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Chapter 3. Joining the Army

It is said that "whatever you want" is what you want. When Zhao Laogen was worried about the recruitment again, within a few days he summoned the men, women, young and old in the village to officially announce the recruitment in public.

There was also a tall and strong man wearing animal skin armor standing beside Li Zheng, who was sharp-eyed and looked. Li Zheng deliberately lagging behind this person half a position, as if he was quite afraid of him.

Zhao Laogen and Hua Chen stood in the crowd, and Zhao Laogen looked calm because Hua Chen wanted to join the army instead of Zhao Xiaozhi. At first, Zhao Laogen strongly opposed it at first, saying that he could not be ashamed of his benefactor. Later, Hua Chen insisted strongly, and Zhao Laogen was worried about his son again, so he agreed, and kept saying that he would repay Hua Chen as his cow or horse in the next life. Of course, the conversation between the two was carried out while avoiding Zhao Xiaozhi. Now Xiaozhi regards Hua Chen as his benefactor and brother, and he will definitely not agree.

The reason why Hua Chen wanted to join the army instead of Zhao Xiaozhi was that although Xiaozhi's body is better than before, it is not a normal person, let alone a difficult military life; secondly, it has been a while since he came to this brand new world, and Hua Chen's heart has calmed down, and he began to consider his future - people must have some reasons to live, and the army is undoubtedly full of opportunities.

After the conscription was announced, the man who was already in front of him took another step forward and said in a low and thick voice: "My name is Zheng Wenzhong. This time I came to the army to supervise. Now a strong man will come to each household to gather in front of me and return to the military camp." After a pause, he added: "The young master said that each person joins the army and sends his family ten dou of rice and five kilograms of meat." There was a sudden cheer from the lower part of the worker. These working people in the middle and lower classes of slave society regard this as a great gift, and in their hearts, Gongzi Qingji's identity became a little taller.

At first, Hua Chen thought that this was just about working and getting wages. The army paid wages, which was no big deal. But then he thought that in this era, it was very strange that the superiors could love the people so much or understand how to win the hearts of the people. At this point, his interest in this young master Qingji deepened a little.

Not long after, all the recruits gathered. Under the leadership of the Han Dynasty, Hua Chen left the village where he had lived for nearly a month. "Uncle Gen, Xiaozhi, I don't know if he will meet again in the future." Hua Chen thought to himself. After making up his mind to join the army for Xiaozhi, Hua Chen moved to the mountain to pick enough medicinal materials, and Xiaozhi could turn over and sit up, so he didn't have to continue massage. Therefore, he was not worried about Xiaozhi, but he just left to join the army without saying goodbye. Xiaozhi might be dissatisfied with Zhao Laogen, but that was the business of their father and son, so he had to worry about it.

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When he came to Aicheng, he saw such a complete tall city wall for the first time, the moat outside the wall and the suspension bridge that was laid down. Hua Chen looked around like a curious baby. Everything around him made him full of curiosity. The feeling was like the first time a cowherd came into the city in the countryside. Hua Chen could not blame him. He had only contacted this acre of three-point land in Zhaojia Village. The first time he saw such a tall building, he would still be excited. Fortunately, Zhao Erzhu was like him, and he didn't feel so embarrassed.

People are always like this. For example, if you fail the exam, you will definitely feel depressed. But if Erya next door to your house fails, you may hold Erya's hand and say excitedly: "So we are all the same."

Zhao Erzhu is also from Zhaojia Village. He met when Hua Chen was wandering around the village. Hua Chen felt that Zhao Erzhu was the first friend he met in this world.

Zhao Erzhu is like others. Although sometimes he can't understand Hua Chen's "bird song", he is still happy to communicate with Hua Chen. The two young people who are also idle all day long quickly found a common language. They went up the mountain to collect herbs, went down the river to catch fish together, and sat on the big rock at the entrance of the village together in a daze, like a pair of good gay friends.

When we arrived at the military camp located in the northwest of Aicheng (it is said to be another one in the northeast), several teams of guards holding long halberds were walking around patrolling. There were wooden high platforms in each of the four corners of the military camp, with sentries looking out. This scene made Hua Chen think of the headquarters of the Japanese military police during the War of Resistance.

On the first day, I came to the military camp and had no training tasks. Under the leadership of Zheng Wenzhong, the recruits had a preliminary understanding of the deployment of the military camp. The dinner food in the military camp was good, at least much better than Zhao Laogen's craftsmanship. "The food and accommodation conditions will be greatly improved in the future." Hua Chen thought optimistically.

The optimistic attitude lasted for less than a quarter of an hour and flew out of the sky. Because the place where he lived was really hard to complain, Hua Chen was still a thatched hut, so Hua Chen didn't say much, but dozens of people were building a large thatched hut on the floor. What happened? You know, people did not have the habit of wearing underwear in the Spring and Autumn Period. At night, the dozens of old men were swaying in front of themselves with their butts barely on their backs. It felt so sour when they thought about it.

The daily training in the military camp is more boring than the military training of Huachen University. There are many girls in the military training in college. Although the exquisite curves are ruthlessly covered by the wide military uniform, their beautiful faces cannot be covered. In this military camp, which is full of male creatures, there are all big men with beards. A group of people poke here and there with long stick-like objects like broken sticks every day, poking here and there, and they have to shout "Hey~ha~". Those who don't know think they are making a very popular movie in Japan.

The best time of the day is not eating or sleeping, but working at night. The food is getting harder to swallow, and every time it is the same as the first day, never changed. Hua Chen wondered if the master of the slaughter only knew this style; the quality of sleep was also extremely poor, and a group of men with amazing lung capacity snored in unison, and the sound was like an old-fashioned train entering the platform. Sleeping was a luxury for Hua Chen.

The nights in the military camp are like bonfire parties, and there will be a cluster of bonfires not far away. Hua Chen likes fires. Whenever he looks at the flames that are beating like an elf, the beautiful word "hope" will appear in his mind.

It was another night of duty. At this time, Hua Chen was talking about life and ideals with Zhao Erzhu by the bonfire. The two young people who "love the world" expanded the conversation as much as possible to a broader world. Their thoughts floated in the streets and alleys of Zhaojia Village, and the topics were all over the east, west, south and north of the military camp.

"Hua Chen, when will we go back to the village? My father told me a marriage in the east village. When I return to the village, I will get married." Zhao Erzhu said yearningly. He was only twenty years old and about the same age as Hua Chen, but in this era, he was indeed at the age of getting married and having children.

"I don't know either. Oh, I said Erzhu, have you ever seen your wife?"

"No."

"Damn! You haven't seen her before, just want to get married. What if she is a dinosaur?"

"What dragon is that you are talking about?"

"Just~just forget it, you don't understand it, anyway, it's a terrible meaning."

"You're talking nonsense, how could my wife be terrible!"

"Oh! I'll protect you like this before I've married you. In the future, you will definitely be a wife-protecting maniac."

"I don't know what dragon or demon you mean, but my wife must be a good woman."

"Then have you seen your wife?" Hua Chen asked with a smile. He likes to tease Zhao Erzhu, just like he likes to go home on holidays to tease his uncle's younger brother.
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