Eldest daughter

Chapter 343 The Origin of Joining the Army
Early the next morning, Wang Yuan'er was woken up by a burst of shouting. After washing up, she walked away to avoid the sound, only to see a large group of men in short jackets fighting and training in the backyard of her house.

Wang Yuan'er was startled, and suddenly remembered that this was Zhao Dali and his gang of military masters.

She stood there watching their fight for a while, and then returned to the kitchen with a smile. Seeing Aunt Cai smiling again, she couldn't help asking what was the matter.

"There's nothing good about it, it's just that these military gentlemen are too sincere. They chopped all the firewood in the firewood room for us early in the morning and stacked them neatly. We won't need to chop firewood for a year from now on." Aunt Cai narrowed her eyes with a smile.

Wang Yuan'er was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, feeling warm in his heart, everyone said Jun Ye was cute, this was not a lie.

"Steamed buns so early?" Wang Yuan'er asked in surprise seeing the steamer on the stove.

"Well, there are so many people, steam a few more steamed buns, and then I will be full." Aunt Cai returned with a smile, and was a little apprehensive: "Miss, will I waste it?"

After all, she didn't ask Wang Yuan'er beforehand, but she took so much flour to make steamed stuffed buns, would she be acting on her own?

"You do a great job. A few buns are not worth much. The key is to eat enough and cook more. Soldiers don't eat well outside, and they are good men who protect their homes and the country. We should give Good reception." Wang Yuan'er said with a smile.

Aunt Cai breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "The steamed dumplings are all ready, girl, if you are hungry, you can eat first."

"No hurry, you are busy, I will go around again."

"Hey."

Zhuo Fan and his group had to leave after breakfast. After all, he was going to Beijing to report to the emperor, and he probably had to get a new job.

Zhuo Fan thought that Zhao Dali had been away from home for many years, and it was rare for him to come back this time, and he didn't let him go with him. He asked him to stay here for two days, so that he could get together with his fellow villagers.

Zhao Dali wanted to say no, but he nodded when he saw Wang Yuan'er standing in the corridor wearing a white fur cloak with a smile on his face.

Zhuo Fan patted him on the shoulder, lowered his voice and laughed, "I heard that Miss Wang is not married yet."

Zhao Dali was stunned, his face was a little hot, and it was better because his skin was dark, and he couldn't see any redness.

Except for Zhao Dali, Zhuo Fan led a group of brothers to Beijing.

Wang Yuan'er led Zhao Dali, who was dressed in casual clothes, to his former home, and said: "In the past, you threw the house to me and ran away. After so many years, I will keep this house for you, and it has been repaired. I have been taking care of it. Fortunately, you are back now, but it should be returned to the original owner."

Zhao Dali watched her use the key to open the door, and said, "I didn't say that, this house is for you."

"Everyone has roots and land. This is your Zhao family's ancestral house. How can you just give it to you?" Wang Yuan'er gave him a glance, pushed the door open, creaked, and raised her hand: "Come on."

Zhao Dali pursed his lips and walked into the courtyard, stood in the middle of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, looked around, and finally lifted his legs and walked into the house.

Many years ago, he was beaten in this place and was covered in scars. He had no food or clothing to keep warm. In order to survive, he could only steal and do the most immoral things.

As long as you can live, it doesn't matter if you are beaten, as long as you can't die.

Later, when he met her and reached out to help, and later, he left Changle Town alone, his life changed.

The past was vivid, Zhao Dali kept silent.

Wang Yuan'er moved two small zizi, put them under the eaves, sat down, and patted the zizi beside him: "Sit."

Zhao Dali sat down, the courtyard was covered with white snow.

"Okay, can you tell me now, why did you go to join the army?" Wang Yuan'er looked at him and asked with a smile.

Zhao Dali glanced at her, bent over and pulled out a piece of dry grass from the corner of the wall, wrapped it around his fingers, and said, "That's it, by coincidence."

In his previous life, Zhao Dali was a horse thief who killed people without blinking an eye. In fact, in this life, he has also embarked on this path.

Leaving Changle Town, he had no possessions, went all the way south, worked as a short-term laborer for a few days, and wandered around. Later, no one hired him, and he had no money. He went back to his old job, stealing, but his life was not good. He was caught and beaten to death.

He left the town where he was beaten and went back on the road. When he was robbed by a horse thief, he simply joined the gang of horse thieves.

"Zhuo Fan is the third head of the horse thief gang." Zhao Dali said.

"What?" Wang Yuan'er stared wide-eyed: "General Zhuo, have you ever been a horse thief?"

"Although they are horse thieves, in fact, they just rob money and don't hurt people. Apart from eating for themselves, most of the robbed wealth is donated to those poor people." Zhao Dali explained.

"Stealing from the rich and helping the poor?" Wang Yuaner was stunned.

Zhao Dali nodded, and said: "Originally, the Horse Thieves Gang was like this. Later, the big boss died, and the second boss took over. At the beginning, the second boss also adhered to the idea of ​​robbing the rich and helping the poor. Later, it gradually changed."

Recalling those days, his eyes were a little distant.

