Chapter 31: It's time to conscript
Thirty-one is going to be conscripted
In the early morning of another day, Lu Qinuan just opened the window, and what came into his eyes was a white expanse, roofs, tree branches, swings, fences, everywhere was covered in silver, and the whole village was so quiet that people couldn't bear to disturb it, and they didn't want to add other colors to it.
It was snowing, a cold wind blew, shivered, she quickly closed the window, she is more afraid of the cold, generally in winter, she does not go out much, originally thought to go to the town, it seems that she can only soak in the soup.
At this time, Bixue pushed the door and came in, "Miss, it's snowing outside today, let's go out to play, this is the first snow of the year." ”
"No, you can go and play with them, but since you want to play, why don't you go to town for me and buy some things, it's almost the New Year, and I have to buy some things at home." Lu Qinuan looked at Bixue's expression of wanting to go out.
"Okay, miss, you make a list for me, and I'll just take care of this kind of thing." But I thought that as long as I got to the town and handed it over to the shopkeeper Tong, I agreed very happily.
After breakfast, Lu Qinuan returned to the house, the house had already used carbon, and it was still warm when she entered the house, so she nestled on the bed and read the books, these books were sent to her by Murong Chen.
Speaking of Murong Chen, it's been a few days since he left, and now he should be in the capital, I really miss it a little, coming back to his senses, Lu Qinuan took a deep breath, why did he think of him, shook his head, and put this matter aside.
Around noon, Bi Xue came back, followed by the shopkeeper Tong, he handed Lu Qinuan a long box, "Lu girl, this is the cloak that Murong Shizi ordered Shangyi Pavilion to make before leaving, it was only completed yesterday, you try it now, see if there is anything that doesn't fit, if there is, I will take it and change it." ”
Looking at the cloak in the hand of the shopkeeper Tong, she found that the material used was the fur of a white fox that Murong Chen hunted when they went hunting last time, and she was not moved to be fake, but he thought about it so thoughtfully every time, was it really just because of repaying the favor, she was a little unsure now.
But now his people are not here, and she can't refuse, so she went into the house to try on the cloak, and when she came out, Bixue and they were stunned, the pure white cloak wrapped Lu Qi's small body, and a face that was not big was set off by the cloak, which looked more and more beautiful, and the whole person was indeed very beautiful.
"How about wearing just the right size? Isn't it pretty? Lu Qinuan looked at them and didn't speak, and thought they weren't good-looking, "No, it's good-looking, Miss, the world's vision is really good." Bi Xue came back to her senses and said, still brushing her sense of presence for Murong Chen.
Lu Qinuan's heart is indeed warm, she is already afraid of cold, after wearing this cloak, it is indeed very warm, and this gift is very much in line with her heart.
Seeing that there was no problem, the shopkeeper Tong sat for a while and left, and after packing up his things, Lu Qinuan let Bixue into the house to dispel the cold.
"Miss, when I went to town today, I heard that the imperial court was going to recruit soldiers, and I had to go from the age of fifteen onwards." Bixue said while sighing and rubbing her hands.
"Conscription? Right now? "Isn't it almost time to start fighting, and it won't seem too late to recruit again?
"Yes, even now, I heard that many people in the army are not adapted to the climate in the north, and they are not adapted, after all, they have not fought for many years, and some soldiers in the army are made up from the south, so we must recruit troops in our northerner areas to prepare for replenishment."
Lu Qinuan nodded, now in his grandfather's house, it seems that only the second brother Lu Erfei is suitable, he is the eldest boy in the family, and he will be sixteen after the New Year, but I don't know if the eldest aunt is reluctant.
Lu Qinuan was thinking here, and Lu Erfei also heard about it, "Mother, the imperial court is going to recruit soldiers, and I am the only qualified person in the family, what should I do?" ”
Li was also very anxious, walking around the house, and still thinking in pieces, "Why is it now conscripted, not sooner or later, but at this time, you said that it would be better to be a year or two late, and you are not the only boy in the family." ”
Hearing this, Lu Erfei was thoughtful, but he didn't know if his mother would agree, "Mother, I have a way." ”
"What, tell me quickly, as long as you don't have to go to that bitter cold place." Li no longer walked back and forth, and sat next to Lu Erfei.
