Li Erya went to the Gobi Desert early in the morning to practice swordplay. It was not until noon that the sun was too strong, so he returned to Ye Mo's residence with the two hares he had brought.
Ye Mo's residence was too remote. After he left, the place had been empty. The Li brothers and sisters used it as a secret base.
The prey caught and the medicine collected are all brought here for processing.
Li Erya quickly packed up the two hares and marinated them all with seasonings. After they were cooked, the rabbit skins were tanned.
After doing this, Li Erya was ready to go back to the Li family to weave cloth.
When passing through the village entrance, Li Erya stopped and looked toward the Tianshan Mountains.
"Wu Ya and Qi Lang must have gone crazy on Tianchi Peak!"
The day after tomorrow is their tenth birthday, but they still haven't come back yet.
Thinking of his younger brothers and sisters being too restless, Li Erya shook his head helplessly and continued walking to Li's house.
It's Wuya and Qilang's birthday. I wonder if dad and third brother can take leave and come back?
When Li Wuya was still dozens of meters away from the door of his home, he saw many people gathered in front of his courtyard. He frowned and immediately sped up.
"Erya, you are finally back. Come on, your mother has fainted!" Someone saw Li Erya and shouted to her quickly.
"What?!"
Li Erya looked shocked and changed from walking to running. As he ran, he asked, "Why did my mother faint?"
No one answered her, but the eyes of those around her were full of sympathy and pity.
Seeing this, Li Erya's heart skipped a beat, and he rushed into the Li family yard in a few steps.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw several soldiers in military robes. A few meters away from them, Jin Yue'e was being supported by the village chief's wife, her eyes closed and her face bloodless, sitting on the ground.
Under the eaves of the upper house, other members of the Li family were there, and none of them looked very good.
"mother!"
Li Erya quickly ran to Jin Yue'e and looked at the village chief's wife anxiously: "What's wrong with my mother?"
Among the people who were holding Jin Yue'e hard, the village chief's wife heard Li Erya's inquiry, glanced at the Li family, and then at the soldiers coming from the guard station, and said with some difficulty:
"Erya, your father...is missing."
"Half a month ago, your father and a group of forward battalion soldiers went deep into the Gobi Desert while chasing and annihilating the Northern Yan Army. He has not come back yet."
The Gobi Desert is a vast territory, and once you go deep into it, you will most likely lose your way and never come out again.
In addition, it is June, the hottest month, and we cannot survive in the water-scarce Gobi Desert for even two or three days, let alone ten days and a half.
Li Changsen and the forward battalion soldiers disappeared in the Gobi Desert, so they were pronounced dead.
Li Erya was squatting in front of Jin Yue'e. After hearing what the village chief's wife said, his body swayed and he fell directly to the ground.
Seeing Li Erya's face turn pale instantly, the village chief's wife was worried that another one would fall, so she quickly said: "Erya, your mother is too frightened and worried. She needs to see a doctor quickly. You and I can help her back to the room quickly."
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Li Erya suddenly came to his senses, stood up quickly, and together with the village chief's wife, helped Jin Yue'e, who had passed out, into the east wing.
Dad is missing, so nothing can happen to mom!
Before helping people into the room, Li Erya heard the leading soldier say.
"According to the laws of Dachu, every military household has a soldier. Now that Li Shichang is gone, your family has to have another one."
The soldier looked at Father Li: "Look, which of your sons is going to report to the guard station?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the Li family changed drastically.
Li Erya paused and turned to look at Father Li.
The village chief's wife also heard this and looked at Li Erya: "Erya, let your father worry about this matter. Whether your second uncle or third uncle goes to the guardhouse, it has nothing to do with you."
Li Erya nodded and helped Jin Yue'e into the room.
After helping Jin Yue'e lie down on the bed, the village chief's wife looked at Li Erya and said, "Erya, I'll keep an eye on your mother. You should go and see a doctor quickly."
Li Erya looked grateful: "Thank you, aunt, I'll go ask the doctor right away." After saying that, he paused and looked at the village chief's wife with red eyes:
"Auntie, my dad...can he really not come back?" His eyes were full of confirmation.
The village chief's wife sighed, pulled him into her arms and hugged him: "Good boy, you have to hold on." Although she didn't answer directly, the implication was already obvious.
Li Erya burst into tears.
The village chief's wife felt distressed when she saw this: "Hey, Erya, stop crying. Your mother is pointing you to the doctor."
After hearing this, Li Erya reached out and wiped his face randomly, then climbed onto the kang, opened the cabinet, took out his purse, locked the cabinet, and climbed down from the kang.
"Auntie, could you please help me keep an eye on my mother? I'll call the doctor right away."
With that said, he walked out of the door.
At this time, the soldiers at the guard station had been invited into the main room to drink water, and were accompanied by the camp chief, while the rest of the Li family gathered in the room of Mr. Li and Mrs. Li, probably discussing who should go to the guard station.
