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At this time, the fruit of the mountain was probably not edible. It was too sour. The ferns were fresh and tender, but they were usually boiled in water. With the green and oily pot of soup, the taste would make one sick of it no matter how good it was.

Looking at the game she had brought back, Su Zhi thought for a while before being slaughtered by someone for killing wild boars and goats.

The army was a good place to practice martial arts, and they were all nimble when it came to rough work.

After the wild boar and the goat were cleaned up, Su Zhi quickly ordered some people to leave all their internal organs behind, saying they were useful.

"Young lady Su, what's the use of keeping these in the water? Just in case they stink when it's hot, it won't be good to smell them."

Su Zhi was so busy that she did not explain any further. She just asked them to keep it, not to throw it away.

Lunch was a roast lamb meal, so using the fire to cook it in the tent was a taboo. However, Xiao Qian didn't say anything during the break and just let the little woman do what she wanted.

More than a dozen sheep were roasted on the fire rack. Su Zhi went to check the situation one by one. Fortunately, her helpers were strong enough to help her.

The rest of the wild boar was sliced into thin pieces by the finely crafted lackey. He cooked a few large pots of meat and sprinkled them with the fragrance of garlic.

She made the hickory sauce again and used it for the roast mutton sauce.

When lunch was almost ready, Su Zhi was also tired to the point that her eyes were blurry.

In the kitchen, the woman heard from the general who was helping the assistant general that one third of the men in the barracks had been dismissed and only part of the military pay had been allocated. The general read the soldiers' thoughts about their families and even paid for the return of those who did not receive military pay.

The only son of the family left first, the unmarried ones left first. There were those who left first with their wives and children, leaving only a few people behind.

Su Zhi admired Xiao Qian's actions very much.

As a general, it was not only necessary for him to kill the enemy, but it was also important for him to distribute the labor while he was busy.

Xiao Qian was a rare man and a good general.

Today's lunch was an unprecedented sumptuous one. There was a plate of stewed meat with stir-fried ferns, roast lamb and cold mixed vegetables. The soldiers were eating very well.

Xiao Qian sat in the tent as he watched the dishes on the plate. His cold face had traces of being frozen.

He walked out of the tent and looked at the back and forth between the two of them with a look of approval.

After tasting the food, there was actually a taste of home.

In the afternoon, he had time to rest.

Xiao Qian continued to worry about the pay after counting the soldiers on the battlefield.

There weren't many rations left, so dispersing the soldiers as soon as possible was the best choice. However, when he checked his accounts, the books were in complete disarray. It was truly a headache.

With some free time, Su Zhi played football with her two children. Seeing so many people coming and going in Xiao Qian's camp, she felt it was strange.

She asked the people around her what had happened.

It was no wonder that Xiao Qian was nowhere to be seen after such a long time. After all, it was not easy to deal with a huge army of a hundred thousand soldiers.

Being able to stay in the military camp for the time being was originally just doing a good deed for them. Although Su Zhi did not have a deep understanding of the situation, she was still able to come up with an idea to resolve the problem. After that, he called A Jin to take care of the green bean bag and brought the tea in.

Xiao Qian was having a headache and didn't notice that she was the one who came in to bring water.

He only paid attention to the thick accounting books piled in front of him. They were densely filled with information about all military expenditures. However, his words were vague and unclear.

"General, are you worrying about the soldiers?"

A clear voice rang in his ears. Xiao Qian subconsciously raised his head and saw Su Zhi. He nodded slightly and sighed.

"The military pay of the court has not been fully allocated and half of the sequestration has not been completed. The harvest will arrive very soon. If the soldiers can't get the silver, how can they be willing to go home peacefully? They will follow me and risk their lives without even getting a few taels of silver, how can I face them? "

Su Zhi understood and said, "Then General will not dismiss all the soldiers and return them to their homes, right? There must be someone on duty to guard the border."

"That's right, but the problem is that we are starting to run out of rations. We can't let our brothers stay and starve."

Xiao Qian had a headache as he held his forehead. The court was controlled by Empress Zhao. His Majesty wholeheartedly focused on the rumors of the elixir of life. He ignored the imperial court and only trusted in Fang Shi.

Such a situation was extremely dangerous and worrisome. It was unknown where most of the money was stuck and could not be allocated.

"General, don't be upset. The problem is solved, so it's useless to be anxious."

Xiao Qian smiled as he looked at her, "What? You have a plan?"