In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

The spoils were easily taken and the princess Chi Yu's personal guards ran back again.

Shen Qian, who was standing by, did not shy away from reporting the captured items and losses directly.

"My Lord, we have annihilated eight hundred barbarians this time. Our total number of casualties is 35, with 22 wounded and no missing."

"We harvested 920 healthy war horses, but only 800 sets of horse armor."

"Eight hundred sets of standard armor, one thousand six hundred scimitars."

"Some food and drinking water."

After listening to the report, Chi Yu pondered for a moment and asked:

"What about the cows with their butts burning?"

"Are there any healthy ones?"

Facing Chi Yu's question, the guard scratched his head and was a little embarrassed to speak. After all, those cows were considered casualties, and they had no way to compensate the cow villagers for those cows that could not stand.

"Only... only two of them are still standing. Someone has already brought them back."

He trailed off.

Then he saw two bodyguards coming back with two cows.

Seeing this, Xiao Qi excitedly shouted:

"Niu Niu, Da Huang!"

"Great, you're okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoqi had already pounced in front of Niu Niu and Dahuang.

The guards didn't dare to stop him when they saw it was Xiao Qi.

After all, this person was wearing gorgeous clothes. Even if they didn't know her, they knew that she must be the daughter of the person their princess called sister.

Xiao Qi came up to Da Huang and gently rubbed its face.

Da Huang happily shook his burnt, hairless tail and let out a long horn sound:

"Moo~"

"Cut off its tail." Shen Qian looked at the soldier beside her and ordered:

"The tails of Dahuang and Ahhua have been roasted. I can only twist a piece of their buttocks and cut off the cooked part below."

"promise!"

The guards heard the order without any hesitation and cut off the tails of Dahuang and Ahua.

The blade was so fast that Da Huang and A Hua couldn't even react.

The bodyguard even tore a piece of cloth from his body to bandage them.

Xiaoqi didn't respond to his mother's orders.

Continue walking towards Niu Niu.

But when she got in front of Niu Niu, instead of getting close to him, she slapped him in the face.

With a "pop" sound.

When the crisp sound spread, Niu Niu was stunned for a moment, and then continued to eat grass on his own.

"Huh!" Xiao Qi let out a long sigh after hitting Niu Niu on the face:

If Niu Niu disappears, I really don’t know what to smoke in the future!

This arrogant and stinky face of itss is really satisfying.

"Armor and war horses..." Chi Yu, who was standing next to Shen Qian, hesitated for a moment and wanted to speak.

She really wanted it, but the credit for this battle went to Shen Qian. Even without their participation, Shen Qian's number of people could still deal with those barbarians.

Her appearance simply prevented the barbarians from escaping the net.

Shen Qian looked at Chi Yu, who looked a little embarrassed, and said with a chuckle:

"Aren't there only eight hundred horse armors?"

"You keep two hundred and fifty horses, and take the rest."

"After all, I have to give an explanation to the villagers who gave the cows."

"Thank you, Sister Shen~" After hearing this, Chi Yu smiled and thanked without any hesitation.

"But let's kill all the injured cattle and horses, and give some to the villagers. We can't carry away such a large supply on our own."

"Well, this arrangement is fine for you." Shen Qian nodded in response.

Then he said to the merchants from Wangjia Village and the Northern Chamber of Commerce:

"Those who have lost their cattle, come and claim the two war horses as compensation for their deaths."

"As for beef and horse meat, every household has it. We won't give beef to someone else just because their cow died."

Her words were notifications.

Instead of discussing with the villagers.

But who would disagree?

Let’s not talk about the one-for-two exchange, let’s talk about the price.

The price of a horse is much higher than that of a cow, and these are all top-quality war horses, and their prices are many times higher than that of a cow.

When we get to the southern border, we will sell horses and buy cattle, and we will probably need to raise several cows.

The villagers looked at the horses they had received, feeling it was unreal and whispered:

"These...these two horses belong to our family?"

"Doesn't that mean both carts have animals pulling them?"

