Chapter 35, Missing
Tianlingtun.
Li Erya went to the Gobi Desert to practice swords early in the morning. It was not until noon, when the sun was too high, that she returned to Ye Mo's residence with two hares.
Ye Mo's residence is too remote. After he left, this place has been empty, and the Li family brothers and sisters used it as a secret base.
The hunted prey and the collected medicine are brought here for processing.
Li Erya neatly cleaned up the two hares, marinated them all with seasoning, and after they were done, tanned the rabbit skins.
After these are done, Li Erya is ready to go back to the Li family to weave.
When passing Tunkou, Li Erya stopped and looked towards the direction of Tianshan Mountain.
"Wuya and Qilang must be playing crazy in Tianchi Peak!"
The day after tomorrow is the tenth birthday of the two of them, and they haven't come back yet.
Thinking of the excessive restlessness of her younger siblings, Li Erya shook her head helplessly, and continued walking to Li's house.
Wuya and Qilang's birthday, I don't know if father and third brother can ask for leave and come back?
When there were dozens of meters away from the door of the house, Li Wuya saw a lot of people gathered in front of her courtyard, frowned, and immediately speeded up.
"Erya, you are finally back, hurry up, your mother has fainted!" Someone saw Li Erya and hurriedly shouted at her.
"What?!"
Li Erya was startled, she ran instead of walking, and asked as she ran, "Why did my mother faint?"
No one answered her, but the eyes of the people around her were full of sympathy and pity.
Seeing this, Li Erya's heart skipped a beat, and she rushed into the Li family's courtyard in a few steps.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw several soldiers in military robes. A few meters away from them, Jin Yue'e was supported by the village head's daughter-in-law, with her eyes closed and her face pale, sitting on the ground.
Going up to the eaves of the house, the rest of the Li family were there, and they all looked bad.
"Mom!"
Li Erya quickly ran to Jin Yuee's side, and looked eagerly at the daughter-in-law of Tun Da: "What's wrong with my mother?"
Among the people whose daughter-in-law was strangling Jin Yue’e, heard Li Erya’s question, glanced at Li’s family, then at the soldiers from the guard, and said with some difficulty:
"Erya, your father is missing."
"Half a month ago, your father went deep into the Gobi Desert with a team of vanguard battalion soldiers while chasing and annihilating the Beiyan Army. He hasn't returned yet."
The Gobi Desert has a vast territory. Once you go deep into it, you will lose your way in all likelihood, and then you will never get out again.
In addition, it is now the hottest June, let alone ten days and a half months in the water-scarce Gobi Desert, even two or three days can't last.
Li Changsen and the forward battalion soldiers disappeared in the Gobi Desert, so they had to be pronounced dead.
Li Erya was squatting in front of Jin Yue'e. Hearing what the village chief's daughter-in-law said, she swayed and fell to the ground.
Seeing Li Erya's complexion turned pale in an instant, the daughter-in-law of the head of the village was worried that another one would fall down, so she hurriedly said: "Erya, your mother is too frightened, you have to see a doctor quickly, and you and I will help her back to the room .”
Li Erya suddenly came back to her senses, got up quickly, and together with the daughter-in-law of the head of the village, helped the unconscious Jin Yue'e into the east wing.
Dad is missing, mother can't do anything wrong!
Before helping people into the room, Li Erya heard the leading soldier say.
"According to the laws of the Great Chu, every military household must produce a soldier. Now that Li Changsen is gone, your family must produce another one."
The soldier looked at Father Li: "Look, which of your sons is going to report to the guard?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the Li family changed drastically.
Li Erya paused, then turned to look at Father Li.
The daughter-in-law of the head of the village also heard it, and looked at Li Erya: "Erya, this matter is for your grandfather to worry about. Whether it is your second or third uncle going to the guard, it has nothing to do with you."
Li Erya nodded and helped Jin Yuee into the room.
After helping Jin Yue'e to lie down on the bed, the daughter-in-law of the head of the village looked at Li Erya and said, "Erya, I'll take care of your mother, you can go find a doctor to see it."
Li Erya expressed gratitude: "Thank you, auntie, I'll call for a doctor right away." Then, she paused, and looked at the village chief's wife with red eyes:
"Auntie, my father...is it true that he won't come back?" His eyes were full of proof.
The daughter-in-law of the grown-up in the village sighed, pulled her into her arms and hugged her: "Good boy, you have to hold on." Although he didn't answer directly, the implication was already obvious.
Li Erya immediately burst into tears.
The daughter-in-law who grew up in the village felt distressed when she saw it: "Good Erya, don't cry, your mother is still pointing you to the doctor."
Li Erya listened, stretched out her hands and wiped her face indiscriminately, then climbed onto the kang, opened the cabinet, took out her purse, locked the cabinet, and climbed down the kang.
