Halfway up the mountain, Ye Chen saw Chen Bing and asked with a smile: "Weren't you dragged away by Uncle Chen to go to the prime minister? Why are you back again?"

Chen Bing let out a sigh and said, "Don't think that I don't know what you are holding back, so you just want to get rid of me and sneak into the city alone so that you can go to Lixiangyuan to have fun."

After a long time, Ye Chen asked with red eyes: "Have you ever thought about Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen? They are not too young anymore. The other uncles and uncles in the village have grandchildren at this time."

"It's okay. I told my father just now when he took me back that I would give them a wife from the city after a few years before I can make a career, and then I will have ten or eight more of them, so they won't be able to bring them with me.

"Chen Bing had a harmless smile on his face.

"Then Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen agree that you can come with me?" Ye Chen asked.

Chen Bing weighed the baggage in his hand and replied: "My father said that Chenzi is very considerate and treats me well. If I follow Chenzi, I will not suffer any loss. I can make a good career and don't embarrass the people of our village. I

Mom also asked me to tell you that if you don’t have enough food or clothing or warmth outside, we’ll go home.”

Ye Chen buried his head and walked forward, one, two, three tears on the gown on his chest...

Mr. Wu said, Bingzi has a kind nature and is as close to you as a brother. If you want to go, he will definitely follow.

Brothers are nothing more than that!

The two walked for half an hour, and finally saw an old man driving a bullock cart on the road heading towards the county town. Ye Chen and the old man discussed taking a ride, and then the two brothers lay flat on the flatbed cart, holding a piece of food in their mouths.

Root grass, quite pleasant.

After entering the county town, the two brothers thanked the old man and walked straight into a small restaurant.

"Brother, please give us a plate of vegetables and four bowls of rice." Ye Chen smiled at the restaurant waiter.

"Okay!" The waiter hunched over and ran over, pulled off the rag from his shoulders and wiped the table again while saying: "If you two objectively want to order anything else, just ask, the store has everything. Even though our store is small, the taste is amazing.

Pretty good.”

Ye Chen smiled and said: "No, we have enough."

The waiter continued: "Are you two objectively looking for work in the city? You two can go to the Caishikou in the east of the city for a while. Generally, big families will post their posts there to recruit workers."

In China, "sa post" is a common saying for recruiting people to large households, small workshops, restaurants, etc. Even the recruitment of auxiliary soldiers in various yamen and military barracks is laughed at by the people as "guanjia post".

Chen Bing took the conversation and said, "Brother, we two brothers are not here to work."

"Then you two are here to hang out in this county. Tell me earlier. I will introduce you to you. Let's talk.

Wherever you want to go, I will show you the way." The waiter smiled.

Chen Bing continued: "That's it. We brothers want to go to the military camp to practice. I wonder if I can tell us where to sign up."

The waiter was a little embarrassed and said: "You two are here by chance. We posted about it a month ago, but now the time has passed. According to the regulations of the imperial court, those who cannot be recruited within the specified time every year can only wait.

Sign up again next year.”

Ye Chen and Chen Bing looked at each other, and they could see a hint of darkness in each other's eyes. Then Ye Chen said: "Excuse me, brother, please serve the food quickly. Both of my brothers are almost hungry."

No more."

"Okay, wait a moment, you two. I'm going to serve the food." After saying this, the waiter ran to the kitchen.

Chen Bing asked in a low voice: "Chenzi, what should we do? We finally got out. If we go back to the village in such a dejected state, we must not be laughed at."

Ye Chen looked at Chen Bing and said, "Bingzi, now that I'm out, I won't go back unless I make a name for myself. It's okay. Let's eat first."

Chen Bing nodded and looked at the prosperous scene outside the store, and couldn't help but be lost in thought. No wonder, before arriving in Wuming Town, he was still too young and rarely went to the market in the town. Later, when he fled to Wuming Town, it was even more...

