In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

noon.

As soon as He Huaiping came back from the fields, Dalang pestered him to build a nest for the little rabbits.

It was set up next to the sheep pen in the backyard.

For lunch, it was Grandma He who taught them how to make braised pheasant meat with mushrooms. He Qiudi tried to do it herself, and under Grandma He's guidance, she managed to finish the dish with some difficulty.

There is also a simple minced meat and mushroom soup.

Finally it was Xu's turn to cook other dishes.

When cooking today, Grandma He taught them the key points of kneading and fermenting the dough. Adding some salt and oil will make it taste much better.

The He family had some extra money and were not too stingy with the cost of oil and salt, so they could add some oil and salt when making steamed corn bread and white flour steamed buns.

When eating, He Qiudi didn't ask for steamed corn bread, but asked Old Lady He for white flour steamed buns. He also picked up several pieces of chicken himself.

Mrs. He glanced at He Qiudi twice and picked up two more pieces of chicken for her.

It's no different than before.

When there is something delicious, I will be the first to get it and won’t be polite to others.

"Nannan, this pheasant was hunted by you, so you can eat two more pieces for yourself." Old Mrs. He said again.

Sanlang praised her and said, "Grandma, old aunt is really amazing. These three pheasants were all hunted by old aunt~"

"No way." He Qiudi said, "Didn't you and Dalang find the pheasant yesterday? I chased it and shot it with many arrows before I finally hit it. If it was my second brother, I'm afraid he would have hit it with one shot."

He Sanlang nodded and said, "That's true. I've used a lot of arrows in the past two days."

He Huaiping said in a good mood: "If I were to find a pheasant, I could basically kill one with two arrows. But I'm not as lucky as you to find so many in a row."

During the slack season, He Huaiping would go into the mountains to hunt. If he caught any small animals, he would take them to the town to exchange for money to supplement the family income and give Xu some money to buy personal items.

Generally, we don't go into the mountains to hunt big guys.

Danger.

Besides, there was no shortage of money at home for emergency use, so there was no need to take the risk of hunting a big beast.

He Qiudi continued, "That's because everyone is busy with farming now, and few people go into the mountains to hunt. No one catches pheasants and rabbits, so it's a good deal for us. If the adults were free to go into the mountains, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to find pheasant feathers."

He Huaiping nodded: "That's true. But it's also amazing that the three of you were able to catch so many pheasants and rabbits."

He Qiudi took the opportunity to say, "Maybe we all inherited our father's talent. When he was young, he must have been even better at hunting."

Old Master He smiled honestly: "Not to mention hitting the target every time. But at least I can hit the target twice out of three times. Hahahaha, my father was also a big shot in the escort agency."

Fortunately.

The old man was a gifted hunter, and she inherited his abilities, which was not unusual.

I hope Mrs. He won’t doubt her anymore.

He Qiudi said quickly: "Father, when the busy farming season is over, please teach me some martial arts."

Old Mrs. He stopped dividing the steamed bread and frowned: "Why do you, a girl, need to learn these things?"

"Ah." Grandpa He sighed and said, "The Yongning Prefecture where we live borders the Western Rong. The Western Rong territory is more than seventy miles away from Ningyuan County. Next year is the last year of the fifteen-year non-war period signed by the Western Rong and the Great Zhou. The children in the family all learn some martial arts, so that if there is trouble, they will have more survival instincts."

Speaking of this, Old Lady He's face turned pale.

She asked nervously: "Old man, will Xirong really go to war with Dazhou again?"

When she was first exiled to Yongning Prefecture, Ningyuan County was the last frontier fortress close to the Western Rong.

Ningyuan County is built between two mountains, with a narrow river running through it, making it a natural fortress.

However, Ningyuan County is not as easy to defend as Huangquan Pass.

There are three county towns outside Ningyuan County. Fifteen years ago, the Western Rong invaded and fought a great battle with the Great Zhou. The Western Rong were defeated and paid compensation to the Great Zhou.

Two counties further away is Huangquan Pass.

There are five county towns between Ningyuan County and Huangquan Pass, of which Da Zhou occupies three, namely Wei County, Lan County and Liu County, and Xirong occupies two.

Many years ago, Huangquan Pass also belonged to the Great Zhou.

It was just occupied by the Western Rong.

The best way to ensure stability on the border of the Great Zhou is to take back Huangquan Pass.

If the Western Rong wants to invade the northwest of the Great Zhou, the best way is to seize Ningyuan County. With Ningyuan County and the fortress, they can disrupt the entire Yongning Prefecture and fight against the Great Zhou. If they accidentally lose Ningyuan, they can retreat to Huangquan Pass and defend it.

Each side wants the other's pass.

War may break out within fifteen years.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so determined to let her eldest son study and become an official, so that when this day comes, they can get the protection of the government and the entire He family will not be destroyed in the war!

