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Xu Shiqiu didn't know that the Young Girl at home was worried about him going back to give birth to a son.

Today was the first time the new army was taking their examinations. In order to meet the three month deadline he had agreed with Emperor Ruikang about, Xu Shiqiu was prepared to take three different assessments.

Out of the three exams, a total of five hundred candidates were selected to make up the brigade. The remaining one thousand men were also divided into two brigades, one of which served as a secondary soldier and the other as an auxiliary soldier.

Because Xu Shiqiu had already planned this long ago, from the very beginning, he had been standing on the arena with a sullen expression, looking at the soldiers who were waiting for their turn.

Because of the great commotion he caused, the other generals in the military camp had also arranged for people to come and watch.

Xu Shiqiu did not have them be chased away. The method he trained was left behind by his father and many people in the army camp knew it, so there was nothing much to hide.

Although the method used was slightly different from what his father had taught him, it was still an examination. The method used was different, but the goal was the same.

However, before the assessment, Xu Shiqiu still stood at the top and lectured the soldiers below.

"All soldiers, we were originally ordered by His Majesty to train new recruits. His Majesty had given me three months, but I thought you were all outstanding and hardworking people. He did not even need three months to fulfill the requirements set for him by this general. However, General Ben would have to wait for his training to slacken a little, and for today or tomorrow, the first assessment would be held. The top two hundred candidates in the test would naturally receive a reward. As for the examinees, they naturally needed to train more in order to not drag down the others. Do you all still understand? "

Xu Shiqiu looked down at the one thousand and five hundred people below who had just finished speaking, and then all the people below shouted in unison: "Understood!"

Hearing the deafening noise, Xu Shiqiu nodded his head in satisfaction.

The soldiers standing below also understood that although today was the first day of the examination, there was already a rumor circulating within the army camp that the general would select a few outstanding individuals to be given to the centurion.

Although he was just a centurion who was slightly better than Director Wu, they all knew that if they wanted to continue climbing upwards, it would be better for them to move forward as soon as possible.

Xu Shiqiu looked at the expressions of the crowd below him change, and he knew that the small rumor he had told people to spread was working.

After understanding all this, Xu Shiqiu then looked towards Ye Shuo, Liu Ze and the others who were recording their results, "You guys will record their results separately later. If you want to personally go and try, then wait for the rest of the people to finish their assessment."

Just as Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Xu Jie immediately said impatiently: "General, don't worry." After saying that, Xu Jie immediately looked at Zhang Ping who was beside him and gave him a signal with his eyes.

The four of them were different from Shi Yuan. Shi Yuan was old after all, and he would only occasionally walk with them to train his body.

As for Ye Shuo, he was still young, and Liu Ze had always been a scholar, so he was naturally not as strong and strong as the servant Zhang Ping.

Moreover, he could feel that he was different from Zhang Ping. No matter how powerful Zhang Ping was, he was still a servant. In the future, he would only be able to get rid of his status as a servant if he performed meritorious deeds.

But he wasn't.

He was a commoner, and he was even Xu Shiqiu's clan brother. If Xu Shiqiu wanted to promote his assistant, the first thing he would think of would be him.

Xu Shiqiu could also see Xu Jie's complacency and eagerness. He did not stop him. As for whether or not he could win against a group of soldiers, that would depend on his own strength.

In the army camp, Xu Shiqiu was busy watching the soldiers' assessment. From time to time, he would find a few good seedlings.

Of course, he wouldn't place all of his hopes on the top two hundred. He would be able to select a few congenial officers while staring at the drill grounds.

In the army camp, Xu Shiqiu was busy the whole day, but Dong Shu and the others who were in the village were very fast.

The temperature in the manor was much higher than it was in the capital. After staying for a while, which was at noon, Dong Shu led Xu Nuanwen and to the edge of the lake in the manor to take a stroll.

With fresh fish and the fresh vegetables from the village, he would naturally be able to cook quite a few dishes tonight.

When Xu Shiqiu left in the morning, he had already said that he would be busy the next two days. Thus, after Dong Shu ensured that he was full, he relaxed a little bit more after following Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu.

The three of them sat in the yard, eating some snacks and drinking some honey wine as they chatted about their thoughts. It was quite interesting.

On the second day, the three of them woke up a bit late.

Maybe it was because of the cooling in the manor, but Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu both felt that this sleep of theirs was more comfortable than the sleep they had in the capital.

"Actually, the honey wine from last night was not bad. That was the medicine wine specially made for us by the Doctor Du." Although it was called medicinal wine, she had actually seen the medicinal ingredients needed to soak in the wine. They were all medicine ingredients such as medlar, red dates, and other ingredients to nourish the body.

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu became interested in the honey wine.

"Third Aunt, do you still have honey wine here?" Last night, Xu Yanzhu borrowed the honey wine to talk for a while. At this time, she felt her whole body relax, and naturally wanted to make some honey wine to go back and keep in mind for later on to drink.

Just as Xu Yanzhu finished speaking, before Dong Shu could speak, Xu Nuanwen also nodded and asked Dong Shu if she still had any honey wine left.

"Yes, there's also the fruit wine that I saw Doctor Du make while brewing the honey wine. In a while, get someone to pick out some for you to drink later. "

These things were all brought out by the Doctor Du and Dong Shu when they were bored out in the capital.

