Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Beside the Elbe River, the area where the special mix camp s trained was still a mess. Countless trenches had yet to be filled up, and after a few rains, the trenches were already filled with rainwater.

Xiao Letian's wife, Hu Niu, had been enjoying the scenery here for a while. On both sides of Elbe River, which was filled with an exotic atmosphere, regardless if it was people's residences, buildings, statues or even factories, they were all different from each other.

Not to mention the boats on the river, the sailors on the deck were waving their hats towards the two sides of the river, which attracted the attention of the guests from the East.

"Madam, you've already wandered around for more than two hours. Go back and have a rest, in the morning I'll ask cook to go and buy some meat dishes for us. We'll make some dumplings later on. After eating German food for so many days, I'm drooling from craving for dumplings …"

"Dumplings? Aiya, now that you've reminded me, I'm about to drool. It's really been a long time since I've eaten hometown dishes … "I'm not afraid of your jokes. I cried from longing for home last night …"

Ping Er walked together with Hu Niu, and the two chatted and laughed until their laughter tinkled like silver bells. Sometimes, they would even talk about homesick, and the two of them would even talk about it while wiping away each other's tears.

Within a ten-meter-radius around them, more than thirty hamburger soldiers formed a security net around them. Further away, there was a company of army standing guard on guard, the security treatment that Prussia had given to Xiao Letian's family members had already reached the level of a Duke.

"Sigh, I don't know if the Lord's war went smoothly, but I just don't understand, why would the German fight in a civil war, and join in on the fight?" Ping Er was a woman who knew how to ignore the outside world. It was more than enough for her to be the Great Mansion's housekeeper, but to ask her any questions in the future, it would just be asking blind questions.

On the contrary, Hu Niu was very willing to learn new knowledge. She smiled and shook her head, "Look at the cheers on the other side of the river … This has been going on for many days now, and the hamburger is still celebrating the war. It can be seen that everyone in Prussia has gone crazy.

"How can this be? This is something that Great Qing Dynasty would simply not dare think about. In our homeland, there has been a saying that soldiers are like bandits. The ones who cause suffering to the citizens, the ones who perish to the citizens, the ones who perish to the people, are all civilians … "

"When the citizens of Qing Province hear about this war, they all have to beg God to protect them from getting near their doorsteps. They can always hide as far away as they can, even if they have to leave their homes …"

Hu Niu stopped and looked at the cheering crowd on the north side of Elbe River. She said faintly, "Why do the people of Prussia cheer even louder than New Year's when they heard about the war? "I don't understand the logic behind this, but I do know one thing. With this level of morale, can they still lose?"

Then, suddenly, Hu Niu naughtily nudged Ping Er by the nose and teased, "So, don't worry about old master, since Prussia will win, then old master will win too …. Look at Fang Guan, he thinks that things are better than you, he's been studying with the opera teacher every day, he's never worried about the lord … "

Ping Er's face was slightly red as she muttered to herself, "She had no conscience then … The old master had given her a free body, and she had completely forgotten about it … The night before yesterday, she … Isn't she ashamed to be meeting that large nose? "

"Ah?" Did you peek at her rendezvous? " Hu Niu laughed until his eyes were curved, "Did you see anything? Are there any long needle holes? "

"Aiyo, Madam, please don't tease me …" That French large nose is actually quite honest, and it was quite lively chatting with Fang Guan. No matter how I look at it, Fang Guan is kind of tempted. " Ping Er was a little indignant.

Hu Niu was not angry at all, and instead tried to advise him, "You are just an idiot. I told you this a long time ago, since Old Master gave Fang Guan his freedom, then it means that he really gave it. Fang Guan, including you are already a free man, what do you mean by free? is that you can choose your own life! "

"You can find your own family. Even if you marry a foreigner, as long as he is nice to you, it is not impossible! Also, you guys can do whatever you want to do. For example, Fang Guan's singing skills have even shocked all of the Europeans. Who knows, maybe she will even end up eating this kind of food in the future … "

"This is the true ability to settle down! Do you have any plans? Master gave you this chance, but it's extremely rare, don't you think about how you can control your own fate? "

Hu Niu's words caused Ping Er to fall into deep thought. Control your own destiny? This, this, this... How is that possible? Wasn't a woman a man's subordinate?

You even want to settle down? A woman needs to learn how to settle down? Wasn't men the place where women settled down? Men were trees while women were rattan. Weren't they the same way for thousands of years? Ping Er was stunned, her brain could not keep up with her thoughts.

Hu Niu just looked at her quietly, without saying a word, she had given Ping Er enough time to think. Only after a long while did Ping Er finally speak.

"Madam …" I, I think you've changed... You have changed so much! "

"Oh? How did I change? " Hu Niu said meaningfully.

