Chapter 39: Joining the Military Household
After a busy period, as soon as the laborers finished their meal, Song Liyun grabbed Xiao An, who was about to clean up the dishes with an empty stomach, and said softly, "Xiao An, you haven't eaten yet, so don't work anymore.
Go find me in the grove with the men's workers. I have something to say."
As he said this, he stuffed his multi-grain steamed bun into his hand.
After being accused of being a freeloader today, Xiao An refused to take the steamed buns that belonged to him and did not go to Song Zhenping's place to eat.
At this time, seeing his sister giving him a steamed bun, Xiao An bit his lip.
He looked around first, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he quickly took the steamed bun and stuffed it into his arms.
Seeing this, Song Liyun felt depressed again.
Xiao An ran to the male workers' side to find Song Zhenping. Song Liyun turned around and glanced coldly at Xu Yan'er who was peeping at her in the kitchen shed. She was trying to prevent her from stealing things for Xiao An.
I couldn't help but sneer in my heart: Is it worth it to go through so much trouble for a few whole-grain steamed buns?
She didn't have time to argue with a little girl at this moment.
As soon as they reached the edge of the grove, Song Zhenping and Xiao An came running over. They were walking so fast that even their steps were obviously lame.
"Yun'er, did someone talk about you today? You gave the steamed bun to Xiao'an again? This is for you."
Song Zhenping arrived late for dinner and did not see Song Liyun and Mrs. Cui arguing. He only found out about it after dinner.
Thinking that Yun'er had given her own rations to Xiao An and that he would definitely go hungry, he hurriedly took out a cloth bag from his arms.
It contained half a multi-grain steamed bun that he had saved.
If Xiao An's act of stealing food just now made Song Liyun feel upset, then Song Zhenping's hiding of the steamed buns at this time was like a heavy object pressing on her heart, almost suffocating her.
On the way, she gave the two brothers energy bars. At first, the brothers ate them, but they stopped eating them the next day.
They said that since we have the whole grain steamed buns provided by the army, we don’t need energy bars and we should save them.
Now everyone lives in large dormitories, and there is not even a place to put things, let alone store food.
Seeing that they really didn't want to eat, Song Liyun stopped giving them any more.
Unexpectedly, Song Zhenping started saving steamed buns again.
The wet steamed bun would become smelly if it was stuffed in his arms for a day, but he would not eat it.
If Song Liyun didn't know that he had been relying on this to support Xiao An and herself for the past ten years, she would have thought he was a fool.
Song Liyun, of course, didn't eat his steamed buns. She threw the bag back to Song Zhenping and said directly, "I don't want to work on the stove anymore."
Song Zhenping: “……?”
He thought that only by working can one have food to eat. No matter how much he saved on food, he could only feed Xiao An. If his second sister didn't want to work, all three of them would surely starve.
But when he thought about hearing Xiao An being scolded for eating for free and feeling wronged during the meal, Song Zhenping was speechless.
"Brother, come with me to the military camp to find Captain Luo." Song Liyun said calmly.
"Why are we looking for Captain Luo? If... those people bully you, we will go find Uncle Kui, or Uncle Qin." Song Zhenping muttered, picking at his fingers.
Song Dekui knew how to take care of livestock, so he was transferred from the military camp to manage the large vehicle fleet as soon as he arrived in Suijin Town. He also had a good relationship with several small flag officers, but he did not work for the sand and gravel team.
Uncle Qin was also promoted to be a temporary leader to manage the civilians.
Song Liyun shook her head and said she wasn't looking for anyone.
Originally, serving labor service was not a serious goal, but just a means to leave Xiaoshi Village.
Now that you are out, you must have plans to settle down long-term.
"Brother, let's change to military households! We can stay in Suijin Town."
"What? A military household. From now on, all your descendants will be soldiers." Song Zhenping jumped up in shock.
Because they were building houses for the military camp, Song Zhenping had heard people around him talking about military households a lot these days.
Normally they had to pay military rations, and if they gave birth to a son, he could only serve as a soldier and could not take the imperial examination to become an official. It was said that their lives were worse off than those of ordinary farmers.
