"If Jiang Xingzhou were to be conscripted, would you be willing to let him go?" After a pause, Zhou Yingxuan suddenly asked.
"If he wants to go, then he can go. Why should I stop him?" Jiang Hua said calmly.
Even if there were no conscription, Jiang Xingzhou would still have to go to the battlefield.
"He is your husband, and you've only been married a short time. What will you do if something happens to him on the battlefield?" Zhou Yingxuan frowned, looking at Jiang Hua with confusion.
"Besides, you have no children, so are you thinking of remarrying?"
A hint of amusement appeared in Jiang Hua's eyes. Why was Zhou Yingxuan's thought process always so peculiar?
"Thank you for your concern, Xiao Zhou. If something happens to me on the battlefield, it's none of your business to worry about my Huahua."
Jiang Xingzhou suddenly walked in and said something, then sat down in the main seat on the other side.
"Didn't you go to town? Why are you back so soon?" Jiang Hua asked him.
"I just got back and heard Shuanghua say that you have guests, so I came to check on you."
Zhou Yingxuan watched as the two of them acted as if no one else was around, not even glancing at him, and a trace of jealousy arose in his heart.
Jiang Hua used to treat her like this only, but now that it's someone else, she feels uncomfortable.
Zhou Yingxuan didn't know why his mind was in such turmoil. Whenever he saw the two of them being affectionate, he felt it was an eyesore.
"Do you have anything else to say? My husband is back." Shenhua looked at Zhou Ying, who was deep in thought.
“Jiang Hua, remember what I said. I will prove it to you on the battlefield. I will go to the yamen first thing tomorrow morning.” Zhou Yingxuan stood up and said confidently, then looked at Jiang Xingzhou:
"Jiang Xingzhou, you're a few years older than me. At your age, you should be on the battlefield, charging into battle. Are you thinking of deserting your post?"
“Zhou Yingxuan, I don’t think you live by the sea, so why are you meddling in other people’s business?” This wasn’t the first time Jiang Hua had heard Zhou Yingxuan say something surprising.
Look at Jiang Xingzhou, he got shot even while lying down.
Zhou Yingxuan did not answer Jiang Hua, but instead gave him a deep look before turning and leaving.
"What did you say while I was away?" Jiang Xingzhou was also puzzled by Zhou Yingxuan's behavior.
"He said a lot, but to sum it up in one sentence, he probably wanted me to persuade him not to enlist." Jiang Hua summarized everything Zhou Yingxuan had just said in a few words.
"I've heard that the people of Xujia Village have already put forward quite a few people for this conscription, just so that if they are selected, they will receive a settlement allowance of ten taels of silver."
Jiang Xingzhou thought for a moment and then asked, "Doesn't he have a little follower, Lin Shuyan? Would she be willing to let him go?"
Little follower?
That's a really apt description.
"I don't know what's going on over there."
Jiang Hua shook her head and then talked to Jiang Xingzhou about the housewarming banquet.
"I plan to invite the chef from Mingyuelou to cook for the housewarming banquet. As for the cuisine, you and Aunt Liu can decide."
"May I?"
The chefs at Mingyue Tower were quite a big team. Originally, she had planned to have Granny Luo and Shuanghua take charge of the cooking, with the other maids assisting.
“I spoke with Shen Qingchuan when I went to town today, and he suggested it. We’ll bring two cooks over, so it won’t affect Mingyue Tower’s business,” Jiang Xingzhou explained.
"In that case, please thank Master Shen for his kindness on my behalf."
If someone else is using it, then there's no harm in not using it.
As they talked, the two moved from the main hall to the study.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the menu for the housewarming banquet has already been drafted.
"Take a look at these dishes and see if they're okay?" Jiang Hua handed the written menu to Jiang Xingzhou.
“These dish names all have auspicious meanings, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with them.” Jiang Xingzhou looked them over carefully.
Looking at the names of the dishes is secondary; what I admire most is the calligraphy. It takes at least ten years of practice to write such a piece.
“Then I will write the invitations and invite the teachers and dean of Ayi Academy to come together.”
"Alright, write a few more, and also invite Manager Shen from Mingdetang, Madam Meng from the Meng family in Qingshi Town, and Manager Bai over as well."
She didn't recognize any of the extra people.
After the division of labor was completed, Jiang Hua took the written menu to Aunt Liu.
...
Xu Family Village is located in a bamboo forest. Before the eldest Xu family member could speak, the bamboo shaman had already frowned and asked:
"What are you doing here again? Hasn't the 'issue' from last time been resolved yet?"
"Witch doctor, you have to save me! I saw a ghost!" Madam Xu grabbed the witch doctor's hand, almost getting up from the stool and kneeling in front of her.
"Grandma, don't get agitated." Lin Shuyan, watching Da Xu's embarrassing state, almost wanted to turn around and leave.
"Speak properly, don't whine and scream here."
The bamboo shaman said somewhat discontentedly, her heart skipping a beat when she first heard Da Xu Shi say "ghost".
She recalled the scene she had witnessed that night, and she wondered if it was a dream. But if it was a dream, how could she have woken up next to the altar?
"Fortune teller, I really saw a ghost!"
Seeing the displeasure on the sorceress's face, Madam Xu quickly composed herself and described the appearance of the ghost she had seen that night.
"Grandma Zhu, what's wrong? You don't look well." Lin Shuyan noticed at a glance that the old woman Zhu's complexion was getting increasingly strange.
"Witch doctor, do you also think this ghost is very fierce? Can't it be subdued?" Madam Xu asked anxiously, a sense of doubt rising in her heart.
"How could that be? Have you not asked around and found out who within a ten-mile radius is as powerful as me, the Bamboo Goddess?"
Seeing the several people scrutinizing her with suspicion, the bamboo shaman quickly tried to explain.
"If you don't believe me, you can go find someone else. I won't keep you here."
"No, no, we still need you to catch that ghost for us." Madam Xu fawned over her, then took out five taels of silver from her waist and quietly handed it to the bamboo shaman.
After weighing the silver in her hand, the bamboo witch nodded in satisfaction.
"Then please come in with me."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shuyan had no choice but to follow Madam Xu and Madam Xu into the inner room, where the bamboo shaman was already walking briskly.
As soon as she stepped inside, Lin Shuyan was choked by the strong smell of incense and candle smoke and coughed a few times.
"Ahem! Why are so many incense sticks and candles lit in broad daylight?"
Looking at the smoke-filled inner room, and the walls covered with cinnabar talismans.
She began to have some doubts about the identity of the bamboo witch in front of her. Was she really that powerful?
I remembered the talisman from last time. Although I didn't do it the way she told me, how come it had no effect at all?
Although the Bamboo Goddess was displeased with Lin Shuyan's slightly doubtful words, she couldn't ruin her reputation.
"If you don't follow my instructions on how to place the talismans, how can you possibly subdue the ghost on her body?"
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