The prince planned to beat the barbarians now because of his son's affairs. Another reason was military merit. His status was already high enough, so this military merit was not for himself, but for the people below. The
new emperor wanted to take back the military power after ascending the throne. Although he did not explicitly take back the military power of Yonghe Marquis's Mansion, the intention of sending people down was very obvious. In this way, after the people sent by the new emperor arrived, it would be difficult for other soldiers to gain military merit. Because the new emperor's people need to be promoted, they need military merit to win people over. So this action also gave the original soldiers here a chance to gain military merit.
The war in the military camp was about to break out.
Yang Haiyan asked Uncle Hong and Huang Huzi to go to the county city to buy two more horses. One of the horses was turned into a carriage, and the other was given to the private guard.
Embroidery Room
Yang Haiyan embroidered a handkerchief with a pair of ducks playing in the water. After finishing, she put the handkerchief on the platform. It turned out that this ancient embroidered handkerchief was so valuable. This handkerchief with ducks playing in the water was worth 800 Pingtai coins. You should know that pure silver on the platform is 5 Pingtai coins per gram, and 800 can buy 160 grams, which is more than 3 taels of silver. But the cost of the thread and cloth is not even 1 tael of silver, so this money is easier to make.
Besides, she doesn't need to buy pure silver now. If she buys pure silver with a purity of 70, 800 square meters can buy more than 160 grams. Moreover
, it doesn't take her too long to embroider such a handkerchief. Even if she does it slowly, a month is enough. So now, Yang Haiyan is slowly embroidering handkerchiefs.
In a blink of an eye, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month
. According to the customs of Qiguo, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the day to eat glutinous rice balls. Although the Qin family was bustling, Qin Fang had not returned yet. Yang Haiyan couldn't help feeling a little lonely and missing him.
From the fourth to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Qin Fang had not returned and had not brought back any news. Not only Qin Fang, but also Han Zhen, Lu Baifu and others had not returned. Yang Haiyan knew that he was definitely not in the barracks. If he was in the barracks, he would definitely ask Kunshi to pass a message to his family. So he was not in the barracks, and there was no way to pass on the message.
After the fifteenth, the Yongzhou military camp sounded the drums of attack against the barbarians. The war between Yongzhou and the barbarians began.
When there was movement in the military camp, the people of Yongzhou knew it immediately. Because of the war, the gates of the county city were closed. The county city is the second checkpoint of Yongzhou, and it will be closed every time there is a war. People outside cannot enter, and people inside cannot leave.
The family room is outside the county city. When the gates of the county city are closed, people here cannot enter the city. However, the people in the family room have stockpiled cabbage and radishes, and everyone rarely goes to the county city.
Yang Haiyan has not been in the mood to embroider handkerchiefs these days, because the war in the military camp has made her uneasy. According to the plot, Qin Fang will not be in trouble, and he can stay here safely until he completes his military service. However, she is still uneasy.
Nanny Lian broke a bowl of soup and went into the embroidery room: "Madam, the kitchen has just made Tremella soup, the taste is moderate, you come and try it."
Yang Haiyan: "Thank you." She took a sip, the Tremella was cooked soft and glutinous, and the sweetness was just right, but she was not in the mood to eat. After drinking half a bowl, Yang Haiyan stood up, "Madam, is there a lot of Tremella cooked at home?"
Nanny Lian: "There is still some, but not much." The kitchen only cooked the amount for Madam, so it was not much.
Yang Haiyan: "Go and take out the rest and put it in the lunch box. I'm going to Lu Baifu's house."
Nanny Lian: "Yes."
Yang Haiyan went to Lu Baifu's house with the silver ear soup: "Is Sister Lu here?"
Sister Lu was at home with her two children. The children were studying, and Sister Lu was learning words and making clothes. She had never thought of learning words with the children before, but Yang Haiyan lived next door to them at that time, and she was also infected. She realized that it was good for women to know a few more words. When she heard Yang Haiyan's voice, she said in a stretched voice: "Yes, yes, Haiyan is here." As she said that, she quickly put down her things and went out.