Li Erya once again experienced the indifference of other members of the Li family to their big house. Her father was missing and her mother was in a coma, but no one expressed concern or comfort.
After taking a look at the upper room, Li Erya quickly walked out of Li's house.
"Erya, does your grandma want your second uncle or your third uncle to go to the guardhouse?" Someone asked Li Erya loudly.
"have no idea."
Li Erya replied and left quickly.
For her, whether Li Changlin or Li Changmu went to the health center, it had nothing to do with Dafang.
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"What?!"
"Who do you want to send to the guardhouse?"
The commander of the camp looked at Mrs. Li with a shocked face, and several soldiers in the guardhouse also looked at her.
Mrs. Li felt a little unsure, but she still stiffened her neck and said, "We have decided to let Sanlang go to the guardhouse to take his father's place."
The village chief was really angry. He knew the situation of the Li family. He knew that the elder couple in the family favored the second and third bedrooms and ignored the big one, but he did not expect that they would be so partial.
"Sanlang is not even fifteen yet!"
Mrs. Li was unmoved: "Everyone knows Sanlang's height. He is a head taller than his second uncle and third uncle, and his body is strong. It is most suitable to go to the guardhouse."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The village chief was so angry that he was breathing heavily. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with Mr. Li and looked directly at Mr. Li: "Li Dashan, tell me, who should I send to the health center?
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Father Li looked at the village chief, then squatted on the ground holding his head in pain: "Brother Dabao, I don't know who to let go!"
"The palms and backs of my hands are full of flesh. I really can't do anything about it."
"Chang Lin and Chang Mu are weak and cannot work in the fields. If they go to the battlefield, I'm afraid they will only..."
"Sanlang... Sanlang is a good boy. He inherited his father's good physique..."
Although Father Li spoke intermittently, the village chief understood what he meant. It was precisely because he understood what he meant that he felt relieved.
"Dashan, Changsen just left!"
"If he knew that if he left in one step and you would send his son to the guardhouse in the next step, do you think he would be at ease?"
These words made both Mr. Li and Mr. Li stunned, but soon, one of them held their heads and covered their faces, and the other turned away and looked away.
The village chief saw that they had no intention of changing, and felt blocked and angry: "Da Shan, you are Chang Sen's biological father and Saburo's biological grandfather, how can you bear it?"
Father Li buried his head lower, but still did not change his words.
The camp commander chuckled twice and looked at the guard soldiers helplessly.
The head of the Li family is Father Li. He is just an outsider. Now that Father Li wants to send Li Sanlang to the guardhouse, there is absolutely nothing he can do to stop him.
The soldiers from the guard station had stayed at the Li family for long enough. Seeing that the Li family had made a decision, they took out the personnel register and looked at Mr. Li: "Are you sure you asked Li Sanlang to report to the guard station?"
Father Li did not dare to look at the village leader and nodded slightly.
The guard soldier didn't say anything. He wrote Li Sanlang's name on the book with two brush strokes, and then asked Mr. Li to go over and take his fingerprints.
After Mr. Li pressed his fingerprints, the guard soldier asked: "Okay, let Li Sanlang come out and follow us."
Dad Li quickly said: "Sanlang is not at home. He is working as an errand at a horse farm outside Xining City."
Hearing this, the guard soldier looked surprised: "Oh, he can also serve horses. Not bad, not bad. If he is really capable and assigned to the stable, he won't have to go to the battlefield."
Hearing this, Father Li immediately smiled: "Really? That's great!"
Li Sanlang actually felt guilty when he asked him to go to the health center.
When the matter was settled, the village chief sent the soldiers from the guard station to leave Li's house.
Father Li hurriedly followed.
After the guardsmen left, Father Li wanted to say something to the village commander, but the village commander ignored him at all.
At this time, the people around asked: "Tuen Chief, is it Li Changlin or Li Changmu who is going to the guardhouse?"
The village chief looked at Father Li.
At this moment, Father Li's face was full of prayers, as if he wanted the village chief not to answer.
The village chief was so disgusted by the Li family's behavior that he immediately snorted: "It's not Li Changlin, it's not Li Changmu, it's Li Sanlang."
As soon as this was said, everyone was in an uproar.
"How could it be Saburo?"
"It seems that Saburo is not yet fifteen, right?"
"This is too biased. Brother Changmori just left!"
In the military camp, people who were friendly with Li Changsen and Jin Yue'e complained about them one after another.
Even if we have no friendship, I still feel that Father Li and Mother Li have gone too far.
Everyone said something to you or me, which made Mr. Li blush and his back bent.
Father Li couldn't bear the spitting and strange looks from everyone, so he quickly entered the Li family's courtyard and closed the courtyard door.
As if this would prevent outsiders from criticizing him.