Chapter 490

These words fell down, along with several nearby stalls, all probe one after another.

Zhang Man'er is only vaguely concerned about this national event. Her attention is on the chicken butcher. Seeing his skilful action, she quickly slaughters the chicken.

The jade hand hanging on the side of the body was pinched tightly. Looking up with this force, Xue Chuan subconsciously pinched her hand. He looked dignified, listened carefully, and his face changed subtly.

Before Zhang Man'er had time to speak, Xue Chuan took her to the fish stall and asked the vendor, "brother, you are serious about this news. We have not signed a peace contract with a small border country. How can we say that we have a fight?"

Count the time, isn't this contract not yet passed? Why is there another war? How many people will be displaced in this war.

The peddler saw Xue Chuan's sword eyebrows, stars, and extraordinary appearance. His expression, action, and tone of speech made him a hot-blooded youth.

Look at his careful questions, you can't help but see his intention.

For the young people who want to join the army or can join the army, the common people all show respect, and the peddlers are not stingy to tell them what they know.

"Don't you know, brother? The barbarian small country broke the contract. This is what my nephew who worked as an official in the Yamen said. The notice of conscription has been pasted for two days, and many people went to apply for it. It's said that this barbarian invasion is not a whim, but a wolf's ambition, which has been planned for a long time. "

The old man who was selling vegetables next door patted the vendor on the shoulder and said bitterly, "well, if the candidates are not enough, we will definitely have to do compulsory military service. I'm sorry for my three daughters, only one son, who just married a daughter-in-law. If you go to war, you're not going to die. Then my family's incense will be cut off. "

When Xue Chuan raised his eyebrows, he could not help retorting: "uncle, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of our country. It's a good thing to serve our country."

If everyone thinks so, who will defend the country.

"What's good? We ordinary people have not been trained in our daily life. We are just fighting for the number of soldiers. We are not going to die when we go to the battlefield."

Xue Chuan called the old man a thin old man. He was over fifty years old. He was leaning on the floor with his back and selling radishes planted in the house.

In such a poor family, the son is the only pillar in the family. If he really goes to serve in the army, if there is an accident, the old man is afraid that no one will come to see him off. This kind of idea is in the past.

Do you really do military service? Not many people have joined the army now. It seems that this time several small countries along the border join forces to attack Dasheng is no small matter.

"After all, death is more important than Mount Tai and less important than Hongmao. Even death is glorious for this country." Xue Chuan's tone was low.

When he said this, with the man's unique fortitude, it made people feel excited. Some people thought that he was very insightful and reasonable. They all came together to discuss with him.

"Brother, that's very reasonable."

"In fact, if the leader really wants to recruit, we have to go even if we don't want to."

"That's right. It's not up to us to choose. We might as well take the initiative to join the army and serve our country, even if we die."

Zhang Man'er's mind is complex, and his eyes are fixed on Xue Chuan. When he talks about this topic, he seems to have changed a person. He is no longer as cold as usual. He gives people the feeling that it's hard to get close to him. He is radiant and speaks with enthusiasm.

Xue Chuan didn't spend much time persuading the old man who just didn't want his son to join the army.

When he was a constable, it was for the sake of the common people that he was not used to the actions of the county government, which led to the disaster of killers. Now he encourages everyone to join the army.

He has such lofty ambition. Although he is a grassroots, he is concerned about the country and the people.

Zhang Man'er very much hopes that these news are not true. The new county magistrate has already arrived, and has already issued a notice. Xue Chuan will certainly go to verify later. If it is true, I'm afraid he will sign up on the spot, right?

Can she stop it? In a place like the battlefield, where the smoke of gunpowder is everywhere, where the sword has no eyes, where life is like a recommendation, she is afraid of

"Come, girl, kill the chicken you want." The peddler, carrying a white hen, said with a smile.

Zhang Man'er handed over the copper coin, took the hen and put it into the basket picked by Zhang Dahai.

Today's sand and stone are all ordered, and the ingredients are also bought. It's time to go back.

A group of three people went out of the East Street. Zhang Dahai put the basket in front of the bullock cart. On the bullock cart was a pile of sand and stone. This is just ordered sand and stone, which will be transported back later.

Xue Chuan's carriage was full of stone bricks. Zhang Man'er was also sitting in front of it when he came. When he was about to go up, he heard Xue Chuan wring his eyebrows and saying, "daughter in law, wait for me here for a while. I'll go shopping and come back soon."

With that, he jumped out of the carriage and rushed to the Yamen.

He must have gone to Yamen to sign up for the army. Zhang Man'er knows, but he doesn't stop him.

She has no reason to stop it, and she can't stop it. She should be proud of what Xue Chuan wants to do and work for this country, but she is always worried.

Zhang Dahai is a person who can't hide things in his heart. Seeing this, he came over and said, "sister, what's Xue Chuan doing?"

"He said to buy something and come back soon. Let's wait here." Zhang Man'er smiles reluctantly, trying to keep calm and not let Zhang Dahai see a clue.

Although Zhang Dahai is a rough man, he is not a fool.

He was not absent just now. When he heard that Xue Chuan was so interested in joining the army, he would know what it meant by asking carefully and persuading others.

He didn't understand the state affairs. He only knew that his sister had been married for less than a year. If his husband went to join the army, what would he do if he couldn't come back?

"Sister, when Xue Chuan comes back, you should talk about him. You can't let him join the army and go to the battlefield. Is that a fun place? So many people have gone. It's not bad for Xue Chuan. "

Zhang Dahai's idea is that of most farmers.

Zhang Man'er tugged at the corner of his mouth, embarrassed: "this..."

"You have to persuade him, or you will suffer if you are young and widowed. Now it's just to join the army. We common people can choose not to go. We have to go for military service when it's time. There are so many sons in the Xue family that they don't necessarily go to Xue Chuan. "

In Zhang Dahai's nununudao, Xue Chuan came back with a few pieces of cotton cloth and a big bag of cotton in his hand.

He put these things into the carriage, then took Zhang Man'er's waist and carried her to the carriage. After she sat down, he drove the carriage on the bluestone road without saying anything.