Yang Haiyan came alone. It was not appropriate to bring Nanny Lian with her to Sister Lu's house. It would make Sister Lu feel distant. "I'm here. Come to see Sister Lu."
Sister Lu: "Come inside and sit. It's sunny today, so it's not cold."
Yang Haiyan: "That's right. I made some Tremella soup at home and brought it for the children to try."
Sister Lu smiled and said: "Why are you so polite? It's useless to give it to these two little guys. They don't have such good food there."
Yang Haiyan also smiled when she heard it.
Sister Lu poured out the Tremella soup for the children to drink and washed the lunch box. Then the two of them basked in the sun in the yard. "Haiyan, why are you here today?"
Yang Haiyan expressed her worries: "Sister-in-law, when there was a war in the barracks in the past, did they often not come back?"
Sister-in-law Lu heard what she meant: "Are you worried about Lord Qin? Don't worry, this is your first time encountering a war. In fact, there have been no wars in the past two years. In the past, there would be wars every month throughout the year. So, we have long been used to it."
Yang Haiyan was puzzled: "Why does it take a month to come back
? Sister-in-law Lu said: "It's to test each other. My husband said that if the barbarians want to test our situation, we should also test the barbarians. However, in the battle two years ago, the casualties of the barracks and the barbarians were particularly heavy, so the war started in the past two years. Speaking of which, Lord Qin and Han Baifu were promoted to centurions after that battle. In that battle, the original centurion died. "
Sacrifice is a normal thing among soldiers. Even if it is sad, they accept it quickly. But in Yang Haiyan's heart, she felt sad. In modern times, few soldiers died, unless something special happened, but it was different in ancient times. Moreover, human life in ancient times was particularly worthless.
After chatting with Sister Lu for a while, Yang Haiyan felt better. When people are uneasy, they especially hope that someone can talk to them. The book has a lot of descriptions of these. There is no detailed description of the situation because everyone came here with Yang Dahua. Now, after listening to Sister Lu, Yang Haiyan has a deeper understanding of these situations.
In the blink of an eye, it was early January. The two-month winter disaster was over. People began to return to the town, and shops began to open one after another. People began to sell all kinds of meat and vegetables.
Yang Haiyan's snack shop also opened. As soon as the snack shop opened, Aunt Fan and Aunt Hong went there.
"Madam." One of the private guards came to Yang Haiyan that day. The private guard was called Meng Ping, "Madam, I want to take a leave to go home. I have been serving in the army for five years and have never been home. "
Yang Haiyan said: "Of course, how many days do you want to take off?"
Meng Ping calculated: "About half a month."
Yang Haiyan said: "Be careful on the road."
Meng Ping: "Thank you, madam."
The military camp
"Sir, those barbarians have been driven back. The captains of the army are preparing to bring their men back. The military doctors have counted the number of injured, which is better than we expected." Chief Guard Cheng said, "This fight is really satisfying." ⒘碩 In ten days or so, the barbarians were driven back hundreds of miles. If it weren't for the prince saying that they couldn't be forced to death, I really wanted to ask people to continue ⑾ 邡
The prince couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "We grasped the timing of this battle well and made preparations in advance. General Ao led his men to raid the barbarians' lair in the back. How could they not be anxious?"
As a general, the prince was stationed in the rear. In fact, he also wanted to go to the battlefield. After all, waiting for news in the barracks was not as exciting as fighting on the battlefield.
Chief Guard Cheng: "It would be great if we could just take down the Manzi tribe."
The prince shook his head: "No. The Manzi tribe is a nomadic tribe with no fixed territory. It's just that in the past few decades, they have lived next to Yongzhou. This is different from our Qi Kingdom. Our Qi Kingdom's territory is here and there is no way to move it. If they are forced into a corner, they will leave here. They have no feelings for the territory outside Yongzhou. They attacked Yongzhou and tested it again and again because they had their eyes on the materials of Qi Kingdom. If they are forced into a corner, they will leave here, and then break up into small groups and retaliate against us. , hiding their identities and coming to the county town, then Yongzhou will be in trouble.
