When it was time to get off duty, Qin Fang couldn't wait to go home. He was anxious and excited, and he wanted to share his joy with Yang Haiyan immediately.
However, after Wu Shuai took him away from the military camp, his originally anxious mood slowly calmed down. The warm spring breeze blew over him, and he suddenly felt reluctant to leave this place. This was the beginning of his seventh year here, and he originally thought that he would stay here for the rest of his life. Even if not for a lifetime, it would be half of his life. When he reached middle age, he would go back to his hometown with his wife to take care of his parents in their old age.
But fate arranged another path for him.
Suddenly, Wu Shuai stopped. Qin Fang looked at the sunset in the distance. He had watched this sunset for six years. Thinking that he would never be able to watch it again, he felt a little lost. Although he could watch it in other places, he always felt that the sunset here was different from the sunsets elsewhere.
"General?" Kun Shi caught up with Qin Fang, and when he saw Qin Fang stop, he chased to his side. The master was promoted, and as a private guard, and the captain of the private guard, Kun Shi was undoubtedly the second happiest person, and even his joy was second only to Qin Fang.
Qin Fang said: "We will leave in half a month. Do you feel that this place, which you never carefully observed before, is now particularly nostalgic for you?"
Kun Shi followed Qin Fang's line of sight and looked at the setting sun. He then smiled and said, "I am a rough man and don't know what nostalgia means. But I have lived here for a long time and have become accustomed to every tree and grass here. I am still a little uncomfortable leaving suddenly. But with the army here, I feel safe."
Maybe it was just the pursuit of faith. As a private guard, he didn't have to think about anything, he would follow wherever his master was.
Qin Fang heard this and smiled as well, but his smile carried with it the sense of responsibility he had just realized, which he had learned from Kun Shi's words.
Yes, the private guards can rely on him, the lieutenants can rely on him, and even the thousand soldiers who will be selected to defend the city can rely on him. However, he cannot rely on others, he must stand up on his own. He gave them a sense of security, and also gave his wife and his future children a sense of security.
From this moment on, Qin Fang felt that the responsibility and burden on him became even heavier. However, this doubled weight did not make him feel breathless, but instead made him more confident and more powerful.
"Hello... Coach Wu, let's go home."
Wu Shuai shouted and immediately ran away.
Kunshi tightened the reins and quickly followed.
The setting sun was left behind them, and it seemed to be getting farther and farther away. But when Qin Fang looked back, he could still see it, as if it had not changed.
When they got home, the gate of the house was open, and the one guarding the gate was Uncle Hong. Speaking of which, Uncle Hong had been guarding the gate for them for a year and a half. He was responsible for guarding the gate and running around the countryside. Later, they had private guards, who could drive the carriage. When there were no private guards, Uncle Hong was responsible for everything, and he was also very busy.
But Uncle Hong was very happy to be busy. Because he remembered Yang Haiyan's kindness in taking Aunt Hong in, and he also knew that Aunt Hong had less work, so he made up for Aunt Hong's work. From a son of a boy to a hunter, and then to selling himself, Uncle Hong's life was full of ups and downs, but his current life also gave him great satisfaction. Perhaps people can only feel satisfied when they are busy.
When Uncle Hong was guarding the house, he could also bring his son with him. Hong Datou was three years old this year, although it was his age in lunar years, according to his actual age, he was only two years old. But Hong Datou was better than the two or three-year-old children of ordinary families, after all, he was a child who grew up drinking goat milk.
There were already four goats in the snack shop, but the goat milk was not that sufficient. At least Lv Baifu's son had already stopped feeding, which was originally given away for free. There was not enough goat milk, and they moved to the side, so naturally they stopped feeding.
The only people who drink goat milk now are Qin Siya, Qin Shoucheng, Kun Daying and Hong Datou.
Of course, if Qin stayed at home overnight, he would also have his share in the morning. As for Yang Haiyan, she drank the milk from the platform secretly.
Uncle Hong bowed and said, "My Lord is back."
Qin Fang hummed, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Hong."
Kun Shi said from behind: "Uncle Hong should change his name from now on and call me General."
Uncle Hong was puzzled: "The army?"
Kun Shi said happily: "Our master has been promoted. He used to be a captain of a thousand men at the seventh rank, and now he is a fifth rank military officer."
Uncle Hong was stunned, then he said loudly: "Congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general."
Hong Datou was originally playing in the mud by himself, but was startled by Uncle Hong's loud voice. Seeing his father kneeling on the ground, he foolishly knelt down as well and shouted, "The master is back." Most of the time, he was taken care of by Uncle Hong, and he would play in Qianfu's house, so he often heard his father say "The master is back". After a long time, he remembered it. He remembered that when Uncle Qin Fang came back, he shouted "The master is back", and he would occasionally say it.
