Chapter 214: Worth the Life
In fact, Brother Tang was a brave and careful person, and he also knew kung fu, so riding a horse was not a difficult task for him. After Taiping followed him for two trips, he began to ride the horse by himself and strolled around the mountain, going faster and faster, and gradually let go of the reins and ran for a short distance.
Brother Yuan came down from the mountain and looked at him from a distance: "What are you doing?"
Brother Tang smiled and said, "I'll learn how to ride a horse."
Brother Yuan said, "This kind of horse that pulls a cart needs to be sturdy and strong, not able to run. If you want to learn, go to my stable and find a good horse to learn. You also need to find a spacious place to practice."
Brother Tang walked up to him, jumped off his horse and said, "No need, I just want to get familiar with it."
He hesitated for a moment, but still said to him: "Brother Dayuan, I have an idea, can you help me think about it?"
Brother Yuan nodded and motioned for him to speak.
He said, "I want to join the army. I want to go when the military is called up next year."
Brother Yuan raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "Why do you want to join the army?"
Brother Tang said slowly, "My second brother asked me what I wanted to do before. I had always thought about doing my best to protect my family. I was younger at that time, and I couldn't handle this one thing well, and I didn't have the heart to think about other things. Later, Xinbao woke up, and life at home got better day by day. Erlang and Sanlang also had a way out. Silang was still young and had things he wanted to do. I kept thinking about what I should do."
He paused, and stroked the horse's mane with his big hand. "I feel like this horse. I have no reluctance to pull the cart. As the eldest son, this is my responsibility, and I can't do whatever I want. But if I don't need to pull the cart, and everyone can live well, I'm still willing to go out and try my luck."
"If I stay at home and farm, I will know today what the next ten years will be like. I am not willing to live such a mediocre life. So I have been thinking, if I am as good at studying as Erlang, would I be willing to take the imperial examination? I don't want to; if I am as strong as Sanlang, would I be willing to be a gangster? I don't want to; Silang likes doing business, Xinbao likes plants, so what do I like?"
He took a breath and said, "I want to do something serious. I want to join the army. I want to guard the country like I guard my home. I want to fight on the battlefield with a group of passionate men like a real man to defend my home and country. I want every drop of my sweat and blood to be worthwhile. I want to bring glory to my parents and my brothers and sisters."
He spoke in a low voice, but his tone was not very sonorous as he expressed such vision and ambition.
He is such a person. He does things more based on a sense of responsibility and is willing to take on some things. He believes that he can do it, so he can speak so calmly.
Brother Yuan couldn't help but raise his hand and patted him on the shoulder.
He felt that the Tang family's children were really good and outstanding.
Who doesn’t dream in this world? Others just dream, but they are serious whether they say it or not.
I've decided that I'm going to work hard.
Whether it is the considerations before making a decision or the efforts after making a decision, there is an indescribable sense of belief that is truly touching.
Brother Yuan said, "If you really want to ask for my opinion, then my opinion is that you can join the army, but don't do military service, because military service, how can I put it, who wants to be a soldier if they can pay the money? So most of the people who go are mediocre, and they will not be taken seriously after joining the army, and even if they have achievements, it is easy for their superiors to take them away. So you can go by yourself, I can ask my father to help write a letter of introduction and find someone to take you with you, so that it will be easier for you to stand out and get promoted."
Brother Tang hesitated for a moment.
He said, "Brother Dayuan, I still want to join the military because of what you said, 'Who wants to be a soldier if they can pay the money?' I am an ignorant country boy, but I always feel that if the military examination is the 'right way' for a soldier, then joining the army should be the right way!"
"I have always wondered why it is used to punish guilty people. Defending the country is an honorable thing. There should not be such a thing as 'exile to the army' in the world, and soldiers should not be called 'thieves in the army'! There are many strong and powerful people among farmers. My third brother is not the only one with great strength. If such people go to the battlefield, they can fight against a hundred people. Why should we regard joining the army as a way to die? Why can't we regard it as a way to progress?"
"So I thought, I will enlist in the army and go to the border. Maybe one day, I will have some success and spread the word, and someone will think that this is a good way out. Even if I join the army just to get a job, it is much better than joining the army out of desperation!! If one out of ten people can think this way and want to try, then there will be many more good men in the world who are willing to join the army, and my life will not be in vain."
Brother Yuan was silent for a long time.
After a long while, he said, "Tang Shifan, I have nothing to teach you. I am not as good as you. I am waiting for you to wear military uniforms and be appointed as a general and a marquis!!"
A day later, Brother Yuan gave him some military books.
Originally, Brother Tang had not told his parents about this idea, but once the military book was delivered, everyone understood it.
Tang Qingshan asked him: "Have you thought it through?"
Brother Tang said solemnly: "Yes, I have thought about it. I have thought about it for a long time. I am very careful. I have thought it through."
Tang Qingshan said: "Tell me what you were thinking about?"
Brother Tang told him, and Tang Qingshan listened quietly, just nodded, without saying a word extra.
Madam Lin had been listening quietly by the side. When she saw that Tang Qingshan agreed, her eyes turned red. She came over and slapped Brother Tang twice, but she still felt uncomfortable, so she slapped him twice more.
Brother Tang comforted her: "Mother, don't worry, I will be very careful. I know I have a father, a mother, and brothers and sisters to take care of. I will be very careful. I will be fine. I will work hard for a few years and make a name for myself, then I will come back and get married..."
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Xinbao was about to fall asleep, but when he suddenly learned about this, he was frightened and sat on the couch, listening blankly.
Upon hearing this, she jumped off the bed barefoot, jumped onto Brother Tang's lap, and covered his mouth with her hands: "No! Brother will definitely not be able to find a wife! No one wants him! It's so pitiful!"
Brother Tang: “……???”
Mrs. Lin's tears were frightened back by her daughter: "......???"
She laughed and said, "How big of a grudge?"
Brother Tang tried to pull her hand away, but Xinbao covered it with all her strength, it was so frustrating! !
You know, going back to your hometown to get married is like raising a flag! ! A death flag! ! She must pull it out for him! ! Her eyes widened, and Brother Tang looked at her for a while, then smiled and blinked his eyes.
Xinbao slowly loosened his hand and stared at him nervously.
Brother Tang laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I won't marry a wife."
He held his sister in his arms and said to her softly, "Brother, listen to Xinbao. If Xinbao says he won't marry, then he won't marry."
The flag was pulled down successfully!
Xinbao breathed a sigh of relief, but continued to look at him with his big eyes without blinking.
Brother Tang lowered his head slightly, resting his forehead against hers, and said in a deep and gentle voice, "Alright, alright, sweetheart, I'm not going now. It will be next year, which is still a long time. Don't worry, sweetheart, go to sleep."
(End of this chapter)
