Divorced woman with child travels through time

"Hey, this knife is pretty good! I used it, my knife is all dull!" Liu Dong picked up the knife from the ground, gave the still panting Japanese man another blow, and casually cut off his head and threw it aside. "This is our team's."

"Alright!" The clerk behind immediately wrote it down.

The battle raged until dawn, the blood staining almost the entire ground outside the city. The Jiang family's ships gradually approached. Jiang He disembarked, saluted Wang Erniu, and said, "General, I have not failed you!"

"Not at all, thank you for your hard work!"

"General Wang, your subordinate greets General Wang!" Cheng Xiang also bowed. Thanks to the first day of the lunar month, their canal gang was now able to fight openly and honestly.

"Thank you for your help, Brother Cheng."

"General, you're too kind!" Cheng Xiang, who was not good with words, winked at Jiang He.

Jiang He sighed. He had come to see someone, but couldn't this roughneck Cheng handle his own affairs?

"General Wang, I have compiled a list of those they killed and those they captured into a booklet, which I will give to you later."

Wang Erniu naturally saw through it, and waved his hand at Cheng Xiang and the other man, saying, "You hand them over to the clerk. As long as the prisoners can speak Chinese and their heads match the register, your men can go directly to collect the reward. I'm leaving now."

"Yes!" The two bowed in unison. It was already broad daylight. Corpses lay everywhere, their flesh and blood mangled, the blood staining the earth red. There were even more schools of fish in the sea.

Exhausted and smelling of blood, Caiyun anxiously approached Wang Erniu.

"General Wang! The matter is almost settled. I'd like to take some men to find the troops I sent out."

"Let's go!"

Jiang He's eyes lit up when he saw her, and he said impatiently, "General, I'll go with her."

Wang Erniu smiled and nodded.

Cheng Xiang revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."

Caiyun looked at him with some surprise and smiled gently, "Brother Jianghe, you're here."

"Yes, are you going to find someone? I'll go with you." Jiang He smiled back at her.

"Yes, you are highly skilled in martial arts, you will definitely be able to help me find the person."

Wang Xiaoguang also dispatched several other teams to the countryside, mainly to sweep away the Japanese pirates.

Outside Huian County, the city gates were wide open, and countless people came out, spontaneously helping to bury the corpses, while others organized to clean up the battlefield.

Wei Siyuan and Lü Xiong had almost finished dealing with things, so he came to say goodbye to Wang Erniu.

"Thank you for your hard work in arriving on time." Wang Erniu bowed.

"You're too kind. I still remember when you helped me reinforce Annam. Good brother, no need for so much talk." Wei Siyuan laughed and patted his shoulder. "You're still so strong. I wish I could get that strong someday."

Wang Erniu chuckled sheepishly, "I'll bring you more meat later."

"Haha, I don't want to." Wei Siyuan admired the Wei and Jin dynasties, wore long robes, and liked to be tall and slender. How could he envy Wang Erniu's physique? It was just a compliment.

Wang Erniu smiled back, looking at Lü Xiong with a deep sense of kinship.

Lu Xiong met his gaze and bowed deeply, "Second Brother, how have you been?"

Wang Erniu returned the greeting, saying, "Thank you, brother."

Lu Xiong suddenly grinned, his seriousness completely gone. "Second brother, my wife is pregnant. Unlike you, it's been years and Madam Chen still hasn't had another child."

"What are you saying? I don't want her to suffer. We already have so many children, why would we have any more?" Wang Erniu said, both amused and exasperated. Sure enough, she was still the same. "I'll give you a generous gift later, as a token of my appreciation for your hard work in looking after you."

"Hehe, thanks, brother. Oh, right, there's another good news I want to tell you, second brother." Lu Xiong moved closer to him.

Wang Erniu naturally leaned in close, nodding occasionally, and finally gave Lü Xiong a thumbs up.

After the two finished saying goodbye, the Lin brothers also came to see Wang Erniu off. Wang Erniu treated them all the same and said he would send them the reward money for the kills. However, the Lin brothers waved their hands and refused, because the monthly wages of their soldiers were still sent to them by Wang Erniu every month.

Wang Erniu replied, “If rewards and punishments are clear, you can stay in your positions for a long time. I mean what I say. Your area is Huang family territory, and you are already in a difficult situation. Once this great victory is reported, I will find a way to replace you with one of our people as your local official. Then you can really show your talents.”

Lin Fukang, the eldest brother of the Lin family, immediately had tears in his eyes and bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, General. I will repay your kindness."

Wang Erniu's eyes also reddened. He helped him up and said, "Don't mention it. I'm your boss, so it's only right that I take care of you. But you've gone to a place where I can't reach you."

Lin Fukang smiled calmly, "How could that be? I am fortunate to have been appreciated by the general and appointed as a captain in this area. Otherwise, how could I, a commoner, protect this blessed land?"

Wang Erniu laughed, "It's good that you know. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

"Yes!" The two exchanged knowing smiles and waved goodbye.

Inside the bamboo house, Qi Siliu slowly woke up in the morning sunlight. His gaze swept over the scene inside and he almost jumped up. When did this house become filled with people? And they were all alive! They were breathing, men, women, young and old!

Little did they know that after taking in the villagers one by one, Lin Shuisheng and his men also gathered the scattered soldiers together in one place. The bamboo forest was the best ambush site, perhaps because it was the only way up the mountain. In just one day, Lin Shuisheng and his men ambushed and killed nearly thirty Japanese soldiers in the bamboo forest. They were all men who had spotted their prey and were relentlessly pursuing it.

Before Qi Siliu could speak, the little boy Liancheng, who had woken up early, rushed out.

"Big brother! You're awake." He looked at him with bright eyes, his little hands holding a short crossbow, looking fierce.

"Mm." Qi Siliu responded in a hoarse voice. The people inside the house woke up at the sound, and after stealing a glance at him, they all hurriedly left the house.

"Here, have some water." Xiao Liancheng skillfully fed him water.

"What's going on with them?" Qi Siliu had no choice but to ask the only little person in the room.

“Don’t worry about them. They’re just staying for one night. Brother Lin said that if it weren’t for the fact that they are civilians, he wouldn’t even let them sleep in this room. The wounded should be given priority. You are wounded, so no one can hit you.” Xiao Liancheng carefully put down his bowl and said, “Are you hungry? I have some snacks they gave me, they’re really delicious.”

As he spoke, he took out an oil paper package from his backpack, inside which were six neatly arranged pieces of Sachima.

"I'm not hungry, you eat it yourself!" Qi Siliu was embarrassed to ask a child for food, even though his stomach was really growling.

"Eat it. Brother Lin said he would take good care of you. You risked your life to protect me, so I will protect you too." Xiao Liancheng swallowed hard as he fed him the sachima, as if he wouldn't give up until he ate it.

Qi Siliu, unable to resist the urge to eat, swallowed the sweet and delicious Sachima piece by piece. It has to be said that this stuff was really filling. After eating two pieces, Qi Siliu felt full and firmly refused any further feeding.

Xiao Liancheng was very happy. This pastry was so delicious! She held the pastry and slowly ate it. The two of them ate in a warm and happy atmosphere in the room.

A commotion suddenly broke out outside the courtyard.

"who!"

"Whoosh!" The sound of an arrow broke the quiet of the morning.

Qi Siliu's hand tightened, and his wound almost burst open again.