Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 365 Husband and wife quarrel

Cheng Qiao felt that she was very strange. She didn't feel wronged when she was scolded just now, but now when Song Chunlin apologized to her, she felt inexplicably wronged in her heart. She blinked her sour eyes and tried hard to hold back her tears.

"Okay, you're not wrong. It's all their fault. Don't be angry."

"Well, don't be angry anymore. Madam Cheng, how is your army? I came here in a hurry and forgot to ask you such an important thing." Song Chunlin seemed a little annoyed and he patted his head lightly.

Cheng Qiao quickly grabbed his hand and said that she didn't care about it.

"Everyone in Baita City knows that you have come all the way here just for Sima Gu. You rushed here from the capital right after the New Year. It must have been very hard on the way here."

"It's OK. It's not too hard. I'm naturally energetic and have endless energy."

"That's good."

Cheng Qiao and Song Chunlin talked about their newly formed women's army. It was not like what they thought, that no one was interested in it. There were quite a few women and boys who were willing to join Cheng Qiao. Half of them had encountered bad things when the barbarians entered the city. The remaining half were family members who either committed suicide after being bullied by the barbarians, or all the men in their family died on the battlefield, leaving only orphans and widows at home.

Talking about her own army of women, Cheng Qiao couldn't help but sigh.

"They are all pitiful people. Once those barbarians entered the city, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. Those who survived have many scars in their hearts and bodies. This time, when they heard that the emperor ordered the formation of a women's army, it also gave them a fair chance for revenge."

Song Chunlin: "Have you ever thought about the route your army will take?"

"Well, I have thought about this. It is an indisputable fact that women are not as strong as men, so I have asked Sima Gu to help me apply for the latest batch of crossbows from the Ministry of Industry. It is said that they are improved based on the composite bow you left behind. They are lighter and more flexible than before, and can fire continuously, which is very suitable for women with less strength."

Song Chunlin thought about the female soldiers in the past. It seemed that in addition to fighting in the battlefield, there were also some special female soldiers who were responsible for helping to take care of the wounded in the rear. He mentioned this idea to Cheng Qiao. Cheng Qiao thought about it and felt that it was not impossible, but he was afraid that some people were not suitable to take care of the wounded.

"You know, they have been bullied to varying degrees, and have an instinctive aversion to men. I'm afraid these people can't go."

"Then let's train them how to use bows and crossbows first."

After seeing Cheng Qiao off, it was already dusk. Gu Fengyue knew that he would host a banquet for the wives of officials today, so he came back a little late. When he got home, he found the yard quiet and realized that the banquet must have ended long ago.

The butler looked at Gu Fengyue hesitantly, and after thinking it over again and again, he told Gu Fengyue what happened at today's flower-viewing banquet.

After listening to this, Gu Fengyue frowned slightly and casually asked who the lady who embarrassed Song Chunlin in public was from.

"Replying to the Grand Marshal, she is the wife of General Liang Bin."

"Okay, I get it. Is Chunlin in the room?"

"Yes, Young Master Song said he would wait for you to come back to eat hot pot together, and he asked us to prepare the ingredients early. I'm afraid you are eating secretly in the hall right now."

Thinking of Song Chunlin's look of wanting to eat but not daring to eat, the housekeeper and Gu Fengyue both smiled knowingly.

"You're so slow." Song Chunlin looked at Gu Fengyue who was standing at the door with some complaint. His mouth was greasy, and it was obvious that he had eaten a lot secretly just now.

Gu Fengyue walked forward helplessly, took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth. Only then did Song Chunlin realize that his mouth was exposed, and he coughed twice in embarrassment.

"What? Ahem. I just wanted to taste the saltiness. Um, to taste the saltiness."

Gu Fengyue smiled and asked, "Have you tasted it now?"

"Hmm, I tasted it. The saltiness is just right. Here, have a piece of meat. This is some M9 Wagyu beef. I usually don't even want to eat it, but it tastes really good."

Gu Fengyue looked at the somewhat attentive Song Chunlin, his eyes fell on the so-called Wagyu beef coated with chili powder. Well, this level of spiciness is lethal to him.

