Song Liyun didn't understand what Yunniang meant by "dirty," but guessed it was because of her deceased husband and her connection to Jin Sanzhong.
The laws of the Wu Dynasty emphasized that women should remain faithful to their husbands after marriage, and also encouraged widows to remarry.
Moreover, for Song Liyun, who comes from a post-apocalyptic world where the family and marriage system has collapsed and "relationships" between the sexes are mostly based on physical attraction rather than emotional connection, this kind of thing is not a big deal at all.
But she couldn't tell people that "modern women change husbands as easily as they change clothes."
She couldn't accept this kind of thing, let alone these feudal people.
Song Liyun held Yunniang's hand and said calmly, "Aunt Yun, you don't steal or rob, you just had no choice but to live this kind of life."
The blame lies solely with those bandits and barbarian invaders.
If it weren't for them harming Broken Gold Town, you, your husband, and your children would still be a happy family, and you'd probably be looking for a daughter-in-law by now.
You are an innocent victim, you did nothing wrong!
Yunniang's body trembled, and her eyes instantly reddened...
Song Liyun didn't eat a good breakfast.
Just as dawn was breaking, someone from the garrison came and told us to pick vegetables, as many as we could, especially cucumbers, eggplants, green beans, and peppers—basically, whatever was expensive.
Anyway, the amount of vegetables to be picked each time was determined by the garrison, so Song Liyun just did as she was told this time.
Song Liyun, Song Zhenping, and Han Ming all picked all the vegetables they could in the backyard. They worked for an hour to fill three baskets, load them onto a cart, and then took them directly to the garrison.
At this time, Song Liyun was already very tired. She had been running around all night, living in fear and anxiety. Her stomach was empty and her spirits were low, but she still forced herself to go to the garrison.
She wanted to ask what the copper whistle and the fire at the garrison were about last night.
If it's just some kind of military exercise, can't we at least get some breathing room so that if it happens again, we won't have to live in constant fear?
The garrison today is different from usual; there are suddenly fewer people here.
Although the soldiers coming and going were disheveled, they were in high spirits, as if they had won a great victory.
Most notably, the garrison suddenly began killing horses.
A large pile of horse meat was already laid out on the open space in the back kitchen, and several other horses were being skinned.
In the army, horses are the main fighting force, almost equivalent to a soldier.
Unless there are special circumstances, warhorses are not used as military rations, yet the busy cooks show no trace of sorrow on their faces.
Today, Wang Junxu also had dark circles under his eyes, but he was beaming with joy.
After handing over the three baskets of vegetables to him, Song Liyun couldn't help but ask, "Wang Junxiong, was the garrison conducting military exercises last night? There were flames everywhere, it scared the town so much that there was a fire?"
Wang Junxu was in a good mood at this moment, and laughed and scolded: "Miss Song is really shameless, lying to my face!"
There were clearly thugs causing trouble last night, but you're blaming the garrison.
"Is it because your three little rabbits aren't eating that you blame Wei for blowing the whistle?"
They evaded Song Liyun's question while chatting and laughing.
Song Liyun rubbed her forehead: "Why did you say what I said first?"
To be honest, we were all so worried yesterday that no one in my family slept a wink, and we're still feeling dizzy and lightheaded.
Wang Junxu stopped laughing: "I heard you rescued Xue Zhuang and his wife last night?"
Song Liyun smiled slightly, wondering how to explain the situation at that time.
Wang Junxu added, "Xue Zhuang came to apologize this morning. It was his dereliction of duty that led to the bandits entering the town. Fortunately, you came to the rescue in time, saving not only him and his wife, but also the lives of the other five people."
In the army, rewards are always given based on merit. Once Commander Luo is done with his work, he will definitely reward you.
I didn't expect a young woman like you to be so vigilant; that's really impressive!
Song Liyun pursed her lips. She wanted to say that it was just about saving herself; she couldn't just sit and wait for the guards to come and collect the body.
After the fresh vegetables were handed over, Wang Junxu had to keep a record of the accounts. Then, a soldier called Song Liyun to Luo Baihu's office.
Song Liyun was naturally pleased to receive the award.
Following the soldier to the office, Song Liyun could only wait outside as people were coming and going to deliver messages.
The winter sun is like an ice lantern, hanging high in the sky, but it offers no warmth whatsoever.
Song Liyun hunched her neck and rubbed her face against her rabbit fur scarf. After the life-or-death ordeal of the previous night, this moment of peace was all the more precious.
She leaned against a pillar, completely relaxed, and appeared somewhat listless.
The soldier next to him stared wide-eyed at the person who answered: These are all for taking inventory of the battlefield.
The captured Di people have been imprisoned in the garrison, their heads being packed into boxes on the gate. I wonder how many arrows and horses have been recovered from outside the gate? And how much reward I will receive?
Inside the office, Zhao Tingduo showed no interest in the spoils of the Broken Gold Guard. He sat on a heated couch, able to see outside through the crack in the window.
At that moment, not far away under the eaves, a woman wearing a light blue headscarf and a royal blue fitted cotton robe with trim was waiting to be received.
It was morning, and the sunlight was blinding, but the woman seemed quite languid, with her arms crossed, leaning against a pillar as if dozing.
Its eyes were closed, and half of its face was buried in the rabbit skin, with only its delicate eyebrows and small nose visible.
That rabbit skin… Zhao Tingduo suddenly wanted to laugh.
The woman was wearing a regular wild rabbit skin, with uneven, grayish fur and a tuft of black hair on her nose, which looked like a black spot on her face.
Seeing Zhao Tingduo's lips curl up, Abu, who was serving nearby, asked curiously, "Young Master, what are you laughing at? Commander Luo is busy right now, why don't we go and see what dishes to send ourselves?"
"What's the rush? Lauren has already had it delivered. Pack it up and take it home to look at it at your leisure."
Zhao Tingduo glared at him. This was the Wu Dynasty Guard post, and they had all entered in disguise, so it was inconvenient for them to wander around aimlessly.
Abu walked away sullenly, but couldn't suppress his impulsive nature, and leaned against the screen in the cubicle to watch.
Last night, upon entering Suijinwei, Commander Luo first had the army doctor re-treat Zhao Tingduo's wounds, and then had someone bring him food.
I never expected to find tender bok choy noodles in the dead of winter.
The Wuda tribe has been neighbors with the Zhenbei Army for twenty years. The newly grown younger generation has developed many of the Wu Dynasty's habits from a young age. For example, they can basically use both languages and eat rice, noodles and vegetables.
But since returning to the grasslands in early winter, their daily diet consisted mainly of milk tea, barley flour, and beef and mutton, and they hadn't eaten any vegetables.
Coupled with the fact that they had been running around on the battlefield all day and had been eating dry rations, Zhao Tingduo had a great appetite when she was able to eat a hot meal again. After finishing the meal, she asked about the origin of the dishes.
Knowing Zhao Tingduo's thoughts, Luo Baihu wanted to prepare some dishes for him to take back to Madam Wuya.
When Luo Baihu had a moment to spare, Song Liyun was called in.
“Miss Song, you saved me last night…”
Luo Baihu repeated what Wang Junxu had said, and then added, "You two are the only military households in the town. Military households should act like military households. You have brought honor to the garrison, and the garrison cannot abandon you. So, we will reward your family with a set of equipment."
Only then did Song Liyun notice that a set of leather armor and longswords was placed next to Luo Baihu.
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