Due to the limited iron and bronze, the weapons prepared by the court were limited. Therefore, everyone who wanted to join the army had to bring their own weapon before they could enlist.
Most of them were unable to get a wife because their salary was used to buy a better weapon.
The price of weapons was high, and they were not always available. Therefore, when they saw the quality of the bow and arrows, they couldn’t help but let out a sigh.
"Brother Fu, this bow and arrows must cost a lot. The materials used to craft them are of high quality, and the craftsmanship is very good," Liu Bowen said with admiration.
"Judging from the patterns carved on the bow, it should be a weapon made by the grassland tribe. I heard that they rarely sell their weapons. If they sell them, it costs at least 100 taels of silver," Wang Tiezhu added.
"Chen’an, did your wife tell you how much she spent to buy these?" Xiao Wei asked.
Fu Chen’an shook his head and replied, "My wife only said that she used the vegetables she grows to exchange for these things."
Thinking about the vegetable dishes he ate before, Liu Bowen said, "Brother Fu, your wife is really good at farming. The vegetables she grows are not only delicious but also very fresh and sweet. After eating her vegetables, I feel energetic and refreshed."
", too," Wang Tiezhu nodded in agreent.
"Were your wife’s vegetables different from the ones sold in the market?" Xiao Wei asked.
Hearing this, Fu Chen’an chuckled and said, "You are overthinking. It’s just vegetables and not so miracle food. That must be because we mostly ate coarse-grain stead buns, so when we ate vegetables, they tasted especially delicious."
When they heard this, they thought for a mont and felt it made sense, so they stopped dwelling on that matter.
Seeing this, Fu Chen’an heaved a sigh of relief silently. He thought about his wife’s clueless behavior and decided to remind her later to keep a low profile.
What’s more, the items she gave him were too precious. He had to be more careful from now on.
It was okay if he found out that her soul had been changed, but if others found out, she might be branded as a witch and burned alive.
Not knowing that soone was worrying about her, Yao Zhi arrived at her ho. As usual, she took off the harness and led her donkey to the shed. She filled the water basin and took out a bundle of grass for it.
When she was done, she washed her face, hands, and feet before she went to the kitchen to boil so water and prepare lunch.
The weather was humid and hot today, so she cooked Sichuan cold noodles. While she ate lunch, she boiled several pots of water for drinking. Then, she also refilled the water vats in the kitchen and backyard with her system’s river water.
It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon when she finished filling the water vats. Since it was still early, Yao Zhi went to pull the weeds and harvest more vegetables.
While she was busy, Xie Ya’er was also busy. Today, she ca to visit Wang Village. This village was known as Butcher Village because most of the villagers raised pigs and worked as butchers.
After her subordinates tried out the thod of cleaning pork innards she got from her husband, she ca to make a deal with the village chief.
Pork innards were deed as waste, and no one would eat them. But using that thod, the pork innards tasted no less delicious than pork.
Since this thod was reserved for the army, she couldn’t teach the villagers. But she could buy their pork innards, thus allowing them to earn more money.
"Madam, we have arrived," Ah Jun said.
After he placed the wooden steps, Chun Hua ca out of the carriage. Then, she reached out to help Xie Ya’er down. Standing outside the village entrance, she said, "Let’s go in."
When the villagers saw a horse carriage parked at the village’s entrance, everyone looked over with curiosity. It was not rare for them to see donkey carts or even oxen carts, but this was the first ti they had seen soone using a horse carriage.
From what they knew, horses were limited only to the royal families, nobles, and higher-ranking officials. Therefore, even if they didn’t recognize the emblem on the carriage, they knew that whoever could use a horse carriage was not soone they could offend.
As Xie Ya’er walked along the dirt road, she observed the situation in the village. Most of the houses were built using mud and bamboo. Judging from their houses’ condition, their lives must not be easy.
Realizing that many people were still living in poverty, she couldn’t help but let out a sigh.
Before coming, Ah Jun had already found out information about this village and knew where the Village Chief’s house was. So, they didn’t need to ask for directions and arrived soon after.
At this mont, the gate was open, and an old woman was grinding wheat in the yard. Standing outside the gate, Chun Hua said, "Excuse , is the Village Chief at ho?"
Hearing this, the old woman stopped what she was doing and raised her head. Her eyes were blurry, and she couldn’t see clearly. Using a stick as support, she walked toward them and asked, "Who are you? Why are you looking for my son?"
"Granny, this is the General’s Wife, and we want to discuss sothing with the village chief. Is he at ho?" Chun Hua replied.
When she heard her words, the old woman quickly knelt down and bowed. "This commoner greets Madam."
But before her knees touched the ground, Xie Ya’er already reached out to stop her. "Granny, the ground is hard. No need for formalities."
"Thank you, Madam," the old woman said with a trembling voice. This was the first ti she t with a noblewoman, and she couldn’t help but feel nervous and terrified.
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