Liu Man'er looked sideways, and saw Zhongli and Li Han last time, and there were two people Liu Man'er hadn't seen before, but they were also Ye Yuan's companions.

"Why are you here?" Ye Yuan frowned.

One of the rugged men cried out hoarsely, "Ha, brother, how many of us are not welcome?" ”

Ye Yuan didn't answer, he looked around the courtyard, "There is an empty table there, you can go and sit down by yourself." ”

There were a lot of guests today, and Liu Man'er silently went to the kitchen to help.

There were quite a lot of guests in the front yard, and after everyone finished eating, they all left one by one, only Ye Yuan's group of brothers were still drinking and guessing there.

They looked a little drunk, and suddenly one of them slammed the table, "What kind of prince will Xiangning?" Brothers, now that the Tartars are in turmoil, this is an opportunity for us. ”

Everyone also nodded together, and then looked at Ye Yuan together.

Ye Yuan still didn't speak.

Zhongli spoke, "Brother Ye, back then, we married together, and we must make a name for ourselves in the army, but I didn't expect you, who are the most ambitious, to be cowering now!" ”

"In my eyes now, fame and fortune are not so important." Ye Yuan finally explained.

"I know that Brother Ye is a person who values righteousness, and fame and fortune have never been the first place in Brother Ye's eyes, but Brother Ye should be the first to protect the family and defend the country, right?" Zhongli looked at Ye Yuan fixedly.

Even Li Han, who has always been giggling, was serious this time, "Yes, big brother, although you look like a rich man, so happy, but have you thought about it, you, the rich man, have to be in the case of peace in the world, once the Tartars break through the defense line, although we are in Jiangnan, how can we be spared?" ”

"What's more, now that we are at the bottom of society, the people above can turn all our efforts into naught with a casual word, in this case, why not work hard once, and worship the marquis is not prestigious!"

Liu Man'er listened carefully, in fact, she felt that what Li Han said was not unreasonable, but she was still reluctant to let Ye Yuan leave.

"Big brother!" Seeing Ye Yuan's unmoved appearance, Li Han called out again, Ye Yuan still didn't listen to them, just said: "It's not early, after you finish eating, go back early, my family doesn't have extra rooms to entertain you." ”

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"Since Brother Ye doesn't welcome us, how can we stay for a long time?" One of them slammed the bowl as he spoke, and everyone strode away after him.

Liu Man'er stood in the hall, seeing what was happening outside clearly, and her heart was also very entangled.

Although knowing how to choose would be beneficial to Ye Yuan, Liu Man'er still didn't say a word.

She couldn't make any decisions on his behalf, and she didn't want to be his bond, not to mention, she still wanted him to stay at home, the battlefield, what kind of dangerous place was that? If it weren't for those who were desperate, who would join the army?

The blood soaked rice is not delicious, and the road to fame is even more difficult, counting on Ye Yuan to be a general, she might as well count on Ye Feng and Liu Fusheng to take the top prize.

But Ye Yuan's heart was provoked by those few after all, after all, he had been in the army for many years, how could he say that he would let it go, he had seen so many generals, they were majestic, how could he not be envious?

Ye Yuan stayed at home for a few more days, and on Ye Qing's sixteenth birthday, Ye Yuan finally made up his mind that he was going to join the army!

In the evening, he called everyone in the family and held a family meeting in the study, which probably meant that he was going back to the army.

The Fang clan was the first to object, "Yuan'er, it's already very dangerous for you to go hunting, if you go to the army again, your mother won't agree to anything." ”

"Mother." Ye Yuan called out to Fang's family, took out a letter from his arms, and shook it in front of Fang's family:

"This is the order of our general in the past, how can I not go? If I don't go, the general will be angry and will definitely take a knife at our family, our family is just an ordinary farmer, how can we fight with the general who holds a lot of power? ”

"But, Yuan'er......" Fang was interrupted by Ye Yuan halfway through his words, "Mother, why do I want to go to the frontier?" But I can't help it, for the sake of the peace of the family, I can only choose this! ”

"Yuan'er, my mother is already old, you have grown up, I used to have to do it, and now your heart has long wanted to fly far away, and my mother doesn't want to hinder you, I just hope you will be more careful."

The Fang clan actually saw it very clearly, after all, it was her own child, even if Ye Yuan didn't show it on weekdays, but how could she not know what Ye Yuan was thinking.

"Man'er, in fact, when I went out this time, I felt that the person I was most sorry for was you." Ye Yuan looked at Liu Man'er again.

He didn't tell Liu Man'er in advance, because he was afraid that Liu Man'er would not be able to accept it, and he really didn't know how to speak to Liu Man'er.

"You don't have anything to be sorry for me, I know you go out thinking about us, and it's just for this family." Liu Man'er suppressed the tears in the corners of her eyes and said with a smile.