Seeing him so frightened, Song Liyun laughed immediately. She was not afraid that Song Zhenping would feel bad, so she said directly: "Brother, not everyone wants to join the army. You and Xiao An are definitely not qualified, don't worry.
As for future generations...Brother, did you ever think about your own children when you were in Xiaoshi Village?"
Song Zhenping seemed to be hit on the head with a club, and his face instantly turned blue and red.
In Xiaoshi Village, Xiaoan and I were hungry and cold, and all we thought about every day was how to survive.
Getting married was something he had never thought about.
Now you have only had two days of full meals and you are already thinking about your descendants.
Song Zhenping's face flushed, and he felt deeply guilty. Yun'er was indeed thoughtful.
He and his two siblings were different from other people who were doing labor service. They were not originally there to work.
Others can go home anytime after work, they have houses, land, and families.
I am homeless and have no place to stay.
When winter comes, you will freeze to death. You are almost losing your life. What are you still thinking about military households, civilian households, and descendants?
If I were to settle down in Suijin Town...
There are rivers and land here. Apart from those rumors, it's actually quite good.
"Okay, Yun'er, I, I'll listen to you."
After a brief discussion, the brother and sister decided not to return to the construction site and went directly to the newly built barracks.
In the garrison, Captain Luo, with a big beard, was scratching his head and looking at the account book.
The artificial food consumed during this time was densely written in a thick book, which made his head hurt.
After turning a page casually, Captain Luo's gaze slipped behind the exquisite grid next to him.
Behind the exquisite partition was a long desk, where a young man wearing a black silk headband and a dark grey waistcoat was sitting, also checking the accounts.
The man seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. When Captain Luo turned his head, he looked up and looked at him with a smile: "Captain Luo, I'm tired of looking. Do you need me to give you some ginseng soup?"
This man looked to be about twenty years old and had a very outstanding appearance.
Although she was wearing the ordinary uniform of the Wu Dynasty, her eyebrows were deep, her nose was high, and she wore a small cat-eye earring on her left ear, giving her a completely different temperament from the people of the Wu Dynasty.
Captain Luo felt the hair on his back when he looked at that handsome face. He chuckled and said, "Third Young Master, you are just joking with me. I just wanted to see if you were tired and whether you would like us to bring in some ginseng soup."
The young man raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I'm not joking with you. If Captain Luo has the time, you can talk to him more when Lord Hou is around."
Captain Luo jumped to his feet, waving his hands in fear: "Little Ancestor, please spare me! I'll check the accounts right away. Hey! I won't dare to do it again, okay?"
Seeing him begging for mercy, the young man snorted coldly, "My Lord said that all border patrol officers are not allowed to leave their posts without permission. Captain Luo has already traveled over a hundred miles this time and even robbed the laborers who were doing their labor service.
Do you know how many letters were sent from the Hecheng government office to the Zhenbei government office, and how much spit was thrown in the court? All of this is caused by you... Don't you know how to clean up your hands? "
Captain Luo looked aggrieved: "I didn't let them catch me. If anyone is to blame, it should be someone else. How could we be stopped by the government?"
The young man stood up, his expression calm, "They were being targeted by the city's government."
"Tsk!" Captain Luo laughed out loud.
They divided the laborers on the way and left separately, but two teams were intercepted.
Seeing the young man glaring at him, Captain Luo quickly covered his mouth with his hands. The action looked extremely funny against his big beard.
Just then, a soldier came to report: "Captain, there are two civilians outside who want to see you, and they also want to join the military household!"
Few people are willing to join the military household, but now they actually come to the door on their own initiative, and there is joy in the soldier's voice.
Captain Luo was also stunned when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and ran out: "Let's go, let's show this official who is so desperate."
A light cough was heard from behind Linglong.
Captain Luo changed the subject: "Ah! Let's see who is so loyal and courageous for his king and country."
Watching Captain Luo disappear outside the door, the smile on Zhao Tingduo's face faded, and a layer of worry hung between his brows.
(End of this chapter)
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