Men, listen, grab the top of the mountain and stand in the center position

At noon, Qin Yi came to the house to pay a visit to his mistress and met Ji Shou who had rushed back from the south. As soon as he returned to the city, he hurried over with some things to visit the patient.

"Miss, this is a new thing from the south, a peony crocheted blanket. When you unfold it, it's a round lace blanket. When you gather it in the middle and hold it, it's like a bouquet of peonies..."

Wangshu exclaimed twice, took the plain blanket beside the peony bouquet and held it in his hands, his eyes lighting up, "Which genius came up with this!"

Red flowers on the outside, a circle of two-petal green leaves, a large solid round bottom, clear color matching and trendy design. Oh my god, could it have been teleported here too?

"Oh, this knitting lady has been knitting for decades. She used to knit cotton sweaters and trousers. Later, when colored cotton yarn became available, she learned to crochet. She's very famous in Hangzhou County, and her embroidery is especially impressive. Unfortunately, she's gotten older and can't hold the thread anymore. This took her a long time to come up with..."

Xiaoqing brought a bronze mirror, and Wangshu admired himself in front of the mirror while holding a bouquet of flowers. "You are so old, are you going to accept a disciple?"

This gift touched people's hearts. Ji Shou smiled and said, "She is in her sixties, but don't worry, young lady. She has five disciples. I have asked the local shopkeeper to arrange for them and sign the contract to receive them."

Wangshu held the bouquet, folded it twice over her arms and draped it as a shawl, then loosely arranged it around her shoulders and neck as a scarf, and then wrapped it around her neck as a headscarf...

Ji Shou was a little dazzled. "Young lady really knows how to match clothes. Looking at it this way, it really looks good no matter how you put them together!"

It really is a good match. "Tell me more about the woman's family situation."

"That's quite a story. Her family is a famous embroidery house in the local area. She is very skilled and learned from the elders in the embroidery house at a young age. After she got married, her husband's family ran a cloth business. Men, women, and children in the family can all cut fabrics and sew clothes. The men cut clothes and she embroidered. Later, when she got older, she started knitting sweaters and crocheting. The family business is really doing well!"

At this point, Ji Shou felt a little emotional. Since ancient times, few people have lived to old age in wealth and splendor. Wangshu also waited for his turn in the conversation. He shook his hands and measured his waist. Next time, he would order a short skirt with peony lace...

"It's a pity that both of her sons were useless. They were taken to gambling houses and lost most of the family fortune. Her husband was so angry that he had a stroke, and the family fell into poverty. It really took a lot of effort to run the last two shops. She and her apprentices crocheted several new pieces, and this blanket is the most beautiful one. It's really not cheap."

If the lady likes it, it’s worth it no matter how high the price you pay.

"Let the crocheters show the stitches and yarns. This style is very beautiful. This kind of lace can be used for headscarves, scarves, shawls, and skirts."

For businessmen, business opportunities are everywhere. Ji Shouyi bought several models at high prices. "It's cold in the north, so these will definitely be popular. I have several more models. I'll have someone disassemble them first, and then I can give you some advice."

As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed Qin Yi who was waiting quietly at the side. "General Qin Yi, I have prepared a gift for you as a small token of my appreciation. I didn't expect to meet you at your residence. I'll send someone to deliver it when I get back."

"Manager Ji is too polite. Qin Yinai is just a warrior and I really have nothing to repay him for."

"We are friends, why bother being polite? When the young lady and the young master are training in the military camp, I will inevitably disturb them. I will not be polite to you."

Yun Xiao and Ming Xi spent most of their time in the military camp under the care of Qin Yi and Qin Er.

Speaking of military training, Qin Xiuyuan planned to take his son with him this time. Wangshu was still hesitant and didn't nod his head. Qin Yunxiao had just gotten along well with Master Li, and he was originally waiting to have time to tutor people in arithmetic and to catch people to practice regular script.

Ji Shou went to give gifts to the dolls, Wangshu and Qin Yi went to the tea room. The tea table was low, Wangshu knelt on the stool, Qin Yi was tall, and after removing the stool, he knelt with his legs stretched out, which made him shorter than the mistress and lower in sight.

"A few days ago, I caused a lot of trouble to the General's Mansion because of my subordinates' miscellaneous affairs. Qin Yi feels deeply guilty. Madam, you are so kind!"

Wangshu kowtowed deeply, propping himself on the low table with one hand and pulling the man up. "Let's talk, but don't be too polite. If he comes to my door to cause trouble, I will definitely chase him away. This is a different time, and even if we were just passing by, since the bridge is the bridge and the road is the road, it's better to repay kindness with kindness and complain with resentment. Don't be too sentimental and hold a grudge against me."

Qin Yi bowed again and said, "I dare not! I can't thank my madam enough. This happened because I tolerated it out of consideration for my child. I was so annoyed that I had to hide it. I didn't expect this family to be so audacious. They deserve this fate."

The teahouse always had hot tea and pastries. Wangshu raised her hand to indicate that she didn't like tea. "That's fine, feel free to do as you please."

Qin leaned over and brewed the tea three times to remove impurities. Fenghuang nodded three times, still not satisfied, and filled a cup of hot tea to eight-tenths.

"Madam, Qin Yi came here to ask for your help on something."

"Madam, are you aware that the number of female soldiers in the military has been decreasing? At our peak, we had nearly four thousand, but now there are less than two thousand."

Wangshu probably guessed what Qin Yi was going to say to him.

"Deaths in battle are only a minority. Most female soldiers, while still in the process of planning marriage, become uneasy due to persuasion from both inside and outside the family, and most return home. Staying in the barracks after getting married is even more difficult... In the past three years, the barracks haven't recruited a single female soldier."

Qin Yi's face was stern. "Madam, we female soldiers are in a very difficult situation. Rumors, slanders both real and fake, and the pressure of having families and children. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be no female soldiers left in the army in two years."

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"We women have won victories on the battlefield, but now we're struggling to survive. The general is an open-minded man, with many military regulations, and he's still protecting our last small piece of territory... We know this is thanks to Madam. Madam, many of these women have never met you, but they all admire and support you. This time, they asked me to come to you for help."

His words were incoherent, and after he finished speaking, Qin Yi raised his head with some trepidation.

What he faced was the mistress's profile as she looked at the flowers arranging beside her. She was fair and delicate, a completely different type of woman from the one on the battlefield where fighting and killing were taking place.

Wangshu reached out and pulled out a golden osmanthus, leaned in to smell it, and the fragrance filled his nostrils. "Qin Yi, I heard everything you said."

"Do you know how I became the General's wife?"

Qin Yi nodded, "Madam and the general have been engaged since childhood, and have walked hand in hand all the way through thick and thin, step by step to become the general's wife."

"You're right, I married him when he was still a soldier, as he was the general's wife."

Wangshu asked again, "If the general falls in love with someone else someday and I am no longer in this position, who will I be?"