In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Does Fang Hao want to get married?

Of course I thought so.

It wasn't that his physical desires were particularly strong; at 16, he wasn't old enough to be blinded by desire.

This is mainly due to the customs of the Xia Kingdom. In the Xia Kingdom, where people generally marry at the age of fourteen or fifteen, the simple desire of most ordinary people is to have a wife, children, and a warm bed.

Therefore, even though Fang Hao was only 16 years old, he had long had the idea of ​​getting married, but because of his family's poverty, he could only keep this idea to himself.

Fang Hao was naturally very surprised to suddenly hear Matchmaker Wang ask him if he wanted to get married.

"Why not?"

Matchmaker Wang said with a smile, "If you want to get married, Aunt Wang will definitely find you a good one."

Matchmaker Wang knew very well that with Fang Yong joining the guard team, the Fang family had become highly sought after. Finding a wife for Fang Hao might have been difficult before, but now…

It would be an easy thing to do, so she wouldn't mind arranging a marriage for Fang Hao while she was helping Fang Yong find a wife.

"Uh……"

Fang Hao scratched his head shyly and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Aunt Wang!"

"Alright, alright! Don't worry, Xiao Hao, I'll definitely find you and your brother two beautiful and lovely women!"

After the matchmaker left with a smile, the four members of the Fang family gathered in the house looked at each other and remained silent for a moment.

It was only because Fang Yong was successfully selected for the guard team that matchmakers were so eager to help him find a wife, and even Xiao Hao's marriage was settled...

At this moment, Mr. and Mrs. Fang gained a deeper understanding of the identity of the Chenjia Village Guard Team members.

Fang's mother looked up at Fang Yong and said solemnly again, "Yong'er, when you go to Chenjia Village, you must listen to what they say and don't miss this opportunity!"

"I know mother."

Fang Yong nodded emphatically. If before he only longed for the identity of the Chenjia Village Guard Team, now he regarded it as a treasure!

"Alright, the food is ready, go and eat!"

After finishing what could be considered a "sumptuous" dinner, Fang Yong lay in his room, staring blankly at the ceiling, and asked, "Xiao Hao, is the identity of the Chen Family Village guard team really that powerful?"

Today's experience can be described as a highlight of Fang Yong's life.

Simply by being selected for the Chenjia Village Guard Team, he gained the envious gaze of the entire village, and even matchmakers flocked to him, eager to introduce him to potential wives...

This was a peak moment that Fang Yong had never experienced in his past twenty-one years of life.

"Big brother."

Fang Hao turned around and looked at his elder brother, saying, "The identity of the Chen Family Village Guard is far more valuable than you imagine. You should know that the members of the Chen Family Village Guard have the opportunity to become martial artists. Martial artists are people who can stand on equal footing with the landlords and rich people in the city. Isn't that amazing?"

Fang Yong nodded secretly. Martial artists naturally held a noble status. Not to mention in this small Taiping County, even in the capital city where he once lived, martial artists were figures that ordinary people had to look up to.

"besides."

Fang Hao continued, "Brother, after you join the guard team, if you can become a martial artist, you might even be able to obtain a household registration in Chenjia Village. That household registration in Chenjia Village is something that the people of Taiping County desperately want. If you successfully register in Chenjia Village, you can bring your parents to Chenjia Village to enjoy a better life! I might even benefit from your good fortune!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yong's gaze became even more determined. Xia Guo was a country where class was almost completely solidified. Here, ordinary people only had three ways to advance their social class: one was to study, the second was to join the army, and the third was to learn martial arts and become a martial artist!

However, for ordinary people, studying, joining the army, or learning martial arts are unrealistic options. Not to mention whether they have enough resources to pursue these three paths, even if they do, the avenues for upward mobility are controlled!

The path to officialdom through education was controlled by powerful families, the path to military service was controlled by noble families, and the resources for martial arts training were also controlled by both powerful families and noble families.

In short, for ordinary people, there is no other way out except to become farmers or sell their labor.

But at this moment, Fang Yong saw another path!

That is……

Join the Chenjia Village Guard Team to change your family's impoverished situation.

Fang Yong clenched his fists, his mind made up. No matter how strict the Chenjia Village guard team's requirements were, he would persevere and absolutely not miss this opportunity to change his family's situation.

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The next day.

Before dawn, Fang Yong and Fang Hao woke up, and at that time, Fang's mother, who had woken up earlier, had already prepared breakfast.

After hastily finishing their breakfast, the two headed straight for Chenjia Village.

Before leaving, Fang's mother held Fang Yong's hand tightly and urged him, "Yong'er, you must seize this opportunity."

Fang's mother was an "ignorant" rural woman. She didn't understand many of the complexities of life; she only knew that the opportunity to join the Chenjia Village Guard Team was hard-won and her family's only chance to change their circumstances. Therefore...

Even if joining the Chenjia Village Guard Team might cost her son his life, she would absolutely not allow him to miss this opportunity.

"Don't worry, mother!"

After saying goodbye to their mother, Fang Yong and Fang Hao set off and arrived at Chenjia Village after walking for an hour.

"Brother, I still have work to do, so I'll leave you here!"

Fang Hao stopped at the entrance of Chenjia Village. It was Fang Yong, not him, who was selected for the Chenjia Village guard team. He still needed to work for his employer in the county town, so he naturally wouldn't enter Chenjia Village with Fang Yong.

"to make!"

Fang Yong nodded and said, "Xiao Hao, you go back! I can go in by myself!"

"it is good!"

The two parted ways, and Fang Hao went to the county town.

Fang Yong walked up to the two men guarding the village entrance and said, "Sirs, I am Fang Yong, a new member of the Chenjia Village Guard Team! Please let me through!"

Upon hearing Fang Yong introduce himself, Chen Si sized him up and laughed, "Not bad, not bad! A good prospect! Go in!"

Fang Yong was extremely strong and robust, and was undoubtedly a good candidate for the army.

"Thank you, sir!"

After thanking Chen Si and the other man, Fang Yong went directly into Chenjia Village and then headed straight for the training ground where he had registered last time.

At this moment, most of the young people selected for the Chenjia Village Guard Team had arrived at the training ground and were gathered in twos and threes, each with an excited expression on their face.

"I never thought I'd be able to join the Chenjia Village Guard Team. My ancestors must have been incredibly lucky!"

"I never thought I'd get to join, hehe!"

"Once we join the Chenjia Village Guard Team, we'll never have to worry about where our food rations will come from again!"

"Yes, yes! And we can even eat meat!"

"To tell you the truth, the whole village came over yesterday to celebrate me joining the guard team!"