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After Village Chief Han took Chun'er away, Zhou Jicheng hugged Xu Miao tightly in his arms, resting his chin on the top of Xu Miao's head, and whispered, "A Miao, you don't know."

"This morning, I saw Han Dahai riding alone to the entrance of the military camp. My heart almost jumped out of my chest."

"My heart felt like it was hit by a sledgehammer, and the cramping pain made it hard to breathe."

Zhou Jicheng whispered to Xu Miao about the scene when he met Han Dahai in the morning.

Zhou Jicheng stopped feeling heartbroken when he heard Han Dahai say that Xu Miao was fine.

Xu Miao was caught off guard by Zhou Jicheng's sudden hug.

She was held tightly in Zhou Jicheng's arms, with Zhou Jicheng's vigorous heartbeat in her ears and his low voice above her head.

Xu Miao could even smell a faint scent of sweat and soapberry on Zhou Jicheng.

This feeling made Xu Miao find unprecedented peace in Zhou Jicheng's arms.

Xu Miao didn't say much, just let Zhou Jicheng hold her in his arms quietly, enjoying this beautiful moment.

Later, Xu Miao pushed Zhou Jicheng away with a red face and broke free from Zhou Jicheng's arms.

Zhou Jicheng also blushed at this time, rubbing his hands together and explaining, "A Miao, I didn't mean to offend you."

"I just can't help wanting to hug you for a while, A Miao, you're not mad at me, are you?"

Xu Miao didn't act coy and smiled, "I'm not angry. I'm very happy that Ah Cheng is so worried about me."

"It was my first time killing someone, so I was a little scared. But after letting Ah Cheng hold me for a while, I felt more at ease."

"Thank you, Acheng!"

Xu Miao said sincerely.

Speaking of killing, Zhou Jicheng seemed to have found a new topic and told Xu Miao about his first time on the battlefield killing an enemy.

"The first time I killed someone was when I followed the General of the Cavalry into battle."

"At that time, the General of the Cavalry was the vanguard, leading General Xiao He and me into the barbarian army."

"Behind us were the deafening drums, and in front of us were the barbarians who were roaring and rushing towards us, brandishing their swords."

"At first, I was a little panicked and uneasy. But when I finally faced the barbarians, I was no longer afraid."

"Survival became the only goal. At that time, it was either you or me."

Zhou Jicheng smiled bitterly as he spoke. When you're really on the battlefield, saving your life is the most important thing.

"Later, when I came down from the battlefield, General Xiao He supported me and I vomited all over the place. I was really stimulated by the blood."

"When I heard Han Dahai say you killed someone, I was worried that you would vomit like me."

"I didn't expect you to be so calm, Miao. Nothing happened to you."

Xu Miao didn't know how to respond to Zhou Jicheng's words. To her, Zhou Jicheng's words sounded a bit cruel and ruthless.

Xu Miao quickly changed the subject and asked what those people from other villages were doing in the military camp.

Zhou Jicheng replied nonchalantly, "What can they do there? Dig fortifications."

"They can't fight, and they don't have any martial arts skills. They'd just be cannon fodder on the battlefield. Let them dig fortifications on the grassland for a while."

"During the winter, when we have nothing to do, we'll lead the men to dig fortifications. That place is short of manpower, and they'll be perfect for going."

After chatting about some topics to ease the awkwardness between the two, Xu Miao was busy preparing lunch for Zhou Jicheng.

During the preparation process, Zhou Jicheng mentioned to Xu Miao the five-finger gloves that Xu Miao had given him before.

"General Xiao He was so envious when he saw my gloves." Zhou Jicheng said happily.

"General Xiao He asked me to ask you if you could get the people of Hanjia Village to make more of these gloves."

"He wanted every soldier who was out there on guard every day to wear one."

"The weather will be cold in a few days. If I don't wear gloves, my hands will be frozen easily."

"But the gloves we were wearing before were a bit clumsy. The soldiers said it was difficult to hold weapons with gloves on."

"A Miao, take your men and make more gloves. Our barracks will pay you so you don't have to work for nothing."

When Xu Miao heard this, he thought, isn’t this a way to make money?

Hurry up and ask Zhou Jicheng how many gloves are needed at the barracks.

As Zhou Jicheng added wood to the stove, he calculated, "How can we have over 200,000 soldiers in our barracks? It's definitely not going to work if we only have one person guarding them."

"But if each soldier on guard outside has one pair of gloves every day, we'll need at least 5,000 pairs of gloves."

"Ah Miao, calculate how much it costs to make a pair of gloves. Our barracks can provide the fabric and cotton needed to make the gloves."

"All your village needs is some needlework and manpower."

Xu Miao was overjoyed when she heard this. She was thinking that the villagers in Hanjia Village had nothing to do in winter. If they could get some work, it would bring some income to Hanjia Village.

Although making a pair of gloves doesn't earn much money, the military camp needs a lot of them.

The villagers have nothing to do, so they do some handicrafts at home to supplement their family income.

Xu Miao: "Acheng, wait for me to ask Village Chief Han how much money it costs to make a pair of gloves. I'm not very good at calculating."

"After we settle the accounts, I'll have Han Dahai go to the military camp and tell you."

When Xu Miao heard that Zhou Jicheng wanted to find some opportunities for Hanjia Village to make extra money, this opportunity was mentioned by General Xiao He.

Xu Miao hurried into the house, took out another pair of gloves, and handed them to Zhou Jicheng: "I made this for Xiaoman. Take it back to General Xiaohe first. It's a thank you gift from our Hanjia Village to General Xiaohe."

Zhou Jicheng was fiddling with the pair of gloves he was going to give to General Xiao He and asked Xu Miao, "Ah Miao, your gloves are different from mine."

"My gloves look like they're made of leather at the fingertips. These are all cotton."

Xu Miao: "The gloves I made for you are special. If I were to make them for the soldiers in the barracks, they would have to be made of cotton. I can't get enough leather to make gloves for the soldiers."

The leather that Xu Miao used to make gloves for Zhou Jicheng was the rabbit skin she got from Village Chief Han's house.

Cut it and sew it little by little to the fingertips of the gloves.

This was a delicate job, and Xu Miao spent several days sewing a pair for Zhou Jicheng.

When making gloves for Xu Xiaoman, Xu Miao no longer refused to use leather, mainly because it was too labor-intensive.

Zhou Jicheng was even more delighted when he learned that his gloves were a limited edition. "A Miao, work hard on them. Once you've finished the gloves, I'll go find other work for you from Madam Liu."

"In the Northern Frontier military camp, the soldiers need clothes, shoes, socks, quilts and other daily necessities. Madam Liu and her team are all making them."

"If we take some work from them, it will be enough to keep the people of Hanjia Village busy for a while."

"Although these jobs don't pay much, we need a lot. If we accumulate a little, we can make some money."

There are 300,000 troops stationed in the northern border. The food, clothing, housing, transportation, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating of these soldiers are all important matters.

Especially in the past few years, there has been no war in the northern border, and the treasury of the Great Zhou is still relatively full. The military expenditure allocated to the northern border is sufficient to maintain daily expenses.

There is a factory in Dingzhou City that specializes in preparing these daily necessities, and Mrs. Liu has been leading people to do logistical support work.

I think Mrs. Liu would be happy if we could assign some work to Xu Miao and the others in Hanjia Village.