Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

The old man listened to Li Yuan's words.

He could only nod and praise Li Yuan for his benevolence.

Nowadays, it's rare to find someone who trusts others so much.

Seeing that the mountain girl had already walked far away.

Li Yuan stood up, shouldered his carrying pole, and walked towards the training ground outside the county town.

Arriving near the training ground, Li Yuan looked at the straw sheds prepared by the military governor's office for the soldiers to spend the night.

He could only shake his head helplessly.

Those straw sheds were originally used by the military governor's office for temporary rest during troop training.

Apart from a grass roof, there were no walls around, and in fact, they were drafty on all sides.

At this time of year, the night breeze was also very cool.

Even if he was physically strong, there was no need to risk catching a cold sleeping here.

Li Yuan had a lot of money with him now.

Moreover, he had purchased a load of supplies, so he had to take good care of them.

After thinking for a while, Li Yuan found an inn near the training ground.

These so-called inns were hostels for porters and merchants to rest and spend the night.

Although the conditions were also very simple, they were much better than the straw sheds.

Several hundred soldiers had gathered on the training ground.

Li Yuan's arrival was not considered late.

He saw that he was not the only one carrying a carrying pole.

Many soldiers were like Li Yuan.

They carried the purchased supplies with a carrying pole, with meat and wine pots on one end and grain on the other.

Everyone looked cheerful.

Li Yuan simply gnawed on a pancake for breakfast.

As the sun rose slightly, several teams set off under the leadership of officials from the military governor's office.

Qingyuan County Military Governor's Office had a total of 5 military forts under its command.

They were Xihe Fort, Kaoshan Fort, Tishi Fort, Qingshui Fort, and Wusong Fort.

Each military fort had several soldier settlements under it.

Qingyuan County Military Governor's Office would first send these selected soldiers to the various military forts.

Then, the military forts would send people to distribute them to the corresponding villages.

Around noon, Li Yuan's group arrived at Xihe Fort.

Although Xihe Fort was not far from Li Yuan's home, this was his first time here.

Looking around, the so-called military fort was actually a larger town.

Unlike ordinary towns, military forts were built with sturdy and tall rammed earth walls.

These soldiers were first taken to the garrison office of the military fort.

Where they registered their names and military records.

After the registration was completed.

Several military fort commanders wearing armor came out and shouted.

"Those going to Black Forest Village, follow me."

"Those going to Xiahe Village, come here."

Li Yuan found the military fort commander leading the team to Dongxiang Village.

And stood in his team.

This commander was a short, stout man with squinting eyes.

Seeing that everyone was present, he asked.

"I heard that among you, a strongman was selected today."

"I wonder which one it is."

Li Yuan quickly stepped forward and cupped his fist, saying.

"It is this subordinate."

The commander took a look and saw that it was a handsome young man.

He couldn't help but nod and laugh loudly.

"Good, our Xihe Fort has finally gained another brave warrior."

"Alright, everyone follow me."

Dongxiang Village was not far from Xihe Fort.

The journey was only about half an hour.

At Weishi time in the afternoon, the 15 soldiers assigned to Dongxiang Village arrived outside Dongxiang Village.

That commander stopped and said.

"Today, there is a strongman among you."

"According to the regulations, he can choose his household first."

"So, this one…"

Li Yuan quickly stepped forward and bowed.

"My name is Li Yuan."

That commander nodded.

"Then I'll give you two quarters of an hour to enter the village and choose your household first."

"As long as there are lanterns hanging in front of the houses in the village, with the words 'Respectfully Welcome' written on them, those are the families who are selecting new soldiers this time."

"Those with red lanterns hanging in front of their doors are upper-class households."

"Those with blue lanterns hanging are lower-class households."

"Whichever household you choose, take down the household plaque on the side of their door,"

"And hand it over to me for registration."

"After registration, you, Li Yuan, will be the male head of this household."

"Do you understand clearly?"

Li Yuan quickly cupped his fist and said yes, shouldering his carrying pole and walking towards Dongxiang Village.

This village didn't seem very big.

The houses were estimated to be around a hundred households.

At this time, there were many villagers watching at the entrance of the village.

The leader was an old man with a white beard.

He was the village chief, known as Uncle Gao.

Beside him was a middle-aged man with a pockmarked face and a bristly beard.

He was the village's soldier captain, named Xue Dacheng.

Behind them stood several village elders.

Today was a big day for the village to allocate new soldiers.

As the person in charge of Dongxiang Village, they had to greet the new soldiers in front of the village entrance.

Li Yuan saw them and quickly put down his carrying pole and walked forward a few steps.

He took out his ebony waist牌 from his waist and handed it forward, saying.

"Soldier Li Yuan, by order of the military governor's office, enters Dongxiang Village."

"Greetings, Village Chief, Captain."

The two saw that this handsome young man spoke appropriately.

They nodded in satisfaction.

Looking again, Li Yuan handed over a rare ebony waist牌.

The two were old soldiers.

Naturally, they knew that those who took this kind of waist牌 lifted a three-hundred-jin stone lock during the soldier selection, and could be considered a strongman.

The village chief and captain were very surprised that such a person was assigned to their small Dongxiang Village.

They naturally knew that the ebony waist牌 had the right to choose a household first, and they didn't dare to neglect it.

They quickly said to Li Yuan.

"Since this brother has an ebony waist牌 in his hand, then he can choose his household himself."

"Please enter the village first."

Li Yuan was not polite, cupped his fist, shouldered his carrying pole, and stepped into Dongxiang Village.

Walking on the dirt road in the village, Li Yuan looked around.

This village looked as poor as his Li Family Village.

Surrounding them were courtyards enclosed by fences and low walls, and low earthen houses in the courtyards.

The houses were mostly thatched roofs, and none of them were brick houses.

Some houses had lanterns hanging in front of them.

Most of the lanterns were blue, and very few were red.

This was normal, after all, there were not many upper-class households in ordinary villages.

While walking, Li Yuan looked into a courtyard with a blue lantern hanging.

The courtyard was very small, and there was only one thatched earthen house inside.

In the courtyard, there was an old wooden table with some crude wine and food prepared on it.

Behind the wooden table, a dark and thin woman was kneeling and yawning.

Li Yuan shook his head and walked forward a dozen steps.

In front was a house with a red lantern hanging.

Looking in from the fence, a delicate-looking woman was carrying food to the table in the courtyard.

Not only was there wine and meat, but there was also a river fish.

The earthen house of this household was also much larger than the one with the blue lantern just now.

Li Yuan nodded, it seemed that the difference between upper-class and lower-class households was still very large.

Walking a few more houses, they were all similar.

The women arranged welcoming feasts in the courtyards and knelt behind the tables waiting for the husband allocated by the government.

And the ebony waist牌 in Li Yuan's hand.

Had the right to preferentially select houses and women in the village.

Within these two quarters of an hour, as long as he took a fancy to a house and a woman.

He could take the household plaque from the door of that household.

And hand it over to the military fort commander waiting at the entrance of the village for registration.

Then the woman and house in that household would all belong to Li Yuan.