Chapter 169: Capture
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“Father, I want to join the militia!”
Zhu Wuliu held a hoe in his hand, his face brimming with excitement.
“You cowardly brat, join the militia my ass. I’ll go for our family,” Zhu Da snapped back.
In the Zhu family courtyard, Zhu Wuliu was protesting to his father. The latest newspaper had just come in, announcing that each village would organize a hundred-man militia to patrol, maintain order, and catch barbarian spies.
And apparently, militiamen would even be given their own uniforms.
“Why not me? I want to catch barbarian spies too! Those bastards dared to harm our Prince Qi. I’m gonna smash their skulls with my hoe!” Zhu Wuliu declared.
“Why not you? Because I’m your father, that’s why. And I’m the squad leader. This squad listens to me. Now scram!” Zhu Da glared fiercely at his son.
At that moment, Zhu Wuliu’s mother walked over and said, “Your father’s right. When you’ve married a wife and had a child, then we’ll stop interfering. For now, just behave and stay home. Tomorrow you still need to thresh wheat at the drying yard.”
Zhu Wuliu squatted down in frustration. “Then hurry up and find me a wife already.”
“Once we sell some of our wheat, we’ll prepare the betrothal gifts,” his mother laughed. Then she turned to her husband and asked, “Is it true the county office is buying grain this year? How much per dan?”
“Of course it’s true. When our village head went to the yamen, the magistrate himself said it. The six prefectures are all purchasing grain. Fifty wen per dan.”