HLnovel Chapter 1067: County Soldier Family Benefits Agreement
Chapter 1067: County Soldier Family Benefits Agreement
People often say that love is mutual.
But most of the love that parents give to their children is unrequited.
But how can a child who is raised with love not think about repaying his parents?
"Mother, I am an unfilial son..." Su Yan knelt down without even looking at the deed in his hand.
A sentence suddenly popped up in his mind: Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial.
He wanted to be a filial son, to stay by his mother's side day and night, to be the pillar of the family, and the backbone of his mother.
But he also swore an oath on the training ground...
He is Su Yan from the Su family and also a soldier from Tongan County.
"Mother, I'll go and ask Mr. Shen to come with you to Tong'an County..."
He could not be unfaithful, nor could he be unfilial. This was the only way he could think of to have the best of both worlds at this moment.
"You child..." Mother Su turned away and wiped her tears, then bent down to help him up. "You finally came back, now get up and talk. Didn't you say that you were going to Lord Shen's manor tomorrow to wait for departure? Let me take a good look at you..."
Su Yan was helped up and sat on the stool, dazed.
After a while, he said again: "Mom, you...go to Tongan County with your son."
"Mother knows Tong'an County is good, but why would Mother go there?" Mother Su picked up the deed he had left out and looked outside the house and said, "This is our home. Mother will naturally put it in order and wait for you to come back."
"Can......"
"No buts, Yan'er." Mother Su interrupted him. "I can't bear to go to the capital, I can't bear to leave our home, I can't bear to leave every blade of grass and every tree in our home, and I can't bear to leave the sisters in the embroidery workshop. Mother said this, do you... understand?"
Su Yan didn't quite understand.
But when he slowly raised his head and his eyes met Su's mother's, he seemed to understand.
Had he been wrong all along?
Over the years, my mother has lived for him.
But mother shouldn't have lived for him.
Her name is not "Su Jia".
Her name is Zhong Suyi.
She should live for herself.
She should have lived for herself long ago.
But why... did he only understand such a simple truth today?
"mother!"
He could no longer hold back his tears and threw himself into Su's mother's arms, trembling silently, "My son was wrong... Over the years, it was my son who implicated you. If it weren't for my son..."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh!" Upon hearing the word "involve", Su's mother hurriedly lifted his head and took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears.
"Mother never thought you were a burden. Mother just felt that you had grown up, and it was time for Mother to let go. Just like what Manager Mu Qing said, I will let you go and do what you want to do, and Mother... will stay in Shangjing and do what she wants to do. When you return to the capital with Lord Shen, Mother will come to pick you up..."
After wiping away the tears on Su Yan's face, she whispered, "Mom, it was only after meeting Manager Mu Qing today that I finally understood. How can a child in this world be confined by their parents for their entire lives? When an eagle grows up, it should soar in the blue sky..."
"Mom..." Su Yan's eyes were full of surprise.
These words don't sound like something his mother would say.
What kind of magic potion did the housekeeper Shen outside give his mother?
He was about to ask, but once Su's mother started talking, it seemed like she couldn't stop.
Then she continued, "As for your insistence on joining the army, I've thought it through. It's like choking while eating. You can't just... stop eating for the rest of your life, right? Everyone has their own destiny. Since my child wants to go out and explore the world, I'll be waiting for you at home. I'll make our house better and brighter, so that whenever you come back, you can live comfortably."
After hearing the last part, the expression on Su Yan's face could no longer be described as "astonished".
He used his eyes to depict Su's mother's face, examining it carefully.
"Are you...are you really my mother?"
They look exactly the same, but why...
"You little brat!" He had barely begun to think when his ears were yanked. "Now that you've become successful and work under Lord Shen, you've even disowned your own mother, haven't you?"
ear!
This familiar feeling!
"Mother! Mother, I didn't admit my mistake... My son didn't admit his mistake."
He twisted in pain, grimacing. "But how did you suddenly become so… clear-headed?"
This was so clear that it frightened him!
Mother Su chuckled and slapped the paper deed in front of him. "Steward Mu Qing just asked you to read it. Take a good look at it yourself."
Looking at the contract that he had ignored for a long time, Su Yan's heart began to beat fast.
Could it be that mother...sold herself to Lord Shen?
Thinking of this, he quickly picked up the deed and examined it carefully.
The words "Tong'an County Soldiers' Families' Benefits and Relief Agreement" came into view.
There were quite a few regulations on it, and he read them very carefully, fearing that it was a "contract of sale."
But from beginning to end, he didn't see the word "selling oneself" on it, but he saw that Lord Shen treated their county soldiers with... sincerity.
A sincere heart.
It only said that as the family of a Tongan County soldier, you can enjoy eight preferential treatments while the county soldiers are stationed in Tongan County.
Family benefits, regular grain and oil allowances, festival rewards, emergency relief, children's education, care for the elderly and the weak, farming of land on behalf of the family, and teaching of skills.
Su Yan's eyes widened.
"Mother, this, this is not a preferential treatment..."
By doing this, Lord Shen was clearly helping them fulfill their responsibilities of "taking care of the elderly," "raising the children," and "supporting the family"...
For example, when his father was a captain in the frontier army, his family did not enjoy much preferential treatment.
No wonder when he came in, my mother said, "Master Shen is a living Bodhisattva."
"Before, mother also found it incredible." Listening to the knocking sounds outside the house, Su's mother sighed, "But Steward Mu Qing said that Lord Shen knows that it is not easy for you to join the army, and she also knows that it is not easy for us to protect the family. She said that since you have decided to follow her, she will not let you have any worries."
Su Yan's mind flashed with Shen Zheng's face, and he subconsciously said, "But this is too..."
It's a bit too "excellent".
Just talking about the regular allowance for grain and oil, how much silver would the hundreds of county soldiers have to spend in total?
"Mom, we really can't accept these." He said it very seriously.
"Do you think mother didn't say that?" Mother Su smiled and shook her head. "Steward Mu Qing not only delivered the contract, but also delivered a message. Lord Shen said that if we don't sign the contract, you won't have to follow her to Tongan County."
This was the first time Su Yan had been threatened in this way.
This kind of threat makes people feel at ease, admired, and willing to die for it.
"Yan'er, you know about the Xianhuan Society, right? The craftsmen who came here today are all from the Xianhuan Society. They came out to help us repair the house. I heard that we can save some money. Manager Mu Qing also said that if mother is willing, she can also work for the Xianhuan Society..."
Su's mother's voice mixed with the sound of knocking came into Su Yan's ears.
He silently swore an oath in his heart.