(My dears, there are some minor changes in Chapters 341 and 342 regarding Zhou Duoyin’s life experience, which will not affect the overall situation.)

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After Yun Nu arrived at Beilu County, he found that the original Fu residence and all the shops of the Fu family had changed hands, and the Fu family members were nowhere to be found. Only then did he find this farm.

Xinglong Farm is the ancestral property of the Fu family and is one of the ancestral properties that absolutely cannot be sold.

After entering the hall, Qin Bo said respectfully: "My master went out to do business, and moved to Wuzhou City with his wife and children. My third master is now a captain of the Yueqi Army in the northern border army. Second Miss, you should take a rest first. I will send someone to call my third master back immediately. By the way, I will ask the kitchen to prepare some food for you."

The northern border troops were not far from the county town, so Captain Fu could return home occasionally.

"Well, Uncle Qin, go and get busy." Even though his feet were on the ground of his own house, Fu Yunqing still felt uncomfortable.

Her hair was gray and sparse, her clothes were tattered, her cheeks were thin and dry, and covered with wrinkles, her hands were rough, and her palms were covered with calluses. She looked like an old woman from the lower class who made a living by doing hard labor.

The little sheep slave who was holding tightly onto the corner of her clothes was also skinny and ragged, looking even worse than a beggar on the street. Since entering the house, his eyes had never left the cakes on the table, and saliva was dripping from the corners of his mouth.

And this room, even though not overly luxurious, was exquisitely designed in every detail, exuding an elegance and leisure, which made her and the sheep slave look even more shabby and humble.

This home that she had been thinking about day and night turned out to be so strange, as if she was just a stranger, out of tune with everything here.

She forced herself to trace the root of the problem and reflect on it, but she still did not regret her original choice.

However, the quarrels with her father and brother, the determination to leave home, more than ten years of slavery, and the various scenes of being abused by the northern barbarians flashed through her mind like a dream, making her heart feel as if it was being stabbed by needles.

Fu Yunqing took a deep breath, put down his bag, walked to the table, picked up a piece of cake and put it in Yang Nu's hand.

Yang Nu's eyes lit up and he began to eat voraciously.

Fu Yunqing wiped the corners of his eyes, poured himself a cup of tea, picked it up and drank it all.

After putting down the teacup, she raised her sleeve to wipe the water stains from the corners of her mouth, and her eyes gradually became clear.

She doesn't regret, doesn't accept her fate, and doesn't give up.

Even though she is so humble today, she will still stick to it and stick to her original purest and truest heart.

After a while, a pretty girl who looked like a maid came in with food.

The maid glanced at her and Yang Nu coldly, not hiding the contempt and disdain on her face. She put the food plate heavily on the table, and walked out with her chin raised without saying a word.

Fu Yunqing turned a blind eye to this. She carried Yang Nu to the chair, set out the bowls, divided the food, and started eating calmly.

Outside the door, two maids could be heard talking as if they were alone.

"Rui Cai, who are those two beggars?"

The maid named Ruicai snorted coldly, "They are just poor relatives who come to beg for money. They look dirtier than beggars. Alas, it's because our third master is kind-hearted that he never drives poor relatives away and is willing to let them take advantage of him."

"Hehe, as long as the Third Master accepts you, you can keep him in check. No matter how big the family business is, it can't be ruined like this."

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did the Third Master say he would marry me?" Rui Cai said this in a reproachful tone, but her voice was full of joy.

"Oh, you are still shy. Sister Ruicai is a first-class maid, and she is beautiful. Only you can serve the Third Master closely, and you have many opportunities to warm his bed. If the Third Master never gets married, won't he have to make you his principal wife in the future?"

Ruicai was a little proud: "That's right. I will send away the two beggars in the house later. Even if the Third Master comes back, he won't blame me. Not everyone can enter Xinglong Farm."

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Border army camp on the northern slope.

In the heavy snow, two young soldiers lay on the snow, their bodies so cold that they merged with the snow.

Their faces looked very young, no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. They were covered in thin clothes with armor that looked like an ice shell. From head to toe, inside and out, they were frozen as hard and cold as ice.

They all froze to death while on guard duty.

It was already the end of the year, and the military salaries had still not been paid. On the contrary, the food and clothing supplies of the army had been reduced a lot, and dozens of soldiers had frozen to death.

Captain Fu and a group of soldiers surrounded the two corpses with solemn expressions.

"Fuck him! I really don't want to do this anymore!" Yang Dazhi kicked the snow under his feet hard, and snowflakes flew everywhere.

The soldier standing next to him immediately hushed, "Keep your voice down! You are really going to kill yourself!"

"You want to kill me? I can die at any time if I don't have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear!" Yang Dazhi's veins were throbbing, "Damn it! We risked our lives to fight and earn military merit for them, and this is how the higher-ups treat us? Even if I die on the battlefield, I have no regrets, but if I freeze to death, it's really fucking pathetic!"

"It is said that the higher-ups have allocated military pay, and every year all the taxes from Qinghe County and Beilu County are used as military pay. How can they not even afford winter clothes?"

"Why ask? It was embezzled by some people! We soldiers are all lowly people. Who the hell cares if we freeze to death or starve to death?"

Fu Xishen exhaled a foul breath and said in a deep voice, "Bury them, Dazhi. Go to my account later and withdraw thirty taels of silver, and send fifteen taels to their families."

Yang Dazhi looked worried: "Captain Fu, you are like this again, you always pay out of your own pocket, how can this be okay?"

Captain Fu took a deep breath and said, "They are from the cavalry battalion, they are my people. If I don't protect them, who will?"

All the soldiers were deeply moved.

Yu Zhou stood behind the crowd and kept the scene in mind.

The army is in arrears of pay, withholding of funds, and freezing to death. There is huge resentment among the soldiers. This crucial information must be passed on to the boss at some point.

At this time, a soldier pushed through the crowd, approached Captain Fu, and whispered a few words in his ear. Captain Fu's face changed and he immediately turned around and went back to the tent.

After a cup of tea, he dressed in casual clothes and rode away from the military camp at high speed on his horse.

The person who came to tell him that his second sister had returned home, he simply couldn't believe it.

Back then, my second sister left home so decisively and went to Beiman to find that man. The whole family was against it, but she insisted on doing it, which broke my parents' hearts.

After entering the manor, Captain Fu handed the reins to Qin Bo, and was about to rush into the hall, but suddenly stopped.

He was only eleven years old when his second sister left home. It has been twenty years now. He wonders what his second sister has become like now, and whether that northern barbarian treats her well.

Hearing the footsteps outside the house, Fu Yunqing stood up suddenly, staring at the door. Although he hadn't seen the person coming, tears had already flowed down his face.

The sound of my third brother's walking has remained the same over the years, without any change.

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