The atmosphere in the entire military camp changed considerably after these men died.
Those men were soldiers brought from the capital by the commander. Although they were usually cruel, the commander would only reprimand them but would not actually punish them.
Now that his brothers, who had once fought alongside him through thick and thin, were all dead, how could Commander Zhang Hu not see through the trickery involved?
He suspected Jin Shu, but when Jin Shu came to give him acupuncture, Zhang Hu didn't dare to ask any more questions.
He had seen Jin Shu's abilities firsthand. So what if she admitted to doing everything herself? His life was in her hands. If he wanted to live, he could only pretend he knew nothing.
"The commander is in good health. He can move around more these days when he has nothing to do. He will be fully recovered in another month."
"Thank you, young lady."
Nowadays, everyone in this area calls her "Miss," so Zhang Hu calling her that is quite a show of respect for Jin Shu.
Because of this incident, the position of deputy commander in the military camp became vacant, and Jin Shu recommended someone to him while administering acupuncture.
"The former Three-Horse General Liu Lingzun was experienced in leading troops and could easily command a million soldiers, let alone the thousand soldiers in the camp."
I will consider Ms. Jin's suggestion.
"No need to consider it. The commander is working so hard, some things can be delegated to others."
After Jin Shu finished speaking, she clapped her hands, and Liu Lingzun, who had been waiting outside, walked in directly. He first clasped his hands in greeting, and then responded.
"Thank you for your appreciation, Commander. I will certainly not let you down."
This isn't negotiation; it's clearly coercion.
But Zhang Hu didn't dare say anything more at this moment, and nodded with a stiff smile.
"Alright, alright, then I'll have to trouble Vice Commander Liu from now on."
Liu Lingzun glanced at Jin Shu, then continued.
"There are quite a few young people who came here with me. Why don't I arrange the remaining vacant positions?"
Those who died were all trusted confidants, and they held important positions in the army such as supervising supplies and training soldiers.
If all these positions are taken by Jin Shu's people, then he will have no say in this military camp from now on.
Before Zhang Hu could speak, Jin Shu interrupted.
"Then don't let the commander down. Go and make the arrangements. It's getting late, Commander Zhang. You should get some rest. I'll come again tomorrow."
As soon as Jin Shu stepped out of the tent, she heard a loud bang coming from inside.
She didn't stop and kept moving forward. There was no other way; after so many years of lording it over people in northern Xinjiang, she was bound to get her comeuppance.
It snowed heavily that day, with thick snowflakes obscuring the sky and the snowfall was more intense than usual.
After discussing the camp construction, everyone put on their clothes and went outside. Before leaving, Jin Shu gave them some instructions.
"The snow is thick tonight, don't sleep too soundly."
"As you said, all the areas that needed reinforcement have been reinforced. Now the house is sturdy and warm, so there's nothing to worry about."
"To be on the safe side, everyone should keep an eye on things. I think the snowfall tonight is a bit unusually heavy."
On the way back, some people were still whispering among themselves.
"Miss Jin is probably worrying too much. How could such a sturdy house be crushed by snow?"
Zhou Yinghuai, who had been almost completely silent throughout, rarely spoke.
"We are all from the South and have never seen heavy snow in the North. Since you've reminded us, let's be more careful and leave someone to keep watch tonight."
The right prime minister nodded.
"Yes, it's better to be safe than sorry. We're new here, and there's a lot we need to be respectful of."
As Jin Shu said, the heavy snow fell all night long.
That night, Jin Shu's house was brightly lit with candles and a roaring fire in the stove. The earthen bed was already very warm. After drawing the curtains, Jin Shu took a comfortable hot bath.
Liang's mother specially saved a plate of fried dumplings for her. Jin Shu thanked her and sat down to eat the dumplings while giving her some instructions.
"We'll take turns keeping watch tonight. I'll do the first half and you'll do the second half. Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu will sleep on the couch in the corner. No one should sleep in between."
Knowing Jin Shu's abilities, Liang's mother, though feeling the situation wasn't that serious, still swiftly carried the two sleeping children to the wall.
In the middle of the night, Liang's father, who was keeping watch, suddenly heard a wail and scream outside the door. Startled, he was instantly wide awake. Just as he was about to stand up, he heard a faint cracking sound above his head. Before he could react, there was a loud "boom" as the heavy snow, pressing down on the fragile roof, crashed directly into the center of the kang (a heated brick bed).
The sleeping mother and her two children were startled awake and were completely dumbfounded by what they saw.
"It collapsed! It really collapsed!!"
The family worked until the next morning to repair the collapsed roof.
When I opened the door, the snow was already up to my waist.
Mr. Liang felt a wave of fear wash over him.
"Luckily, we listened to Shushu and made the two doors open inwards, otherwise we would be stuck in the house by the snow and unable to get out!"
If the roof leaks in this kind of weather, people will definitely freeze to death if they are trapped at home!
Jin Shu took out the shovels she had prepared in advance and handed one to each person.
"Don't just stand there, start shoveling."
Jin Shu, who was familiar with the load-bearing structure of the house, had long seen that this house could not withstand such heavy snow.
She could have reinforced the roof at night, but that wouldn't have been very educational for her family. It was better to let them suffer a little, so that they would obey and accept her words from the bottom of their hearts in the future.
The same goes for everyone else.
Last night, almost all the roofs of the houses collapsed, but fortunately only the tops collapsed, and the four walls remained quite stable in the heavy snow.
In addition, Jin Shu instructed that someone should stay on guard at night, so most people quickly woke up when they noticed anything unusual on the roof.
There were two houses that were completely crushed.
The cries for help heard at night came from the people in those two rooms.
At the time, Jin Shu asked each household to send one person to learn carpentry, but these two families dismissed the request and didn't take it seriously at all.
Without a stable structure, a house can collapse in an instant. By the time everyone worked together to dig through the snow, those buried inside were either dead or seriously injured.
After this incident, everyone's gaze towards Jin Shu changed.
It exudes a sense of reverence and respect for deities.
This is exactly the effect Jin Shu wanted.
"Miss Jin, thank goodness you reminded us, otherwise we might have ended up like them last night."
"Our lives were saved by Miss Jin! From now on, please give me your orders! I, Wei Liang, swear to follow you to the death!"
Wei Liang, a general from the previous batch of exiled cavalry commanders, got drunk at a victory banquet after achieving great merit and offended the ancestors of the Huangfu family. After sobering up, he was thrown here. (End of Chapter)
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