26, Chapter 26 (1/2)

After Uncle Hong came back and fed the sheep, Yang Haiyan and the others set off. They were accompanied by Aunt Hong, who brought the child with her. When they arrived at the county town, Aunt Hong accompanied Yang Haiyan for a stroll, and the child was handed over to Uncle Hong.

Between Aunt Hong and Aunt Fan, both of them were efficient, but Aunt Hong was not as convenient as Aunt Fan in going shopping with the child. Also, Aunt Hong was a local, so it was more appropriate for her to go to the county town. Although Qiguo used a common language, the language in each place was the same, but the pronunciation was different. When going out, the local accent was still more advantageous than the foreign accent.

The county town was much more prosperous than the town. Not only was it prosperous, but entering the county town was also quite rigorous. Because the county town was an important border area, if the military camp was the first line, then the defense of the county town was the second line, and there were special generals guarding the city. The county town here is also different from other places. In other places, the county lord is a local emperor or a local tyrant, but here, the county lord is really nothing. The Yonghe Marquis Mansion is the local emperor of the county town, and there are also various military generals, each of whom is more arrogant than the county lord.

When you arrive at the gate of the county town, everyone must use their identity documents to enter. In fact, the ancient identity documents have many shortcomings, just like the introduction letters in China in the sixties and seventies before Yang Haiyan traveled through time. Even if the identity document is real, how can you prove that the identity document corresponds to this person?

But this is unavoidable, there is no way.

Yang Huahua and Yang Haiyan are military dependents, so it is convenient for them to enter the county town. After entering the county town, Uncle Hong found a place to park the donkey cart. Yang Haiyan and the others got off the donkey cart: "Sister Hua, let's split up here, we'll go around and come back at 1 pm. If you come back first, please wait for us on the donkey cart for a while." She was going to eat at a restaurant in the county town and try the dishes there.

Yang Hua: "Okay."

Then, they split up, Yang Hua went to set up a stall, and Yang Haiyan took Aunt Hong around. Speaking of which, it was Aunt Hong who led the way.

The first time Aunt Hong came to the county town was when she and Uncle Hong had just got married. At that time, Uncle Hong's leg had not been injured yet, and they had more money. After they got married, Uncle Hong brought her to the county town to broaden her horizons, especially the game that Uncle Hong hunted, in order to sell it at a good price, he would also send it to the county town's restaurants. Therefore, Aunt Hong is quite familiar with the county town.

Yang Haiyan: "Aunt Hong, let's go to the busiest street first."

Aunt Hong: "The busiest place in the morning is the vegetable market, shall we go to the vegetable market first?"

Yang Haiyan: "Okay, you lead the way."

Aunt Hong: "Yes." While leading the way, Aunt Hong hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Madam, should we build a cellar in the backyard of our snack shop?"

Yang Haiyan: "Cellar?"

Aunt Hong: "Yes, it's already early October, and by mid-November, the weather at the border will be It's getting colder and colder, and the weather is dry. There will be storms, sandstorms, hail, and snow. Once it snows, it will last for four or five days. Such weather will last for two months. During these two months, the market will be closed, and the shops on the street will not be closed. In November every year, people here will store food in the cellar, including vegetables and meat. "After Aunt Hong said this, Yang Haiyan remembered that there was indeed such a plot in the novel. For local people, they are used to such days and can get through it by enduring. But for the heroine Yang Huahua, it is quite difficult to endure. Although she was a maid in the Yang Mansion, the capital was the richest and most prosperous place in the country, so Yang Haiyan did not suffer in the Yang Mansion. Instead, she suffered here because she was not well prepared in advance.

At the same time, she was pregnant at this time, and her body could not keep up with nutrition. For this reason, the male protagonist went into the mountains to hunt wild game to replenish her body, and the relationship between the two sublimated very quickly at this time. In general, this is a sweet story.

In fact, after transmigrating, Yang Haiyan rarely thought about the plot in the novel, because the plot of the male and female protagonists had nothing to do with Qin Fang, and the plot of Qin Fang had changed, and she had no intention of taking the opportunity of the female protagonist, so she did not need to think about the novel all the time.

However, the cellar did need to be prepared.

Yang Haiyan: "Can Uncle Hong dig a cellar?"

Aunt Hong: "Yes, yes. He dug the cellars in our house before, but now... we have no home. His foot was injured, I suffered when giving birth, and we sold our house. Later, he couldn't raise money, so he sold his body."

