After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

Tengxian military camp.

Xie Shuheng has been here for several days now, having settled in.

He sat with Xu Yao and many brothers from the military camp.

There was no drinking or eating meat; they quickly finished their multigrain steamed buns, eating until they were about half full before heading to the training ground.

Even when it's time to eat, everyone is still in a rush and has very little time to rest.

Eating whole grain steamed buns on their own is definitely tasteless; they're as hard as rocks, and even if you can't finish them, they won't soften all day if you put them in your pocket.

Fortunately, Xie Shuheng brought meat sauce. Eating the meat sauce with the multigrain steamed buns, with its slightly spicy flavor and perfectly cooked minced meat, was just right – a perfect balance of lean and fatty meat, not too dry, not too oily.

Everyone praised the food as they ate:

"Brother Shuheng, where does your wife get her skills? How can she make such delicious meat sauce!"

"They've almost turned our hard steamed buns into something delicious."

"Anyway, I can't live without this every day. But it's only been a few days, and it's almost finished. Brother Shuheng, if your wife trusts you, please tell her!"

Xie Shuheng's expression remained unchanged until he heard this, at which point he paused: "Send a message?"

"Yes, your wife hasn't written a letter? Look at Xiao Zhang over there, he's also newly married, just like you, and his wife writes to him every day. They're not far apart, just in our Teng County."

"They're inseparable, it never ends. I know what it's like to be newlyweds, Shuheng, you're not used to it now either. You're used to having a warm wife and a cozy bed, but you're sleeping on a hard board here."

Hearing this, everyone felt melancholy.

"I'm exhausted after a long day, and my wife isn't here tonight. I have no one to talk to. Although we've been married for many years, my wife has finally received the letter. She's worried about us at home."

Xu Yao nodded: "Our families were indeed worried about us joining the army. Although I have never had a wife, my father asked someone to write a letter to inquire about my well-being."

"Yes, looking at all of Shuheng's things, I can tell how much his wife cares for him. It's fine once they're married. I'm not married yet, and I'm already urging my mother to find me someone soon."

The people around him were eager to get started, their eyes full of confidence: "What's the rush? When you've achieved fame and success, and earned your own record on the battlefield, what can't you have?"

They leave early and return late, and the daily training exceeds everyone's tolerance level. Right now, all they think about is achieving success and fame in the future, which will sustain them on their journey.

Of course, most people were thinking that in the military camp, the most important thing was to survive. As long as they could survive and had food, anything was fine.

Seeing that Xie Shuheng had not yet spoken, Xu Yao stroked his chin and asked curiously, "Brother Shuheng, haven't you received your wife's letter yet?"

"..."

This really hit Xie Shuheng where it hurt. The main problem was that neither her stepmother nor her mother had written a letter. Otherwise, if her mother had written, she could have subtly told her to inform Yunniang.

Seeing his taciturn demeanor, everyone offered suggestions:

"No rush, if you haven't written it yet, just write it now! Husbands and wives should always let each other know they're safe. A young lady should be reserved, but if a man like you is reserved, his wife will run away."

"But you don't need to worry about that. You've only been here a few days. I heard that General Song Xi has been keeping a close eye on you. Shuheng, you're quite the lucky one!"

People dare to say these things in private, but they wouldn't dare utter a single word in public. Those who become generals are all powerful and influential.

More importantly, a female general needs to be powerful and influential.

I heard that Song Xi is the newly arrived general from Teng County, and her family is a branch of the Song family from Bianjing. She won't be going to the battlefield now. She knows some martial arts, but to become a female general on her first time entering the army is truly impressive.

Hearing this, Xie Shuheng frowned: "Don't talk nonsense."

"I have a wife." If Yunniang were to hear these unfounded rumors, she would probably leave immediately.

I really miss Yunniang.

He trained even harder than usual today, and Xie Shuheng won first place in every competition, whether it was horseback archery, bow and arrow or spear.

I was exhausted after a long day, so I went back to my accommodation with Xu Yao.

Xu Yao leaned closer to him and said, "Brother Shuheng, I know you need this, here you go."

Xie Shuheng thought it was something mysterious, but when he took it and looked at it, he realized it was a letter.

They weren't pretentious at all and accepted it directly.

Sitting on the desk, the brush was full of ink, but I hadn't yet decided what to write.

If I ask about her family situation or her situation, would she think it's too pretentious?

Or perhaps Yunniang felt she didn't trust her?

After thinking it over, Xie Shuheng wrote on it: "All is well in the military camp."

That's all I have to say; I don't know what else to say.

Indeed, he wished Yunniang would ask him too, inquire about his life, or even write down her thoughts of him.

He was still feeling somewhat depressed. Before he left, he actually instructed Yunniang on how to write letters, and even prepared the carrier pigeons.

But she never wrote it down.

The distance isn't far, but it's enough to be able to see her.

I used to think that relationships between men and women were all very clingy and I didn't understand why they were so obsessed with such things. Now that I'm experiencing it myself, I realize that I actually enjoy it.

Xie Shuheng and Xu Yao shared a room. The houses here were all dilapidated, so they were barely able to rest in someone else's empty room. There was still one empty spot in their room, and they didn't know who would come to stay there in the future.

Lying on the bed, Xu Yao said, "Brother Shuheng, if you write to your wife, will she come to see you? The war isn't too serious right now; we're only dealing with the bandits and thieves around here. Many of their wives have already come over."

"If my sister-in-law comes over, it would be good to bring her some food."

Previously, I didn't have much of an impression of Jiang Zhiyun, except that she was Xie Shuheng's wife. But unfortunately, her cooking was really delicious.

After one meal, I couldn't stop thinking about how delicious it was. It's strange, really; ordinary dishes become extraordinary in her hands.

Whenever someone praises Yunniang, Xie Shuheng can't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

"Next time, I'll just have her make it for me. You guys don't like it."

“Brother Shuheng, you must speak from your conscience. It’s one thing to not give food to the other soldiers outside, but I am with you, my heart is with you, we are family, how can you not share food with me?”

"In fact, I completely agree that we should keep this meat sauce in the dorm. Maybe my sister-in-law will bring something else with her."

Xie Shuheng slept very well tonight, and the letter was delivered.

He also had a good dream, hoping that everything was well at home.

-

Yunniang spent the whole day busy.

First, I took my mother-in-law to deliver the medicinal herbs we had gathered in the mountains the day before to Doctor Su's pharmacy.

Because we were taking Yang Ge'er to school, Ye Qi drove the carriage today, and Yang Ge'er didn't have to sway so much in the carriage.