A Farm Girl: Three Acres of Fertile Land Can Be Exchanged for a Country

Chapter 0 Big Melon Town

A massive force of over a thousand people charged toward the town. If Wutong hadn't been among them, she would have thought they were about to attack the city gates.

The fragrance gave everyone a group buff, making the five-mile journey a breeze, and they quickly arrived at the city gate.

Abdo was clearly not a first-timer. He reined in his horse in front of the city gate, stopped there, and charged forward, shouting, "Wu Datou! Open the city gate for me! I'm back!"

The soldiers on the city wall heard this and hurriedly ran away. A moment later, a middle-aged man with a rather large head poked his head out and exclaimed, "Wow! It really is General Abdo! Quick, open the city gate!"

The massive wooden gate, nearly five meters high, was opened, and the procession filed in, soon entering the city.

Most of the city's residents had gone to bed, with a small number hiding at street corners to watch. The streets were basically packed with soldiers.

Only then did Wutong realize that the lush greenery outside the city wall was all fruit trees.

There are countless types of trees, such as grapevines, pear trees, and sour plum trees.

A group of figures ran down the city wall and stopped in front of Abdo's horse. The middle-aged man at the head, whom Abdo called Wu Datou, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Welcome, General Abdo!"

The people behind him also knelt down in unison. Abuduo waved his hand and said, "No need for all this formalities. Is there any food? We're going to have a big meal tonight."

"Yes! Yes!"

Lieutenant Li came over and got busy with Wu Datou. All the soldiers were led to the camp, while Abuduo, his guards, and more than ten officers were sent to the general's mansion.

Wutong's position was rather awkward; she stood there, unsure of who to follow.

Abdo came over and kicked her horse's rump: "What are you standing there for? Come on over and drink and eat!"

Drinking and eating meat was like heaven for Wutong, who had been traveling for a month.

However... there's one thing she still doesn't understand.

"General, aren't we heading to Moon Gate Pass?"

Would stopping in this big melon town for no reason violate military orders?

Abdo mocked, "You call yourself literate? You don't even have basic geography knowledge. Come with me."

He gave the reins a tug, and the big yellow horse changed direction, heading towards a certain place in the city.

Wutong quickly followed.

Abdo finally stopped behind a grape trellis and pointed diagonally upwards into the distance: "Look, what's that over there?"

Looking up, Wutong saw two continuous mountain ranges under a bright moon. In the middle of the mountain ranges was a gap nearly a hundred meters wide. The gap was covered with huge stone walls and gates. Above the gates were three huge ancient characters: "Moon Gate Pass".

Moon Gate Pass, as its name suggests.

Wutong exclaimed in surprise, "So that's how it is..."

Abuduo laughed and flicked him on the forehead: "Kid, you've learned something new, haven't you? From now on, this is your home. Follow me, Abuduo, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury and have a bright future."

After he finished speaking, he prepared to return to the general's mansion. Wutong called out hesitantly from behind, "General..."

Abdo turned around: "What is it?"

The phoenix tree has something on its heart but can't bring itself to say it.

She really wanted to ask Abdo why he trusted her so much from the beginning, since she was just a homeless person with no background.

But as the words were about to come out, she looked at Abdo's hairy face, his two big, bright eyes, and she was really scared.

She was afraid he would discover her secret and drive her away.

In times of chaos, the army is the culprit, yet it has now become her safe haven.

"Nothing, where am I staying tonight?" Wutong swallowed her doubts and asked an unrelated question.

Abdo rolled his eyes: "Of course you'll live with me in the General's Mansion. Do you want to sleep on the streets? You'll have plenty of official documents to copy in the future."

"Yes."

The two rode their horses back to the general's mansion, one after the other.

Abuduo only craves food and drink, not pleasure. His general's mansion is not much bigger than the government office in Wuxing City. Including the gatekeepers, it only has three entrances and three exits.

While they were going to check on the Moon Gate, the others had already entered the residence. Wu Datou had a banquet prepared to welcome them back.

Abuduo dismounted, and Wutong followed suit. Guards came over and led their horses away, and the aroma of food wafted from the courtyard.

"The wine from Dagua Town is still the best, haha..."

Abuduo sniffed, swaggered in, saw Li Duwei, and stopped to wave at him.

Li Duwei walked over, and Abuduo said, "Come, make arrangements for Wutong."

"Yes."

Abudo entered the banquet hall, while Wutong followed Li Duwei into the deeper courtyard.

Abudo is a lively person with no airs. He usually lives in the outermost courtyard, where he eats, drinks, and relieves himself.

Lieutenant Li walked further in, into the innermost courtyard, and pointed to a guest room, saying, "You'll be staying here from now on. I'll have someone bring bedding and a washbasin later. We haven't hired any maids for the courtyard; the guards will do all the chores. If you need anything in the future, just do it yourself, understand?"

Wutong nodded quickly and asked, "And what about Madam?"

Lieutenant Li asked, "What lady?"

"They are General Abdo's wives and concubines." Abdo is neither old nor young. In ancient times, people of similar status usually had many wives and concubines at a young age.

But she had been with him for so long and had never seen any other woman by his side, which was really strange.

Could it be that he likes men? Wutong thought about it for a moment and felt that it was unlikely.

If he liked men, he wouldn't have kept accusing Zhou Taili of keeping a philanderer. Besides, the affection he showed when he saw the dancer at the palace that night didn't seem fake.

Lieutenant Li paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "The general doesn't have a wife, so don't go around asking about this in the future."

Wutong asked in surprise, "Are there any taboos?"

Lieutenant Li shook his head: "Anyway, don't ask anymore."

If you don't want to ask, then don't ask. It's not like she absolutely needs to know.

Wutong thanked Li Duwei, who hurried off to the banquet hall. She stayed behind to tidy up the room and then stood in the middle, looking around.

A bed and a cabinet.

A table and a chair.

The things there are nothing special, but enough to make a home.

Wutong lit the candles, stuffed the red cloth she bought for Ruolan into the closet, carefully folded her own change of clothes inside, and spread the quilt out on the bed.

She went to the kitchen and brought back a tray with a bowl of white rice, a bowl of boiled pork, a bowl of boiled taro, and two pickled vegetables.

A sumptuous meal.

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