After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 223 The Zhu Family's Property Was Raided
"He's the only one in our family, and now that he's gone, what will we, a widow and her children, do? God, this is going to kill me!"

Similar cries and screams could be heard incessantly.

Liu Guangyao's face was ashen as he glared angrily at the village chief of Liujiazhuang. "How's it going? Is everyone here?"

The village chief was sweating profusely with anxiety, "Everyone's here, everyone's here."

"Everyone's here, why aren't you leaving yet! Do you want to become a laughingstock?" Liu Guangyao gritted his teeth.

Shen Ying acted as if nothing was wrong, looking up at the sky and then at the ground, which made Liu Guangyao even more frustrated.

People from several villages arrived one after another, and after being counted, they headed towards Moshi Town.

Meanwhile, the Ma family was also thrown into chaos because of the military service issue.

Sang knelt before Ma Rencai, tears streaming down her face, and pleaded, "Master, Fei'er is my only son. He doesn't have a son yet. He can't go and die!"

Ma Rencai was naturally reluctant to part with his healthy youngest son, but his eldest son had lost a leg and was automatically removed from the official register by the government, so he didn't have to serve in the military. The only ones in their family who could serve were him and Ma Xingfei.

But his injuries haven't fully healed yet, and he'll probably need to recover until spring. If Ma Xingfei doesn't go, who will?
"If only you had known this would happen! Sang, you've brought this upon yourself!" Ma Rencai said quietly.

If Ma Xingteng hadn't broken his leg, or if he hadn't been injured, Ma Xingfei might not have had to serve in the military. But now that the father and son are in this state, the government doesn't even give them a choice; they directly name Ma Xingfei for military service.

Sang burst into tears, shaking her head violently, "I did nothing wrong! I did nothing wrong! Why are you treating us like this! I refuse to accept it, I refuse to accept it!"

Ma Rencai lay on the couch and said coldly, "What can you do if you're not convinced? Don't think I don't know who's behind the boss's affairs! I just didn't pursue it because of the Ma family and Fei'er. But heaven is watching what people do. If I don't pursue it, heaven will. You have to bear all the consequences of the seeds you sowed!"

Not only you, but also your brothers and nephews on your maternal side. Sang Yong and Sang Rong will definitely have to go. What do you think your cowardly older brother will choose?

Sang was stunned, and for a moment she forgot to cry.

Ma Xingteng led Liu Tiechui and his group in, glanced at the disheveled Sang Shi on the ground, and respectfully bowed to Ma Rencai, "Father, the town official has come to take people away. I just went to my second brother's courtyard but couldn't find him. I don't know where he went?"

Ma Rencai glared at Sang Shi, took a deep breath, and ordered, "Steward, turn this house upside down and find him! If you can't find him, we'll all die!"

Liu Tiechui, who was standing nearby, hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, there's no need to say such things. If someone really evades service, the government will investigate. As long as it is proven that your family is innocent, you will not be implicated. It's just that the person will be sentenced to death, and the government will carry it out immediately as a warning to others."

"You!" Sang pointed at Liu Tiechui, her voice trembling, her teeth clenched in hatred. "How vicious you are!"

Liu Tiechui looked completely innocent. "This has nothing to do with me. I just reported the matter to the county government. I have no say in what the county government does."

Sang's eyes darted around frantically as he racked his brains for a solution.

Liu Tiechui looked at her coldly, "I advise you not to struggle anymore. Since the decree was issued, there have been quite a few people who want to escape military service. What methods haven't they tried? They've spent money to find someone to take their place, and some have even resorted to self-harm. But look at those people, those who self-harmed were all arrested by the government and sentenced to exile, never to return."

How long do you think they can live? Impersonation is a serious crime, punishable by death to the whole family. Your only way out is to accept your fate, prepare thoroughly for battle, and perhaps you can return safely.

Sang finally couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.

At this moment, the steward and his men found the disheveled Ma Xingfei in the woodshed of the Ma residence and dragged him out.

"Don't arrest me! I don't want to serve in the military! I won't go! I won't go! I don't want to go! Father! Father! Didn't you say I was your hope? Father, save me! Mother! Mother! Help me!" Ma Xingfei panicked and broke down, shouting and kicking, and even urinating. Where was his former spirited and domineering self?

Ma Xingteng stood calmly under the eaves, watching everything unfold.

Ma Xingfei was even more devastated, roaring angrily, "It was you! You did it on purpose, didn't you! You wanted to kill me and take everything from the Ma family, but I will not let you have your way. Everything in the Ma family is mine, mine!"

Ma Xingteng slightly raised his eyelids, curled his lips in a mocking smile, and said casually, "Then you'd better come back alive, my good brother!"

"Ah!" Ma Xingfei struggled even more fiercely.

"Cough cough cough," came the sound of Ma Rencai coughing violently from inside the house.

Ma Xingteng paused for a moment, then stepped inside.

Ma Rencai's eyes were filled with sorrow. "Boss, your brother is about to go to the battlefield. Let bygones be bygones, okay?"

Ma Xingteng pursed his lips, his expression tense, his eyes swirling with emotion. "Dad, I'd rather serve in the military than be a cripple for life! This is Ma Xingfei's fate, it has nothing to do with me! But I will never let the person who harmed me get away with it!"

"What else do you want?" Ma Rencai was also anxious and sat up abruptly. "Yes! I know that Sang Shi is not a good person, or even a good wife, but after all, we were husband and wife. Her only son went to the battlefield and almost took half her life. You know, sometimes living is more painful than dying. I just want to beg you to spare her life!"

Anyway, the entire Ma family will be yours in the future. This is just my small request, and you won't even grant it?

Ma Xingteng found it strange. After a while, he calmed down and looked at Ma Rencai probingly, "Does Father have something on Sang's hands? Or is Father afraid of Sang Rong?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Ma Rencai reacted strongly.

Ma Xingteng had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on. He chuckled and turned to leave.

Liu Tiechui gathered the people together and distributed different colored ribbons to them according to their respective villages, so that they could count the number of people after they went to the county town.

On the way, Shen Yi distributed the things he had brought to Su Chunlin and the others, and carefully explained to them how to use them.

After changing into the boots Su Tai had prepared and putting on waterproof coats, the group felt instantly different.

The people nearby were incredibly envious and asked, "Brother, where did you buy those shoes?"

Many people were eavesdropping.

Su Chunlin said proudly, "My daughter made this for me; you can't buy it!"

Everyone immediately fell silent.

After a day's journey, the group finally arrived in the county town, only to find that the town gate was full of government officials.

Liu Tiechui stepped forward with a solemn expression to inquire, then returned and shouted, "Several imposters have just been discovered in the Cui family of the county town. The county magistrate and his soldiers have gone to arrest them. It will probably be chaotic for half a day. Everyone, rest where you are and don't run around. If you can't find them and your families get into trouble, I can't save you!"

Liu Tiechui warned repeatedly, his sharp eyes seeming to want to etch everyone's memory into their minds.

(End of this chapter)