Early the next morning, in front of an old house not far from Xiao Shan's house, a little boy of five or six years old was smoking snot and playing with mud in front of the door.

"Wood, wood, come here." Xiao Shan is more familiar with He Na's younger brother.

"Brother Xiao, what are you doing?" The little wooden fart came over, looking at Xiao Shan's eyes shining, as if looking at delicious food, his saliva was about to flow out.

"I have something to look for your eldest sister, you can help me go back and call her." As he spoke, he stuffed a meat bun into the little wood. In the past few years, although Xiao Shan is not rich, he is always much better than the He family, so he often buys some snacks for their three brothers and little sister to eat.

"Okay." Xiao Mu took a bite of the meat bun, oil appeared on his lips, and he ran away with a puff of smoke.

After a while, a girl with beautiful eyebrows and thin body walked over quickly. While walking, she looked back, for fear of being seen by her father, after all, her father did not agree with her relationship with Xiao Shan.

He Na is two years younger than Xiao Shan, and has been running behind Xiao Shan's ass since she was a child, and she is fifteen years old in a blink of an eye. Although He Na's physical development level is not as good as that of girls in the fifth or sixth grade of primary school in later generations, in the Han Dynasty, it was common for girls to get married and have children at the age of fourteen or fifteen.

If He Na's parents hadn't thought that she could help the family a lot by staying at her parents' house for a year or two, they might have let her get married last year. As for her favorite brother Xiao Shan, didn't she see Xiao Shan's orphans, his family was surrounded by walls, and he was poor? So her parents could only answer her unrealistic emotions by not allowing her to meet Xiao Shan again.

"Brother Xiao, what's the matter?" Afraid of being discovered by her father, Cortana said as she moved to the corner of the street.

"I want to be a soldier!"

"What? To be a soldier? You don't want to die? You see, a few days ago, the dead were buried for five or six days. He Na objected quietly but resolutely.

"The nomads of the steppe were almost killed last time, and they will not come to attack the city again." Xiao Shan reassured.

"Who knows, besides, how can a soldier not fight? Besides, there is no future yet. "Don't look at He Na's young age, but she is very assertive.

"This time is different, I heard that the new Taishou adopts a conscription system, gives 6 gold to settle in, and there will be 3 gold income every month in the future. You said that if I give all the 6 gold to your family, and then give 1 gold to your family every month in the future, will my uncle and aunt agree to our family affairs? ”

"Are there really that many? You won't be deceived, will you? ”

"Brother Huang Yao told me that he and Brother Chen Ming will come to my house tomorrow and then go to the army together." Because Huang Yao and Chen Ming are both literate and have a good relationship with Xiao Shan, both Xiao Shan and He Na trust the two of them.

"Really? With the conditions of their family, they all want to be soldiers? He Na was a little skeptical.

"Of course it's true, is it good for them to lie to me?"

"If they do go, it seems that the matter should be true." He Na muttered to herself.

"Well, as long as I get the settling-in fee, I'll go to your house to propose, okay?" Xiao Shan looked at He Na steadily.

"It's none of my business if you go or not." He Na blushed and said against her will.

"It's none of your business, it's to go to your house to propose." Xiao Shan was a little anxious.

"Silly brother, it's useless for me to agree, I need my dad's consent." He Na was afraid that Xiao Shan would misunderstand, so she finally made her words clearer.

"Well, I'll go to your dad then." Xiao Shan scratched the back of his head.

"It's none of my business!" He Na was angry, stomped her foot, turned and walked away quickly.

"Am I wrong again? ......" Xiao Shan was a little puzzled.

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At the same time, Huang Wei, the head of the Huang family, was looking at the detailed accounts of the month in the study.

Huang Yao knocked on the door of the study with apprehension.

"Come in!" It was the majestic voice of the father.

Huang Wei glanced up from the account book, and saw that it was the third son, a little surprised, Huang Yao was afraid of himself since he was a child, and today he dared to find the study alone.

"What's the matter?"

"Dad, the imperial court implements a conscription system in Pingcheng, do you know?" Huang Yao asked cautiously.

Huang Wei closed the account book, pinched his slightly sour eyebrows with the thumb and index finger of his left hand, and then slowly raised his head and asked, "Do you want to be a soldier?" ”

"Yes."

Looking at the youngest son's pursed lips, he replied in a low but firm voice, Huang Wei knew that the young eagle might have to try to fly high, and today's decision will definitely affect the fate of the youngest son's life, so he has to be careful.

After thinking about it seriously, he slowly spoke:

"In the family sequence of the Han Dynasty, my Huang family is like a drop in the ocean, plus the new Taishou has taken office in the past few days, martial law has been implemented in the entire county, and the officials who had a good relationship with me before have been unable to contact. The county government even copied the homes of several big families, and those families are stronger than my Huang family.

Although the situation is unclear now, I think that if you go to the army, there is a chance that your family may not be able to help you with anything.

You have been clothed and fed since you were a child, but being a soldier is not just a matter of hardship, have you ever thought about boring training, brutal banditry, murder and even being killed in the army? Have you thought it all out? ”

"I've thought it all through. I discussed with Chen Ming that this time the big move of the county government and the change from the conscription system to the conscription system are very different from the previous government, and it should be changing for the better. Maybe this is the opportunity for me and Chen Ming at the grassroots, if I don't work hard, maybe in this life, I won't have anything to do in the future. Huang Yao stood up straight, as if to cheer himself up, and his voice became louder.

"When are you going to go?"

"Tomorrow."

"You said Chen Ming is going too?"

"Yes, and Xiao Shan, I told you."

"Daddy has your back! If there is anything you need, just go home and say it, or give a message to the family, if you can help you, Dad will try his best to help you. Huang Wei stood up, helped his son tighten the placket on his chest, and said seriously.

"Thank you, Dad!" Huang Yao's eyes were slightly red, he bowed to his father, and slowly withdrew from the study.

"Hehe, the grassroots from a family is really ......" Huang Wei muttered, the corners of his mouth a little bitter. In fact, he likes this youngest son the most, but there are two older brothers above, and it is impossible for the third son to inherit this family business. If he dares to bring his family in this direction, I am afraid that the matter of the brother's wall will happen in the near future.

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"What, you're going to be a soldier?"

"Yes, Dad, you know, I don't like to be a junior official in the county government all my life, not at all. But what else can I do? ”

"But I only have one son, don't you know how dangerous it is to be a soldier? When the alien invasion was some time ago, you haven't seen the scene of corpses and blood flowing everywhere? ”

"I've seen it, but Dad, you also said that the new Taishou may be a promising person, and following him may be able to glorify his ancestors. You also said that I am the most qualified person in our family for three generations, and I will take this as your encouragement to me. But if you don't work hard, even if you have good qualifications, won't they all be wasted? ”

"Even if I agree, your mother won't agree."

"Then I'll go quietly, and when I'm gone, you can help me do my mother's job."

"Your mother will find me desperately!"

"Then you will say that you don't know, and while you follow her to scold me, you comfort her not to be sad, let alone hurt yourself."

"Stinky boy, you've thought about it quite well."