Wolf boy

Dingping Mansion was still bustling, but Ah Tong was obedient, following old man Xu without squinting.

Ah Tong secretly advised himself that he has no money!How nice it is to look at these brightly colored flowers and make your heart itch, and to smell them and salivate!Out of sight is pure, out of sight is pure!

The old man was quick as well. After selling the firewood, he led Ah Tong to the clinic to pick up his frail son.But before the two of them arrived at the place, they saw at the end of the wide and flat main road, a group of officials yelled and beat gongs and drums to clear the way, and finally stopped in front of the government office, posting the notices neatly.The people nearby all gathered around to read the list, and there was an old man with a white beard who read every word to the people next to him.

Ah Tong has never seen such excitement before, and immediately headed his head up and slid into the crowd. The old man shook his head and smiled when he saw this, and didn't join in the excitement. At the door, I heard the two guys inside booing and sighing.

"Oh, the border is tight, and the conscription is coming again. I don't know if we can fight."

"Didn't you read the bulletin saying that even the general of Zhen Guo was stationed in Zhaocheng, and the general killed dozens of corrupt officials and cruel officials as soon as he went to correct the military style."

"No, fortunately the general is here, so we don't panic if we fight! The general is the orphan of the former prince, and the adopted son of the current emperor, so he must inherit the legacy of the former prince..."

Old man Xu didn't listen to anything else, he only heard the words "recruitment", and his brain exploded immediately!

His family was originally from a military family, because his son was weak since he was a child, so he moved to the foot of the mountain to recuperate. Now if he is recruited into the army, the old man himself is too old, and his registration was revoked three years ago, and only his only son is at the right age. .But my child's body is afraid that it will be in serious trouble before he reaches Zhaocheng!

Besides, when Ah Tong squeezed into the crowd, he thought it was a big commotion, but he didn't expect it was just a piece of red paper pasted on the wall. He only knew half of the words on it. Dazzling him, Ah Tong turned his head and squeezed out of the crowd.

The young man shrugged his nose, smelled it and found old man Xu at the entrance of the medical hall, and saw him supporting a skinny man, both of them looked depressed and unspeakable.It wasn't until the three of them hired an ox cart to go home that Ah Tong understood what was going on.

"Ah? I'm going on a long journey!" Ah Tong looked at the young man who was leaning on the stool coughing and panting, and felt that his body would be too strong for going out, let alone going far away.

"Can't you go?"

The whole family was frowning, the old woman was sobbing and crying, and the old man sighed, "Those who have lost all limbs in military households must go to the conscription, otherwise they will be regarded as deserters, caught, and punished according to military law."

Hearing the words, Ah Tong didn't know what to do. He had all four limbs, so he couldn't cut off his hands and feet.

At this time, the old woman had prepared a whole table of meals, thinking about giving her son more food, and she might not be able to eat it in the future, so she covered her face and cried again as she thought about it.The old man's son, with a blank face, rested on the table with one hand, comforting the old mother carefully.

Ah Tong originally thought of selling firewood for the old man and then leaving. The world at the foot of the mountain is so lively, he has to take a good walk around, have a look, and then find a wife.However, seeing the family in such a lonely and difficult situation made me feel a little unbearable.

The boy thought about it and decided to repay the favor of the meal.

Thus, the family of three saw this handsome young man picked up from the mountain put down the bowl and chopsticks, stood up from the table, and said proudly.

"Don't cry, I'll go for him!"

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At noon the next day, the young man with the big and small bundles on his back had already arrived at the soldiers outside Dingping Mansion along with the crowd of conscripts.There are men everywhere who come to recruit into the army. They all hold household registrations in their hands, and they have been exchanged here for the name tags used in the barracks.

Because of the urgency of the situation, the small official who verified the household registration was not a clerk from Dingping Mansion, but a military officer sent directly from Zhaocheng. The small official was in charge of all the head rosters of the two nearby prefectures and six towns, so he was really busy. Powerful, he was sweating profusely, called a person's name, verified the household registration, and issued a name card, and then took a pen to quickly tick off the roster.

"Mili Village, Tian Dazhuang!" The person who was called hurriedly responded, and then squeezed through the bustling crowd, holding his household registration in high spirits to exchange for a name tag.Although the battle at the border is unpredictable, joining the army and gaining military merits is indeed the only way for these mud-legged people who don't know a single word to get ahead and get promoted.

How many men have joined the army with full of enthusiasm.In particular, to be honored to be in the camp of General Zhen Guo in this battle, what a hero!

"Dingping Mansion, Xu Xiangming." After a while, seeing no one answered, the officer who commanded the soldiers raised his head with a "tsk", "Xu Xiangming! Xu Xiangming!"

After shouting for a long time, the crowd also chirped to help the little official shout.But outside the crowd, the young man who was standing in the shade of a tree and was stuffing snacks into his mouth moved his ears. When he heard everyone shouting "Xu Xiangming", he suddenly realized, "Hey", hurriedly raised his hand with a snack in his mouth.

