Chapter 400 How to Live
Ren Dong and Lian Xu waited for a while with their hearts trembling. Seeing that Yu Zheng had no intention of blaming them, they breathed a sigh of relief and followed Jiang Shu to the dressing table and closet.
After getting familiar with the affairs in the inner room, the two withdrew to do things outside and packed their luggage.
Zhui Yun and Zhu Feng came back from their errands and ran into the two people head-on. Both of them were startled.
"Hello, sir." Lian Xu and Ren Dong did not know their identities and names, so they could only greet them in this way.
"Are you here to serve the princess?" Zhu Feng asked.
The two nodded and said their names.
After confirming the identities of the two, Zhui Yun and Zhu Feng did not ask any more questions, bypassed them and went into the house to report to Yu Zheng. After
a while, Zhui Yun and Zhu Feng came out and returned to the house on the left side of the main house.
Conditions were limited, and since they were Yu Zheng's guards, they lived in the same courtyard so that they could listen to messages and protect each other at any time.
Ren Dong, who was in the room on the right, saw them enter the room, pulled Lian Xuan's sleeve and said, "Sister Lian Xuan, they live opposite us."
Lian Xuan, who was wiping the table, looked up and saw Zhu Feng closing the door.
They had just met Leng Xing and knew that Leng Xing was Jiang Shu's guard. Now that they saw Zhui Yun and Zhu Feng lived in the same courtyard with them, they guessed that they were Yu Zheng's guards.
This guess was confirmed at dinner.
After serving Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng, they had dinner together in the ear room, and it was inevitable that they got to know each other.
Looking at the weapons the three carried with them, Ren Dong was full of curiosity about them, but because they were unfamiliar with them, Leng Xing had a very cold face, and Zhu Feng didn't look easy to get along with, she didn't dare to ask more.
Lying in bed at night, Ren Dong tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. She whispered to the side: "Sister Lian Xuan, are you asleep?"
The two grew up together and lived close to each other. They often took care of each other and were as close as sisters.
"Yeah." Lian Xuan replied vaguely.
Ren Dong wrapped herself in the quilt and stretched her neck and said: "Sister Lian Xuan, I can't sleep. Let's talk for a while."
It was the first time to arrive in a strange place and meet a noble person for the first time. Lian Xuan, who was half a meter away, was also a little sleepless. Hearing this, she turned her head and said: "What do you want to say?"
Leng Xing lived next door. Ren Dong was afraid of disturbing her, so she climbed up from the bed that she had just warmed up and quickly got into Lian Xuan's quilt.
"You." Lian Xuan sighed helplessly.
"Hehe..." Ren Dong pressed the corner of the quilt tightly, hugged Lian Xuan and said, "You are so fragrant and soft."
Ren Dong has been running in the mountains and fields for many years, and her flesh is very tight and her skin color is also wheat-colored, unlike Lian Xuan, who is white and tender like the tofu she makes.
Lian Xuan touched Ren Dong's rough hands and the scars on the back of her hands, and said distressedly: "You are a girl, you must take good care of yourself, otherwise you will not be able to get married in the future or be rejected by your husband. What will happen?"
Ren Dong said indifferently: "If you dare to reject me, you must not be sincere. If you don't want me, it's fine to spend the rest of your life with Sister Lian Xuan."
They are old enough to get married and become mothers. In the past few years, it's not that no one has proposed marriage to them, but they have all rejected them.
Ren Dong is used to freedom and doesn't want to be bound by marriage. Her temperament is not pleasing to others. As for Lian Shuo, she didn't want to settle for anything and wanted to find someone who suited her heart.
The memory of her parents quarreling and swearing when she was young was deeply engraved in her mind, and Lian Shuo didn't want to be like them.
The two of them delayed like this, and in a blink of an eye, they became old girls who wanted to climb up the social ladder in the eyes of others.
However, no matter what others said, they were happy, and that was enough.
