Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 775 Confirmation Again
Since that's the case, I might as well take a shower.

The two were filthy, and the spare clothes they brought in their packs had already been changed multiple times along the way.

Lai Cai called over Ba Fang, who was showing off his treasures in the yard. The two of them, undeterred by the cold, took a shower in the cubicle behind the kitchen to save time.

As for Meng Changqing, since she said she would cook dinner, she had no intention of going back on her word.

So, looking at the ingredients in the kitchen, I started preparing two or three hours in advance.

To say that Meng Changqing's cooking is particularly delicious is not really true. The reason why her family likes her cooking is mainly because of the sentimental value it evokes.

Although Meng Changqing has many ideas about cooking, she lacks practical experience. Few of her dishes are truly amazing, and many are simply unpalatable. Overall, her cooking skills can only be considered average.

She was curing meat by the stove, and the two people in the next room were not at all shy, especially Bafang, who came out after taking a shower, wearing only his underwear and carrying his clothes.

Seeing his appearance, Meng Changqing maintained his composure, but still felt a little embarrassed. "Why didn't you put on some clothes before coming out?"

"It's all water inside." Bafang put his clothes on the small stool and started putting them on one by one, asking Meng Changqing as he did so, "Young Master, can you give us a heads-up? How's the battle going? Was it dangerous?"

“What I told you before was the truth.” Meng Changqing covered the seasoned minced meat with a cloth and washed his hands with water. “However, how this war will end up depends not on us, but on how much the Yan Kingdom is willing to invest.”

Lai Cai also came out carrying clothes, sat down to dry his feet and put on his shoes and socks, saying, "We're still inferior here."

“That makes sense,” Meng Changqing said.

At Dai Fei and Liu Bao'er's home in Xinjie, Dai Dongwen, though also dirty, was in no hurry to take a shower. He asked his son and daughter-in-law to sit down so he could talk to them for a while.

Before he could even speak, Dai Fei blurted out, "Father, you came all this way?" The moment they met, Dai Fei wanted to ask, "What about the businesses in the capital?" Dai Dongwen sighed, "When I learned about the war here, I couldn't care less about the businesses." He and Ba Fang asked the same question: how well was the war going?
Dai Fei didn't know as much as Meng Changqing, but he spoke the truth. He told Dai Dongwen everything he knew about how the first two matches went.

After analyzing the situation, Dai Dongwen arrived at the same conclusion as Meng Changqing.

Seeing that he was frowning and not speaking, Dai Fei asked again, "Father, are you going back to the capital this time?"

"Go back." Dai Dongwen replied without hesitation, "I'll go back once the Yan bandits retreat. Although the managers and estate owners are usually reliable, their hearts may change if no one is watching them for a long time."

Seeing that their conversation had come to an end, Liu Bao'er stood up at the opportune moment and said, "Father, I'll go boil some hot water so you can wash up."

"Don't be busy, Bao'er. Are you getting used to it here?" Dai Dongwen spoke to Liu Bao'er in a much gentler tone.

Bao'er nodded and was about to answer when she heard a muffled thud outside, and the ground shook.

The sound wasn't loud, but it was extremely strange, as if it came from a very distant place.

Dai Dongwen and Dai Fei quickly went out to check.

At the same time, Meng Changqing also heard the sound.

She was more perceptive than Dai Dongwen and the others, and knew that it was the sound of a firearm exploding. Combining the volume of the sound with the direction it came from, she quickly deduced that a firearm had exploded somewhere in Weishan County.

Meng Changqing hurried to the front office and ordered his personal guards to investigate the source of the sound, determined to find out why there was such a noise.