Running with the ball in the lean years, the evil mother-in-law and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 10 Recruitment
"Uncle, uncle, you are back. Wash your hands and eat quickly. Just now I asked my eldest brother to buy some food and come back. I happened to be hungry so I made some porridge."

Mrs. Chen Wang replied with some embarrassment: "You are a pregnant woman, you eat, you eat more, so that you will give birth to a fat and stinky boy in the future."

Bai Taotao: "It's okay. I cooked a lot, which is enough for our family. My sister-in-law took Duoduo to the village to discuss matters. She should be back soon."

After saying "We are a family", Chen Wang couldn't help but raised the corner of her mouth and looked at Chen Defu.

Chen Defu said: "The children have prepared dinner. Go wash your hands and go eat."

As soon as the old couple washed their hands, Chen Lin came back holding her son Chen Fusheng.

Duoduo’s nickname is Duoduo, and his original name was Chen Fusheng.

In the Chen family, the generation of the original lord and the father-in-law is the generation with the character character "德", the generation of the original lord and husband is the generation with the character "you", the generation of Duoduo is the generation with the character "福", just put the character "seniority" in the middle, whichever generation you belong to. This makes it easier to differentiate.

When I came back, I was also confused by the fragrance in the room, "Mom, third brother-in-law, have you made dinner?"

Mrs. Chen Wang smiled and replied: "I didn't make it, it was your third brother-in-law. Please take Duoduo to wash your hands and come over to eat."

After Mrs. Chen Lin came over with her son to wash their hands, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva when she looked at the large pot of rice porridge.

The child couldn't help crying and praised: "Milk, delicious, eat, eat more."

Seeing her grandson's anxious look, Mrs. Chen Wang said with a smile: "Okay, okay, eat, eat, eat, you are such a little glutton."

As she spoke, Mrs. Chen Wang tested the temperature of the porridge in the child's bowl. After making sure that it would not burn the child, she handed the bowl of porridge to the child and let the child eat by himself.

Even though Chen Fusheng is only over one year old, he can already drink porridge very well by himself.

He didn't need a spoon to drink the porridge, he just held the bowl with his two little hands and sucked it slowly.

"It's delicious and fragrant. Let's eat together." Chen Fusheng said and started dancing happily.

Seeing this, Mrs. Chen Wang quickly stopped: "Okay, okay, let's eat together. You sit and enjoy it. Be careful if you spill it, but you won't have to eat anything."

After hearing this, Chen Fusheng immediately sat down obediently and continued to drink porridge.

"Third brother-in-law, what's in your porridge? It doesn't look like meat." Chen Lin asked curiously while drinking the fragrant porridge.

Bai Taotao didn't hide anything and replied: "It's pork belly."

Hearing this, several people looked puzzled: "Pork belly?"

"Is it pork belly meat? But it doesn't look like it." Chen Wang said and picked up a piece of pork belly and looked at it carefully.

Bai Taotao smiled and said: "It's not the pork belly meat on the outside of the pig, but the inside of the pig's belly, commonly known as pig sewage."

As soon as the words fell, the three members of Chen Defu's family started talking to each other.

"what!!"

"Isn't pig waste used for composting? Is this still edible?"

"Isn't that stuff smelly? Why does it taste delicious to us now?"

"But let's not talk about it yet, it's so delicious. I didn't expect my third brother-in-law to have such skills."

"Yes, this is more delicious than meat porridge."

"Old man, this is the best porridge I've ever tasted in my life."

Bai Taotao listened to the praises of several people, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and said: "In that case, let's drink more. This porridge must be finished tonight, otherwise it will be bad tomorrow." As he said, Bai Taotao gave a few more Someone added another bowl, and each person drank two bowls.

Even the little guy Chen Fusheng ate two small bowls, and his little belly was bulging.

After the meal, Mrs. Chen Lin watched her children playing in the mud in the yard. Chen Defu took out his pipe and lit a dry tobacco. The tobacco was given by Baitaotao just now.

After taking two puffs, Chen Defu asked: "Boss, wife, what happened when Li Zheng called everyone together just now?"

