Jiapingguan Chronicle

Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian looked at each other and shook their heads gently at Shen Cha.

"I really don't have any impression. Uncle Liu did say that he once had several generals under his command who were very tough and desperate in fighting. However, it is also a pity because of a naval battle with pirates and Japanese pirates. Among them, one of them was seriously injured and could no longer stay in the army. He could only remove his armor and return to the field." Xue Ruitian looked at the woman and said, "This must be your husband-in-law, right?"

"Yes!" The woman nodded slightly, "My husband-in-law was seriously injured in that battle and was sent home."

"So that's it." Xue Ruitian thought for a while and said, "First introduce yourself, what is your name, where your husband's family is from, and what he does for a living."

"Yes." The woman nodded slightly, "Shen Zhou, a civilian girl, her maiden name is Zhou and her husband's surname is Shen."

"What is your own real name?"

"A common girl doesn't have a famous name because she is the second eldest child in the family, so she is always called Tuesday Mother in the family."

Hongye sat behind Shen Cha, curling her lips in disgust. It seemed that their guess was right. This woman, oh, no, she should be called Zhou Niang now. She was not very valued in her own family, and her status was not very high. It's not very high, otherwise it wouldn't be possible to reach this point.

Shen Cha heard a small chuckle coming from behind, and quietly reached out to poke Hong Ye, asking her to calm down a little. This disgust was so obvious that Tuesday's mother's face turned red.

"Mother Zhou." Xue Ruitian also glanced at Hongye, shook his head gently towards her, and then turned to look at Mother Tuesday, "What does your husband's family do? If the rumors in the city are true, you and your husband are in love It’s a baby kiss, it’s been decided since childhood, right?”

"Yes!" Zhou Yi Niang bowed slightly, "If I tell you, this rumor is true."

"Tell me in detail."

"It's like this. My mother's family and my husband's family are family friends, and they have been close friends since my great-grandfather's generation. Because the two of them went to sea together, but they encountered a big wave and the whole boat capsized. They escaped and saved their lives. The two people felt that it was not easy to live together through life and death, so they discussed it and became brothers with different surnames."

"This makes sense. This is how we share weal and woe."

"Yes!" Tuesday's mother nodded, "Later, the shops and yards of the two families were arranged together, and they regarded each other as family members. After the two great-grandfathers came back, they started trading seafood in Yulin Town. Our family sells all kinds of dry goods, and they sell fresh goods. There is no overlap in our business and no interests involved, so the relationship between generations is very good."

"Well, that's true." Xue Ruitian nodded, "If people from two families are doing the same business, there will inevitably be competition. As the saying goes, peers are enemies, and the relationship between generations will not be so good, let alone Maybe we'll get married, right?"

"Yes, Yulin Town, where our home is located, is under the jurisdiction of Marshal Liu. My husband-in-law joined the army because it is very close to Dashuai Liu's jurisdiction and he liked going to sea since he was a child." "Yulin Town." ?" Shen Cha glanced at Shen Haolin. They were no strangers to Yulin Town. Jin Jing and Jin Miaomiao's hometown was in Yulin Town.She glanced at Zhou Niang and said, "Don't stop, keep talking."

"Yes." Tuesday's mother organized her words and continued, "The marriage between my husband-in-law and I was decided by the grandfathers of both families. It is said that a master was asked to calculate it. It is a very good marriage." At this point, she smiled bitterly, "Now it seems that the master is not very good, and his calculations are not very accurate. The relationship between the two of us is more like a familiar stranger than a husband and wife. We have been together since childhood. , are familiar with each other, but not very familiar.”

"How do you say that?"

"Both of us know each other's preferences, what we like to eat and what we like, but none of us know what the other person really thinks. If that girl hadn't appeared, we would have lived in such a normal, respectful way, but that girl appeared. "She was like a pebble thrown into a pool of plain water, causing ripples."

"At this time, are you married?"

"Not yet!" Zhou Niang shook her head gently, "We got married after he joined the army and returned from injury. When he was 13 years old, he told me and his family that he wanted to join the army and go to Marshal Liu's army. Zhong should have a good experience, because as I said before, he likes to go to sea very much and likes the feeling of riding the wind and waves on the boat. In addition, it is true that our area is severely invaded by pirates. Although Liu Shuai is nearby, but Those pirates and Japanese pirates are indeed very cunning. When they see the Daxia Navy's ships, they will not board the merchant ships and fishing boats that harass the sea. But once the Navy's ships leave, they start to rob. Our Yulin Town and Several fishing villages below Yulin Town are in trouble, and they originally rely on the sea to live. If we cannot even guarantee the basic living environment, then we have no choice but to leave our hometown."

"Your husband-in-law likes his hometown very much, doesn't he?"

"Yes, so he always said that when he grows up, he must join Marshal Liu and fight against pirates and Japanese pirates so that the fishermen and people in these villages and towns will not have any worries. Therefore, when Marshal Liu was recruiting new soldiers, , and he went. It took him ten years."

Shen Cha touched his chin and sighed softly. It was not easy for people living by the sea. What they had to contend with was not only the bad weather that rarely appeared inland, but also the domineering people at sea. uninvited guest.

"But you two are engaged. If he goes to join the army, will the adults of both your families agree?" Shen Cha looked at Zhou Niang, "You also agree? It's not like being a soldier to fight. Just kidding, if you go there, you may not be able to come back.”

"That's right!" Xue Ruitian also echoed, "When we recruit new soldiers every year, we have to make it clear to them that during the three-month truce period in the recruit camp, they may regret it, but once they have passed the recruit camp, During this period of time, I was assigned to various camps, but there is no turning back." He looked at Tuesday's mother, "Especially once you go to the battlefield, there is a high possibility that you will never come back. He made this clear to you at the beginning. Yet?"

"Yes!" Tuesday's mother nodded, "We have made it very clear that if he dies in the battle, our engagement will be invalidated. This is also agreed by the elders of our two families. Grandfather said that the son of the Shen family will go Joining the army is not for fame and fortune, but to ensure the safety of the country. This is a righteous thing and we should not stop it."

"That's very well said!" Xue Ruitian nodded, "Is this why you would rather endure hardship yourself than speak ill of him?"

Zhou Niang was silent for a while and nodded slightly.