Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

in the yard,

Zhou Jin was examining the tiger's body.

When I came back, I found it outside the Wild Boar Ridge. The tiger had lost too much blood and fell to the ground, breathing out more than breathing in.

The three arrows he shot were not fatal. The real fatal wound was the big hole in his abdomen.

"It's a heavy crossbow."

Zhou Jin's expression became increasingly gloomy.

If it was a small force, it would definitely not be possible to equip it with heavy crossbows, so there was a large force of Northern Barbarians in the mountains, at least more than 2000 people.

Xiao Yunxi added fuel to the stove, raising the temperature in the room. After coaxing Niuniu into a good mood, she came out. Upon hearing that it was a heavy crossbow, she asked:

"The Northern Barbarians' troops are also equipped with heavy crossbows?"

Nomadic peoples come and go without a trace. They need to drive cattle and sheep to fight, but it is rare to hear of them carrying heavy equipment.

The purpose of the northern barbarians moving south has never been to capture cities and plunder land, but to steal food and people. Therefore, they rarely carry heavy weapons so that they can be more mobile.

Unless they want to attack the city, they should prepare in advance.

The troops that can carry heavy equipment must be large, at least more than 10,000 people.

Tangjia Village is only a hundred miles away from Beisheng Pass. There is a war in the front, and suddenly tens of thousands of people rush out from the rear. We can surrender directly!

"That's not right. Even if the Northern Barbarians want to start a war, it shouldn't be now, right?"

In ancient times, wars were related to the seasons.

In the south, where the latitude is relatively low, the weather is dry regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter.

Wars in high latitudes are fought in winter, usually in March.

It snowed heavily in winter and the roads were difficult to travel on, making both marching and logistics very difficult. It was possible that people would freeze to death or starve to death before the battle was fought.

Ancient Rome in Europe attacked the Celts and Germanic peoples in the north when the flowers were blooming in spring.

Therefore, in the ancient Roman calendar, March was named after the god of war Mars. In English, March also means going out to war.

The Han Dynasty also launched its campaign against the Xiongnu in spring.

Dou Xian sent out troops in June of that summer. He had committed a crime, but he volunteered to fight. Before the spring of the following year, he marched north and defeated the Huns. His achievements were recorded on a stone tablet on Mount Yanran, achieving unprecedented merit.

There are those who do not believe in evil,

In the autumn of the second year of Emperor Wu of Han's Tianhan reign, he launched an expedition against the Xiongnu, but ended up losing all his money. Even if there were other reasons, launching a northern expedition in autumn was the most unwise move.

Autumn is the time when water and grass are plentiful and horses have the best food. The nomadic peoples are at their strongest fighting capacity.

The Northern Expedition avoided autumn, while the northern barbarians preferred to move south in autumn because the weather was fine and the horses were fat, while the agricultural civilization of the Han people in the Central Plains was in the harvest season, so it was a perfect time for them to rob food.

It is now the beginning of March. Everything is still normal in the north of Daxia, but the northern barbarians are moving south, which is a bit abnormal.

The northern barbarians will do business at a loss,

Winter has just ended and the people have nothing to eat. What are they going south to rob at this time?

Zhou Jin couldn't figure it out, so he sent someone to notify Beisheng Pass to see if there were any unusual movements by the Northern Barbarians.

Just then, Zhou San came to inform me that Aunt Li wanted to see me.

Xiao Yunxi's brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" character.

"Next time the villagers come looking for it, just let them in."

Wednesday looked at Zhou Jin,

He is Zhou Jin's subordinate and only listens to Zhou Jin. Even if Xiao Yunxi shows extraordinary abilities, it cannot change this fact.

Zhou Jin's eyelids twitched wildly, and his wife seemed angry.

"Do as the lady says."

When leaving on Wednesday, Xiao Yunxi said to Zhou Jin seriously:

"You're right to worry about Dabao and the others' safety. If, for the sake of so-called safety, you completely confine them to this small world, I don't recommend that Dabao and the others return to Beijing."

After the temple fair attack, Zhou Jin's protection of Dabao and the others was all-round and three-dimensional.

When so many guards suddenly appeared in the village, the villagers did not ask any questions. When the tiger was brought back, the villagers did not come to watch the excitement. It was not because the villagers were afraid of the guards,

Zhou Jin's attitude was quite cold and distant.

Xiao Yunxi didn't like it.

She pulled Aunt Li into the house to talk, leaving Zhou Jin where she was.

"Dad...you are too nervous."

Zhou Jin's eyes were blurred.

"Your people are omnipresent. No one knows if any villagers might be bribed. You can't let anything happen to you."

Dabao's expression was serious:

"Grandpa Village Chief, Grandpa Tang Er, and Grandma Li and Grandma Zhou are all very good. They took good care of us when you were away... Mom is right. If I can't contact or trust anyone, I'd rather not fight."

After the temple fair was attacked, Zhou Jin became a frightened bird, and Xiaobao and Niuniu could not go out to play.

When their friends came to look for them, they were stopped by the guards. Even the village chief and Uncle Tang who came to look for their mother were stopped. After layers of notification, the laughter in the house became less and less.

Dabao doesn't like it, mom doesn't like it, and my younger brothers and sisters don't like it either.

Zhou Jin was a little confused. Was he really wrong?

At noon, Niuniu wanted to eat thousand-layer pancakes, so Xiao Yunxi naturally had to satisfy her.

Knead the dough with hot water, roll out the dough, brush it with oil, add some salt, fold it and roll it out, fold it again and roll it out again, then put it in the oven.

The stove is specially made and is equivalent to an oven. The effect is definitely not as good as an oven, but the food baked in it is still very good.

Soon the pancakes were out of the oven and the stewed mutton soup was ready.

"that....."

Xiao Yunxi ignored her and went out with a big bowl of soup.

The pancake is crispy and crunchy when you bite it, just like Zhou Jin's heart.

Dabao sighed. He had said everything he needed to say. It all depended on whether his father could change his mind. He was also worried about his father's future.

Zhou Jin is indeed confused because of his concern.

He was worried that someone would harm Dabao and his friends, so he was on high alert even against the villagers, not wanting any accidents to happen. This led to his actions being a bit too extreme.

He is not the stubborn type, and when he realizes he has gone too far, he will correct it immediately.

After a silent lunch, he went out. In less than half an hour, the yard was suddenly in a mess.

"What a big bug!"

"This is my first time seeing a giant insect. It's so huge."

"Hey, I heard that the big bug's thing can be used to make wine."

"Don't drive recklessly."

"I'm talking about bones."

"..."

Xiaobao heard the noise outside and ran out on his short legs. Goudan ran over and hugged him, as if they were brothers who had been separated for many years.

There were other friends as well, and Xiaobao happily told them about the time he encountered a tiger in the mountains.

"Wow!"

"Xiaobao, you are so brave."

"If it were me, I would definitely cry."

Zhou Jin came back with the village chief. He was no longer stern. He announced with a warm smile that the whole village would come to have a tiger banquet tonight.

"Dad knows he was wrong."

"Mom, please forgive Dad."

Xiao Yunxi rubbed Dabao's head:

"You're just a kid, don't act like an adult."

Turning around, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The reason why the royal family produces useless people is not because of their poor qualifications, but because of the problems in their education methods.

Being locked up in the palace every day would cause one to develop health problems. She didn't want Dabao and the others to be imprisoned somewhere after returning to the capital. This would not do them any good.

I am not actually married to Zhou Jin, but we are husband and wife in name only, so we must reach an agreement on certain issues.

fortunately,

Zhou Jin is not a stubborn person.