Dong Shu was interested in all these. With the silver in her hands, she immediately had the whole manor gather all kinds of fruits and make a lot of fruit wine.

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu became overjoyed.

It wasn't that the two of them couldn't afford to buy these, but that Dong Shu had personally made these things herself after all.

Because when they heard that Dong Shu had brought the servants to make a lot of fruit wine, they thought that there were also a lot of fruits in the Villa, so Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu decided to make some for themselves.

Old Madame Xu didn't say anything after knowing what the three of them wanted to do.

They came to the manor to relax, so it was natural that they would come as they pleased.

Since Old Madame Xu didn't say anything, the three of them were naturally in charge of this manor.

Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu were busy making fruit wine, while Dong Shu was busy preparing dinner.

Although there were servants at home, Dong Shu still had to ask about the dishes, and then personally cook two dishes that Xu Shiqiu liked.

Due to the heat, Dong Shu only cooked steamed or cold mixed dishes. Although there was not much oil and smoke, but after doing all of this, she still needed to clean up.

When Xu Shiqiu brought Ye Shuo back, Dong Shu happened to have finished cooking at home and also changed into a set of clean and fresh clothes.

As for Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu who had been busy the whole afternoon, they had also personally witnessed the servants delivering their finished wine cans to Xu Yanzhu's villa next door.

It was not that he did not trust the fruit wine, but it was just that there were people coming and going, it was not as quiet as Xu Yanzhu's place.

Although the two of them had made a lot of fruit wine, they were afraid that the news would spread, so they naturally had to keep a low profile.

When Xu Nuanwen saw Ye Shuo, her eyes turned sour.

She wasn't someone who loved to cry, but she had personally raised a child. Now that she saw him grow up, although he had grown a bit taller, he was actually much thinner than before. Naturally, her heart ached for him as well.

Ye Shuo also understood what was going on, so when he saw her, he hurriedly stood up and moved to her side after saluting his. He obediently said, "Mother, you must not be sad.

When Ye Shuo said this, he could not hold back and laughed out loud.

"Kid, you've been in the military camp for so many days, and yet you still have such a skipping personality."

As Xu Nuanwen spoke, she even reached out her hand to stroke his head, and when Xu Nuanwen sensed that he was slightly taller than her, she thought of how he looked when he was young.

Ye Xuan stood at the side and watched his mother and second brother speak, feeling extremely anxious. He wanted to come closer, but he was afraid that his mother would not have a good word with his second brother.

After Xu Nuanwen and Ye Shuo exchanged a few more words, Ye Xuan found an opening to move forward and seriously sized up his second brother.

"Second Brother, how did you become so dark?" Ye Xuan was young, and because he was raised with such a delicate body, when he saw his second brother, he immediately said those words.

Ye Shuo wasn't unhappy at his younger brother's words. He raised his hand to feel the flesh on his younger brother's face, and then said: "Second Brother is currently in the army camp with Third Uncle. He trains on the open field everyday, so it's natural that it's much darker." After saying that, Ye Shuo looked at her white and tender younger brother, then continued: "Xuan Ge'er's body is much better now, although I cannot join the army, but I can practice one set of fist techniques every day."

Just as Ye Shuo finished speaking, Ye Xuan looked at Xu Nuanwen with her bright eyes.

Xu Nuanwen also understood Ye Shuo's meaning. Practicing martial arts could indeed strengthen one's body, but with his own son's current condition, he could indeed practice a set of fist techniques every day.

Moreover, seeing himself like this, he was also likely to be interested.

"There's no need to rush this matter. In two days, your father will come over. When that time comes, Mother will ask your father for his opinion."

Although Xu Nuanwen had already decided to let Ye Xuan practice martial arts, she also understood that she had to give Ye Jingxing face. Naturally, she had to ask him before deciding on such a major matter regarding his son.

Xu Nuanwen was busy bringing Ye Xuan and Ye Shuo to communicate through relationships, and Dong Shu told him about Jiang Han's situation.

"Although elder sister will ask brother-in-law to investigate, we can't ignore our Xu Family either."

Just as Dong Shu finished speaking, she nodded to her.

"My wife, don't worry. I will make people pay attention to this." When Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu saw her happy expression and immediately asked: "In the past two days, with big sister and Yanzhu around, has my wife been playing around?"

"I'm happy!" Dong Shu was not a person who would hide anything from Xu Shiqiu. Upon hearing his question, she told Xu Shiqiu everything that had happened in the past two days.

Xu Shiqiu did not get angry after hearing Dong Shu's words. He pulled his sister and eldest niece to drink, in his eyes, his own Young Girl should be so happy.

The family ate dinner, and when the Old Madame Xu was finally about to rest, Xu Nuanwen led her two sons back to her own courtyard.

Dong Shu also wanted to speak with Xu Shiqiu, so in the end, Xu Yanzhu could only return to the courtyard alone.

Even Cui Hua, who had been busy these past two days meeting his sister Lotus, did not wait on her.

It was a day that should have been happy, but on the way back to her own courtyard, Xu Yanzhu felt very lonely. Just as she wanted to sigh to herself that she had been too stubborn, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him.