The recruitment documents were filled out very quickly. He Yan's handwriting was good. The red-faced man looked at it and said, "Are you literate?"
"I learned a little." He Yan replied modestly.
Most of the soldiers who joined the army were hard-working, middle-aged men, and few were literate. The red-faced man softened his expression when he treated her, and said, "Go to the back tent to choose a reading, pass the document, draw a letter, and I will give it to you. On the military register."
He Yan thanked him and went to the back tent.
This tent is closer to the racecourse, and the tent is also large. He Yan opened the curtain and went in. There was one person standing and one person sitting inside. A chubby, shirtless man sat on a ponytail and put on shoes. He asked the standing person with a smile, and said: : "How is it, am I still strong?"
He Yan just pretended he didn't see it, and walked in without looking sideways. When the fat man saw her, he was surprised: "Can such a weak person come to join the army?"
The doctor in charge of selecting the reading urged him: "Quickly put on your shoes and go out, I want to check the next person."
The fat man left, looking back at He Yan as he walked, looking puzzled.
"Come here," said the doctor. "Take off all your clothes and stand here."
He Yan: "..."
When joining the army and entering the barracks, one had to choose a physical examination to see if the body was crippled or had an infectious disease. When He Yan joined the Yue army in his last life, he almost had his stuff revealed. In this life, he was already prepared, so he took out a grain of silver from his sleeve. , holding the doctor's hand and stuffing the silver into the doctor's hand.
Dr. Zeyue was startled, then frowned and looked at her: "This..."
"Doctor, to tell you the truth, I have a hidden illness," He Yan lowered his head, looking hard to tell, "It is precisely because of this that I am unpopular and often bullied by others, so I really can't stay at home until I come out to join the army. Right now, I really don’t want my flaws to be seen, and I hope the doctor can make it easier, even if I die on the battlefield in the future, I will remember your goodness, and I will repay you as a cow and a horse in my next life.”
Doctor Zeyue thought he was going to talk about a disease or something, but he didn't expect it to be a hidden disease. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. After a while, he looked at He Yan with a bit of sympathy. . Looking at the young and handsome, turned out to be a waste? It's a pity, no wonder he came to join the army, I'm afraid to do other things, and I won't be able to do anything in this life.
He squeezed the money in his hand, heavy, and seeing that He Yan was full of air and didn't seem to be sick, Doctor Zeyue said, "In that case, I'm not going to be hard on others, let's go, I live with people on weekdays. Be careful and don't be seen. If you are discovered by yourself, don't blame me."
"Thank you doctor." He Yan clenched his fists at him gratefully.
With such a smooth passage, He Yan was also relieved. When she got out of the tent, she found that the fat man was sitting and stuffing sesame cakes in his mouth on the stone outside the horse farm grass. When he saw her, he waved to her as if to say hello.
He Yan thought for a while and walked over.
"Little brother, I just saw you inside." Fatty finished eating the biscuits in his hand in three or two bites, and the corners of his mouth were still stained with sesame seeds. He asked, "Are you here to join the army?"
He Yan nodded. Seeing the biscuits left in his hand, she felt a little hungry. From the afternoon to the present, she hadn't eaten anything yet, and after chasing her like this, she was already hungry.
"Are you hungry?" The fat man saw that she was staring at his hand, and reached out, "Here, take it to eat! I just ate five, and I'm full!"
He was really hungry, so He Yan didn't refuse any more.
"You are so thin and you are joining the army, can your family rest assured?" the fat man muttered, "You don't look as brave as my ten-year-old brother."
He Yan swallowed a mouthful of biscuits, and replied in a hurry, "Well, I just look thin and strong. I'm sixteen this year."
"Why did you come to join the army?" Fatty asked. "You don't look like a rude person."
"The family is at a loss, and there is no way out." He Yan only said eight words.
With a clear expression, the fat man said sympathetically, "The world is impermanent, little brother, don't worry too much, you will follow me in the future, be my little brother, and I will protect you."
"Thank you, big brother." He Yan answered with kindness.
This "big brother" pleased Fatty. He smiled and said, "My surname is Hong, my name is Hong Shan. You can call me Shan brother in the future. What's your surname, little brother?"
"My surname is He, He Yan. He of Chai He."
"He? This surname is rare. I will call you Ah He in the future."
"Yeah!" He Yan nodded. She had already finished eating the biscuits before she spoke. She wiped her mouth, looked for a former stable, and sat down against the railings. Seeing this, Hong Shan said strangely, "Little brother, are you not going home?"
"I won't go back." He Yan put his hands behind his head, "I live here."
The sympathy in Hong Shan's eyes was even stronger. He sat next to each other and said, "I don't have a place to go, so let's stay here for one night, and let's set off after tomorrow."
"It could not be better."
A torch was lit outside the tent in the distance, and it was crumbling under the rain, as if it was going to be extinguished in the next moment. The two sat silently in the dark, each thinking about their own thoughts.
I don't know what happened to He Yunsheng, whether he got home safely. He Yan thought to himself, and fell asleep unconsciously.
…
Countless things happen every day in the capital, and no one pays attention to the poor.
Last night, there was a murder on the Chunlai River. The young master of the Fan family in the capital was killed in the boat. The murderer escaped and disappeared, and no one has been caught yet. Harmful, drowning in the river water, no dead body.
There was such a murderous murderer in the city, and people were panicked for a while. However, there are also people who applaud and applaud. The young master of the Fan family has always used his family status to deceive and spoil the commoner girls.
The He family was bleak.
He Sui seemed to be ten years older overnight, sitting in the hall dumbly, like a clay sculpture. Qingmei and Shuangqing hid in the yard, Shuangqing looked bitter, Qingmei wiped her tears and said in a low voice, "Why did it suddenly disappear..."
In the humble stable, He Yunsheng sat next to Xiangxiang.
The fodder was still the fodder from yesterday. He didn't have the heart to add it. The horse walked around a little irritably, but He Yunsheng was unmoved.
No news is good news, at least until now, He Yan has not been caught. He remembered the ship, the night rain covered up the bloody smell, he was confused and helpless, the girl in the long skirt had bright eyes, touched his head, and said to him, "You know, I'm fine every time."
It will be fine this time, for sure.
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