This is also the reason why I, Nijiazhen, have been guarding here for decades, but have never really started a massacre with the barbarians. And the barbarians' repeated tests are nothing more than trying to trouble us, so that we can compromise and hand over half of Yongzhou's rights to them. "
Captain Cheng said coldly: "This is a fool's dream. They want half of Yongzhou, which means they want the territory of my Qi Kingdom. The barbarians don't understand etiquette and don't know what the territory means to us. "Handing over half of the territory is a shame for the court and the emperor.
The prince nodded: "Originally, we could get along with each other in a friendly way, and Yongzhou could be opened to the outside world as long as they paid appropriate taxes, but they disagreed. They thought paying taxes was a scam."
Chief Cheng: "They are indeed barbarians. There will always be a day when they will regret it."
Uncle
Hong shouted angrily at the door of the house: "The master is back... The master is back..." The voice spread throughout the house.
Yang Haiyan also heard Uncle Hong's voice. She hurriedly ran out of the main courtyard, and Nanny Lian followed her, not forgetting to shout. His voice was really loud. "Uncle Hong's son is already ten months old. He has been in the Qin family for three months since last year. He has been in good health in these three months. A bowl of goat's milk every day has made the little boy plump and white. After he recovered, he no longer worked with Aunt Hong in the snack shop. He stayed in Qianfu's house and was taken care of by Uncle Hong. If Uncle Hong had to go out to cut grass, he would send the child over.
Yang Haiyan: "Yes, Uncle Hong's leg is almost healed. The doctor said that the recovery is good and he will be fully recovered in another two months. "But they still can't go out to do too much tiring work. The couple worked for a total of three months, paying two hundred coins a month and receiving a monthly allowance of two hundred coins. They usually didn't buy anything except clothes for the children and were very frugal.
Qin Fang gave the horse to Uncle Hong and went to the main courtyard, where he met Yang Haiyan on the road.
Yang Haiyan was shocked when she saw Qin Fang. His face was dirty and messy, and a little beard had emerged. The clothes on his body were also torn, and what was worse was that the color of the clothes looked like there were water stains.
However, Yang Haiyan knew that water stains would not remain on such clothes, because there would be no traces when the water dried. Besides, this man went to the battlefield, so... it could only be blood stains. She hurriedly asked: "Are you bleeding? Or are you injured somewhere? Nanny Lian, go and get a doctor. "
Madame Lian: "Yes."
Qin Fang held Yang Haiyan: "Don't worry, I'm fine, just a minor injury, the blood is from someone else."
Madame Lian looked at Yang Haiyan.
Yang Haiyan said: "Go and ask Doctor Wang to check the master's body regardless of whether he is injured or not."
Madame Lian: "Yes."
As soon as Madame Lian left, Yang Haiyan took him back to the main courtyard, still asking worriedly: "Are they really just minor injuries? These bloodstains are not yours? Take off your clothes and let me see. "It's been a month since the man left, and she feels uneasy every day. After all, he is just a passerby and may die at any time. Although in the plot, the male protagonist is still alive when he is old, but now it is different from the previous plot. Who knows...
Qin Fang comforted her: "Really, I swear, I'm really fine, these are just minor wounds, and the bloodstains are also very rough. I'll go take a shower first, and I'll show you later."
Yang Haiyan saw that although he was tired, his face was not pale, thinking that maybe he was telling the truth: "Then be careful when you take a shower, don't let the soapy water touch the wound, just wipe it gently with warm water." Although alkaline can eliminate some toxins and bacteria, it sometimes has an irritating effect. And the wound has not healed, so you can't take a shower.