Yang Haiyan was surprised. She didn't know this, and Uncle Hong didn't tell her in detail: "Then where did you and the children live after he sold his body?"

Aunt Hong: "I live in a haunted house in the village. The haunted house is not inhabited, so I live there, and no one will drive me away." Thinking about it, although she had a hard life and her parents were unkind, and would rather her husband sell himself than help her, but now she can be regarded as a happy ending, and met such a good wife.

Yang Haiyan didn't know what to say except sighing.

The market in the county town was indeed busier than the market in the town, and there were more varieties. In the town, there were only vegetables and meat, and occasionally fish. But it was different in the county town. Vegetables and meat were all the same, but seafood and river fish were different. There were quite a few stalls selling river fish here.

There is no sea in Yongzhou, only a river. It is a very long river. The fishermen on the river make a living by catching fish. There is a lot of river fresh food in this market.

Yang Haiyan lived in southern China, and she grew up in an island city in the south. Her favorite food is seafood, whether it's fresh, braised or pickled.

There was a lot of fresh river food at this time, and Yang Haiyan's eyes lit up. There are a lot of small river shrimps in that pool and yellow croaker here.

Yang Haiyan: "Aunt Hong, why are there so many river delicacies?"

Aunt Hong: "Because it's winter, fishermen have to exchange money for vegetables and meat. Fishermen don't have any land, so they buy all their grain and vegetables."

Yang Haiyan: "That's it."

They walked to the small river shrimp stall, and Yang Haiyan asked: "Boss, how do you sell these small river shrimps?"

Xiaohe Shrimp Boss: "Four cents per catty, seven cents per catty."

Yang Haiyan was shocked. Is this too cheap? Although it is more expensive than vegetables, it is much cheaper than meat. In fact, Yang Haiyan didn't know that people here don't like to eat small river shrimps because they are too small, don't have much meat, and a pound of them can't fill their stomachs. ‌For ordinary people, spending 4 cents to buy a pound of small river shrimps that are troublesome to eat is better than buying two meat buns ‌. ‌‌, small river shrimps are worthless.

Yang Haiyan: "How much does your bucket weigh, and how do you sell it?"

The owner of Xiaohe Shrimp was shocked: "You want a bucket?"

Yang Haiyan: "If the price is right, I'll ask for more." Xiaohe shrimp can be dried in the sun, dried in the sun, made into drunken shrimp, or made into wine-stuffed shrimp. She can eat it in various ways, and her mouth feels like it just thinking about it. ‌A little greedy.

The owner of the small river shrimp was so happy that he hurriedly said: "My bucket of small river shrimp weighs thirty kilograms. If you want it, I will give you ninety cents. This is the lowest price, and it cannot be lower."

Yang Haiyan felt that the price was cheap, and it was hard work for fishermen to go out to the river. It was within her economic range, so she had no intention of counter-offering: "Then I'll take it, but you have to lend me this wooden barrel to hold small river shrimps." , I live in a small town, and I don’t have a wooden bucket with river shrimps on me at the moment.”

Xiaohe Shrimp Boss: "Okay, have you reached the shop over there? The river shrimp shop, that's the shop in our fishing village. You can just return the barrel there when the time comes."

Yang Haiyan: "Okay, thank you." After saying that, she turned around and said to Aunt Hong, "You carry the shrimps to the donkey cart. I'll wait for you at the market."

Aunt Hong: "Hey, okay." Aunt Hong is a girl from a poor family. She did a lot of work when she was a girl, and she is very strong. Now I work with Yang Haiyan, and I can drink goat's milk and eat meat dishes every day. My body is recovering well, and I can carry these 30 kilograms of small river shrimps without any problem. "Then I'm going, madam, please be careful."

Yang Haiyan nodded.

The small river shrimp stall in this area is full of river fresh food. After buying the small river shrimp, Yang Haiyan went to buy yellow croaker. This yellow croaker is different from the yellow croaker we know at home. This is the yellow croaker in the river, also called yellow croaker. It is different from the small yellow croaker in the sea. Huang Ga‌Whether it is braised in braise or put in tofu soup, it is very delicious.

Yang Haiyan: "How can I sell this Huang Ga?"

