In this chaotic world, survival is not easy.
The saying "Harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things" is easy to say, but in this world, whose family can be peaceful and safe?
The Yi family, though not spanning several generations, maintained a very good relationship among the siblings.
They are all in good health. The sisters married good men and never came back to cry because they had a hard time living in their husbands' homes.
This peace is hard-won, and the Shepherd will not allow outsiders to disrupt it.
As for the eldest brother, he's a good-for-nothing; he has the desire to steal but not the guts. As long as you keep him in check, he won't dare to do anything reckless.
The eldest sister-in-law had the kitchen prepare a bowl of fish ball and egg drop soup, and personally brought it up and placed it in front of Yi Mu.
The eldest brother, holding his anger, reprimanded her abruptly: "Drinking so much soup so late at night, you'll have to get up eight hundred times a night."
The eldest sister-in-law was not one to be bullied, and immediately rolled her eyes at him.
"You think your little brother is like you, unable to control his bladder?"
The eldest brother's face turned red, and he stammered for a long time, unable to come up with a rebuttal.
Yi Mu burst out laughing, his stomach hurt from laughing so much.
My little niece, not understanding why, laughed along with him.
My nephew walked in, puzzled, and asked what was wrong.
His father told him to go to the study to check the accounts.
The eldest sister-in-law objected, "It's the New Year, why are you making the children settle accounts? Sit down and continue eating."
My nephew was very envious when he heard that Yi Mu would be joining the army after the New Year.
"My uncle will be able to handle a gun from now on. When he comes home from the army, he must teach me how to shoot."
On this issue, the couple surprisingly agreed with each other.
"Why is this kid thinking about handling guns all day? Can you even do basic math?"
"Qisheng, after you finish eating, hurry back to your room and study. Don't think about guns and cannons, they're too dangerous."
My nephew looked dejected. All boys want to go to the battlefield to defend their country, and he wanted to go too.
When Yimu went to the battlefield, he went with a purpose.
A hothouse flower like my nephew would be cannon fodder on the battlefield.
To avoid hurting the child's feelings, he made up a lie: "It's nothing, I'll teach you next time I come back."
As he spoke, he gave his elder brother and sister-in-law a wink.
My nephew's mood improved again, and he ate an extra bowl of rice, which was unusual for him.
After his nephew left with his little niece, Yi Mu made a promise to the eldest son and his wife.
“I was the only one from the Yi family to go to the battlefield. After that, no matter how much the children threw tantrums, I wouldn’t let them go.”
The current War of Resistance against Japan has not yet begun, but is merely a series of small-scale wars between warlords.
When the full-scale war of resistance against Japan began, the battlefields were filled with tens of thousands of dead.
The eldest son had high hopes for his eldest son, and Yi Mu would never let him go to the battlefield.
That night, Yi Mu went to his third sister's husband's house.
His third sister was the best married among her sisters; her husband was a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy and came from a military family.
He rose through the ranks quickly after joining the army, becoming a division commander in just a few years.
Coincidentally, this third brother-in-law belonged to an army that was the mortal enemy of the Gu army under Zeng Guangzhao.
Yi Mu approached his third brother-in-law and asked him to find him an official position in the army, not too high, not too low, and money was not an issue.
My third sister's husband has a close relationship with the commander, so it wouldn't be difficult for him, a wealthy young man, to get a position in the military.
His staff officer had been killed in action, and he was looking for someone to fill the position, so he conveniently placed Yi Mu'an in the team.
Staff officers during the Republic of China era generally had no real power; they were just given a fancy title.
The fifth young master of the Yi family, that good-for-nothing, didn't come here to collect military pay; he just thought military officers were a novelty and wanted to come and see for himself.
Once his curiosity wears off, he'll definitely have to leave.
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