Qin Fang: "Well, I will pay attention. "
In fact, Qin Fang didn't pay any attention at all. He hadn't taken a shower for a month, and his body had been smelling for a long time. He wanted to wipe his whole body with soap to prevent his wife from being bothered by the stench. However, as his wife said, it was really painful when the soapy water touched the wound, a piercing pain.
When Qin Fang came out of the shower, Yang Haiyan frowned: "Why do you look bad after taking a shower? Is it because your face was dirty just now, and I didn't see your face clearly? ”Your face wasn’t pale just now.
Qin Fang: “…” His heart was pounding, worried about being scolded. His face was pale because of the stinging pain from the soapy water. Although he didn’t have any serious injuries, he had many minor wounds on his body.
Yang Haiyan pulled him: “Sit down, take off your clothes and let me see. You must have major wounds on your body. Did you pull them when you were taking a shower?”
Qin Fang shook his head hurriedly. He felt like he was going to die.
Yang Haiyan moved her nose: “Did you use soap?” His body smelled so good, what else could it be but soap? Suddenly, she narrowed her eyes, “Didn’t you say not to use soap? Soapy water will irritate the wounds.”
Qin Fang looked at her innocently: “I forgot.” "
If he hadn't just said that, and he had promised solemnly that he would pay attention, she would have really believed him. But this innocent look made Yang Haiyan feel pitiful and ridiculous.
At this time, Nanny Lian's voice rang out in the yard: "Madam, Doctor Wang is here."
Yang Haiyan: "Take Doctor Wang to the study."
Nanny Lian: "Yes."
There is a long wooden couch in the study for Qin Fang to rest. When Doctor Wang came in, Yang Haiyan said enthusiastically: "Doctor Wang is here, I'm really sorry, thank you for making this trip."
Doctor Wang hurriedly said: "No, no, madam, you are too polite. "He was just a commoner, how could he dare to let the wife of a seventh-rank official be so polite. However, he felt comfortable in his heart because Mrs. Qin was always polite every time they met. "Madam, sir, I will check it for you now."
Qin Fang: "Thank you."
Doctor Wang felt Qin Fang's pulse first, and then asked Qin Fang to take off his clothes to check his wounds. In fact, when feeling Qin Fang's pulse, he had already confirmed Qin Fang's physical condition. Except for being a little tired, there were no other problems. He just needed to have a good rest. Looking at his wounds again, there were indeed no major wounds on his body, but there were several minor wounds.
Yang Haiyan: "Doctor, are his wounds inflamed? They look a little red."
Doctor Wang: "No, the wounds are not inflamed. The sir's wounds are red, probably because he took a bath too hard. I will prepare some liquid medicine for the sir, and Madam, you can apply it on the sir for a few days."
Yang Haiyan: "Thank you, doctor, Madam Lian, please send someone to go with Doctor Wang to get the liquid medicine."
Qin Fang nodded, feeling very puzzled. It turned out that the pain in his wound was not caused by the soapy water, but by his excessive force in the shower. But... he had to wash himself clean, right?
Nanny Lian: "Yes."
Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan were the only ones in the study. He immediately stood up from the long wooden couch: "Well... I'm a little hungry." It was not an honor to tear the wound by taking a shower too hard. Yang Haiyan
also wanted to laugh at him, but thinking that he had not been back for a month and must have been tired, she had to say: "You take a rest, I'll go check out the food."
Qin Fang: "Okay." Go quickly, let him calm down.
Aunt Fan ordered some snacks, and there was no one in the kitchen, so Yang Haiyan had to do it herself. When Nanny Lian came back, she saw that Yang Haiyan was not in the main courtyard, so she went to the kitchen again. Seeing that she was busy, Nanny Lian hurriedly said, "Madam,
I'm here." Yang Haiyan: "No, I haven't cooked for him for a long time, I'll do it myself."
Nanny Lian heard this and went to light the fire.