When the fish seller heard this, he knew that Yang Haiyan was an expert: "It doesn't matter how much you weigh, just three cents a piece, it's your choice." The fish seller and the Xiaohe shrimp owner both work in the same place. In fact, they are the same team. Yes, they just set up stalls to sell things by type. Just now, he noticed that Yang Haiyan had contracted all the river shrimps, so he said, "Madam, if you sell them all, I will give you a cheaper price."

Yang Haiyan shook her head. This dried yellow croaker is not very tasty. It would be better if it was dried yellow croaker. This yellow croaker would be better if she put it in soup. However, the yellow croaker is delicious. It's a freshwater fish, so it'll be fine if you keep it a few more times. So Yang Haiyan said: "I'll buy 10 fish. Can you provide a wooden barrel to hold the fish? I'll return it tomorrow. If you can, help me catch ten fish."

The fish seller simply said: "Okay, I'll put them in the river fresh food shop over there when you return them." As he said that, he caught ten fish and put them into a small wooden bucket, and then covered them with the wooden bucket lid.

When Aunt Hong comes back, she has to carry these ten fish back again.

Then, Yang Haiyan bought river clams and Huangmei. Compared with Huangga, Huangmei was dead and could be cooked and eaten when she went home at night. The yellow eyebrow is smaller than the small yellow croaker and looks very similar. It is about as wide as two fingers of Yang Haiyan. This kind of fish is delicious when steamed, but it is dried in the sun and braised in braised meat for a long time because the meat will break into pieces. The bones are very soft, and some people will swallow all the bones if they eat this.

In addition to seafood, Yang Haiyan didn't buy anything else, because there were also vegetables and meat in the town. After visiting the market, Yang Haiyan found no fruit, which was a pity. Then they went shopping again and came to one of the fur shops. Yang Haiyan heard from Aunt Hong that the winter here would be cold, and the weather would not be very good for two months in a row, so she thought about cotton-padded jackets, down jackets, and furs.

Down jackets are impractical, but fur is adorable. But she was no longer interested in the furs in the bed. The ancient fur was so rough that she felt unhygienic when wearing it.

However, this fur is excellent for making boots. Moreover, Qin Fang can also make a coat. He can wrap it up and wear it on the way from home to the military camp, which will definitely keep him warm.

After thinking about it, she bought some wool fur that was fairly well treated and easy to take care of. Wool fur is brought from grassland merchants outside the customs. Grassland merchants use special methods to process fur. Not only does a piece of fur look shiny, it is also very complete. Yang Haiyan did the math and bought two skins.

After that, there was nothing left in her heart. However, after shopping all morning, she was almost tired, so she went to a restaurant and had lunch with Aunt Hong. While waiting for the food to be served, I asked Aunt Hong to bring a bowl of noodles to Uncle Hong.

After eating, Yang Haiyan took Aunt Hong to visit a jewelry store for the purpose of digesting food.

The jewelry store is called Zhenbao Pavilion, and it is the best jewelry store in the county. When the shopkeeper saw the customer coming, he came forward enthusiastically: "Hello, madam, what do you want to buy?"

Yang Haiyan circled around: "Are they jade jewelry? I like jade bracelets, better ones." Better ones, if they are resold on the platform, they can make a fortune. Wow, Yang Haiyan suddenly found another way to make money.

When the shopkeeper heard this, his eyes lit up: "‌‌‌, please come this way. All the jade ornaments in our Zhenbao Pavilion are here. Guest, your wrist is thin and the ring is small. It fits your ring. ‌Among these five models, which one do you like? "Of course, if you include the cheaper ones, there are more than just these five, but as the customer just said, they are better."

Yang Haiyan knows a little bit about Yu. Seniors, for a little girl of her age, she can make money. She makes a lot of money, and her lifestyle certainly meets the requirements. She buys famous brands at home. , buy Cartier watches, Chanel bags, etc. She likes jade bracelets. She once picked up a glass bracelet and spent 790,000. Once when she went to play with her friends and visited a jade shop, a customer who visited the jade shop wanted to buy it for 1 million. It has to be said that it is very rare to find a jade bracelet with a suitable ring and middle quality.

When the shopkeeper saw Yang Haiyan's eyes stop on two of them, he said: "Both of these two styles are suitable for the wife. The wife has an orchid temperament. If she wears this one, she will look quiet and restrained, while if she wears this one, she will be gorgeous and wealthy." The shopkeeper also knows how to do this. ‌‌ Although the material of Yang Haiyan’s clothes is not high-quality, that is, fine cotton, her temperament is the first. Even if she doesn't wear any accessories, she still has the right temperament.

