"I want to join the army."
Zhao Erzhu raised his head with great seriousness, looking at the brothers and sisters, and said, "When I bought the carriage, I asked a well-traveled merchant for help. He found out that Linzhou is in turmoil, and the subordinate Gu County is currently recruiting soldiers. If you don't die after joining the army, you can directly become a member of the Linzhou Prefecture's personal guard. Did you know that Linzhou Prefecture is the territory of the current Protector of the Country, and the Protector of the Country is the god of war in our Daye Dynasty?"
"What if he dies?"
Sanzhu asked a rather plain question.
"What if he's not dead?" Zhao Erzhu asked a more plain question.
So Zhao Dazhu asked a compromise question, "What if he's not dead, but is missing arms and legs?"
"Can't you support me?" Zhao Erzhu asked.
"No wonder mother hit you," Zhao Taohua didn't know whether to laugh or smile bitterly. She had asked everyone about their ambitions before. The eldest brother was simple, with a wife and children, a warm bed, the third brother liked to do business, the fourth brother liked to study, and only the second brother could not say anything.
Only then did she realize that she had always wanted to be a soldier.
"When my family was poor in my early years, I kept asking about joining the army. I heard that soldiers were provided with food and money, so I wanted to go. Unfortunately, there was no conscription at the time, and I had no choice. I didn't want to. I went back and forth, and I became obsessed with it. I especially loved listening to storytellers talk about the great general who protected the country. If I could serve under him, I would die gloriously. But don't worry, I will die. Didn't we eat that spiritual fruit? After eating it, I felt a completely different person. I felt refreshed, my ears and eyes were sharp, and I felt that if I went to the battlefield, I would survive."
Zhao Erzhu said with great confidence.
"But you don't know anything? Can you fight?"
"Just learn. Not everyone can do it right away," Zhao Erzhu is optimistic.
"What if the war ends in a month?" Zhao Taohua gave a spoiler. A month later, the war quickly subsided. To be precise, it was not a big deal.
Maybe he was dismissed as soon as he joined the team.
"Then I have to hurry up, otherwise I won't be able to catch up," Zhao Erzhu said anxiously. It seemed that he really wanted to go.
Zhao Taohua never thought that her second brother, who had always been by her side and made her feel so at ease, would leave her side in such an unexpected way.
Intellectually speaking, he is an adult, and an older bachelor in ancient times. He has his own thoughts and ambitions. It would be too cruel to forcibly bind him with family affection.
But emotionally, she really couldn't bear it. She sent her second brother to join the army with her own hands, and when she heard with her own ears that he was no longer alive, she would blame herself for the rest of her life, even if the other party might not agree at all.
"Second brother, life doesn't just have one path..."
"Peach blossom."
Zhao Erzhu looked at Zhao Taohua and said, "I've always felt that you're the one in this family who understands me best, but I never thought you'd say something like this? If I used the saying that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, and used all the traditional ways of being a woman to bind you, not letting you go out to do business, leaving your family starving and impoverished, and then even wanted to marry you off to someone I consider a good man, and then let you marry him and have him wash clothes, cook, and raise children for you, would you think that was being kind to you?"
Zhao Taohua was silent.
"Brother, if I don't agree and you and sister-in-law insist on breaking up..."
"Okay, stop talking about me. I passed it," Zhao Dazhu said with his eyes closed. Listen to what nonsense you say all day long.
"Three Pillars..."
"My dear second brother, I understand. As men, we all understand." Everyone has some stupid dreams. But you are already 27 years old, and you can still dream so realistically. You are considered a talent.
"So you guys?"
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