Dressed as a vicious stepmother, farming and raising cubs

Two months later, the front line finally sent back the first letter home.

It's early summer, and you can occasionally hear the hissing of cicadas. A few drops of crystal dew hang on the green plants in the courtyard, and they will evaporate without a trace in less than half a day.

When he got the reply from the messenger, Wen Shiche was so excited that he rushed to Su Liu's room and knocked on the door.

At this time, Su Liu had just woken up and opened the door with a messy chicken coop. When he saw that the person who came was Wen Shiche, he was a little surprised:

"Second brother, is there something wrong so early?"

"Finally, there's news!" Wen Shiche raised the envelope in his hand, with irrepressible excitement in his voice.

After seeing the words on the envelope, Su Liu became more awake and hurriedly patted his face:

"Is this from big brother?"

Wen Shiche nodded and said with a smile, "I came directly to you as soon as I got it. I thought it would be better for us, brother and sister, to dismantle it together."

Hearing this, Su Liu also realized that this matter was urgent and quickly closed the door, leaving only one sentence:

"Wait a mininute!"

When she came out again, she had changed into regular clothes. Her hair, which was unkempt just now, was now neatly styled and pulled into a bun. She looked much more energetic.

The two of them came to the yard and sat down under the big locust tree.

Wen Shiche took out the envelope from his arms and opened it carefully. The handwriting on the letter was clearly visible, but as soon as he read a line, his face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"What's wrong?" Su Liu on the side saw this and asked hurriedly.

Wen Shiche did not respond, but still looked at the letter with his brows furrowed.

So Su Liu had no choice but to come closer and was shocked when he saw the contents of the letter.

"Already lost two cities? How could this happen?"

She couldn't understand the place names of this era and the names of some official fortresses, but she could still get some information from those few words.

It seems that the situation on the front line is not optimistic.

"Father and eldest brother have never lost their guard. It seems that Quanrong's ambitions are not small this time..." Wen Shiche murmured to himself, his eyes still flashing with shock, but more of them were worried.

"So how are they doing now? And third brother, are they injured?" Su Liu also became a little anxious.

Especially Wen Shiye, it was his first time on the battlefield and he had a very reckless and careless temper. He was the one she was most worried about among the three.

Wen Shiche's face softened slightly, and he tried his best to smile at her and said:

"Don't worry about this. The letter says that the three of them are in good health. It's just that the front line is tight and they rarely have time to rest."

After listening to his words, Su Liu was relieved at first, and then felt worried again.

The reason why they haven't written back until now is probably because the military is busy with affairs. Such a sleepless life will sooner or later cause physical collapse.

"Okay, sister Liu'er, don't worry too much." Seeing her worried look, Wen Shiche comforted her softly.

He tried hard to smile gently and calmly, but his brows never relaxed for a moment.

Su Liu sighed softly, "I understand, second brother."

"At least, the casualties are not too many now, and father and the others are still alive." Wen Shiche looked up at the sky, smiled bitterly, and said in a self-deprecating tone, "Maybe it's because of the prayer ceremony that day. It works."

However, Su Liu could tell that his words seemed to be comforting himself, but in fact they were blaming himself.

For a moment, she didn't know what to say. After thinking for a moment, she said:

"The matter has come to this. It's useless for us to sigh here. Let's think about how to deal with it."

Wen Shiche also felt that her words made sense, so he nodded, "Yes, we have to calm down."

Based on what was described in the letter, Su Liu simply drew a topographic map, and Wen Shiche determined the locations of the important pass points.

After some careful layout and research, the main fronts on the northwest border were finally presented on that piece of paper.

"This is the easiest place for the Quanrong to invade." Su Liu pointed to a location on the map, "We can set up defenses here first and recruit some soldiers. At the same time, let the spies inquire about the situation in the other two cities. Use the people's power of the cities that the Inu Rong did not capture as much as possible."

"Using people's power?" Wen Shiche raised his eyebrows, as if he rarely heard this approach.

"Yes." Su Liu nodded and said to himself, "Where I grew up, there is an old saying that the power of the people is infinite..."

"Xinghua Village?" Wen Shiche looked at her curiously.

Su Liu came back to his senses and realized that he had said too much again. He quickly stuck out his tongue and showed an embarrassed smile.

"I said it casually. I just want to show that people's power can be very powerful if it is used properly."

"I see." Wen Shiche nodded thoughtfully, not doubting her words at all.

The two of them were discussing the strategy enthusiastically when the maid next to Mrs. Li walked over softly and whispered:

"Second Young Master, Second Young Lady, Madam is calling you."

"Are there two of us?" Su Liu raised his head and asked in surprise.

"Yes, as soon as possible."

The maid nodded and looked at her with a strange expression. She just glanced at her lightly and then immediately looked away, as if she was a little scared.

However, Su Liu didn't think much, and just looked at Wen Shiche again, as if waiting for him to express his position.

"Okay, could you please inform mother, my sister and I will be here immediately." Wen Shiche showed a polite smile to the maid, still looking like a humble young man.

After the maid left, he put on a worried expression again and sighed lowly.

"Mother is looking for us so urgently. She must have heard about what happened on the front line."

"Really?" Su Liu stood up immediately and patted the fallen leaves on his body. "Then we have to get there quickly. She must be very anxious now."

Unexpectedly, the news from Mrs. Li was also very fast, and they had just read the letter.

"Yes." Wen Shiche responded and stood up.

He took a few steps, looked back at the half-drawn terrain map, and added, "When we come back, let's continue discussing what we just did."

Su Liu was stunned for a moment, then a bright smile broke out on his face, and he nodded simply, "Okay!"

After that, the two of them walked towards the lobby together.

When I came to the hall, I saw Mrs. Li sitting on the main seat. She seemed to be much older, and her face was full of fatigue and worry.

In the hall, there were two unexpected figures standing. (End of chapter)