Chapter 395 Revisiting the Old Place
The morale of the Qianxi military camp was greatly boosted by Bai Li's arrival. Shangguan Yu immediately ordered people to prepare wine and food to welcome Marshal Bai.
“Good food is fine, but good wine is optional!
Bai Li smiled and refused. The soldiers were about to cheer because they had wine to drink, but when they heard her say that, they all lowered their lips.
Bai Li saw that the soldiers were unhappy and hurriedly explained, "The Laotian army is still eyeing us covetously. We suffered a great loss today, and they may counterattack at any time. We must be vigilant at all times and not let alcohol ruin our important mission!"
"Yes! Marshal Bai is right!"
"Drinking alcohol on the battlefield will lead to being beaten to death with a military club!
Thanks to Marshal Bai for reminding us, otherwise we wouldn't even know how our brothers died!"
Dalin spoke with a look of fear on his face, and then everyone understood and became happy again.
Bai Li saw that the soldiers became active again and a smile appeared on his face.
Looking at them, it was as if she saw herself back then. In a blink of an eye, she had been away from here for two years!
Bai Li chatted with people he knew for a while, then went to find Doctor Mu.
Thinking of the care and help that the village chief Mulangde had given her family, she took out two bags of eggs and two bags of flour from the space and walked towards the village chief's house.
After leaving the barracks and turning left, it was winter and everyone was staying at home. There were no adults on the road except for a few children playing and fighting.
After two years, there haven't been many changes in the village.
There is a thin layer of ice on the road, probably because it snowed a few days ago.
The middle of the road was trampled into ice, and snow could be seen on both sides of the road.
I walked to the village chief's house, taking one step forward and one step back. The door was closed and I could hear a dog barking from inside the house.
Bai Li freed one hand to knock on the door, "Knock knock", and after a while, footsteps were heard from inside.
"Who is it?"
A rough voice sounded, it was the voice of Chief Kimura.
"Uncle Mu, it's me, Bai Li."
“Squeak!”
The courtyard door was opened a crack, revealing half of Mulangde's weather-beaten and dark face.
"Is it really you, Marshal Bai Libai?"
"It's me!"
It was noon, and although it was cloudy and there was no sun, there was still plenty of light. Mulangde saw it clearly before he dared to open the door.
Although he was an old man from the countryside, because Shiya Village was originally a military camp village, he knew a lot about the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Especially the family of General Bai who were rehabilitated and returned to Beijing from here. They are all descendants of military families, especially General Bai's youngest daughter who became the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition and is even more well-known.
"Marshal Bai, don't blame me for being cautious. The Laotian army is simply too powerful!"
Chief Mu explained as he welcomed people into the house, and immediately closed the gate after Bai Li came in.
"Uncle Mu, are the Laotian troops entering the village disturbing the people?"
"More than that! Those beasts kill anyone they see and steal anything they find!"
"Aren't there defenders here? How did the Laotian army get here?"
"The defenders were unable to defeat them and were chased and killed all the way to the village entrance. Fortunately, the reinforcements from Jincheng arrived in time, so those beasts didn't have a chance to enter the village!"
“How many times has this happened?”
“Only once recently, but it happened more often in the past.
The Laotian army entered the village, looted everything, and then left, so we were all scared!"
"Well, wake up early on weekdays. If you find something wrong, go into the cellar and hide immediately."
As they were talking, they reached the door of the main room, and Mulangde then noticed that she was holding two heavy bags in each hand.
"Hey, Marshal Bai, what are you doing? Carrying so many things..."
"Uncle Mu, please call me Ali.
These are nothing special, just two bags of eggs and two bags of flour. I'll ask Aunt Mu to make us some egg pancakes later!"
"If you want to eat egg pancakes, it's not that easy. I have eggs and flour at home. I'll ask your aunt to make them later!"
Mulangde made up his mind to bring the things back to her intact.
But what Bai Li was thinking about was that she was favored by the village widow Wu, who wanted to force her to marry her stupid son as a daughter-in-law, and it was the village chief's wife who helped her deal with the difficult widow Wu.
Bai Li will always remember this kindness. She has not yet properly thanked Aunt Mu, and today's gift is just a small token of her appreciation.
The two of them quickly entered the house. Smoke was rising from the kitchen on the left side of the main room. Aunt Mu was preparing lunch for the family.
Hearing the sound, he poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "Old man, it's so cold, who is here?"
"Aunt Mu, it's me, Bai Li!"
"Oh, it's really Bai Li!"
A robust middle-aged village woman rushed out of the kitchen, holding a spatula in her hand.
"Aunt Mu, long time no see, how are you?"
"Good! Everything is fine! Are your mother, grandmother, and aunt all okay?"
"Okay, all is fine. They live in the capital, and I've been traveling all over the place. Actually, I haven't seen them for a while!"
"Really? Ever since you left, I've been thinking of you.
Especially your mother and grandmother, they are such nice people, always secretly putting things in my hands.
If we hadn't had their help, we would have starved during the New Year!"
Aunt Mu was talking about the first year that Bai Li and his friends had just arrived in Shiya Village.
Bai Li recalled that if she had not driven back a herd of cattle from the Laotian army, her family would not even be able to afford meat for the New Year.
The two of them started talking non-stop as soon as they met. As the saying goes, three women make a play, and these two women made up a whole drama.
Mulande smiled and shook his head, standing aside without disturbing them.
"By the way, Auntie, you helped me so much before, but I never thanked you properly. It's not a big deal if you accept this little thing."
Bai Li said this and stuffed the bag of eggs and flour in his hand into his aunt's hand.
"No, I've forgotten all those trivial things, they're not worth your thank you gift.
Take these back with you. Although the grain harvest is good this year, it is still precious and cannot be given away casually!"
Aunt Mu refused resolutely and reached out to push it back.
Seeing her like this, Bai Li simply took the four bags and went straight to the kitchen and put them down.
Aunt Mu chased in with a spatula in hand, and Bai Li turned around and left again.
"Oh my! It's actually two bags of eggs and two bags of flour. Come here quickly, old man!"
After Bai Li came out, there were some startled noises coming from the kitchen.
"Hey, that old woman is just like that, she gets jumpy over trivial matters. Ignore her!"
Mulangde said to Bai Li with a smile, and then invited her into the main room to sit down.
"Ali, I'm being so arrogant as to call you by your name this time. Shouldn't you be in Simon now? Why are you here?"
Bai Li told him about his return to support. Mulangde nodded and sighed, "Yes, the Great Zhou has endured for hundreds of years and dared to rise up in resistance this year. You have made an invaluable contribution."
“Uncle Mu, you’re exaggerating.
Our emperor bided his time for many years, finding the right moment to launch a powerful attack, deterring neighboring countries from invading. I was simply following orders!"
Bai Li did not want to take credit for it. After conquering the country, she just wanted to live a peaceful life and did not want to bother with state affairs.
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