I am a woman, I am a man, I want to marry a wife so that I can farm

Zhao Li was startled by the sudden sound and took two steps back in panic, like a child who was caught doing something wrong.

"Okay, it seems like the village gong is ringing... Do you want to go check it out?"

Ye Ze: "..." Damn it! It's really timed!

"Well, I'll go out and take a look." Ye Ze clenched his fists, scratching his head and feeling annoyed. Hey! He almost kissed his young wife just now. What a pity to miss such a good opportunity!

Zhao Li leaned on the second-floor window and watched Ye Ze's back as he left. Her pretty face, which was flushed, gradually calmed down and she couldn't help laughing, thinking how stupid she was just now. Why was she hiding? He was her man. It wouldn't matter if she took the initiative, right?

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On the other side, almost all the villagers gathered in the open space in front of the big willow tree at the entrance of the village. There were more than a dozen soldiers standing guard around. Under the big willow tree in front, Village Chief Ye was talking to the leader, Captain Qian.

Seeing this scene, some people couldn't help but sigh. Those old people were too familiar with this scene. It was time to recruit soldiers again!

The old people still remember vividly the conscription in the village thirty years ago. Those who were taken away never came back.

Ye Ze came close to Old Lady Ye and the others, and seeing that Old Lady Ye looked upset, Ye Ze asked, "Big Brother, do you know what this is about?"

Boss Ye looked gloomy and whispered, "Maybe they want to recruit soldiers."

"Hmm," Ye Ze nodded. No wonder he felt that the atmosphere was not right. He asked again, "Can't we buy a spot with money?"

Boss Ye shook his head: “It’s hard to say…” Conscription is not military service and you can’t be exempted from it just by having money.

Ye Ze didn't understand all this. He just looked at Boss Ye's serious expression and had some guesses in his mind.

"Is everyone here?" Village Chief Ye stood on the big rock under the big willow tree and asked loudly.

The villagers who were whispering immediately stopped talking and all looked towards Village Chief Ye.

Then Village Chief Ye continued, "There was war at the border, and the soldiers suffered heavy losses. These officials were ordered to come here to recruit soldiers. One out of every three households will be selected. All males aged between fifteen and forty-five will be included in the conscription."

When everyone heard this, they were immediately shocked. Everyone was terrified when they heard about the conscription. In the minds of the villagers, conscription was like sending someone to die!

Village Chief Ye frowned and raised his hand to press down, and said in a deep voice: "Quiet! Everyone, be quiet! Now each household should start choosing someone, and when you have chosen, come to the front to register."

Village chief Ye was also helpless. The news of conscription came too suddenly. This conscription was different from previous ones. The number of people was clearly stipulated, and these officials came with a mission.

Everyone looked at each other, no one wanted to be a soldier!

Ye Changzhu Youshi and her two sons were also in the crowd. Their family had to send one person to join the army. Both sons were born to Youshi, and the man had to support them. She couldn't bear to let any of them go.

Yu Shi said without thinking: "Master, let Xiaoshuan go. He is your son too. Let him join the army."

Ye Xiaoyong and Ye Xiaobao's eyes lit up, "Yes, Dad, let him go!"

Ye Changzhu had a bitter look on his face and frowned as he said, "Xiaoshuan is no longer a member of our family. I severed ties with him when I paid off your gambling debt last time." Who could have thought that there would be conscription? Even if he had known, he would have to rescue his youngest son first!

Only then did Youshi remember that she had to pay off her youngest son’s gambling debts a few days ago, and she said anxiously, "What should we do? Someone in our family must go to the army..." There were three men in the family, and Youshi was reluctant to let any of them go.

Ye Xiaoyong looked at his mother and younger brother, then at his father. If Ye Xiaoshuan couldn't join the army for their family, then their family would probably let him join the army. He was still young and he didn't want to die!

Ye Xiaoyong gritted his teeth and said to Ye Changzhu courageously: "Dad, you are not yet forty years old this year, why don't you go?"

Ye Changzhu was startled. Before he could say anything, Ye Xiaobao immediately stood in front of Ye Changzhu and objected, "No, Dad can't go!"

"Then you go! If it weren't for you, Ye Xiaoshuan wouldn't have severed ties with his family. You should go!" At the critical moment of life and death, Ye Xiaoyong could no longer maintain his previous image as a good son and a good brother.

Of course, Ye Xiaobao said that not because he was filial, but because all the money Ye Changzhu earned was given to him, and all the money Ye Xiaoyong earned was used for their small family expenses first. If his father was conscripted, would he still be able to live a good life in the future?

Ye Changzhu didn't know what his youngest son was thinking. He was deeply moved by his youngest son's protection of him. Look, at a critical moment, only a biological child knows how to feel sorry for his father. No matter how good he treats his son, he is still an ungrateful person! He immediately began to think about it.

He said to Mrs. You, "Just let Xiaoyong go. I have raised him for more than ten years, provided him with food and shelter, and even found him a wife. I have done my best for him. When he is gone, I will not neglect his wife and children."

Yu's eyes suddenly turned red: "Boss, Xiaoyong is only 20 years old, can you please not let him go..."

"Then let me go?" Ye Changzhu suddenly raised his voice and glared at Youshi angrily, "Wouldn't it be like sending my old bones to death if I go there?"

Youshi choked and could only wipe away her tears in grievance.

Seeing this, Ye Xiaoyong had no idea what was going on. It was just as he thought! "I won't go. I'm not your biological son. You can't let me go!"

Ye Changzhu snorted coldly: "He's not my son? You've been eating my food, drinking my drinks, and living my house for so many years? He's not my son, and you call me daddy?!"

"......I'm not going anyway!" Ye Xiaoyong turned around and ran outside the crowd, thinking that as long as they couldn't catch him, he could find a place to hide and go home after the conscription was over.

As a result, as soon as Ye Xiaoyong ran away, Ye Changzhu immediately shouted to the soldiers in front of him: "Sir, our eldest son Ye Xiaoyong joined the army, he, he ran away!"

Immediately, soldiers on horseback chased after him, and soon Ye Xiaoyong was dragged back by the soldiers. They asked Village Chief Ye to write his name on the list and asked him to put his fingerprints on it.

Ye Changzhu raised Ye Xiaoyong for seventeen years and treated him better than his own son, so it was reasonable for him to join the army, and no one commented on it.

I haven't even settled my own family affairs yet, so why would I bother with other people's business?

At Ye Ze's side, the eldest son Ye took the initiative to go to the front to sign up. Old Mrs. Ye held his hand and was reluctant to let him go. Although she loved her youngest son, the eldest son was also her flesh and blood.

Ye Lao Er said, "Brother, please let me go. I have two sons anyway. I will have no regrets even if I die. But you can't. You haven't left any descendants yet. How can you leave?"

Ye Ze (′?д?｀): Second brother, do you have to be so direct? How should the eldest brother respond to this?

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