"Sister, my brother is going to the border with General Meng at the end of the year. Do you think the fifth brother should go?"
Although she took the initiative to ask General Meng to go to the border, the pride in Bai Zhaomei's heart slowly disappeared when she left General Meng's residence, and was replaced by unknown fear and anxiety.
After all, the furthest he had ever been was Huaicheng, and the border was a place he couldn't even imagine.
I don’t know how often I can go home after arriving.
More importantly, when he arrived at the border, he had to join the army in earnest, fight hard, kill the enemy, and perform meritorious deeds. He only killed chickens and fish in the village. Although his master Xie Xiaolian said that his kung fu has improved very quickly, and General Meng also praised his skill with the red cherry spear, and he is now learning to draw a bow and shoot arrows, but compared with General Meng's other personal guards, he is really not good enough. .
It wasn't until he saw his younger sister coming out of the private school that Bai Zhaomei's spirits perked up.
So he picked up little Fuyuan and asked his sister if he should go to the border.
In fact, he also wanted his sister to give him some reassurance.
"Fifth brother, do you want to go?" Xiao Fuyuan asked.
"I want to go, but I'm afraid." Bai Zhaomei said honestly.
"Why?" Xiao Fuyuan asked.
"You have five brothers. The eldest brother is good at farming and can cultivate seeds that others cannot cultivate. The second brother is a scholar, the third brother runs a good shop, and the fourth brother is knowledgeable. But I have no achievements and just eat free rice at home." Bai Zhaomei said. With a sad face, he continued, "I want to build a career, I want to protect my family and my country, and I want to support you, sister. After I proposed marriage to Cuicui, I realized that I had just talked about these things before, and to achieve them, I must take action. Get up. Only in Shenshu Village, I will never be able to become a general. I must go to the battlefield and the border to practice."
Seeing the sad and serious look of Fifth Brother, Xiao Fuyuan felt a little bit distressed in his heart.
The fifth brother is of course the best fifth brother and the fifth brother who loves her the most.
"Fifth brother, you are as good as the other brothers. You can lift big rocks, you can cook and light fires, you are good at kung fu, and you are kind and enthusiastic and saved General Meng in the mountains. You are my best The fifth brother." Xiao Fuyuan looked at the fifth brother and praised him.
"Really, am I really as good as my sister said?" Bai Zhaomei's eyes were filled with brilliance. Her sister said he was very good, so he should be very good.
"Really, when have I ever lied to Fifth Brother?" Xiao Fuyuan said with a smile.
"Then sister, should I go to the border or not?" Bai Zhaomei asked.
"Fifth brother can go if he wants to. Fifth brother will definitely be fine when he reaches the border, and you will definitely be fine." Xiao Fuyuan said solemnly.
My sister is the most effective in speaking, and whatever she says is what she says.
Since his sister supports him in going to the border, he doesn't have to worry about anything.
"Sister, do you think fifth brother will become a general? A general as brave and mighty as General Meng." Bai Zhaomei asked.
"Fifth brother will definitely become a general." Xiao Fuyuan nodded affirmatively.
Although her sister said this more than once, Bai Zhaomei was still very happy to hear the affirmative answer this time.
"The fifth brother will miss his sister very much. Will my sister miss the fifth brother?"
Bai Zhaomei was walking on the road holding Xiao Fuyuan, and the villagers passing by looked at him and smiled, and occasionally teased him about getting engaged before his hair was fully grown.
Bai Zhaomei ignored her and hugged her sister tightly and walked towards home.
"I will miss Fifth Brother." Xiao Fuyuan said, "Fifth Brother can write letters home, and I will also write to Fifth Brother."
Bai Zhaomei laughed awkwardly. He didn't know much about literacy. After attending a private school for a few days, he followed General Meng and then stopped going to the private school at all. Except for his and his sister's names, he had almost forgotten many words during this period.
