farming female castellan

Chapter 167 You Look Better
Yan Shoulu finished the lotus seed soup in two or three mouthfuls, and said: "It's just a few mouthfuls. I went to wash the dishes. It's very convenient to have water in the room. When your maids and guards come, it's good Make it easier."

"Come back when things are done," Zhong Shuling said.

"You should keep one anyway, so I can rest assured." After finishing speaking, he dragged Zhang Ci out, "Go and have a look, maybe Miss Chen is waiting for you there."

Zhang Ci hurried back to his room, and sure enough Chen Fan was in his room.

"I went to talk to Mr. Feng and General Yan about something," Zhang Ci said.

Chen Fan nodded: "Did they eat the lotus seed soup?"

"After eating, I said it tastes good, thank you for your hard work."

Chen Fan smiled: "Eat it quickly, before it's cold."

Zhang Ci took a bite: "It's still a little warm." He finished eating the lotus seed soup gracefully and wiped his mouth.

"You've worked hard today." Zhang Ci supported her shoulder, "Shall I rub it for you?"

Chen Fan smiled and shook his head, looking at him fixedly.

"What's wrong?" He couldn't help being watched.

"You look very good-looking today." The voice was very soft.Zhang Ci felt a feather scratching his head, he asked hoarsely, "I was not good-looking before?"

"It's not as good as today, but it will be better tomorrow."

"Well," he nodded solemnly, "I will become whiter and whiter in the future, and you will really see a husband with a face like a crown of jade."

"Will it shine?"

Zhang Ci smiled: "I will meet in front of you."

Chen Fan looked at him: "You are shining today, very soft and peaceful." Is it the inner stability and happiness of seeing the visitors from the capital?Maybe Yan Shoulu is still his friend?Perhaps, Zhong Shuling is still an elder he is familiar with?
"General Yan's father is the prince Taifu, who ranks among the three princes. General Yan made great military exploits at the age of 17. He returned to the court at the age of 19 and was named General Hussars. The situation in the north is relatively stable now. The remaining prestige of him and the general."

"There are seven members of the Liu family serving in the military. Are they relatively safe now?"

Zhang Ci nodded.

"Then why are there so many young and middle-aged men in Shengping County at home? Du Lizheng's two sons are at home, and Qi Lizheng's three sons are at home." Chen Fan felt strange at the time: as long as the wives and concubines of the Liu family have two sons, they all have one son. The son went to the battlefield, and even the eldest son and the second wife had sons who went to serve in the army; Yemashan and Qijiadu did not hear how many people were serving in the military.

"The original conscription order was not very strict. It didn't say how many people must be in each family and how many in each county. In Shengping County, there are few people, and the county government also expects people to stay and farm, and the people are reluctant to send their sons to the battlefield. In the south, there are a few wealthy states such as Qingzhou and Jingzhou, and many families have sent their sons to serve in the army." Zhang Ci said.

"Why are they willing?" Isn't life more fearful of death when life is easier?
"Of course they are reluctant, but they also want to give it a try. Apart from the imperial examination, military merit is also a way."

"Then it's enough to go to the Liu family for one or two, why go to seven?" If the seven are all a little less lucky, the loss of the Liu family will be too painful.

"The first room has gone to one, can the second room not go? This aunt's son has gone out, can that aunt's son not go out?" Zhang Ci followed the temptation.

Military service also involuntary?

Chen Fan looked at him: "The son of Zhong Shuling, he's a Jinke Tanhua."

Zhang Ci smiled: "Tanhua always chooses the best-looking one. Is Zhongshuling good-looking? He is also Tanhua."

"The graceful appearance is tall and graceful, and the rock stands like a solitary pine; the appearance of Chen Ning is like a rosy morning glow." Chen Fan broke down a few lines of poems and boasted.

Zhang Ci smiled angrily: "In front of me, did you praise other men so well?"

Chen Fan rubbed his face: "You look better, standing like a zhilanyu tree, smiling like a bright moon in your arms."

Zhang Ci laughed: "You really dare to boast."

"Really, the young master must have been riding a horse leaning on the inclined bridge back then, and the building was full of red sleeves."

Zhang Ci looked slightly embarrassed: "No, I have never done such a thing." Chen Fan said with a smile: "Such a demeanor, do you have the heart to let it down?"

Zhang Ci lightly pinched her waist: "How can you provoke me at will?" Chen Fan flinched and replied twice: "A gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands."

"really?"

Really what?Chen Fan didn't react, but saw a face approaching, his lips were covered with softness, and his heartbeat was abnormal for a moment.

As soon as it was touched, Chen Fan twisted his fingers.

"I hope I grow up faster." Zhang Ci's tone was a little helpless.

Chen Fan couldn't help laughing, shrugging his shoulders, Zhang Ci exerted a little force in his hands, and grabbed her shoulders.

"So-and-so is still a child." She looked at him narrowly.Zhang Ci was slightly embarrassed: "I'm already an adult, but I can still grow taller and stronger."

Chen Fan looked at his neck, his Adam's apple was not yet adult-like.She reached out and stroked gently.Zhang Ci's body tensed a bit, and his neck gradually turned red.Looking at the ears and face again, they were all red.

"I might go to suppress the bandits in a few days." Zhang Ci suddenly said a very unsightly sentence, which washed away the charm.

Chen Fan was stunned for a long time, and then said bitterly: "How did you suddenly abduct this issue?"

Zhang Ci's expression became calm: "Through Guangyun County, there is Langshan Mountain, with a radius of a hundred miles, and the junction of the three counties. Several groups of forces are entrenched on Langshan Mountain, and there are more than a dozen large and small bandit villages."

"Are the three counties rich? There are so many bandits, is that land enough for them to grab?"

"Guangyun County is average, while Langshan County and Linya County are a little richer. There are many caravans passing by the mountainside."

"You going?"

"I won't go, I'm here to entertain the adults. But Chen Zhongyan may go." Zhang Ci said softly.

"Chen Zhongyan? He's only nine years old, he's going to suppress bandits?" Chen Fan couldn't believe it.

"General Yan went to the battlefield at the age of 12, and led the army to fight at the age of 17." Zhang Ci said.

"There is still a three-year gap between the age of nine and the age of 12. General Yan still has a father-in-law. Did Chen Zhongyan have a general father who taught him?"

"He knows martial arts, you know that."

"Is he going to go into battle to kill bandits, or is he sitting in the camp to make plans or even arrange troops? Does he have the qualifications?" Chen Fan looked at Zhang Ci.

(End of this chapter)