Chapter 396 Returning a Favor

"Hey! Old man, come here for a moment...ah!"

Aunt Mu called for a long time but didn't see anyone. She ran over and saw that the two were chatting happily, so she quickly stopped talking.

The two stopped talking and looked towards the door. Aunt Mu held up the spatula and smiled, "You guys keep chatting, I don't have anything to do here!"

"Ali said she wants to eat the omelets you made. Go make some and let her take some back!"

Mulangde ordered unhappily, but his tone was full of doting.

"Hey! I'll go make some omelets right now!"

Before Bai Li could say anything, Aunt Mu left like a gust of wind.

Bai Li looked at the village chief helplessly. The village chief waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "We've had a good harvest this year, so we won't need to worry about your few egg pancakes!"

"Speaking of which, it's thanks to you that we ordinary people can have a few full meals. I heard that many people in Laos have starved to death!"

"No wonder Laos, knowing my name, still dares to send troops to provoke me!"

"That's right! They've developed a habit of coming to Da Zhou to grab food when they don't have it!"

"We can't let them get away with it. This time we're going to beat them until they run back to their lair, crying for their parents!"

"That's right, our Marshal Bai is mighty!"

Mulangde gave Bai Li a thumbs up.

"Uncle Mu, you're making fun of me again!"

Bai Li gave Mulangde a reproachful look.

Although she likes to hear this from this old man, she will feel embarrassed!

"Child, since you called me uncle, I won't beat around the bush."

Mulangde looked outside the door, his expression more serious than ever.

"You say."

Bai Li also sat upright, with his hands on his knees, listening attentively.

"My child, since ancient times, your merits have been great, and your uncle will give you a few words: when the bird is dead, the bow is put away."

"Uncle Mu is afraid that I will arouse the Emperor's suspicion?"

Mulangde didn't say anything, but his face showed what he meant.

"I'll be careful about this, thank you, Uncle Mu."

Although he knew that Zhou Yu didn't have that idea, Bai Li didn't dare to say it.

The fact that Mulangde risked his life to say these words to her showed that he really treated her as a family member.

Bai Li's thanks came from the heart, and seeing Mulangde so sincere, he couldn't help but say a few more words.

"In fact, the emperor told me that after he conquers Simon, he wants me to be Simon's emperor. He doesn't have the energy to rule over him."

"Did the Emperor really say that?"

"Absolutely true!"

"oh!"

Mulangde stroked his beard and remained silent, with an uncertain expression on his face.

"I never thought that the emperor would be so broad-minded. I am too narrow-minded!"

"It's okay, uncle is doing this for my own good."

"Well, everything is personal.

My child, your future achievements are immeasurable!"

"Uncle, I don't know what the future holds, but I hope the world will be peaceful, and that the people won't be displaced and can have enough food and clothing."

"Alright! Just because you hope for world peace, I'll obey you!"

"The Great Zhou is so lucky to have you, and Simon is so lucky to have you!"

"Uncle, I only do my part, and leave the rest to God."

"Okay, okay! I didn't make a mistake!"

"What are you talking about? You're almost tearing the roof off!"

Aunt Mu wiped her hands on her apron and called out from the doorway.

"Old lady, is the meal ready?"

The conversation between the two could not be known to the family, so Mulangde quickly changed the subject.

"Okay, there's one last pancake spread that will be ready in a moment. Tell my son and daughter-in-law to start eating!"

Bai Li then remembered that she hadn't seen anyone else since she came in. She must have been hiding in the house and not coming out!

Mulangde called all the family members out, and Bai Li greeted them one by one with a smile.

Chief Mu's son and daughter-in-law are both honest farmers. Knowing that Bai Li is now a marshal, how dare they talk to her?

Out of respect for their father, they timidly greeted him and rushed to the kitchen to help serve the food.

Bai Li had an awkward meal at the village chief's house. Before leaving, the village chief stuffed four bags at her.

Bai Li glared angrily, and Chief Mu came down half a head.

"Old man, why are these things still here?"

Aunt Mu packed a bag of egg pancakes and chased out. The old man at the door stood like a wooden stick, and Bai Li was nowhere to be seen.

"Oh my goodness, Marshal Bai's aura is too strong!!"

Mulangde was awakened by his wife's shout, and only then did he realize that his legs were as soft as cooked noodles.

"Old woman, help me up!"

"What the hell? You're so scared!"

This is much scarier than seeing a ghost!

Mulangde muttered, not daring to speak loudly.

"Marshal Bai left these behind, take them home!"

"Oh my god, two bags of flour weigh a hundred pounds, and two bags of eggs weigh two hundred. Isn't Marshal Bai's spending too much?"

"Stop yelling and take it home quickly!"

"Okay, these are enough for our family to have a good New Year!"

Aunt Mu smiled so much that her mouth reached her ears. That child was really rude to her family!

Although she knew she couldn't accept it, the man had already run away. She couldn't chase him to the barracks, right?

At this time, the couple did not know that in addition to what they saw on the surface, there were even bigger surprises waiting for them.

Bai Li ran out of the village chief's house in one breath. Oh my god, this meal was so depressing.

She was afraid of scaring the village chief's family, so she pretended to be a grandson and worked herself to death. However, his family was still afraid and didn't even dare to pick up any food. She had to quickly finish an omelet and said she was full.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I got outside. Having dinner with such reserved people made me reserved too!

After visiting Chief Kimura's house, he went to the barracks to find Doctor Mu.

The village chief said that ever since his brother was rescued from the spies by Bai Li, he has been determined to use his medical skills to serve the country and repay Bai Li.

Later, he was specially recruited into the barracks by Major General Nangong. He saw patients and made medicine for the people in the barracks at night, and went up the mountain to collect herbs during the day, without stopping for a moment.

Bai Li saw that it was already afternoon, and Doctor Mu should be back soon. It would be fine for her to wait for an hour or two, so she just waited in the barracks and took a rest.

Everyone in the barracks wanted to greet Bai Li, but was stopped by Shangguan Yu.

Otherwise, Bai Li would be exhausted just dealing with them.

Bai Li asked around and found out that Doctor Mu had gone out and had not returned yet. Led by Shangguan Yu's deputy, Bai Li looked at their deployment.

Shiya Village has no city walls, so the people in the barracks can only use the terrain outside the village to set up defenses.

The previous times the Laotian army rushed in forcefully, Shangguan Yu had increased the sentry posts again and again, but in Bai Li's opinion, these were still not enough.

She wrote down several places that could be defended and told Shangguan Yu about them when she returned to the barracks.

"Fifty sentries will be set up within a radius of fifty miles from the village. Each sentry will support the others. Each sentry will have five people, each equipped with five Dragon Flying Crossbows and sufficient arrows.

If these sentries are used well, they will be many times more effective than a head-on attack by thousands of you."