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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 far away. 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 all brought here for processing.

Li Erya quickly 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 in the direction of Tianshan Mountain.

"Wuya and Qilang must have played 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 towards 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 Li Wuya was still tens of meters away from the door of her house, she frowned when she saw a lot of people gathered in front of her courtyard, and immediately speeded up.

"Erya, you are finally back, hurry up, your mother has fainted!" Someone saw Li Erya and shouted at her.

"what?!"

Li Erya's face 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 they entered the door, they 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.

Under the eaves of the upper house, the rest of the Li family were there, and everyone's faces were not very good.

"mother!"

Li Erya quickly ran to Jin Yuee's side, looking eagerly at her daughter-in-law, "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 is a vast area. Once you go deep into it, you will lose your way in all likelihood, and then you will never be able to get out.

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 head'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 helped the unconscious Jin Yue'e into the east wing together with the village chief's daughter-in-law.

Father 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 have a soldier. Now that Li Changsen is gone, your family has to send 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 faces 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 Yue'e into the room.

After helping Jin Yue'e to lie down on the bed, the village head's daughter-in-law looked at Li Erya and said, "Erya, I'll take care of your mother, you should quickly find a doctor to take a look."

Li Erya expressed gratitude: "Thank you, auntie, I'll go get the doctor right away." Then, she paused, and looked at the village chief's daughter-in-law 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 head of the village sighed, pulled him into her arms and hugged him: "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 of the head of the village felt distressed when she saw it: "Good Erya, don't cry, your mother is pointing at you to ask for a doctor."

After hearing this, Li Erya wiped her face carelessly with her hand, then climbed onto the kang, opened the cabinet, took out her purse, locked the cabinet, and climbed down the kang.

The movements are done in one go, fast and agile.

"Auntie, please take care of my mother for me, I'll call the doctor right away."

With that said, he walked out of the room.

At this time, the soldiers of the guard had already 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.

Li Erya once again saw the coldness of the rest of the Li family towards their eldest family. Her father disappeared and her mother was in a coma. No one expressed concern or comfort.

After taking a look 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.

"do not know."

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 Dafang.

"what?!"

"Who did you say 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 the situation of the Li family. He knew that the old couple in the family favored the second and third families, but they didn't care about the big family. But he didn't expect to be so biased.

"Saburo is not yet fifteen!"

Mrs. Li was unmoved: "Everyone knows Sanlang's size. He is a head taller than his second and third uncles, and his body is strong. It is most suitable for him to go to the guard."

The head of the village was so angry that his breath 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?"

Father 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 Li's words were vague, but the head of the village understood what he meant, and it was because he understood that he felt overwhelmed in his heart.

"Dashan, Changsen 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?"

These words made both Father Li and Old Lady Li stunned, but soon, one of them covered their faces with their heads in their arms, and the other turned away from looking at others.

Seeing that they didn't intend to change anything, the head of the village felt blocked and angry: "Dashan, you are Changsen's father and Sanlang's father, how can you bear it?"

Father Li buried his head even lower, but he still didn't change his words.

The head of the village snorted twice, and looked helplessly at the guard soldiers.

The head of the Li family is Father Li, and he 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 had stayed at the Li family for a long time. Seeing that the Li family had 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?"

Father Li didn't dare to look at the chief, and nodded slightly.

The soldiers in the guard 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.

After Mr. Li pressed his fingerprints, the soldiers in the guard asked, "Okay, let Li Sanlang come out and follow us."

Father Li quickly 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 the horses, not bad. If he is really capable, he might be assigned to the stables, and then he won't have to go to the battlefield."

Hearing this, Father Li immediately showed a smile on his face: "Really? That's great!"

Let Li Sanlang go to the guard, he is actually very guilty in his heart.

When things were over, the head of the village sent the soldiers of the guard station away from Li's house.

Father 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, nor 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 camp, people who had good friends with Li Changsen and Jin Yuee complained for them.

Even if they don't have any friendship, they still feel that Mrs. Li's father and Mrs. Li have gone too far.

Everyone said something to you, and I said something, which made Old Li's face red and his back bent.

Unable to bear the spittle and strange eyes from everyone, Father Li quickly entered the courtyard of Li's family and closed the courtyard door.

As if in this way, outsiders can block the condemnation of him.

(End of this chapter)