Thinking so in his heart, Xu Shiqiu restrained his expression in time, and then walked quickly towards the house.

"What is the lady feeding Yuan Xi to eat?" As Xu Shiqiu spoke, the person also walked to Dong Shu's side, and after seeing clearly what was in the bowl in Dong Shu's hand, he continued: "Can Yuan Xi already eat these?" ”

"Well, Yuan Xi has been six months old, and the nurse and Yan Mama both said that they could eat it, but they should eat less, mainly to eat milk." As he spoke, Dong Shu also fed the last mouthful of dough to Yuan Xi's mouth, and then continued: "The nurse told me today that Yuan Xi's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and I don't know if I can find a ewe, and I can feed Yuan Xi some goat milk every day in the future." ”

If someone else comes home after a busy day and hears the lady talk about these things, they will be impatient.

But Xu Shiqiu is different from others.

Before he had an official position, he had been helping to take care of Yuan Xi, and he knew how much thought it took to take care of a child.

What's more, because he has been too busy recently, even if he goes home at night, he doesn't have much time to pay attention to what Yuan Xi ate.

So as soon as he heard Dong Shu's words, he immediately spoke: "This matter is prepared for the husband's association." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu continued: "These days, my husband is busy with the affairs of the military camp, and I am also a little negligent about Yuan Xi, tomorrow, I will accompany Yuan Xi well." ”

As soon as Dong Shu heard Xu Shiqiu's words, she let go of the matter, in her heart, her father-in-law was omnipotent.

As for what he said about accompanying Yuan Xi, Dong Shu didn't think it was strange, Xiang Gong had also played with Yuan Xi before.

"I wrapped the wontons with my own hands, and I'll eat them with bone broth later." After saying this, Dong Shu didn't wait for Xu Shiqiu to open his mouth and continued: "Tomorrow's banquet, the prince will get up earlier." ”

"Okay, don't worry, the lady will be able to get up tomorrow for her husband." Xu Shiqiu had something in his heart, and after hearing Dong Shu's words, he responded directly, and then went down to change clothes and wash.

Because Dong Shu wrapped the wontons with her own hands, Xu Shiqiu didn't come back yesterday, so the two of them went to the main courtyard to eat with Mrs. Xu tonight.

Dong Shu didn't notice that Xu Shiqiu was wrong, but Mrs. Xu found out.

When the family had finished dinner, Xu Shiqiu had not yet opened his mouth to propose to return to Shihuan Courtyard, so Mrs. Xu took the first step and said: "Shiqiu, you have been in the military camp these days, everything is still going well?" ”

When Xu Shiqiu heard Mrs. Xu's words, he subconsciously just wanted to answer, 'Everything is going well', but suddenly thought of what he had promised his mother.

Now that the lady is by his side, he naturally can't tell lies.

And at the moment when Xu Shiqiu hesitated, Mrs. Xu already understood what he meant.

"Shi Qiu, but is there really something?"

Dong Shu heard Mrs. Xu ask again, and finally noticed that something was wrong.

"Xianggong, could it be that you really encountered something in the barracks?" Dong Shu glared at Xinyue and looked at Xu Shiqiu, and seeing that Xu Shiqiu did not refute, he continued: "If the Xianggong has anything to say directly, my mother and I will never harm you." ”

Maybe Dong Shu's words reached Xu Shiqiu's heart, and after her words fell, Xu Shiqiu sighed and said: "Because I was parachuted directly into the barracks, although there is my father's residual power, there are many people in the barracks who disobey me." ”

Regarding what Xu Shiqiu said, Mrs. Xu had thought of it before, and although Dong Shu was not smart, she could figure it out with just a little thought.

Xu Shiqiu saw that Dong Shu could figure it out, so he continued: "But because I won't take away the soldiers under them, but directly recruit new soldiers, they didn't continue to target me except for the first two days. But in the past few days, as I have recruited more and more new soldiers, I have also found that the rations and uniforms of the soldiers under my command are simply not enough. ”

The recruits had just been recruited into the barracks, and the number was uneven, and Xu Shiqiu was not in a hurry to train, but the recruits always had rations and clothes to wear.

But every time Xu Shiqiu asked, the people in the warehouse would shirk it, not because they didn't give it, but because they really didn't have it.

At first, Xu Shiqiu thought that they were deliberately embarrassing themselves, but when he really arrived in the warehouse, he realized that some rations could still be divided, but there were really no military uniforms.

But the rations in the warehouse were also from other soldiers, and the soldiers under him were not in the original plan, so the military salaries allocated by the imperial court at the beginning of the year naturally did not have their share.

The Xu family has silver, and he also has Zhuangzi in his hand, and he can also take out some food, but he can't take it.

Because the recruits he wants to recruit are the people of the imperial court, not his Xu Shiqiu.

Mrs. Xu understood what Xu Shiqiu meant as soon as she opened her mouth, and Dong Shu, after Xu Shiqiu explained, understood why.

