"Don't waste time, get on with the important business."

At this moment, the entire audience erupted in applause, and everyone turned their gaze, which was meant for a hero, toward Lü Tu.

At this moment, many of them realized that they seemed to have misunderstood Lü Tu last night.

At first, they thought that Lu Tu was afraid that the fire would spread to his house, so he had someone burn a fire barrier in the middle.

Unexpectedly, Lu Tu, a captain and a dignified ninth-rank military officer, would disregard the stench of the latrine to save a child and even take off his own cotton-padded coat to give to the child.

Let alone officials, even if it were them, they wouldn't be willing to give away their only cotton-padded coat.

These applause were heartfelt expressions of admiration.

"Sir, you're too good to us. We'll follow you in our next life!"

Lu Tu pressed his hand down, signaling everyone to stop, and sighed, "I know many people are blaming me; after all, losing our home is hard for anyone. But since we are in the same group, we must put aside past grievances and help each other. Only in this way can we overcome this difficult time together!"

Hearing this, everyone felt even more ashamed and unconsciously lowered their heads.

"Aunt Li, why don't you take the child and stay at my house tonight? I have an extra mattress. If you don't mind, you can just put a plank on it and make do."

“Brother Zhang, you and your wife can stay at my house. I’m a bachelor, so I’ll go work in the cowshed for a while.”

...

Such conversations took place throughout the drill ground. Initially, some villagers were gloating, but inspired by Lü Tu's example, they also showed their generosity.

That's the role of a leader: if they set a good example, everyone will follow suit.

Seeing this scene, even though Lu Tu wasn't wearing a cotton-padded coat, his heart was warmed.

Back home, Nangong Huiyu asked curiously, "Husband, where are your clothes?"

"I gave him away." Then she recounted what had happened to Sun Erwa.

Nangong Huiyu quickly found a sheepskin coat for Lü Tu to wear: "My husband is truly remarkable. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda."

Lu Tu stroked Nangong Huiyu's belly and laughed, "Yes, consider it a blessing for our child."

"Husband, do you prefer a son or a daughter?"

Lu Tu didn't really care about that: "I like you either way, whether it's a son or a daughter, it won't affect my liking for you."

How could Nangong Huiyu resist Lü Tu's teasing? Her face flushed, she nodded and said, "I trust my husband. Then I'll have a girl. I like girls."

"I like you too, girl." Lu Tu gently placed her on his lap and kissed her. It had been a long time since the two of them had kissed so passionately.

After all, she and Song Yuxi are now heavily pregnant, and Lu Tu rarely touches them at night, mainly because he is afraid of arousing them and making things difficult to handle.

After a long while, Qin Qianqian's voice came from outside the back door: "Big brother and sister-in-law, are you home? I've brought you some food."

The two then separated. Nangong Huiyu was so weak she could barely stand. Lü Tu helped her to sit down on the bed before opening the door and smiling, "Qianqian, why are you cooking today?"

Qin Qianqian smiled sweetly, carried in a vegetable basket, and placed three small dishes on the table: "Yingying and Wanyu are learning arithmetic. I'm not smart enough to learn it, so I went to cook. Big brother and sister-in-law, please try it and see if it suits your taste."

Nangong Huiyu sniffed and praised, "Qianqian's cooking is really good, it smells so good."

Lu Tu handed over chopsticks: "Qianqian, sit down and eat with us. I'll go call Yuxi back."

Qin Qianqian quickly waved her hand: "Big brother, no, I don't have any food, and besides, I..."

Lu Tu knew that she was afraid of having a sexually transmitted disease, so she dared not have much contact with him. Thinking that Nangong Huiyu was also pregnant, he simply nodded and said, "By the way, have you finished the medicine that Doctor Sun prescribed for you? If you haven't finished the medicine, I will ask Liu Yang to go to the city tomorrow to get you a few doses."

"Thank you, brother and sister-in-law. I'll head back now."

Lu Tu came to the warehouse to call Song Yuxi for dinner. From a distance, he could hear Song Yuxi sternly criticizing him: "Who told you to act on your own? If everyone did things like you, we would run out of money!"

Out of curiosity, I went over to take a look and found that it was Liu Yang who was bowing his head and being scolded. Although he was a head taller than Song Yuxi, he looked like a child facing his parent when he stood in front of Song Yuxi.

"Sister-in-law, I won't do it again."

Knowing that he couldn't interfere in this situation, Lü Tu simply waited outside for a while. After Liu Yang came out and greeted him, he went into the warehouse.

"Yuxi, come home for dinner."

Song Yuxi sighed deeply and said, "This Liu Yang is just like a child, with a very playful nature."

"What's wrong?"

"He went to town to buy goods today and ran into a herdsman selling calves. He actually bought 100 calves!"

Lu Tu asked the crucial question: "How much did it cost?"

"100 taels of silver."

Lu Tu was puzzled: "But it wasn't expensive, it was about the same price."

Song Yuxi gave Lü Tu a reproachful look: "You don't know the cost of firewood and rice when you're not in charge of the household. This ox is only one tael of silver, and the calves are only half a tael of silver. The most important thing is that these calves are still nursing. How is he going to feed so many calves he bought back!"

Lu Tu nodded: "That is indeed a problem, but since we've already bought them, we have to find a way to raise them, since we'll need cattle for many more purposes in the future."

Song Yuxi struggled to her feet, and Lü Tu quickly went to help her up.

“I know we’ll need the cows in the future, but what he’s doing is wrong. If everyone spends money on a whim, our money won’t last long.”

Lu Tu felt sorry for Song Yuxi managing so many people's accounts and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, he should be severely criticized. Tomorrow I will let him figure out how to solve the calf problem himself."

Song Yuxi sighed: "What can he think of? He can only try feeding it grass."

Lu Tu suggested, "How about this, tomorrow we'll have Liu Yang take some money to the city to find some herdsmen and see if they have any dairy cows that have just given birth, so we can buy some for the calves to eat."

Song Yuxi looked at Lü Tu in surprise: "This business is getting bigger and bigger. Are we going to make dumplings just for a plate of vinegar?"

Lu Tu led her home: "You can't say that. You and Xiaoyu will be giving birth in a few months. If you don't have enough breast milk after the baby is born, you can still have cow's milk. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

When the topic of children came up, Song Yuxi's face lit up with maternal glow. She touched her belly with a happy expression and said, "Okay, let's just spend this money for the sake of the baby in my belly."

Then she looked at Lü Tu with concern: "Husband, don't you think I'm annoying? So calculating about money."

Lu Tu said sternly, "Yu Xi, I won't allow you to talk about yourself like that. Do you think I don't know what others might not know? I know best how tiring it is to manage accounts. You've really worked hard these past few days."

Upon hearing this, Song Yuxi rested her head on Lü Tu's shoulder and said tenderly, "With my husband's words, any sacrifice is worthwhile."