Chen Linshi: "Oh, it's a matter of recruiting soldiers at the military camp. It has nothing to do with our family. Although our family also has two sons, Youcheng has already joined, and it is not his turn to be a student in Yousheng."

Chen Wang, who had just put away the dishes and came out of the kitchen, heard this and said, "Why do we need to recruit troops again? Didn't we already recruit troops at the beginning of spring?"

Chen Lin: "There have been constant wars at the border in the past two years. A lot of people died last time. Naturally, we have to quickly replenish the manpower. Otherwise, we can't wait for the enemy to come in. By then, we people will be really in danger. ”

Bai Taotao, who was walking back and forth to eat, heard this and asked, "Did these soldiers go directly to the battlefield after recruiting them?"

Mrs. Chen Lin: "That's right. Third brother only recruited me in the spring. Otherwise..." After saying that, Mrs. Chen Lin knew that she had said the wrong thing. She quickly looked at Bai Taotao and said, "Third brother's wife, That’s not what I meant. In fact, we don’t know much about this kind of thing.”

Bai Taotao shook her head: "It's okay, sister-in-law, this has already happened, there is nothing to be taboo about. What are the requirements and conditions for this recruitment?"

Chen Lin: "What Li Zheng means is that this time we want young men between 14 and 16 years old. Even if there are no two sons in the family, as long as they meet this age, they may have to join the military camp. It is said to be voluntary. If there are not enough recruits, they will still have to be dragged away."

Bai Taotao: "Why do you want children between 14 and 16 years old this time? I remember that the recruitment requirement in the spring was to select those with more sons in the family, and they were still between 16 and 20 years old."

The original owner's mother-in-law, Chen Youcai, is 20 years old, and Chen Youyi is 18 years old. Although the two brothers are stuck in this age range, Chen Youyi just got married and the original owner became pregnant not long ago. This will cause the one who is not married or the wife is not pregnant to get pregnant.

But Chen Youcai's legs and feet were not good, so he finally pushed Chen Youyi up.

Chen Defu's family happened to be Chen Youcheng who was just 20 this year, so he was also taken to the military camp.

The third brother of the original owner was taken to the military camp. The third brother of the original owner was married for a year, but because his wife was not pregnant, he could not escape.

Mrs. Chen Wang: "The official family should have considered that if the child died on the battlefield, it means that the young couple may have another child."

Bai Taotao:! ! !

What kind of magical reason is this? Which minister proposed it? Are you sure you're not an undercover agent sent by the enemy? Are you sure you're not recruiting someone to kill someone?
Between the ages of 14 and 16, no matter whether it is a girl or a boy, they don't have hairpins or hairpins until they are 16 years old. In order to protect the family and the country, they are recruited into the military camp as soon as they have hairpins and are sent to the front line.

But a 14-year-old child is still a child, a child who has never experienced any major events, and has not been trained in a military camp and is sent directly to the front line. Looking at the bloody scene, he can be frightened to death without any need to fight. Okay, what's the point of giving away someone's head?

"Then if the child is sacrificed, what will be the compensation?"

Chen Lin: "I said I would be given a pension of one hundred taels and burial expenses of ten taels of silver."

Bai Taotao: "That's a lot. Youyi's sacrifice was only fifty taels, and it doubled this time. It seems that the country is quite rich, but it's a pity that it was not used on the handle of the knife."

Some families would not hesitate to send their children to military camps for these one hundred taels.

After all, one hundred taels, it would take a lifetime of digging in the fields to earn that much money, and it would take a lifetime to earn, not save.

But the sacrifice after joining the army is different. This is a one-time compensation, and you don't have to wait for the children to grow up and earn it gradually.

After hearing Bai Taotao's words, Chen Defu thought she was concerned about Chen Youyi's reduced pension, and quickly comforted him: "Youyi, your life is also hard. It's not a good time."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen Lin hurriedly said: "Dad, what are you talking about? My third brother-in-law is not someone who cares about money. Who doesn't want their man to be well?"

Bai Taotao looked at the scene where the chat was getting out of hand. She didn't want them to notice anything, so she quickly found an excuse to go back to the house to rest.

(End of this chapter)