The life of the Xianyu family through books

Chapter 748 My Daughter Likes

The father and daughter of the Yan family got up early to go for a morning run in the military camp, and then went home for breakfast.

After dinner, Yan Yu returned to the military camp, sometimes staying for a whole day and sometimes returning in half a day.

In a short period of time, she has gone from being an occasional part-time worker to supervising training as her main job.

Not only do I watch others practice, I also practice along with them.

The Boy Scouts, led by Yan Yu, impressed the new recruits in the camp with their solid achievements.

In terms of riding skills, they can not only mount a horse easily, but also ride a donkey or a cow, and driving a cart and herding dogs are no problem at all.

Some of them even received personal instruction from Yan Laoer and learned how to trim livestock hooves.

As for bows and arrows, that is Xiaoan Village’s specialty.

Almost every household has an archery target, and adults and children shoot for fun when they have nothing to do.

They were not newbies at using swords, having practiced some techniques with veteran soldiers before.

This time, the new recruits camp practiced spear training together, and the kids were even more attentive.

What a coincidence, there were no gun tips for the time being, so they used bare sticks instead. Their General Yan used an iron stick to fly, and the children were very excited to learn.

Everything depends on putting your heart into it. Learning to shoot a gun will improve by leaps and bounds.

General Yan himself does not take action easily, but he cannot resist the young man's natural desire to be the first. Children who come from the Boy Scouts are almost the best in everything, and even their own fathers and uncles have to step back.

Equally conspicuous are the four boys from the Wei family.

As expected, they are a family of military generals.

The foundation is solid and there are no shortcomings in any area.

In the entire recruit camp, they are the only ones who can challenge the kids from Xiaoan Village.

Li Xuemei arrived at the military camp before lunch.

He put the basket on the ground, moved a stone from the side, brushed off the dust and sat down.

I took a look into the basket and saw that the child was still asleep.

Who would have thought that when he first came here, he almost fell down in the field while cutting wheat, but now he can carry a basket with his children on his back, walk around the fields after leaving home, and then turn to the military camp without blushing or getting out of breath.

She took out a handkerchief, poured water on it, wet it and wiped her hands.

He then took the hanging cloth bag off the basket and slowly opened it.

Li Xuemei breathed a sigh of relief.

Very good, the mung bean cake is not broken.

"mother!"

Yan Yu ran over quickly, the sweat beads on his forehead sparkling in the sunlight.

"You must be thirsty. Drink some water." Li Xuemei handed her the bamboo tube with a smile.

Yan Yu gulped down half the bamboo tube in one breath, her eyes swept over the light green mung bean cakes, and she looked at her mother with shining eyes.

"I made it especially for you." said Li Xuemei.

Yan Yu grinned: "Mother is so nice!"

Li Xuemei watched with a smile. Mung bean cake can reduce internal heat, so she asked Madam Rong to make it for Dabao.

"Let those boys from the Wei family come over and drink some water." Li Xuemei said naturally.

Yan Yu pouted but still called for someone to come.

"Madam Yan Er!" "Madam Yan Er!" Wei San and others shouted happily.

Although they lived in the military camp these days, they were taken care of by Madam Yan Er. Not only did she come to their place in person to check for any deficiencies, she also measured their bodies and made training clothes for them. Whenever the Yan family wanted to eat meat, they would be called over. On the day when the young master and Chief Steward Wang set out to return to the provincial capital, it was Madam Yan Er who sent someone to call them over to see them off and to greet them.

They knew exactly why their family sent them to Guanzhou.

I can show up and talk to the young master of the palace, and there is also the chief steward of the Ying Palace, and even the eunuch Li who came here from Beijing to do business...

Wei San and others were very grateful for this careful and thoughtful care.

Mrs. Yan Er didn't like the title of "Madam", so they followed the villagers and called her "Madam", which made them feel closer to her.

Every day, Mrs. Yan Er would come to the military camp to see Xiao Er, always bringing food and water, and would never forget them.

Li Xuemei's eyes lit up as she saw the children still holding weapons. "Wei Qi, you're sweating all over. Drink some water and eat some mung bean cake."

She wanted to take the saber from the child.

Wei Qi paused halfway through handing it over, "Madam Yan Er, don't take it. This knife is very heavy."

Li Xuemei said, "Then put it on the ground first and sit down to rest. I'll wet your hands with a towel."

As she spoke, she quickly wet the handkerchief and handed it over.

Then, after several children put down their weapons, they naturally went over to tidy them up and moved the weapons to the side.

While the kids were drinking water and eating snacks, they were still arguing about the training that had just taken place on the field.

Li Xuemei quickly pulled out a rope from her sleeve.

Aim at the target - the saber, and measure them one by one.

Total length, blade length, handle length, thickness, blade arc angle...

Li Xuemei did nothing else these days but observe the knife that her daughter loved so much.

It’s easy to guess what her eldest son is thinking.

I was wondering when I could connect to the platform and ask her uncle to help me make a knife.

But how long will it take for the platform to be opened? Even if we want to build it, it’s best to find the blacksmith in the village.

It’s better if the knife has a source.

After going over the dimensions on the rope in her mind again, Li Xuemei left with satisfaction.

Today she finally got the chance, and it was worth it for her to carry the child here every day.

……

As soon as she entered the yard, Aunt Rong came out and took the basket from Li Xuemei's back.

Xiao Yaer had woken up and was playing in the basket when he was suddenly taken out and started kicking and digging.

After Rong Mama comforted her, she carried the child back into the house, quickly stripped off her clothes, wiped her body, changed into home clothes, and put the child back on the kang.

Xiao Yaer felt comfortable and returned to the familiar place. He turned over nimbly and struggled forward. His little hand reached the furry tail and he laughed so hard that his saliva was drooling.

The cat lay calmly on its side, twitching its tail from time to time to tease the child.

Li Xuemei rested for a while, found the picture her daughter had drawn, put her purse in her pocket, went out, and headed straight for Sha the blacksmith's house.

How much does her eldest son miss her?

I couldn't bring myself to ask Wei Qi for a knife, but I didn't want to bully him, so I memorized it during the day and drew it at night...

How could Li Xuemei, as a mother, bear to look at it?

Her daughter likes it, and the family is not short of money to beat him, so let Dabao beat him!

……

Yan Laoer is busy every day.

Finally I know what kind of life her daughter lived before.

Several projects in the village started at the same time.

Manual coordination, materials used in various places, and separate accounts for each project.

They ask him about this and that...

Desperate.

The exiled officials and those who paid rent for cattle with their bodies used two different sets of algorithms.

The number of the latter has not decreased much since the spring plowing season.

After learning that Xiaoan Village was willing to continue renting cows and that there were many job vacancies in the village, these families were willing to keep someone in Xiaoan Village to continue working.

In addition to the incidental income, the rented cows can also help Xiaoan Village earn a few copper coins by transporting goods.

After discovering that the miscellaneous expenses in the account were increasing day by day, while the income was very little, Yan Laoer decisively discussed with the village elders to build a brick kiln, burn bricks and build a factory; and to hold a small market in Xiaoan Village, on the first and sixth days, and every five days.

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