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Chapter 346 Difficult to deal with
Several of the guards who had passed the first-class exams suddenly beamed with joy and thanked them with their hands: "Thank you, Princess!"

Jiang Shaohua smiled slightly, and his tone was full of encouragement: "You should study hard and be literate, and read more military books when you have free time. Maybe you will become the second Commander Liu who is both civil and military in the future."

The three commanders of the Guards Battalion each have their own strengths. Although Liu Hengchang came later, he is recognized as the most powerful one.

The princess used Liu Hengchang as an example to inspire them, and she undoubtedly had high expectations for them.

The guards were in high spirits and responded loudly.

The rest of the guards, who were ranked B and C, looked eagerly at the few people who were in the limelight, not to mention envious.

Jiang Shaohua glanced at the faces of the guards one by one: "Don't be discouraged. Think about it before, you couldn't read a single Chinese character, but now you have made great progress. Even Tao Da can understand official documents now."

All the guards grinned when they heard Tao Da's name.

Fortunately, Tao Da was not here today, otherwise, he would have been stared at and annoyed for a while.

Kong Qingwan also smiled, and the young man as black and strong as an iron tower flashed in his mind.

Tao Da is a tough guy, and he is also a good guy who does what he says. He said he would stop harassing her that day, but he really never came to see her again. When I came to class when I had free time, I sat and listened to the class in a polite manner and never talked to her again.

In the past two years, her life has been peaceful and stable.

After class, all the guards left one after another.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and looked at Kong Qingwan: "I have been busy all night, so I must be hungry. I'll treat you to a midnight snack."

Kong Qingwan was moved and a little nervous. Just when she was thinking about how to refuse, Chen Jinyu had already gone to the kitchen quickly.

"Don't be nervous," Jiang Shaohua noticed Kong Qingwan's embarrassment and comforted him with a smile: "Actually, I'm hungry. It's not fun to eat late night snacks alone, so you can just keep me company."

Kong Qingwan responded softly.

She is a lady from a prominent family with strict family rules. She has been accustomed to not showing her teeth or showing her teeth since she was a child. The word "rules" has long been engraved in her bones and penetrated into her blood. Even though she had been in the military camp for more than three years and was exposed to reckless soldiers all day long, she was still cautious and self-possessed.

For example, right now, she sat down next to Jiang Shaohua with only half a stool to show her respect to the princess.

Jiang Shaohua saw it and didn't say much.

People are different, and there is no need to force them to be the same.

"Is the monthly salary enough?" Jiang Shaohua casually chatted.

Kong Qingwan replied seriously: "I am in the military camp. I have food and shelter, and two new clothes and shoes every season. There is no need to use money. To be honest with the princess, I have saved up all my salary for more than three years." , now there are one hundred and sixty-eight taels in total.”

This is not a small amount of money, it is enough to buy a small house in a good area of ​​Nanyang County. Use it to buy food, enough for her to feed herself for five or six years.

Jiang Shaohua laughed dumbly: "You have four days of leave in a month. You can go out to the military camp and buy some girls' home-made makeup and pearl flowers. Why don't you spend any of it?"

Kong Qingwan said softly: "Since the princess has asked, I will say something that speaks from the bottom of my heart."

"I have no intention of getting married, so I don't want to be public, and would rather keep a low profile. This is a military camp after all. There are only women in the wounded barracks and the kitchen, and the rest are men. Even if I'm wearing linen clothes, I'm still eye-catching. ”

If she were to dress up, with her appearance and demeanor, I don't know how many admiring looks she would attract.

Kong Qingwan was embarrassed to say this last sentence, but Jiang Shaohua naturally understood it: "It doesn't matter, as long as you live a comfortable life, anything will be fine." Kong Qingwan felt warm in her heart, and her eyes showed gratitude: "Thank you very much. County shirt.”

She has always known that her current stable life and the confidence to walk in the military camp were all given by the princess.

Otherwise, if the county chief was partial to Tao Da and kept his mouth open to protect the matchmaker, could she still refuse?

Jiang Shaohua heard the meaning of Kong Qingwan's words and smiled slightly: "Tao Da hasn't come to see you again!"

Kong Qingwan hummed and boldly complained: "His own mother came to the military camp once."

What is Mrs. Tao doing here?
Jiang Shaohua frowned: "She came to the military camp to cause trouble?"

"It's not nonsense." Kong Qingwan whispered: "She came to ask me why I didn't want to get married, and she also said that I had harmed Tao Da. Because of me, Tao Da refused to marry a wife and has been a bachelor. . She thinks it’s all my fault.”

Mrs. Tao is known to be a shrewd and fierce woman. Even Qin Zhan does not want to provoke this shrewd old woman. Kong Qingwan didn't want to marry Tao Da, at least half of it was because she was afraid of Mrs. Tao.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Tao didn't have the slightest idea. She scolded her son for being useless at home many times, but she actually found him in the military camp. When he saw Kong Qingwan, he opened his mouth with a series of dirty words.

Kong Qingwan had never dealt with such an old woman in her life, and she was so humiliated that her face turned red and she burst into tears. Fortunately, Lin Huiniang and others came over after hearing the news and had a big quarrel with Mrs. Tao. A few strong women dragged Mrs. Tao away before they stopped.

Jiang Shaohua became more and more annoyed as he listened, and frowned: "There are so many people in the military camp, why do you just let Mrs. Tao do whatever you want?"

Kong Qingwan spoke for them in turn: "You can't blame them. Tao Da is the captain of the first battalion's guards, and he is highly regarded by the princess. That is Tao Da's biological mother, how can they have the nerve to do anything to her."

"Furthermore, after this incident, there are new rules in the military camp. Mother Tao is not allowed to set foot in the military camp again."

Therefore, as long as she does not leave the military camp, Mrs. Tao will never have anything to do with it.

Jiang Shaohua understood: "You are unwilling to leave the military camp because you are afraid that Mrs. Tao will come looking for you again."

Kong Qingwan avoided the important and took the easy: "That's not true, I just don't like to go out."

Jiang Shaohua's eyes darkened slightly.

At this moment, Chen Jinyu came over with midnight snacks. She keenly sensed that something was not right in the atmosphere: "Princess, what happened?"

Jiang Shaohua said calmly: "Nothing, let's have a midnight snack first."

Tonight's supper is served by Chef Bao as usual.

Bao Er is not very bright and he is fat, but his cooking skills are quite good. Tonight I made dumplings stuffed with pork and cabbage. There are three bowls in total, two exquisite and small bowls, and a special large bowl. The portion of a large bowl is three times that of a small bowl!

The dumplings are white and fat, piled full, and the aroma is fragrant.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing.

Jiang Shaohua invited Chen Jinyu to sit down together, picked up a dumpling with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, nodding with satisfaction. In less than a moment, the delicious dumplings were swept away.

After returning to the military tent, Jiang Shaohua told Chen Jinyu about Mrs. Tao's provocation.

Chen Jinyu was also annoyed: "What a fool! My son refuses to marry, why is it the blame on Miss Kong! How can she have the nerve to come to the military camp and cause mischief!"