Gu Tianya took the opportunity to speak, asking out his doubts, and whispered: "Why are there suddenly so many fires in the village? Why did you also bring a torch? Hey, this smells so fragrant, it seems to be turpentine, but it is actually a torch made of turpentine.

, I said how much of a loser you are..."

The woman gouged him out again, but her eyes dodged for some reason. She looked around and said, "This is not a waste of money for me. It was given to me by the soldiers in the village. Not only did they give me a torch, but they also gave me a torch."

Everyone has also given torches, and everyone is lighting up together. We are busy right now!"

"Illuminate? Are you busy? Why are there soldiers in the village? What do they want to do in the middle of the night?"

Gu Tianya frowned subconsciously, and countless doubts flashed through his mind.

But I heard the 'aunt' suddenly chuckled and said with great joy: "What else can they do? It's just measuring the land, registering the population, surveying the location, establishing the direction, and more, we need to recruit people... Tianya, hurry up

Go and sign up. As long as you are a citizen of Gujia Village, you can succeed. You are the only male in the village. As long as you sign up, you will be reused immediately. Go quickly, come with me quickly..."

The woman kept urging her and her expression was very anxious. However, Gu Tianya could vaguely hear something unusual. It seemed that the woman was worried that he would hesitate and object to this matter.

"What exactly is going on? Soldiers suddenly came to recruit people in the middle of the night?"

"There are only fifteen households left in Gujia Village, and most of them are old, weak, and widowed. As for the male, I am the only one. Even if there is a conscription, there is no need to make such a big move..."

"So, what exactly do I feel is wrong?"

He was born with a stable personality and had to think a lot before encountering a situation, so even though it was just a short frown, he had already guessed a dozen possibilities in his heart.

There are good ones and there are bad ones.

Unfortunately, we can't be sure.

But no matter what, it should be certain that there was no danger for the time being, so he first thought of turning around and walking quickly towards the outside of the village.

The 'aunt' was startled for a moment, and subconsciously ran after her. Her foot strength was much stronger than Gu Tianya's, and she caught up with him in a blink of an eye. She asked hurriedly: "You brat, what are you doing? You have a home and you won't go back.

Going out?"

Gu Tianya made a bitter sound and continued to walk quickly that way.

The woman was startled again, and then her pretty face turned slightly pale. She had obviously guessed something, so she chased Gu Tianya again and asked softly: "Is something wrong with someone else?"

When she saw Gu Tianya's eyes turn red, she immediately understood that her guess was true. Her tone instantly became gentler, and she gently comforted him: "Tianya, don't be too sad. This kind of thing will never happen again in the future.

"

Gu Tianya finally spoke, holding back the sobs in his voice: "According to seniority, I should call her Fourth Sister-in-law. I led everyone to work to earn money, and I watched Fourth Sister-in-law exhausted to death."

Although he was holding back his sobs, his eyes were clearly red, and there were tears in his eyes when the torch was shining.

The woman's heart ached, and she stretched out her little hand to wipe him, as if to comfort, but also to encourage, and murmured softly: "Good boy, don't cry, a man should be strong and self-reliant, and he won't be like this again in the future. I promise.

, I won’t make it so difficult for you again…”

She thought for a while and then spoke softly: "This time, you don't have to go to the Sun family to buy land. This time, you are qualified to give your fourth sister-in-law a cemetery."

It's a pity that Gu Tianya was in a hurry to walk outside the village and couldn't hear her murmur clearly amid the howling cold wind.

Both of them walked very fast, and in a blink of an eye they had reached the end of the village. Only then did they realize that the widows had found a woods to hide in, and they worked together to carry the body of the fourth sister-in-law into the woods.

Gu Tianya took a deep breath to make his expression look relaxed. He called out: "Sisters-in-law, don't be afraid. There is nothing wrong in the village. The soldiers are here."

Are they soldiers?

That's not necessarily a good thing.

Several women showed their little heads in the woods and asked timidly: "Don't you know how to kill?"

Gu Tianya didn't dare to give a clear answer to this.

Many poor people died in banditry in Hebei Province, but there were also many poor people who died in soldiers. In these years of war and chaos, anyone could kill the common people at will.

Fortunately, the woman also followed, and she quickly mentioned Gu Tianya and replied: "Don't worry, they are good soldiers. The ones coming to our village tonight are the Women's Army."

Detachment of Women?

Several widows in the woods exclaimed.

This is the best group of soldiers in the entire Hebei Province in recent years.

The widows hurried out of the woods, apparently having put aside all their worries.

