Han Dahai was regretting why he hadn't listened to his father earlier and read more books and learned a few more words.

They saw Xu Miao standing under the eaves, covering his mouth and smiling at them.

Han Dahai stammered and greeted Xu Miao, "Sister Miao."

Zhou Jicheng also turned around and saw Xu Miao standing under the eaves with a smile on his face.

"Why did you run out of the house? Didn't I tell you not to come out because it was cold outside?"

Zhou Jicheng said with a stern face.

Xu Miao: "I'm just coming out to take a look, I'll be back in a bit. Ah Cheng, how's Han Lao Si? Is he a good soldier?"

Zhou Jicheng: "Okay, he can join the army. But I can't take him to the barracks right now."

"Wait until next spring, around March or April, and come back to the barracks with me."

"It's too dangerous to go to the military camp in winter. He doesn't know anything, so it's useless to go there."

There are many wars in the northern border during the winter. Even though the northern border has been peaceful in recent years, there are still small groups of barbarians causing constant harassment.

A soldier like Han Laosi who knows nothing will definitely be cannon fodder if he goes to the battlefield. Zhou Jicheng does not want to make a meaningless sacrifice.

He turned around and said to Han Laosi, "You should stay home and learn some fighting skills from your sister Xu Miao, and learn a few words."

"If you can't read, you'll suffer when you get to the military camp."

Zhou Jicheng turned around and said to Xu Miao, "Teach Han Laosi how to make that dish you made for Yuan."

"Once he learns it, he can go to the barracks and teach others how to do it."

Zhou Jicheng still remembers the sand table that Xu Miao made for Zhou Jiyuan. With that thing, commanding was more intuitive and was of great help to the soldiers.

When Han Dahai heard that he was going to learn martial arts from Xu Miao, he scratched his head and muttered quietly, "My father won't let me hit a woman. If he knew I hit Sister Xu Miao, he would kill me!"

Zhou Jicheng heard Han Dahai's muttering and cursed: "I didn't ask you to hit a woman."

"Your sister Xu Miao is very powerful. It's not certain whether you can beat her. You might even get beaten."

Zhou Jicheng knew that Xu Miao had learned a lot of fighting skills from Zhou Jiyuan and Commander Ye.

Zhou Jiyuan had told him that Sister A Miao was a fierce fighter. The first time he learned martial arts from Commander Ye, Xu Miao had already pinned him to the ground and beat him up before he even got on the field.

Because of this, his father Zhou Chenli often laughed at him, saying that he was beaten by a woman.

Also, later, when Commander Ye knew that Zhou Jiyuan was going to southern Xinjiang to find General Dai, he changed the training method for Xu Miao and Zhou Jiyuan, and they only learned some fighting moves on the battlefield.

It’s a good opportunity to let Xu Miao teach Han Laosi, so that he won’t know anything when he really arrives at the military camp and become a laughing stock.

When Xu Miao heard that Zhou Jicheng asked him to teach Han Dahai how to fight, he immediately became excited.

Before, Xu Miao had thought that after arriving in the northern border, she would start training properly. She didn’t want to let the martial arts she had learned go to waste.

Now that we have Han Dahai as a ready-made sandbag, we can use him to practice.

Especially since Han Dahai is thick-skinned and tough, he is definitely more resistant to attacks than Zhou Jiyuan. Xu Miao was so happy that his face was beaming with joy.

"Brother Han, come to my house early tomorrow morning and let's see who can beat the other down."

"Don't worry, my sister is very skilled and will definitely not kill you!"

Zhou Jicheng was also happy after hearing what Xu Miao said. Xu Miao was not like what she appeared to be, looking like a gentle little white rabbit.

When Xu Miao becomes ruthless, she is definitely a ferocious big bad wolf. Just look at the small axe on her waist and you will know that she is not a woman to be messed with.

Han Dahai left Xu Miao's compound with excitement on his face amid the laughter of Xu Miao and Zhou Jicheng.

After leaving the yard, Han Dahai did not go home. Instead, he sat down at the gate of Xu Miao's house and laughed foolishly.

The major general promised him that he would take him to the military camp in March or April of the following year, and said that he wanted to make him a small leader.

But Han Laosi was so happy that he lost his mind.