"Fifth brother, if you want to be a general, you must also study hard. Fourth brother has already said that if you don't know how to read, how can you understand the military manual? If you don't know how to read, you can't even read the enemy's surrender letter. Wouldn't it be a joke?" Xiao Fu. Yuan said seriously.
Meng Zhixu had also told him this, and Xie Xiaolian had also told him that he always thought that it was not too late to learn kung fu well before learning to read and read, so he pushed it back again and again, forgetting everything he had learned before.
Since his sister said that, he must listen.
Because my sister is so smart, she won’t make mistakes.
"I listen to my sister. From now on, in addition to practicing Kung Fu, I must also study hard." Bai Zhaomei promised her sister.
The brother and sister came to the home together.
Mrs. Zhen was giving Xiao Fuyuan shoe soles. When she saw her youngest daughter and son entering the house together, her face lit up with a smile.
"Are you tired from studying?" Mrs. Zhen picked up the handkerchief and wiped Xiao Fuyuan's face, straightened her crooked hair, and gave her water to drink.
"Mom." Xiao Fu Yuangun acted coquettishly in Zhen's arms.
"Lao Wu, you must be tired after playing hard all day." Mrs. Zhen touched her youngest son's head and sighed in her heart, her youngest son was already engaged.
"Mom, I'm not tired." Bai Zhaomei said.
Compared with the white wooden boards, although Mrs. Zhen prefers her younger daughter, she also has a motherly heart towards her son, especially Bai Zhaomei who has been the mother of many young children and she was the one who raised her in her arms.
Therefore, among her several sons, she loves her youngest son relatively more.
"Mom, I want to discuss something with you. General Meng is going to the border at the end of the year, and I want to go with him." Bai Zhaomei said.
Mrs. Zhen hugged Xiao Fuyuan, pondered for a while, and asked her younger son: "If you think about it, go ahead. Mom supports you."
She knew this little son too well. He didn't like farming, didn't like studying, and didn't know how to do business. He really wanted to join the army, so she let him go. Anyway, she couldn't contain him at home.
"Where's dad?" Bai Zhaomei is not worried about Old Mrs. Bai. Grandma has always supported him in his achievements, but her dad, the third brother, has mentioned many times that he wants to go to Sichuan to sell silk in person, but his dad always objects and says it's too far.
The border is farther than Shuzhong.
"I'm here with your father." Mrs. Zhen reassured her youngest son.
"Fifth brother, I will also tell dad to let you go." Xiao Fuyuan agreed with his mother.
After getting the double guarantee from my mother and sister, Bai Zhaomei felt relieved. After all, in this family, apart from Old Mrs. Bai, the only ones who could talk in front of the white board were Zhen and Xiao Fuyuan.
"Xiao Wu got engaged, it seems he has grown up overnight." Mrs. Zhen looked at her youngest son with a face filled with joy.
Bai Zhaomei blushed.
"Mom, will third brother come back today?"
After the business in Huaicheng stabilized, Bai Sanzhuang returned to the shop in Nanguan Town to take stock in the past few days, because Tian Maimiao was in Shenshu Village and would come back every evening.
Bai Sanzhuang usually comes back at this time. Xiao Fuyuan has not seen Bai Sanzhuang since he got home, so he asked.
"Not yet, I'm afraid the shops in the town are too busy." Mrs. Zhen looked at the dark sky outside through the window and said nonchalantly.
"Yes, maybe the town is too busy, third brother will be fine." Xiao Fuyuan said this, but inexplicably felt irritated in his heart.
Bai Sanzhuang didn't come back until the Bai family finished dinner.
"Why haven't Sanzhuang come back yet?" Tian Maimiao was very worried.
"I'm afraid the third child has been delayed by something, or is on the road now." Old Mrs. Bai said.
"My third daughter-in-law, it's not just a matter of time to take inventory. It's normal to do it later today," said Zhen.
"Third brother and sister, third brother also has friends in the town, maybe he was tricked." Xie Chuntao said.
Everyone thinks that Tian Maimiao is sensitive and thoughtful when she is pregnant, and they think this is a sign of the couple's good relationship.