Qin Fang handed the reins to Uncle Hong and walked to Datou Hong. He touched Datou Hong's head and praised him, "Datou has grown taller again today." Datou's head is actually not big, but a little small. The reason why he was named Datou was that he hoped his head would be bigger.
Hong Datou smiled cheerfully.
There were no children younger than 18 years old in the house. Occasionally, when Qin Shoucheng and Kun Daying were around, Hong Datou would play with them like a little tail. But most of the time, when Qin Shoucheng and his friends were practicing martial arts in the afternoon, Hong Datou would squat on the side. Although he squatted in a weird way, children had their own fun.
There were no dangerous places such as ponds and rockeries in the house, so even if Hong Datou played by himself, nothing would happen to him. However, Uncle Hong rarely let him play by himself, and he usually took him with him.
Hong Datou climbed up with a smile, then touched his head and said, "Grow up."
Qin Fang likes children whenever he sees them now, probably because he thinks that his wife is already married and will have a child in the near future, so the fatherly love in his heart rises, and he thinks that every child is extremely cute.
The lower courtyard was the closest to the door, and Uncle Hong's voice was loud, so everyone in the lower courtyard heard it. Everyone came out of the house and looked towards the door.
The noise had not yet reached the main courtyard, but the main courtyard also heard Uncle Hong's voice, but they did not hear clearly what he was shouting.
When Qin Fang entered the main courtyard, the dishes were being served. The master was back, didn't that mean the dishes were ready? It was just strange. Normally, the master was on night duty in March. He shouldn't have been back at this time, so why did he come back
Yang Haiyan stood at the door, watching Qin Fang come in. Unlike his usual stern expression, today he smiled as soon as he saw her in the yard.
Yang Haiyan couldn't help but feel curious: "My husband looks so happy, is there any good news?" For some reason, she felt that Qin Fang looked particularly radiant today.
Qin Fang said mysteriously, "Did you hear what Uncle Hong said just now?" In front of outsiders, he was a steady captain, but in front of her, he sometimes acted like a boy in his twenties.
Yang Haiyan shook her head: "I did hear Uncle Hong's voice, but I didn't hear it clearly. It seemed like he was congratulating me or something."
Qin Fang stared at her for a while, feeling a little disappointed. He had hoped that she would call him General. But it was only for a moment, and then he took out the imperial edict from his arms: "Here, look."
Yang Haiyan hadn't received it yet, but she saw it when Qin Fang took it out of his arms. The bright yellow brocade fabric was made of the finest silk, and this color was a display and symbol of the emperor's power. Moreover, it used a black ox horn axis. The original owner didn't understand some of this, but Yang Haiyan knew. In the past two years, when she was free, she read almost all the books related to Qiguo, and she also studied the imperial edicts. The imperial edict is a written order issued by the emperor, but the shaft handles are also divided differently for different grades. For example: the first grade is a jade shaft, the second grade is a black rhino horn shaft, the third grade is a gold-plated shaft, and the fourth and fifth grades are black ox horn shafts. The imperial edict in Qin Fang's hand is a black ox horn shaft, so...
Yang Haiyan smiled slightly: "My husband, have you been promoted? To a fifth-rank guerrilla general?" The imperial edict was in Qin Fang's hand, so it must be for Qin Fang. Looking at the scroll, it was for a fourth-rank or fifth-rank official. Qin Fang was originally a seventh-rank military officer, so it was highly unlikely that he would be promoted to a fourth-rank officer immediately. Moreover, the guerrilla generals above the rank of a thousand-man commander were just fifth-rank, so Yang Haiyan guessed that Qin Fang was promoted to a fifth-rank guerrilla general.
In fact, from a normal perspective, Yang Haiyan’s speculation is not wrong.
So Qin Fang was curious: "Yan Yan, how did you guess it?"
Yang Haiyan took the imperial edict and gave him some common sense about it: "... So, my husband, you should read all the books in the study when you have time." He first learned to read and then studied the art of war in the past two years. He had not read any other books. Yang Haiyan explained the history and laws of Qi to him when they were together. But it was not as good as reading it word by word by himself.
Qin Fang suddenly realized: "So that's how it is, Yanyan, you are really amazing." He always thought that his wife was amazing, but after listening to her analysis, he realized that his wife was amazing for more than just that.
After hearing his admission, Yang Haiyan stepped back and saluted him: "Congratulations, General Qin. Congratulations, General Qin."
Qin Fang couldn't help laughing when he saw this. He stepped forward and helped her up: "Qin Yiren, congratulations." Then he took out another imperial edict, "Yan Yan, this is for you."
It was the first time that Yang Haiyan saw him smile so freely. His flamboyant smile softened his resolute and cold face, and she couldn't help but stare at him in a daze. It turned out that this man could smile like this. He was always silent on weekdays, making people think that he had a cold personality. But in fact, it was not entirely true.
Seeing her looking at him like this, Qin Fang couldn't help but lower his head and pecked her lips like a bird. Then he said in a low voice: "Don't look at me like that."