Parents are busy farming

Ye Zifen was not in a hurry to disturb the mother and daughter, but walked towards the shipbuilding area at the back of the courtyard.

This area is now divided into two areas: one is still focused on building traditional fishing boats; the other is where Chen Lixing and his son, Ma Fengchun and Mo Lao jointly study new types of boats.

Speaking of which, the fishing boat she built now has become a profitable business for her.

The sale of the boat actually originated from the message sent by the local magistrate to his colleagues in other coastal areas. Until the fishing boat she built was large and safe, people from those places came to buy the boat.

In this way, not only does it meet its own fishing needs, but it also earns an extra amount of money.

Hmm... It's indeed a small gain! Because of this, the construction of fishing boats has not stopped.

At the same time, Chen Lixing and others are fully engaged in the research and development of new ships.

There is a clear boundary between the two areas, and even the three brothers of the Mo family would never dare to set foot in this forbidden area to take a peek without Ye Zifen's approval.

The moment Chen Xinyang raised his head, his eyes met Ye Zifen, but at this moment, his mind was occupied with the wood in his hand, and he had no time to care about anything else. He even hesitated to give Ye Zifen a smile, lowered his head and started working again.

Ye Zifen sighed helplessly, secretly comparing the vastly different treatment on both sides.

If she walked to the other side, everyone would immediately drop what they were doing and greet her warmly.

Looking around here, no one was willing to take a moment to say a word to her.

Faced with such a cold reception, Ye Zifen had no choice but to clap her hands helplessly, trying to attract everyone's attention.

Although she had already made a lot of noise, she still waited patiently for more than a quarter of an hour.

However, those people did not seem to be aware of her existence, and they kept mumbling: "Wait a moment, wait a moment, let me finish this thing on hand first, otherwise I will forget it later." ”

Their tone revealed a kind of indifference and boredom towards Ye Zifen, as if she came specifically to disturb their work.

Chen Lixing looked at Ye Zifen who looked helpless and couldn't help but said: "If you have any requests, just tell me!"

There was a hint of resignation in his tone, and he was obviously tortured to the point of losing his temper by the various demands put forward by Ye Zifen.

Ye Zifen smiled slightly and replied softly: "I'm not here to make requests today, but I want to tell you a piece of news. The Chinese New Year is about to come, and I plan to go back to my hometown with the caravan. Are you willing to follow me? Let’s go back together?”

In fact, Ye Zifen said this to Ma Fengchun.

As for Chen Lixing and his son, they will definitely return home with him.

After all, the Chen family's sister-in-law is still waiting for them to return.

Mr. Mo looked at the situation in front of him and thought to himself: It seems like nothing is wrong with me...

She said: "In that case, I will take the first step and go back to continue studying!"

However, just as Mr. Mo turned around and was about to leave, Ye Zifen hurriedly stopped him: "Wait a minute, Mr. Mo! I have one more thing to tell you... The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and starting from tomorrow, we all will be on vacation. Go! Recharge your batteries and keep working hard next year!”

Hearing this, Mr. Mo was stunned for a moment, and then muttered inexplicably: "This year, I'm afraid not many people will be able to live peacefully..."

When these words reached Ye Zifen's ears, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

You must know that not long ago, the imperial court had just recruited a group of soldiers to join the army.

In this regard, Ye Zifen is really helpless.

Magistrate Su County even sent a sincere letter directly explaining the reasons in detail, saying that this conscription was really a helpless move, and it was entirely to prepare strategic materials in advance for the war in the coming year.

You must know that at this moment, the northern region has been tightly covered by heavy snowflakes flying in the sky, and the white area is so clean that the war has to temporarily stop.

However, this does not mean that the war is over or that we can sit back and relax. On the contrary, recruitment work is urgent, and its purpose is to fill the vacancies caused by the war in a timely manner.

Fortunately, these soldiers who are recruited into the army will not be immediately sent to a cruel and bloody battlefield to die. Instead, they will receive a series of rigorous and systematic military training to improve their combat quality and skill level.

But unfortunately, there is no room for change in this conscription operation. Everything is a foregone conclusion. Whoever goes must go, and there is no room for bargaining.

At this time, several children in her caravan came over to say goodbye to her. Their family's conditions required them to enlist in the army.

However, things backfired, and in the end those children returned without success, because other members of the family set out on the journey in their stead.

It is said that the reason is that the family still expects them to stay in the caravan to earn money to support the family!

Hearing these words, Ye Zifen's heart was as painful as a knife cutting her, and her heart ached endlessly.

Since then, the entire caravan has been busy non-stop and has never stopped moving forward.

By the way, among the three brothers of the Mo family, the third one, Mo Lao San, was taken away.

Mr. Mo felt sad at the time, but Ye Zifen had no choice.

Not only Ye Yongrui is an official in the Ye family, but Ye Zitong and Ye Zining also have to go alone.

The pain caused by the war to the people has begun to spread to all parts of the country.

In addition, among the many masters, several people suggested to her that they hope to go to sea to find the whereabouts of Zhang Gaoyi and others.

However, Ye Zifen did not agree with this idea.

After all, searching for someone in the vast sea is like looking for a needle in a haystack! She really couldn't bear to let anyone take such a risk again.

Sometimes, even Ye Zifen himself would have an idea - just stop building ships. It seems to have no meaning anyway.

But at the same time, she wondered at a loss, if she no longer built ships, what hope would she have in the future?

In the end, she shook her head firmly and refused.

In this case, those masters had no choice but to shoulder the heavy responsibility of teaching others martial arts. Because no one can guarantee whether soldiers will be drafted into the army again.

Chen Xinyang saw Ye Zifen's distraction and ran over and clapped his hands in front of her, causing Ye Zifen to come back to her senses.

The sad expression on his face also disappeared, and he said with a smile: "But the New Year still has to pass, and next year will be fine."