Yang Ruoqing suddenly turned over and hugged his waist: "By the way, I almost forgot to ask you something serious. How long can you stay at home when you come back? Can you stay to celebrate the New Year?"

Seeing the expectant light in her eyes, Luo Fengtang was slightly startled, and then felt guilty in his heart.

Seeing his appearance, Yang Ruoqing's expression changed slightly.

She quickly suppressed the reluctance in her heart and pretended to be indifferent: "It's okay if you can't stay for the New Year. If you can come home and have a look before the new year, I will be very satisfied. Really..."

"Qing'er." Luo Fengtang said, interrupting Yang Ruoqing's words.

"To be honest, I actually ordered the Holy Spirit to commit suicide on this trip."

Imperial decree?

Yang Ruoqing opened her eyes wide, waiting for his next words.

Luo Fengtang continued: "The severe drought in Helanzhou in April and the subsequent insect plague gave rise to a series of changes. King Su led the victims of Helanzhou to fight against the imperial court, and the rebellion of the puppet emperor in the capital..."

"Although the rebellion of the puppet emperor has subsided, King Su fled, and the emperor appointed the sixth prince Qi Xingyun as the prince and took charge of the East Palace, peasant armies from all over the northern Liaoning, southwest, and Sichuan and Sichuan areas have risen up one after another."

"The Black Lotus Sect in the South is even more ready to move. The Southern Barbarians are burning, killing and looting the people on our border with Daqi."

"On land and in rivers, bandits of all kinds are rampant, and some even collude with local officers and soldiers to prey on the common people and harm the merchants..."

"The emperor appointed me as the General Protecting the Country, and led the 20,000 Protecting Army to the southwest to quell the rebellion. This trip was passing through Wanghai County. I wanted to recruit soldiers from my hometown, so I stayed for a few days."

"When the recruitment is completed, the army will be sent directly to the southwest."

He told Yang Ruoqing every detail, including why the emperor fell down after eating a locust.

It turned out to be a trap set by the emperor.

"It's been two or three days since General Xie and General Zhou stayed in the county and other towns to recruit troops, so it's probably about time." Yang Ruoqing took over Luo Fengtang's words and said.

"On which day will we leave? Have you decided?" she asked again.

There was one shoe left unfinished, and she had to finish it before he left.

Luo Fengtang put his hands around her waist, feeling extremely reluctant to part with her, but still said: "I received a letter from General Xie today. The recruitment matters are almost settled, and we should set off in three days."

Three days?

Yang Ruoqing took a deep breath, so fast!

"Today is the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month. If we leave on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, can we still have a bowl of Laba porridge at home?" Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly lit up again.

Luo Fengtang curled his lips and nodded slightly.

Originally, General Xie and General Zhou suggested leaving on Chu Qi, but he... insisted on delaying it for two days.

If you can’t spend the New Year with her, at least eat a bowl of Laba porridge with her!

"It's getting late, go to bed."

He said, reaching out and hugging her into his arms, preventing her from seeing the guilt and reluctance in his eyes.

However, Yang Ruoqing struggled to get out of his arms.

"You go to sleep first. I'm not sleepy at all. I'll go to bed later," she said.

I sat up, grabbed my coat and put it on my body, then went to get the sewing basket placed at the end of the bed.

His arm was held down by Luo Fengtang: "It's late at night and my eyes are damaged. Let's do it tomorrow!"

Yang Ruoqing smiled and shook her head, "I'm rushing to work. You can sleep while I sew a few stitches, otherwise it won't be safe to lie down."

Luo Fengtang frowned, stretched out his long arm and pulled her into his arms again, then raised his hand and flicked out the candle there.

"Hey, don't blow out the lamp, I still want to get a few stitches..." Yang Ruoqing yelled.

But the lips were blocked again...

…

The next day, Blacksmith Luo and Yang Huazhong all found out that Luo Fengtang was leaving in three days. They all wanted to persuade him to stay, but were stopped by Yang Ruoqing.

"Tang Yazi received the imperial edict and went to the southwest to quell the rebellion. He is going to do a big thing. Let's not hold him back," Yang Ruoqing said.

When everyone heard this, it was indeed true. Although they were reluctant to give up, since Yang Ruoqing, the wife, had spoken, they, the elders, could not say anything more.

"We, Tang Yazi, are going to do great things. We must support him and not be a stumbling block." Yang Huazhong finally said.

Yang Ruoqing nodded repeatedly, "It's rare that Tang Yazi can come back to celebrate Laba Festival this year. Let's take action and have a lively Laba Festival."

He was leaving in three days. As for when he would return in triumph, he couldn't give an exact date right now, so Yang Ruoqing naturally didn't ask.

When he can come back, he will naturally come back because this is his root.

Since Tang Yazi can’t have New Year’s Eve dinner at home this year, Mrs. Sun suggested that she should have New Year’s Eve dinner in advance on Laba Festival?

This idea was quickly approved by Tuoba Xian and Wang Cuilian, and the three women quickly started working on it.

By the time Yang Ruoqing knew about it, her hometown's signature dish, meatballs and meatloaf, which only appeared at banquets during the Chinese New Year and happy events, had already been prepared.

Yang Ruoqing could only smile, and rolled up her sleeves to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner and Laba porridge.

But Luo Fengtang couldn't stay at home every day these three days. He had to take half a day of free time to go to Qingshui Town every day.

Although his two subordinates, General Zhou and General Xie, were specifically responsible for recruiting troops, in the end it was Luo Fengtang, the general who protected the country, who made the final decision.

Because Luo Fengtang came from the countryside, joined the army when he was a teenager, participated in countless battles, large and small, and established great military exploits.

Now he has been granted the title of Great General to protect the country, and he has been ordered to go to the southwest to quell the chaos.

He has long become a hero in everyone's mind and a representative of successful people, giving hope to the vast number of fellow villagers and elders who are also members of the grassroots class.

As a result, many young men who also had the same passion for serving the country, as well as some strong men who wanted to find a future for their families, enthusiastically signed up to join the army.

Not only Wanghai County, but also several towns and villages below, as well as Huguang County and Qianning County next door, heard the news, and they all bid farewell to their parents, wives and children, and came to join Luo Fengtang.

The National Protectorate Army is an army with a new designation after reorganization. The elite and main force in it are still the direct Luo Family Army trained by Luo Fengtang.

Now that so many soldiers from his hometown have come to join him, Luo Fengtang feels relieved on the one hand, but also feels that he has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

There was a long queue of people who signed up to join the army, but the good and the bad were mixed. The two generals Zhou and Xie strictly reviewed them one by one according to the recruitment standards drawn up by Luo Fengtang, and finally sent the selected list of 8,000 to Luo Fengtang. After Luo Fengtang made his decision, this was

The wave of recruitment matters is temporarily over.

Looking at the dark crowd of recruits on the square and their parents and relatives who came to see them off.

Luo Fengtang's face was stern and calm.

He raised his head and looked at the howling north wind in the winter sky. Today he took away these soldiers from his hometown, and he will do his best to bring them back one day.

However, once you join the army and become a soldier, you have to face war and blood.

Even he himself could not guarantee that he would be able to escape unscathed before each expedition.

Everyone has their own mission and what they want to defend.

If his sacrifice could bring peace and wealth to his wife, children, and descendants, he would be willing to do so.
Chapter completed!