Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 701 Off Shift

Bai Yunhe shook his head. When he first heard that the Anbang soldiers were helping to dig ponds in the local state capital, he was also very curious.

Bao Qianhu's original name was Bao Jianrong. His family was a prominent family in the neighboring Xi'an Prefecture. His family had many businesses, but he was not outstanding in studying and taking the imperial examinations, so he did not make any achievements in officialdom.

After taking the exam three or four times, Bao Jianrong only passed the exam and became a scholar, but he was already the best in the family.

However, he had studied with a martial arts master for a period of time when he was a child and his skills were pretty good. Therefore, after he finally passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, Bao Jianrong was bribed by his grandfather with money to join the Anbang Army and bought a small official position of the seventh rank.

In the past few years, through scheming and with many Anbang soldiers returning to the countryside, Bao Jianrong slowly climbed to the position of a thousand households. Unconsciously, he also got a little carried away.

"I heard that the Mobei military camp started cultivating land and raising soldiers a few years ago. Will they ask us to learn from them and help open up wasteland and cultivate crops?" Yan Shanlin guessed again.

"No, if this is really the case, Lord Hua would not take the initiative to come and ask for it, but the general should have come to ask for it. I heard that General Pei of Mobei rented grain seeds from Minister Zhang." Yan Shanlin shook his head again.

"If this is true, I think it's not bad. Now that the border of Western Xinjiang has calmed down, we are relatively more at ease.

In addition to daily training, it is also fine if you spend the rest of your time farming. There are still many abandoned fields in our Western Xinjiang, and it would be a pity not to plant them. "Liao Xiaoqiang nodded and said.

"Yes, I also think it's feasible. Anyway, I can farm at home. I can earn more money by farming here. When I go home, I will have money to marry a wife." Xiang Xuewen on the side said with a longing look on his face.

"I wonder when Lord Hua will arrive at the military camp? However, we will go on patrol in two days, so we probably won't be able to see Lord Hua. What a pity!" Xiang Xuewen said with some regret.

"Yes, what a pity! But, Brother Yan, you don't have to go this time. You can meet Lord Hua then. Can you help me see if Lord Hua has three heads and six arms?" Liao Xiaoqiang said to Yan Shanlin with a smile.

"..."

"Brother Yan, I'll switch shifts with you. You can help me with this patrol." Bai Yunhe on the side said impatiently without waiting for Yan Shanlin to speak.

"..." Yan Shanlin looked at Bai Yunhe, seeming a little bit unbelievable. You know, since Bai Yunhe arrived at the military camp, he rarely changed shifts for his patrol mission.

On the contrary, when others were busy and couldn't go on patrol, he would take the initiative to replace them. This was the first time he asked to swap shifts with me.

Although Yan Shanlin was also very curious about Hua Lei, he didn't want to meet her. But seeing Bai Yunhe's impatient face, he suddenly became curious.

Captain Bai changed his shift to meet Magistrate Hua? No way? By the way, Captain Bai came from Shangjing City, and he also said before that he knew Hua Lei.

Moreover, the two were of similar age. Could it be that they had discussed marriage before? Did Lady Hua reject Bai Qianhu and choose her current husband?

No, Bai Qianhu's family is also a wealthy family with good conditions. Is it because the elders of Bai Qianhu's family disagreed and separated the two? Does Bai Qianhu still have feelings for Hua Da Ren? That should be the case.

Otherwise, it doesn't make sense that Bai Qianhu is already 27 or 28 years old, but still hasn't married and refuses blind dates. You know, when he was 27 or 28 years old, his son was already 9 years old.

It must be that Bai Qianhu still has feelings for Hua Daren! That's why he has been refusing to go on blind dates and start a family. Looking at Bai Yunhe, Yan Shanlin felt that he had found out the truth.

Although he wanted to ask, Yan Shanlin suppressed his curiosity because there were so many people around. Mr. Hua has been married for many years and has two children.

If there really was something going on between Master Hua and Bai Qianhu, it was a thing of the past. In this world, a woman's reputation was important, so I should not speak carelessly, lest it affect Master Hua's reputation.

Moreover, I heard that Lady Hua’s husband also followed Lady Hua to Xichang and served as the Tongzhi of Xichang Prefecture. I wonder if he will come to the military camp with Lady Hua this time?

Looking at Bai Yunhe with a pleading look on his face, Yan Shanlin nodded, agreeing to Bai Yunhe's request for patrol shift change.

In the barracks, the lights were off and several people were lying on their beds, thinking about their own things. Bai Yunhe couldn't help but think of Hua Lei again.

Bai Yunhe could never have imagined that Hualei would come to the military camp. Ever since he knew Hualei came to Xichang, although he had been tempted to go to Changlanzhou to visit Hualei countless times, his reason told him that he could not.

They missed each other when they were both single, and it was even more impossible for them now. They knew the result, so they never dared to act rashly.

But when it’s late at night and everyone is asleep, sometimes I can’t control my heart and think of her from time to time, and think of every time we met.

Unexpectedly, the ordinary first meeting in the Imperial College and the chance encounter in the Fishery and Salt Approval Office changed the trajectory of his life.

I didn't expect that from now on, this woman would become my beloved. Moreover, now, she is coming to the military camp in person. Does she still remember me?

Bai Yunhe turned over. The creaking sound of the bed made him, who already had trouble falling asleep, even more distracted.

I couldn't help but think of the day when I left Shangjing City.

That day, she taught me how to make instant noodles, wrote down the recipe and gave it to me, and then I came directly to Xinjiang.

To be honest, when I was packing my bags and leaving my letter, I had no plan in mind. I just wanted to escape, to escape my mother's arrangement as quickly as possible.

However, I still accepted her advice and bought a shop after arriving in Xijiang. Although I had never done any other business except the wool sweater business with her, I had no experience at all.

However, if I opened a shop, I could communicate with her legitimately. For this reason, I agreed without much consideration.

At that time, I was thinking that if my father opposed me joining the military camp in Western Xinjiang, then I would buy a shop in Western Xinjiang and do business.

Half a month later, I arrived in Western Xinjiang. Although my father was surprised, he still let me join the military camp smoothly. Soon, I asked my servants to buy a shop in a small town in Western Xinjiang, and began to discuss with her about selling things to make money.

The things she sent over were still very popular in the Western Frontier, where everything was in short supply. Although the Western Frontier was not as prosperous as the capital, there were still many merchants coming and going.