Chapter 431: Only those who pass the military examination can go to the battlefield
Seeing this, Xu Wencheng stopped and turned back to pat Jiang on the back to comfort her.
There was guilt and heartache on his face.
"Mom, don't be like this."
Jiang sniffed and said, "Then you must promise mother that you will never think of going to the battlefield again."
"I……"
Xu Wencheng felt somewhat unwilling in his heart.
Song Yuntang stepped forward and took Jiang's hand to make peace.
"Mom, please don't push Wencheng like this. Although being a soldier is dangerous, there are ways to reduce the risk."
Xu Wencheng asked hurriedly, "What method did sister-in-law mention?"
Song Yuntang winked at him.
"When I was in the provincial capital, I heard people say that there will be a military child exam in February next year and a military provincial exam in October. Both the military child exam and the military provincial exam are held every three years and can be taken consecutively. If you can pass the exam, you will be a military candidate. With the title of a military candidate, you can at least become a lieutenant or a thousand-man commander on the battlefield, which is at least a higher starting point than a rookie who joins the army directly."
"If you pass the military examination, you can continue to take the military examination."
Xu Wencheng shook his head.
"It's enough to be a martial arts candidate. When it comes to fighting, you can only see real skills on the battlefield."
Xu Qingye, who was reading a book by the windowsill, glanced at him.
"Don't even think about going to the military camp until you pass the military exam."
Since the eldest brother had spoken, Xu Wencheng naturally nodded.
"Don't worry, big brother. If I can't even pass the military examination, it means I'm not cut out to lead troops into battle. Then I'll listen to my parents, stay at home, marry a wife and have children, and help my sister-in-law run the business."
Seeing that the children had decided the matter in unison, although Jiang was still worried, she didn't say anything.
"This is how life is for you and your parents. We don't expect you to achieve much. We just hope you can live in peace. Even if you are mediocre, that's fine."
She sighed and looked at Xu Wencheng.
"Since your brother and sister-in-law have said so, you should do as they say and act more prudently in the future, and don't make your parents worry."
Xu Wencheng nodded seriously.
"I will, mother."
Song Yuntang glanced in the direction of Xu Qingye, smiled and went into the house. She leaned on Xu Qingye's shoulder and looked at the book in his hand.
"We just finished the exam, don't you want to take a break?"
Xu Qingye closed the book in his hand, took her hand and let her sit on his lap.
"Just now I saw you talking to mother and Wencheng outside, so I took a look at the book. What do you want to do today, Tang'er? I'll accompany you."
Song Yuntang put his arms around his neck.
"Shall we go to the farm after lunch? The sweet potatoes, yams, and taro from the mountains should be harvested in a few days. I want to go and take a look at the situation."
Xu Qingye nodded.
"good."
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After lunch, the two of them took Xia Ning and Nian'er to the farm.
"Nian'er, there are many people in the farm, and there are walls built around it. I think your parents don't dare to come here. If I am not here in the future and you come to Cile Town alone, you can live in the new courtyard. It is safe here." After getting off the carriage, Song Yuntang said as he walked.
Nian'er, wearing a veiled hat, nodded.
"good."
Song Yuntang looked at her. "Go and rest in the courtyard first. You don't need to do anything these few days. Just keep applying the ointment for a few days. By the time you return to the county town the day after tomorrow, the rash should be almost gone."
"yes."
Nian'er nodded and walked into the yard.
"The boss is here."
When the people in the village saw Song Yuntang, they all greeted her.
After Song Yuntang responded one by one, he found Qiao Da.
"Uncle Joe, have you started harvesting sweet potatoes and yams?"
Joe laughed and nodded.
"We have started harvesting yams today. It looks like the harvest is pretty good, not less than what Wu Wei said last year. After we harvest them, are we going to sell them directly to pharmacies like the Wu family did?"
Song Yuntang shook his head.
"No need to sell it to drug dealers. We planted less than ten acres of land last year. We will keep one-third for seeds. We will plant more next year. We will evenly supply the rest to Mingyue Tower and Huajianzui, keep some for our own consumption, and sell the rest at the intersection."
Qiao Da responded.
"Okay, the sweet potatoes in the field haven't been harvested yet. I think it will be about time after the yams are harvested."
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Uncle Qiao, when you go back today, please bring some yams for me to share with my grandparents and my parents. Also, bring two chickens for my grandparents and my parents. I won't keep you here any longer. I'll go take a look at the sweet potato field."
He turned and looked at Xia Ning.
"Xia Ning, go to the back mountain and dig up more taro. We will take some back to Lushan Village later."
Xia Ning clasped his fists.
"yes."
Qiao Da and Qiao Er are both good at farming and hardworking. Their sweet potato field is clean without a single weed.
Song Yuntang held Xu Qingye's hand and went down to the field, then started digging with a small hoe.
"Let's dig a few more bushes and share some with grandpa, grandma and uncle."
Xu Qingye took the small hoe from her.
"Let me do it."
Song Yuntang handed him the small hoe and squatted beside him, watching the man slowly dig out the sweet potatoes one by one from the ground.
Maybe beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
In her eyes, even simple repetitive movements had a special kind of beauty when he did them.
Xu Qingye glanced in her direction and said, "It's not easy for you to come back once, Tang'er, why don't you go back to Rongshu Village to take a look?"
Song Yuntang shook his head.
"It's been seven or eight days since the Moon Festival. I'd better not go. I asked someone to send some gifts to my family before the festival. I'll go and see them after the New Year. By then, my sister-in-law will be giving birth soon."
Whenever something happened in the farm, she would ask Qiao Da to send some over there.
They hardly have to spend money on food, so their lives should be much better than before.
Seeing Xu Qingye's puzzled expression, she added, "I haven't told you before, have I? My sister-in-law is pregnant again. It's estimated to be almost six months now, and the due date is the end of December."
When she only had her little niece, Mrs. Liu was extremely partial to her. If this baby is a boy, my niece’s life will be difficult.
She didn't want to be treated specially. When her niece was born, she gave her a silver longevity lock. She would give another longevity lock to her second child, regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl.
Then I will buy new clothes for each of the two children.
The doubt in Xu Qingye's eyes disappeared.
"If I follow the teacher to the capital, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Rongshu Village with you during the New Year this year."
"It's okay. Xia Ning and Nian'er are with me." Song Yuntang said with a smile, "We celebrate the New Year every year. You can go with me when you have time in the future."
Xu Qingye nodded.
"good."
I dug two full baskets of sweet potatoes.
Xu Qingye carried two baskets of sweet potatoes, while Song Yuntang held sweet potato vines cut from the trees, and they walked towards the courtyard together.
Xia Ning, who happened to be digging taro in the back mountain, also returned to the yard with a basket.
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