The movement is done in one go, fast and agile.
"Auntie, please take care of my mother for me, I'll call the doctor right away."
As he spoke, he walked out of the room.
At this time, the soldiers of the guard had been invited into the main room to drink water, accompanied by the head of the village, while the rest of the Li family gathered in the room of Mrs. Li's father and Mrs. Li, probably discussing who should go to the guard.
Looking at the upper room, Li Erya quickly walked out of Li's house.
"Erya, did your grandma send your second uncle or your third uncle to go to the guard?" Someone with a good cause asked Li Erya loudly.
"have no idea."
Li Erya replied and left quickly.
For her, whether it is Li Changlin or Li Changmu going to the guard, it has nothing to do with Da Fang.
"What?!"
"Who do you want to go to the guard?"
The head of the village looked at Mrs. Li in shock, and several soldiers in the guard also looked at her.
Mrs. Li was looked down upon, but she still stuck her neck and said: "We have decided to let Sanlang go to the guard to take his father's place."
The head of the village was really angry. He knew about the situation of the Li family.
"Saburo is not yet fifteen!"
Mrs. Li was unmoved: "Everyone knows Sanlang's size. 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 guard."
The head of the village was so angry that his breathing was rough, he was too lazy to talk nonsense with Mrs. Li, and looked directly at Father Li: "Li Dashan, tell me, who is going to go to the guard?"
Papa Li looked at the head of the village, and then squatted on the ground with his head in pain: "Brother Dabao, I don't know who to let go!"
"The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, I really can't help it."
"Chang Lin and Chang Mu are weak and can't work in the fields. If they go to the battlefield, I worry that they will only have..."
"Saburo. Saburo is a good boy, he inherited his father's good physique."
Although Old Man Li spoke vaguely, the head of the village understood what he meant, and it was because he understood that that he felt overwhelmed.
"Dashan, Nagamori just left!"
"If he knew, he left in the first step, and you sent his son to the guard in the second step. Do you think he can feel at ease underground?"
Both Father Li and Old Lady Li were taken aback by these words, but soon, one of them covered their faces with their heads in their arms, and the other turned away from looking at others.
The head of the village saw that they had no intention of changing anything, and felt blocked and angry: "Dashan, you are Changsen's father and Sanlang's father, how can you bear it?"
Papa Li buried his head even lower, but he still did not change his words.
The head of the village snorted and laughed twice, looking helplessly at the guard soldiers.
The head of the Li family is Father Li, who is just an outsider. Now Father Li wants to send Li Sanlang to the guard, and he can't stop him at all.
The soldiers of the guard have stayed at the Li family for a long time. Seeing that the Li family has made a decision, they took out the personnel register and looked at Father Li: "Are you sure you want Li Sanlang to report to the guard?"
Papa Li did not dare to look at the head of the village, and nodded slightly.
The soldiers in the guard station didn't say anything, and wrote Li Sanlang's name on the booklet with a couple of swipes, and then asked Mr. Li to go over and press his fingerprints.
Once Mr. Li pressed his fingerprints, the soldiers in the guard asked: "Okay, let Li Sanlang come out and follow us."
Papa Li hurriedly said: "Sanlang is not at home, he is working at a horse farm outside Xining City."
Hearing this, the soldiers in the guard showed surprise: "Hey, he can also serve horses, not bad. If he is really capable, he might be assigned to a stable, and then he won't have to go to the battlefield."
Hearing this, Father Li immediately smiled: "Really? That's great!"
Let Li Sanlang go to the guard, he is actually very guilty in his heart.
When something happened, the head of the village sent the soldiers of the guard to leave the Li family.
Papa Li hurriedly followed.
When the soldiers from the guard station left, Father Li wanted to say something to the head of the village, but the head of the village ignored him at all.
At this time, the people around asked aloud: "Tun Chief, is it Li Changlin or Li Changmu going to the guard?"
The head of the village looked at Father Li.
At this moment, Father Li's face was full of pleading, as if he wanted the head of the village not to answer.
The head of the village was disgusted by the behavior of the old couple of the Li family, and immediately snorted coldly: "It's not Li Changlin, and it's not Li Changmu, it's Li Sanlang."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
"How could it be Saburo?"
"Saburo doesn't seem to be fifteen yet, right?"
"This is too biased, Brother Changsen just left!"
In the military village, the people who were close friends with Li Changsen and Jin Yuee complained for them.
Even if they don’t have any friendship, I still feel that Mrs. Li’s father and Mrs. Li have gone too far.
everyone said something to you, and I said something that made old man Li blushed and his back bent.
Unable to bear the spittle and strange eyes of everyone, Father Li quickly entered the courtyard of Li's family and closed the courtyard door.
It seems that this can prevent outsiders from condemning him.
(end of this chapter)