"Ye Qing, after today, you will be seventeen years old, and you have grown up, in the future, when the eldest brother is not there, you will be the pillar of the family, you must take good care of your mother, your sister-in-law, and your younger brothers and sisters." Ye Yuan admonished.

"Don't worry, big brother." Ye Qing nodded, "I will definitely take good care of the family." ”

"That's good." Ye Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief, he didn't have anything to advise the other people in the family, just let them study hard, be obedient, and be well-behaved.

"When are you leaving?" In the end, Liu Man'er asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.

"Tomorrow." Ye Yuan looked down at his toes, and then raised his head again: "I'll leave early tomorrow morning." ”

"Then I'll go make you some dry food." Liu Man'er laughed, she turned around and walked to the backyard, but the moment she turned around, the tears that she tried to endure finally fell.

She didn't expect to be separated so soon.

She didn't want anything, she just wanted to be with him well and live a new life, she actually had a very small heart, she just wanted to be happy with her family, and she didn't think that she had to be rich and noble, worship the prime minister, and be a lady of Haomei.

She walked to the backyard, walked to the pond, now the pond lotus leaves are like a cover, slim and elegant, the whole yard is lush, this is her hard work to take care of, in the summer to see the lotus, listen to the frog language, in fact, is not a kind of happiness?

Stretching out his hand, I wanted to pick two lotus leaves, but I was always a little out of reach.

She wanted to take off her shoes and socks, but Ye Yuan walked behind her silently, he reached out and grabbed the lotus leaf, "But you want to pick this lotus leaf?" ”

Liu Man'er nodded, and the lotus leaf instantly arrived in her hand.

"Pick a few more pieces, I want to use this lotus leaf to make you some dry food." Liu Man'er spoke in a low voice.

So, her hands were full of lotus leaves, and there was a low murmur: "I'm sorry." ”

"It's nothing, if the two love for a long time, how can they be in the morning and twilight?" Liu Man'er smiled slightly, wiped away her tears and raised her head, she had long been used to seeing separation, it was not a big deal, "As long as you don't forget me, even if you are in the army, you must remember to miss me, and then you are not allowed to get too close to other women." ”

"Yes." Ye Yuan nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely follow your requirements, not to mention, there are no women in our army." ”

"Isn't there a military prostitute? You think I don't know? Liu Man'er hooked the corners of her mouth.

"Don't worry, I don't look down on those people." Ye Yuan said seriously, "You don't have to worry about this, I swore to you at the beginning, I will definitely not disobey." ”

"That's pretty much it." Liu Man'er took this handful of lotus leaves and came to the kitchen.

Washing pots, burning fires, washing rice, cooking rice, washing lotus leaves, and chopping meat.

Finally, mix the meat and rice, put salt, put the sauce, and then wrap the lotus leaves, put it on the steamer and steam it with fire, wait until the fire is extinguished, open the steamer, and it is fragrant.

"This is the lotus leaf dumplings prepared for you, you can eat them on the way when the time comes." Liu Man'er brought out the steamer.

"Go to bed first, and I'll pack it for you when you get up tomorrow." Liu Man'er said and walked out, Ye Yuan blew out the light and followed behind her.

Liu Man'er wanted to help Ye Yuan organize his things, but he never wanted to open his cabinet, his things had already been sorted out.

She couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, it turned out that he had already thought about all this.

took out his baggage, opened it and checked it, in addition to some changes of clothes, there was also the hair crown he prepared for him last time, but he didn't expect him to bring it too.

After thinking about it, Liu Man'er opened her small private vault again, took out two-thirds of the silver taels she had saved these days, and stuffed it into Ye Yuan's baggage.

Ye Yuan saw it and said, "There's no need for so much. ”

"The poor are rich." Liu Man'er helped him tie the burden, and asked, "Did you bring the road?" ”

"Brought it." Ye Yuan nodded, took out the road guide from his arms, and Liu Man'er suddenly had the urge to hide his road guide.

When the time comes, see how he should go without a guide.

It's just that she still didn't do it after all, and even helped him take care of everything, while tidying up things for him, Liu Man'er was worried about him, afraid that he would never come back, and tears fell when she thought about her.

Gently wiped it off, then blew the lamp to sleep, and the next day when the chicken had just crowed, she got up, helped him pack yesterday's lotus leaf dumplings, filled him with a can of water, and then made him breakfast.

Fang Shi had already woken up when he heard the movement, Ye Yuan led the horse away, and waved his hand at the two: "No need to send it, go back, wait for me, I will earn a life for you when the time comes." ”

Ye Yuan said, turning over and straddle the horse.

"And when exactly are you coming back?" Liu Man'er saw that Ye Yuan was leaving, and couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know, soon, I'll be back as soon as I have the chance, don't worry, I'll write to you often." Ye Yuan turned his head and smiled at Liu Man'er, then flicked his horsewhip and drove away.

Fang and Liu Man'er stood at the door, unable to calm down for a long time.

Fate? It's just a false name, God knows, I really don't care, it's not rare.