When he got home, Han Bin told Xiaoman that he had invited Zhang Jun to his house for dinner the next day.
Xiaoman nodded to indicate that she understood.
Han Bin moved closer to Xiaoman: "Don't you like weapons? I'll find a way to take you to see them."
"Need not."
"You don't like it anymore?"
"like."
"and you?"
Xiaoman looked at Han Bin: "If other military wives find out, they'll want to go see it too. Will you let them see it or not?"
"this……"
"Alright. Why don't you start thinking about how to entertain Zhang Jun tomorrow?"
Han Bin was secretly delighted: "I'll host them?"
Xiaoman glanced at him and said, "You are the male head of this household."
Hearing this, Han Bin felt as sweet as if he had drunk honey: "Yes, I am the master of this house. Of course, I should entertain Zhang Jun when he comes."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "I'm going into the mountains in a few days."
"Go into the mountains?"
"Um."
Han Bin assumed Xiaoman was going hunting in the mountains, and that with her skills, a day would be enough. "Then I'll go with you when I'm resting."
"You don't have that much time."
Han Bin was taken aback: "How many days are you going to be gone?"
"It can take anywhere from a month to half a month."
"So long?"
"Um."
"What do you want to fight?"
"I don't hunt."
"Then what are you doing in the mountains?"
"Reclaiming wasteland for farming".
"Clearing wasteland for farming?!"
"Hmm." Xiaoman is obsessed with land. No matter where she goes, Xiaoman will find a way to get a piece of land.
"We have enough food to eat."
"I like farming."
Han Bin didn't want Xiaoman to be so tired: "Don't we have a vegetable garden at home?"
"Too little."
"So... how many do you want to plant?"
"Fifty mu."
Han Bin's eyes widened in surprise: "Fifty acres?! You can manage to cultivate them all?"
"Um."
"Is it necessary to have a child?"
"Um."
"Then, wait a few days. I'm worried about you going alone. I'll try to take a few more days off to go to the mountains with you. If we don't find anything suitable, we won't plant it."
"OK."
The next day, Han Bin got ready early. But he waited and waited, and Zhang Jun still didn't come. It was almost nine o'clock, and Zhang Jun still hadn't arrived. Han Bin couldn't sit still any longer. "Xiao Man, shall I go see why he hasn't come yet?"
Xiaoman glanced at him: "You want him to come earlier?"
"No." I wished he wouldn't come. "He said he'd come over after breakfast."
He was just teasing you.
Are you kidding me?
"If you were visiting someone's house, would you arrive this early?"
Han Bin gritted his teeth. "No."
At ten o'clock, Zhang Jun arrived with gifts.
Han Bin wanted to beat Zhang Jun up: "Sit down and have some tea."
Zhang Jun smiled and said, "Okay, have you been waiting long?"
Han Bin gritted his teeth: "Not long."
Zhang Jun looked at Xiaoman and said, "As the saying goes, it's better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books. I've read a lot of books, but I haven't traveled to many places. If I have the opportunity, I'd like to travel all over the country."
Xiaoman: "It will happen."
Zhang Jun smiled and asked, "Where have you been?"
"Northern China, Southern China..."
Next, Xiaoman talked a lot.
Zhang Jun knew almost everything Xiaoman said. Although he had never been to those places, he had read descriptions of them in books.
Han Bin was devastated. He had indeed traveled to many places, but he went to fight wars, not to sightsee. He hadn't read that many books either. So, besides listening, Han Bin didn't know what else he could do.
At noon, Erwa came over, drawn by the aroma.
As soon as Erwa arrived, Xiaohei hid in the house.
Seeing Erwa made Han Bin feel a little better.
Seeing that Xiaoman's family had guests, Wang Erni wanted to take Erwa back with her.
Han Bin: "Sister-in-law, come in. This is my fellow villager and Xiaoman's fellow villager. He is also a teacher at our military region's children's school. His surname is Zhang. You can just call him Teacher Zhang."
Zhang Jun stood up from his chair: "Hello, sister-in-law."
"Hello, Teacher Zhang. I need to talk to Uncle Guo about something. You two talk, please."
Erwa walked over and patted the kitchen door, then called out a few times, as if to say, "I'm here, I'm here."
After Uncle Guo came out and took the eggs inside, Erwa stood obediently at the door waiting. Every now and then, he would twitch his little nose, as if to say: "It smells so good, so good."
Han Bin looked at Xiaoman and said, "Look, how cute Erwa is."
Xiaoman smiled.
After Wang Erni took Erwa away, Xiaoman's family started their meal.
At the dinner table, Zhang Jun chatted with Lao Guo about the eight major cuisines of China and the Manchu Han Imperial Feast. He also talked with Lao Shang about Buddhist scriptures.
After finishing his meal, Zhang Jun said goodbye.
Han Bin couldn't sleep at night. Before, he didn't understand why Zhang Jun was so confident. Now he did. Zhang Jun was not only good-looking, but also very knowledgeable. Such a person was truly attractive.
After a night of brooding, Han Bin finally understood. Why should he compare his weaknesses to Zhang Jun's strengths? He was a soldier, while Zhang Jun was a scholar. They had different professions and different strengths. Zhang Jun excelled at studying, while Han Bin excelled at fighting.
However, while it's true that you shouldn't compare your weaknesses to others' strengths, you still need to learn what you need to learn. Zhang Jun wouldn't know so much if he hadn't read so much.
The next day at noon, Han Bin brought back two books.
Xiaoman picked it up and looked at it. Once she looked at it, she didn't want to put it down. The food was already on the table, but Xiaoman was still looking at it.
Han Bin: "Xiaoman, dinner's ready."
"You guys eat."
Old Shang looked at Han Bin: "What book did you bring back?"
"The Thirty-Six Stratagems" and "The Art of War".
Old Shang smiled and said, "No wonder you can't bear to let go."
Han Bin's eyes lit up: "Xiaoman likes military books?"
"Hmm. If you're free, you could discuss military strategy with her."
"Okay." He and Xiaoman now had another way to communicate. Han Bin handed Xiaoman a steamed bun: "Have a steamed bun to tide you over."
"Um."
Han Bin went to the military base after finishing his meal.
After finishing his meal, Lao Guo went to the vegetable garden.
After a while, Xiaoman finished reading.
Old Shang asked curiously, "Don't you have these two books where you are?"
"Um."
"Do you have any military treatises?"
Xiaoman glanced at Lao Shang: "We not only have military books, but our military books also contain formations."
"So... have you ever written a military treatise?"
"I wrote it."
"sharp."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "You're amazing too."
"Ha ha……"
After dinner, Han Bin took out the Thirty-Six Stratagems. "Xiaoman, are there any of the Thirty-Six Stratagems that you don't understand?"
"No."
Han Bin didn't believe it: "Really? Then let me test you."
"good."
Han Bin asked several questions in a row, and Xiaoman answered them all correctly. "Xiaoman, you're amazing."
Xiaoman smiled and asked, "Is there anything you don't understand?"
"Yes. Look here, and here..."
Xiaoman explained to Han Bin for over an hour. "Do you understand?"
"I understand. Xiaoman, how do you know so much?"
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Guess."
"You're smart."
"not only."
"Did someone teach you?"
"Hmm." In her past life, her teachers were all great Confucian scholars.
"Who is it? They're so amazing."
"You don't know them. Besides, they've all passed away."
"Them? You have many masters?"
"Um."
"How do you have so many masters?"
Xiaoman looked at Han Bin: "Guess."
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