The little girl was none other than Ah Man. She stood on tiptoe to look into the long queue and saw Dabao in military uniform.

Her smile instantly blossomed like a spring flower. Ah Man jumped up and down, waved her hands, and shouted loudly: "Da Bao! Da Bao!" Her action frightened the maid who followed her and she looked around hurriedly.

Fortunately, there was a lot of noise around, and Ah Man's shouting was drowned out.

On both sides of the street, people were carrying baskets with smiles on their faces, stuffing food into the arms of the soldiers passing by. Regardless of whether they knew them or not, they would say words of encouragement and blessings as they stuffed food into the arms of the soldiers passing by.

Because Dabao and Dajun were young, women and children would often stuff food into their arms. Often, before they could react, someone would rush over, stuff the food into their arms, and then slip out of the team.

This was the first time since the founding of the Dayan Dynasty that a foreign invasion occurred. It was also the first time that a large number of troops were dispatched to the border to resist the enemy. The people were enthusiastic and indignant, which was naturally inseparable from the court's pre-war mobilization.

"Dabao! Dabao!" Ah Man ran towards him holding the hem of her skirt. The fur ball ran faster than her and landed at Dabao's feet in a flash.

"Get out quickly!" Seeing Maoqiu running over, Dabao finally noticed A'man.

"My sister is here to see you." Dajun nudged Dabao with his elbow and quickly glanced behind Ah Man.

"It's so annoying." Dabao distributed the food in his arms to several other soldiers nearby. When he stepped out of the queue, he found that Maoqiu was walking upright with the team, and he walked in a swagger, which made the people laugh.

"Wow, Maoqiuqiu is so majestic!" Ah Man ran over, leaned over and clapped his hands, shouting excitedly. Maoqiu looked straight ahead and continued to swing his two front paws as if no one was around. He walked like a fox with his head held high.

Dabao shouted, and then it put its two front paws on the ground, turned around and ran to Dabao's feet, turned around several times, and rubbed against Dabao, as if asking for praise.

"Why are you here?" Dabao stroked the furry ball's head, but his eyes were looking at Ah Man, and his face looked smelly.

"This is for you." Ah Man was obviously immune to his sour face. She stood on tiptoe nonchalantly and hung something around Dabao's neck.

"What?" Dabao looked down and saw that it was the slug pendant that Ah Man's mother had left her. Dabao knew that she always wore it and never took it off. "Your mother gave it to you, keep it for yourself."

"You are not allowed to take it off!" Ah Man glared at him and said, "I am not giving it to you, I am lending it to you. When you return victorious, you must return it to me."

"I will definitely return victorious!" Dabao stuffed the pendant into his armor. Since it was lent to him, he did not return it to A'man.

"Dabao, I want you to be brave. Don't be afraid on the battlefield. My mother will protect you and will definitely not let you get hurt. I want you to come back safely, do you hear me? And my brother, you two have to be well, otherwise I will cry myself to death."

"How old are you? Why are you still crying? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

"I don't care, just promise me I don't want to cry, and you have to promise me you'll come back safe and sound!"

"Okay, at most you cry and I won't laugh at you."

"Dabao!"

"I'm going to catch up with the team, you go back."

"Hmph, go back if you want. I don't want to talk to you anymore. Maoqiu, let's go." Ah Man bent down and picked up Maoqiu, then raised her chin to the maid who followed her, "Let's go."

Before Dabao could even lift his foot, she turned her head again and said, "My father will go to the border at night. I asked him to take Maoqiu with him, and Zhaocai will go too. Shu'er said to let them help mother guard the cave. I'll return Maoqiu to you. You have to bring it back with you. I'll be waiting for you and my brother."

"Don't worry, we won't lose anyone."

Dabao rubbed the restless fur ball in Ah Man's arms again, and said seriously with a stern face: "You heard it all, we will see each other again soon, but I have to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and I probably won't have time to play with you. You take care of yourself. I, I will still miss you."

After saying this, Dabao quickly chased after their Wuyi Camp team.

As soon as he left, Maoqiu nudged himself in Ah Man's arms. Ah Man held Maoqiu's head tightly in his arms, raised his eyes and looked at Dabao's back, muttering, "Don't move. He just said that to me, not you."

"Miss, it's time for us to leave." The maidservant who followed her had never seen such a grand scene of seeing someone off for ten miles. She urged Ah Man while looking at the excitement.

Some of the soldiers who were given food and rations were from the capital, and their families were waiting by the roadside with their necks stretched out. From time to time, someone in the team ran out of the line to say goodbye to their relatives. Ma Fuquan had only seen this scene on TV before. He rode slowly on his horse. Before leaving, he had instructed Ma Xiaomi to watch over the little ones below and not to run around.

But today the academy was closed for a day, so Ma Xiaomi still led several younger brothers to wait on the roadside. Tian was also in the crowd, but she was not with Ma Xiaomi and the others. She followed Ma Fuquan, who was riding a tall horse, from a distance, with tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

Tian had not originally planned to come. She had said everything she needed to say last night and early this morning. While she was brewing wine at home and talking to Yue'e and Qinglian, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and then a strong premonition spread in her heart.

The feeling that Ma Fuquan would never come back was growing stronger and stronger. She could no longer sit still, so she found an excuse to ask Yue'e to keep an eye on the winery, and she rushed over in a hurry.

When Ma Fuquan saw Ma Xiaomi and the others and dismounted to talk to them, Tian quietly walked around to the front, hiding behind the crowd and staring at Ma Fuquan intently. As if sensing her gaze, Ma Fuquan raised his eyes to the left and front, and although Tian dodged quickly, Ma Fuquan still saw a corner of her clothes.

This old woman, Ma Fuquan put down Ma Xiaolu and Ma Xiaobing, and rubbed Ma Xiaomi and Ma Xiaodou's faces with his hands again, "Go back and tell your mother to wait for Daddy to return from the battle!"

Ma Fuquan's heart had already flown to the battlefield. As a professional soldier, when he heard that the neighboring country had issued a declaration of war and the battle was about to begin, his blood was already boiling and he had no time to think about anything else.

At the gate of the city, Da Niu and her maid were waiting in the crowd. She made a pair of shoes for Da Jun and Da Bao respectively, but she also stuffed a handkerchief she embroidered herself into Da Jun's shoes.

Dajun saw her standing on the side of the road with her bag in her hand, looking very pretty. When she waved at him and Dabao, he quickly pulled Dabao along and said, "Let's go. Your sister is here to see us off."

"Brother, Dajun." The girl first put the bag into Dabao's arms, then took it back and pushed it to Dajun. "I made two pairs of shoes. The bigger one is for Dajun. This is my first time learning to make shoes. I'm not good at it, so you guys have to make do with them."

"You didn't do it for your parents and your second and third sisters?" Dabao asked.