After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

Chapter 141: I have ambitious goals and I don't want to get married

Every year they always have to work hard for this matter. As an army, they go into battle to kill enemies less often than they do to control floods.

In serious cases, the people in the city will be affected. Even if they take timely action, it will be difficult to prevent the flood from rushing into Xi'an city recklessly.

Every year, people in Xi'an are killed or injured by floods. Even if they take precautions in advance, in the face of such natural disasters, people are like ants and are completely powerless to resist.

Shi Zheng's words instantly evoked the memories of others, and they nodded in agreement.

"That's right. We don't know what the situation will be like this year. It would be best if no one gets hurt." Someone nearby sighed.

Shi Zheng sighed, "If it can be that good, I will definitely go to the temple to worship the Buddha and express my gratitude afterwards."

Chu Xi: "..." This...is not necessary.

Wouldn't it be better to be grateful to himself?

Bian Hangqing thought for a moment and said, "I hope it won't rain for half a month this year, so we won't have the same situation as in previous years."

As a new recruit who just joined the army this year, Chu Xi could naturally ask one more question at this time.

"Since this river dam is so troublesome, why doesn't the court send people to repair it? If it is built higher, perhaps Xi'an City will no longer have to worry about floods!"

Shi Zheng smiled faintly. This smile was obviously different from his usual hearty smile. There was an indescribable coldness in his smile.

"General Jiang has submitted petitions many times, but His Majesty has never paid attention to them. The officials in the city have never taken this matter to heart. To them, as long as they can survive, what else is important?"

A seemingly simple man would actually say such sarcastic words.

Dawn people?

The emperor's subjects?

These were simply the biggest joke. He had never truly felt that the high and mighty Majesty had any sympathy or concern for his people.

How can such a ruthless person be qualified to become the emperor?

Upon hearing this, Qin Sanyuan's gaze, which was originally focused on Chu Xi's face, also turned to Shi Zheng. There was the same hatred in his eyes, but it only flashed by.

Few people noticed this fleeting emotion, only Chu Xi noticed it carefully.

Of course, such words are not suitable to be said in public. After all... walls have ears.

Bian Hangqing was not a meticulous person, but Shi Zheng's words still caught his attention. He frowned slightly and quickly interrupted Shi Zheng who was about to continue speaking.

"The court is helpless about this matter. Brother Shi, don't think too much about it. We just need to do our part."

Although Shi Zheng is a farmer, he is not stupid. Noticing that Bian Hangqing looked around, Shi Zheng cleverly understood what Bian Hangqing meant. He was reminding himself not to say these words here.

In this era, matters related to imperial power cannot be discussed in public. Moreover, Shi Zheng's words vaguely revealed his dissatisfaction with...Your Majesty.

If these words were to reach the ears of someone with ulterior motives, the emperor would be furious and would probably order the extermination of Shi Zheng's entire clan.

"You're right." Shi Zheng was still frightened. Even though he was dissatisfied with the current emperor and had many complaints about court officials, he did not want to implicate his family.

He could die, but he couldn't let his family die with him.

Chu Xi looked at Bian Hangqing beside her with a rare new eye. She had always thought that Bian Hangqing was too naive and was afraid that he would suffer in the future, but she didn't expect that he was... wise but appeared foolish.

"The rising of the river is inevitable. We just need to do our part and protect the people in the city. As for the rest, we will do our best. If we really can't do anything..."

Chu Xi glanced at Shi Zheng and Bian Hangqing, his eyes were gentle and smiling, and he comforted them softly, "Do your own thing well, I believe that the world will get better sooner or later."

Bian Hangqing didn't understand the deeper meaning of Chu Xi's words. He thought he was just comforting him, so he nodded without thinking too much.

Shi Zheng was a rough man who was too lazy to think deeply. With the lesson learned from what Bian Hangqing had reminded him before, he did not dare to "speak freely" anymore.

The topic soon turned to other matters. Even if ordinary soldiers were dissatisfied with the decisions made by their superiors, they could only keep it to themselves.

If you go too deep into this topic, you will inevitably reveal some of your true emotions. Instead of taking the risk of continuing to talk about this topic, it is better to change the subject.

Shi Zheng and his friends were still quite curious about the wife-to-be that Chu Xi had mentioned last time, although... the image that Chu Xi described did not really fit most men's fantasies about their future wives.

But who could blame Chu Jiang for his gentle look and undisguised admiration in his words when he mentioned his wife who had not yet married him?

Such an unusual reaction made them curious!

Under their curious and expectant questioning, Chu Xi briefly mentioned the matter between herself and Jiang Zhenyao. She felt that she had already mentioned it briefly.

Little do people know that gossip is a human instinct no matter what era it is, and people can even...change the original words beyond recognition when passing on messages to others.

When she heard the "story" of herself and Jiang Zhenyao again in the future, she had no idea how much it had been exaggerated. It was almost as good as those of storytellers.

"Hasn't your family arranged a marriage for you?" Chu Xi didn't want their attention to be on her all the time, so she took the initiative to change the subject.

Shi Zheng shrugged and said calmly, "Before I joined the army, my family was very poor. I would starve to death if I was lazy, let alone find a wife. It wasn't until I was promoted to centurion in the past two years that I handed over my monthly salary to my mother. Things got better."

Even so, there were still not many people willing to marry him. Some came for his money, while others were afraid that he would die on the battlefield and become a widow at a young age.

"I've seen through it. For someone like me who has been at the border all year round and has to go to the battlefield anytime and anywhere, even if I get married, it would be a waste of the girl's youth."

Shi Zheng's words resonated with the other two centurions. If their family was really broke, who would be willing to come to a place like this and risk their life?

The poor kids who come here are all just trying to make a living.

Qin Sanyuan remained silent, looking down at the fire not far away, as if thinking about something.

Chu Xi silently took in his actions and turned his gaze to Bian Hangqing beside him.

This action of hers immediately attracted Shi Zheng's cheering. Shi Zheng swept away his previous gloomy mood and laughed and joked.

"Hangqing's family should not be short of money, so they will definitely not be in the same situation as us. Why are you still not getting engaged?"

Bian Hangqing didn't expect the topic to turn to him so quickly. Under the gaze of several people, he could only tell the truth.

"I'm not interested in getting married. A real man should go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make achievements."

Upon hearing this, Shi Zheng and the other two felt the same blow, “…” Listen, is this human language?

They can't afford a wife, and they have lofty goals and don't want to get married. This is the difference...