The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

At this moment, Di Qinglin had lost his composure.

She didn't know what to do.

Even if you go to Black Tiger Mountain, you might not encounter that giant tiger.

Even if she encountered it, she might not be able to handle it!

Are we just supposed to watch Murong Jiu be taken away?

Absolutely not!

Jia Daoshi sighed slightly.

From the moment he first met Di Qinglin, this girl was like an ancient Mulan in his eyes.

It's a rose with thorns!

Although we can't see her eyes now, the tears on her face are undeniable!

Therefore, Di Qinglin appeared exceptionally weak at this moment.

"fool."

Jia Daoshi stepped forward and gently wiped away Di Qinglin's tears. "Don't worry, I'm here!"

"Stupid? You're the stupid one!" Di Qinglin turned his head away.

Although she had been married to Jia Daoshi for almost a year, what else could Jia Daoshi do besides beating and scolding her and making her go out to work and hunt to earn money?

If she weren't afraid of exposing her and Murong Jiu's identities, she would have already chopped this scoundrel down with her sword!

However, in the last two days, after being enlightened by a high-ranking monk from the Western Regions, Jia Daoshi has indeed changed a lot!

At this moment, Jia Daoshi's soft words of comfort, coupled with the other's fingers gently stroking her face, made Di Qinglin's heart start to race!

Two blushes rose on her face, highlighting the tear stain, which made her look exceptionally beautiful!

Jia Daoshi was captivated by this scene.

He hadn't expected that Di Qinglin, though blindfolded, would possess a charm that surpassed even that of Murong Jiu!

Murong Jiu looked at the two people in front of her, sighed softly, and then silently withdrew.

fair enough.

Even the slow-witted Qinglin has finally figured it out.

Jia Daoshi has improved now.

If they could spend their lives here peacefully, it wouldn't be a bad thing.

As for the restoration of the country?

That's just wishful thinking!

General Di's entire family died fighting for her; I can no longer be a burden to Sister Qinglin!

"A-Jiu! Where are you going!"

“Sister Qinglin.” Murong Jiu turned around, a gentle smile on her face. “Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere. I should go cook dinner now.”

"Together we will."

“No need.” Murong Jiu shook her head. “You and your husband just came back from the county town and chased away Ji Yuan and the others. You must be tired now. Just rest well. I’ll go cook. It will be ready soon.”

"I'm not tired at all!"

As Di Qinglin spoke, he walked to the kitchen and started a fire.

"Sister Qinglin..."

Murong Jiu looked helpless.

She had just walked away to give Di Qinglin and Jia Daoshi more time and space to be alone.

but!

Di Qinglin just couldn't understand it!

"Sister Qinglin, you've just been practicing kung fu too much..."

Although Murong Jiu was delicate and frail, she was much more perceptive than Di Qinglin. She had learned about 80-90% of the roasting technique from watching Jia Daoshi roast meat.

Dinner was ready soon, and the three of them sat down to eat together.

"My lord, what do you plan to do?"

Neither Di Qinglin nor Murong Jiu had much of an appetite.

While eating the roasted meat, Jia Daoshi said:

"Hunting in the mountains is risky and slow to yield results, so I plan to forge weapons. Weapons like repeating crossbows don't sell well. But general-purpose longswords are a good option. Today I went to the county town and visited a shop called Guanglong Sword Shop. I found that the swords there were quite expensive."

Upon hearing this, Di Qinglin's eyes lit up!

My uncle, Jia Quan, was a blacksmith, but he only made ordinary farm tools, such as machetes, sickles, and hoes.

Swords and other weapons have never been forged before.

Because the quality of swords and knives is much higher than that of agricultural ironware!

Although Jia Quan was highly skilled, his expertise was limited to forging agricultural tools and ironware!

One is for fighting on the battlefield, and the other is for working in the fields.

This is a world of difference!

If Jia Daoshi had said those words earlier, Di Qinglin would definitely have dismissed them with disdain!

But things changed after Jia Daoshi successfully created the repeating crossbow!

"Yes! How come I didn't think of that? We could forge longswords and sell them in the county town!"

Di Qinglin murmured.

The gloom in Murong Jiu's heart dissipated after hearing these words!

"My lord, I've heard that forging swords requires extremely high skill. Are you really capable?" Murong Jiu's voice was filled with excitement.

"of course."

Jia Daoshi nodded.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Murong Jiu's tears rolled down her cheeks!

"Ajiu, why are you crying too?" Jia Daoshi was speechless.

"My lord, I'm just happy..."

Jia Daoshi put down his chopsticks and reached out to wipe away Murong Jiu's tears.

"Don't worry, I mean what I say. A good sword can sell for several dozen taels of silver at Guanglong Sword Shop. We'll make two or three, that should be enough!" Jia Daoshi reassured Murong Jiu.

Uncle Jia Quan's family had a lot of iron ore, and according to his estimate, it wouldn't be a big problem to forge a good sword.

However, adding more would be difficult.

If the money from selling the sword isn't enough, he has another way, but this way requires taking some risks.

So at that moment, he didn't say anything.

"Ok!"

Murong Jiu nodded.

In any case, she had been through a lot, including the fall of her country and the loss of her family. She had experienced the most painful things in her life and her mood quickly stabilized.

"Alright, you can eat now, right?"

Jia Daoshi said with a smile.

"Uh-huh!"

Egg drop soup and roasted meat—this was considered a rather sumptuous dinner in the Great Jing Dynasty.

Ordinary families can only afford to eat this during the Lunar New Year!

After they had eaten almost all, Di Qinglin suddenly said, "My lord, we came back in a hurry today and didn't buy much grain. We're also running low on salt..."

"Don't worry about these things, I'll take care of everything. I'll get that indenture back, and our taxes won't be a problem either. With me here, none of these problems will be problems."

Jia Daoshi offered words of comfort once again.

There are just too many things going on in this family; things are quite troublesome.

However, for Jia Daoshi, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.

After dinner, Jia Daoshi prepared to get to work.

Time is of the essence; saying more at the dinner table is just empty talk.

Moreover, he wanted to forge a sword with a hundred-fold pattern!

He learned this forging method from the blacksmith's shop in Shangbei Town before he transmigrated!

This is an ancient weapon-making technique that is on the verge of extinction.

Jia Daoshi never expected that he would come in handy here!

After arriving at his uncle Jia Quan's house and explaining his idea, he received Jia Quan's strong support.

After his modifications, the furnace here can now be used to forge fine swords.

However, once it can be built, the current predicament can be resolved.

After all, the Great Jing Dynasty valued martial prowess, and good weapons were highly sought after, often making it difficult to find even a single sword!

"My lord, let me help you start the fire! I'll pump the bellows!"

Di Qinglin and Murong Jiu came along to help.