Yang Haiyan smiled: "Hetian jade is in line with cultural heritage. This glass jade is transparent and clear. The two models are really good. Let me wear it?" In fact, Yang Haiyan likes both, but Hetian jade is a royal concubine bracelet...concubine. The bracelet is now at a reduced price in the market.

Shopkeeper: "Please."

Yang Haiyan stretched out her hand and took the Hetian jade one first. After putting it on, the whole ‌‌ looked different, the temperament became gentler, and the ‌ also seemed to have more ‌ connotation. Then, she changed to the glass one. Suddenly, the whole thing looked noble and aura, completely different from before.

Shopkeeper: "Both are suitable for you."

Yang Haiyan: "How can I sell them if I want both?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he thought, oh, this is a customer: "Hetian jade's eight hundred taels of silver, this one is slightly more expensive, one thousand two hundred taels of silver."

Aunt Hong listened and didn't dare to breathe. The price was really killing her.

Yang Haiyan looked around again. She walked to the hairpins and picked out a golden hairpin for women and a black hair crown for men. The hairpin style for women is very simple, with just one hairpin, a hollow gold ball on top, and a white pearl inside the gold ball. The men's hair crowns are the same, with a black jade circle and a black jade hairpin.

Qin Fang is tall and has cold and strong facial features. Compared with white, which is suitable for the bandit king, the calmness of black is more suitable for him.

Yang Haiyan: "I won't pay back the price, plus these two things, it's two thousand taels of silver."

The shopkeeper calculated: "Sure." Their business at Zhenbao Pavilion does not require counter-offering, but even though they do not do counter-offering, their business relies on flexibility, and it is still possible to match some items as gifts. However, this lady also has a sharp eye. The two bracelets she chose are made of excellent materials. They are both embryos sent from outside the customs and then polished in the customs. If they are sent to the capital, the price can be increased.

Yang Haiyan: "I don't have so much silver with me. Can you send someone to pick it up at home with me?"

Shopkeeper: "But I don't know where the house is?"

Yang Haiyan: "‌Family room in the military camp."

Shopkeeper: "No problem." There is only one family room in the military camp in Yongzhou.

After buying these two items, Yang Haiyan went back and spent two thousand taels. She was in a good mood. Because she knows that she can earn more by putting this thing on the platform.

Two thousand taels of silver = five hundred thousand platform coins = about thirty taels of gold, and the price of the two bracelets on the platform is definitely more than one million, ‌‌, a good profit.

Yang Haiyan put on the Hetian jade bracelet in the Zhenbao Pavilion, and asked the shopkeeper to pack the rest, and then took the jewelry from the Zhenbao Pavilion and left.

On the donkey cart, Yang's flowers were already blooming. When Yang Haiyan came back, she said happily: "Haiyan, you bought a lot of things." She felt a little humble, and she still had a few pennies. Money was hard work, but Yang Haiyan spent a few taels of silver in the blink of an eye. Doesn’t the wool and fur on the donkey cart cost a few taels of silver?

Yang Haiyan smiled and said: "I'm back. Are you anxious? I'm going back now."

Yang Hua: "No hurry, no rush. Haiyan, I want some small cakes and biscuits tomorrow, okay?" Today's food is pretty good, two pounds of small cakes and two pounds of small cookies. All the biscuits were sold, and a total of twenty cash was earned, which was more profitable than selling handkerchiefs. If there are more batches and they come every two or three days, then one tael of silver a month won't be a problem.

Yang Haiyan: "Of course it's no problem."

The river fresh food was placed outside, and the ladies sat inside. Uncle Hong drove the donkey cart in front, and the owner of Zhenbao Pavilion drove the carriage in the back. Because of this, Yang Hua didn't know that the people from Zhenbao Pavilion were following behind.

When they arrived at the family room, Yang Hua got off the donkey cart first, because her home was different from Yang Haiyan's home. It was only after she got off the donkey cart that she saw the carriage stopped behind her, but she didn't think much about it. When the donkey cart arrived directly at the door of Yang Haiyan's house, Uncle Hong and Aunt Hong began to unload the goods. Yang Haiyan entered the room and started trading on the platform. She sold thirty taels of gold in exchange for 510,000 platform coins. , and then used 500,000 platform coins to buy two thousand taels of silver.

