“General! What exactly is this thing?” The soldier standing next to Si Hongjing asked, looking at the loudspeaker with lingering fear.
“It was bestowed by the gods to help us defeat the enemy.”
“Does the deity dislike what the Jurchens are doing? Why doesn’t she just destroy the Jurchens directly?” the soldier asked with a curious expression.
Before Si Hongjing could answer, Deputy General Guo said:
“It is already Daqian’s good fortune to have the help of the gods! If the gods could arbitrarily interfere in mortal affairs, I’m afraid we would all be long gone!”
The eavesdropping soldiers suddenly understood.
“The gods are so good! I hope she won’t pay any price for helping us!”
But…
How could there be no price to pay!
At this time, the ‘god’ herself, more than a thousand years later, was scanning the payment code under the melon farmer’s regretful gaze:
“That loudspeaker was just bought for me online by my daughter, and it’s very useful! Why did you throw it away, little girl? What a pity!”
“…”
After Yuan Ying sent the melon farmer away, she looked at her phone orders.
Because she had purchased in large quantities from several pharmacies in the city, if she continued to do so, she was afraid that people would suspect her of doing something illegal, so she bought medicines online.
A large batch of express deliveries should arrive today, which should be enough for the soldiers of Dongping Pass to use for a period of time.
Hearing Si Hongjing say that some soldiers had adverse symptoms after taking amoxicillin, probably because they were a little allergic to penicillin, Yuan Ying bought some other antibiotics.
With limited conditions, this was all she could do.
In the afternoon, in addition to receiving goods, Yuan Ying re-read the electronic script she had received when she filmed the female general, and began to study it intently.
It wasn’t until Si Hongjing arrived that she realized it was already dark.
“Today I used the loudspeaker, and as the Miss said, Asa Khan was so frightened that he turned around and ran away. He will definitely be quiet for a while!”
Si Hongjing’s expression was relaxed, his eyebrows were raised, and a faint smile appeared on the corners of his lips when he said this.
Completely different from his usual self, who always subconsciously frowned.
“That’s good.”
Yuan Ying still stared at him intently.
So, as a steady and calm general, a sudden relaxation doesn’t need to be expressed with a big laugh.
And Si Hongjing’s handsome face turned red, as if burned by her gaze, and he quickly spoke to ease the tension:
“Those hairpins, does the Miss dislike them?”
“I like them, they’re very beautiful!” It was hard to imagine that the craftsmanship of the ancients could be so exquisite.
“Then you…”
In Si Hongjing’s impression, she always had long hair draped over her shoulders, and she hadn’t worn the hairpins after receiving them.
“I’m collecting them,” she said.
“Collecting?” Si Hongjing was puzzled. “Those are just ordinary hairpins from the street, not made by famous masters.”
“Antiques from more than a thousand years ago, even if they are not made by famous masters, they are still very valuable for collection,” Yuan Ying explained.
Si Hongjing then remembered the time distance of more than a thousand years between the two, and thoughtfully said:
“Then I will bring some other things next time.”
“Okay.” Yuan Ying patted the boxes that filled the yard and said, “The next batch of vegetables and meat won’t be available for a few days. Is there enough food in the military camp? What arrived today is all medicine.”
Last time, Yuan Ying bought hundreds of bags of rice and noodles, which should be enough for a few days.
Seeing Si Hongjing nod, Yuan Ying waited for him to move things.
But…
The two looked at each other, but Si Hongjing didn’t seem to want to leave.
“Is there something wrong?” Yuan Ying asked.
“No.”
Then why didn’t he leave?
Under Yuan Ying’s suspicious gaze, Si Hongjing’s Adam’s apple moved, and he reminded her unnaturally, “Didn’t you say before… that leaving you to talk could help you? I don’t have to return to the camp tonight.”
“Okay!” Yuan Ying immediately became excited and planned to return to the living room to ask him questions, “Come with me!”
But Si Hongjing stopped at the door. “It is already impolite to seek out a young lady late at night. I will just stay in the yard. I can hear what the Miss says.”
Yuan Ying was anxious. “But I need to look at you up close!”
L-look at him?
Si Hongjing rarely had contact with people, and even less with women. Hearing Yuan Ying say this, he was so nervous that he almost forgot to breathe.
“I…”
“Oh, forget it!” Yuan Ying didn’t want to embarrass the old-fashioned man and asked, “Tell me, if a brother in your military camp betrayed you, what would your reaction be?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Yuan Ying saw Si Hongjing’s eyes instantly become dim, his thin lips were tightly pursed, his expression was sad, and his whole person seemed to be shrouded in haze.
“I want to ask him why he betrayed me,” he said in a dry voice.
“That’s great!” Yuan Ying praised sincerely.
His appearance, acting skills, and lines were all up to par. It was a loss to the entertainment industry if he didn’t act!
Si Hongjing looked up in confusion.
Seeing this, Yuan Ying explained her profession to Si Hongjing.
Similar to ancient actors.
Si Hongjing was stunned, but he didn’t despise her, but looked worried:
“You actually live such a hard life. An orphan girl, and…”
“I’m not an orphan girl!”
Yuan Ying also explained to him that modern women don’t need to depend on family and men, and can live on their own.
Hearing that her profession could sometimes earn half a year’s worth of food for their military camp in a day, Si Hongjing was almost shocked.
“Your era is very good,” he sighed.
Just the fact that women were fully respected was enough to make him feel respect.
Yuan Ying asked Si Hongjing several more questions.
It was almost midnight when he left.
The young soldiers waiting in the general’s mansion to move things had fallen asleep against the wall several times.
“By the way!”
Before Si Hongjing left, Yuan Ying suddenly stopped him:
“Next time you come, help me bring a set of Daqian clothes!”
“Okay.”
Si Hongjing agreed.
When he returned to his bedroom, he belatedly guessed her intention.
Was she… going to Daqian to play?
“General?”
The person guarding outside heard the movement and called him.
Si Hongjing came back to his senses and quickly asked someone to move the things to the military camp.
“General, do you have a fever? Why is your face so red?”
“Move your things properly!”
The soldiers immediately became quiet as chickens and silently moved the medicine.
He didn’t know why.
Guessing that Yuan Ying was likely to come to Daqian, he would be inexplicably excited.
He actually… faintly had a trace of longing, wondering what things in Dongping Pass she would like.
On the other side.
After Asa Khan led the army back to Shuoguan with their tails between their legs, the morale of the army was completely disrupted.
Many soldiers were injured, and some even fell and were trampled to death by horses.
Those soldiers were clearly injured by themselves, but they believed that this was the gods’ punishment for them, and even with injuries, they had to kowtow to the gods and confess their sins in the direction of Dongping Pass.
Asa Khan was worthy of being the number one general of the Jurchen. Even if his mind was shaken, he still immediately ordered everyone in the military camp not to discuss this matter.
It was a pity that it was useless.
What happened today was really too shocking, and even the generals who went with him were pale and couldn’t recover.
Helpless, he could only completely abandon the plan to attack Dongping Pass in a few days.