The rough man who had once become a Beiliang crossbowman because of his outstanding talent smiled bitterly and lamented, "Yes, I still remember that before I retired from the army, I squatted on the ground and touched the broken crossbow, secretly crying for a long time. All these years, I was the head martial arts instructor of the Luo family's courtyard. Relying on the skills I learned in the Beiliang army, I taught more than a dozen of the Luo family's concubine's sons archery and equestrian skills. I also accumulated some money at the same time and thought that I could finally buy a good crossbow to satisfy my craving. Unexpectedly, a daughter without a handle was born in the family last year. My daughter-in-law said that she should save up for her daughter's dowry now and buy this and that. Not to mention the other things, just the carved daughter's bed, not to mention the matching dressing table, washstand, silver cabinet, and chairs, just one bed cost 60 taels of silver. Alas, the money was spent like flowing water.
Hsu Fengnian smiled. "Does our daughter look like Brother Feng or sister-in-law? If it's like Brother Feng, it's indeed necessary to prepare more dowry. "
Feng Shanling was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter. "Young Master Xu's honest words, Old Feng likes to hear them. Heh, you don't say, that girl is lucky that except for her eyes, she looks like her mother. In the future, it shouldn't be too difficult for her to find a good match."
Hsu Fengnian joked: "It's a pity that I am too old. If not, I can still claim kinship with Brother Feng and become his father-in-law."
Feng Shanling said seriously, "Don't even think about it. Before my daughter is thirteen or fourteen years old, which bastard dares to have bad intentions? I will hang him on a tree and beat him."
After saying that, Feng Shanling laughed first, and then he didn't forget to cup his hands and apologize to Hsu Fengnian.
Hsu Fengnian nodded and said, "The son-in-law is half a son to the mother-in-law; the more she looks at him, the more pleasing he is to the eye. But he is also half an enemy to the father-in-law, a thief who stole his own daughter. My father said that he can't wait for my two sisters to never get married in their lifetime. What's the point of getting married? It wasn't easy to raise a daughter, but she was bullied by other men who don't know how to cherish her. "
Feng Shanling smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes. In the past, I always complained to my wife that when I first came to propose marriage, the father-in-law always looked at me with disdain. Now that I have a daughter, I finally understand."
Xu Fengnian looked at the bright Milky Way above his head and then looked to the south.
Compared to Luo Changhe and the other aristocrats, he was much more pleasing to the eye and felt comfortable. down. Of course, of course, of course, of course, of course, of course, of course, of, of course, of course. If one stood outside the boundary, the aristocrats would naturally be amiable and friendly. If one didn't have eyes and crossed the boundary, they would be in trouble. Feng Shanling and the rest of the aristocrats were well aware of these boundaries. On the other hand, the young master in front of them was much easier to get close to, perhaps because he was more of a merchant than a landowning household. He was also to Feng Shanling's liking and temperament, so he was worth making friends with. As for whether they could become close friends, of course, only time would tell. Feng Shanling wasn't a three-year-old child who would pour his heart out and think that they could become brothers who could exchange their lives for each other.
Hsu Fengnian asked curiously, "Brother Feng, why did you leave the Beiliang army?"
Feng Shanling looked at the river and plucked a bunch of weeds. He sighed and said, "I joined the army late and didn't make it in time for the Great War of the Spring and Autumn Period. I only joined the army when the Great General was on his way to Beiliang. My parents had already passed away, so I had nothing to worry about. I just wanted to accumulate military merits so that I could bring honor to my family. With good luck and some brute strength, I became a Beiliang crossbowman in less than two years after joining the army. I followed the Great General and the Beiliang Army all the way to the Nanjing Prefecture of the Beiliang Army. It was so satisfying! I killed so many barbarians that my eyes turned red. There was once when my frame was trampled to pieces by a Beiliang crossbow. While I was in a daze and didn't know what to do, the Commandant slapped me on the head and ordered me to kill my way in with my Beiliang saber. At that time, I didn't care if I was greedy for life or not. I only thought that if I could kill one barbarian, I wouldn't lose anything. If I could kill a pair, I would earn one. If I could kill a few more, I would be able to become a Commandant. I didn't expect that after running a few hundred steps with my brothers, I would trip over corpses and fall flat on my face. Fortunately, when I got up, I still had the courage to kill the barbarians. In the end, I actually killed two barbarians. In the following few battles, I didn't have the opportunity to charge into the battlefield and kill the enemy with my own hands. With the Great General and General Chen present, the Beimang barbarians didn't have the strength to fight back at all. Later on, when I heard that His Majesty the Emperor had also personally led an expedition to join the Beiliang Army, my brothers and I were quite happy at first. But later on, we didn't understand. The battle was called off just like that. Moreover, the Beiliang Army actually took the lead in withdrawing south. The Great General didn't say anything either. At that time, I didn't understand anything. I only felt that I had made a mistake in joining the army. Holding my anger, I left with many of my brothers. Some of my brothers and I also went our separate ways along the way. It wasn't until I ran into the head of a side branch of the Luo Family that I thought that since we were a family that had migrated from the Central Plains, it wouldn't be embarrassing to work for them. So I settled down. It was only later that I overheard the Luo Family's idle chatter that I learned that it was the Zhao Family's son who had issued an imperial edict that forced the Great General to withdraw the army. "
Feng Shanling threw the wild grass into the river and said with a regretful expression, "All these years, when I sleep at night, I still wake up with a start whenever I hear the sound of horse hooves outside the wall. Otherwise, when I'm dreaming, I subconsciously jump up like a carp and think about drawing a sword and going into battle."
Hsu Fengnian wanted to laugh but couldn't.
The rough man rubbed his cheeks and muttered to himself, "I don't know how many times I've been scolded by my wife. But it seems that I won't be able to change in this lifetime."
Hsu Fengnian exhaled deeply. He pursed his lips and didn't say anything.
How many old soldiers were there in Beiliang? How many of them were there in their dreams?
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