Lu Cijian simply said, "He will leave in a few days; he's just passing through this time."
Upon hearing this, Wang Fengqin was immediately disappointed, but she didn't dwell on it and simply smiled and said, "See you another time."
Seeing this, Jiang Yimian just smiled and pulled Wang Fengqin aside to chat, "Mother, I may have to go to the capital in the next few days. Didn't I finish making some lipsticks a few days ago? I plan to take them to the capital to sell."
While I'm gone, you'd better keep an eye on the workshop for me!
Wang Fengqin paused for a moment. Although she was a little worried about her daughter going to the capital alone, she didn't want her daughter to be busy with business and worry about the family at the same time, so she could only suppress her unease.
After a while, he smiled and said, "Okay, you just go and do your thing. I'll take care of things at home. Besides, there's no need for me to look after that workshop. Sister Xiulian and the others are managing it very well. They don't need my help."
"With you gone, I have some peace and quiet; it's one less little devil to take care of me."
Jiang Yimian immediately felt a little wronged and said in a coquettish tone, "Mom, what's wrong with me? Why do you dislike me so much?"
Wang Fengqin smiled and reached out to pinch her cheek, saying gently, "Mother is joking. My daughter is the best in the world. I love her so much that I would never dislike her. But you, you should be careful when you go to the capital alone."
"How about I have Cijian go with you?"
She was really worried about Yi Mian going alone, but her family was all busy with their own things, and it was impossible for her to leave rashly. She wanted to go with her daughter, but she was afraid of becoming a burden to her.
After much thought, Lu Cijian was the only suitable candidate. He was familiar with them, a well-mannered child, and knew some martial arts, so he could protect Yi Mian.
Jiang Yimian coughed lightly, feeling somewhat uneasy. She felt that her mother's words were strange, as if she were entrusting her to Lu Cijian.
Lu Cijian said earnestly, "Don't worry, Auntie. I'll go with Mianmian, and Song Er and the others will go too. They'll definitely protect Mianmian."
Wang Fengqin nodded in satisfaction, "That's good, I'll leave Mianmian in your care."
Just then, Song Er walked in from outside. "Young Master, Miss Jiang, the things and horses are ready."
Jiang Yimian responded, said a few more words to Wang Fengqin and the two children, and then left.
The horse was prepared by Song Er. It was clearly not an ordinary horse. Not only was its mane shiny and smooth, but its overall spirit was also different from the horse at home.
Jiang Yimian was very satisfied. She glanced at the two people following Song Er and nodded when she saw that they were taciturn. She then nimbly mounted her horse.
The group traveled for five days and nights, finally arriving in Pingjiang County in the early morning of the sixth day.
Because it was late and everyone was tired, they didn't linger and went straight to the nearest inn as soon as they entered the city.
After booking three rooms and ordering dishes, we casually found a seat in the inn's lobby and waited for the waiter to serve the food.
Although it was the early hours of the morning, there were two other tables of guests in the lobby besides theirs.
The two tables of guests seemed to be together; they were all strong men, and their conversation suggested they were from a caravan.
"You know what, the place the caravan went to this time was really dangerous. Our whole caravan was almost killed by those damned Tuyuhun."
"That's right. Fortunately, General Wei arrived in time and drove away those Tuyuhun people who dared to launch a sneak attack. Otherwise, we would have been in big trouble."
“I see that the cities around there are not doing very well, and the streets are full of homeless beggars. Luckily, we don’t live in those border cities.”
It's either the damned Tuyuhun invading, or those Xiongnu people; none of them are easy to mess with.
"If it weren't for General Wei guarding those border cities, they would have been destroyed long ago."
"Who can argue with that? Who knows when the war over there will end?"
"With General Wei guarding the area, those people won't get away with it. I think it's about time to end this."
"I also think that if those rebels hadn't colluded with Tuyuhun, they would have been dealt with by the King of Chu from the very beginning. There would have been no need for General Wei to take action. He's already middle-aged now, and I don't know how many more years he can hold out."
Unfortunately, none of the younger generation of military generals in the Great Jin Dynasty can compare to General Wei; they are all a bunch of reckless brutes who can't think straight.
"I think the King of Chu is quite good. He single-handedly repelled the overwhelming rebel army. If he didn't know how to use troops, how could he have stopped the 50,000 rebels with only 20,000 city guards?"
"Thanks to the King of Chu for buying time for the court, otherwise, the rebel army would probably have already stormed the capital."
"The King of Chu is indeed a formidable figure, but he is not someone who frequently trains and fights troops. I think he is still inferior to those military families who have been on the battlefield since childhood."
Although they were not as cunning as the King of Chu, they had honed their skills on the battlefield for many years and were still very capable. Moreover, with so many strategists in the army, they didn't need to use their brains; just attack.
"That's right. Haven't we heard that General Wei has gained a brilliant strategist? We've heard that several border battles were fought using his strategies. He's incredibly skilled."
As Jiang Yimian listened to the group talking about the battlefield, her drowsy mind cleared up a bit, and she became somewhat curious about General Wei.
Although Qinghe Town is a remote town, people in the teahouses and taverns always talk about General Wei's achievements when he was young. They say that when he went to the battlefield for the first time at the age of fourteen, he won a brilliant victory and became famous in the Great Jin Dynasty.
Some even asserted that as long as General Wei was present, the Great Jin Dynasty would never suffer a defeat.
She had been interested in this person since early on, and seeing that the group was chatting happily, she asked curiously, "Is General Wei really that powerful?"
Hearing this, several burly men who were chatting looked at Jiang Yimian. Seeing that she was a fair-skinned young girl and that the people around her didn't seem like bad people, they smiled and said, "That's right, young lady doesn't seem to care much about what's happening on the battlefield. Even General Wei doesn't know."
"General Wei was not only skilled in military strategy, but also highly proficient in martial arts. How could someone who went to the battlefield in his teens have survived if he wasn't skilled?"
"That's right. He used to drive away the barbarians and had many military achievements. Although he is not as brave as before, he is still very powerful. Which of those military families doesn't consider it an honor to be General Wei's apprentice?"
Unfortunately, General Wei had his own requirements for accepting disciples, and basically no one could meet his standards.
However, I've heard that the strategist he recently trained is incredibly capable. I wonder which family that strategist belongs to, and whether he's General Wei's only disciple.
"Who knows? We don't even know if this news is true. We can only find out when the border war ends and General Wei returns to the capital."
Let's focus on the caravan business instead.
As they talked, the topic veered off course and they started talking about caravans again.
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