Is it not good to be an official? Of course it is good. This is a rare opportunity. The prince is kind-hearted and does not want to covet the credit of Xiao'an Village. Otherwise, it will be settled with just a silver reward.
Once he got an official position, he changed his family background, and his situation was very different in the future.
Yan Yu asked herself, if it were her, would she choose to serve as a small flag in the army?
Probably so.
It's a pity that there are no women in the army, otherwise she really wouldn't mind showing off her talents in the past.
The Beirong are actually not that scary. If you use the right method, it is not difficult to kill them.
But just because she thinks this way doesn’t mean that the people in Xiaoan Village think so too.
How many people are afraid to take this step? The only sky above their heads is this piece of sky they see.
The men in the village found Yan Laoer, whose eyes were red and swollen, and told him their decision.
Yan Laoer didn't even know what they were thinking.
"Tell me, how did you discuss it with your family, but why are you not willing to go?"
Hu Er: "Brother Yan, it's good to be an official, but don't you have to leave home? Let's build the house and clear the land. We will plant food in the spring next year. During the off-season, we can go to the mountains to hunt and dig for medicine. We can also eat some meat."
Advance...We are all trying our best to protect the village, just to live in these hot days. My wife and children are on the hot bed, you forgot, you are always talking about it..."
Yan Laoer: You rely on me?
Wang Dalang: "We discussed it seriously. We even asked the two boys at home. What we thought was that this little flag should not be used in vain. Giving people salary and money is like taking wages. They have to contribute.
We don't dare to think about selling our lives to others and then moving up to become a bigger official in the future. We just think that there are old and young in the family, and we can't leave. Who will do the work in the fields? When Beirong comes back in the future, just rely on that
This group of brats is not enough. Without their father to support them, how can they protect our village?!"
Yan Laoer somewhat understood.
Luo Er has always been a man of few words, and today he also spoke: "We don't want to leave the village. Even if we have to sacrifice our lives, we will still sacrifice our lives for our parents, brothers, and nephews. The other people... we, we don't care about those."
The eldest son-in-law of the Song family also said: "It's not rude to reward us with silver per head. We don't ask for anything else, we just want to live a stable life. If the prince is unhappy...then, let's order less, not two taels, one for each head."
Two and it’s done.”
Yan Laoer:......
That's not how the account is calculated.
However, he understood what everyone was thinking, and thought about asking Qi Da and the others.
Qi Da and Qi Wu were busy making door panels for each house. After listening to it before, they didn't have any thoughts, so they just worked in their own yard, swinging their arms and working happily.
I heard Yan Laoer’s intention.
Qi Da smiled naively: "We want to take care of my mother at home and earn more money to support their mothers."
There were also marriages between his two younger brothers, which he kept in mind as the eldest brother.
Qi Wu was even more sincere: "Brother Yan, I'm not going either. I want to make money with Brother Yan by burning charcoal, hunting pigs, and making spicy sauce.
Old Man Kang has already told us that if he becomes an official, he will not be able to go home. How will the land be reorganized and who will do the work? Besides, Brother Yan, you can earn more than that official by sharing the money of our family.
"
They are not stupid enough not to go.
Yan Laoer went into the room again and looked at Qi Si.
Qi Si also said the same thing: "Brother Yan, I won't go."
We have made an agreement with the waiter, but unfortunately it is a secret and I cannot tell you. When I get better, we will go to Beirong to grab cattle and sheep.
When Yan Laoer went out, he glanced at Old Man Kang in the yard.
After he went out, Mrs. Kang whispered: "That Yan Er looked at you just now. He must have noticed. Why are you meddling in this business? What's wrong with serving in the army? The three brothers of the Qi family are all If you are sincere and easy to talk to, if you can be promoted to the general banner in the future, we may be able to ask for help from others."
Old Man Kang shook his head: "I am just planning for our family."
"Then tell me, and I'll listen to your reasoning," the old woman said.
But Old Man Kang refused to say anything.
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"...That's what you guys mean. Look, brother, we just get it with money. I like to remember whoever has military achievements. I'm not greedy, and I guarantee I won't tell anyone about it."
Neither Yan Huaiwen nor even Yan Yu expected that none of the villagers would want to go despite resisting the temptation of being an official and receiving salary.
Yan Huaiwen was surprised and said slowly: "The Tiger City Guards suffered heavy losses. If my predictions are correct, military service may be called for next spring. They can only be the lowest level soldiers. If there are people in the army, the situation will be different." Big difference.”
"Hiss! Military service!" Yan Laoer said anxiously: "Brother, why didn't you tell me earlier? If they knew that this happened, why would they refuse to go? No matter what, we have to go!"
There are people in the court who like to be officials, and there are people in the army who like to be soldiers.
The principle is the same.
Yan Huaiwen said softly: "It's just a guess, it can't be done accurately."
Yan Yu secretly glanced at her uncle and thought: Liar.
The uncle was probably worried that the uncles in the village would rush to go, so he kept the matter secret. Who would have thought that all of her uncles were so unambitious and only wanted to farm the land, and by the way? There is a wife, children and a warm bed.
"Then I have to go talk to them again." Yan Laoer left in a hurry.
"Xiaoer, did you hide the bamboo crossbow from the prince?" Yan Huaiwen asked suddenly.
Yan Yu and his uncle must tell the truth.
"It's not a secret, I just didn't say much. We happen to have a lot of longbows from Beirong..." Yan Yu said with a smile.
Yan Huaiwen slightly raised the corners of his lips, shook his head, rolled up his sleeves, and showed her his bandaged right hand.
"Uncle, are you injured?" she exclaimed, and immediately reacted: "But the injury caused by drawing the bow? No wonder I smelled a medicinal smell, I thought..."
I thought it was because there were many injuries in government offices and my uncle contracted the disease while working in the office.
"Look at my injury, how is it different from the one you asked Hu Da and Hu Er to pretend to be?" Yan Huaiwen asked with a smile.
Yan Yu's eyes widened.
"Uncle, did you see it? When? Is it obvious?" She carefully held her uncle's hand and looked left and right.
If her uncle hadn't pointed it out, she really wouldn't have seen anything wrong, but now that she mentioned it, it was a bit different.
"Your Majesty, you can't tell..." Yan Yu was lucky. Who could be like her uncle, who had become a fox after thousands of years and couldn't hide anything from him.
"This prince has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. I can see why he can't see it. He just doesn't want to point it out and won't argue with a kid like you." His eyes fell on the man who was sitting comfortably among the villagers.
On the happy prince.
"Look at the armor he is wearing." Yan Huaiwen narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "It is the heaviest armor in the army. Iron and stone are not refined. They can only be thickened to withstand strong attacks. The weight is extraordinary. Ordinary soldiers wear it.
He couldn't stand it for two or three hours, so he probably never took off his armor."
