Divorced woman with child travels through time

It was still Jiangyue Tower. Jiang Mingxin sent Jiang He to meet them at the entrance.

"General Wang, Lady Chen has arrived! Please!"

"Jiang He is still as energetic as ever."

"Thank you for your kind words, Madam. I wonder how Caiyun is doing in Hui'an?" Jiang He had made a special trip to receive her just to ask this question, and his slightly blushing ears betrayed his thoughts.

Chen Wenfang smiled knowingly and said, "She is very good and has her own ideas. I'm sure you will see a female general in the future."

"Oh! That's good!" Jiang He's surprised expression flashed across his face, followed by a faint hint of sadness.

He forced a smile and said, "Please, it's on the fourth floor. The master said that the lady likes to see the sea, so he specially arranged for her to be on a high floor."

Wang Erniu laughed and said, "Your patriarch is really thoughtful!"

Jiang Mingxin stood on the fourth floor, smiling as she greeted them.

They quickly took their seats, and as usual, a seafood feast was served. Jiang Mingxin picked up a glass of wine and poured it for Wang Erniu.

"General Wang, you probably already know why I've come to see you, so I won't explain further. This cup of wine is an apology for the Jiang family. Please don't take offense, General."

He was naturally referring to the matter between the Jiang brothers.

Wang Erniu understood, raised his glass and said, "Hey~ this has nothing to do with you. There are all kinds of birds in a big forest, how can you blame yourself?"

Jiang Mingxin smiled with relief, "That's excellent!"

Wang Erniu also laughed and said, "I was able to sit in this position this time thanks to your help. However, the bigger the tree, the more the wind blows. If I want to keep it, I'm afraid I will have to offend some people. The Jiang family has been here for many years, as has the military camp. If one day I really run into your people and I'm a little too rough, please don't take offense, Patriarch Jiang."

Jiang Mingxin smiled faintly, "That won't happen. What I can control will definitely not conflict with the general's goals. Moreover, we have the same goal. If there really is a conflict, it is only right for me to take a step back. However, there is one thing that the general must do."

Jiang Mingxin stopped talking and looked at Chen Wenfang, who was happily munching on a crab.

Wang Erniu understood what he meant and affectionately handed another peeled crab to Chen Wenfang beside him.

Although Chen Wenfang had been eating, she had also been listening attentively. Seeing this, she put down the crab in her hand and said, "Don't worry, Patriarch Jiang. Lord Ouyang has been kind to us and even gave me the capital to do business for the first time. No matter what happens to them, we will never abandon them. Besides, Lord Ouyang and his family are all very good people. Who would want to make things difficult for them?"

Jiang Mingxin smiled and said, "Things are unpredictable. Now that the general is becoming more and more capable, all I ask for is for my sister's family and me to be able to protect ourselves."

Wang Erniu raised his glass and said, "I will certainly live up to the expectations of Patriarch Jiang!"

"Thank you!" Jiang Mingxin smiled with relief. "General, if there's anything I can help you with, just let me know! Money is no problem!"

"We don't need them yet, but we're a bit short-handed. Besides, your two cousins ​​are really not up to par. Do you have any good replacements?" Wang Erniu couldn't help but complain.

Once the eighth day of the first lunar month passed, the military camp held a martial arts competition. Wang Erniu took out several hundred taels of silver as prize money, but the result was disastrous. Apart from the few personal guards he sent out, there were very few people in the huge military camp who could win the third-level prize, let alone the first level.

Those two good-for-nothings, Jiang Zhiben and his brother, can't even do the most basic horse archery.

"This..." Jiang Mingxin was somewhat taken aback and said with a hint of shame, "I'll look around the Jiang family later and pick a few good people for you."

“Well, those five thousand men originally belonged to your Jiang family. I feel more at ease having someone from your family lead them, but it's just too… right?” Wang Erniu didn't finish his sentence, but Jiang Mingxin understood. He nodded heavily.

The matter was thus amicably decided.

After they finished talking, Chen Wenfang spoke up about her own ideas and the matter of opening a workshop.

Jiang Mingxin fully agreed, "I can help with anything you need, Madam Chen, just let me know."

Chen Wenfang laughed and said, "Just help me choose a bigger place, nothing else is needed. Patriarch Jiang, actually we are quite powerful now, you should keep a certain distance from us, that way, if something happens to us one day, we can protect you!"

Jiang Mingxin was shocked; he had never imagined this would happen.

Seeing his surprised expression, Chen Wenfang exchanged a smile with Wang Erniu. "You ask my husband how many assassination attempts I've survived, how many storms we've weathered. All I can say is that we'll take it one step at a time, proceeding cautiously. We both remember the kindness your Jiang family has shown us, but you must also learn to protect yourselves. Don't put all your eggs in one basket; you should always have a backup plan!"

Jiang Mingxin stood up and bowed respectfully to her. "Thank you for your words, Madam Chen. They have enlightened me."

Having held a high position for so long, he was used to abusing his power and influence, and had never considered taking this step; he was still too young.

Chen Wenfang and Jiang Mingxin hurriedly got up and helped him up. The rest of the conversation flowed naturally, and they quickly finalized the location. Chen Wenfang then arranged with Jiang Mingxin that Jiang He would take her to see it the next day.

A few days later, in the military camp.

Wang Feng and the others took Yu Long to the equipment camp, complaining as they helped him pick up various tools. "Your stamina is too poor. I've been taking care of you for days, and you're like a burden. Eat more meat later. Try out the things here, pick one that suits you, and give this a try!"

"Oh!" Yu Long didn't argue back, obediently took a copper hammer, her hand went limp and she almost hit her foot.

Wang Feng quickly grabbed it.

“This won’t do, it’s too heavy. Let’s get another one!” said Wang Feng’s cousin, Wang Shan.

"Try this!" Tian Shi picked up a soft whip.

Yu Long picked it up and flicked it with her hand; the soft whip was limp and didn't stir at all.

"Forget it!" Wang Feng said thoughtfully, untying the crossbow from his arm. "Try this one!"

Yu Long's eyes lit up. Wang Feng carefully helped him tie it up and pointed to the small crossbow, saying, "This is the crossbow arm, and this is the crossbow mechanism. Press this and it will fire. There are only four in total. After you finish firing, you can pick them up and put them back together to continue using them. Don't lose them."

"Oh, okay!" Yu Long loved it! "This is simple and looks easy to use!"

"Even if it's easy to use, you need to be accurate. You need to practice more. Come on, aim at that one, make sure your eyes are on target! Shoot!" Wang Feng raised his hand and positioned him.

"Bang!" The crossbow accurately hit the red dot on the target.

"Yo!"

"Hey!"

"not bad!"

Several people praised her repeatedly. "Xiao Long, you're amazing! This suits you perfectly!"

Yu Long blushed with excitement, "Really? Then I'll practice this!"

"Don't rush, let's try again!" Wang Feng remained calm. This guy wasn't strong; he just got lucky the first time!

Sure enough, it went astray on the second try! Yu Long was already panting heavily.

"Take it back, and practice cooking more!" Wang Feng said casually. "Brother Tian, ​​go back and ask Chu Yi to get us a few more sets. These are good for self-defense."

"Alright!" Just as Tian Shi was about to say something, his brother Tian Cheng rushed in. "Brother Feng, that old guy went out today! Our chance has come!"