Before entering the city, he felt that his eighteen years of life had been in vain. He had heard people in the village say how luxurious the life of the rich was, but he had no idea at the time. Now that he has entered the city, he can vaguely understand something.

After dinner, the two of them walked in the market, selling toys, food, rouge and gouache, etc. They were dazzled by what they saw. They had never seen such a scene in the village for so many years!

The short journey from the restaurant to the east of the city took the two of them less than half an hour.

At the same time, Lin Bo, the housekeeper of Lin Mansion on Zhongdong Street in the city, stood under the courtyard wall, raising his head and shouting: "Miss, come down quickly, it's too dangerous. If the master knew that you were like this, he would never let you out."

It’s home.”

I saw a young girl sitting on the wall of the courtyard. She was wearing a light cyan dress, a pair of milky white boots on her feet, and her black hair was tied into a ponytail. At first glance, she felt very refreshing and capable.

The girl shouted: "Uncle Lin, please step aside. Do what you have to do and leave me alone."

The girl turned her head and looked outside the courtyard wall, and continued: "I will be back in a moment. You are not allowed to follow me, otherwise I will hide so that you can't find me and I will scare you to death." After saying that, she turned over and jumped.

He jumped off the wall, ignored the servants behind him and ran quickly towards Caishikou.

The girl's name is Lin Yanyan, and she is the daughter of Lin Zhijiang, the fourth-rank military commander of Annan Road War Camp. Lin Zhijiang

He usually trains new recruits in the barracks, is busy with military affairs, and rarely goes home. In addition, Lin Yanyan's mother has been away for a long time, so he obeys the words of his only daughter, but one thing is that he does not allow his precious daughter to leave Lin Yanyan privately.

Because he, an old-fashioned man, always feels that it is better for a girl to stay out of the public eye before she leaves the government.

On the East Street, Lin Bo, who was out of breath, was trembling anxiously. The lady was gone. It would be a big deal if he met some bad people. He turned to a servant and said: "Go to the military camp and inform the master. Just say

The lady ran out again."

"Yes!" The servant nodded to him and ran towards the military camp.

At the Chengdong Vegetable Market, Ye Chen and Chen Bing walked around but didn't find a few people posting. They were almost exhausted. Suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd. Two sergeants walked up to the wooden platform and shouted: "

The Annan Road War Barracks is now recruiting two cooks. The requirements are very simple. They just need to be able to cook all kinds of pasta." After saying that, one of the sergeants came down from the stage and put the recruitment notice in his hand on the recruitment list. There were many people in the crowd.

You look at me, I look at you, but no one dares to sign up.

Ye Chen and Chen Bing discussed in a low voice: "How about we go to reveal the list first and then talk about it after we enter the military camp."

Chen Bing nodded, and just as he was about to step forward, he heard the sergeant say again: "Folks, please don't reveal the list at will. There is no such thing as joking in the army. If anyone is found to have deceived us for two months' money, military law will be dealt with."

Chen Bing, who was about to take a step, retracted his foot angrily, turned around and whispered to Ye Chen: "Chenzi, can you make noodles?"

Ye Chen shook his head and said: "No, I can't eat noodles a few times a year, how could I possibly know that thing?"

After a while, two slightly fat men unveiled the notice and said to the sergeant with a smile: "Sir, we can give it a try. As long as we are given enough flour, we can make seven or eight kinds of pasta."

That’s it.”

The sergeant looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Report to our soldier camp tomorrow, don't be late."

Ye Chen stepped forward and stopped in front of the sergeant, and said with a smile: "Brother, we two brothers have some skills. We want to join the army and serve the country. Please ask the two eldest brothers to be accommodating and take us to the military camp."

, Ye Chen put the few taels of silver left from his arms into the hands of one of the sergeants, but the sergeant said: "Don't do this, the rules are the rules, our general said, soldiers who do not follow the rules are not good

Soldier!"

The two sergeants turned around and left, leaving Ye Chen standing there scratching his head as if nothing had happened and smiling sheepishly at the people around him.
Chapter completed!