After buying the silver, Yang Haiyan asked the man from Zhenbao Pavilion who was waiting outside to move it. After the man from Zhenbao Pavilion moved away the silver, she took the wooden barrel of He Xian to the He Xian shop. After that, she took the glass seed that she didn't bring with her. The bracelet was also put on the platform, and after checking the selling price, it turned out to be worth 1.09 million platform coins. Of course, Yang Haiyan didn't sell it, but paid a high price and kept it on the platform. After all, this is something she likes, and she doesn't want to sell it unless she has to.

Aunt Hong shouted from outside: "Madam, everything has been moved down. Do you need to deal with these things?"

Yang Haiyan came out of the room: "Let Aunt Fan handle it. You and Uncle Hong go back to the shop to change shifts with Aunt Fan. Wait until Uncle Hong comes to dig the cellar tomorrow."

Aunt Hong: "Okay."

As soon as Uncle Hong and Aunt Hong left, Aunt Lu came over and said, "Haiyan, what did you buy in the county?" This was not an inquiry, but a casual conversation between neighbors.

Yang Haiyan: "I bought some river shrimp and fish. The river shrimp are very fresh, and the soup with shredded radish is particularly delicious. My sister-in-law, come and get a bowl."

Sister-in-law Lu: "No, no, no."

Yang Haiyan knew Mrs. Lu's thoughts and explained with a smile: "These river shrimps are cheap, only two cents a pound. They are not expensive shrimps. If Mrs. Lu doesn't go, please come back to me more often." Just go to the dim sum shop." As she said that, she went into the house to get a bowl and grabbed a bowl of river shrimp for Mrs. Lu. It's indeed a bargain, nothing rare. If the shrimps are expensive, even if she is willing to give them away, she will not give them away, lest other people do their hands and feet for her.

When Mrs. Lu saw Yang Haiyan being so polite, she didn't refuse and made a mental decision to go to the shop tomorrow to buy more snacks. As soon as Mrs. Lu picked up the shrimps, Mrs. Zhang from next door came over: "Qin Fang's family, you bought a lot of things." She kept listening next door, listening to Yang Haiyan giving Mrs. Lu the shrimps in the small river. , ‌‌ came over and wanted to take advantage.

‌For someone who likes to take advantage, Yang Haiyan would not rush to give something away. She said: "It's not a rare thing. ‌Auntie, I heard from Aunt Fan that you bought some snacks yesterday. "I later found out that I forgot to bring the money. I was planning not to give it up, but Aunt Fan asked you to take it first and give it to me later?" She asked softly and with a very good attitude, which also made Mother Zhang proud.

But what is Mrs. Lu? I had already cleared Zhang’s mother a long time ago. When I heard that, I knew it was because Zhang’s mother wanted to take advantage of her that she didn’t give him the money. Tell her that Haiyan is too conciliatory to her. If it were her, she would expose it directly. You know, she asked for the 65 cents for her wild boar meat three times.

When Zhang's mother heard her talking about this matter, she saw Mrs. Lu again and said in a serious face: "No, I didn't bring any money, and I don't want to buy it, but you're a bastard." "You're too polite, so I had to buy it. Just wait, I'll get the money." Then he ran back to his home.

Zhang's mother loved having a face, but she didn't know that her face had long since disappeared among the neighbors.

Sister-in-law Lu: "I just don't know how long it will take for her to keep the money."

Yang Haiyan: "Just mention it every time I see you from now on."

Sister-in-law Lu thought to herself that Haiyan seemed very soft, but in fact it was very soft. But yes, someone from a ‌ household ‌ family, how can he have a soft and flexible character that ‌ can control? "Hey, I forgot to tell you. Winter is here, and the winter environment here is very bad... I want to ask you, do you want to stock up on food? How about us? People who are familiar with the household will go to the old farmers in the countryside to order cabbage and radishes. They have been ordering for several years and are familiar with them. The prices are cheaper than those outside. "

Yang Haiyan: "Yes, my subordinates at home have also mentioned this to me today. I will let them dig the cellar tomorrow. How many kilograms of cabbage and radishes should I order for one winter?"

Sister-in-law Lu: "It will take about two months to decide."

Yang Haiyan did the math and found that they had a lot of money at home. They needed four pounds of cabbage and four pounds of radishes. In winter, they could also eat radishes. In two months, they would be around sixty. "I want two hundred," she said. Forty pounds of cabbage and two hundred and forty pounds of radishes.”

