At first glance, the miserable sky was like shrouded in black gauze. The wind blew snowflakes and smashed people's faces. The 400,000 troops on the nine sides of Shaanxi and Gansu were divided into three waves of march.

People along the way enjoyed farewells. Many soldiers who conquer Liao were from Shaanxi and Gansu. The elders from my hometown sent their children to Jingbei for the war. People's enthusiasm was very high. Now, due to the leading firearms and the increasing improvement of the military medical system, the casualties rate of war continued to decrease. In addition, the improvement of the military pay and reward system, becoming a soldier is no longer a chore.

Only veterans who have experienced the four years of the Northern Expedition will have a special feeling about this. I still remember that when the fierce battle between Jingxiang, more than half of their brothers were killed or injured, no one restrained their remains, let alone welcomed and feasted. Thousands of miles of fertile soil, closed to the Central Plains, and where Jiannu violated them, there were mountains of corpses and blood, and the ground was messy.

Hu Bawan was riding on the horse, one head higher than the other cavalry. He was the vanguard of the marching. Yan Yingyuan of the latter army was still in Datong, and Hu Bawan had already arrived at the junction of Shaanxi and Jingbei.

After passing Shaanxi, he saw groups of young people digging soil on the ground, measuring and recording. Hu Bawan was puzzled and came to one of the team with his horse's belly and asked, "Hey, what are you doing here? Who asked you to come?"

The young man who was asked was originally looking down and digging soil, wearing a thick animal leather jacket, and a fox leather lapel around his neck. He raised his head when he heard the roar, and he turned out to be quite handsome.

Hu Bawan's tone was not very good, and the young man was not afraid of this big general. He said in a humble and arrogant manner: "First, I don't call him hey, secondly, this is a secret, I can't tell you."

Hu Bawan was about to be angry, but when he saw an eye on her ear, he smiled and said, "It turns out that he is a female, no wonder she has such a big temper."

Hu Bawan was alone, and the personal soldiers around him had the same virtue as him. He burst into laughter when he heard this.

The girl who lowered her head and digged the soil was so angry that she was angry. A clean and beautiful face appeared with a blush of shame. She pinched her waist and scolded: "You are a group of soldiers who don't fight well. You have no reason to come here to tease the folk girls. I'm fighting with you." After that, she waved the hoe made by the craftsman's hall and was about to come up and fight to the death.

She was only in her teenage years old and wanted to call herself my mother. At first glance, she had been hanging with her brothers for a long time and learned a lot of talk about the world.

Hu Bawan was startled and hurriedly avoided the situation. Although he was very skilled in martial arts, he naturally would not attack a little girl. At this time, a middle-aged man walked over quickly in the distance and shouted, "What's going on? What's this?"

The girl was confident and leaned on a hoe and said, "Ask him!"

"This general, Wu Sicheng, a second-level instructor at Jinling Craftsmanship Hall, is my student, I don't know why the dispute arose?" This girl is not simple. Although Wu Sicheng knew that the general's grade was not low, he had to protect the female student first.

The second-level teacher at the Craftsman Pavilion was already a senior official of the fourth rank. Although he did not have his own high position, Hu Bawan dared not neglect. After all, these people are popular people around the emperor now. He smiled and said, "We have a little misunderstanding with this little girl. In fact, it's no big deal. I just saw a lot of digging soil along the way. Come and ask what you are doing here."

Wu Sicheng smiled and said, "It's so good for the general to learn that Long Sui has just issued an imperial edict to come and explore the road and prepare for the road construction."

"Oh?" Hu Bawan got off the horse with great enthusiasm and asked in the bottom of the matter.

The little girl next to her started chatting when she saw them, but she did not continue to pursue the matter. She lowered her head and focused on digging the soil. Her winter clothes looked valuable, but she was surprisingly simple and hardworking, not as good as a delicate lady from a wealthy family.

Hu Bawan asked a question and found that many things are not convenient for teaching. It seems that there is a confidentiality agreement on it. In addition, these people are exploring and building roads, and ultimately, they are trying to transport grain for those who are in the army. The little grudge in their hearts has been eliminated.

Looking up, he saw that it was getting late, Hu Bawan smiled and said, "Teacher Wu, it's important to march down, let's leave now."

"God go."

Hu Bawan smiled and said, "Little girl, we are not acquaintance, don't we say goodbye?"

The little girl digging the soil raised her head and clasped her fists very generously and said, "If you are a soldier, the green mountains will not change, and the green water will flow for a long time, and there will be a period of time later."

Hu Bawan laughed, obviously very polite. Thinking that he had not married a wife at such a young age, the girl looked undecided and had a good personality, he lowered his voice and asked, "Teacher Wu, where is this girl from?"

He asked casually, Wu Sicheng's voice was lower than his, and his face seemed to be lustful, and he leaned closer and said, "General, you look like you are also from the Northern Expedition Army. This is the commander of your Northern Expedition Armies. Now the daughter of the Duke of Qi, who is now the name of Li Siqi."

Hu Bawan staggered and almost fell off the horse's back. He was Li Haoxian's absolute confidant, so how could he not know Li Siqi's name? Li Haoxian abandoned his family and fled from Dengzhou, Shandong to Jiangnan to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Later, he was killed back to Shandong. It is said that he found his family back then, and only one concubine lived in the world with his daughter.

"How could Miss Li enter the craftsman's hall?"

Hu Bawan couldn't believe it. His mind was still buzzing. He had no idea of ​​being a wife. If Li Haoxian knew that he was thinking about his precious daughter, it would be strange if he didn't kill him. Li Haoxian felt ashamed of his family and wanted to spoil his daughter to the sky. He heard that his youngest son Li Siyong either beat or scolded him at home, but he couldn't even let him scold his daughter loudly.

Wu Sicheng was dancing and said happily: "Your Majesty came to the Jiangshi Pavilion in person, and Duke Qi accompanied him throughout the journey. Siqi followed Duke Guo’s house to the museum, and since then he became fascinated by this. We scared our director very much. The Duke Guo just opposed it. Fortunately, his Majesty persuaded him personally, so he asked Duke Qi to agree."

Hou Xuanyan wanted to liberate women and advocated that women should not squat at home to make women popular, but to study and work. To change the small peasant economy, we must first change the men's farming and women's weaving. The Jiangnan weaving factory is still mainly male workers, which is a serious waste of labor. Li Siqi's entry into the museum this time will definitely play a good role. Although Li Haoxian may be ridiculed for a while, it is definitely of great significance in the long run.

Hu Bawan said astonished: "Brother, he is really miserable. I heard that Li Siyong was drunk and pulled his father to a call. Now his daughter is coming to dig the soil again... Alas, after this battle, I have to take good wine to see him. After all, it is reliable for brothers who have been born and died together."
Chapter completed!