When the second master came to power, he gradually became dissatisfied with robbing the rich and helping the poor, and began to leave a lot of money. With money, he naturally wanted women. His eyes began to fall on those young and beautiful women who had the same thoughts as him. There are other brothers in the gang.

This was contrary to the intention of the head of the family at the beginning, and Zhuo Fan naturally disagreed, saying that he could only rob money, not hurt people, let alone take women away, but the second head of the family did not.

At first it was just molesting, and later it gradually developed to kidnap women and go up the mountain. Zhuo Fan couldn't stand it, and often had conflicts with the second master, but they were evenly matched. Most of them stood by the second master, because they had tasted the sweetness and the benefits. .

What completely disappointed Zhuo Fan was that once they met a young couple, the second master killed the man on the spot regardless of the other party's begging for mercy, and wanted to take the woman away. With a strong temper, she bit her tongue and committed suicide on the spot. At that time, the woman was already four or five months pregnant, and she died twice.

From then on, Zhuo Fan was disheartened, just in time to find out that the emperor held the martial arts imperial examination. He had a whole body of martial arts, and he didn't want to bury it, so he simply left the horse thief stick with the mentality of trying.

When he left, he only took Zhao Dali with him.

"General Zhuo, isn't he a son of a good family? How could he be a horse thief?" Wang Yuan'er asked in puzzlement. She clearly heard that Zhuo Fan was a son of a good family who lived in poverty, so how could he ever be a horse thief.

"It is true that he was born in a poor mountain village. What is said outside is correct. He has learned martial arts, and it is also a coincidence that he fell into the horse thief gang and became a horse thief. It seems that it is because the boss saved his life. Is it to repay his kindness? I don't know how." Zhao Dali frowned.

"So, because you couldn't understand the aura of the second leader, you left the gang of horse thieves, went to take part in the military examination, and then joined the army?" Wang Yuaner didn't go into detail about how Zhuo Fan became a horse thief, but only cared about Zhao Dali.

Zhao Dali nodded and said: "When I joined the Horse Thief Gang, Big Brother Zhuo took care of me a lot. He is straightforward, quick-witted, and good at wielding knives. Although he is a horse thief, he has a good heart. The situation is no better than others.”

"Brother Zhuo went to the Northwest Army after he was named Wu Tanhua, and he took me with him, and I became his personal soldier. He taught me martial arts, reading and writing, and the art of war. Without Brother Zhuo, there would be no me, Zhao. Today is Dali." Zhao Dali was a little excited: "It can be said that brother Zhuo is my reborn parent of Zhao Dali."

Wang Yuan'er looked at him with a smile, and said, "This is also your luck and blessing."

If you have to meet noble people to support and support you, what is it if it is not a blessing?
Zhao Dali seemed to feel that he was overreacting, so he smiled awkwardly, and said again: "Brother Zhuo was also rejected by others after he first went to the Northwest Army, but he was capable, and he learned what he didn't know. At that time, he was known as Sai Zhuge, so after so many robberies, he was never caught by officers and soldiers, and he went to the Northwest Army, so he was naturally more at ease."

"I followed him from birth to death. We crawled through piles of dead people, ate raw rat meat, and drank our own urine. Military achievements are earned step by step like this."

When Zhao Dali thought of those moments when he was born and died, his heart was still agitated, and his eyes were slightly moist.

Suddenly, there was a weight on his shoulder, and when he looked sideways, it was Wang Yuaner who patted his shoulder.

"These years, I have really suffered for you. I didn't even know that so many things happened to you." Wang Yuan'er looked at him with pity, as if she were a younger brother, and said, "A man, you should fight like this. You fell into the trap of a horse thief." If you can turn back when you go astray, it proves that your nature is good. Now that you have reached your current military rank, you may be even higher in the future. I will not mention the past. Looking forward, but there is a prerequisite that you must protect yourself. If you stay alive, you will have a chance to come back."

"I know it. How many times I have been on the verge of death, I know what is the most important." Zhao Dali said in a deep voice.

"Well, you are still young now, and you still have a long time to go. You don't need to rush to get achievements, let alone fight for anything. You have to learn the skills first, learn martial arts, and slowly accumulate military achievements. One day, you will be famous. General, you are respected." Wang Yuan'er said with a smile.

Zhao Dali blushed a little, coughed and looked into the distance, and said, "I, I'm not too young, I'm seventeen this year."

"Huh? You were only thirteen or fourteen when you left home."

Zhao Dali was a little embarrassed: "I didn't have to eat at that time, so I grew thin, but I'm still fourteen."

Suddenly, Wang Yuan'er smiled again, patted his head, and said, "Now he's grown up, he's grown up, he's taller than me."

Zhao Dali left her hand, frowned his thick eyebrows, and thought, why is it like teasing a child?

He also remembered what Zhuo Fan said, she was not married yet. I heard that when she left, her mother also went when she gave birth to Baolai. In the past few years, she has had a hard time, right?
Is it because you lost your wife and eldest daughter, so you haven't married yet?

"Well, what about you? I heard you're still engaged?" Zhao Dali finally couldn't bear it and asked.

(End of this chapter)