Chapter 162 Promotion to Trinity Commander

Chapter 162 Promotion to Trinity Commander

Xie Wanniang was completely unaware of Jiang Yuan's intention to settle scores later. At this moment, she was explaining to Hao Yu in a few words why she had sprinted to his house at top speed.

Hao Yu, who was teaching a dozen or so disciples from nearby counties and towns, heard that Jiang Yuan was injured. He quickly put down what he was doing and told his disciples to practice boxing or horse stance on their own. He and Chen Shi, along with their daughter, rushed to Xie Wan Niang's clothing shop.

When they arrived, Jiang Yuan was sitting in the main room of the backyard, eating heartily the millet porridge, steamed buns made with two kinds of flour, stir-fried radish and eggs, stir-fried lean meat with carrots, wood ear mushrooms and onions, as well as the meat sauce, dried fish and pickled vegetables that Xie Wanniang often prepared, which Xiao Mei had brought him.

"Uncle Hao, Aunt Hao." Upon seeing Hao Yu's family, he stood up and greeted Hao Yu and Chen Shi with a smile.

Hao Yu handed her daughter to Chen Shi, while her eyes scanned Jiang Yuan back and forth.

"It seems the injury isn't serious." Although he wasn't a doctor, Hao Yu was a veteran of the battlefield and had seen many wounded soldiers. At a glance, he could tell whether Jiang Yuan was just putting on a brave face.

Upon hearing this, Madam Chen breathed a sigh of relief. "Then you two can talk slowly. Wan Niang and I will go to the front to see the winter clothes that the embroiderers are making."

Although Xie Wanniang's shop mainly sells simple and elegant ready-made clothes, when customers have requests, the tailors and embroiderers she hires will also make clothes with more elaborate embroidery and a more exquisite and gorgeous look for them.

Of course, this so-called "exquisite and gorgeous" is relative to the vast majority of ready-made clothes in her shop, and it still can't compare to those from other embroidery workshops.

When Chen suggested looking at the clothes, she wasn't really interested in them; she just made up an excuse to give Hao Yu and Jiang Yuan a place to go.

Xie Wanniang was fully aware of Chen's thoughts. The two chatted and laughed as they walked towards the front yard, playing with the child.

Xiao Yang, Haitang, and Xiao Mei left with them, but Atai stayed behind. He wanted to help out while Hao Yu checked Jiang Yuan's wounds.

"Don't eat yet, let me see your injury first." Hao Yu gently patted the table and reminded Jiang Yuan to go to his room.

Jiang Yuan had a fixed place to stay in Xie Wanniang's shop. Although he rarely came back, Xie Wanniang still reserved a room for him in both the restaurant and the clothing shop.

Hearing Hao Yu's urgent urging that he couldn't wait a moment longer, Jiang Yuan had no choice but to put down his chopsticks and go back to his room to have Hao Yu check his injuries.

Fortunately, he knew Hao Yu and Xie Wanniang well and knew that neither of them were easy to fool, so he did not report the good news about his injuries but conceal the bad.

As he himself said, apart from the arm injury that required a sling for a while and was somewhat inconvenient, the other wounds on his body were just shallow and narrow superficial cuts.

Hao Yu washed her hands, carefully unwrapped the gauze, and examined all of Jiang Yuan's injuries before carefully rewrapping the gauze.

"How many days will you stay this time?" The two returned to the main room, where Jiang Yuan continued eating, while Hao Yu sat opposite him, chatting casually with him.

Jiang Yuan swallowed the food in his mouth. "Twelve days."

"That's good." Hao Yu smiled upon hearing this. "Then Wan Niang and I will wait for you to return to the military camp before we set off."

Jiang Yuan looked up, "Let's go?"

Hao Yu explained, "We plan to go back to Mingfu Village."

Jiang Yuan frowned. "Couldn't we just have the head of the farm hire carts to transport the grain over?"

Hao Yu sighed, "Things are different now than when we came here. If we just have the headman hire a cart to deliver the grain, I'm worried they might encounter some mishap on the way."

Jiang Yuan then remembered that their border army was still searching for any remaining members of the foreign tribes and bandits who had escaped capture.

He said, "Then I'll go back with you."

Hao Yu shook her head, "Your arm needs to rest. Besides, if you stay in Zijing Pass, I'll feel more at ease letting your aunt and Yinzhu stay in Yi County."

Yinzhu is the name of Hao Yu and Chen's daughter. It was given to her by Chen. Perhaps because she had suffered too many grievances before marriage, Chen treats her daughter Yinzhu very well now.

Xie Wanniang guessed that she was probably subconsciously trying to make up for her past regrets through her daughter.

As for Hao Yu, although he wanted a son to carry on the family line, he never expected to have a son with his first child.

His daughter is also his flesh and blood, and since she doesn't have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of carrying on the family business, he has always doted on her.

After hearing what he said, Jiang Yuan had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​accompanying him despite his injuries.

He said, "Then you should bring more people."

Hao Yu nodded, "Yes."

Jiang Yuan added, "I'm a commander now."

Hao Yu: ? ? ?

Hao Yu: !!!

Jiang Yuan was a little proud; he had earned his own future through his own efforts.

Although he didn't care about his so-called "future," Hao Yu, who had protected and taught him for more than ten years, cared about whether he had a bright future, and Xie Wanniang, whom he wanted to protect and work with, also needed him to have a bright future.

For the two most important people in his life, he was willing to leave Mingfu Village and rely on his own abilities to fight for a way out for himself on the battlefield.

"You, you..." Hao Yu stammered, then reached out to wipe away her tears. "Okay, General Qian is great."

A Qianzong is a sixth-rank military officer who can command 1,000 men and is responsible for guarding passes or participating in field battles.

To climb to the position of commander-in-chief, Jiang Yuan must have put in unimaginable effort and experienced dangers that most people never encounter.

Of course, this is also closely related to the fact that Jiang Yuan's military career began with serving as Chang Yao's personal guard.

As Chang Yao's personal guards, they must be top-notch in their skills, and they must actively participate in many dangerous missions.

As a result, they would naturally have many more opportunities to earn merit and be promoted than ordinary soldiers.

From Jiang Yuan's account, Hao Yu learned that he was now one of the battalion commanders of Zijing Pass, directly under the command of General Chang Yao. He had the authority to discipline his soldiers, such as whipping and confinement, but major cases still needed to be reported for processing.

Normally, he needs to manage his subordinates, participate in daily training with them, complete daily patrols within the defense line, and work with other soldiers to ensure the safety of the garrison and surrounding areas.

When needed, he can also assist in the defense of prefectures and counties and apprehend bandits.

In the event of war, he would need to cooperate with the commander-in-chief Chang Yao to participate in external operations.

As for whether he will be responsible for attacking from the front, supporting from the flanks, or handling logistics, that will depend on Chang Yao's specific arrangements.

As the two were talking, Xie Wanniang, who was very anxious to know the result, rushed back from the front yard with Chen Shi, who was holding the child, and Haitang.

She looked at Hao Yu, her eyes asking how Jiang Yuan's injuries were.