However, he still opened his mouth and ate the piece of meat without changing his expression. Song Chunlin looked at his empty chopsticks, and saw the redness beginning to spread from Gu Fengyue's face to his neck, so he hurriedly handed him a cup of yogurt to help him relieve the spiciness.

"You are such a fool. How can you force yourself to eat something so spicy?"

Gu Fengyue drank several big mouthfuls of yogurt, and after a while, she felt that the spicy taste in her mouth was no longer so hot.

"Because you picked it up, you have to eat it even if it's spicy."

Song Chunlin was slightly stunned, then burst out laughing.

"You are too love-minded. You don't have the authority of a great commander at all."

"Can the prestige of the Grand Marshal buy me such a good wife?"

Song Chunlin rolled his eyes and stuffed another piece of meat into his mouth. This time, he didn't cover it with chili peppers, but dipped it in shacha sauce. Gu Fengyue opened his mouth and ate it without hesitation, giving people the feeling that he would eat it even if Song Chunlin gave him poison.

After they finished eating the hot pot, they sat together in the yard, smelling the fragrance of the flowers that filled the yard. Gu Fengyue actually felt a little drowsy.

"Is your lavender so hypnotic?"

"Not really. Maybe it's your first time smelling it, so it's strong. You'll get used to it in the future."

Is that so? Gu Fengyue was a little confused. He shook his head, became a little more sober, and began to ask about the flower viewing banquet.

Song Chunlin was filled with anger when talking about the flower viewing banquet. He complained to Gu Fengyue angrily, "That woman is really annoying. It's ok that she randomly introduced you to someone else, but she also spoke ill of you and slandered Sister Cheng. Sister Cheng is such a powerful person, why do they say that to her? It's not Sister Cheng's fault that something like that happened. With such a foul mouth, why don't you go to the barbarian and suffocate him to death?"

Gu Fengyue was amused by his analogy: "Pfft, how do you know those ladies won't be vomited by the barbarian's stench first?"

Song Chunlin simulated the scene in his mind. Oh, it was too beautiful to think about it too much.

"Don't those barbarians ever take a bath?"

"People on the grasslands rarely take baths, and it's not easy to find water sources on the prairie."

Song Chunlin expressed his disgust and secretly thanked God that he was not reborn in the country of barbarians, otherwise he felt that he would flee from there as soon as possible.

"What are you going to do with all these flowers and plants?"

Song Chunlin looked at the lavender and peonies all over the yard. He had watered them with spiritual spring water, so they could bloom in the cold wind.

Although the flower-viewing banquet ended in a bad mood, Song Chunlin still gave everyone a pot of lavender as he said. Now most of the yard is empty, and the peony was also cultivated by Song Chunlin from the space, dug out and planted here. It was also watered with spiritual spring water and was dancing gently in the wind under the moonlight.

"Keep the peony, and plant the others in the vineyard. They have many uses. I'll dry them and make sachets for you."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to do it for me."

Song Chunlin frowned and said, "I don't know how to sew, so please don't think I'm ugly when the time comes."

Most of the lavender that was given away was now placed in the courtyards of those ladies. A few of them placed it in the house. However, Mrs. Liang threw the potted plants directly on the ground after bringing them back. The pots were smashed to pieces and the lavender was scattered on the ground. The servants behind her didn't dare to breathe a word when they saw it.

Mrs. Liang, relying on the fact that she was in her own home, began to curse Song Chunlin. All the servants around her were silent, fearing that they would anger their angry master.

Mrs. Liang cursed for a long time before she felt a little better. She caught a glimpse of the lavender on the ground and immediately ordered someone to pick up the flowers and plants and throw them away in disgust.

"What kind of rubbish is this that he treats as a treasure and gives it away? It must be some weeds he picked up from the roadside. Tsk, throw it away from me. The smell is giving me a headache."

The servants cleaned up the mess quickly and left with the leftovers. They thought their master was wondering why he had a headache when the smell was so pleasant.

The day after the flower-viewing banquet, General Liang Bin was exiled to look after the stables for dereliction of duty. Liang Bin was stunned when he found out about it. After learning from his familiar colleagues what his wife had said at the flower-viewing banquet, his eyes went dark. Without even having time to say thank you, he rushed back home in a hurry to settle the score with his wife.

