On the first day of Mu Hongsheng's arrival in Shuozhou, she was pressed by the cheerful and fierce Aunt Zhang in the old wooden barrel and washed hard, and the dirty clothes she changed were also taken away directly by Aunt Zhang, and Mu Hongshang didn't even have time to express her opinion.

Aunt Zhang was also very dissatisfied with Mu Hongsheng's small luggage roll. Because there was not a single "decent dress" in her luggage, it was all cotton robes worn by men.

However, this couldn't stop Aunt Zhang's determination to "dress up beautifully" Mu Hongsheng. She found a child to run errands at her house, and found a new dress for her daughter to wear for Mu Hongshang.

This is a brightly colored woven cotton skirt, which is said to have been worn by Miss Zhang Jiasan when she planned to get engaged, and was generously taken out by Aunt Zhang and put on Mu Hongsheng.

Mu Hongshang is tall, and the skirt of the Zhang family's daughter is worn on her, which is a lot shorter, revealing the riding boots on her feet, which makes this dress look even more nondescript. However, the persistent Aunt Zhang felt very satisfied, and while pressing Mu Hongsheng on the chair to comb her hair, she couldn't stop praising Mu Hongsheng for her beauty.

"A beautiful girl should wear a skirt!" Aunt Zhang said so, and then she divided Mu Hongsheng's hair neatly, braided two braids on the top of her head, and folded the braids and hung them behind her head.

This is a common hairstyle for unmarried women in Shuozhou, and it is naturally much simpler and simpler than the hairstyle of noble girls in Beijing. Mu Hongshang resolutely rejected Aunt Zhang's attempt to put flowers on her head, which made Aunt Zhang muttered and complained in disappointment.

The reason why Mu Hongshang did not resolutely put on her military uniform and battle armor was because after the siege of the city, even her uncle and brothers changed into civilian clothes and returned to the general's mansion to repair.

Mu Chengde also invited General Zhenguo to come to General Shuobei's Mansion for dinner. General Zhenguo had also taken off his battle armor, probably just taken a shower, his hair was still damp, and his gray beard was cleanly washed and curled.

When the old man saw Mu Hongsheng wearing a short skirt, he immediately burst out laughing, and he didn't know what he was happy about.

"General, will you stay in Shuozhou?" Mu Hongsheng asked with concern. She was actually most concerned about where she went, but she knew that no one would answer her questions like this.

"Nope." The old man shook his head, and he answered Mu Hongsheng's question happily: "The old man has discussed with your uncle and plans to go to Danzhou." Danzhou guards the throat road to the south, the defense pressure is huge, the Qin general who guarded Danzhou died a few days ago, the old man went to Danzhou, and took the burden of General Qin. ”

"General Zhu, are they also going to Danzhou?" Mu Hongshang asked again.

"No, the old man only plans to take three adults to Danzhou." General Zhenguo shook his head: "The rest of the people will stay in Shuozhou for the time being to repair and hand them over to your uncle for unified dispatch." In the future, part of it will be left in Shuozhou to make up for the Shuobei Army, and the other part will be pulled out to the front line of Yanmen Pass as soon as possible. We still have too few people to bring, and it is a drop in the bucket to fill the front line, so we still have to send it to the emperor as soon as possible, so that he can continue to mobilize the government soldiers of various state capitals. ”

"Okay," Mu Chengde patted Mu Hongsheng's brain in a good mood: "Don't pester General Zhenguo to ask questions about the east and west." Hurry up and eat, let General Zhenguo go to rest, he will leave for Danzhou early tomorrow morning. ”

"Is it so urgent?" Mu Hongshang was stunned for a moment.

"Danzhou is under a lot of pressure, so it's not in a hurry." Mu Chengde sighed and replied, "Forget it, let's not talk about it for now, what are you doing with a little girl's family to inquire about this." ”

"Fourth uncle, I am a lieutenant and an officer of the emperor's title." Mu Hongsheng retorted with her eyes wide open.

"Okay, okay, you're the best." Mu Tieyi held a bowl of red fruit soup, put it in front of Mu Hongsheng, and stuffed a spoon in her hand: "Eat quickly, this is the wild berry soup that Aunt Zhang worked so hard to make, don't waste it." ”

"Hurry up and listen to your brother," General Zhenguo also said with a smile: "Right now, you are a lieutenant under General Shuobei, and you have to obey orders." ”

Mu Hongshang opened her mouth and swallowed back the words that came to her lips. She knew that it was useless for her to say anything at the moment, and the fourth uncle and brothers were as stubborn as her. If she wants to go to the battlefield to protect her family in the future, she will have to find another way.

After marching outside for so long, he has never had the opportunity to sit down and have a good meal, so although Shuozhou is short of materials and the table in Shuobei's General's Mansion looks shabby, General Zhenguo still eats very well.

Mu Chengde was not familiar with General Zhenguo before, General Mu was a border general, and he did not have close contacts with those generals of Jin Lingwei, but this time he fought side by side outside Shuozhou City, and between the Shuozhou guards and the reinforcements from the capital, there was some comradeship that lived and died side by side.

Mu Chengde raised the teacup on the table and said a little apologetically: "At the moment, it is wartime, it is not appropriate to drink alcohol, and you can only replace wine with tea. ”

"That's what an old man should do." General Zhenguo picked up the teacup and looked quite emotional: "At present, the Rong Di army is pressing, how can the old man, as a military general of the Great Zhou, not do his best." It's just that the old man set off in a hurry, and he only brought soldiers from several state capitals around Gyeonggi, and the Rongdi army pressed the border, and these soldiers and horses were only a drop in the bucket to make up for the northern border. ”

"I will let my brother send it to the emperor as soon as possible," Mu Chengde replied: "Explain the predicament in the north, and ask the emperor to continue to recruit troops." ”

"Nope." General Zhenguo waved his hand: "This is a sparse performance, the old man is coming." You can't expect An Guogong to come forward for everything, lest the courtiers all stare at your Mu family. ”

"That's the best." Mu Chengde immediately nodded: "The last general thanked the general first." ”

"Alas! That's all the old man can do. General Zhenguo sighed heavily, and then stretched out his hand and nodded at Mu Hongsheng: "Now it depends on whether the flag erected by your little girl can suppress the voice of peace between the DPRK and China!" ”

"Fortunately, there is a great victory in Shuozhou," Mu Hongsheng replied, "and the good news is transmitted back to Beijing, which should also be able to suppress the voices of some appeasement factions." It's not that we can't win, as long as we have enough soldiers, horses, money, and food, we can drive the Rongdi people back. ”

"That's what I said." General Zhenguo shook his head, looking a little depressed: "But it is a fact that the imperial court is short of money, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice!" ”

General Zhenguo's worries are not unreasonable, but the news of Shuozhou's victory is indeed useful, at least it makes the courtiers more confident in the defenders of the northern border, and the voice of the appeasement faction to negotiate peace has been suppressed at least for a while.

These days, Jiang Wenbin, the hard-working secretary of the household department, has been working very smoothly, and has collected a lot of "taxes" from the courtiers, and the emperor has pinched the opportunity and plans to recruit troops again.