This time, the dish was prepared by Hua Qinglu while he watched, and it tasted pretty good.

The people outside were eating even more happily. I never thought that I could eat meat after fleeing from famine.

Everyone is full of gratitude towards their family, and they are more determined to work hard.

After the meal, everyone was very satisfied.

After eating, the workers were very conscientious in cleaning up the dishes and picking up the garbage on the ground.

Yu Qingshu went directly to the home of Village Chief Liu, ready to talk about the news in the town and the opinions his daughter had just raised.

After eating, Yu Qingqing felt a little bloated, so she pulled Yu Qingmei to take a nice nap.

She planned to go to the mountains in the afternoon. If there really was a war, she would need to stock up on some things. This season was also a harvest season.

Yu Qingshu walked all the way to the home of Village Chief Liu. The village chief had just finished his meal and was burping at the door.

When Village Chief Liu saw Yu Qingshu coming over, he stood up and asked with a smile: "Hey, Qingshu! Have you had lunch? Come in quickly, it's really too hot outside! Is there anything you need? If you have any questions, just tell me."

Village chief Liu recently felt that the Yu family's coming to the village was a particularly wise choice.

Because of the arrival of the Yu family, the lives of many people in the village have improved a lot, and even he, the village chief, has benefited a lot.

When he saw Yu Qingshu coming, the first thing that came to his mind was that there must be good news.

When Yu Qingshu saw the smile on Village Chief Liu's face, he felt reluctant to say it out loud, but this matter concerned everyone's life and death, and he could not afford to hesitate even a little.

After sitting on a bench, he said worriedly, "Village Chief Liu, this is what happened. My son went to town to deliver goods this morning and heard that His Royal Highness Prince Chen had led his troops to war early in the morning. This news seems to be true. My son confirmed it with the restaurant owner, and they probably wouldn't lie. I came here..."

"What? Are you serious? Are you really going to the war? Don't talk nonsense, or you will be arrested and put in jail." Before Qingshu could continue speaking, Village Chief Liu jumped up and interrupted him.

Village chief Liu's eyes were full of disbelief, wondering if someone was deliberately spreading rumors.

Although the Yu family has made contributions to the village, Village Chief Liu does not want to believe these words.

As soon as Yu Qingshu saw his expression, he knew that what he said was not convincing.

However, he continued to emphasize: "Village Chief Liu, you can also ask someone to go to the town to inquire about this news and verify it carefully. I also heard about these things in the town from my son. There is nothing else, so I will go back first. There is still a lot of work waiting to be done at home."

Yu Qingshu felt the questioning gaze of Village Chief Liu and felt that there was no need to continue this topic.

Village Chief Liu looked at Yu Qingshu suspiciously for a few times, then shook his head helplessly. He really didn't believe these things in his heart. Even if His Royal Highness Prince Chen really went to war, they had lived here peacefully for so many years and would definitely not be affected.

When Village Chief Liu saw Yu Qingshu's look, he seemed a little disappointed. He didn't expect that the Yu family would be so worried and afraid.

How could such random speculations be said? He wanted to give Yu Qingshu some advice, but seeing Yu Qingshu's expression, he gave up and said nothing more.

At this moment, the position of the Yu family in Village Chief Liu's heart fell from heaven to earth, and he didn't believe that anything would go wrong.

Yu Qingshu was not very angry after leaving the village chief's house. After all, this kind of thing all depends on what others do. As long as you have a clear conscience about what you do, it's fine.

After Yu Qingshu returned home, he briefly told his family about Village Chief Liu's attitude.

Village chief He Qiang immediately expressed his willingness to follow the Yu family. He naturally trusted the Yu family. After all, they all used to be from the same village.

The other worker representatives naturally followed Village Chief He Qiang and chose to do the same as the Yu family did.

Some others had previously followed the Yu family to build the house and were also willing to believe what the Yu family said.

Seeing so many people willing to believe in him, Yu Qingshu felt that he had not misjudged him.

After finishing talking, everyone went to rest.

Three quarters past noon, inside the military camp.

Yuan Xichen was looking at the map carefully at this time and discussing the next strategic deployment with several deputy generals.

On the table next to them were a few dry cakes and a bowl of thick white porridge. This was the food for the soldiers in the barracks.

Yuan Xichen usually eats the same food as other soldiers in the barracks, without any exceptions.

"Your Highness, look here. There's a canyon here that's easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we can arrange an ambush here, perhaps we can slow down their march. We can also send another group of people to find their food and burn it. This way, perhaps we can have a moment of respite. I believe that the terrain here gives us a significant advantage."

The person who spoke was the deputy general Chen Ke in the military camp. He was brave and good at fighting and had made many military achievements. He was only in his early twenties this year and could be considered a young hero.

Shen Ke is good at political tactics, so he can win battles.

But after all, he is still young and has military achievements, so naturally there are many people who are jealous of him.

Soon someone spoke up to stop him, saying, "No, Your Majesty. Although what Deputy General Shen said makes sense, I think this place is a cliff, and there are wild animals in the mountains, so it is still quite dangerous.

We can't let the wild beasts devour our own people before the enemy even arrives. Your subordinates think we can send someone to attack at night, then take the opportunity to burn the food and fodder, which would be more effective."

The person who spoke was Captain Wu Yong. He was usually a bit petty. Chen Ke had offended him before, so he naturally would not give up this opportunity this time.

Wu Yong was not afraid of death on the battlefield. He killed many enemies with his brute force.

After looking at the map, Yuan Xichen felt that what the two said made some sense, and ferocious beasts were also a factor that needed to be taken into consideration.

Yuan Xichen didn't come to the military camp very often, so naturally he didn't know about the conflict between Chen Ke and Captain Wu.

Chen Ke glared at Captain Wu, and he knew that this man was trying to make things difficult for him.

However, now is a critical moment in the war, so we naturally cannot damage the relationship.

He stepped forward, clasping his fists, and said, "Your Highness, this is my negligence. I didn't consider this. However, I have a way to avoid attacks by wild beasts. In our hometown, there is a kind of smoke that can ignite nearby wild beasts and keep them away. This smoke is colorless and odorless, so it won't be detected."

After Chen Ke finished speaking, he looked at him with a smug look. At this time, Captain Wu's face was so gloomy that it looked like water was dripping from his face.