"Can't the Prime Minister inform the Holy One of this? Recruiting new soldiers is the meaning of the saint, even if there are no such people in the original military salary, but since the saint speaks, the court should have an arrangement. ”

Dong Shu doesn't understand so much, she thinks simply, because this matter was done by Rui Kangdi to let her father-in-law, so now that there is something, she should naturally go to Rui Kangdi.

As soon as Xu Shiqiu heard Dong Shu's words, he shook his head and said, "But as soon as I have an accident, I will go to the saint, how will the saint look at me?" What do the other generals in the barracks think of me? After saying this, Xu Shiqiu sighed and continued: "Actually, I also wanted to go over to the Holy Lord at the beginning, but the Holy Lord can help me once, but he can't help me every time. ”

When Mrs. Xu originally heard Xu Shiqiu's previous sentence, she wanted to persuade Xu Shiqiu to say two words, for fear that he would become a person who only cares about face.

But after hearing Xu Shiqiu's last words, Mrs. Xu completely understood his thoughts.

"Shi Qiu, in fact, you can find the Holy Master once, at least tell him about the problems you are encountering now. It's just that in the future, you really need to solve it yourself, but you can also find help. ”

In the end, Mrs. Xu saw Xu Zhenbei lead the soldiers, she saw Xu Shiqiu think deeply after hearing her words, and continued: "'If you have soldiers in your hands, you will not lack silver. This sentence is still what your father told me, you should think about it yourself. ”

After saying this, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but remind her one last time: "You have to train recruits by yourself, and it is indeed a bit troublesome to think about these things. I think Shi Yuan has been a bit bored staying at home recently, and the boys and girls who needed to be taught before are now also literate and start to do things. You can ask him if he would like to be a money and food manager in your army. ”

Although Shi Yuan has a meritorious reputation, after all, he has no intention of continuing the scientific expedition because of his age.

In this case, it is better to follow Xu Shiqiu to the barracks to take care of money and food, after all, he is his own person, and he will also follow Xu Shiqiu's heart, so that Xu Shiqiu can concentrate on training recruits.

Old Lady Xu only mentioned Shi Yuan alone, but Xu Shiqiu thought of others.

"Brother Shuo'er has long wanted to join the army, and my sister also said to let him follow me, as well as his friend, Yanagisawa. After all, he is the grandson of the Tobe Shangshu family, and if he goes to me, presumably the Tobe Shangshu will not fail to express it. After thinking about these two people, Xu Shiqiu thought of Ling Xiang's own brother in his yard, the eldest son of the Wang family, Zhang Ping.

"Wang's eldest son Zhang Ping is also sixteen this year, and he can also follow me to the barracks, and his own soldiers are very suitable for him." Ye Shuo's age is not very old after all, and Liu Ze is a little bit apart, Xu Shiqiu is not ready to let the two of them have so much contact at the beginning, so he has to bring a loyal person to be his personal soldier first.

"And Xu Jie of your second uncle's house, now that he is in the capital, with Xu Feng and Xu Jun here, he doesn't have to stay at home all day, he can follow you to the barracks." Mrs. Xu saw that Xu Shiqiu finally figured it out, so she mentioned Xu Jie.

Xu Jie is different from Zhang Ping, Zhang Ping is a slave of the Xu family after all, but Xu Jie is Xu Shiqiu's brother according to the relationship between Xu Er and Xu Zhenbei.

There is Xu Jie, and Xu Shiqiu also has one more helper of his family.

Xu Shiqiu was woken up by Mrs. Xu's words, and he had more confidence in what would happen in the barracks next.

Dong Shu just sat aside and listened quietly, even if she didn't understand it too clearly, she didn't ask out loud.

It wasn't until Mrs. Xu was tired and they returned to Shihuan Courtyard that Dong Shu asked, and then Xu Shiqiu patiently explained to her.

"Lady, the husband didn't climb up from the bottom of the soldiers layer by layer, and now there are no people from our Xu family in the army, so as soon as the husband enters the military camp, he is a general from the fourth grade, which is very prickly in the eyes of some people, and it also makes some people who originally planned to train the children of the family unhappy."

Xu Shiqiu understood this, so when he first entered the barracks, he was ready to be embarrassed.

It's just that he didn't expect that these people not only embarrassed him in the end, but also made the recruits he recruited have no food to eat.

"The husband has been thinking about this matter for the past few days, and the husband also thought about whether to go to the saint before, but then the husband also figured it out, and the saint gave the husband the official position of the fourth grade from the beginning, I am afraid that it was intentional."

As soon as Xu Shiqiu's words fell, Dong Shu's eyes widened in shock.

But when she thought about it carefully, she had to admit that what her father-in-law said was right.

"How's that for good?" Dong Shu knew in his heart that it was impossible for Xianggong not to have this official position, so he could only face the difficulties.

