At the fifth watch, the sky was hazy, and a line of green light enveloped everyone at the junction of heaven and earth.
In the market, the merchants had left, and the charcoal fire had burned out, leaving only a thick layer of ashes. Only then did Yin Xiao and Li Jun return from the military camp.
They knew that Song Huiyue was at the market, so they came straight to this place instead of returning to the barracks.
Everything was as usual in Yinxiao, half of his face was stained with blood, and a heavy spear stood by the door. No one dared to clean it up. He half-draged Li Jun and led Li Jun into the house.
"Jun!" He Jianghuai shouted urgently and stepped forward to hold Li Jun's other arm.
Li Jun dragged his heavy steps inside, humming as he walked.
Song Huiyue had a hard night. She was half asleep and half awake at this time. When she heard the chaotic footsteps outside and Li Jun's calls from time to time, she immediately opened her eyes and picked up a cup of cold strong drink at her hand.
He took a sip of tea, woke up, and walked out.
A new candle was lit in the hall. Yin Xiao was sitting in the corner with an expressionless face, closing his eyes to rest. When he heard Song Huiyue's footsteps, his ears twitched and he opened his eyes, trying to get up.
Before he could stand up, Song Huiyue strode to him, hugged his head and gently rubbed it: "Don't move, are you injured?"
"No." Yin Xiao's head was held by Song Huiyue's hands, the warmth of her palms was on her cheeks, and her forehead touched her soft belly. She took a deep breath and wanted to stay still.
"Go sleep inside and wash your face." He didn't move, but Song Huiyue wanted to move. She let go of her hands and walked to Li Jun.
Li Jun's arm was grazed by the blade of the knife, leaving a deep and long wound. The military doctor tore off his sleeve, sprinkled a thick layer of hemostatic powder on it, and bandaged him layer by layer, but the blood was still there.
It was slowly flowing out, causing Li Jun's lips to lose color.
When he saw Song Huiyue, he said dizzy: "I have to eat a bowl of brown sugar and eggs to replenish my body."
Song Huiyue breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that his voice was weak, but not to the point of death, and asked He Jianghuai: "Can brown sugar and eggs be replenished?"
He Jianghuai thought about it carefully and nodded hesitantly: "The women in my family like to drink this during confinement. It should be able to supplement it."
"Get more and prepare another table of food," Song Huiyue waited all night, feeling hungry.
He Jianghuai watched the people take turns and went back to the city to get food in person.
Before entering the restaurant, he went back home first, summoned the concubines who had given birth at home, and asked for some dietary supplements for confinement.
When the women saw He Jianghuai coming and going in a hurry, they gathered in a circle and muttered: "When did you get a new love? Will you be in confinement so soon?"
"No wonder I stay away from home all day long, huh."
"That's what's wrong with me. I feel dizzy when I see a pretty person."
He Jianghuai didn't know what his family was guessing, so he went to Yanhui Zhengdian and ordered a table of dishes - pig's trotters and peanut soup, crucian carp tofu, day lily, chicken stewed with mushrooms, smoked pork knuckles, brown sugar egg dumplings, and another pot of them.
The brown sugar millet porridge that can stand on chopsticks is sent to Tian Jiguang for sale.
He himself was not idle, and ran to the city to inquire about the news.
Tian Jiguang drove a bean-loaded truck out of the city. When he arrived at the market, it was already noon, just in time for dinner. He laid out the food one by one to warm it up. The more he laid out the food, the more curious he became: "Brother He, why did you order so much today?"
Some dishes?”
Li Jun walked over in the burning pain, picked up the spoon clumsily with his left hand, scooped out an egg from the brown sugar water, stuffed it into his mouth, swallowed it in three mouthfuls, and then asked: "What's wrong with this dish? It's not for blood replenishing."
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Tian Jiguang saw him hanging his right arm and his face was as white as a ghost, so he quickly said: "Yes, it's to replenish blood..."
"Yue! Eat!" Li Jun shouted weakly, then looked at Tian Jiguang, "Just replenish blood, have you eaten?"
"Eat, eat." Tian Jiguang saw Song Huiyue coming out with Yinxiao's personal belongings, oiling the soles of her feet, and immediately ran away.
When he walked out of the door in a hurry, his companion teased him: "Why don't you wink at the boss?"
"Go away! I still want to live a few more years." Tian Jiguang went out on patrol with a knife.
His companion followed him: "Why did He Tou order a table full of milk-feeding dishes today? Isn't he going to give birth again at home?"
"have no idea."
"I guess the population is really prosperous. I heard that he wanted to send his children to school. In the end, there were too many people, so he just opened a school, right? Can we send our children to study in the future?"
"Yes, Zhang Chao's son also went to study."
"I heard that He Xiaobao also wanted to go to school and asked He Tou to kick him out. He Xiaobao also asked He Tou to give him money, but He Tou didn't give him a single copper. He even cried and made a fuss and said he would hang himself in front of He's house."
Tian Jiguang asked strangely: "Didn't He Xiaobao evacuate all the He family at that time? Why did he come to find him?"
The companion sneered: "It's a waste. It's like I haven't seen a woman in eight lifetimes. Once I enter the flower teahouse, I won't come out. No matter how good or bad I am, I'll sleep all over. That place is a gold-selling cave. Even if he has gold and silver, it won't be enough for him to squander."
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"Where is his aunt?"
"I don't know how much money I took from He Xiaobao and secretly remarried."
Tian Jiguang was speechless, and at the same time he suspected that there was something wrong with He Xiaobao's brain - for leaving such a capable father, he teamed up with his aunt to blackmail his father, and his brain was either kicked by a donkey or broken by a door.
Thinking of this, he turned his head and glanced at the quiet room again, wondering if the milk soup would taste good.
Everyone in the room munched silently. Song Huiyue ate today's crucian carp, which was fresh fish, and buried her head in picking the bones. Li Jun was also very satisfied with this table of dishes.
After exerting all his strength, Yin Xiao buried his head in eating his elbow without making a sound, and none of the three of them spoke.
After eating and drinking, the three of them had nothing to do and started playing chess. When it got dark and He Jianghuai came, they were still playing.
He Jianghuai brought another table of light and nourishing soup, and told the news he had gathered at the dinner table: "For this great victory, Commander-in-Chief Chen Qiuping invited most of the commanders, the ten commanders, and the commanders of the Forbidden Army to celebrate with a banquet.
I wrote a letter praising the bravery of the front army led by Xi Zhang. They are all strong soldiers and generals who are not afraid of death and ask for credit for Xi Zhang."
"It's a show," Li Jun spat out a large piece of bone. "It must be a show. These civil servants are known to act coy. If Xi Zhang scolds him like this, he will definitely hold grudges even if he doesn't retaliate. Why would he ask for credit?"
"That's why it's strange," He Jianghuai was puzzled. "After Chen Qiuping finished writing, he quickly sent the good news to Kyoto together with the good news. He had no intention of cheating. Now everyone praises him for his open-mindedness."
Song Huiyue stopped eating fish and asked: "What did the victory report say?"
He Jianghuai shook his head: "I haven't heard anyone talk about this."
Li Jun was so angry that he ate a pig's trotter: "He didn't dare to write a random letter on the victory report. Even if he was caught with pigtails, he wouldn't be able to do it."
He Jianghuai turned to look at him: "Jun, are you still dizzy?"
Li Jun nodded with a white face. The two brothers immediately abandoned Chen Qiuping and began to care for each other. Song Huiyue slowly scratched her head, thinking that there must be a monster when something went wrong, and Chen Qiuping might have no good intentions.