Chapter 126 [Navy]

Wen Qiao noticed that Jiang Lili felt sorry for her, so she patted Jiang Lili on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. It's nice to experience a different life now."

The sea breeze is gentle and the moon is bright in the sky above the sea.

A few strands of hair fluttered in the wind, adding a touch of uninhibited and carefree to Wen Qiao's ears. She touched Jiang Lili's coconut with the coconut in her hand and said: "No matter where I am, as long as I don't lose my way, I will always conquer the sea that belongs to me."

After hearing this, Jiang Lili's admiration for Wen Qiao reached its peak!

She remembered that there were also water armies in ancient times. In this era, water armies were called water divisions. When she made this connection, she excitedly said to Wen Qiao, "You have received professional training. Have you ever thought about forming a water division here?"

"Navy? We'll talk about it later."

Wen Qiao looked at Wen Xiaomei who was "leading the troops" on the other side with a smile in his eyes, "What I want to do now is to improve the living conditions, so that my mother and sister can live a good life first, without having to work so hard."

Jiang Lili thought about Wen Qiao's current situation and said, "That's right. If you need anything, just tell me and I'll feed you!"

Wen Qiao and Jiang Lili stood side by side, watching the night fall over the sea, the bright moon casting thousands of silver-gray rays. Thinking that other friends were also looking at the same moon in this world, she suddenly remembered the poem she learned in middle school: The bright moon rises from the sea, and we share this moment across the world.

There was no conversation between the two, but it felt really good to have a partner standing by your side.

After a long while, Wen Qiao suddenly spoke: "Hearing you talk about the navy, I have an idea."

Wen Qiao touched the grooves on the side of the ship, which were used to place weapons such as bows and crossbows.

However, the Tianxuan is now using old-fashioned bows and crossbows, and the crossbow arrows are replaced and fired very slowly. If the pirates really come, they may not be able to resist for more than a few quarters of an hour.

Wen Qiao frowned and said, "Pirates are rampant at sea recently. Merchant ships may be robbed by pirates. I want to modify this Tianxuan to increase its attack power."

"Sure, tell me what you need, but I can't help you with the design."

Jiang Lili was just an ordinary office worker before she came over. Her English major couldn't help her much. Oh, why did she choose a language major in the first place...

Jiang Lili was feeling annoyed when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Xin Che leaning over the other side of the boat.

It suddenly occurred to her that although she couldn't help much in transforming the merchant ship, she could get help!

Doesn't she have three battle-hardened and experienced generals around her who are unemployed and waiting for jobs?

"It suddenly occurred to me that there are a few people on this ship who can help you."

Wen Qiao followed Jiang Lili's gaze and was stunned to see Xin Che.

This person gave her the feeling of a silent sword, still unsheathed in the dark night, or like a chilly star, inspiring awe.

Wen Qiao guessed that this person was Xin Che, the former patron saint of the Great Sheng Dynasty, whom Jiang Lili had told her about.

"Is that the prince of Marquis Zhaoping's mansion whom you told me about?"

Jiang Lili nodded: "Yes!"

Wen Qiao saw Jiang Lili run to Xin Che and pull his sleeve.

The man's expression softened immediately when he saw Jiang Lili. He leaned down, listened carefully to what Jiang Lili said, and then nodded.

Wen Qiao observed the two of them getting along from a distance, and felt a little relieved.

She has been trained in this area and can read a lot of information from a person's body language that they may not even notice.

Judging from Xin Che's body language, the Prince of Zhaoping cares a lot about Jiang Lili.

Another stick of incense passed and Jiang Lili returned with Xin Che, Xin Cheng and Marquis Zhaoping.

Jiang Lili introduced Wen Qiao to the Xin family father and son: "Father, second brother, this is the owner and head of the Tianxuan."

Wen Qiao bowed respectfully and said, "I am Wen Qiao, and I am honored to meet all the seniors."

Wen Qiao didn't know what to address them, but since these three were all generals who had fought on the battlefield and killed enemies, he could just call them seniors.

The Xin family father and son responded one by one.

"So young, amazing!"

Marquis Zhaoping had just noticed that Wen Qiao was checking the ropes on the boat with professional and skillful movements. He thought that she was the daughter of a boatman helping on the boat, but he didn't expect that she was actually the captain of the ship.

On the road of exile, Xin Cheng was always depressed, as if he had energy but nowhere to use it. When he heard Jiang Lili say that she wanted to help Wen Qiao modify the boat, he suddenly found motivation.

"I heard from my sister-in-law that the girl wants to upgrade the combat capability of this merchant ship to resist pirates."

"I've been on board the Tianxuan for a long time today and have some ideas in mind. I wonder if you have any diagrams of its structure?"

"If you don't have it with you, I can draw one for you."

Wen Qiao was a little surprised by Xin Cheng's enthusiasm. Could he be a workaholic?

Seeing this, Zhao Pinghou happily explained to Wen Qiao, "My eldest son is good at leading troops in battle, and the second son is good at mechanical engineering. He is very interested in ships, chariots, and other things."

Jiang Lili felt that Marquis Zhaoping was usually very low-key, but to be able to be a marquis, he must be quite capable. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Dad, what are you good at?"

"Me?" Marquis Zhaoping stroked his beard and said, "I'm good at commanding these two sons."

Marquis Zhaoping's words made everyone laugh and made the awkward atmosphere harmonious.

Wen Qiao never liked to owe favors to others. She said, "I am lucky to have the help of several seniors. I don't know how I can repay them."

Marquis Zhaoping shook his head upon hearing this. He gestured for Wen Qiao to find Jiang Lili and said, "You can discuss the remuneration with the shopkeeper. We just need to work and have food to eat. Just give the money to the shopkeeper Jiang."

Xin Cheng agreed, "Yes, without sister-in-law, we wouldn't be here. She saved our entire family's lives, and I guess we'll be working for her for the rest of our lives."

Although Xin Che didn't say anything, his expression as he stood next to Jiang Lili made his opinion clear.

Wen Qiao was completely relieved when he saw that the Xin family members were so centered around Jiang Lili.

She was originally worried that Jiang Lili would be wronged and have a bad life in such a big family.

After all, she knew that most of the wealthy families in ancient society were still feudal. Now it seems that she was judging others by her own standards.

Everyone in the Xin family has the demeanor of a great general. They do not pride themselves on their achievements. They are loyal and righteous, and love others equally.

Everyone was straightforward and got straight to the point.

Wen Qiao brought the blueprints of the Tianxuan and took Xin Cheng and others to see the ship's reserve weapons.

Xin Cheng examined the primitive crossbows in the warehouse. "We need to replace the crossbows with repeating ones. These are too old. But let me see if I can modify these old crossbows and make them useful again."