The journey from the capital to Liangzhou took more than two months, and it was not easy. They had to build roads through mountains and bridges across rivers. By the time they finally arrived in Liangzhou, they were exhausted and had lost a lot of weight. When He Yan sat by the lake and scooped water to drink, she looked at herself in the lake. Originally, Miss He had fair skin, but after two months of traveling in the sun, she didn't even need to put on powder on her face, and her skin was the same color as Xiaomai.

If the real Miss He came back at this time, she would definitely want to strangle herself. She had such a thought for no reason and thought it was funny, so she laughed.

"Brother He, why are you laughing so happily?" Xiao Mai asked.

Hong Shan glanced at He Yan by the lake and said with understanding, "We can reach Liangzhou before dark in half a day. Our hard times will soon be over. How can we not be happy?"

"That's right." Xiao Mai thought it was true and said to Shitou, "Brother, are you happy?"

The taciturn stone also nodded.

The journey of these two months was indeed not something a human could do. Even though most of the people who joined the army were from poor families and had to endure hardships, it was still much more difficult than they had imagined. Some of those who were in poor health had already died on the way. They had not even had time to reach Liangzhou, and they could never return to the capital.

This is a road of no return.

In the evening, the troops finally arrived at Liangzhou. Liangzhou is located in the northwest. It was thought to be barren and poor, but who knew that after arriving, it was actually quite prosperous. Although it was not as good as the capital, it was also lively and rich. He Yan walked forward with everyone, thinking that Xiao Jue really knew how to choose a place. Liangzhou is much better than Mo County where she joined the army. When she went to Mo County, there was nothing in Mo County. The people couldn't even afford to eat. The life of those soldiers was really hard.

When you arrive in Liangzhou, you must first go to the Liangzhou Guard. The Liangzhou Guard is stationed at the foot of Baiyue Mountain. There is a large open space at the foot of Baiyue Mountain, which is large enough to be used as a martial arts training ground. Soldiers usually train here. You can stay in tents at night, but now they all live in the Liangzhou Guard's guardhouse.

With so many people, there weren't enough rooms in the shelter, so they had to squeeze into a small room with more than a dozen people, sleeping in a large bunk bed. He Yan was naturally with the Hongshan and Shitou brothers. None of them had any luggage, so they found a bunk bed and relaxed.

"I saw a river nearby," Xiao Mai said excitedly, "many people are bathing in the river, let's go too."

"Okay, I've been sweating a lot!" Hong Shan quickly took off his coat and was about to run out.

Xiao Mai looked at He Yan: "Brother He is not going?"

"He won't go, he's afraid of water, the three of us can go!" Hongshan pushed Xiaomiai and Shitou out.

He Yan had explained the first time Hong Shan invited her to bathe in the river that she had drowned when she was a child, and from then on she would feel dizzy and have shortness of breath whenever she went into the water. Hong Shan did not doubt him, and to be honest, He Yan did not lie, and she was really afraid of water now.

But... He Yan lay down on the big bed, and there was a "creaking" sound. She couldn't help but frown. For a moment, she didn't know whether it was because she was too thin and her bones were burned or because the bed board was so hard. After a while, she could only sigh in her heart, "It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality." She lived in the barracks for three years and was only Xu's grandmother for one year. She was used to the soft bedding and felt that this bed board was irritating.

Xiao Jue is still better, I think his bed should be soft. He Yan thinks it is quite unfair.

She rested in the room for a while until Hongshan and the others came back, and then she went to the clinic with them to have dinner.

Today was the first day. After two months of eating dry food and drinking water, this was the first hot meal we had in Liangzhou. Even the simple porridge and steamed buns were steaming hot. The new recruits were sitting on the ground and eating heartily. If you didn't know better, you would think they were eating some kind of delicious food.

"The meat filling in this bun is only a tiny bit big." Hong Shan complained while licking his fingers, "It's not satisfying."

"It's good to have hot food to eat." He Yan said, "It's better than dry food."

"It's okay. I just asked around. There are a lot of wild animals and rabbits on the Baiyue Mountain here," Xiao Mai said with a smile. "My brother and I can go hunting. When we catch rabbits or wild boars, we can wash and dry them and string them on branches, or wrap them in leaves, sprinkle some salt on them, and grill them. They'll sizzle and ooze oil, and they'll be delicious!"

Xiaomai is a foodie who talks about food every other sentence. Hongshan gets hungrier as he talks. He drinks up the porridge in front of him and throws it heavily on the table. "Damn it, I can't wait to go up the mountain now."

"The military order prohibits going up the mountain without permission." He Yan splashed cool water on them.

"There's always a time to go up the mountain." Hong Shan disagreed.

After eating and drinking enough, everyone packed up simply. The commander of the military training had already informed them in advance that they should gather at the training ground at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, so they should rest early today.

He Yan followed Hong Shan back to the room in the guardhouse. Many people had already come into the room. Some had already fallen asleep, while others were still chatting, unable to stop being excited.

He Yan slept at the back of the bunk bed, with one side next to Xiao Mai and the other side leaning against the wall. He heard Hong Shan happily say, "Compared to the rush we had a while ago, this is like a god's life."

There is food, drink, a bath and a bed to sleep in. There is no need to be exposed to the sun and rain, nor to be bothered by mosquitoes and unable to sleep at night. It seems that life is much better than before.

Xiao Mai whispered, "I think it's easier to train here than to hunt in the mountains. And there are so many people here to play with."

He Yan: “…”

Silly boy, how can anyone say that training soldiers is easier than hunting in the capital? These people are all joining the army for the first time, and they think that everything will be as easy as tonight. But this is like a death row prisoner having a meal before execution. After eating this good meal, it will be the last meal.

Tonight will be the most relaxing night for them in Liangzhou. Starting tomorrow, the real torture will begin.

He Yan closed his eyes and let these silly kids have a sweet dream for a while!

Sure enough, early the next morning, before daybreak, a loud horn sounded from the open space outside the guardhouse.

"Well, it's so early, can't I sleep a little longer?" Xiao Mai turned over and rubbed his eyes. He found that He Yan had already dressed and was standing in front of the bed.

"Brother Ahe, why are you here so early?" he asked dazedly.

"Not responding when your name is called, not showing up at the appointed time, or failing to arrive on time is called slow march and will be punished with a stick." She spoke with a smile, not looking drowsy at all, as if she was not sleepy at all.

"If you don't want to be spanked, get up quickly."