In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 881 A People of Honor

Watching the two of them hugging each other, sharing their joy with each other, Xu Sanyang couldn't help but feel a hint of envy in his eyes.

He had also dreamed of marrying a gentle and virtuous wife, working together to build a wonderful life, having one or two more children, and living a happy family life.

Unfortunately……

His status as a serf forced him to give up the option of marrying and having children, and also caused him to completely lose his enthusiasm for life.

Fortunately... he is no longer a serf. He can own his own farmland in the future. As long as he works hard, he can save up some money and then use it to marry a considerate wife and live a life of comfort and happiness with his wife and children.

In short, in Xu Sanyang's eyes at this moment, the future was no longer bleak and lifeless, but beautiful, within reach, and full of hope.

"Brother Yang is here too? Please have a seat!"

After the initial excitement subsided, Li Ming's wife, whose emotions had calmed down somewhat, finally noticed Xu Sanyang's presence. After inviting Xu Sanyang to sit down, she couldn't help but ask, "Old Li, Brother Yang, where have you been all this time? I've asked everyone I know, but I haven't heard from you. I almost thought you were dead!"

"We almost died!"

As Li Ming recalled the brutal siege, he said with lingering fear, "The fighting on the city wall that day was incredibly fierce. I saw many familiar people die on the city wall with my own eyes, and even San Yang and I almost died... Fortunately, the Yang family army and the Great Wall army quickly stormed the city wall. Seeing that we were no match for them, we immediately surrendered, which is how we managed to survive the battlefield."

Listening to Li Ming's description, his wife frowned. She could feel the cruelty of the battlefield from Li Ming's description. In fact, many people in serf families like hers had already received news of their husbands' deaths, which was the main reason why she thought Li Ming was dead.

Fortunately, compared to the other dead serfs, Li Ming was lucky and survived the brutal battlefield.

"And then what? Wasn't the war over a long time ago? Why haven't you come back?"

Li Ming's wife, Wang Hua, pressed for an answer.

"Later we were imprisoned in the prisoner-of-war camp of the Yang family army, and we were only released today."

"This King Yang is truly a general with an extremely kind heart!"

Wang Hua couldn't help but sigh. Although she had little experience and very limited understanding of warfare, she knew in her heart that very few people like Li Ming, who were captured on the battlefield, could return alive.

At this time, Li Ming not only returned unharmed, but also did not seem to have been mistreated, indicating that the Yang family army had not mistreated them, nor were they as ruthless as other armies in executing these prisoners of war.

This alone was enough for her to admire King Yang's benevolence.

"Yes! King Yang is indeed a good general!"

Li Ming and Xu Sanyang nodded in unison. Although they had been enemies with Yang Zheng before, it did not prevent them from having a good impression of him.

After all, Yang Zheng treated them quite well. He not only did not mistreat these prisoners of war, but also released them and even planned to allocate land to them.

"Let's not talk about us anymore, let's talk about you!"

Li Ming looked at Wang Hua and asked, "Wife, how have you been lately? Have those soldiers who entered the manor hurt you?"

"no!"

Wang Hua shook her head and said, "The soldiers under King Yang are quite good. After entering the manor, they only killed the Lu family members and never harmed us serfs!"

Although she was a serf of the Lu family, Wang Hua clearly had no affection for them. Therefore, when the Yang family army killed members of the Lu family, Wang Hua did not show any resentment on her face, but instead looked very relieved.

In her view, every single member of the Lu family who oppressed the people deserved to die!

"And also, Yang Tianwang's soldiers are giving us food!"

Wang Hua grinned and said, "As you know, our rations all come from the Lu family. After the manor was captured, naturally no one gave us any more food. Many serfs like us were starving. Fortunately, King Yang noticed this situation quickly and sent his soldiers to deliver food to us starving people from house to house. If it weren't for the food sent by King Yang, I don't know how many people in this manor would have starved to death!"

Li Ming and Xu Sanyang were taken aback, seemingly not expecting that the Yang family army would distribute grain to the serfs.

After a moment of stunned silence, the two couldn't help but exclaim, "This King Yang is truly kind-hearted!"

"Yes! This King Yang is much better than the Lu family. His soldiers have never harassed women or harmed anyone in the manor!"

Wang Hua nodded in deep agreement. Having lived in the Lu family manor since childhood, she knew all too well the sordidness of the Lu family. Among the serfs in the Lu family manor, especially the female serfs, if they were not good-looking, that was one thing, but if they were good-looking...

They would either become the private playthings of the Lu family, or be brutally raped after being seen by the Lu family...

Having witnessed a member of the Lu family forcibly raping a female serf, Wang Hua harbored deep disgust for the Lu family. It was only because Wang Hua was of ordinary appearance that she could have escaped a similar fate.

Compared to the filthy and corrupt Lu family, the Yang family army, which did not harm the serfs in the slightest and even distributed food to them, could be considered saints.

"Oh, right, wife!"

After praising Yang Zheng and the Yang Family Army, Li Ming suddenly laughed and said, "Don't call us serfs anymore. When I left the prisoner-of-war camp, the general of the Yang Family Army said that King Yang has decided to pardon us serfs. After registering our household registration in the prefectural city, we will no longer be serfs, but subjects under King Yang's rule!"

"really?"

Wang Hua's eyes widened, and she asked instinctively.

Aside from a small number of people who are born with a servile nature, no one likes being a slave, and Wang Hua certainly didn't either. She had long wanted to get rid of her status as a serf in the Lu family, especially after she became pregnant, this thought became even stronger.

She didn't want her child to be born a slave, nor did she want her child to be like her, destined from birth to be nothing more than a beast of burden for the Lu family for the rest of their life...

Therefore, when Wang Hua heard Li Ming say that she could get rid of her serf status, she couldn't sit still.

"it is true!"

Xu Sanyang nodded and said with a smile, "The general of the Yang family army said that there will be no slaves under the rule of King Yang. All slaves will be released and become subjects under the rule of King Yang. From now on, we will no longer be slaves, but upright people!"

"Great!"

Overwhelmed with joy, Wang Hua stood up involuntarily, stroking her pregnant belly as she murmured, "We're no longer serfs, and my child won't have to be a beast of burden anymore!"