Yang Haiyan kneaded the noodles, cut the pickled cabbage and bacon, and fried two eggs. Half an hour later, the noodles were ready. She took the noodles to the study and saw Qin Fang sitting and dozing off. There was a bottle of liquid medicine on the desk.
Qin Fang said, "Doctor Wang's liquid medicine has been delivered."
Yang Haiyan put down the noodles: "Take off your clothes, I'll apply it on you."
Qin Fang: "Okay." He took off his clothes and ate while enjoying the care of his wife. This feeling was really good.
Yang Haiyan applied the liquid medicine to him, sat beside him and asked curiously: "How was the battle this time?"
Qin Fang: "It went very smoothly. We were well prepared, so there were few casualties. We gave the barbarians a good lesson this time. I believe they will not think about it again in the short term. However, due to the young master's matter, the guards in and out of the county will be stricter."
Yang Haiyan: "It's better to be stricter. Anyway, it has nothing to do with us."
Qin Fang thought so. It is still convenient for them to enter and exit the county with their identities.
Yang Haiyan looked at his profile. When he ate, his mouth bulged. She thought about it and asked, "Husband, do you like the army? Do you like being a military general?"
Qin Fang didn't know what she meant by asking this and thought she was just chatting. He said frankly, "I didn't like it when I first came to serve in the army. I thought about going home every day and even felt that the military service ruined us. In fact, it's not just me. I think most people don't like military service. During the five-year military service, many people are determined to go and never come back." So when he left home that year, he found his second brother and had a good talk with him all night.
Yang Haiyan: "What happened later?"
Qin Fang recalled every detail of the past five years, and then chuckled: "Later I found it quite interesting. If I hadn't come to serve in the army, I would probably have been farming in that village, or taking a bath? But after that, my thoughts gradually changed, especially after going to the battlefield, it seemed that I grew up and became sensible all of a sudden."
Yang Haiyan: "I understand." So now, he likes to join the army. Yang Haiyan once thought about it these days, why don't he just not join the army, and after the five-year military service is over, they will go back to Qin Fang's hometown. For the two of them, it is still simple to live a stable life in Qin Fang's hometown. They have money, and they are not brainless people. They don't ask for wealth and honor, but only for health and happiness.
However, hearing him say this now, she couldn't say that. Because everyone has the right to pursue power, she couldn't let him give up his pursuit because of her.
Yang Haiyan breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Fang sensitively noticed that she was a little disappointed: "What's wrong with you? But what did I say is wrong?"
Yang Haiyan smiled and shook her head: "No..." After a pause, she continued, "I'm just afraid that you will be in danger, I'm very worried."
Qin Fang listened, put down his chopsticks, and then held her hand: "Don't worry, no matter what the situation is, I will always keep my safety in mind, and I still want to have a baby with you."
Yang Haiyan heard this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This man, could it be that he just remembered to have a baby?
Qin Fang rested for several days at home this time, and then he went back to the army camp. At the end of February, his five-year military service was over, which brought him a month's vacation.
Yang Haiyan was in the house at this time, looking at the boxes of things that had been sorted, and asked Nanny Lian to open them again: "Nanny Lian, take a look again, is there anything missing?"
Nanny Lian said: "You are too concerned, but the things are all in order. This box is all furs, this box is all cloth, this box is your things, and this box is the adults' things. If you need anything else, after you get there, you can take the Qin family to the county town to buy them." After all, no one has seen them before, and many things are not easy to buy.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Before, I thought it was ugly that a daughter-in-law had to meet her parents-in-law. What's the big deal? But now that the time has come, I'm really nervous."
Nanny Lian also laughed, "Looking at your calm appearance on weekdays, people always forget that you are only seventeen years old. Now you look like a seventeen-year-old girl."
Yang Haiyan also let her joke, "This time when I go back, I won't bring any servants with me. The house is handed over to you. If the private security family comes, they will be arranged in the newly built servant suite over there. Then, you can help me observe them."
Nanny Lian: "Don't worry, I understand in my heart and I promise not to let you down."
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