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

Boss Ye hesitated, "Didn't Third Brother tell me that sons and daughters are the same? Why are you saying this? I'm going if I say so!"

"Big brother!"

"Second brother! Do you still know that I am your eldest brother? Then will you still listen to me?"

Ye Lao Er felt wronged, "I have always listened to you since I was a child, but not this time!"

The eldest son of the Ye family was used to carrying the burden of the family on his shoulders. After all, he was just a child in the eyes of Old Lady Ye. Old Lady Ye cried so hard that her eyes could hardly open. She couldn't bear to let go of either of her two sons!

However, Old Lady Ye didn't even think twice about letting Ye Ze go, and neither did the eldest and second eldest brothers.

Skinny Monkey, Goudan was also anxious when he saw the old lady was sad, "Aunt, let me go in place of Big Brother Ye."

"I'll go, I'll go. I don't have any family anyway, so one more person won't make much difference, and one less person won't make much difference."

"No!" The two brothers of the Ye family objected in unison.

"Boss..."

Ye Ze shook his head: "Don't worry, I'll go to the front and ask if I can buy a spot."

Old Mrs. Ye was startled, wiped her tears and said, "Yes, our family won't go to the army. At most, we can give more money. Brother Ze, mother and you can go and ask together."

"Mom, I can go alone. You guys wait here for me." After saying that, Ye Ze squeezed to the front.

Under the big willow tree, villagers have come to see Village Chief Ye to register. Village Chief Ye wrote down people's names on the list and asked them to put their fingerprints on them. Then they stayed in the front to queue.

Seeing Ye Ze coming over, Village Chief Ye was a little surprised and asked in a low voice: "Why are you here? Your family doesn't want you to join the army, does it?"

Ye Ze: "Yes, please help me register my name."

If money could be used as a substitute for military service, Village Chief Ye should have told everyone just now. He didn't say it, which meant it was impossible. Ye Ze could only register for the army without telling his family, otherwise, his mother and his elder and second brothers would definitely not agree to let him join the army.

Village chief Ye wanted to persuade him again, but it was obvious that Ye Ze had made up his mind. He didn't know what to say as there were soldiers watching behind him. Ye Cun shook his head helplessly and could only write Ye Ze's name on the list.

Ye Ze pressed his fingerprints and asked Village Chief Ye: "Uncle, can I leave early tomorrow morning? I promise to arrive at the meeting place on time tomorrow." As he spoke, Ye Ze took out a purse and handed it to Village Chief Ye.

Village Chief Ye knew the purpose of Ye Ze taking out the purse, so he took the purse and walked towards Qian Baihu. He whispered a few words in his ear and quietly handed the purse to him.

Captain Qian weighed the bag of money he had just received, and his originally gloomy expression became much softer. He nodded to Village Chief Ye.

Ye Ze knew that this was it.

When Ye Ze returned to Old Lady Ye and the others, he lowered his voice and said, "Our family doesn't need to be conscripted anymore. Let's go home."

"Really?" Old Mrs. Ye still had tears in her eyes. After hearing what Ye Ze said, she breathed a sigh of relief and clasped her hands together: "Thank you, Buddha, for your blessing..."

A total of 123 people from Liushu Village were conscripted into the army, and almost every household had someone serving in the army.

For a family with a small number of people, it is enough to send one person. But for families that have not divided the family, it is miserable. Each family has to send two or three people to join the army. For example, Shen Wenren's family has to send three people to join the army.

When they went back, those people were left behind and asked their families to go back and pack up their belongings and send them over. Quarter of an hour later, the team set out to gather in the county town and would rush to the border with people from other villages early the next morning.

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When they got home, it was time to make dinner, so Ye Ze suggested eating dumplings tonight, and he and Zhao Li went to prepare the filling.

Lin, Chen and Meng also went to help. There were many people in the family and many hands working, so it was quick to make dumplings.

There are limited types of vegetables in winter, only cabbage and radish. Fortunately, there is no shortage of meat at home, so I made dumplings with cabbage and meat filling.

Ye Ze helped to prepare the stuffing and came out, leaving the four women busy in the kitchen. Soon, plates of white, tender and juicy dumplings were served on the dining table, and all the family members sat around the table and started eating.

The dumplings smelled delicious and the family ate them in silence. The children noticed that the atmosphere at home was not right and they also ate the dumplings in their bowls quietly.

After a long while, Old Lady Ye finally spoke: "Tomorrow, you three sisters-in-law should go back to your respective parents' homes to visit them."

"Mom..." Lin was surprised. She knew that Old Lady Ye never liked her daughter-in-law going back to her parents' home.

"Go ahead, let your husband accompany you, and bring some things back to see." How could Old Lady Ye not see the thoughts of her three daughters-in-law? She was not an unreasonable mother-in-law, and now that the family conditions were good, it was only right for the daughters-in-law to be filial to their own parents.

Chen smiled and said, "Thank you, mother."

Chen's parents' home is nearby, and even if Old Lady Ye didn't tell her, she wanted to secretly go back to her parents' home tomorrow. Now, she can go back openly.

After eating the dumplings and drinking a bowl of hot soup, my body will feel warm instantly.

Only after seeing Skinny Monkey and Goudan off did Ye Ze turn around and go back into the house.

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"Li'er, I want to take you somewhere."

"Ah? Now?" Zhao Li looked at him strangely. Ye Ze rarely used such a serious attitude when talking to her.

Ye Ze nodded, found a thick cotton coat for Zhao Li to put on, and took her hand: "Be gentle, don't let mother and the others know."

"it is good."

Zhao Li was led by him and tiptoed out of the house, all the way to the outside of the village. When she was about to leave the village, she finally couldn't help but whispered, "Husband, where are we going?"

"Let's go to Wolong Mountain." Ye Ze said calmly, "Li'er, I'm going to the county town to gather with them tomorrow. You have to take care of yourself when I'm not at home."

Zhao Li's heart skipped a beat, and she pretended to be calm and asked, "What are you talking about? Doesn't our family not need to recruit soldiers?"

"I lied to you. If I don't go, one of my brothers will have to go. I'm better than them, and my chances of survival are higher. ... Li'er, let's have a baby when I come back."

Zhao Li felt her mind go blank, and the only thing she could think of was: I lied to you...I lied to you...

Neither of the two people on the road spoke again. After reaching the top of the mountain, Ye Ze quietly took out the flashlight and said, "Be careful with your steps."

Zhao Li looked at the thing in his hand in surprise, "What is this? It's so shiny."

Ye Ze: "Flashlight. I'll give you one when we get back, but it's best not to be seen by outsiders."

"Yeah." Zhao Li nodded thoughtfully.

The two walked all the way to the cliff where they met Hu Zi. As soon as they stopped, three black shadows, one big and two small, rushed over from the woods not far away. Zhao Li was startled by the sudden movement and stood in front of Ye Ze without thinking, "Husband, be careful..."

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