The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

The inner house was under the control of the stepmother. The servants saw that the stepmother did not treat the eldest daughter attentively. Although they did not dare to neglect the eldest daughter, the servants who served in Qiao Xin's yard were often bullied.

There are some grievances in the harem that only you know about. If you tell others, others might think you are being pretentious.

In this way, Qiao Xin grew up to the age of thirteen. Thirteen was already a big girl, but her stepmother never thought of letting her learn housekeeping affairs.

The elderly people around Qiao Xin even went to find Qiao Ze for this, but were dismissed by her stepmother with just a few words. Fortunately, Qiao Xin's uncle returned to Beijing to develop and became a third-rank official in Beijing.

After Qiao Xin's mother's dowry died, her family helped to take care of it. Qiao Xin happened to be grown up, so her aunt gave the dowry to Qiao Xin to take care of, and also assigned a few capable people to her, so that Qiao Xin would not grow up to be a wild girl who could not do anything to be accepted by the elegant society.

When Qiao Xin was sixteen years old, her stepmother had no intention of arranging a marriage for her. Later, she even wanted Qiao Xin to marry her disappointing nephew from her mother's side. I don't know how she told Qiao Ze about it, but Qiao Ze actually thought it was a good idea.

After Qiao Xin learned the news, she hurried to ask her uncle for help. It happened that her aunt was good friends with the wife of Earl Xining, and Ming Hao Ning had followed Earl Xining when he first entered the military camp. Earl Xining could be considered half of Ming Hao Ning's mentor.

Since Ming Hao Ning didn't have a mother to arrange his marriage, the wife of the Earl of Xining helped to keep an eye on the matter. When his aunt told the wife of the Earl of Xining about this, she felt that the two were of suitable age and had met Qiao Xin before, so she thought of arranging a meeting first.

Ming Hao Ning happened to be in Beijing, so he went to meet the person according to his master's wife's instructions. Ming Hao Ning thought that as long as the person was not annoying, could accept that he could not be with her for many years, and could treat his sister well, he would marry her. His master's wife would not harm him.

Qiao Xin had no objection to Ming Hao Ning's request, and Qiao Xin didn't hate Ming Hao Ning either. After returning, Ming Hao Ning told his master's wife about Qiao Xin.

The next day, Lady Xining Earl brought the matchmaker to the Qiao Mansion. Qiao Ze, who had a better partner, naturally agreed. The stepmother had some objections, but Lady Xining Earl didn't let her have a say and the marriage was settled.

After that, Qiao Xin married into the Ming family. When Qiao Xin married, Ming Huaixi was only a ten-year-old girl. After Ming Huaixi turned ten, she was taken care of by Qiao Xin.

However, the original owner's personality had already been formed, and Qiao Xin was also a young girl with no experience in raising children. After trying to let the original owner make more friends without success, she didn't know what to do. In the end, the original owner was cheerful in front of her family, but taciturn in front of outsiders.

Qiao Xin and Ming Hao Ning fell in love over time. There were many wars in the previous few years and Ming Hao Ning rarely stayed in the capital. Ming Hao Ning was afraid that he would die on the battlefield, and if Qiao Xin had a child, it would be a burden to her, so he did not dare to ask Qiao Xin for a child.

Now that their life is stable, Ming Huaixi thinks it's time for them to have a child.

The second wife's father is Mingyuan's old subordinate. The old subordinate's surname is Huang, and he had saved Mingyuan's life before. The second wife's name is Huang Jiaoer. She grew up in the border with her father and mother. She is a very open-minded person. After Ming Haoran entered the military camp, she followed Mingyuan to the Huang family. After that, she became familiar with Huang Jiaoer. After getting along for a long time, they understood each other's feelings. Now she has only been married to Ming Haoran for two years.

"We came here because we thought it was almost time. Unexpectedly, we arrived at the perfect time. Thank you for your hard work." Mingyuan heard Qiao Xin's words and looked at the huge table of dishes. He knew that they must have put a lot of effort into it.

Ming Huaixi took over the conversation naturally, "Yes, thank you sisters-in-law for your hard work. When I got to the kitchen, they were almost ready. This was specially prepared by the sisters-in-law for father and brothers."

"Thank you for your hard work." Ming Hao Ning heard his father's words and looked at the two dishes on the table that were his favorites, but they were obviously not made by the chef in the mansion. He knew that they must have been made by Qiao Xin.

Seeing Ming Hao Ning staring at her, Qiao Xin blushed and said, "It's not hard."

The moment Ming Haoran saw his wife, he stood next to her and the couple talked in private.

After Ming Yuan sat down, others sat down too. The Ming family had no rule of not talking while eating or sleeping, especially with Ming Hao Ning and his wife, two lively guys, at the table, the atmosphere of the meal was very lively.

After dinner, Ming Huaixi said something to his sisters-in-law, then went to the study with his father and brothers.

Ming Huaixi told his father and brothers what the original owner had heard from the son of Weiyuan Marquis about the doubts about the death of the old Marquis Weiyuan. After hearing it, they instantly thought of something.

But things soon returned to normal. Seeing that they seemed to have figured out what was going on, Ming Huaixi told them the real purpose of his visit today.

"Father, do you and your brothers have any useful people? I want to form a caravan. Now that Ah Xu (the second young master of Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion and the deceased husband of the original owner) has passed away, I don't want to remarry. It's boring to stay at home all day. I want to try my hand at business."

"It would be best if they know some martial arts skills. It would also be fine if there are retired veterans. As long as they can still do something, that will be fine."

Mingyuan agreed with his daughter's idea. If she didn't want to get married again, then she didn't have to. It would be good for her to find something to do so that she wouldn't have to worry about it at home.

General Mingyuan thought about it and explained it to his daughter in advance, "I do have some old subordinates who retired due to injuries and various reasons. In recent years, some of the general's assets have generally been used to accommodate them. They are indeed a good choice for you to form a caravan. Many of them were once good soldiers in the army. But there is one thing, some of them may have physical disabilities. Can you accept it?"

"Of course, I can accept them. I won't treat them unfairly when my business is doing well." Ming Huaixi assured General Mingyuan.

"Xiao Xi'er, if there is anything you can't solve, come to your second brother for help. Your second brother will definitely help you. If someone bullies you, your second brother will help you vent your anger." When Ming Haoran heard that his sister wanted to do business, he was afraid that she would be bullied outside, so he said solemnly.

Ming Hao Ning gave Ming Huaixi a piece of news that surprised him. It happened that the people Ming Huaixi sent out had not made any progress in the past two days. "Xiao Xi'er, if you need anything, you can come to me. I have learned some news about the caravans before, and I also know some of the routes. I will have someone sort it out in a few days, and you can come and get it."

"I know. I definitely won't be polite to my father and brothers sometimes."

Afterwards, Ming Huaixi chatted with his father and brothers about some family matters, and then went to talk to his sisters-in-law for a while. His sisters-in-law also knew some gossip, so he shared it with them. Then, seeing that it was getting late, he said goodbye to his sisters-in-law, father and brothers and left the general's mansion.