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In the morning, Ye Ze took out a pair of new cotton shoes and asked Zhao Youliang to try them on to see if they fit.

Zhao Youliang had no choice but to take off his shoes and change them in front of Ye Ze. The shoes were exactly the right size for his feet. Zhao Youliang walked back and forth in confusion. Are Ye Ze's feet so big?

Then, Ye Ze handed over a rectangular object of unknown substance, "Dad, stick this on your inner shirt. It's colder outside today, and it might snow." Ye Ze said, patting his belly button.

Zhao Youliang did as he was told subconsciously, and saw that Shouhou and Goudan had already put on the patch. They were now smiling and saying to Ye Ze, "Boss, what a good thing this is. It feels warm when I put it on. It warms my stomach."

"Me too, this stuff is great!"

Ye Ze smiled and said, "Once you've pasted it, get to work. We should set off soon."

"Got it. I'll clean it up."

As they talked, the two of them got busy. With the addition of these two lively guys, Skinny Monkey and Goudan, the dull atmosphere on the conscription road became much more cheerful. The two of them worked efficiently, never caring about whether they did more or less, and even took the initiative to help Zhao Youliang clean up.

Zhao Youliang's initial dissatisfaction with the two people following him couldn't help but fade a little.

It was another day of repeated traveling. After traveling for several days in a row, everyone had long lost their initial enthusiasm. In addition, the weather was getting colder, and people's speed had obviously slowed down a lot.

The long team walked along the desolate and boundless mountain forest path. From time to time, the sound of horse whips could be heard, followed by the man's rough shouting: "Hurry up, everyone behind you should catch up. You are dawdling. Didn't I let you eat?"

With the threat of the whip, the lagging people could only endure the sore legs and feet and speed up their pace to move forward.

It started snowing lightly at some point, making it even more difficult for the team to travel through the snow.

Suddenly, someone at the back of the line said, "Oops!"

In Captain Qian's team, someone accidentally kicked a small stone and sprained his ankle, falling to the ground. The people walking behind him hurried over to help him up.

The man's ankle hurt so much when he moved that he couldn't stand up at all.

A soldier noticed something was wrong and came to check, then hurried to the front to report to Captain Qian, "Sir, someone over there sprained his ankle, I'm afraid he can't continue on his journey."

Captain Qian frowned, "There's no village or shop here, we have to leave even if we can't! Are we going to leave him here to die? Go and find a thicker stick for him to lean on!"

"Yes!" The soldier took the order and hurried to find a stick.

Ye Ze heard the commotion here and said, "Sir, I brought some ointments for bruises and injuries. Why don't you let me go and take a look at him?"

Spraining your ankle is not a trivial matter. If you can't apply medicine in time and insist on hurrying on, it will only make the injury worse. In this wilderness, who knows how long it will take to get to the town to treat his injury. Ye Ze's heart couldn't help but soften a little. They were all wanderers in the world, all unlucky guys who were conscripted, and they had no grudges against each other. Maybe they would have to fight side by side in the future, so he would help if he could.

Qian Baihu's frown relaxed, "Then go over and take a look."

"Okay." Ye Ze gave Zhao Youliang and the other two a reassuring look, then stepped out of the line and walked towards the back.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but after he took a few steps, he felt as if there was an unfriendly pair of eyes staring at him from behind. When he turned around, he didn't find anything unusual.

Ye Ze shook his head and laughed at how suspicious he became.

Walking to the injured person, Ye Ze said, "I have some medicine for injuries here. Can you take off your shoes and let me see how bad your injury is?"

The man looked up, and hey, it was an old acquaintance - Zhang Dongsheng!

"Hey, why are you here?" Ye Ze's enthusiastic face suddenly turned cold.

Zhang Dongsheng didn't expect that the person who came to care about him would be Ye Ze. His expression became a little unnatural, "Ye, Ye Ze? Why are you a soldier?"

"What do you care?" Ye Ze was in no mood to care about his life or death. He impatiently threw the box of ointment in his hand to him and said, "Apply it as you see fit. If it doesn't work, wait until you get to the town and go see a doctor yourself."

"Oh oh..." Zhang Dongsheng just said this, Ye Ze had already walked away with big strides. He could only say to his back: "Thank you..."

Zhang Dongsheng didn't expect to see Ye Ze here. He wanted to ask him about Ye Qiulan's situation, but seeing that Ye Ze was avoiding him like the plague, he could only sigh inwardly.

At this time, the soldier who had found the wooden stick for Zhang Dongsheng came back, handed him the stick, and helped him apply the ointment. He was relieved only after seeing that he could walk with the stick.

The ointment was cool, and the pain in the ankle was relieved a lot after applying it for a while. This medicine must be expensive, right? Zhang Dongsheng pursed his lips tightly, limped to keep up with the speed of the team, and was full of gratitude to Ye Ze in his heart.

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The snow was getting heavier and heavier, but Captain Song did not call for a halt at noon, so that the team could travel as fast as possible and find a place to camp early in the evening.

People were rushing on their way in the snow, their feet were frozen and numb after sinking into the snow. Some people couldn't help but complain: "We are still rushing on our way in this horrible weather. Don't you value our lives?"

"My feet hurt so much that I can't even walk. Why can't I even rest at noon today?"

"I have frostbite on my hands and feet. If I go to the battlefield, won't I just die in vain? I won't leave. I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well die comfortably!"

"..."

Negative emotions spread in the team. People walked slowly and dejectedly. Finally, someone who couldn't stand it anymore stepped out and sat down on the side of the road. "No, no, no, death is death anyway. Why should we suffer so much and then go to the battlefield to die?"

With someone taking the lead, others followed suit, and soon there was a row of people who were unable to walk on the roadside. The number of people was still increasing, and the soldiers couldn't stop them.

Of course, most people are still afraid of those in power and only dare to complain verbally but do not dare to leave the team without permission.

Even the people around Ye Ze couldn't hold on any longer. His distant cousin Ye Changqing said to him, "Brother Ze, why don't we go to the side of the road and rest for a while? I can't walk any more."

Ye Changqing is 42 years old this year. Since his parents passed away, the four brothers have separated the family. Ye Changqing couldn't bear to see his son suffer in the army, so he signed up to join the army himself.

Ye Ze advised: "Uncle Changqing, don't move yet, let's see what happens first."

Zhao Youliang also said: "Brother Ye, please be patient. With so many people making trouble, the officials will not ignore it."

Ye Changqing looked around, thought it over again and again, and finally nodded. After all, Ze Ge'er had received some education, so just listen to him.

A total of fifty-three people from the forty-six households in the Ye clan were conscripted, but only seven were assigned to Qian Baihu's team. Ye Changqing was the oldest and most senior among them.

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