Chapter 117 Persuading Family
Chapter 117 Persuading Family
Yue Niang hadn't expected the imperial court to start conscription. Although her two sons weren't old enough, given the current situation, their entire family couldn't escape...
"What should I do, sister-in-law? If this is true, Qingchen..."
"Mom, little aunt, if there is a conscription, I want to go." Qu Qingchen's words were like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan, exploding instantly.
"Qingchen, no, you can't go. Mother won't agree."
Qu Qingchen lowered his eyes in embarrassment, knowing in his heart that his mother would definitely not agree.
Qu Jingyao also saw what her brother was thinking, and she asked him in a calm tone.
"Brother, you want to go, right?"
Qu Qingchen raised his eyes and nodded. What he had always longed for was that set of armor, hoping that one day he would be able to protect his family and bring honor to his family.
She sighed helplessly, and there was a gleam of determination in her brother's eyes, which was a persistence and belief that came from the heart.
"It's too early to say anything now. Brother, no matter what, you have to have a way to protect yourself. You should practice martial arts well first."
Qu Jingyao looked at her brother who had stood up and said softly, "Brother, I'll come to you later to ask for something. If you have nothing to do now, go and boil some hot water."
Qu Qingchen didn't say anything, just nodded silently and turned to leave the main room.
Soon, Liu's sobbing could be heard in the room.
Yue Niang was persuading her, and Qu Jingyao also tried to persuade her: "Mom, don't worry, I know you are worried, but my brother has always had the ambition to go far and wide in his heart, and we can't stop him."
Liu threw herself on Yue Niang's shoulder and cried loudly. Her husband was gone, and now her son was going to join the army. How could she not worry?
The meal ended in a bad mood.
Qu Jingyao came to Liu's room and saw her lying on the bed, crying silently.
Seeing her coming, he stood up and wiped his eyes: "Why don't you go to rest, mother is fine."
Qu Jingyao looked at her red and swollen eyes and sighed helplessly:
"Mom, we'll all be worried if you do this. Let brother make his own decision. Ever since Dad died, he's been holding back anger and suppressing himself. If he continues like this, something bad will happen."
Qu Jingyao's words shocked Liu. She had never expected her son's thoughts to be so...
A complicated expression flashed across her face, and she opened her mouth as if wanting to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.
"Mom, you have to know that my brother has always felt that he didn't protect us well after Dad died, and he feels very guilty.
If this continues, I'm really afraid something might happen to my brother. It's better to just agree to it. Besides, don't I still have someone to help him?"
Qu Jingyao tried her best to comfort Liu until Liu sighed helplessly.
"Fortunately, the conscription hasn't arrived yet, so let him practice martial arts with Bai Guo during this time. He must be able to protect himself at all costs!"
When Qu Jingyao heard her mother's compromising tone, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, and she hugged her arms and leaned her head on her shoulder.
"Mom, I'll have Baiguo send you and your aunt to stay at the house in town for two days tomorrow so you can visit Xiaochen and the others."
Liu gently stroked her cheek, smiled knowingly, and muttered that it was a good thing that she had them, her brother and sister, by her side.
Qu Jingyao thought about the predicament that Liu's mother and son were in at the Qu family when she had just come here.
"Mom, everything will be fine. Brother will be fine. We can't be selfish and force him to stay. This way he won't be unhappy."
Qu Jingyao's words made Liu re-examine her problem. Maybe it was time for her to let go.
"I understand, Mom. I'll think about it. Go and get some rest."
Qu Jingyao nodded, stood up and walked out of Liu's room, turned straight to the next room and knocked on her brother's door.
"elder brother."
"come in."
Qu Jingyao pushed the door open and walked in. Her brother was sitting at the table in a daze.
"If you're here to persuade me on behalf of your mother, you'd better not say anything."
Qu Qingchen sighed sadly.
Qu Jingyao laughed out loud, raised her eyebrows and teased deliberately:
"Oh? It seems that what I prepared is useless. Forget it, I'll just give Bai Guo a discount. It will just help her improve her kung fu."
"No, I didn't say no."
Qu Qingchen stopped her when she was about to leave and quickly apologized.
Qu Jingyao couldn't help but chuckle, "Brother, you're so easy to fool, aren't you? Okay, go move the tub into the room. It's not that easy to go to the battlefield without a healthy body."
As she finished speaking, a look of joy gradually appeared on Qu Qingchen's face. He nodded vigorously and ran out of the house without waiting for her to say anything else.
She shook her head helplessly.
"Manman, prepare the medicine for me, and also prepare the spiritual spring water."
In a short while, medicinal herbs and a full bucket of spiritual spring water appeared on the table.
With a "bang", Qu Qingchen struggled to put the wooden barrel behind the screen in the room.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up to see the wooden barrel beside the table.
"Is this from you?"
Qu Jingyao raised her eyebrows:
"It was sent by Baiguo." She lied without blushing.
Qu Qingchen nodded and asked her what she wanted the wooden barrel for.
"Of course, I'm going to help you transform your physique. Go get some hot water, and I'll take care of the rest."
Qu Qingchen nodded in confusion and turned to leave the room.
Watching her brother leave, she poured the spiritual spring water directly into the wooden barrel and threw all the medicinal herbs in one by one.
Manman also said that as long as he soaked for half an hour, the impurities in his brother's body would be removed.
Qu Qingchen carried the water back and forth seven or eight times before the wooden barrel was almost full.
Seeing his sister stirring the herbs inside, the corners of his mouth twitched. Why did he feel something was wrong?
"Yaoyao can change his physique?"
"Why don't you believe me, brother? Don't you even believe what the old immortal says?" Qu Jingyao put her hands on her hips and turned around, staring at him with a dark face.
He quickly waved his hands, explaining that he didn't mean that, and finally scratched his head helplessly, not knowing what to say.
"Okay, brother, I know you didn't mean it. Just go in and soak in the bar by yourself. Remember to soak in the bar for a full half hour. No matter how uncomfortable you get, don't give up."
Qu Qingchen looked at his sister as she gave him a serious instruction. He nodded seriously and promised that he would never give up.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
After giving her instructions, Qu Jingyao turned and left her brother's room. The moonlight was exceptionally bright tonight. She looked up at the crescent moon in the night sky and curled up the corners of her lips.
"squeak"
She heard the call from the fence in the yard and walked slowly forward.
"It's you! Is there something wrong?"
"My dear, the Naqu family heard that you were going to build a house in the village, and they are planning to bury something in the wasteland in the middle of the night. If they do, you won't be able to explain yourself even if you have a mouth."
When Qu Jingyao heard this, her eyes gradually turned cold, and she secretly hated the Qu family for not crying until she saw the coffin, and yet they dared to jump around.
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