Mrs. Liang had been humiliated by Song Chunlin at the flower-viewing banquet before, and now she learned that her husband was sent to look after the stables because of this. He was a fourth-rank General of the Central Army, but he was actually arranged to look after the stables. Isn't this abusing his power for personal gain?

"What does Gu Fengyue mean? Just because she is from the capital and has the support of the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, does she think she can cover the sky with one hand here?"

Liang Bin's face turned even darker after hearing what his wife said.

"What are you talking about? He is the Grand Marshal of the dynasty. If you hadn't offended his fiancé, would he have punished me? People always say that one should marry a virtuous woman. I used to think that you were good except for your gossip. How could I have known that your gossip almost killed me!"

The more Liang Bin thought about it, the more depressed he felt. "Your cousin, what the hell, don't have any contact with them in the future. If I hadn't asked around like this, I wouldn't have known that you women are so outrageous behind your backs. What about Miss Lu and Da Sima falling in love with each other? Bah, she's surnamed Lu and wants to use her daughter to climb up the social ladder. You're stupid too. You're being used like a gun by others. You believe whatever she says. Why are you so stupid? If you want to know about Da Sima, don't you ask me? I stay in the barracks every day. Don't I see Da Sima more often than the mother and daughter of the Lu family? How can I not see who Da Sima loves?"

Mrs. Liang sneered and said, "You are all rough guys, what do you know?"

Liang Bin was not convinced: "What do I know? I know now that the Grand Marshal was angry with me because of your offense to Young Master Song! I killed so many barbarians on the battlefield to climb to this position now. Do you know how many people laughed at me behind my back when I got this news today?"

This incident did make Madam Liang feel a little guilty, but she still argued: "That was all because of the pillow talk from that young master Song. He just couldn't stand other girls getting too close to Sima Gu. This country boy is really petty."

"You are still petty, you better clean your eyes first. The Grand Marshal can't do anything to Lord Lu, who is a civil servant, but he is dealing with me now! This is killing the chicken to scare the monkey, you stupid woman like a pig."

Mrs. Liang hesitated and said, "Now, what should we do now? You won't have to look after the stables for the rest of your life, will you?"

Liang Bin sneered: "Are you scared now? What were you doing before?"

When Mrs. Liang saw Liang Bin blaming her, the grievance in her heart surged up.

"How could I know that things would turn out like this? I am doing this for you and this family. If Miss Lu really hooks up with Gu Sima, then Mrs. Lu is at least a relative of mine. When she becomes successful, she will not forget my contribution. Then, can't we use their relationship to help you advance your career?"

The more Mrs. Liang thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Every time you go to the battlefield, the children and I are always terrified at home. I have been with you in this remote place for as many years as we have been married. Don't say that you have never thought about returning to the capital. I dream of going back. What's so good about this windy and dusty place?"

Seeing that his wife still seemed unrepentant, Liang Bin could not help but quarrel with her again. The quarrel became more and more intense and almost turned into a fight. When Mrs. Lu received the news, she did not show any emotion and just said lightly: Useless thing.

As for what happened to the couple later, Gu Fengyue and Song Chunlin didn't pay much attention to it. They were both busy farming, and even Cheng Qiao was working in the fields with a group of female soldiers.

The military pay from the court could only keep the female soldiers from starving to death, so Madam Cheng, like other generals, led her soldiers to cultivate the fields, otherwise they would not have enough to eat.

Unlike other people who only grow crops, Cheng Qiao grows more cotton. She has women soldiers under her command, many of whom are very skillful. After the cotton is harvested, it is woven into cloth by these people's skillful hands, and the price increases several times. The money earned from these cloth can buy much more grain than what they can buy by growing them themselves.

Cheng Qiao is very good at calculating whether to eat enough or eat well.

In addition to cotton, Cheng Qiao also wanted to grow grapes with Song Chunlin, but this seemed to require constant staffing, and Cheng Qiao did not have enough manpower, so she had to give up. However, she also secretly arranged for people to look for suitable places for growing grapes.

Upon hearing that Cheng Qiao wanted to grow grapes, Song Chunlin expressed his support and said that he would give Cheng Qiao a good price and would also arrange for the two brothers of the Fang family to provide technical support.