At the wonton stall, some people were quietly eating wontons, while others were talking loudly while eating. They were discussing all sorts of things, from everyday family matters to celebrity gossip, from rural life to border wars.
Yue Jiuyue didn't deliberately strain her ears to listen, but the stall was only so big, with tables next to tables, so she had no choice but to listen, even if she didn't want to. She couldn't just cover her ears.
She could find amusement in everyday family squabbles and gossip; she could also listen to stories about the fields and countryside without much trouble; but when it came to border wars, she had to listen very carefully.
"I heard that the border was attacked on the night of Lunar New Year's Eve this year. They were celebrating the New Year when they were ambushed. Luckily, there were still people patrolling, otherwise they would have been wiped out!"
"Where did you hear that? I heard that our general deliberately set a trap for the enemy, making them think that our army was celebrating the New Year in a lively manner, so they thought they could take advantage of our army's unpreparedness and attack them by surprise. As a result, they were caught like turtles in a jar by our army!"
"I've heard about this too. They say that this winter, the enemy couldn't even get enough to eat. When they smelled the meat our army was eating during the New Year, their commanders couldn't control their soldiers anymore. They rushed to our camp to grab the meat, but our soldiers wiped them all out!"
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There are all sorts of explanations, but in the end, they all boil down to one thing: the enemy was completely annihilated.
As for whether it's true or false, Yue Jiuyue doesn't know. Even those who are talking big may not be telling the truth. These are all "hearsay," and the content is a mix of truth and falsehood. Only the people involved in Biancheng know the truth.
Yue Jiuyue was stunned by what she heard.
Is there fighting again in the border town?
I wonder if the original owner's second son is still alive?
If it was already gone, then it's gone.
If you're still alive, did you participate in the war? Were you wounded? Or...?
When she didn't hear anything about the border town or the war, Yue Jiuyue would only occasionally think of the original owner's second son.
Upon hearing the related topics, Yue Jiuyue's thoughts completely spiraled out of control. Her chaotic thoughts left her with only these things on her mind, filled with worry.
Regarding war, Yue Jiuyue didn't have a deep feeling about ancient wars because they were so far removed from her life in the modern world. So far that even watching a TV series didn't evoke much of a feeling in her; she just thought it was too fake.
However, among the elderly people around her were veterans of the war. Listening to their stories, seeing the scars on their bodies from their injuries, the certificates representing their merits, the accounts in textbooks, various TV dramas, and reports about heroes...
Now, hearing it with her own ears, and knowing that one of them was her adopted son, Yue Jiuyue was deeply moved.
If only there were no war.
However, this is not something that a nobody like her can decide.
Even if her word doesn't count, she's not without purpose. Didn't she discover new grains and cotton? She can certainly discover other useful things.
After slurping down the wontons and drinking the soup in the bowl, Yue Jiuyue paid the bill, booked a room at the inn, and then went out for a stroll.
Although I have some ideas, they are just ideas. It would be a shame not to take a look around since I've come all this way.
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