Suddenly there were more than a dozen girls, and the family would definitely not be able to accommodate them, and the textile factory did not build dormitories. Jin Feng and Guan Xiaorou had no choice but to take Qing Mulan and the others to the old residence of Xie Guang's family.
"This is the yard your brother rents here. You can live here for the time being."
Jin Feng handed the key to Qing Mulan.
"This is too small, there are more than a dozen of us."
Qing Mulan curled her lips in disgust.
As a player who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Qing Mulan grew up with fine clothes and fine food, and lived in a high-walled compound. Naturally, he looked down on this shabby little courtyard made of adobe.
Although this yard has been tidied up by Zhong Wu, it is already much better than the residences of most villagers in Xihewan.
"Miss, you are ready to go to the battlefield like this? Do you know what the battlefield is like?"
Jin Feng glanced at her sideways: "On the battlefield, there are dozens of people crowded into a tent and sleeping on the ground. Just smile secretly if you can get a bed.
Once a fight breaks out, there will be corpses everywhere and the stench will be overwhelming. If there is a continuous battle, the soldiers will come down from the battlefield and just find a corner and fall asleep. Many people fall asleep without even having time to wipe the blood from their faces.
If you are not mentally prepared for this, you should give up the idea of going to the battlefield as soon as possible and just play house at home with your maid."
"you……"
Qing Mulan's face turned red with anger from Jin Feng, but she had no words to refute.
"Okay, you guys can tidy up and then you can walk around or rest. But don't wear armor in the village from now on. It's too conspicuous."
Jin Feng explained: "Also, you don't have to cook anymore. It's too time-consuming. You can go to the veterans or the textile factory canteen to eat. This also allows you to get used to big pot meals in advance, so that you don't get used to it when you go to the battlefield later."
The food of the Dakang army basically consists of various kinds of stews, not to mention the lack of oil, and even the most basic salt is very little.
Forget about these, the key aspect is that the presentation is terrible. It’s a big bowl of slime, which looks disgusting.
Eating this kind of meal for more than a month left a deep psychological shadow on Jin Feng, and he feels uncomfortable even thinking about it now.
"Can."
Qing Mulan nodded in agreement.
"Then give me the meal money first."
Jin Feng didn't care whether Qing Mulan could understand or not, he rubbed his fingers at her.
Qing Mulan didn't expect that Jin Feng would ask her for money, and her eyes widened in surprise.
"Why are you staring? You don't have to pay for food?"
Jin Feng urged impatiently: "Hurry up!"
"for you!"
Qing Mulan took out two fifty-tael silver ingots from the horse's trousers: "Is that enough?"
"That's enough." Jin Feng was not polite and reached out to take it: "By the way, each of you prepare a package weighing thirty kilograms and carry it to my house tomorrow morning."
"What are you doing preparing the package?"
Qing Mulan asked.
"Ten-mile cross-country running with heavy weights is one of the exercises that veterans must do every day."
Jin Feng said: "This is your first test. If you can't stand it, you can go back."
"Don't worry, we will persevere."
Not only Qing Mulan, but also the girl behind her looked unconvinced.
"Then I wish you good luck."
Jin Feng smiled and waved to Guan Xiaorou: "Xiaorou, let's go home."
"Master, please go back first. Miss Mu Lan just came over. I'll help her clean up."
Guan Xiaorou smiled and shook her head.
"All right."
Jin Feng didn't care and left the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
After all, with a dozen female soldiers, there was no need for Qing Mulan to pack things herself.
She was still brooding about what she had just been reprimanded for, so as soon as Jin Feng left, she dragged Guan Xiaorou to find out the information.
"Miss Xiaorou, does Mr. Jin always speak in such a rude manner?"
"No, the boss is usually fine. I guess he was woken up from his nap today, so he's in a bad mood."
Guan Xiaorou naturally spoke for Jin Feng: "As we get along with each other for a long time, you will know that the boss is easy to get along with."
"Sister Xiaorou, how did you and Mr. Jin meet?"
Qing Mulan pulled Guan Xiaorou aside and sat down, and asked curiously.
Although he has a rather impulsive personality, he still has the ability to observe people's emotions after being nurtured in the high-walled compound for so many years.
Although Guan Xiaorou only answered one sentence, Qing Mulan had already judged Guan Xiaorou's attitude towards Jin Feng.
If she asked directly, she would definitely not get anything out of it, so she changed her strategy and used another way of talking.
Guan Xiaorou is simple-minded and has lived in a simple environment since she was a child. How could she expect so much? She thought Qing Mulan simply wanted to chat with her, so she smiled and replied:
"The boss and I met on the wedding party."
"Brother-in-law send-off team?"
Qing Mulan glanced at Guan Xiaorou in surprise: "Sister Xiaorou, you are so beautiful, why did you join the wedding party?"
"this……"
It must be said that Qing Mulan's strategy was very successful.
Guan Xiaorou didn't even realize that Qing Mulan was trying to trick her, so she quickly told her about the process of getting to know Jin Feng and all the trivial family matters that happened later.
Qing Mulan finally got to know Jin Feng from the side.
But in Guan Xiaorou's heart, Jin Feng is the most powerful, so naturally she won't speak ill of Jin Feng.
Qing Mulan also discovered this, so after sending Guan Xiaorou away, she sent a few more thoughtful female soldiers out to learn about the situation in Xihewan.
However, what the female soldier brought back surprised Qing Mulan.
Everyone in the village, regardless of age or sex, gave a thumbs up when mentioning Jin Feng, praising him even more than Guan Xiaorou.
Before coming, Qing Mulan thought that Jin Feng was an expert hiding in the mountains and forests, and was accidentally discovered by Qing Huai.
After arriving at Xihewan, I found that this expert was a bit annoying and had no grace at all.
He came with a letter from Qinghuai and asked for food money from him.
However, in the eyes of the villagers, Jin Feng was a man who was generous with his wealth. Not only did he receive good welfare benefits from the textile factory and the construction site, he also took in many children who had no labor force, just to give them a bowl of rice.
"No wonder Brother Qinghuai has such high regard for Mr. Jin. It's really interesting."
Qin Mulan rubbed her chin, with a trace of curiosity in her eyes.
Early the next morning, at dawn, Qin Mulan gathered his female soldiers in Jin Feng's courtyard.
Everyone is carrying a big package on their back.
"Didn't I tell you that Yinshi will come again?"
Jin Feng yawned and came out of the back room: "What are you doing here so early? I can't calm down at all."
Qing Mulan had already figured it out last night that she couldn't talk to Jin Feng with her words, so she simply didn't say anything and just stood in the yard blankly.
Jin Feng had been trying to sharpen Qing Mulan's spirit since they met yesterday, so he ignored them and took the wicker from Guan Xiaorou's hand and started cleaning his teeth.
Last night I was busy working in the iron smelting workshop until midnight before I came back to sleep. I was woken up early in the morning. I didn't notice until now that neither Qing Mulan nor the female soldiers were wearing armor, but all wore slim-fitting black training uniforms.
After washing his face, Jin Feng finally came back to his senses. He turned his head and glanced at Qing Mulan, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.