Chapter 26 Joining the Army
"No, I'm still not as good as you." Although he has been practicing hard these days, he is still not satisfied with the speed.
"Compare with me? If you are the same as me in such a short time, I will cry to death." Li Zheng thought this man was really ungrateful.
"I just think it's a little slow." Now that they are more familiar with each other, they talk more casually, and he can understand what she says occasionally.
"Okay, stop trying to take advantage of me. You're already fast enough. And you should know that more haste makes waste. You know this better than me, right?" I don't know what he's been so anxious about all day.
"Yeah, I understand." Yes, no matter how anxious you are, martial arts cannot be learned in a hurry. You need to lay a good foundation. Besides, his leg is fine now. He is lucky enough.
"Why are you looking at me?" Li Zheng felt a little uncomfortable seeing him looking at her with a smile, so she retorted.
Gu Chengze glanced at her slightly red ears, smiled and said, "Nothing."
Li Zheng looked at the man and laughed strangely, covering her burning face and quickly returning to her room. Was it because she was old enough? Was she craving a relationship? Or was it because her hormones were rising and she couldn't control them?
Li Zheng fell asleep without thinking for long. After thinking about it, she realized that the marriage was already decided. What else could she do? She could just let things take their course.
Gu Chengze looked at Li Zheng's sleeping face and thought that this was probably the most relaxing year he had ever had in recent years.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, they were supposed to visit relatives, but there was nothing here, so Li Zheng decided to take them hunting, as a winter outing.
"Sister, can we really go?" Baoger was very excited. He hadn't been anywhere for several months since he came here.
"Brother Bao, don't want to go? Okay..."
"Sister, you are doing this again. I want to go." When Baoger saw that his sister was bullying him again, he quickly protested.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let's go see if there is anything delicious on the first day of the new year. If there is rabbit, I will make spicy rabbit cubes for you." Baoger couldn't forget it after eating it once last time, but she hasn't seen rabbit since then. She felt a little greedy when talking about it. She eats fish almost every day, and she also wants to eat other meats.
"Gu Chengze, are you done packing? It's time to go." I don't know what he was hesitating about.
"Here I come." Gu Chengze came out of the utility room carrying a bamboo basket and a straw rope.
"What are you doing with this?" I wondered what this was for.
"You can chop some firewood and bring it back when you come back." This firewood needs to be used every day to heat the kang, and firewood is not as durable as charcoal, so a lot of firewood will be wasted.
"Oh, okay, let's go." He is really thoughtful. No one can compare to him in this regard.
Li Zheng originally wanted to carry Bao Ge'er up the mountain, after all, the snow had not melted and was knee-deep, making it difficult to walk. Unexpectedly, Bao Ge'er refused and insisted on walking alone. However, seeing Bao Ge'er's difficult walk, she felt that if they walked until dark, they might not find any prey.
"Brother Bao, I'll let you go on my back. Next time when there's no snow, you can walk on your own, okay?"
"Yeah, okay." Bao Ge'er also knew that his speed was not fast, so he didn't insist. Who made him have short legs? Oh, when will he have long legs? Look at his brother who passed it easily, ah.
When they reached the mountain, Li Zheng first observed the animal footprints and went to the place with the greatest possibility. Sure enough, not far away, they saw several wild animals coming out to look for food. However, this time Li Zheng did not plan to take action, but left it to Gu Chengze.
"Whether we can eat tonight depends on you." Judging from his condition, the prey should be more than enough.
Sure enough, he picked up the stone he had prepared long ago, aimed at the place he wanted to hit, and knocked the pheasant unconscious with one direct blow.
"Not bad, keep going."
By almost noon, Gu Chengze had a good harvest. He had shot two rabbits, three pheasants, and an unknown bird that was eating red fruit. When they got closer, they found that it was actually ginseng.
It took quite a bit of effort to dig out this ginseng. While it wasn't physically demanding, the process was somewhat cumbersome, and the roots couldn't be completely removed. Digging out a ginseng plant felt like digging a huge hole, exhausting. Li Zheng didn't hesitate and simply pocketed it. After all, the ginseng wasn't very old, so he could let it grow in the space and return it to him once it was bigger.
Gu Chengze looked at her domineering look and laughed a little.
By noon, Li Zheng hadn't made the rabbit yet. After all, it was already noon and it was too late to clean up.
I cooked a dish of rabbit meat and a dish of green vegetables in the evening, and the rest were leftovers from yesterday.
After the New Year, spring is not far away.
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"Don't you have any plans?" He looked at Gu Chengze who was practicing sword.
"What?" Gu Chengze stopped with the sword in his hand.
"It's already the New Year, and spring's almost here. Don't you have any plans?" And he was the one who told her the New Year's date, unlike her, who couldn't even remember the exact month or day. Seeing him counting the days, I couldn't believe he had no plans.
Gu Chengze looked at her. He knew what she was talking about. It was time.
"I plan to join the army with the King of Qi in the spring."
"Join the army? Why?" Although I know he is a man who can do great things, starting from such a low level?
"I told you before, but you didn't listen." Gu Chengze was very upset.
"Then tell me again."
"You, forget it." He was so angry when he saw her heartless look.
"My father was a scholar who won the imperial examination in the Liang Kingdom in 203 AD. My mother was the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family. My grandmother and grandfather loved their daughter so much that they let my mother marry my father. My father's family was simple, and my mother lived in harmony with him for a few years after her marriage. My father also did not take a concubine for my mother's sake, but the good times did not last long. The Xiao family was exiled due to a court dispute, and my mother fell seriously ill. But at this time, I found that my father had changed. He brought back a concubine from outside. The concubine had two sons, one two years older than me, and the other younger than me. My mother was already ill, and hearing this news made things even worse. Later, the concubine took charge of the affairs of the mansion."
"I'm sure you've guessed what happened next. After my mother passed away, I was framed like this."
Li Zheng could feel that although he spoke calmly, his eyes were cold and even hateful towards the word "father".
"Did your father go to seek refuge with another prince?" That's why he went to join the army under the King of Qi.
"Yeah." Seeing that Li Zheng guessed the key point at once, he actually felt relieved.
"Well, when are you going?"
"After the snow melts." Well, that will take some time.
"But don't worry, I will definitely come to marry you." She is only fifteen now, and judging from her behavior, she probably doesn't want to get married soon.
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