I didn't want to go home, I just wanted to help Xu Miao watch the door at his house.

Because the village was going to repair houses recently, the villagers of Hanjia Village ran to Xu Miao's house whenever they had nothing to do, saying that they wanted to thank Xu Miao for paying for the village to repair the houses.

Especially that old man Liu, who would come to Xu Miao's house for a stroll every day when he had nothing to do, saying that he would see if Xu Miao's family was lacking anything so that he could go to the village to get it for Xu Miao.

Xu Miao's family has everything they need now, but this old man Liu is just worrying about nothing. He just has nothing to do.

Han Dahai hummed a little tune and sat at the door, enjoying the future.

When Xu Miao and Zhou Jicheng entered the house, Xu Miao put the rolled noodles into the pot and cooked them for Zhou Jicheng.

While Xu Miao was cooking noodles for Zhou Jicheng, he asked Zhou Jicheng, "Ah Cheng, you said you wanted Han Dahai to be a small leader. Can he do it?"

Xu Miao had just heard Zhou Jicheng say that he wanted Han Dahai to be a small leader, and he was worried that Han Dahai would not be able to do the job.

Zhou Jicheng sat by the fire, helping Xu Miao add wood to the stove while explaining to him, "General Xiao He and I have discussed this before. We want to find a soldier who is familiar with the terrain near the northern military camp."

"I want this soldier to take others to investigate the situation in the barbarian tribes near the northern military camp."

"Han Dahai is a native of Northern Xinjiang. He grew up in Hanjia Village and is very familiar with the terrain here."

"Especially since he just said he can run fast. If we go to the barbarians to investigate, we really need some nimble soldiers."

"It's dangerous to go to the barbarians. You have to teach him well during this period, especially the sand table. Let Han Dahai learn how to do it well."

"Once he comes back from investigating the situation with the barbarians, we'll create a sandbox based on the situation there. That way we'll know how to deal with them."

Seeing that Zhou Jicheng had a plan in mind, Xu Miao stopped asking Zhou Jicheng about Han Dahai.

She cooked a big bowl of dried meat noodles for Zhou Jicheng and put four eggs in it.

He then took out a small plate of pickled radish and asked Zhou Jicheng to sit at the round table in the inner room to eat.

Xu Miao smiled and pointed at the eggs and pickles and said, "Acheng, these were given to me by the villagers of Hanjia Village."

"In recent days, villagers have been coming to my house whenever they have nothing to do. Sometimes they even bring eggs, saying they've just been laid by their chickens."

"In winter, the chickens don't lay many eggs. When they finally laid an egg, they rushed it to me. I was embarrassed to accept it."

Xu Miao's eyes lit up with happiness as he spoke of this. Being respected and admired is such a joyful thing. It's like a spring breeze or a clear spring, drawing people closer and nourishing their hearts.

When Zhou Jicheng saw Xu Miao like this, he knew that Xu Miao really liked living in Hanjia Village, and he was completely relieved.

After Zhou Jicheng finished his noodles, he talked to Xu Miao about sending a letter to the capital.

Xu Miao quickly took out the letter he had written to the wife of Duke Dingguo and handed it to Zhou Jicheng.

Xu Miao did not hide it from Zhou Jicheng and took the letter to show Zhou Jicheng.

After reading the letter, Zhou Jicheng laughed at Xu Miao: "You are playing the victim, making it seem like Hanjia Village is struggling to make ends meet."

"I see you're living well in Han Village, and you even have eggs to eat!"

Xu Miao covered his mouth and laughed. "A gimmick, a gimmick. I just wonder what the Duke's reaction will be after reading the letter."

Zhou Jicheng also shook his head, indicating that he couldn't guess how Zhou Chenli would react after reading the letter.

After Zhou Jicheng finished looking at the painting Xu Miao had drawn for Zhou Jiyuan, he burst into laughter. Pointing at Xu Miao in the painting, he said, "You look like a landlord's wife."

"You lead a big black dog, standing at your doorstep, watching over the villagers. The villagers dare not offend you, and have to smile at you from afar. Look how forced their smiles are."

"Your painting can only fool Zhou Jiyuan, that fool in the capital. If the people of Northern Xinjiang see it, they might think you are rich but unkind."

Xu Miao...My dream is to be a landlord.

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