Lin Hexi and Xiao Wu agreed to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together, which made Chen Yunzhao happy. As he gets older, he likes fun.
She took Xiaoduo home, and Xiaoduo memorized the words he learned today all the way, reciting them smoothly.
Lin Yuxi touched her daughter's head and said, "Very good. She is learning faster and faster. Let's go play."
When Chen Zhongqian came back in the evening, Lin Yuxi asked him to find her a map of the country.
"What do you want this for?"
Lin Yuxi brought him a cup of tea, "I saw a lot of refugees in the town today. My eldest cousin said it was a war at the border and those people escaped. I want to see where the war is going on."
Maps were difficult to buy and were not even available in bookstores. Lin Yuxi thought that Chen Zhongqian could get them back.
Chen Zhongqian turned around and took down a book from the bookshelf, "This is drawn by the teacher."
The past twenty years have been uneventful, with constant fights over a piece of land, and maps are hard to come by.
Lin Xixi quickly looked at it, and Chen Zhongqian explained to her again, and she finally understood.
"Our place is not far from the capital, so it is considered safe. However, there are refugees here, which is really not optimistic."
In ancient times, there was no such developed means of transportation. We had to rely on our legs to walk. It was really not an easy task to escape from such a long distance. It can only be said that the surrounding area was in chaos.
Chen Zhongqian nodded, "Actually, someone in the academy was talking about conscription today."
"What?"
"It may be time to recruit soldiers again." Chen Zhongqian said. "People are dying on the front line. The war is not over yet. Both sides are unwilling to surrender easily. They can only continue to recruit soldiers. My father has been a soldier for three years and ten years."
During the previous conscription, our family had no more members. If there is another conscription this time, I'm afraid it will be indispensable."
Lin Yuxi immediately held his hand, "You might go too?"
Chen Zhongqian nodded, "If we merge into the Chen family, grandpa will naturally push me out. If we emphasize that we have separated, then our family will also have people, so it seems inevitable."
Lin Joy suddenly became anxious. Defending the country is naturally the responsibility of every citizen of the country, but Chen Zhongqian's condition was definitely not suitable for war. She spent a lot of thought to let him live like a normal person.
If we go to war, that kind of marching speed may be gone before we even reach the frontier.
"No, you won't be able to bear it and won't be able to go."
Seeing that she was anxious, Chen Zhongqian regretted saying this. There was no clear news yet and he shouldn't have let her know so early. This would only increase his worries.
Mainly talking about the war at the border, I mentioned it casually.
"Not sure yet, don't worry yet." Chen Zhongqian let her lean on his shoulder and patted her back gently, "Even if I have to go, I will take good care of myself and come back alive."
Lin Joy directly punched him on the back, "Shut up."
Xiaoyu had just come in from practicing archery outside. When he heard them talking, he ran up to them and said with a serious face, "Daddy, stay at home. I'll just go fight."
Lin Hexi's nervousness was relieved a little, and he smiled and touched his head, "Do you know what fighting means? Little guy, you can take care of everything."
"Of course I know. Sir, the purpose of war is to fight off the bad guys and protect the people around us. If we study hard and practice martial arts well, we can all protect the country in the future."
Lin Joy nodded, "That's what I mean, but you are still too young and I won't let you go to war."
"Then I have to grow up quickly. In the future, I will guard the border and never let bad people bully the people of our country."
Lin Yuxi encouraged him, "Xiaoyu is so ambitious. Mom is proud of you. You will definitely become a general in the future."
Chen Zhongqian thought again about the day Yue Ye said that he would be the top pick in high school in the future, and thought to himself, are you expecting too much from this kid?
He is the number one scholar in high school and a general. Can he be good at literature and martial arts?
Lin Yuxi was worried about things and was listless in preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. The same was true for everyone in the Chen family. If there was to be a military conscription, Chen Zhongyuan and Chen Zhongwen would definitely go to one.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone gathered together and it was very lively, but the mood was a little low.
Chen Yunzhao said, "The more times like this, the more we should cheer up. What about conscription? Because our population is small, the number of conscriptions here is smaller than other places. It is an honorable thing for a man to defend his family and country, even if he dies in battle.
I am worthy of my family and country on the battlefield. When I was young, I enlisted in the army twice and fought hard to kill the enemy on the battlefield. Now I think about it and I feel proud. If I were still young, I would definitely enlist in the army this time."
Chen Yunzhao's words made the men of the right age at home suddenly understand that it was very difficult to leave home, but men had ambitions in all directions, and when the country was in trouble, it was right to go to battle to kill the enemy.
Chen Zhongyuan said, "Grandpa is right, we are shallow. If you really want to recruit soldiers, let me go. Zhongwen will take care of the family affairs."
"No, let me go." Chen Zhongwen said, "I am two years younger than my eldest brother and have better physical strength. It is more appropriate for me to go. My sister-in-law will give birth in the next year, and my eldest brother should be at home."
Chen Zhongyuan said, "Who do you look down on? I am no weaker than you, and besides, aren't my siblings also pregnant?"
As they were talking, they even got into an argument. Xiao Wu said, "Okay, okay, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so let's not talk about it until the news is confirmed."
After dinner, Lin Hexi checked Chen Yunzhao's pulse and thought about adjusting the medicinal diet he had been taking recently.
"My great-grandfather's pulse is very good. If you exercise appropriately every day and take medicinal food, you will live a long life. Do you still have the ginseng tablets?"
Chen Yunzhao asked, "What do you think if Zhong Qian also wants to join the army?"
Lin Hexi smiled slightly, "Of course I can't bear to leave Zhong Qian, but today my great-grandfather reminded me that it is the responsibility and obligation of every citizen to protect the home and country. No one is willing to leave his family to fight, but he should not ignore it either.
responsibility."
Chen Yunzhao nodded, "Joy, bring me the wooden box on the table."
Lin Joy followed his instructions and took it. Chen Yunzhao found an envelope from it. After opening it, he found a piece of faded paper. The quality of the paper was still very good.
He put it in Lin Yuxi's hand and said, "Put this away and don't let Zhong Qian know about it yet."
"This is……"
Chen Yunzhao recalled how he went to the battlefield when he was young and smiled, "I made a small contribution by accident and protected the general. When I was discharged from the army, the general got a military exemption sticker for me. If anyone at home
If you have trouble enlisting in the army, you can avoid it once by using this."
"Zhong Qian is weak and doesn't know how to recruit troops this time. This is prepared for him."
Lin Yuxi immediately returned it, "Grandpa, we must not accept this thing. You worked hard to get it. It should be left to your two cousins and should not be given to Zhong Qian."
This cannot be bought with money, so how dare Lin Yuxi accept it.