to see Wan Quan kneeling on the ground motionless.
"Uncle, please help me. Joining the army is my only way out. I'm not good at studying, and my brain isn't as fast as Wan Xi's when it comes to calculating. I only inherited my father's strength. Instead of waiting here in fear for someone to arrest me, I might as well serve my country and make meritorious deeds. Even if I die on the battlefield, I don't want to die in prison. Uncle, please."
Wan Lao Er turned around and pulled Wan Quan up from the ground. "Since you have made up your mind to leave, my words alone do not count. We need to wait for your grandma to nod. Your other two uncles also need to know about this. Please sit down first."
Wan Lao Er lowered his head and said to Xiao Fubao, "Girl, keep an eye on your big brother and don't let him run around."
"Well, all right, Fubao will definitely look after big brother."
Wan Laoer ran to the front to call for help.
Little Fubao sat on Wanquan's lap, looked at Wanquan and asked, "Big brother, are you afraid to join the army? Fubao doesn't want you to die."
Wan Quan smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, sister. I won't die. I will work hard to kill the enemy and strive to become a general. Then you will be the general's sister, and no one will dare to look down on you. I will take you to ride a real horse and parade in the streets with red flowers. I want my sister to be the most dazzling woman in Da Qi."
Although little Fubao didn't quite understand what was said, she was very supportive. She quickly clapped her hands and cheered, "Great, brother, you are great. Fubao wants to give him a gift."
As Xiao Fubao spoke, he took out a jade token from his neck and placed it in Wanquan's palm.
"Big brother, this is Fubao's favorite gift. I'm giving it to you now. You can come back if you wear it."
Wan Quan took a look at the jade pendant and found it very familiar. This jade pendant was indeed what Xiao Fubao often wore and he never took it off, which showed that he really liked it.
"Since my sister likes it, I can't have it. When I come back, I will buy her a jade pendant that is better than this one."
Wan Quan said this and was about to put the jade pendant back on Fubao.
"Big brother, don't you like the gift Fubao gave you? Grandma said that you should accept the gift when someone gives it to you, otherwise it's impolite."
Wan Quan held the jade token and stopped in mid-air. In the end, Xiao Fubao clumsily put the jade token around Wan Quan's neck.
"Okay, brother, when you wear the jade pendant, you will remember me, and you won't die."
Wanquan found it a little funny. It turned out that this jade pendant was actually a talisman?
Wanquan didn't take it off, but put it inside his clothes. It was still warm with little Fubao's body temperature.
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