Running with the ball in the lean years, the evil mother-in-law and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 11 Proposal
Early the next morning——

The construction team that built the house came over early with cartloads of adobe and started building a house for Baitaotao.

The eldest brother of the Bai family rushed over from home before dawn.

With her elder brother helping to keep an eye on the house construction work, Baitaotao wanted to go to the county.

It's definitely not feasible to walk there with a big belly. It's too far to go back and forth, so you can only go there by bullock cart.

There are three families in the village who have bullock carts.

One is from Chen Lizheng's family, but his family's ox cart is not rented out or sent to the town or county, except in special circumstances, because as Li Zheng, he sometimes needs to use the ox cart to go out to do errands.

Another one is that the family of Butcher Zhao and a branch of the Chen family named Chen Dekuan have oxcarts.

Butcher Zhao went to the slaughterhouse early in the morning, so Bai Taotao had to ask Chen Dekuan and his family to borrow some.

But as soon as he arrived at the door of Chen Dekuan's house, he heard the noise of a boy and his father coming from the yard next door to their house.

"If I don't go, I'm going to die. I don't want to die."

"It's not up to you whether to go or not. It said 14-16 years old, and you are exactly 14 years old now."

"It doesn't say that everyone between the ages of 14 and 16 must go. Moreover, I can say that I am only 13 years old. Anyway, I won't go."

"Do you think I'm a fool? Lying about your age is punishable by law. How old do you say you are? So easy to fool? It's not up to you whether you go ahead or not. If you talk back to me again, I'll beat you to death. thing."

"Then you fight, fight, I would rather be beaten to death by you than to be embarrassed and scared to death. And when the time comes, I will be burned with a fire, and the body will not be able to come back. Brother Youyi is the one, I am Don’t be like Brother Youyi.”

"I've raised a thing like you in vain. I'll really beat you to death today."

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Listening to the cries in the courtyard next door, Bai Taotao felt indescribably uncomfortable.

In fact, no one wants to go to the battlefield, no one wants to fight, but sometimes when you are born in such an era, you have to accept the facts.

If you encounter a cruel parent again, you will have no choice.

For three copper coins, Bai Taotao took a bullock cart and went directly to the county.

When she arrived at the county, she did not go directly to the county government office. Instead, she went to a snack shop and bought a package of snacks before going to the county government office.

When the concierge of the county government learned of Bai Taotao's intention, he invited Bai Taotao in, and then arranged for someone to notify Mr. Shen.

Master Shen didn't expect Bai Taotao to come over to thank him in person, which was quite surprising.

But everyone was here, and no matter how busy he was, he still had to find time to go over and meet them.

"Oh, I didn't expect that what happened that day was just a matter of chance and a little effort. I didn't expect that Madam Chen would come here to thank you. You are pregnant." Shen Zhengren followed the polite words as soon as he arrived. Talked about it.

When Bai Taotao saw the county magistrate, she hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "Ms. Chen Bai, a civilian woman, has met Mr. Shen."

Shen Zheng raised his hand and signaled: "Madam Chen, get up quickly, get up quickly, you, the pregnant one, will be spared this gift."

After Bai Taotao stood up, he handed over the snacks in his hand: "Thanks to Mr. Shen for helping me that day, otherwise the civilian woman wouldn't know what to do. This is a little thought of the civilian woman. Please don't dislike it, Mr. Shen." yes."

Shen Zheng took the snack and said: "You are so polite. Is it okay to live in the old house now?" Bai Taotao didn't hide anything and replied: "The old house has been ruined and no one can live in it. The woman wants to So I have to spend some money to rebuild it, just build one or two rooms to live in, and I will live in my uncle’s house with my sister-in-law these days.”

Shen Zheng nodded: "As an uncle, you are pretty good."

This is the same as he was back then. Fortunately, he had an uncle to help him, otherwise he wouldn't be where he is today.

