Chapter XXVIII. Military Service

After sending the new daughter-in-law into the cave room and laughing for a while, Lin Tieli came out to entertain relatives and friends who came to congratulate.

The dishes are all prepared at home, and they are quite hearty. There are braised fish, chicken stewed mushrooms, pork and cabbage stewed tofu, stir-fried bacon rabbit, stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried mung bean sprouts, hot and sour shredded potatoes, cold cucumber and tomato egg soup.

The main food is cornmeal and a little white flour made of Erhe noodle cakes, and the wine is prepared to sell a pound of sorghum alcohol in the town's winery, which makes the Da Zhuang family earn enough face, especially those who came to see off their relatives on the bride's side, and praised their daughters for finding a good home.

During this period, Sun Yang's rare quietness did not cause trouble to find Sun Chen, and Sun Chen was also happy to be peaceful, and he didn't see the substantial-like eye knives that she would throw from time to time during the banquet.

As soon as she finished eating, she angrily led the Wang family home, but Sun Zhou did not go back to stay and help. Although he saw Sun Chen, he wanted to speak several times and stopped, but in the end, he didn't tell him anything.

When the people who came to eat and drink left with a full meal, and the people who came to see off the bride's family were also sent away, Sun Chen and the others dragged their tired bodies to the table. There were too many guests here today, slightly exceeding expectations, but fortunately, the Da Zhuang family had prepared enough ingredients, otherwise they would all go back hungry in the end.

Turning down a large bag of leftovers given to him by Aunt Zhuzi's hard fortress, Sun Chen led his sister back to his small home in the evening. There were a few descendants in the village who wanted to drag him to the cave room at night, but he refused, he wouldn't do such a childish thing, not to mention that because of Sun Yang's noisy morning in the morning, his mood was still a little bad until now.

I ate late at noon, and when it was time for dinner, the two of them were not too hungry, so they only boiled some porridge and ate it with pickles.

The next day, Sun Yang's family didn't come to the door as Sun Chen expected, which really surprised him.

The newlywed Lin Tieli still had to stay at home for a while, but Sun Chen was not happy to wait for a waste of good time, so he still went to the mountain alone. I don't go into the mountains every day, I only hunt some pheasants and rabbits on the periphery, and my life is comfortable.

It's just that soon a major event happened in the village, which made this peaceful small village lively-the Apocalypse Dynasty will recruit young adults who are willing to serve in the military nationwide this year.

Although the Apocalypse Dynasty had not been at war with other countries for decades, in order to maintain the prosperity of the national power and maintain the necessary combat effectiveness of the national army, so that there would not be a situation where there would be no soldiers available when needed in the future, the Apocalypse Dynasty would recruit a number of young and middle-aged people of appropriate age to serve in the military throughout the country every five years. However, if there are more than two or more workers in the family, one must be at least 16 years old to join the army and serve at least three years of military service.

Of course, after decades of recuperation, the vast majority of families in the Apocalypse Dynasty are eligible for this conscription, and the imperial court does not need so many soldiers for the time being, and in the case of oversupply, families with economic strength are allowed to take out silver taels instead of military service.

Sun Chen's family also paid five taels of silver five years ago to exempt someone from military service. If you don't take the money out, eight times out of ten. The person who goes to serve in the military will be Sun Zhou, and if Sun Qi or Sun Bin go, not to mention whether they will agree, Sun Yang will definitely be reluctant.

It's just that at that time, the main labor force in the family was Sun Zhou and his wife, if he left home, Sun Li would definitely not be able to support it alone, and the work in the field would naturally fall on Sun Yang and Sun Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, even if it was for himself not to be so tired, Sun Yang could only grit his teeth and pay money to offset the military service.

Sun Chen, who originally thought that this year's matter had nothing to do with him in any case, welcomed his grandmother Sun Yang at home the day after the official document for military service was sent to the village.

"Grandma, why are you here?" Although she was unhappy, Erniu poured her a bowl of sugar water and served it.

Although grandma didn't quarrel with her brother that day, Erniu also heard her bold words, why her brother and sister split up, and why her mother died of illness, she left all the reasons on her body, as if she was afraid that they would rely on her because of this.

No matter what you do, do you have to find an excuse to excuse yourself? I'm really getting more and more tired of her.

"Of course there's going to be something, how can I have the spare time to come up here if it's okay? There are so many things to do at home! Looking at the bowl brought by the second girl and pouting, Sun Yang still took it. After tasting a sip and finding that it was white sugar water, she showed a slightly satisfied look, this stinky girl still has some eyes, and she didn't bring white water to pass herself, but why don't you know how to put an egg in it? It's really unfilial!

"What's going on? Do you want your elderly to make a special trip? Erniu asked curiously.

"What about your brother, let him come out and I'll tell him, I can't tell you a girl."

"My brother is out of the house, and it's the same for me to tell me, my brother said, as long as it's about the two of us, I can call the shots." The second girl complained in her heart, and she was still a girl, you are different? !

In fact, Sun Chen came back from the mountain after dawn, and last night he was targeted by a lone wolf in the mountain, and confronted it in the tree all night, and the wolf left in the morning when the sun rose. Sun Chen, who had not slept all night and was highly nervous, went home empty-handed, tired and sleepy, and went into the house to catch up on sleep without even eating breakfast.

Because he instructed Erniu to wait for him to wake up, she didn't plan to call him, and she was reluctant to wake him up.

"Sure enough, I'm young, and I broke up and let a stinky girl be in charge, and I just don't want to run any more, so I'll tell you!"

Sun Yang squinted his eyes and looked at the second girl, and suddenly felt that the girl in front of him seemed to be a little fatter than when she was at home before, but after thinking about it, it may be because she didn't pay much attention to her before, and she has only been separated from the house for three months. It's good for two little ghosts to live and be full!

"Isn't the court going to let people go to military service, I registered your brother, let him pick up at home these days, and leave in two days."

"Why is this grandma? Aren't we all separated? Besides, there are so many laborers at home, why do you have to go to my brother?! Uncle and Uncle You'er are all more suitable than my brother, right?! As soon as the second girl heard Sun Yang's words, she immediately opened her eyes wide and reasoned with her.

"Your uncle is old, how can he suffer that sin again? Your third uncle will be an official in the future, can you let him go?! And Brother You'er, don't you know that he is not in good health? How can you be ruthless with that heart? Speaking of which, the most suitable is your father, but who will do so much work at home when your father leaves? Isn't Ah Chen your father's son, shouldn't it be right to honor him for his military service?! ”