Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

65. Joining the army (3)

Sanbao: "As far as I know, it was she who proposed breaking off the engagement, and there's nothing wrong with that. If it's not a good fit, it's better to give up sooner rather than later; it's better for both of you."

“Sanbao, why are you always protecting Su Jinyu? You have no relation to her at all.”

Sanbao: "Am I wrong? I'm just stating the facts, I'm not defending anyone."

“Sanbao, why don’t you let your niece or nephew sign up for the army? You’re just letting Su Jinyu benefit from it.”

"They are twelve and thirteen years old respectively. They are not old enough, not well-educated enough, and not tall enough. I am aware of my limitations and will not waste my time on them."

"Anyway, there are quite a few people in Daben Township who are better than Su Jinyu in every aspect, but they just didn't sign up."

Sanbao shook his head. These old women are just too jealous.

Qi Zhengyang's home.

Du Mei returned from washing clothes by the pond. As she hung the clothes to dry in the yard, she said, "Zhengyang, do you know what? The village is so lively right now. Everyone has gone to the Su family's house to see what's going on."

Qi Zhengyang said absentmindedly, "What's the point of watching this? These people are just idle. They have no work to do in the fields, so they can only watch the excitement all day long, even over the smallest things."

"I heard that the youngest daughter of the Su family joined the army. There was only one spot in the whole county, and she took it. Many people can't understand why it had to be her."

Qi Zhengyang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

"What? Joining the army? The Su family? Which Su family?"

Du Mei glanced at Qi Zhengyang: "How many Su families are there in this village? The one from your former father-in-law!"

Qi Zhengyang was struck dumb, as if by lightning.

He had completely forgotten that this was the time to sign up for military service.

In his previous life, at this time, his eldest nephew, An Rong, gloriously joined the army.

After enlisting, An Rong had a smooth and successful career in the army, rising through the ranks to become a regimental commander. Later, after being demobilized, he returned to the county town and became a deputy county head.

An Rong was the most promising child in the Qi family and the pride of the family, but if he hadn't had the opportunity to join the army, none of this would have been possible.

After Qi Zhengyang was reborn, he was busy digging cellars, stockpiling grain, and dating Du Mei. He completely forgot about his nephew joining the army. Even after being caught in bed with Du Mei, he was so busy facing the villagers' scorn and gossip that he couldn't even think about his nephew joining the army.

In his previous life, he hadn't paid much attention to this matter; it was Su Jinru who handled it all.

Now Su Jinru has given the spot to her own sister.

Su Jinru, it turns out she was the one who did it.

In his previous life, at this time, his elder brother and sister-in-law had already starved to death. His family had taken care of all six of his brother's children. Later, two of his brother's children starved to death. Qi Zhengyang blamed Su Jinru for not taking good care of his brother's two children, which led to their deaths.

Su Jinru went to the county town to find something to eat and happened to meet Ye Xiaolong, the head of the armed forces department. Because of his suggestion, Su Jinru enrolled An Rong in the army.

In this life, Su Jinru actually gave this opportunity to her younger sister, Su Jinyu.

Why should we give her the opportunity?

Thinking it over, Qi Zhengyang opened the door and hurriedly walked out.

Qi Zhengyang ran all the way to the Su family's door.

The place was already packed with onlookers.

Even Qi Zhengyang couldn't squeeze in.

From afar, one could see Su Jinyu, with two long braids, dressed in a military uniform, walking out with a heroic air.

The large red flower on her body made her face glow like a peach blossom.

"Wow! Who would have thought that a girl with blond hair like her would look so good in a military uniform?"

“Ayu was naturally beautiful; she was just dressed in tattered clothes before, so you couldn’t tell.”

"It's that outfit that makes her look good. If my daughter wore this outfit, she would definitely look even better than her."

"Yes! My daughter looks better in it than her."

Some people muttered under their breath, "Their daughter is prettier than Ayu. It's fine to fool yourself, but to bring it up like this is just ridiculous. Aren't they afraid of being laughed at?"

"Yes! Is it so hard to tell the truth? The three Su sisters are the most outstanding flowers in the village. Ayu was chosen as the only female soldier in the whole county, which is well deserved."

Su Jinyu was accompanied by her parents, Su Jinru, and Su Jinxuan as they walked in front.

Township Head Wang and two staff members from the Armed Forces Department were behind him, one of whom was Ye Xiaolong.

Qi Zhengyang tried to squeeze forward, wanting to get closer to Ye Xiaolong, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get close.

Qi Zhengyang could only follow the crowd toward the township government.

Upon arriving at the township government, Qi Zhengyang still couldn't get close. He watched as Ye Xiaolong spoke with Su Jinru and her parents, shook hands, and then got into the car.

Qi Zhengyang panicked and shouted, "Minister Ye, Minister Ye!"

But there were too many people, and Ye Xiaolong couldn't hear Qi Zhengyang's shouts at all.

The people around Qi Zhengyang gave him a push in disgust.

"Teacher Qi, what are you yelling about! The Su family has nothing to do with you anymore! Why are you still here to join in the fun?"

The car slowly drove off, and Mayor Wang pushed through the crowd to make way.

When the car pulled up in front of Qi Zhengyang, he rushed to the window and shouted, "Minister Ye, Minister Ye!"

Ye Xiaolong nodded to him, waved, and the car continued to move forward, its speed increasing.

Qi Zhengyang chased after him for a few steps, but perhaps because he was too anxious, he suddenly tripped and fell hard.

This caused everyone present to burst into laughter.

By the time Qi Zhengyang scrambled to his feet, the car was already quite far away.

Before Qi Zhengyang could even brush the dust off his clothes, he rushed to Su Jinru's side.

"Su Jinru, why? Why not An Rong?"

Those standing nearby found Qi Zhengyang's words and actions utterly inexplicable.

Su Jinru knew exactly what he wanted to say.

"Qi Zhengyang, I have nothing to do with you anymore, and I have even less to do with your family."

Qi Zhengyang stared with his bloodshot eyes.

"But you know how important this opportunity is to An Rong. Why give it to Su Jinyu? What can a little girl like her accomplish?"

The people nearby were talking amongst themselves.

"Qi Zhengyang is so shameless! Why should Su Jinyu's opportunity be given to An Rong?"

Some people, however, sensed something amiss: "What opportunity? Is it an opportunity that Su Jinru can decide?"

Su Jinru didn't want others to know about her chance encounter with Minister Ye Xiaolong, and she didn't want to be criticized for her sister getting into the army through connections. Although that was indeed the case, her sister was qualified.

Su Jinru said to Qi Zhengyang, "Can we talk about this privately?"

Qi Zhengyang glanced around at the people who were all straining to hear the gossip. He didn't want anyone to overhear their conversation, so he nodded.

"Okay! Let's find a quiet place to talk."

But where is there a quiet place?