Harem Daily Life

Jiang Yingying was so angry that she wanted to step forward to stop them, but Qi Yizheng pulled her back and asked her to hide behind him.

The officers and soldiers, who had gained nothing, finally saw that the two of them were young, and that the younger brother, though thin, seemed to have some strength, so they said, "You two, since you can't pay the food, you should join the army with us. Go in, get your luggage, and go."

Qi Yizheng: “…”

Jiang Yingying: "..."

Aren’t you being a little hasty in recruiting soldiers?

Qi Yizheng stepped forward and said, "General, may I ask where we are going to fight? We are the only two brothers in our family. If we really want to join the army, please be kind and let us stay together."

The officer waved his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry in to get your luggage. His Majesty will personally lead the army and will set off for Wuya City in three days. You must follow us. We still have to go to the next place to collect food and rob people."

Qi Yizheng and Jiang Yingying looked at each other and went into the house to clean up.

"What should I do? Should I really go with them?" Jiang Yingying was a little nervous. Their identities were fake, and their household registration documents were also fake. It was easy to fool them at other times, but this military camp was not an ordinary place, and it would be easy to see through.

Qi Yizheng whispered, "Let's just take a few clothes. Don't bring women's clothes. I'll buy them for you when we get back to Da Zhou to prevent them from being searched. Don't bring your household registration certificate either. Just say I forgot to take it because I was careless."

Is it understandable that frightened ordinary people forget to get their household registration?

Jiang Yingying had no choice but to listen to him. However, she could give up the dress, but she had to keep the jewelry. Some of these jewelry were given by Sister Qi, some by Qi Yizheng, and some by Empress Tao. She couldn't bear to leave them here.

She hid the jewelry carefully in a small bag and stuffed the bag into her inner clothing. As long as she didn't take off her clothes, it would be guaranteed that no one would be found.

Qi Yizheng also brought a few sets of clothes. In order not to attract attention, he didn't even bring weapons, so he took the last bit of silver and followed the officers and soldiers out.

When they went out, they found out that there were not only the two of them, but dozens of men like them who were being dragged away to join the army with their bags. Most of them looked unhappy. Some of them had their families come to see them off, crying. The atmosphere was very sad for a while.

"Okay, okay, why are you crying? Follow His Majesty to fight, and you will get rewards if you win. Three taels of silver a month, isn't that better than you scraping for food at home? Relatives who are following us, please leave quickly and don't delay our journey." The officer was very impatient and urged the women to leave.

"Daddy, Daddy, don't go. Let's go home. Let's go home." A little boy who looked only five or six years old kept hugging his father's thighs and refused to let him go. His father also burst into tears.

"Whose child is it? Take him away quickly. Believe it or not, I will take you to join the army as well?" The officer threatened, waving the knife in his hand.

The child's mother, holding a baby in her arms, hurried forward to grab the little boy and said, "Hurry up, or we can't save you either! Wuu ...

Qi Yizheng was a military general and had a heart of stone greater than most people, but he couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw this scene.

"Stop crying, take the children back quickly, farm well, and support your parents. If I die, you must find someone to remarry, someone with a good heart who can take good care of the two children!" The man cruelly pushed his wife and children away, as if he was giving instructions for his final affairs.

It wasn't just this family; there were also elderly parents who sent their sons off, and they all burst into tears.

Qi Yizheng and Jiang Yingying looked at each other and walked silently in the team. It seemed that they were the only two who were willing to join the army. There was no quarrel or noise, and the two brothers were together without any worries.

Only they themselves understood that as long as they passed the military camp's inspection and joined the Yan army, they would be able to leave the city with the team, and when they reached the territory of the Great Zhou, they would find a way to escape and reunite with the Great Zhou army, and then they could go home.

It's been a year and a half since I left home, and I still miss home.

I wonder how my eldest sister’s shop is doing, whether my nephew has entered the academy, and Empress Tao should have given birth a long time ago. Your Majesty is still thinking about me, right?

As Qi Yizheng thought about it, he actually smiled slightly.

Jiang Yingying raised her eyebrows, and her mood instantly improved when she thought that she would be able to eat the delicious food of Da Zhou soon.

