Divorced woman with child travels through time

"Greetings, Eunuch Wan! I've met you, Eunuch Wan!" Magistrate Zheng hurriedly bowed, lowering his waist as much as possible.

Seeing this, Magistrate Lou felt a pang of pity, but he also bowed to him.

"Hmm~ No need for formalities! Where is Commander Wang? Why didn't he come out to greet me?" Eunuch Wan raised his orchid finger and looked at him sideways.

Magistrate Zheng wiped his sweat and explained, "Commander Wang went to the island to fight the enemy yesterday and didn't sleep all night. He didn't know you were coming, so he's probably resting now."

"Oh, very well then, I'll trouble myself to make the trip!" Looking at the cartloads of Japanese heads in front of him, Eunuch Wan had originally intended to extort money from them, but now he was afraid he couldn't afford to offend them. The imperial decree he had just received was probably only sent out today, and in a few days, these cartloads of heads would be sent to the capital. Wang Erniu would probably be promoted to general, so it was best not to offend him.

"Ouch!" Just as Eunuch Wan turned around, he was bumped into by Chen Xuanyu, who was rushing into the crowd. He stumbled and almost fell again, but luckily his men caught him.

Grandpa Wan's face stiffened, but his smile remained on his face. He almost uttered a curse, but thinking of his image, he forced himself to hold it back.

"Where did this kid come from? So unruly! Can't the adults discipline him properly?" the subordinate immediately scolded.

Chen Xuanyu stretched out his small hand, stopping two of his companions who had also bumped in from behind. After standing properly, he gave a respectful bow.

"I'm sorry, Uncle, it was my fault. I shouldn't have bumped into you." Chen Xuanyu didn't even look up. He didn't even look carefully. He just knew he had bumped into someone and had to apologize. He vaguely saw that it was a man. Never mind, he'd apologize first! Anyway, he was the son of a great general in public. His mother had told him to be careful to maintain the general's image and not to bully others.

"Oh, it's alright! Kids should be active more." Grandpa Wan's voice took several turns, pleased by the "uncle" address. Men, after losing a loved one, inevitably feel some regret.

"Uncle, you are so magnanimous. I'm sorry, it was my fault. I will never do it again. Thank you for your understanding." Chen Xuanyu sensed Wan Gonggong's pleasure at being praised and quickly added a few more words.

"Alright, alright, it's nothing! This child is so well-behaved!" Eunuch Wan patted his head and got into the sedan chair with a smile.

Magistrate Zheng and his entourage accompanied them, watching the children fearlessly gather around the head, pointing and commenting, which made them feel proud as well.

“Father-in-law, those three children just now belong to Commander Wang’s family.” Magistrate Zheng thought for a moment and decided to tell him in advance.

"Oh, no wonder, this child is so polite." Eunuch Wan was secretly pleased. Luckily, he had managed to calm things down earlier, otherwise it would have been embarrassing if they had started to quarrel later. He had heard that the wife of Commander Wang was a money-making machine, so she would probably give him more silver later.

The group walked slowly around the sedan chair for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before arriving at the militia headquarters. As soon as they got out of the sedan chair, Wang Erniu and Chen Wenfang came out to greet them.

"Greetings, Eunuch Wang!" Wang Erniu and Chen Wenfang bowed together. Fortunately, Magistrate Zheng had sent a message in advance, otherwise Chen Wenfang would still be taking a nap.

"You're too kind, Commander Wang, congratulations!" Eunuch Wan, his demeanor completely changed, beamed with joy. He then handed him the edict announcing his promotion to Commander with both hands.

Wang Erniu reached out and took it without thinking much, but to his surprise, Eunuch Wan withdrew his hand in front of him.

"This!" Magistrate Zheng was sweating profusely. "Madam, we need to give you some celebratory money."

"Oh, oh." Chen Wenfang was just watching the show, not really involved, when she heard this, she took out a stack of silver notes from her sleeve and handed one to him.

When Eunuch Wan saw Chen Wenfang pull out his sleeve, his eyes lit up, especially when he saw the stack of silver notes; the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

When he saw that Chen Wenfang had only given him one note, he couldn't help but put his hand away and reluctantly reached out to take it. But when he saw that the note was worth two thousand, his anger turned to joy, and his face finally looked better. He gently placed the note in Wang Erniu's hand.

As expected of a filthy eunuch, he only loves these yellow and white things. Magistrate Lou secretly curled his lip.

"Thank you, sir!" Wang Erniu accepted the gift without showing any emotion, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Oh, you're too kind. This is what we should do. His Majesty values ​​the Militia Commander highly, and Prince Gong and Prince De have also praised you many times. Militia Commander, you must work hard!"

"Yes, yes, of course." Wang Erniu laughed heartily. "Father-in-law, you must be tired from your journey. I've prepared some food and wine. Please, father-in-law!"

"Of course, of course!" Eunuch Wan smiled so broadly that his face was full of wrinkles.

After everyone was seated, Chen Wenfang arranged for the dishes to be served. The dishes were all prepared by the old women in the main kitchen, and they tasted pretty good. They included fresh, fragrant, sweet, spicy, and numbing flavors, as well as chicken, duck, fish, and meat, all prepared according to Wang Erniu's preferences.

Grandpa Wan was eating farm-style food for the first time, and surprisingly, he found it to his liking. He was especially impressed by the braised pork belly with green beans, which was tender but not greasy, and soft but not fatty. He wondered if it was because he was getting older and preferred soft foods. He ate three large pieces and then ate two large bowls of rice.

"Ah, it tastes so good!" Grandpa Wan exclaimed sincerely.

"Training officers, there's a Mr. Zheng San outside requesting an audience!" a servant reported.

"Zheng San?" Wang Erniu put down his wine cup and looked at Magistrate Zheng. "Someone from your family?"

"No way, I haven't heard of that?" Magistrate Zheng was enjoying his braised pork knuckle, which was so delicious and savory. He looked up at the sight of the dish and asked in confusion.

“I didn’t know either, but isn’t Zheng Sanmo your brother?” Magistrate Lou said calmly, picking up a piece of snow-white fish. “He has always looked down on you, so it’s normal for him to come looking for militia training behind your back.”

Before he could finish speaking, Zheng San led two servants in.

"Oh, brother, I saw Lou Min here, so I came in to take a look."

"Greetings, Commander Wang. Commander Wang is exceptionally brave and invincible. He is truly admirable." Zheng San greeted them all with a smile, acting as if they were old friends.

"Ah, who is this angel?" Zheng San pretended not to know and looked at Magistrate Zheng. He didn't believe his brother wouldn't introduce him; after all, they would lose face together anyway.

As expected, Magistrate Zheng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, but he still reluctantly introduced him, his eyes so cold they could kill. "This is Eunuch Wan from the capital, Third Brother, you mustn't be presumptuous."

"Haha, so it's Eunuch Wan! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Zheng San, like a clown, smiled obsequiously and moved closer to Eunuch Wan.

Who was Eunuch Wan? He was a shrewd person from the palace. He ignored him completely and went straight to Wang Erniu, saying, "Commander, could you send me one of these braised pork belly dishes? I really love them."

Wang Erniu cupped his hands apologetically and said, "To be honest, it's not that we don't want to give the old woman to you, father-in-law, but the people we hired are all on contract, not indentured servitude. Besides, the recipes for these dishes were all taught to them by my wife. If you like them, I'll have my wife write down a recipe for you to take with you."