Gu Hui rested at home for a day, and before dawn the next day, she went to the camp with Princess Jinghe.
Peng Jiajun had two camps in Kuncheng: a western camp and an eastern camp.
The eastern camp was full of cavalry and infantry, quite a lot of them, while the western camp consisted of female soldiers and people from the naval camp.
Madam Peng led female soldiers, while Peng Ze led the naval corps.
Of course, all training grounds except the water camp are the same.
All soldiers had the same training every morning: running around the city at 5 a.m., regardless of wind or rain. After running around the city for an hour, they would rest and eat before starting their formal daily drills.
Madam Peng paid special attention to Gu Hui this morning and found that although both of them had gone around the city twenty times last night, her youngest son complained endlessly, while Gu Hui's eldest daughter arrived on time without saying a word, looking energetic.
Seeing this, her liking for Gu Hui increased even further.
Just then, the naval troops followed behind the female soldiers. Gu Hui and Princess Jinghe were at the very end, while Peng Ze was at the very front of the naval troops.
Peng Ze was right behind Gu Hui and Princess Jinghe.
He had been looking at Gu Hui's head for a while when suddenly, Gu Hui turned her head, startling Peng Ze.
Gu Hui only glanced at him once, then turned back and continued running without saying a word.
Peng Ze was a little puzzled.
This girl's eyes, really, he had never seen any girl's eyes like that before. How to put it, they were very calm, but impossible to ignore.
It's a very strange feeling.
He wondered if Gu Hui had deliberately tried to get his attention, but he didn't see her for the next few days.
Sometimes he would deliberately pass by the women's camp, or go to find his mother and his two aunts, but he never saw Gu Hui.
Peng Ze thought he was overthinking it; the other person was just a bit too bold and probably went with He San Niang to watch the fun that day.
Although Peng Ze was a little annoyed at being treated like a spectacle, he figured that since he had already been punished, it would be petty for him to hold a grudge.
In the end, Peng Ze didn't think too much about it. He just told the people in the camp to keep a close eye on things and not let anyone sneak in, not even their own people.
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On the tenth day, many people, both men and women, came to the government office.
Kuncheng hasn't been this lively in a long time. Even though the weather was a bit cold, everyone came to watch the excitement.
Gu Shouxin immediately had a fighting arena set up at the entrance of the yamen.
Soon, the area around the arena was filled with people.
Wang Cheng and Zhang Hu stood to Gu Shouxin's left, and Gu Xin, Gu Si, and Gu En stood to his right.
Seeing that most people had arrived, he spoke: "Today, the yamen is selecting yamen runners. Anyone between the ages of sixteen and forty is eligible to participate. Once selected, they will officially become yamen runners of Kuncheng County, earning two taels of silver per month and three days off per month. The selection rules are as follows: any of these three young boys beside me who can withstand twenty moves from them and still stand on the platform will be selected."
Gu Xin and the other two clasped their hands in a fist salute to the people.
Looking at the three fair-skinned and clean-cut children, the people all felt they were ready and clamored for them to start immediately.
Gu Shouxin nodded to Gu Xin.
Gu Xin took a few steps forward and ran towards the arena. Just before she got close, she spun around in the air and leaped onto the arena, landing firmly: "I am Gu Xin, the third in my family. Please give me your guidance!"
Her move was somewhat intimidating, but considering the rules—that anyone who could stand on stage after twenty moves would be selected—many people were still confident.
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