Divorced woman with child travels through time

The carpenters were already starving. Upon receiving the notice, they all put down their work and picked up steamed buns to eat heartily.

"It smells so good!" The old constable said to his companion with a satisfied look on his face, his mouth full of grease. "I really wish Madam Chen would come every day!"

"You wish! Unless you go to Chen's Workshop, I heard that's the food there every day." The carpenter tore open a steamed bun, put some meat in, added some chili sauce, and took a bite. It was so delicious that he was dizzy. These people are still not as good at eating as I am. The carpenter shook his head, finished a big steamed bun in a few bites, and took another one.

"Hehe, my neighbor's daughter, Lin Si Niangzi, said that the workshop is hiring again next month. She said she wants to build a garment workshop, and I plan to let my daughter give it a try." The old yamen runner squinted, chewed on his steamed bun, and the wrinkles on his face smoothed out.

"That's great! Congratulations!"

"Hehe, our lives are getting better and better."

"Yes, we didn't eat meat at all last year. Now we can eat meat like this, it's like the New Year." The young carpenter had a good appetite and went to get another steamed bun.

"Thanks to Madam Chen's arrival, our lives have become easier." The old yamen runner clapped his hands. These steamed buns were really filling; he was stuffed after just one. He was indeed getting old.

"General! Someone's here!" The yamen runner on duty at the gate reported.

"Greetings, militia leader!" Several soldiers who had come on orders saluted Wang Erniu.

While eating, Wang Erniu said, "You're here? Have you had breakfast yet? If not, eat something first. I'll escort these things over there later, and I'll go over there later."

"We haven't eaten any!" Several soldiers stared intently at the half-full bucket of stewed meat, managing to tell a difficult lie.

Wang Erniu smiled knowingly, "Then eat quickly!"

Caiyun conveniently placed a large plate of meat next to her.

"Thank you for the training!" The soldiers didn't stand on ceremony, picking up their chopsticks and grabbing steamed buns to eat.

Chen Wenfang watched them with a smile, enjoying her meal.

After breakfast, Wang Erniu said goodbye to Chen Wenfang, saying that he might not be able to go home for several days, though he wasn't sure exactly.

"I'm not home, so you need to eat properly. Don't skip breakfast just because you don't want to get up." Wang Erniu was a little reluctant to leave and couldn't help but nag.

"Okay, okay, go ahead, be careful, and come back soon. I'll be waiting for you at home." Chen Wenfang was also a little reluctant to part with him. She patted his collar, her eyes slightly moist.

A-Yue watched from the side, inexplicably moved, her lips moved but she held back.

Chen Wenfang could tell that he was worried about Ah Xing. He said to Ah Yue, "I'm worried about the militia. You're good at kung fu, so go check on them for me. Once they've taken the mud horse and are using it well, come back and tell me."

After saying that, she glared at Wang Erniu. Under her intimidating presence, Wang Erniu didn't say anything and took it as tacit agreement.

Seeing that he agreed, A-Yue responded crisply and loudly, "Yes!" revealing a sense of joy.

Caiyun was genuinely happy. Ayue had taken the first step; now she could take the second. Her dream of joining the army was finally within reach!

In a row of dilapidated courtyards by the sea, tall and short trees are planted along the edges of the houses, providing some shade.

Ah Xing held a telescope and peered through a crack in the wall at the Japanese people on the opposite island. This telescope was a nice gadget that Lü Xiong had bought from a merchant, which he had snatched away; it was quite fun.

"Brother Xing, we got something new! Come and take a look." Knowing that he liked new things, a fifteen-year-old boy came over to tell him.

"Oh, they're here." Ah Xing put down his binoculars. These damn Japanese, all they do is sleep. They eat and sleep all day long, and they'll get as fat as pigs so they can slaughter them.

Wang Erniu and his group brought several cartloads of hay. In Fujian, rice is grown, and the late rice harvest has just been completed, so there is no shortage of straw. He not only brought mud horses but also a batch of dry food, including Chen Ji's special pastry, Sachima, although it was a bit greasy.

The soldiers lined up to receive packets of snacks, which were for emergencies and were very filling.

Ah Yue stood by, her eyes filled with longing.

As soon as Ah Xing appeared, she waved excitedly, no longer caring about being reserved.

The soldiers all laughed strangely, but since they were close to the Japanese, they dared not make a loud noise.

Ah Xing unexpectedly pulled her aside, "Why are you here?"

After the initial joy, A-Yue became serious again. "I didn't come to see you. Madam Chen sent me to supervise the construction and see if the mud horse works well."

"Alright, how are you doing with Madam Chen? Is she treating you well? It's all my fault for making you suffer." Ah Xing grabbed her hand and asked worriedly.

A-Yue could no longer maintain her pride; the longing she had felt for someone she hadn't seen in so long poured out. With red eyes, she said, "I'm fine. She's been very good to me, really very good. She's a good person."

As she spoke, she pulled out a warm oil paper package from her bosom. "This is some pork jerky I brought you. Beef jerky is out of stock lately, so make do with this. I'll bring you more next time."

Ah Xing felt a warmth in his heart and stared at her with a silly grin.

"What are you grinning about?" A-Yue asked him, blushing.

"How come I never noticed how beautiful you are before?" Ah Xing said sweet nothings to himself.

"Oh dear!" Ah Yue had never seen anything like this before and was about to run away. "I'll go see what's going on with that thing?"

"Don't rush!" Ah Xing took out a bag of silver from his pocket. "This is a reward they gave me for doing well. Take it and we can buy a house in town and get married."

A-Yue blushed deeply, her heart bubbling with joy. He hadn't let her down; he was going to marry her.

A-Yue shyly took the money bag and ran off.

Ah Xing scratched his head, happily opened the paper package, and a fragrant and spicy meaty aroma wafted out, clearly the spicy flavor he loved.

The others swallowed hard; the smell was too tempting, but they didn't dare to go up and snatch it. This kid was too ruthless; his hits hurt terribly.

Ah Xing took one and put it in his mouth. Ah, this is the taste! Delicious!

He took out a small portion and put it in a bowl on the table next to him, then wrapped the rest up and put it close to his body, saying, "Here, you can share these. Don't say I didn't give you any!"

The soldiers swarmed forward, and the table was instantly cleared of everything.

In the evening, under the moonlight, Wang Erniu and the others tested the mud horse in the muddy field for half an hour, and only stopped practicing after they were sure that the people could use it proficiently.

A-Yue was originally going to leave, but the tide might recede in the next few days. Wang Erniu remembered what Chen Wenfang had told him. If there were really female soldiers in the future, A-Yue could be considered to have adapted in advance. So he arranged to reserve a room for her and let her stay in the military camp for a few days to see if it would suit her.

The main concern was that he couldn't let his plans to attack the island leak out. He had already assessed the island's situation and found it to have around 5,000 troops. Experts like A-Yue, who were already there, would definitely stay to help. He would keep as many as possible.

That night, while A-Yue was in a light sleep, a voice came from the doorway, "Miss A-Yue, we're about to launch an attack!"