Shufan proudly puffed out his little chest and said, "They were all designed by my aunt, but she didn't do them. They were done by several uncles from the village chief's family."
"What about these things? We've never seen them before." Wolf Fang held onto the soap tightly.
The young master of the general's family just said that this stuff can be used to wash your face, hands, and body; he can smell the fragrance from far away.
No wonder he thought the general smelled so good when he saw him yesterday; it was the smell of these things!
Shufan's eyes flickered when he heard his question. "My aunt bought them all."
He knew, of course, that it was a gift from the gods, but he couldn't tell outsiders that.
He was still a child, and no one would press him for details.
Sure enough, Wolf Fang didn't ask any more questions after hearing this, but just grinned and said, "When there's no more fighting, I'll go buy some of these things too."
"Boss, what are you going to do with all this?" Big Head asked, looking rather clueless.
Wolf Fang rolled his eyes at him. "Look at our general. He always makes sure he's clean and presentable whenever he gets the chance. And look, he has a wife. If I get myself in good shape, won't I be able to find a wife too?"
"Oh, boss, you want a wife?" Big Head asked bluntly.
Wolf Fang almost wanted to cover his mouth. "Alright, alright, hurry up and wash up and go eat. I can't be bothered to talk to you anymore."
He was truly exasperated with Da Tou. On the battlefield, he was brave and invincible, but in life, he was like a blockhead, and his words were anything but pleasing.
The two of them were quite surprised as they used toothpaste and toothbrushes, and it took them a while to finish washing up.
At this moment, Lu Yanzheng also arrived with Old Man Lu and Madam Chen. Old Man Lu and Lu Yanzheng each carried a long bench.
"General!" Big Head and Wolf Fang both bowed to Lu Yanzheng with clasped hands.
Lu Yanzheng waved to them, "No need for this in the village, come into the kitchen and eat."
There was no main room in the house, so there was no special place to eat. Jiang Qinyu used to eat in the kitchen with her two children.
When they came in, Jiang Qinyu had already set out the bowls and chopsticks with Pan'er. Seeing the stool in Lu Yanzheng's hand, Jiang Qinyu smiled and said, "I was just saying I was going to borrow a stool from Dad, and you brought it over."
Seeing this, Wolf Fang quickly said, "Madam, we can eat standing up."
"How could that be?" Jiang Qinyu smiled and looked at him. "Please sit down."
After she finished speaking, she greeted Old Man Lu and Madam Chen, and the group finally took their seats.
Today's breakfast was very lavish; Lu Yanzheng used half of the things Jiang Qinyu had put in the cupboard.
Stir-fried garlic sprouts with cured pork, scallion pancakes, boiled bok choy, raw pickled radish cubes, and dried salted vegetables dipped in hot oil... a table full of food.
"General, this...we're eating way too well!" Wolf Fang stared at the dishes on the table, dumbfounded. "Why don't we call the other brothers over to eat with us?"
They had been hiking in the mountains for more than half a month and had long been fed up with the days of just making do with whatever they could find. When they suddenly started eating so well, he thought of his brothers.
"You two are injured, so you need to eat something good to replenish your strength. I will also talk to the other families to make sure they are not shortchanged," Lu Yanzheng said calmly.
Wolf Fang glanced at Jiang Qinyu, then hesitated before speaking, "But General, we don't have any money!"
If they eat someone's food, shouldn't they pay them back? Surely not? The general has been forbidding them from taking even a needle or thread from the common people.
“I don’t have any, but the magistrate of Yongshan County does,” Lu Yanzheng said casually, then looked at Old Man Lu and Madam Chen, “Father, Mother, eat quickly.”
Old Man Lu and Madam Chen felt a little uncomfortable eating at the same table with the two wounded soldiers, but seeing that they were very respectful to Lu Yanzheng and didn't give the two old men any attitude, they felt relieved.
Upon hearing this, Wolf Fang immediately understood and clapped his hands, laughing, "Good! That corrupt official should have been torn to pieces long ago. We have nothing to be ashamed of using his money!"
The meal wasn't lively, but it was quick. The two wounded soldiers and Lu Yanzheng all had large appetites. Fortunately, Lu Yanzheng knew his own situation and made a big pot of millet porridge, otherwise it might not have been enough.
After the meal, Chen helped clean up the kitchen, while Lu Yanzheng and the two wounded soldiers went inside to talk.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, take some water over to them. Do you have any sugar at home? Make some sugar water." Chen said while washing the dishes.
Jiang Qinyu was boiling water when she heard this and said, "Mother, I know, the water will be ready soon."
She still had plenty of white sugar, so she could still afford to drink sugar water.
Jiang Qinyu prepared the sugar water and brought it to Lu Yanzheng and the others. When she entered the room, she saw Langya banging on the table.
"Damn it! That Zhu Youcai is a real scoundrel! He's embezzled so much of our military pay over the years, and this year he even lost this 10,000 shi of grain!"
Big Head frowned and asked worriedly, "General, what will our border troops do without that batch of grain?"
Lu Yanzheng sighed softly, "Now we can only use the silver left by Zhu Youcai to buy grain in the surrounding prefectures."
"Fortunately, the general led us to the Western Qiang and seized a batch of grain, otherwise the entire border city would really have fallen." Wolf Fang also knew that things were difficult, and no matter how angry or anxious he was, it was useless. Now he was only glad that they still had Lu Yanzheng to come up with a solution.
Just then, Jiang Qinyu came in with a bowl of sweet soup. "Have some water to soothe your throats."
She placed the sweet soup on the table, turned and walked back. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned back, looked at Lu Yanzheng and said, "Is it possible that Zhu Youcai was deceived by the One-Eyed King?"
"What do you mean?" Lu Yanzheng stared into her eyes and asked, puzzled.
Jiang Qinyu pondered for a moment before speaking, "You told me before that Zhu Youcai said the One-Eyed King told him that the 10,000 shi of military pay was lost. But since they haven't found it after searching for so long, could it be that the grain was not actually lost, and the One-Eyed King wanted to keep it all for himself, so he made up such a lie?"
"That's right!" Wolf Fang exclaimed excitedly. "What the lady said isn't impossible. General, why don't we send some more people to that Qinggang Mountain to search thoroughly?"
Lu Yanzheng didn't answer him, but looked at Jiang Qinyu and asked, "Do you really think so?"
Jiang Qinyu was taken aback. "I was just expressing my thoughts. Although we raided Qinggang Mountain before, we didn't know about the 10,000 shi of military pay. It was only after you mentioned it that I started to think about it. If something goes missing, it's either taken away or lost, or it's hidden away so that no one can find it."
Lu Yanzheng kept staring at her, as if trying to determine whether she was telling the truth.
Jiang Qinyu had a clear conscience on this point, so she was not afraid to meet his gaze and looked directly into his eyes.
Then Jiang Qinyu noticed that Lu Yanzheng's eyes were really beautiful... well, now is not the time to admire his good looks.
However, in order not to let Lu Yanzheng notice anything, Jiang Qinyu did not look away.
Lu Yanzheng stared at her for a while before looking away. "Qinqin's words make sense. Wolf Fang, your and Da Tou's injuries aren't serious. Go to the county government today and ask Qin Shen to send some men for you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Shen's voice came from outside the courtyard, "General, I have something important to report!"
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