"Mother, you just said that there is more than one male baby in the family, so how about letting the fourth brother go for me? It depends on who is important in your heart, me or the fourth brother. "Although Lu Erfei still asks like this, he thinks that his mother will definitely agree.
Li didn't take a bite, although she didn't like Lu Sinan, but after all, it was also the meat that fell out of her stomach, but if she had to give up one, she really didn't want to give up Lu Erfei.
"I'll think about it again, when the conscripts come, it will take a few days, and I'll discuss it with your father." After all, it's better to discuss this kind of thing.
The next day was Laba, early in the morning, Lu Wuxia came to tell Lu Qinuan's grandmother to let them go over to eat Laba porridge together, at the dinner table, the eldest uncle talked about the conscription, and announced that the candidate was Lu Sinan.
Lu Qinuan looked at Lu Sinan's shocked and incredulous face, obviously no one told Lu Sinan about their decision, and looked at Lu Erfei's face without the slightest surprise, she felt very sad, for Lu Sinan.
"Old family, Sinan is not old enough." At this time, the grandfather spoke in a deep voice.
"Dad, Sinan will be fourteen years old after the New Year, although they are still one year old, but they are about the same size, and Er Fei is about to get married, I don't know when I will be able to come back when I go to the frontier, Sinan is still young, it doesn't matter if it's late."
The two of them are two years apart, and it's not all an excuse to say that they want to get married at an old age, everyone knows it in their hearts, but what can they say, a family only needs to go to one, both of them are other people's sons, and it's their business who to go.
"Mother, big brother, do you think the same way?" At this time, Lu Sinan put away her shocked face and looked at her mother calmly, Li Shi did not speak, but the expression of no objection said everything.
Lu Qinuan seemed to feel the sad and desperate aura emanating from Lu Sinan's body, she looked at Lu Sinan and smiled bitterly, bowed her head and walked out of the room without saying a word.
There was still snow in the sky outside, Lu Sinan stood in the courtyard and looked up, looking at the sky, letting the snow fall on his eyebrows, the tip of his nose, and his entire face, a tear slipped out of the corner of his eye silently, passed through his cheeks and finally dripped on his clothes, and disappeared.
Seeing this scene, Lu Qinuan suddenly thought of a sentence he had heard in his previous life, when you want to cry, look up at the sky, so that the tears will not stay, but is this really the case.
After eating the meal here, everyone didn't have the heart to eat, Lu Qinuan asked Bixue to accompany her mother to go home first, the second uncle and they also left the table, grandpa took out his dry cigarette pipe again, and smoked dry tobacco silently, the second aunt began to clean up the dining table, and the eldest aunt glanced at Lu Sinan in the yard, and also went back to the room, grandma sighed silently.
Lu Sanyu asked Lu Wuxia to take Lu Xiaoxiao back to the house first, and he went to the yard, and Lu Qinuan also followed.
Lu Sanli patted Lu Sinan on the shoulder, and didn't know how to comfort him for a while, Lu Qinuan said, "Fourth brother, you still have us, if you are sad, cry, na, I will lend you the third brother's shoulder." Lu Qinuan said and patted Lu Sanyu's shoulder, with a look of approval.
Looking at the little person under the cloak, he was looking at him with a look of hope at this time to make him cry, as if the sadness just now was dispersed in an instant, and he really couldn't cry.
"Then why don't you lend me your shoulder?" Lu Sinan looked at Lu Qinuan funny, her seventh sister is really cute, sometimes she is so calm and doesn't look like a child, and sometimes her quirky expression makes people laugh.
Lu Qinuan pretended to lower his head and muttered, "Aren't I still young, how can such a small and thin shoulder support you, I don't believe you." As he spoke, he wanted to untie his cloak.
Lu Sinan hurriedly stopped her movements, "Okay, okay, just use your third brother's shoulder, don't freeze our little sister." After speaking, he also patted Lu Sanli on the shoulder, he was fine.
Seeing that Lu Sinan didn't have the dead look just now, Lu Qinuan sighed deeply in his heart, the job of selling cuteness is really tiring.