It's just that after being alone for a long time, every time she saw couples holding each other's sweetness and harmony, and family reunions and laughter during festivals, she couldn't help feeling lonely, and she also wanted a happy family.
Thinking of this, Lian Xuan said half jokingly and half seriously: "That won't work, I still have to get married."
After hearing this, Ren Dong grumbled: "What's the good of getting married? We are so free. We can earn money and spend it ourselves, and we don't have to look at anyone's face, let alone serve anyone."
Lian Xuan said: "But there is no one to protect and rely on. No one will serve tea and water when you are sick or tired... Besides, I like children."
Ren Dong curled her lips: "I will take care of you when you are sick and tired. As for the child, let's pick up a beggar orphan."
Ren Dong could not forget that her mother died in childbirth when giving birth to her younger brother, leaving two lives.
Later, she not only lost her younger brother, but also her mother. Therefore, Ren Dong was afraid of having children.
Lian Xuan patted her hands and said, "That's different, Ren Dong."
"We live in the secular world, so we should live according to the secular world."
"But it's not easy for us to come to this world, shouldn't we live according to our own ideas?" Ren Dong insisted.
Lian Xuan smiled and sighed, "You are right, getting married, having children and living a happy family is the way I want to live."
Ren Dong was speechless after hearing this, and felt a little depressed.
"It's late, go to bed quickly, and you still have to get up early to serve the prince and princess." Lian Xuan pulled the quilt towards Ren Dong and tucked it in carefully.
It doesn't matter what happens in the future. The most important thing now is to serve Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng well.
Only when they lead the Yicheng generals to win the battle, defeat the Nanyan army and protect Yicheng peace, can they think about the future.
Rendong said nothing more and fell asleep next to Lian Xuan.
The next day, at dawn, Lian Xuan and Rendong got up quickly, boiled hot water and helped Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng wash up.
After breakfast, Zhuiyun Zhufeng followed Yu Zheng out of the city for inspection, and Jiang Shu also took Leng Xing to the military camp. Only Rendong and Lian Xuan were left in the yard.
After cleaning the house, Rendong had nothing to do, so she ran to the kitchen to see Dabai.
Lian Xuan took out the needlework she brought and stayed in the yard to do needlework.
When Jiang Shu arrived at the rear service camp, he heard the mooing of cows and the miserable cries of pigs.
Zhang Wei welcomed her into the tent and said, "We are slaughtering pigs and cows in the back, don't be scared, Princess."
Jiang Shu was slightly surprised and asked, "You bought them back so soon?"
Zhang Wei said, "The army has a long-term livestock cooperative. After I came back yesterday, I sent someone to send them a message, and they came here with the pigs and cows early this morning."
"Some of them that are far away should have arrived this afternoon."
The army had a great demand for livestock, and there was no time to slaughter them. In addition, it was troublesome to transport them after slaughtering, so they brought the livestock directly to the army alive.
There are many people in the army, and they have a lot of free time when there is no war. They can slaughter and prepare livestock in a few steps, which is much faster than livestock.
In addition, they slaughter the animals themselves, so they are fresh and not wasted. Even the cowhide can be processed and used as military equipment.
After listening to Zhang Wei's explanation, Jiang Shu felt that he did a good job.
The two had just said a few words when someone called Zhang Wei outside the account.
"Sir, someone has sent another pig. Please go and weigh and settle the money."
Jiang Shu said, "You go and do it. I'll check the account book."
"Yes." Zhang Wei bowed and left quickly.
Jiang Shu didn't look at the account book that was too long. She only looked at the recent months and the expenses in the next few months. After reading it, she had a better idea.
Food, vegetables, herbs, weapons... The military's rear affairs are complicated and it takes a lot of effort to check and calculate.
The morning passed in the blink of an eye, and after lunch, Zhang Wei brought a new account book.
"This is the account of the livestock purchased this morning. There will be livestock, vegetables and fruit wine delivered in the afternoon."
Jiang Shu glanced at it and said, "Save it for me tomorrow."
She hadn't finished reading the account book in her hand yet, so there was no rush.