Ping Er raised his head and looked at the blue sky, and carefully thought about it, "When I was in the Tanggu, in that big house that was burned down, the impression you gave me at that time … She was someone who understood the general situation. Back then, when Jiao Si bullied you like that, neither you nor A Chou complained. You both went to the side room and opened fire on your own, and we felt pity for you then … "

"Later on, the lord came back. We thought you would use the lord's might to take revenge, but you didn't say anything and didn't bully us women. From that day on, I admired you even more. I know you're a kind-hearted person …"

"But …" But after a while I realized that we had misjudged you. You're a good person there, and you're a female general! When all those thugs were besieging Great Mansion, you were calm enough to command your servants, guards, and even those bandits that came out of the tunnel, you go up … "

When Ping Er thought about that scene, she subconsciously covered her eyes. That terrifying scene, she did not forget in the slightest, "You are too brave, why did you pull out a gun and dare to kill? She killed the bandit in two shots... "From that day onwards, we girls were afraid that you'd be scared to the bone …"

It is also from that day onwards that I sincerely admire you. Previously, you did not argue and did not cause trouble, not because you did not have the ability, you just did not want to create trouble for the old master, did you not want to create trouble for that family! "This is what you call being sensible …"

"Bullshit!" You've learnt bad things too, is that what I call seeing the big picture? "To tell you the truth, I've only forced myself to that level. People are afraid of forcing me. Didn't the old master often say that only pressure can motivate people …" Hu Niu laughed as he shook his head.

"That's not right!" Ping Er straightened her neck and retorted, "It's not like that, just based on this trip to Europe, I found out again, Madam, you are a female hero, you are the master's good companion!"

"Along the way, we saw so many strange sights and people. Fang Guan and I were so scared that we were about to cry, but you never changed your expression once. Furthermore, during the battle on the sea, Fang Guan, A Chou and I were so scared that we covered our heads and cried, but you didn't even bat an eye … "

"You are not afraid to wait in France for such a cruel battle... Furthermore, just a moment ago, you were able to speak out such reasonable words. You must know that even the scholars in Great Qing Dynasty might not be able to understand this logic! "

"What's more, you've been constantly studying and learning foreign languages all along the way here. I've seen all of this …" You can't fool me, you really have changed, the light in your eyes has changed! "

Hu Niu was completely stunned by what she had heard. She carefully thought back to what Ping Er had said, and realized that what she had said was actually true, and that she had unknowingly changed quite a bit. She recalled how she had begged her uncle for help in Shanxi Province, as if it was a century ago.

Aiyo, what am I thinking? How could I involuntarily use a foreign word? There's still a century left, who knows what the century is.

He changed, really changed, his attitude was completely different now, his own concubine's daughter who came from a clan of Jin Shang, was actually able to study the situation of all the countries in Europe, how did I change so much in these few years?

But why was this change so comforting? Hu Niu felt a thick sense of happiness from the bottom of her heart.

But just when the two of them were looking back to the future, a figure suddenly ran over from the direction of the villa and started shouting at the top of his lungs. Before he even reached Hu Niu's side, he was knocked down by the hidden soldiers.

"Who is it?" "Those who dare to rush in recklessly, catch them, quickly catch them …" A group of Prussian soldiers and police were dragging the intruders as they retreated.

"Wait! Isn't this Pierre? "Let him go …" Hu Niu recognized the person instantly. It was the intelligence officer that Xiao Letian had left in the hamburger, Pierre.

Originally, Pierre wanted to participate in the Pu Ao Battle with Xiao Letian. With Pierre's information and analysis ability, he could help. However, Pierre had suffered a lot in the French prison and his body was extremely weak. In order to take care of Pierre, Xiao Letian did not bring him along.

But Pierre could not afford to be idle. The Prussian side had collected a great deal of information from overseas for Pierre to analyze, especially from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.

Since he had nothing to do, Pierre's brain could not let him be lazy. But no one had expected Pierre to find a clue among the intricacies.

"Madam, I have important findings... I must notify Prime Minister in time, please give me some time … " After receiving Hu Niu's nod, Pierre walked in front of Hu Niu in large strides, followed by the changed translator following closely behind.

"Madam, this is a business report sent by the Dutch East India Company last month, with price changes in Indian ports... "Look carefully, during this period of time, the price of rifles and gunpowder has abnormally increased by 40% in the French Indian market, and the price of food and cloth has also increased by 10% …"

"What does this mean? How could these prices have risen when French India was training a large number of indigenous armies, otherwise there would be no war? "The only explanation for the training of the native army is the bizarre weakening of other military forces …"

"Look here, why is it that there has been a marked increase in cargo throughput in the ports of French India during this period? This can only mean that these ports were suddenly filled with many trestles and warehouses, and that the previous owners of these planks and warehouses could only be the French Navy! "

"My lady!" All the signs indicated that the French Asian fleet had already been assembled. According to the time taken to gather the information, the French Fleet should have passed through the Taiwan Strait by now. No, no, no, it should be faster than that. It's very possible that he's already close to the Bulbus Glazed Island! "