But Gu Tianya's face was full of surprise at this time. He turned around and looked at the village not far away. Then he looked straight at the woman and asked in a deep voice: "You mean, the Detachment of Women?"

He didn't wait for the woman to answer, and spoke again, with a deep look on his face: "You said before that you would measure the land, register the population, select the location, establish the orientation... and also recruit people..."

He suddenly looked towards the village again, his eyes flashing with some depth, and suddenly he spoke with deep meaning, as if talking to himself, saying: "Why do I feel familiar with what these soldiers are going to do?"

But he saw the woman's eyes wandering from side to side, as if she was dodging something. After a long time, she said: "It seems that you have guessed it. You are indeed right. It is the inn you proposed. The Detachment of Women is planning to implement it in the entire north.

.”

Gu Tianya didn't speak, just looked at her quietly.

The woman suddenly stamped her feet, as if she was a little angry and said: "Yes, I did it. If you want to complain, then blame me. But I am doing it all for your own good. If there is a next time, I will do it again."

She paused for a moment, then continued: "You clearly conceived of such a clever inn, but you couldn't muster up the courage to tell the Detachment of Women, so I stepped forward for you and told them your idea. Sure enough, everyone

I was so alarmed that I immediately decided to set up a post station in Gujiacun..."

Gu Tianya frowned, feeling that there was something unreasonable in his words.

He continued to look at the woman quietly with his eyes, and after a long time he murmured aloud, slightly curious and asked: "Where are you from? How can you influence the decision-making of the Detachment of Women?"

The woman's eyes flashed and she turned her head to look away. She was obviously dodging, but her tone was as stubborn as her temper. She said sternly: "Since I come from a wealthy family, shouldn't I know their manager?"

Gu Tianya added immediately and said in a deep voice: "If he were just a manager in the Detachment of Women, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to facilitate this major event."

The woman suddenly stamped her foot, as if she was angry and said: "It's Li Xiuning, okay? Auntie, I am a woman from a wealthy family. It's nothing surprising to meet Li Xiuning."

"Could it be that he's a close friend?" Gu Tianya asked subconsciously.

The woman was startled for a moment, then a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes. She was afraid of being noticed by Gu Tianya, so she turned her head a little harder, and said repeatedly: "Yeah, yeah, it's my best friend. My best friend is so close to me, it's just...

We just love each other like sisters, so I went to see her directly this time and told her about your idea for the inn, and sure enough, she immediately said that it was wonderful."

Only then did Gu Tianya understand. He felt a little excited for some reason and said, "I didn't expect you to know that princess. She is a rare and strange woman in the world."

The woman was obviously overjoyed, almost beaming with joy, and said: "If you can talk, just talk more. I like to hear it."

Gu Tianya quickly complimented her and said: "Auntie, you are able to become friends with Princess Pingyang. You are obviously a beautiful woman. You are so good, I actually hugged you with a thick leg."

"Of course, I will protect you from now on..."

The woman couldn't help but couldn't help herself, and her little mouth was almost crooked in laughter. Suddenly her pretty face changed, as if she had thought of something, she quickly tried to pretend to be serious, and hummed: "I have a name, it's Zhao."

Ning, you can just call me by my name from now on, it seems a bit awkward to always call me aunt."

Call your name? Don’t call me aunt?

It seems a little awkward to call you aunt?

Isn't that right? It's obvious that calling her aunt makes her look friendly.

Gu Tianya's face looked a little strange. He couldn't figure out what this so-called 'aunt' meant.

Could it be that my conscience discovered that I finally felt that I was about the same age as her, so I was embarrassed to be an elder again, so I used this excuse to change my story.

Thinking about it this way, it seems pretty good.

Who wants to rush to become a senior when they can be considered as equals?

But he didn't expect that his aunt suddenly spoke seriously again and said solemnly: "Call me by name, not aunt, but it doesn't mean that you have become my equal. In the future, you will still regard yourself as my junior in front of outsiders, you know?

must remember."

Gu Tianya was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't understand what she meant more and more.

Seeing that Zhao Ning suddenly seemed a little shy, Qiqi Ai Ai spoke again, but this time her words were like the buzzing of a mosquito, and she could hardly hear her: "When there are only two of us, you can just call me Zhao Ning..."

…”

The sound is really small and weak.

Gu Tianya really couldn't hear clearly.

He would never have thought that he was the only one in the world who knew the name Zhao Ning.

Zhao, is a title.

Ning is Xiu Ning.

Princess Pingyang Zhao, the first female war goddess.

This is the name the woman gave herself after she died once. In front of Gu Tianya, she just wanted to be Zhaoning of Gujia Village.
Chapter completed!