"Why don't I have a cow at home? If I had known this would happen, I would have sold everything I had to buy a cow."

"..."

By evening, the injured cattle and horses were slaughtered and divided.

The soldiers were excited, but also looked tired.

Shen Qian glanced in the direction of the battlefield.

I secretly said:

We will have to go into the city to replenish water if we are going to continue our journey. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, we should walk during the day.

And now that the temperature has dropped, it’s not that hot even when the sun is shining during the day.

After all, it’s only a few days until November.

"Set up camp here and rest tonight. Scouts will take turns going out to spy on the situation. Once you find any trace of the barbarians, come back and report immediately!" Shen Qian gave orders to hundreds of scouts.

Because of the princess's special permission.

The scouts responded in unison:

"promise!"

into the night.

Bonfires were lit one after another.

A rare aroma of meat wafted through Wangjia Village.

During the migration south, the only thing they ate every day was corn, corn, and corn, and there was very little meat to eat.

Especially in a place like Plains County, which is full of plains, there are very few hunting opportunities.

It can be said that nearly 95% of the people in the village have never eaten meat in Pingyuan County.

At this moment, every household has meat to eat, and they sit in line around the campfire waiting.

After all, there are limited bonfires, and usually there are more than a dozen households waiting for one bonfire.

In addition, they had enough rest during the day, so at this moment their eyes were as wide as copper bells.

When other people's restaurants were cooking meat, he would keep inhaling the aroma of the meat and smacking his lips.

It’s like eating beef and horse meat.

Different from ordinary villagers.

Shen Qian has the most professional team of chefs. There are seven or eight bonfires next to twenty or thirty people, and there are at least two chefs busy in front of each bonfire.

It can be said that even if people are idle, the pot and fire are still busy.

Dozens of dishes, large and small, were brought to the table of Shen Qian and others.

Chi Yu looked at Shen Qian with his beautiful eyes, but did not move.

The same goes for the rest of the merchants. How dare they pick up their chopsticks before the first adult does?

Everyone looked at Shen Qian eagerly, expecting her to say something.

Seeing this, Shen Qian showed a generous, dignified and decent look.

After all, he had experience managing a company with thousands of employees in his previous life, so facing this kind of situation was child's play.

"Today's banquet is to thank you all for your cooperation in overcoming the difficulties we faced when we encountered the barbarians."

"The second is simply to invite you all to eat, drink and have a good rest tonight!"

"Tomorrow we will run into the county town during the day to replenish the water supply."

After she finished speaking, Shen Qian generously picked up the glass of wine.

Everyone echoed.

Old Mrs. Lin hid in the distance.

Watching the villagers of Wangjia Village celebrating, I felt sad.

She was not originally from Wangjia Village, nor was she from that group of merchants, so she was completely excluded from the distribution of meat.

There is really not a single bit of meat smell on it.

Especially when he saw the exquisite dishes on the table of Shen Qian and her group, he was so envious that he kept drooling.

When had she ever seen such a feast?

The accumulated dissatisfaction in my heart intensified again, and I cursed inwardly: Eat it, it's just some dead meat, I'm not afraid of getting sick if I eat it.

With a cold snort, she turned away.

It's like someone is sour grapes because they can't eat them.

How could an animal be eaten alive?

However, after turning around, Old Lady Lin noticed her 'third daughter-in-law', Wang Miaomiao!

She was currently sitting near the village chief, eating meat porridge, with a plate of beef in front of her.

As she got closer, the aroma of beef penetrated her nose, whetting Mrs. Lin's appetite.

He kept swallowing his saliva.

Looking back, her two older grandsons were staring at her with eager eyes. Their skinny appearance made Old Lady Lin feel heartbroken.

He stepped forward and grabbed the beef in front of Wang Miaomiao, and said in a muffled voice:

"As a daughter-in-law, it's fine if you're not filial to your parents-in-law, but you should at least take care of the lives of your husband and two nephews, right?"

"I saw you eat two large pieces of beef just now. Don't waste these if you can't finish them. I'll take them to your two nephews and your husband."