Great Stone Village, a village near the city of Sweet Spring Commandery.
Today, the villagers had not gone out to work as usual. Instead, they gathered outside the gate of a shabby little courtyard.
"Alas! Zhang Dashan died on the battlefield, leaving behind a widow and orphaned children. How are they supposed to survive from now on?"
The villagers whispered among themselves, discussing the family inside the courtyard.
They had already learned of Zhang Dashan's death. He had left behind a young son and daughter, as well as a frail, sickly wife. With the pillar of the household gone, this family would find it difficult to survive in these war-torn, chaotic times.
"People from the Imperial Court came. Do you think they'll give them a little more compensation?"
Looking at the Battle Soldiers in the courtyard, the commoners' eyes were full of curiosity. They wanted to know how much compensation the Imperial Court would give Zhang Dashan's family.
"It'd be good enough if they got anything at all. If it weren't for the newly arrived Governor, they wouldn't even have sent his body back. Where would any compensation come from?"
In the past, when Battle Soldiers died in battle, people from the Imperial Court would at most come to deliver the news.
This time, they had not only brought the body back, but also distributed compensation. Everyone believed Li Xuancang had done all that duty and compassion could demand.
Before long, the Battle Soldiers walked out of the small courtyard, while the Zhang Family saw them off.
The Five-Man Leader at the front looked over the surrounding villagers and shouted sternly, "Zhang Dashan died for his country. His family will remain under the Imperial Court's protection forever. Whoever dares offend them will be treated as a criminal."
The Five-Man Leader