Chapter 14 The Forgotten Hero
Chapter 14 The Forgotten Hero
Ying Yu hugged little Jiang Shu: "Has your family always lived here?"
Jiang Shu nodded: "Well, grandpa is in poor health and has to take medicine every day, and the family only lives on father's military salary."
"But...but my father died, and grandpa's medicine was stopped."
Speaking of this, little Jiang Shu's eyes shed tears again.
Ying Yu patted the little girl and comforted her:
"Don't cry, big brother has a genius doctor at home, he will take grandpa over later and let the genius doctor treat grandpa, okay?"
"Well, thank you big brother!"
The little girl was overjoyed and nodded vigorously.
"Go, take big brother to see grandpa!"
"Ok!"
A group of four walked on the dilapidated street, and they met an old woman with gray hair not far away.
The old woman looked at Ying Yu and the others, and finally turned her gaze to Jiang Shu: "The little girl is back."
Little Jiang Shu nodded quickly: "Yes, Grandma Li!"
"well!"
"Little girl, go to grandma's house and sit down!"
Little Jiang Shu shook her head quickly: "No Grandma Li, my eldest brother brought a lot of food to see Grandpa, and he also needs to see a doctor for Grandpa."
"Jiang Shu has to go back quickly, and go to grandma's next time!"
The white-haired old woman looked at Jiang Shu in Ying Yu's arms with a distressed look on her face, and finally walked away with a sigh.
Seeing the old woman's expression, Ying Yu's face changed slightly.
Bad thoughts arise in the mind.
Little Jiang Shu in her arms bid farewell to Grandma Li with a smile.
Several people continued to move forward: "Big brother, when we arrive, this is my home."
Not far away, the little girl pointed excitedly at a dilapidated yard in front of her.
The courtyard door was open, and a middle-aged man was sitting on the threshold with a crutch beside him.
Similarly, the middle-aged man also saw Ying Yu and the others.
The man grabbed the door frame and stood up, leaning on a cane, and limped to meet him.
"The little girl is back!"
Little Jiang Shu nodded: "Hello, Uncle Liu!"
The middle-aged man smiled wryly, then looked at Ying Yu and the others warily:
"Little girl, who are these?"
"Uncle Liu, this is big brother, he came here to see grandpa!"
"Big brother is very kind to Jiang Shu. Not only did he drive away the villains, but he also promised Jiang Shu to see a doctor for grandpa."
The little girl said excitedly.
The man looked at Jiang Shu, was silent for a moment and sighed:
"Your grandpa is gone!"
Xiao Jiang Shu was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a look of surprise: "Grandpa's illness is cured?"
The little girl obviously didn't understand what the middle-aged man meant.
Looking at the innocent Jiang Shu, the man couldn't bear it, and didn't know how to speak.
Ying Yu reached out and patted the little girl's head: "You will follow big brother from now on, okay?"
Jiang Shu looked at Ying Yu blankly, and nodded vigorously: "Yeah!"
"Let's go, brother will take you home!"
"go home?"
"Big brother, don't you look at grandpa?"
"Your grandfather is gone?"
"Then... let's wait for grandpa to come back, shall we? Grandpa hasn't eaten for two days. He must be very hungry!"
"When grandpa comes back, Jiang Shu and big brother go home, okay?"
"I mean . . . I mean . . . "
Ying Yu fell silent!
"Hey...Girl, your grandfather is gone, just like your father!"
The middle-aged man on the side sighed and told the truth.
Jiang Shu froze on the spot, just stood there stupidly.
a long time!
"I do not believe!"
"I do not believe!"
The little girl ran home like crazy.
Pushing open the door, he plunged into the arms of a dirty old man.
"Grandpa, Jiang Shu is back...Jiang Shu is back!"
"Grandpa...you are up, Jiang Shu is back!"
"I brought it back, a lot... a lot, delicious, grandpa, get up quickly."
Outside the house, Ying Yu supported the middle-aged man to sit down, and was silent for a moment:
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"Hey, my servant, Liu Quan, is comrade-in-arms with Girl Jiang's father!"
"Not long ago when the Huns went south, Girl Jiang's father died in battle, and my leg was also crippled."
Ying Yu nodded, solemnly said:
"As far as I know, my Great Qin pays extremely high compensation to the soldiers who died in battle."
All soldiers who died in battle in Daqin not only received extremely high pensions, but also were exempted from labor and taxes within three years.
Every year, the imperial court sends envoys with gifts to condolences and condolences to the families of the deceased.
This is also the root of Qin's bravery and fearlessness.
"Pension... Hehe, under the layers of exploitation, the pension paid to him is only a hundred and a half taels, and there is no reduction or exemption for labor tax!"
"What? Only a hundred and a half taels?" Ying Yu was furious instantly.
He didn't expect that such a thing would happen in Daqin, which is known for its strict laws.
Originally, he thought that the little girl's father's pension might have been robbed or stolen.
But he never expected that he would be corrupted.
Corrupting the pensions of the soldiers who died in the war is a serious crime to destroy the three clans.
Liu Quan looked at the furious Ying Yu, a little at a loss.
After a moment of silence, Ying Yu regained his composure and spoke first:
"The pension was corrupted, didn't you report it to the officials?"
When Liu Quan heard this, he shook his head helplessly: "Report to the official... If you report to the official, the lives of the whole family will be gone."
"Even if someone who has nothing to worry about goes to report to the officials, all he gets in return is a severe beating."
"As time goes by, no one dares to speak..."
Ying Yu could feel a deep sense of powerlessness from his voice.
There was another silence, and Liu Quan took a deep breath:
"Little Jiang Shu's father and I have guarded the frontier for many years, and are even more loyal to Daqin. Whenever there is a war, we will fight bravely to be the first!"
"I have learned the skills of killing the enemy, how to survive, and how to defend the country on the battlefield!"
"Little Jiang Shu's father once said: So what about the horse leather shroud of the son of Daqin, even if he dies in battle, he can return to his hometown and become a great hero!"
"I also imagined that I would train my son to be a soldier who has the arrogance of the Great Qin and is not afraid of fighting to the death."
"But the reality is like a knife that kills people without blood. My son died because he didn't have money for medical treatment."
"Little Jiang Shu's grandfather died because he had no money for medical treatment."
After the words fell, Liu Quan's clenched hands loosened. He lowered his head and smiled helplessly.
This Daqin warrior who was not afraid of death in battle was undefeated on the battlefield, but he was beaten to pieces by the cruel reality.
Facing the reality, he lowered his head, completely defeated.
Ying Yu looked at Liu Quan, who had lost all energy, and said solemnly:
"You are not defeated. You are my Great Qin's hero, and so is Jiang Shu's father. A hero should be respected by the world. This is a fact, and no one can change it."
"If someone wants to change him, then I will let him die without a whole body!"
[Ding Dong: Release a series of missions: The Forgotten Hero! 】
[Task [-]: Thoroughly investigate the embezzled pension! 】
[Task Reward: Unknown! 】
[Time limit: one month! 】
[Failure penalty: none! 】
[After the task is completed, the next task will be issued. 】
[May I ask the host, do you accept the mission? 】
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