Sister-in-law Lu: "Then I'll report it to you."

Yang Haiyan: "Okay, how much money do these cost?"

Mrs. Lu: "In winter, vegetables here are a little more expensive. Cabbage and radish are two cents per pound. You have a total of 480 pounds, so it will cost 960 cents." If it is normal, she doesn't charge a penny per pound.

Yang Haiyan: "I'll go get the money."

Mrs. Lu: "No, I'll pay you when the goods are delivered. There is no problem selling cabbage and radish. We have to report the number in advance."

Yang Haiyan said gratefully: "Thank you so much, sister-in-law. I didn't know these things. Thanks to your reminder."

Mrs. Lu: "No way."

While they were talking, Aunt Fan came. Seeing this, Mrs. Lu went back and asked Aunt Fan to clean up the house. Yang Haiyan gave a few suggestions and went to find Yang Haiyan.

Yang Xihua was washing things when she saw Yang Haiyan coming. She was surprised, after all, they just separated: "Haiyan, why are you here?"

Yang Haiyan told her about the winter situation here: "... I ordered 240 kilograms of cabbage and radish from Mrs. Lu, a total of 480 kilograms. If you want it, you have to let Mrs. Lu know."

Yang Xihua: "I really don't know about this. I'll tell Mrs. Lu now. "

Yang Haiyan hummed, thinking of the novel in which she would get pregnant in winter, and then said: "It's better to prepare some meat, otherwise we will eat cabbage and radish for two months. Even if we women don't do anything at home, we can't replenish our bodies, but men are very tired in the military camp and need to replenish their bodies."

If Yang Xihua was asked to prepare some meat for herself, she might be reluctant, but if Yang Xihua was asked to prepare some meat for Han Zhen, she would be willing to do so. This is a common problem of women in ancient times. Except for those who would consider themselves, 90% of women would think of their husbands.

But it's good this way. When they say they are preparing meat for Han Zhen, don't they also give it to Yang Xihua when they are giving it to Han Zhen?

While the two were chatting, Yang Haiyan came home, and Yang Xihua went to find Mrs. Lu to order cabbage and radishes.

Military Camp

"Report... the imperial order and the military department's document have arrived."

Yonghe Hou Shiyi was handling military affairs in the commander's tent. When he heard the report, he said, "Come in." He knew without the imperial order that this was about Ao Qianfu's promotion order. From now on, Ao Qianfu is a fifth-rank guerrilla general.

Yonghe Hou Shiyi said: "Ask General Ao to my tent."

"Yes."

After a while, General Ao came: "Shiyi."

Yonghe Hou Shiyi: "The imperial court's appointment document has arrived. The emperor personally appointed me. From now on, I should call you General Ao."

General Ao was delighted and knelt on one knee: "It's all thanks to Shiyi's cultivation."

Yonghe Hou Shiyi: "No need to be polite, get up. The selection of the thousand-man captain can also begin. When Qin Fang becomes a thousand-man captain, bring him to see me."

General Ao: "Yes."

After hearing General Ao's promotion appointment, Qin Fang and others were particularly happy. There were two reasons for their happiness. First, their team had lost the thousand-man captain, and they would definitely have to select again, so they all had a chance. Second, the captain of ten thousand men was the captain of a thousand men from their previous position, and they would definitely take extra care of their team, which everyone knew. How could they not be happy?

General Ao looked at his subordinates who congratulated him one by one, and he was also happy in his heart: "Okay, everyone, be quiet, I have another thing to say, which is about the selection of the captain of a thousand men in this team."

Everyone was quiet immediately after hearing this. In the past, the selection of the captain of a thousand men was promoted by the previous captain who was promoted, or the captain of a thousand men promoted several candidates, and asked the higher authorities to decide. I don't know who General Ao will choose this time.

Qin Fang was particularly excited. He didn't expect that General Ao was promoted and his opportunity came so quickly. But he was also nervous. He didn't know who General Ao would choose among the ten of them. In fact, Qin Fang had some feelings. General Ao usually took good care of him and promoted him. He felt that he had a chance. But this was just a little thought in his heart, and he didn't have full confidence.

General Ao continued: "The selection of the centurion will be selected from the ten of you. As for the selection method, it is also very simple. It is usually directly designated by the superior, but this time it is different. A competition will be held. Among the ten of you, whoever ranks first in the competition will be the centurion. The selection will be held after three days."