Old Master He sighed heavily and said, "Last month, my old buddy came back from escorting and passed by Shiliu Village to find me. He said that the situation in the Central Plains is unclear and the disaster in the two border prefectures should not be underestimated. We should make more money this year and see if the fifth and sixth sons can pass the imperial examination. We will make other plans after they pass."

After saying this, Mr. He said nothing else.

The emperor has his own biological son, but the crown prince of the Great Zhou is the crown prince. The crown prince's eldest son, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, is fourteen years old this year, three years older than the emperor's biological son.

The emperor's own son is already eleven years old.

Many people in the court wanted the emperor's youngest son to inherit the throne rather than the crown prince.

But there are also many people who still defend the Crown Prince. The one who defeated the Western Rong and signed the armistice agreement is the current Crown Prince.

After all, an adult crown prince can better maintain the stability of the court.

Once there is unrest in the court over the issue of the crown prince, the Western Rong will definitely take the opportunity to invade.

These words are extremely offensive.

If it got out, there would be punishment. Mr. He was afraid that the younger generation in his family would spread the news out, so he didn't say much.

Anyway, those who understand will understand.

It was supposed to be a happy meal, but because of Mr. He’s words, the adults in the family were no longer in the mood to eat.

The war fifteen years ago is still vivid in my mind.

If it weren't for the current Crown Prince's military prowess, Ningyuan County or even Yongning Prefecture might have fallen long ago, and the territory of the Great Zhou would have retreated to Yuhu Prefecture next to Yongning Prefecture.

He Qiudi didn't say anything.

I have to say that Mr. He’s insights are still very strong.

After the autumn harvest this year, the Western Rong, who have suffered from drought and food shortages, will tear up the peace agreement and mobilize the entire country to invade.

He Huaijin and He Huaibi were in the provincial capital at the time preparing to take the imperial examination to become scholars.

The magistrate of Ningyuan County ordered the conscription of soldiers, corvée labor, and military service.

The He family had He Huaizhang, a minor official who was well-known in the family, so they could be exempted from conscription. However, the He family had many male members, and when the enemy invaded, the young and middle-aged men could not be exempted from corvée and military service during the war.

He Huaiping was conscripted to do military service and repair a military site. As a result, he was ambushed by a group of Western Rong people. The entire military site was destroyed and He Huaiping was killed in the battle.

He Qingya believed that it was her grandmother's partiality that prevented He Huaian, the mother of two sons, from serving in the army, which led to the death of her father.

The misery of the second house officially began with He Huaiping's sacrifice.

The original owner's loss of virginity only made Old Lady He and the original owner hate him even more, and they tortured and enslaved He Qingya even more, but it did not destroy her spirit.

His father died in battle, his mother committed suicide, and his sister was eaten, which made He Qingya hate the entire He family.

He Qiudi took a bite of steamed bun, glanced at the second branch's family of four, thought about the tragic ending of himself and the two elders of the He family, and made up his mind not to let He Huaiping be conscripted into military service. It would be best if he could take the He family away from this war.

If it is impossible to prevent someone from the He family from being conscripted into the army, then at least He Qingya cannot be made to believe that it is Old Lady He who is biased and insists on sending He Huaiping, who has no son, to die.

The He family should have been happy to have lunch with meat and white steamed buns, but because of Mr. He's words, the mood became heavy.

Of course, Dalang and Sanlang still didn’t understand anything. They happily finished their meal and pestered He Qiudi to go into the mountains again.

He Qiudi is not going, she wants to practice archery at home.

Dalang and Sanlang also became interested when they heard this, and stayed at home to practice archery with He Qiudi.

Dalang and Sanlang had played with bows and arrows of Grandpa He and He Huaiping before, so they had some basic knowledge of them. Under the watchful eyes of Grandma He, the three of them were in the front yard, shooting arrows at a wooden stick.

When He Qiudi was practicing archery, she gradually controlled her shooting rate to be almost the same as Dalang's. Seeing that she missed the target frequently, Old Lady He shook her head helplessly and went to weed the vegetable garden in the backyard.

The girl is still the same girl.

I was just lucky during the hunting these two days.

Nothing happened the whole afternoon except that He Qiudi's friends Xiu'er and Xiaohua from Pomegranate Village came to play with her.

Of course.

Xiu'er and Xiaohua came to play with her on the surface, but actually they wanted to ask her where they picked the mushrooms. He Qiudi told them because she saw that the two girls were lively and cute.

Who would have thought that as soon as they found out where to pick mushrooms, they both made excuses and left.

Sanlang felt anxious as he watched them leave together.

"Aunt, how could you tell me where we picked mushrooms? There are still many small mushrooms there that we haven't picked yet. They must be gone now!"