Chương 38: Elder brother idea

Jiang Huanyu was stunned. He truly had not understood these things and had no idea that he still had military service obligations. Now, in the family, the children were all still too young. Although Jiang Wenfeng could temporarily help take care of the family, he was still only a child not yet fourteen. If Jiang Huanyu went to serve, went onto the battlefield, and something happened to him, what would the family do?

"A-Huanyu, this elder brother has an idea." Huang Yunxiao saw his concerns and spoke after pondering for a moment.

"Stone is already over thirteen this year, right?" Jiang Huanyu nodded slightly. Then his expression changed, and he repeatedly shook his head.

"No!"

"No, no!" He vaguely guessed Huang Yunxiao's meaning. It was nothing more than having Stone "join the army in his father's place."

"Listen to me finish." Huang Yunxiao said in a deep voice.

"First, this elder brother heard from Qingzhou that Stone's current strength has already reached the peak of the Acquired Realm. He is an extremely powerful martial artist."

"Second, Stone's personality is steady, unlike a reckless youth."

"Lastly… do you still remember Zhang Bin?" Commandant Zhang? Jiang Huanyu thought of that straightforward man. When Jiang Wenping and Jiang wenchen had their full-month banquet back then, Zhang Bin had once gone to his house together with the Huang brothers.

"Brother Zhang is now the Left General of the Cloudcenter Border Army's Garrison Camp. If you agree, this elder brother will later use connections to send Stone to his side and have Brother Zhang accept him as a personal guard."

"In this way, by staying beside Brother Zhang, first, someone will look after him. Second, under normal circumstances, he will not need to fight enemies head-on." You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.

"After staying a few years, perhaps he can even gain some military merit. When the time comes, we can think of a way to transfer him back." Jiang Huanyu fell silent. He knew Huang Yunxiao was thinking for his sake. But Stone was, after all, only thirteen. In his previous life, children of this age still needed their parents to send and pick them up from school. How could he bear to let him go into the army and face cruel killing? Inside the side room, all three were silent.

"Father…" The side room door was pushed open, and Jiang Wenfeng's voice came. The three turned to look and saw Huang Lingxiu and Jiang Wenfeng quietly standing outside the door.

"Father, Uncle Yunxiao is right."

"This family cannot be without you. Let your son go for the matter of military service." Clearly, the two had arrived outside the side room earlier and had heard their conversation. Jiang Huanyu stood up and met his son's firm gaze. His mouth opened and closed slightly, but in the end, it turned into a sigh.

"Two elder brothers, this younger brother will take his leave first." He turned and cupped his hands toward Huang Qingzhou and Huang Yunxiao, then pulled Jiang Wenfeng and walked outside. The ox cart moved slowly, and the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive. Sitting on the cart, Jiang Wenfeng held his younger sister in his arms and looked at his father, who was driving the cart. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke.

"The teachers said that fighting others in life-and-death combat is one of the fastest ways for a martial artist to break through. Your son has been stuck at his current realm for a year already…"

"That still doesn't mean you can gamble with your life!" Jiang Huanyu rarely got angry, but now he suddenly shouted. He had come to this world for more than thirty years. Although he had also fantasized about making a name for himself and letting his wife and children live good lives, when he thought of letting his son, who was not even fourteen yet, go onto the battlefield, his heart twisted in waves of pain.

"Father." After being scolded, Jiang Wenfeng did not stop speaking. Instead, he smiled and said, "Wenping and Chen are only four. Anu is only eight."

"The family has more than seventy mu of land, as well as the orchard and mountain forest to take care of."

"Mother is weak. If you leave, all the big and small matters will fall on your son and Mother's shoulders."

"At that time, not only will your son's cultivation be delayed, but if Mother is exhausted, what should the rest of us do?"

"Your son does not want to waste the martial path." Jiang Huanyu did not speak. On the ox cart, Jiang Wenfeng suddenly knelt heavily toward his back and kowtowed.

"Father, forgive your son's selfishness."

"With you at home, your son will not worry too much in the army and can cultivate at ease." After hearing this, Jiang Huanyu did not respond. He only slowly pulled the ox cart to a stop. On the small path between the fields, he crouched alone by the roadside, looking at the distant Hidden Dragon Mountain, then toward Golden Willow Village.

"Father, Ping'er can't bear to part with you, and also can't bear to part with Big Brother." The pair of children came behind him. Jiang Wenping carefully squeezed into his arms and looked up as she spoke. Jiang Wenfeng slowly crouched beside them, tidying the little girl's hair that had been lifted by the breeze.

"Father, your son is not as fragile as you imagine. Acquired Realm martial artists are very valued in the army."