Hearing about the competition selection, eight of the ten centurions on the field were discouraged. They all knew that they had no hope, and the most hopeful ones were Qin Fang and Han Zhen. As for who of the two would get first place, everyone was also unsure. After all, they have never really fought, and from their usual performance, they are both ruthless.

In fact, after hearing what General Ao said, Qin Fang and Han Zhen also had a bottom line in their hearts. They all knew that among the ten of them, they were only each other's opponents. Han Zhen and Qin Fang looked at each other, and their eyes were determined not to admit defeat. However, although it was a battle for the thousand-man leader, no matter who wins or loses, it will not affect their friendship. After all, they came out of that small village together, and as long as they are still in the barracks, they should take care of each other.

After get off work, Qin Fang returned home, still thinking about the competition.

Yang Haiyan saw that he was not happy, so she asked with concern: "Sir, what are you thinking about? I see you are happy for a while, and frowning for a while, are you worried?"

Qin Fang did not hide it, and said frankly: "Today, the court came to Ao Qianfu... General Ao's appointment document. He was promoted from Qianfu to the fifth-rank guerrilla general by the emperor."

Yang Haiyan paused: "Then what about the position he vacated? Who promoted it?" In the novel, it was selected by a martial arts competition.

Qin Fang: "In the competition, ten centurions from our team will compete, but don't be afraid of others. My best opponent is Han Zhen." Qin Fang's tone was full of confidence, "Yan Yan, I will work hard and strive to make you the wife of a centurion." Yang Haiyan listened and looked at Qin Fang with eyes full of admiration: "My husband is the best." Looking at his wife's shining eyes, Qin Fang's determination became stronger. He hoped that she could always look at him like this, and hoped that she would only have him in her eyes. Thinking of this, he was stunned. Since when did he hope that she would only have him in her eyes? Probably from the first time she brought him food. She stood so delicately at the back door of the military camp, looking at him. At that time, he felt that she was very weak, as if she would get sick if she wasn't careful.

Or maybe it was from the time she brought him food again and again. She was the only sunshine in his five-year military career. The only motivation besides his family.

Or maybe it was from the time she gently talked about their lives and their children.

In short, Qin Fang didn't know. But he was sure that he was willing to fight for this girl.

Qin Fang's eyes softened when he looked at her. The possessive eyes were a little different from his usual ones. In the past, the look he gave her was respect, admiration, and pride, but not the predatory look a man gives a woman. But now, the look he gave her was aggressive.

Yang Haiyan's heart beat faster, and she couldn't help but glare at him: "Husband, why are you looking at me like this? Is there something on my face?"

Qin Fang's heart softened, and her coquettish voice softened his bones. He swallowed his saliva: "No."

Yang Haiyan chuckled: "Husband, if you win first place and become a thousand-man captain, I will give you a gift."

Qin Fang's eyes lit up: "Really? What gift?"

Yang Haiyan said proudly: "I can't tell you, it won't be a surprise if I tell you."

Qin Fang looked at her little appearance, and his heart was itchy, but he didn't force her. Compared with forcing her to tell him now, he was more satisfied with him winning first place and she giving it to him: "Then I'll wait."

Yang Haiyan hummed and then She stretched out her left hand: "Husband, I bought a bracelet today, do you like it?"

Qin Fang held her slender wrist, which was wearing a colorful jade bracelet. He didn't know whether it was good or bad, but he felt that whatever his wife wore was good, so he couldn't help but say: "Good."

Yang Haiyan: "I bought two bracelets like this, and they cost two thousand taels."

Qin Fang was so scared that he almost couldn't swallow his food when he heard it: "So expensive?... It must be very good." But this is his wife's money, of course she can buy whatever she likes. For this reason, Qin Fang thought that he would use his own money to buy her favorite gifts and wear them on her.

Yang Haiyan: "I saw a bracelet made of this material when I was in Yang's house. This bracelet is very valuable. The idea is that even if I am short of money in the future, I won't lose money if I sell this bracelet. Moreover, even if I am not short of money, I can pass it down from generation to generation." Qin Fang: "You decide." Shamefully, he has never bought anything for his wife. Thinking about the purse on his body, there are only three hundred coins in it, so he can't buy good things for his wife. But... Qin Fang's eyes flashed, and he had an idea in his mind.