Even if I'm worried about the two of them now, and I want to know what they've been up to, I can't ask them right now. Let's wait until they wake up before asking them anything.
After Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao finished preparing dinner, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan still hadn't woken up, which showed that they were really exhausted these past two days.
Seeing this, Xu Han didn't want to wake the two of them up for dinner, so she took some food out of the pot and let the two children eat first.
As for Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao, they are not very hungry yet, so we will wait a little longer until they wake up and have dinner together.
About half an hour later, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan got up one after the other. At the dinner table, everyone ate while asking about what happened last night.
Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest stammered for a long time before Xu Han finally understood. But to their surprise, Xu Han didn't say anything, only asking, "Are either of you injured?"
Lu Chuan immediately replied, "No, they were fine. We took them all down without even exchanging a few blows."
As he spoke, he became somewhat smug, and seeing this, the Taoist priest quickly kicked Lu Chuan under the table.
Xu Han certainly saw this obvious movement, but she remained silent and didn't say anything.
What can I say? How can I put it? They didn't do anything heinous; from the country's perspective, it's actually a great thing.
However, from a wife's perspective, Xu Han did not support it either. After all, Lu Chuan was the pillar of the family, and Xu Han did not want anything to happen to him.
However, Xu Han also had to consider Lu Chuan's feelings. She thought that Lu Chuan must be very happy and feel a great sense of accomplishment after this raid on the enemy camp!
Lu Chuan has already sacrificed a lot for this family. This is the only time he has done something dangerous for her sake. Xu Han can't just catch him and scold him again!
Lu Chuan is not an appendage; he has his own ideas and things he wants to do. Xu Han should not stop him; as his wife, she should support him.
After learning the details, Grandpa Zhao laughed, "Finally, we can see the light! I hope General Qin can drive the enemy away soon."
Xu Han agreed, "Yes! Our lives will be much easier from now on."
The matter was thus dropped, and on the third day, as expected, a message was received from Yunhua.
The excitement was palpable in his words; he was extremely proud of what Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest had done, and only regretted that he hadn't been a part of it.
At the same time, news came of the results of the last major battle: the enemy lost all their food and supplies and suffered more than 70,000 casualties. Although our army also suffered heavy losses, it was nothing compared to the enemy's due to our thorough preparations.
Although Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest had some understanding of the enemy's casualties after the battle, they still gasped in shock when they heard the number. They hadn't expected so many people to have died in this battle.
Xu Han felt very sorry when she heard this. So many lives were lost just like that. How could it not be a pity?
Isn't peace good? Why must we fight wars?
If she couldn't understand it, she simply stopped trying. After feeling regretful, Xu Han immediately returned to her normal life.
It's summer planting season now, we're busy, and we don't have time to worry about what comes next.
Moreover, the army has now withdrawn, the enemy has been driven away, the crisis has been resolved, and everyone's mood has improved considerably.
The crisis being resolved means that there will be no more war on the land where I live for the time being; if war breaks out again, it will be decades later.
Surely the enemy won't be driven back immediately after being defeated. If that were the case, then there would be no point in Yuanqing Kingdom struggling. They might as well just hand over the country to someone else!
Of course, the new emperor would not tolerate such a thing happening, and neither would General Qin and the people of Yuanqing Kingdom.
Life will only get better and better from now on, and everything will gradually get back on track. Xu Han will then have to start working hard to make money.
From now on, everything needs to be organized. The orchard, raising chickens and ducks, clearing land for farming—nothing can be neglected.
Xu Han was extremely excited when she thought about these things. The time had finally come for her to show her skills. She was determined to make a lot of money so that she could live a life with many servants and no worries about food or clothing.
Summer is always the hardest time to get through. After the summer planting season ended, everyone in the family had lost weight.
To treat herself and everyone else, Xu Han decided to cook something delicious to make up for it.
This is the season for eating lobsters, and because of the famine, people haven't had them for a long time.
Two years ago, the ecosystem had not yet recovered, and there were very few crayfish and snails in the river. We didn't eat them much, mainly because we couldn't catch them even if we wanted to.
We did have a crayfish feast last year, but there were very few. Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest went to several ponds and barely managed to catch about five pounds of crayfish. None of us were able to eat our fill.
Snails reproduce quickly, and I ate them two or three times last year.
No sooner had the summer planting season ended than the Taoist priest started clamoring to go catch crayfish.
Early that morning, the whole family set out, each carrying tools and buckets, chatting and laughing as they went to catch crayfish.
They prepared a lot of tools for catching lobsters, and it was clear that everyone was ready to go all out. The group even brought six wooden buckets, and the Taoist priest declared that he would not go home until he had filled six buckets.
Grandpa Zhao chuckled and said, "Haha, if you can't catch enough, you can stay in the mountains by yourself. I'm not going to keep you company there."
Ze'er joined in the fun, saying, "I'm not staying either. There are too many mosquitoes in the mountains, and I don't want to feed them."
The Taoist priest, displeased, said, "Can you guys stop saying discouraging things? I haven't even started yet, and you're already saying that. Honestly, don't you have any confidence at all? We need to believe in ourselves. With so many of us, how can we not fill these six buckets?"
As the Taoist priest spoke, he made encouraging gestures to boost everyone's morale. For some reason, when Xu Han saw the Taoist priest like this, she inexplicably thought of the pyramid scheme leader from her past life. The Taoist priest's appearance at this moment was so very similar!
Lu Chuan chimed in at the opportune moment, "Maybe we can actually catch six buckets full today. A few days ago when I went up the mountain, I saw quite a few lobster holes in the pond."
Hearing Lu Chuan's words, the Taoist priest became even more arrogant, "See, see, you still don't believe me!"
Everyone arrived at the destination chatting and laughing. Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest were the first to roll up their pants and go down to dig out shrimp holes.
Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao took their two children to a shady spot to start fishing for shrimp.
Two different methods of catching lobsters leave the lobsters in the pond with nowhere to escape.
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