Chapter 996: Victory in this Battle!
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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The next morning, after Yu Youyao had breakfast, she went to the Xie Residence next door and mentioned to Old Madam Xie that she was going to Jinzhou.
The Old Madam was stunned for a moment before she reacted and pulled Yu Youyao into her arms. “My good Yao’er, you’re living a good life. Why are you going to Jinzhou to suffer…’
At the thought that Jinzhou was at the border and f.u.xin was in front, where the front line of the battlefield was, the Old Madam felt sorrow from the bottom of her heart. She hugged Yu Youyao and wiped her tears.
Yu Youyao’s mouth was dry, but she couldn’t persuade Old Madam.
In the end, it even alarmed her maternal grandfather, her maternal grandfather, and a few uncles, aunts, and cousins.
Yu Youyao braced herself and was interrogated by the “Three Halls”. She was just short of swearing to the heavens that she was the one who wanted to go to Jinzhou, not Yin Huaixi. She even patted her chest and promised that she had thought it through, and that it was not decided on a whim. In the end, her mouth was dry as she explained the huge effect of incense medicine on the battlefield.
Everyone from the Xie Residence spoke at once and took turns persuading her for a long time, but they were still unable to persuade her. Pairs of eyes looked at the Old Master, who had been sitting on the pit and dozing off.
Was the Old Master senile?
Didn’t he hear Little Yao’er say that she was going to Jinzhou? Why wasn’t there any reaction?!
In front of Jinzhou was f.u.xin. Outside f.u.xin was the narrow Yu Pa.s.s. The narrow Yu Pa.s.s was the border between the North and the gra.s.sland. The Di people often crossed the narrow Yu Pa.s.s and disturbed the border of f.u.xin.
f.u.xin was the first fortress at the border. It was the first to bear the brunt of the responsibility to protect Jinzhou. Behind it was Jinzhou, which was at the rear of the front line battlefield.
The Old Master opened his eyes. “What are you looking at me for? Do as you should. ”
Old Master Xie couldn’t help but be stunned. “Then tell me, what should we do? Jinzhou is so dangerous. Once there’s a war, that place will become a must-have place. Little Yao’er is a girl. Are you at ease letting her go to Jinzhou?”
The Old Master glanced at her. “Who are you looking down on? So what if she’s a woman? She’s still not inferior to men. She’s even convinced King Yue Fei to bring her to Jinzhou. You can’t tie her hands and feet and lock her up at home.
Children are all liabilities. You have to worry for her.”
Old Master Xie quickly said, “That’s not what I meant. I’m just afraid that she’ll suffer in Jinzhou. Besides, it’s too dangerous there.”
“Whether it’s dangerous or not, King Yue Fei has the most right to speak. Even he agreed.” Old Master glanced at Yu Youyao and said, “Can you still persuade him?!”
Since the Old Master had already spoken, Old Master Xie and Old Madam Xie couldn’t say anything else. However, the two of them were frowning and looking worried. Clearly, they were very worried.
Xie Xun and the others also sighed sadly.
The Old Master looked annoyed. He waved his hand and chased them away like he was chasing away a fly, leaving Yu Youyao alone.
After the grandfather and granddaughter’s sincere conversation, Yu Youyao finally returned to the Yu Garden.
Her maternal grandfather did not persuade her. He only asked her again, “Why do you have to go to the front line of Jinzhou?”
How did she answer her maternal grandfather?
“After the betrothal, Yin Huaixi and I are inseparable. We are bound together for good or ill. This is Yin Huaixi’s battlefield and mine.”
“If I couldn’t help, I wouldn’t have forced myself. However, incense medicine can reduce many casualties on the battlefield. This is within my ability. I can’t stand around and do nothing because of some danger that hasn’t happened yet or even wouldn’t happen.”
“The conditions on the front line are difficult. However, this was not an excuse for me to avoid it.’
“I wanted to help him, and I happened to be able to help him.”
“Furthermore, I believe him.”
“We will definitely win this battle!”
Why did she have the confidence to go to the front line? It was because she
believed that Yin Huaixi wouldn’t put her in danger, and Yin Huaixi had a advantage in this battle.
As she had long been thinking about going to the front line, Yu Youyao had also made a lot of preparations for this. She first contacted Sister Bai Kui and sent a batch of incense medicine from the incense shop to the Yue Fei’s Residence.
As for who she wanted to bring, there was nothing to be conflicted about.
Between Yin San and Chun Xiao, one was in charge of her safety, and the other was by her side. She definitely had to bring them along. She was still short of someone to order around. Xia Tao was the best choice. Considering that Yin San was also a fierce general, it was indeed a little embarra.s.sing to be placed in the Yu Garden as the commander of the guards. In the end, she decided to bring Yin San along.
Yu Youyao only packed some necessary items and planned to go out in simple clothes.
After Yin Huaixi checked, he ordered someone to pack some more. After this ordeal, her luggage filled an entire carriage.
Yu Youyao almost suspected that he wasn’t the one who previously said to “not bring too many things”.
When everything was ready, Yu Youyao found Nanny Yue again. It was almost October, and everyone was paying attention to the harvesting of the sweet potatoes, looking forward to the first harvest after the disaster.
Nanny Yue had also been busy with this matter recently. “A batch of sweet potatoes planted with the cutting method has already begun to be harvested. The soil in the Liaodong area is very suitable for planting sweet potatoes. Not only are the sweet potatoes planted using the cutting method large, but their production has also more than doubled. In October, they will be harvested on a large scale.”
The climate in Liaodong was not as warm as in the south, and the harvest of sweet potatoes was delayed for more than a month.
A smile appeared on Yu Youyao’s face. “I don’t think anyone will starve to death this winter.”
“That’s right.” Nanny Yue also had a smile on her face. “A batch of refugees who had a good harvest early on are all grateful to you, Young Miss. The government office sent small officials to various families to register the harvest. They rarely hid the situation. They paid 30% of the harvest according to the contract that had been set when promoting the planting of sweet potatoes.”
Back then, they had agreed that 10% of the sweet potatoes harvested by the refugees would go to the government, King Yue Fei, and herself respectively. The remaining 70% would belong to the families.
The government office was not to be trifled with. Every family had a record of how much land they had explored and how many sweet potato vines they had obtained. From the approximate production of the sweet potatoes, it was obvious if they had lied.
If the offense was lighter, the government office would turn a blind eye and not hold it against them.
In serious cases, they would directly take back the reclaimed fields and confiscate 70% of the family’s food. Then, they would be expelled from the North. In serious cases, they might even be sent to jail.
No one would dig their own grave.
Another day pa.s.sed. Before dawn, Yu Youyao had already gotten into the carriage and left the city for Jinzhou.
At this moment, Yin Huaixi had changed into armor and was sitting on a tall horse. Behind him were a thousand elite soldiers wearing heavy black iron armor and carrying heavy sabers at their waists.
This was the legendary MO saber.
It was known as the bloodiest and cruelest executioner in history.
“Let’s go!” Yin Huaixi ordered. The horses shot out like arrows from a bow, and a thousand soldiers followed closely behind.
Yu Youyao rolled up the curtain of the carriage. In the distance, dust filled the air, and the ground trembled endlessly. The flags swept up the west wind, and the carriage was speeding forward at an unprecedented speed..