The Family of Time Travel Has an Ugly Wife

Shan Yu guessed wrong. The emperor didn’t want on war, but he had been fighting secretly for several months.

Along with the food requisition order, there was also good news.

The war started suddenly. Not to mention how confused the enemy country was, the people were shocked and then overjoyed. They didn’t even need the grain collectors to come to their homes. They all spontaneously carried rice, flour, grain, and oil, wishing they could donate themselves to the battlefield.

The time-travellers represented by Shan Yu were all people who came from peaceful times. They were particularly panicked when faced with the sudden war. Er Zhu wondered: “Weren’t these ancients afraid of death? Why did they feel happy to fight? Is this a good thing?”

“Of course, it’s not a good thing to go to war,” Shan Yu glanced at Wan Qiu, who was rummaging through boxes, kissed the little bun in his arms who was chewing on a teething stick, and then changed the topic: “But sometimes fighting is not a bad thing.”

Er Zhu disagreed with Shan Yu’s statement: “Sometimes? What sometimes? War means bloodshed, death, people being displaced, wives and children being separated… no matter how you think about it, it’s a bad thing.”

Shan Yu smiled and said, “The Qiu Ming Dynasty we came from had a war with an enemy country ten years ago. The emperor and countless soldiers died on the battlefield at that time. In these ten years, the imperial court fought against the enemy country every year. In tribute, beauties were even given, along with countless gifts… The defeat is not only a national humiliation but also the hatred in the hearts of the people. You must know that the centripetal force of the nation is a particularly magical thing. The revenge war will promote the unity of the nation and stimulate the bloody spirit of the people… These are all positive aspects, and they make the people here very happy, so for now, war is not a bad thing.”

As Shan Yu spoke, he turned to Wan Qiu, who was holding a pile of unknown things, and asked, “What are you holding in your hand?”

“Linen cloth.” Wan Qiu stopped, sweat glistening on his forehead. “The weather was getting colder and colder, and it was even bitterly cold outside the Great Wall. I will send these cloths to add comfort to the soldiers.”

Shan Yu nodded, stood up, and wiped the sweat from Wan Qiu’s forehead with his sleeve. “Go slowly, be careful not to fall. If you’re too busy, let the men come and help…”

After saying that, he thought about everyone going home to donate things, and he smiled helplessly. “Put the things here. I’ll put the little one to sleep later and move them with you.”

Shan Yu was very considerate, becoming more and more thoughtful.

Wan Qiu shook his head with a red face. “No, it’s not heavy. I’ll put it at the door, and an official will come to collect it. Husband can just coax our son. This little guy is learning to walk on his own and won’t be held by me much, so he’s good in my husband’s arms.”

The little bun was happily chewing on his teething stick. Hearing the two parents talking about him, he seemed to understand, blinking his big eyes and calling to Wan Qiu, “Daddy~ Daddy~”

He looked exactly like Shan Yu, with his fair little face having baby fat from the food and medicine. Although he had grown slower due to being born prematurely, his health was improving, and his big black eyes were very lively.

Wan Qiu felt his heart melt as soon as he saw his son. He lowered his head to kiss the little bun, but he didn’t expect that Shan Yu also lowered his head suddenly and stole the kiss.

The little bun opened his mouth slightly, watching the two parents kissing in front of him. He dropped the teething stick from his hand, and his saliva started to flow in surprise.

Seeing that Er Zhu was still there, Wan Qiu hurriedly covered his face with the cloth in his hand, lowered his head, and ran away.

“Slow down! Watch the road!” Shan Yu shouted at the back of Wan Qiu’s trotting figure, and Wan Qiu ran even faster.

Er Zhu rested his chin on his hand and sneered. “Now that we are collecting food and winning battles, everyone is happy. When we lose the battles and the court recruits’ troops, I think they won’t be laughing anymore.”

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Later, as expected, the war grew tense, and the imperial court suffered several defeats and began recruiting troops.

The common people were not happy. They tightened their belts and took out more clothes and food to support the frontiers. Those upright and honourable men were willing to sacrifice their lives and rush to the battlefield.

In truth, no one really wanted to fight; everyone wanted to be safely reunited. But sometimes, there were things more important than life.

Every man was responsible for the rise and fall of a country. This was a truth even children understood.

Er Zhu didn’t understand.

“I’m afraid of death! I want you to go! I won’t go!”

Yu Hua’s face turned pale with anger at his husband’s words, and he said coldly, “Of those soldiers who went to the battlefield, which one didn’t want to live? Which one was willing to die? But they all understood the righteousness of sacrificing the few for the greater good. Even a ten-year-old child could bravely go into battle to kill the enemy. You’re a grown man! Why are you so afraid of death?”

Er Zhu was also angry. This country was not his country, and this family was not his home. Why should he risk his life for someone else’s country?

“You go ahead! I’m just greedy for life and afraid of death! If you divorce me, I’ll go find someone who is brave and invincible! You can bring your whole family and become heroes together!”

Yu Hua curled his fingers slightly, his voice trembling with anger. “If I could go, do you think I wouldn’t?”

“Why can’t you go? Hua Mulan could disguise herself as a man and go to the battlefield. Besides having children, what’s the difference between you and a man?”

Er Zhu and Yu Hua had a big quarrel, with Er Zhu being unwilling to go to the battlefield. Er Zhu went to Shan Yu to complain, only to find that Shan Yu also looked depressed.

“What’s with your expression? Does your family, Wan Qiu, want you to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?”

Shan Yu pounded the medicine without raising his head and nodded.

Er Zhu slapped his thigh, finally finding a kindred spirit. “I said these people are good at talking. Why don’t they go themselves? What’s wrong with them? Aren’t they also a man?”

In truth, it was impossible to say who was right or wrong in this matter.

As a wife, everyone wanted their spouse to be an upright and honourable man, someone who would be celebrated as hero, whether he lived or died.

But as people who had come from another time, they had no sense of belonging to this dynasty at all.

Their country was modern, and their home was modern. How long had they been in ancient times? Defend the country? Whose country were they protecting? Whose home was this?

Shan Yu was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, but if he was asked to fight bloody battles for this dynasty… he wanted to apologize, he didn’t want to.

After groups of young people from the town rushed to the front lines, Wan Qiu once again brought up joining the army to Shan Yu.

Wan Qiu spoke calmly and tactfully. He was not as forceful as Yu Hua, so he approached the topic more gently.

He took Shan Yu’s hand and said softly, “Now that the war is intense, it is the time when we need people… Husband has always been reluctant to go to the battlefield, he can’t let go of the child and me? I… I…”

As Wan Qiu spoke, he couldn’t help but shed tears and choked up. “I don’t want my husband to leave, and I’m afraid of what will happen to the children and I if he’s gone… But where can we have a home without a country? If husband can’t even do this, if he doesn’t understand the truth, what future can our son have?”

Despite the tearful pleas, Shan Yu broke away from Wan Qiu’s hand and remained unmoved.