Leaving aside what was happening at the city gate, Song Tantan took Song Zhuiyan and Zhong Qingyi to the government office and took out medicine and alcohol from her spatial storage to treat their wounds.
Neither of them was seriously injured; with some bandaging and rest, they would recover.
"Auntie, Uncle Zhong, you two take a break. I'll go to the kitchen and cook something to eat." After several hours of fussing, it was already broad daylight. Song Tantan felt starving and needed to eat something to replenish her energy.
After Ye Moxun escorted them back to the government office, he returned to the city gate, saying he had to finish dealing with the matter. Song Tantan didn't understand what he was going to do and didn't ask. With Taishan's three dogs following him, and Ye Moxun being smart himself, she wasn't worried that he would get into trouble.
The kitchen in the government office was quite well-stocked with food. It must be said that Boss Cao was a man who knew how to enjoy life. Several jars were filled with white rice and white flour, with not a single grain. There was also a lot of cured meat hanging from the beams.
Fresh meat used to be delivered from outside, but after Boss Cao died, no one delivered meat anymore. Song Tantan took meat directly from her spatial storage to cook, and at this moment she took out a chicken to stew.
It's so hard to live in this world. Even if you don't die, you're often injured. My aunt and Uncle Zhong have been injured so many times that I can't even count them. It feels like they live on the edge of a knife every day. This can't go on.
Half an hour later.
"Dinner's ready! I've made chicken soup and stir-fried some cured pork with vegetables. Eat up, and then we'll go catch up on some sleep." There are plenty of rooms in the government office; there's not even enough for everyone.
“You’re so carefree. Ah Xun is still out there on business. How can you lie down and take a nap after you’ve eaten and drunk your fill?” Song Zhuiyan frowned disapprovingly. “After you finish eating, take Ah Xun’s food first, and then stay there to help him.”
“I can’t be of much help. We can’t keep fighting and expect me to help kill people?” Song Tan frowned. “Duke’s reinforcements haven’t arrived yet. I think his men have long been dissatisfied with him and are hoping he’ll die soon, so they’ve secretly rebelled.”
“Even if there is internal strife in Fengcheng, it doesn’t guarantee that those rebels won’t target Xiangyang City. Yesterday, they didn’t send troops to help, because they wanted Duke to die. Now that Duke is dead, those people will definitely lead their troops to attack Xiangyang City in order to consolidate their strength,” Song Zhuiyan analyzed to herself.
"Not necessarily. If Duke, the leader, falls, Fengcheng will definitely be like Xiangyang City, with several forces vying for power. The generals will certainly be wary of each other and fighting fiercely. However, Duke's army is a regular army, and Xiangyang City's scattered troops cannot compare. If a real war breaks out, we will definitely suffer losses. But it shouldn't break out in the short term." This was Zhong Qingyi's analysis.
Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Song Zhuiyan's eyes. "If you're right, now is the best time to truly settle Xifeng down."
"When?" Song Tantan asked.
"Infiltrate Fengcheng, take out those leaders, and then have our own people become generals to manage Xifeng. If you want to live the life you want, you have to take control of your own destiny. Once we take Xifeng, we won't need to fight anyone. The soldiers will defend the city, and the women and elderly will focus on developing agriculture."
Farming, raising pigs... as long as we work hard, soon everyone will no longer go hungry and will even have meat to eat. There are still many piglets in the space; I'm just worried about where to sell them.
“The idea is good, but the problem is who to send to assassinate them. It can’t be the two of you again, can it?” Song Tantan looked back and forth at the injuries on their hands, her eyes filled with warning. She would not agree to it.
"Don't worry, I want to live for several more decades, I don't want to rush to my death." Song Zhuiyan immediately replied to dispel her doubts.
When Song Tantan was carrying a basket to deliver food to Ye Moxun, he had just reached the entrance of the government office when he saw the latter returning on a tall horse. He nimbly jumped off the horse and approached.
"Are you going out?" Ye Moxun raised an eyebrow.
"I was bringing you food, but I didn't expect you to be back. This saves me the trouble of making the trip." Song Tantan went into the house with him.
He went to the dining room, where Zhong Qingyi and Song Zhuiyan were both present. When they saw him return, Zhong Qingyi looked him up and down, and was relieved to find no injuries.
"Ah Xun, how is the situation now?" Song Tantan put the basket on the table and took out all the food inside, placing it in front of him.
"It's relatively stable for now. I've already sent Bai Pingfeng with some men to Xifeng secretly. If there's any bad news, he'll have someone send it back. There shouldn't be any trouble." Ye Moxun took the bowl that Song Tantan handed him and slowly drank the chicken soup.
"Although Bai Pingfeng has some ability, he is still young, and we haven't known each other for long. Who knows if he will do his best?" The main concern is that he might not be willing to submit to Ye Moxun. What if he colludes with Duke's men and turns against them?
Although she didn't finish her sentence, Ye Moxun knew what she was thinking, and explained with a light laugh, "Although Bai Pingfeng is young, he is steady and reliable. He's not the kind of cunning and greedy person who would do anything for personal gain. The reason he led the rebellion was simply because his sister was being bullied and he wanted to protect his family."
He despised Boss Cao and hated Duke, so he would help deal with Duke. However, he never considered anything else; he was a kind-hearted person, and ambition was not something he had yet developed.
"Are you sure you didn't see wrong? How could someone not have ambition?" Song Tantan didn't believe it.
"At least his ambition hasn't been ignited yet. Actually, he's just like us now. Are we doing all this because we want to become king ourselves and take Xifeng under our control? No, we just don't want to see innocent people die anymore, and we don't want anyone to affect the lives of Songlin Village."
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