Shen Zheng saw that Bai Taotao was hesitant to speak, so he asked: "Ms. Chen family, do you have any difficulties? If you have any difficulties, you can talk about it first. If I can help, I will definitely help. .”

Bai Taotao: "The difficulty is not that difficult. I just overheard something when I came here today."

Shen Zheng: "Oh, what's the matter? You might as well tell me."

Bai Taotao: "Then, the civilian woman will just tell you."

Shen Zheng nodded.

Bai Taotao: "I heard that the higher-ups are recruiting soldiers again, and they are planning to recruit children between the ages of 14 and 16?"

Shen Zheng nodded again: "Yes, the news has been notified to all villages and places. It is normal for you to hear it."

Bai Taotao knelt down and said: "To put it bluntly, a civilian woman is still a child between the ages of 14 and 16. They have not experienced any big storms. If they are recruited into the military camp and directly sent to the battlefield, they will undoubtedly die. Some of them will die. You are so timid that you will be scared to death when you see the enemy charging towards you. How can you fight with the enemy? Isn’t this just to die?”

Shen Zheng: "But at this critical juncture, we can no longer care about so much. If the border is lost, not to mention losing lives, the entire Northern Kingdom may not be saved. Now the country needs them, and they must stand up."

Bai Taotao nodded: "Yes, the country has a war and everyone has a responsibility, but if a group of people really need to rush to the front, then they shouldn't drag a group of children to rush."

Shen Zheng: "Look at the meaning of Mrs. Chen's words, do you have a good idea?"

Bai Taotao: "Why don't we relax the conditions?"

When Shen Zheng heard this, his eyes lit up: "Madam Chen, please tell me in detail."

Bai Taotao: "Relax the conditions for joining the army and let everyone voluntarily join the army. No matter you are twenty-five or thirty years old, a beggar, a farmer, or a hunter, as long as you can wield a sword, you dare to go into battle." Anyone who kills the enemy, is not afraid of death, and obeys orders and discipline can join the army. Isn't this better than dragging a bunch of stupid young guys over? Even though those in their twenties may be a bit old, they are already grandfathers in their thirties, but Regardless of their seniority, they go into battle to kill the enemy and defend their home and country."

"Those in our village who are in their twenties and go hunting in the mountains are considered very powerful. If you ask a 14-year-old child to go hunting in the mountains, a wild boar might be frightened and climb into a tree. How can we protect our country in this way? Of course, there are some 14-year-olds who are indeed capable, but they are only a minority. If they want to join the army, it is not impossible."

Hearing this, Shen Zheng agreed with Bai Taotao's proposal, but after thinking about it, he added: "But the above proposal is based on the idea that children of this age have strong bones. In addition, if they die in battle unfortunately, the parents will still be able to survive when they are still young. What’s wrong? And those in their twenties are the strongest members of the family, so farm work and crops depend on them. Otherwise, where would the food come from?”

Bai Taotao almost stopped swearing when she heard this, but luckily she endured it in the end.

Who the hell was this idiot who proposed this idea to the emperor? The emperor didn't understand, but he actually agreed.

Do you really think that everyone is like the general's son, who can enter the military camp and slash enemies with a machete at the age of thirteen or fourteen? Don't even think about it, those people have been trained and trained since childhood.

Can rural children compare with them?
Of course, it would be a different matter if they were taken to the military camp for training for a year and a half, but this time they went directly to the front line, which was different.

"Didn't Master Shen just say that the border war is tense and the country needs them. Only by protecting the country can we have a small family. They are also indispensable for growing food. If the country is gone, life will be lost, isn't it the same?"

"As for having children, I don't agree with this idea, but if it's for the sake of sacrifice, men in their twenties and thirties don't have to worry about this at all, because they all have children, right? They can continue the family line. They don’t need to think about the next thing, right? Isn’t this more practical than giving birth to a child and raising someone who is already thirty years old?”

　January 1, updated today

　　
　
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