Zheng Quchi was taken aback: "Uncle Mu is going to take me with him?"
“Yes, I’ll take you with me.” He said earnestly, “Aqing, people shouldn’t be confined to this small space in front of them. If they have the opportunity, they should go out and see how big the world is.”
Zheng Quchi once said that she is not stubborn. As long as it is right and it is for her own good, she will be grateful and listen to advice.
"I'd like to go, but is the Jichun Craftsmen's Guild open to everyone?" she asked, somewhat uncertain.
Although Li Shi had said he would take her, she didn't trust him and always felt that he seemed to be hiding a lot of secrets, so from the beginning, she never planned to go with him.
“Of course not.” Mu Ke smiled and patted her shoulder. “But you can do it. I’ve already submitted your excavator to the county’s craftsmen’s association for review. If we add a crane this time, your craftsman rating should be approved smoothly.”
Zheng Quchi stared blankly at Mu Ke: "Uncle... is it really that simple?"
She hadn't even shown her face yet, and someone had already taken care of it for her; she simply couldn't believe it.
"Of course it's not simple, but you have two works, and with your brother Wei on top of that, I'm willing to vouch for the significant contributions your excavator and crane will make to the project, which is why it went so smoothly."
Wei Yao?
During this period, he was busy, and she was busy too, so they had few opportunities to meet. In addition, he seemed a little awkward with her. Although she no longer cared about his betrayal, she couldn't muster the enthusiasm she used to have and didn't take the initiative to contact him.
Unexpectedly, he was quietly helping her to get a craftsman rating.
Upon hearing this exciting news, she jumped up and gave Mu Ke a quick hug: "Uncle, thank you so much. I had no idea you had done so much for me until you told me."
Mu Ke was also infected by her vitality and joy. He suppressed a laugh and helped her stand up straight: "What are you thanking us for? If you want to thank someone, thank the general. We can only run errands for you and try to help you. But the general is the one who will determine your future."
Is he instigating her to curry favor with Yuwen Sheng?
But he's so elusive, where can she possibly chase after "the horse's rear end"?
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At this moment, Yuwen Sheng's iron cavalry, which Zheng Quchi was concerned about, was returning triumphantly from the nomadic barbarian grasslands.
Banners fluttered in the wind, the red sunset gradually faded, and they returned home stained with blood.
The harsh winter winds raged, and the canyon was filled with an unbearable cold. As night fell, the plains, hills, distant mountains, and forests were all so silent and desolate, the blackness spreading like ink to the vast and boundless desolation.
Cycling through the winding mountains, even though there's a long distance between us, we can still see the city wall construction in full swing on Guixupo from the cliffs on this side.
Because of the tight deadline, bonfires are usually lit after nightfall to work an extra hour, but they generally don't stay up all night.
Yuwen Sheng reined in his horse and gazed at the distant view, not pausing to continue his journey.
The rest of the troops remained stationary, as steadfast as a rock. Their duty and mission as soldiers compelled them to fight with all their might to overcome every difficulty in every battle, but they also inevitably felt exhausted and spiritually numb and empty.
They did not light torches, and the long line lay silently among the dark mountains. There were no stars or moon, but after seeing the city wall gradually rising, they felt a strange sense of peace and relaxation.
It's as if... they have new support in their rear, and they are not fighting alone.
While they were fighting bravely against the enemy, a force was also working alongside them to protect and fight.
Wang Zebang was slightly injured in the battle, and the blood loss made his face look pale and cold.
He followed the general's gaze and saw the distant firelight so bright and warm that even he couldn't help but be moved: "General, it seems that Sang Xuanqing really did it..."
After a long silence, Yuwen Sheng ignored the topic and asked, "Where is the vanguard that set out from Southern Chen now?"
"They've stopped at Liantai in Julu Kingdom. It seems these two countries are preparing for something big... I heard that Mo Ye has successfully returned to Julu Kingdom," Wang Zebang said.
At this moment, Wei Yao could not hide his worry: "But the repair of the city wall and the reconstruction of the damaged parts will take at least another six months... If they really choose to attack at this critical juncture, wouldn't all of this be in vain?"
“So…” Yuwen Sheng smiled slightly as he put on his gloves, exuding a terrifying aura of bloodlust: “We should try to see if the batch of Mohist weapons we seized from the Southern Chen Kingdom are worth such a high price.”
Wang Zebang said, "General, you should rest for a while. Besides, Gongshu Lan's research on weapons is insufficient, and she doesn't understand how to use some of them. But she said that she has recently developed a type of weapon that is sharper than iron weapons and wants to present it to you, General."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yao couldn't help but say, "Why does this sound so familiar? Oh, Sang Xuanqing seems to have said something similar."
“How can Sang Xuanqing compare to Gongshu?” Wang Zebang said, dissatisfied.
Wei Yao was displeased upon hearing this: "Everything Sang Xuanqing has done is evident to all. Gongshu Lan says everything is good, but in the end, what can she really show for it?"
Wang Zebang frowned: "Don't forget, her surname is Gongshu. Just that surname alone makes her a hundred times more important than Sang Xuanqing."
"Who said that? Sang Xuanqing is our general's wife's second brother. Does that mean our general's brother-in-law is not as good as someone with the surname Gongshu?" In a moment of slip of the tongue, Wei Yao said things she shouldn't have.
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