Xu Shiqiu saw Dong Shu's worried face, and felt a little reluctant, feeling that he shouldn't have given her these analyses.

Her own little lady should be carefree every day.

But Xu Shiqiu also knew in his heart that since he decided to return to Beijing, the little lady could not continue to be carefree.

It's all because of him, because of the Xu family, that the lady has to learn these things that she doesn't need to understand.

What Xu Shiqiu thought in his heart, he said it instantly.

As soon as he said this, Dong Shu immediately shook his head and said, "Xianggong, it's not like this." Dong Shu didn't want to see such a decadent Xu Shiqiu, she raised her hand and touched Xu Shiqiu, smoothing his frowning brows, and then continued: "I believe that Xianggong will definitely be able to solve these things." ”

After saying this, Dong Shu thought for a while and continued: "What's more, I'm really not tired of learning this, and I'm also willing." ”

Xu Shiqiu understands that the little lady is willing to learn these things entirely because she has him in her heart.

After bowing his head and kissing the little lady's lips, Xu Shiqiu spoke again: "But after talking to my mother today, my husband has thought of some ways." Rest assured, the husband will solve these problems. ”

Dong Shu believed in Xu Shiqiu, and when he saw him say this, he thought that he could indeed do it.

However, Dong Shu was still thinking in her heart, she didn't know if she could help Xianggong, she didn't plan to ask others about it, but was going to ask Xu Nuanwen.

The next day was the day of the Xu family's banquet, because this day was a day off, Ye Jingxing also accompanied Xu Nuanwen to Xu's house.

After sending Xu Nuanwen to the backyard and meeting the old lady Xu, Ye Jingxing took his three sons to the front yard to find Xu Shiqiu.

Xu Nuanwen came the earliest, and after Ye Jingxing led her three sons away, she found that her mother and younger siblings were looking at her with something to say.

"Mother, is there an accident at home?" After all, Xu Nuanwen was raised by Mrs. Xu, and because she was the only daughter in the family, she had been with Xu Zhenbei for a while since she was a child.

So she is not weak-minded, and with just one glance, she can see that Mrs. Xu and Dong Shu have something on her mind.

"It's something to tell my sister." As soon as Dong Shu saw Xu Nuanwen speak, she answered directly.

As soon as Xu Nuanwen saw Dong Shu in a hurry to speak, she immediately smiled and said, "Fortunately, I came early today, let's say, what's going on at home?" ”

Dong Shu saw that Xu Nuanwen didn't mean to care, and hurriedly said what Xu Shiqiu said last night.

"I understand what Xianggong means, he doesn't want me to tell anyone about this, but I think my sister is not an outsider, and I also want to ask my sister if she has a good idea."

Dong Shu looked at Xu Nuanwen and just finished saying this, and Mrs. Xu answered: "You are familiar with the character of the saint, look at it, what does the saint mean in this matter?" ”

After Xu Nuanwen heard Dong Shu's words, she was thinking about what the saint meant in this matter.

When she heard her mother's words again, Xu Nuanwen knew that her mother also guessed that there was a holy mandate to do this.

"If I didn't guess wrong, it won't take long for the Holy Lord to intervene in this matter, and maybe Prince Duan will take the initiative to find Shi Qiu." After all, Xu Nuanwen has been married to the royal family for more than ten years, and she has been smart since she was a child.

As soon as she heard the words of Dong Shu and Mrs. Xu, she guessed the real purpose behind this matter.

"Shi Qiu encounters these things, in fact, it is not special, many generals will encounter them after they are promoted, but Shi Qiu has encountered more." Xu Nuanwen opened her mouth, and after saying this, she paused and continued: "It's just that since the Holy Lord wants to hand over the military power to Shi Qiu, he doesn't want Shi Qiu to obtain these military powers so easily. The most important point is that he is still not sure if Shiqiu is as loyal to him as his father. ”

As soon as Xu Nuanwen finished speaking, Mrs. Xu understood.

Seeing that Dong Shu didn't understand, Xu Nuanwen opened her mouth and continued: "After all, Shi Qiu has been staying at home since he was a child, and then went to Xiahe Village to live for ten years. Ten years later, although my father was loyal to the saint, my father died because of the saint after all. ”

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Xu Nuanwen's eyes when she mentioned this, if Ye Jingxing hadn't been really good to her, she would have been able to reconcile with her father when she learned that something had happened to her.

"The saint wants to use Shi Qiu and is afraid that he will know something, so he is ready to give him some tribulations, and when Shi Qiu can't hold on, he or Duan Wang Ye will come forward and help him."

Xu Nuanwen spoke directly, and after saying this, she saw Dong Shu's eyes widen in surprise, and she hurriedly smiled: "So it's okay if Shi Qiu doesn't plan to take the initiative to find the saint, and it's okay to take the initiative to find the saint." If Shi Qiu wants to gain the reassurance of the saint, whether it is active or passive, he needs to bow his head to the saint first. ”