Bai Ziweng, big blockhead, big rice bucket … "
"Bai Ziweng, big blockhead, big rice bucket …"
"Bai Ziweng, big blockhead, big rice bucket …"
"…"
At the entrance of Zhang Ji's iron shop, a group of children were jumping and singing nursery rhymes while pointing at the dazed Bai Ziweng. Some people even threw rotten vegetable leaves at him.
Bai Ziweng scratched his head and giggled.
"A group of little bastards, scram for this old lady!"
At this time, a tall and sturdy woman holding a broom rushed out. She looked very fierce.
The laughing and scolding group of children immediately scattered in fright. As they ran, they cursed, "Zhang Cui Hua, female yaksha, call wa wa …"
"Little bastard, don't run …"
Cui Hua held the broom and chased after them. She was so angry that her whole body was trembling. When she returned to the entrance of her house, she saw the youth sitting at the entrance and giggling. She became angry and said, "You idiot, you can still laugh after being scolded …"
After she finished scolding him, she remembered why she was bickering with him. Her expression softened and she said, "Hungry? I'll go cook for you. "
…
Inside the house, there were two dishes and a soup on the table. There were two steamed buns in the bowl and half a bucket of rice.
Seeing Bai Ziweng wolfing down his food, Cui Hua couldn't help but carefully wipe his mouth. She said, "Blockhead, can you eat a bit slower? No one is going to steal from you … "
Although Old Zhang named the youth Bai Ziweng, Cui Hua felt that it was a mouthful and just called him Blockhead.
Old Zhang silently looked at all of this. He didn't move his chopsticks and sighed with worry.
Cui Hua said, "Father, what's wrong?"
"There's a war again."
Old Zhang sighed softly. "I heard that many people died in this battle. Many people lost their homes and lost their homes. Famine has begun to spread everywhere. Rebels have appeared among the victims. It is said that the rebels have already reached the county …"
At this point, he couldn't help but look at the youth who was holding the bucket and eating. He shook his head again. "Now there is a shortage of food everywhere. Money has depreciated. If we continue to eat like this, in less than a month, our whole family will have nothing to eat …"
"Then what should we do?"
Cui Hua suddenly panicked. "Father, it's not like you don't know. Blockhead has been repairing the plank road for the past few days. They only gave him porridge to eat. After a few days, he has lost weight …"
"What else can we do? I just hope that the war won't affect us. "
Old Zhang shook his head. "Tomorrow, I'll go to the mountains to pick some wild vegetables and catch some game. I'll make them into dried goods and store them for emergencies …"
"I'll eat less in the future and give my share to Blockhead …"
After saying that, Cui Hua took out a handkerchief and very carefully wiped the soup stains on the corner of the young man's mouth.
Old Zhang's face twitched slightly. He hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Do you like this silly boy?"
"Father, what are you talking about?" Cui Hua's face turned red and she buried her head.
"There are no outsiders in the room. Why can't you say it?" Old Zhang did not intend to let her go. "I'm already in my fifties this year. I don't have many years left to live. The person I'm most worried about is you …"
"Your mother died early. Although I was the one who raised you, you matured much earlier than your peers. You started to learn to cook, do housework, do farm work, and even help me forge iron when you were only six or seven years old …"
At this point, Old Zhang looked ashamed. "Outsiders say that you're more capable than the average man. As your father, I don't feel good when I hear it. Because it's precisely because of this that your happiness has been delayed."
"Father …" Cui Hua's eyes were slightly red.
"Listen to me!"
Old Zhang interrupted her and sternly said, "You're going to be 22 soon. It's impossible to be single forever. Father can't accompany you for a lifetime. Since you like this silly boy, then we might as well set a date for the two of you to get married."
"Ah …"
"What ah? Do you think I haven't seen that you like this silly boy these days?"
Old Zhang glared at her. Then, with a complicated expression, he looked at the youth who was eating and said, "Although this silly boy is silly and eats a lot, if it was in the past, I would definitely not agree."
He paused for a moment. His eyebrows were full of lethargy. "But now there are military disasters everywhere. It would be dangerous for you to marry a normal person without any ability. It's better to marry this silly boy. At least he won't be sent to the frontlines …"
"Then I'll listen … listen to father …"
Cui Hua said in a low voice with a red face.
"I've calculated the date for you. The sixth day of next month is an auspicious day. In other words, there's still half a month."
Old Zhang seemed to have already prepared it. He continued to arrange, "When the time comes, we'll set up two tables and invite the villagers to a meal …"
…
On that day, the news of Zhang Ji's Ironworks' wedding spread throughout the village. After knowing that Cui Hua was going to marry a fool, the entire village thought that Old Zhang had gone crazy.
Old Zhang did not explain. He smiled and went from house to house to inform them of the date. He even gave some money to the official in charge of supervising the repair of the plank road and asked for three days of leave for Bai Ziweng on the day of the wedding.
Seeing that it was hopeless to persuade Old Zhang, the entire village could only accept it. In this turbulent era, being able to witness a couple of newlyweds was a happy event.
What everyone did not know was that there was an invisible killing intent slowly approaching them in the darkness.
In the Great Kun Dynasty that East Zhang Village belonged to.
A man wearing a dragon robe sat absent-mindedly on the dragon throne. He looked at the battle report in his hand and murmured, "Defeated. The 800,000-strong army was defeated …"
Below him stood many courtiers. They all had their heads lowered and were trembling in fear, not saying a single word.
In the past half a month, the newly established Great Qin Dynasty had gathered the strength of the Southern Region and entered the Central State with the help of the Demon Region. They fought against the attacks of the three Great Imperial Dynasties and many Holy Lands.
Even so, the Great Qin Dynasty fought and won. Especially after the Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty broke through to the Emperor's Throne Realm, the flames of war intensified. Dynasties and Empires were destroyed almost every day.
As a force under the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty, the Great Kun Dynasty naturally had to participate in the war against the forces under the Great Qin Dynasty. However, in the past half a month, they had suffered continuous defeats. There was even civil unrest in the country. The disaster victims formed a rebel army and caused chaos everywhere.
"Your Majesty!"
After a while, a general could not help but say, "The Daluo Dynasty's army under the Great Qin Dynasty has already reached our Great Kun territory's Lin 'an Prefecture. What should we do now?"
Everyone's expression changed when they heard this.
To the north of Lin 'an Prefecture was the territory conquered by the enemy nation. To the south was two-thirds of Great Kun's territory. In other words, the enemy nation had already conquered one-third of their territory.
It had only been half a month!
An official said weakly, "Why don't we surrender? It seems like the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty is finished. We might as well surrender to the Great Qin Dynasty. That way, we might still have a chance of survival …"
As soon as he finished speaking, his entire body suddenly split into a few pieces. The entire hall was dead silent.
"Surrender? This is what happens to those who dare to betray the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty! "
As a gloomy voice rang out in the hall, a black-clothed man descended.
Emperor of Great Kun stood up subconsciously. "Greetings, envoy!"
"By the order of the Great Yin Emperor, I order you to gather all the spirit veins in the country and set up the Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Devourer Array in Lin 'an Prefecture to slaughter the one million people in Lin' an Prefecture …"
The man in black's sinister voice resounded in the hall. "The Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Devourer Array fused with one million dead souls will definitely deal a heavy blow to the Great Qin Dynasty …"
"What?"
Emperor of Great Kun's hair stood on end.
Slaughter the one million people!
…
(PS: Chapter Four, updated for today. Don't think it's a stretch. This is the best point I can think of to enter the Central State. Only this way can we find the female lead and the others quickly.)
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