Fortunately, their fears didn't materialize. After entering the military camp, they were taken to collect their equipment without any inspection. Each person was given a thin uniform and a pair of shoes. There were not enough weapons, so only half of them received them.

Qi Yizheng received a tattered red tasseled spear. The tip of the spear was blunt and the stick was a bit bent and deformed. It was unknown whether the previous owner was still alive. For it to be so rotten, it was likely that several soldiers of the Great Zhou had been killed.

Jiang Yingying received a sword that was not very sharp, and the blade was a little curled.

Not everyone has armor, only those who look particularly capable of charging into battle can get a set.

The person distributing the weapons saw Qi Yizheng's imposing and tall physique and picked out a slightly better set for him: "Use it with care."

Qi Yizheng walked aside holding the still somewhat tattered armor.

The person distributing the weapons saw Jiang Yingying's frail appearance and shook his head: "You don't need to receive them. When you get to the battlefield, just hide at the back and don't even think about rushing to the front."

Jiang Yingying: "..."

Swords and knives have no eyes. Even if I want to hide behind and not charge, can you at least give me a set of armor to protect myself?

She walked aside angrily, feeling insecure without armor, sob.

Qi Yizheng looked at her with amusement, cleared his throat, and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, I'll give you this set."

After saying that, he narrowed his eyes at her and pinched her fingers.

The man whose thighs were hugged by his son glanced at the two of them inadvertently and was a little dazed.

No, can two grown men hold each other’s hands and pinch each other’s fingers?

He hurriedly looked away and followed the team forward.

Finally, the man and Qi Yizheng were grouped into a small team, and the people who were brought in with them were taken to a tent.

It was called a tent, but in fact, it was a temporary residence where more than a dozen people were crowded together. It was dirty, messy and smelly, and Jiang Yingying almost vomited from the fumes.

Qi Yizheng didn't react that strongly. He had led soldiers and trained in military camps before. He had seen tents for low-level soldiers like this, but the ones in the Great Zhou were better than here.

The military discipline of the Great Zhou Dynasty was strict. Low-ranking soldiers lived in a tent with eight people, and the beds inside had to be made flat every day to prevent them from being placed in such a mess.

"Put your luggage away, put on your uniforms, and come out for training. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Practice hard during training and practice some self-defense skills. Don't get stabbed as soon as you get on the battlefield." The little leader who brought them here said this and turned to leave. Jiang Yingying seriously suspected that the little leader was driven away by the stench.

They found a relatively secluded place. Qi Yizheng let Jiang Yingying sleep on the bed inside while he slept outside. The two of them had some clothes in their bags, which were not worth much, so they carried their valuables on their bodies.

The military uniforms were thin and the weather was still very cold, so the two of them simply put on the thin military uniforms outside.

Fortunately, everyone did the same thing, so there was nothing unusual about the two of them.

"Hey, go sleep over there. You're so torn, I don't want to sleep with you." A man pushed the man standing next to him towards Qi Yizheng. Qi Yizheng looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the man being pushed was the man his wife and children had sent away earlier.

The man was a little uneasy and glanced at Qi Yizheng embarrassedly: "Brother, can I sleep on your side?"

Qi Yizheng nodded and said calmly, "Sure, whatever you want." Then he saw his worn cotton-padded jacket and thin trousers, frowned, turned around, took his bag, found a half-worn cotton-padded jacket and a pair of thicker trousers, and handed them to him, "You and I are about the same size, so change into mine. You can mend yours before wearing them again."

The man blushed and held out his hand to take it. "Thank you, brother. My name is Da Zhuang, Zhou Da Zhuang. I'll be in this military camp from now on. I'll be grateful for your care."

Qi Yizheng simply nodded and introduced himself: "My name is Jiang Yizheng, and this is my younger brother Jiang Er."

When Zhou Dazhuang heard that they were brothers, he realized that he had misunderstood them before. He touched his head embarrassedly and said, "It is fate that I have met you two. I just hope that this war will end soon so that we can go home and reunite with our families as soon as possible."

Qi Yizheng did not respond to him, but he was thinking in his heart that he should finish the fight as soon as possible and go home early.

He still has to go back to hold the wedding! Otherwise, this little wife can only watch but not touch every day, which is really frustrating.

Who is as miserable as me?