Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 262 Shooter

"Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore. Didn't my aunt spread the word that her husband was dead? Let's just assume he's dead. With my grandparents watching over her at home, I don't think she'll cause any trouble. Otherwise, my grandparents will be the first to beat her to death."

This concerns the marriage of other children in the Zhou family. Even if Grandpa Zhou wants to favor his granddaughter, he has to consider the opinions of other family members. One scandal is enough. If there is another one, other members of the Zhou family will drive Zhou Daya out of the village without Grandpa Zhou's intervention.

Aunt Wang was so angry that she beat her chest. It was not until she returned to her village that she managed to cheer herself up.

After bidding farewell to Aunt Wang, Zhou Ning and Song Chunlin returned to the Song family. The whole Song family was waiting for them. Song Qin came forward to ask about their well-being. Zhou Ning wanted to say that it was okay, but Song Chunlin beside him kept talking and told him everything that had happened in the Zhou family before.

Several elders frowned as they heard this, and Aunt Song was so angry that she cursed Zhou Daya for being immoral.

"That child is so unlucky to have such a mother. How could a one-month-old child have committed any crime? The mother was so cruel that she threw the child to the ground to frame others. She is worse than an animal!"

"Yes, they are worse than beasts. Fortunately, I left quickly and her plot failed. Grandpa, I'd better not go there as much as possible in the future. Now that Zhou Daya has returned home, I have to suffer every time I go there. They also said a lot of excessive things to me, which were very unpleasant to hear."

Song Chunlin hugged Song A'mo's arm and kept complaining to him. Song A'mo was so angry that she almost went to the Zhou family to settle the score, but was stopped by Song Chunlin.

"Grandpa, we are a decent family. It's not worth it to bother with such people. At worst, we can just stop hanging out in the future."

Song A-mo thought, we haven’t interacted with them before, have we?

However, he agreed on the surface, turned around and pulled Zhou Ning to comfort him, asking him to relax and not let other people's gossip affect his mood.

Zhou Ning felt warm at heart when he heard this, and a smile remained on his face.

At night, after taking a shower, Zhou Ning sat on the edge of the bed. He looked at Song Chunsheng in the bathroom, biting his lips gently. When he came out, he saw Zhou Ning with a conflicted expression on his face.

"Why aren't you asleep yet? Didn't I tell you not to wait for me?" Song Chunsheng walked over and took his wife to bed. He had just finished a shower and was still wet, so he didn't go straight into bed.

Zhou Ning lay in the quilt, with a look of grievance in his eyes: "Chunsheng, why don't we have a child..."

Song Chunsheng paused while tucking the corner of the quilt for him: "Is it because of what happened during the day? Grandfather has already said that you don't need to pay attention to those people's gossip. They don't know the truth of the matter. Don't you know it?"

Zhou Ning still felt a little aggrieved: "What about you, don't you want a soft child to call you dad?"

Of course Song Chunsheng wanted it in his heart. Ever since he got engaged, he had fantasized about having a bunch of kids in the future who would surround him and call him dad. But he couldn't do that because he had seen the danger his mother went through when she gave birth to his brother. It was also so dangerous for a girl to give birth. He couldn't imagine Zhou Ning's frail body giving birth to a life. Compared with a girl, it was even more difficult for a boy to give birth because they didn't have a female birth canal, so the lacerations during childbirth were more serious than those of a girl.

When Zhou Ning first got married, his hair was dry and yellow, his skin was dull, his cheeks were sunken, and he had no flesh on his body. He could clearly feel his ribs when he held him in his arms.

It took a long time for such a thin man to gain some weight, so Song Chunsheng didn't dare to gamble, and couldn't gamble.

"Okay, don't think too much. You and I are still young, and you are still too thin. If you want to have a child, you have to gain some weight."

Zhou Ning was held in her husband's arms and coaxed for most of the night. Fortunately, he didn't mention the matter again the next day. He just ate more actively than before, as if he really wanted to fatten himself up.

After the spring, the Song family started looking for temporary workers in the village. Because the pay was good, many people scrambled to do the jobs. It was only at this time that Song Chunlin remembered that he still had three thousand archers.

"It's over. I don't think I've ever seen it once."

Song Chunsheng looked at his brother speechlessly: "You mean you've been back for so long and you haven't been to the military camp once?"

Song Chunlin shook his head: "Why should I go to the military camp? I don't hold any official position. It's just a title. Do I have to go?"

Song Chunsheng was no longer speechless now. He even felt a little sympathy for the three thousand archers.

"Brother, when you go to the military camp, remember to wear your helmet and bulletproof vest. I'm afraid you can't beat them."

"..."

Song Chunlin thought, it shouldn’t be that serious.

It turns out, very serious.

Because the other party came directly to the door.

Leading the charge was the Minister of War, followed by another General Lin, who was said to be in charge of the Cavalry and Archery Battalion. The three thousand cavalry archers in Song Chunlin's hands came from his side, and then the last one was Gu Fengyue.

Gu Fengyue, who knew nothing about it, was also very innocent, but when she heard General Lin crying to the Minister of War, she realized that not only did Song Chunlin not come to lead the 3,000 archers, he even refused to pay for the food expenses of those 3,000 people!

"It's really outrageous! The treasury has been empty these years, and the Ministry of Revenue has repeatedly cut military spending. We have been supporting these soldiers out of our own pockets. Finally, someone took over the 3,000 soldiers. I thought I could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but as the days passed, not only did this person not lead his soldiers, but I even had to pay for the military pay. I am so miserable to have encountered such a big mess..."

The Minister of War was so annoyed by General Lin's ups and downs in crying that he finally couldn't bear it anymore and called Gu Fengyue, asking him to take General Lin to the Song family to demand justice from Song Chunlin.

So this is what happened now.

Song Chunlin looked at Gu Fengyue hesitantly: "So, I have to support these soldiers?"

Gu Fengyue nodded with difficulty: "In theory, it is supported by the court, but the Ministry of Revenue said that the treasury is empty, so... most of us use our own salaries to supplement it."

Song Chunlin was even more surprised: "No, the national treasury has been empty for so many years, how can it still be empty?"

General Lin flicked his handkerchief and said disdainfully: "It's all those shitty officials in the Ministry of Revenue. I think we should just raid the homes of those officials in the Ministry of Revenue. Who knows, they might all be extremely wealthy."

Minister of War: “…”

Gu Fengyue: “…”

Song family: "..."

Song Chunlin felt his eyes go dark. Brother, you really dare to say anything! If someone with ulterior motives heard this, how many lives do you have to be assassinated?