Chapter 229 Solving the Big Problem

The barbarians disguised themselves as a caravan and forced their way into the mansion, leaving Shen Zhilan in shock.

In her previous life, she was trapped in the backyard, complaining to herself all day long and never cared about the war in the north.

The battle between Da Qi and the barbarians was difficult, and only the occasional merchant caravan coming from the north would mention it a few words, and Shen Zhilan heard a little about it.

However, the south of the Yangtze River was too far away from the north, so the people were able to rest easy and the war never appeared in people's after-dinner conversation.

"Cousin, if you hadn't noticed that there was something wrong with Kong San in advance, Hong Jin wouldn't have had the energy to go to the Protectorate General's Mansion to help."

Mo Changchuan was seriously injured and has not yet recovered, so he is still in the recuperation stage.

Shen Zhilan was trembling with fear for a while, and finally put her mind at ease, but she didn't expect that the barbarian would make a comeback at this critical moment.

It was almost going to return to the same path as in the previous life.

Shen Zhilan looked at Jiang Yuzhu with an indescribable feeling of gratitude, which she had always had a very clear understanding of.

Living her life over again, Shen Zhilan could do nothing to change the course of her past life except not repeating the same mistakes.

Choosing to marry Mo Qianyu also caused complications.

"Cousin, I really don't know what I would do without you."

Shen Zhilan was a little absent-minded and said what she had kept in her heart for a long time.

Jiang Yuzhu understood her hidden meaning.

Mo Yan also echoed, "Sister Yuzhu, even the Queen Mother praised you as a very blessed person. Your blessing saved the Mo family from danger. Dad and Mom are grateful in their hearts."

The two of them came closer and asked Jiang Yuzhu in detail how she noticed Kong San's abnormality.

"I don't know, actually. I just feel weird."

Kong San suddenly came in to tip off the situation and quickly chose a place to hide. It was all too coincidental.

"He mentioned that there was a cellar in the rockery. How did a new servant who was only working part-time know about it?"

The basis for Jiang Yuzhu's suspicion of Kong San was her trust in Chongyang.

Chongyang is more cautious in his work. If there is a hiding place, he will definitely inform you in advance.

"After suspecting Kong San, the lady first kicked him down to test him."

Hong Xiu watched it closely and talked about the details, "Kong San showed up on his own, and his face was quite anxious. Madam must have confirmed it at that time."

It was not until the sun was setting that Xie Zhao's men returned to report: "Madam, as you thought, there are people in the north of the city causing trouble, smashing and looting the people's food in the market, and the city defense army has gone to maintain order."

Today happened to be the big market, and because of a few stinky fish, it was quite chaotic.

Needless to say, those who robbed the place were also Fang Baihu's men. The two sides cooperated and adopted the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain.

"I only had to use torture to threaten them, and Kong San and the two women quickly confessed."

Kong San's younger brother Kong Wu was a thief and was once caught by Captain Fang and was about to be thrown into the yamen.

These days, stealing is a serious crime. If there is solid evidence, the penalty is at least a year or two in prison, and the person will be infamous when he is released.

"Then Kong Wu brought out his brother, saying that he could do something for you. Captain Fang was worried that he couldn't find the right person for his plan, so he used Kong Wu to threaten Kong San..."

Coercion, inducement, and promises of large sums of money.

After Kong San agreed, the two old women were blinded by the money and quickly joined the same camp.

"The people causing trouble in the north of the city are the Kong family and the families of the two mothers-in-law."

The subordinate bowed again and said, "Kong San lied. The servants at the corner gate of the Protectorate General's Mansion were bribed to lead people in quietly without being noticed."

Those barbarians who are killing civilians are all lies.

If Jiang Yuzhu had trusted a little more today, she would have fallen into the trap designed by the barbarian.

"Since you couldn't catch my second brother, you made me your target?"

Jiang Yuzhu sighed and regretted coming here.

Every time the new emperor issued an edict, she would suffer misfortune.

I had a close call with death when I went to Gunma Prefecture before, and now I have become the fat meat that the barbarians are eyeing when I arrive in the border town.

When the barbarians’ plan failed, they had to think of other ways.

Is it because she is too rich?

Human hearts are too complicated, and barbarians will only bully weak women like her!

It seems that going to Surabaya City should be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

The most dangerous place is the safest place. Hiding deep in the enemy camp can also help you avoid the spotlight.

Everyone in the mansion was taken away for interrogation, and Jiang Yuzhu was in an awkward situation with no one to help her.

She looked around at the maids around her. They had been pampered by her and their cooking skills were not up to par.

"How about I cook tonight?"

Cooking in the North is simpler.

When the weather is cold, we mostly eat stews.

When he happened to see a farmer slaughtering a sheep, Chongyang brought back two lamb legs and a complete lamb spine.

With all the ingredients available, she decided to make a lamb rib hotpot.

The base material is brought from Beijing. After adding lamb ribs and stir-frying, it is simmered over low heat, and the lamb legs are roasted on the other side of the stove.

Mo Yan sniffed and found that the taste was no worse than the spicy grilled fish.

"Sister Yuzhu, we are here to give you this."

Mo Yan winked at Shen Zhilan, and Shen Zhilan understood. The two ran to the side of the rockery and worked together to carry over a large package.

The two of them were sneaking around, and Jiang Yuzhu asked suspiciously, "What is this..."

"Cousin, didn't you say you wanted armor? We got it for you!"

There was only one last set of armor left in the warehouse. After discussing it, Mo Yan and Shen Zhilan acted like thieves in the house and unanimously decided to get it out.

The armor was so heavy that it took two people working together to carry it.

"This belongs to my father. I don't know how he wears it. It's not very flexible in the battlefield and it's a burden on the horse."

This thing is useless. It has a lot of disadvantages when worn, but if you don't wear it, your life will be in danger.

Hearing that Jiang Yuzhu had a new idea, Mo Yan took the initiative to offer it.

Jiang Yuzhu was very tempted and couldn't help asking, "It's not a good idea to use uncle's. Don't you have any other ones?"

"This is the only set in the mansion."

Mo Yan sighed and shook his head. His father loved his soldiers like his own sons. He distributed all his armor to his soldiers just to buy them a chance to survive on the battlefield.

"Sister Yuzhu, you can use it as you like. If it gets damaged, we can find a way to restore it."

Mo Yan was very frank and hoped that Jiang Yuzhu would not have any burden.

Afterwards, the three of them gathered in the room to warm themselves by the fire, and Jiang Yuzhu took out a sketch of a cloth armor.

"After I went outside the city, I found that the soldiers were wearing rattan armor."

The strength of the soldiers of the Great Qi was obviously not as good as that of the tall and strong barbarians, so most of them chose to use rattan armor.

In the past, it could serve as a defense, but since the barbarians began using cross-patterned iron tools, the rattan armor could be easily pierced, exposing its weaknesses.

"The armor in the armory has all rusted, and the soldiers have no time to sharpen their armor when the two armies start fighting."

Jiang Yuzhu fully considered the climate and combat environment and finally decided to design a cloth armor.

"Our cloth armor is similar to a padded jacket, with cloth on the inside and outside, and rivets in the middle to fix the iron armor surface, hidden inside."

This kind of hidden armor has many advantages. While providing a defensive effect, it also greatly reduces the weight of the soldiers.

"The light armor reflects the sunlight, and the dark armor can be used to conceal the person. Even the barbarians don't know this!"

"The rusted armor plates are hidden inside for a beautiful look."

Mo Yan and Shen Zhilan looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yuzhu easily solved the big problem of the Qi army that the Mo family father and son often talked about!