"Yes! This, this, this!"

When the young man came up to the crowd, his eyes lit up, and some people in the crowd laughed and shouted, "Hey, this handsome, don't be a dude, get mixed up with our men! Hahaha. "

The young man didn't understand, let alone cared. He just stood beside the little official, chewing his snacks and obediently raising his hands.

"I! I am!"

The boy who shouted was Ah Tong who joined the army for his son in order to repay the kindness of a meal!

That day at the dinner table, he made a bold statement, but it shocked the whole family.This method of serving as a substitute for others is feasible, after all, the family has lived alone at the foot of the mountain for a long time, and they don't know anyone outside well, so it's easy to pretend.It's just, how can a person with no relatives and no reason be allowed to go through life and death on the battlefield for their family!The battlefield is so dangerous, don't they have parents and relatives?

The old man was the first to object, and his son panted and said no!The old woman even described the battlefield as terrifying, the sword has no eyes, if you are not careful, you will die!But Ah Tong wouldn't be afraid.

Seeing that they were not at ease, as if they could not trust him, the young man walked outside the house, looked at the huge and strong stone mill at the door, stretched out his hand and rolled up his sleeves, his fingertips shone coldly, with a "drink", he swung his arms and pawed down , the family only heard a loud "crack", and a large piece of the iron-hard millstone was shattered!

The three of them were speechless, and saw the boy pat the ashes on his hands, bared his teeth, "It's okay, if you can't beat me, run away!"

A Tong is quite proud, because he got into trouble a lot when he was a child, so A Ta always turned into a big wolf, chasing him all over the mountain.To avoid being beaten, he ran so fast!

At this point, the matter was finalized, the family worked all night, and took everything they could bring with them at home. Before leaving, the sick son knelt on the ground and gave Ah Tong three heavy knocks. Only after ringing your head will you stop.

However, right now, Ah Tong almost forgot that Xu Xiangming was the name he was going to replace now, and he didn't realize it until he was called several times.

Seeing the man not responding for a long time, the military officer was annoyed and annoyed at first, but he looked at the child with bright eyes, full of vigor and vitality.Look, there are still crumbs of snacks on the lips, and it's still a little doll, that's all!

It's just that the crowd is booing fiercely, and the little official's heart is a little drummed. This young man is too good-looking, and his stature is small. Don't really recruit a brother back later, then he will be charged with a big crime!Now that General Zhen Guo is rectifying military affairs in Zhaocheng, he himself doesn't want to be shot!

"This kid, yes, it's you, let me take a look at the hair on your forehead!"

Ah Tong was taken aback, thinking that there are so many rules in the world, and you have to look at your forehead when you go to war, no matter what, the heavens must be full!When the time comes when you can't beat them, why don't the whole team show off their big reflective foreheads to blind others?

Ah Tong thought it was funny, but he shook his head as he said.The broken hair in front of his forehead fluttered, and the military officer saw that the young man's forehead was smooth and clean, with fine golden lines faintly appearing between his brows, which made his eyebrows more picturesque and his eyes like stars.For a moment, he even felt that he was not childish anymore, and felt that he was a bit out of the world in a secret and erratic way.

Ah Tong was waiting with the burden on his back, when he saw that the man didn't say anything, he just gave him a sign, and pointed to the soldiers who had called the roll behind him.

As soon as he walked behind the officer, he heard someone yelling, "Hey, my lord, look at that small body! Does he have a mole on his forehead? Is the mole red or not?"

The little official holding the booklet is also a veteran, he twitched his lips, "Fuck you! I think you look like a brother, so if you talk too much, I will take off your pants and verify your integrity!"

Everyone laughed, but Ah Tong sat comfortably in the procession with his luggage on his back, and ate his snacks with peace of mind.

When he was eating happily, he heard someone whispering behind him.

"This, this, is it benefactor? Cough! Just, the son and daughter of the rivers and lakes?"

Ah Tong heard the voice sound familiar, and when he turned his head, he saw a scholar carrying a bag slowly moving towards him. When the scholar saw Ah Tong's face facing him, he didn't hesitate anymore, and ran over excitedly , When he came to Ah Tong, he would kneel and kowtow.

Ah Tong hurriedly helped the scholar up, wondering, how come someone wants to kowtow to him every now and then?

After he took a closer look, he recognized it, "Ah, so it's you, are you still short of money?" This person is the crying bag that Ah Tong gave up all his money and asked him to fetch medicine for his old lady.

"Enough is enough! The benefactor's wealth, the young student, bought all the medicines for the family, and my sister-in-law has something to say, and she has woken up!" Speaking of this scholar, he started to cry again, "Whoo! Blessed by Xiaosheng!"

Ah Tong scratched his head, he really couldn't understand what this man was saying, last time he didn't understand what was going on, he just heard him crying and saying he had no money, this time he heard the twittering of the scholar, his head was still buzzing ring.

So the young man showed embarrassment, "You, no, can you speak human language? Huh, although I can understand wolf language, I can't understand bird language..."