Promise!

Chapter 90, Dispute

Inside the house, the steps were used as beds, and the front and back were pulled together to make two couches, separated by a board in the middle and covered with paper. Because there were only two rafters separating the front, back, and upper and lower parts, it did not look narrow at all, and there was more than enough space. Even the kitchen stove outside the door was cleared away.

Now it looked extremely pleasing to the eye. Zhuang Jin exclaimed in amazement: "Yunniang is really clever and skillful!"

Seeing that Zhuang Jin liked it, Chen Yun's eyes curved. "I'm asking the maid to help me. I can't do it alone."

"By the way, once the kitchen is cleaned up, we can cook whatever we want and save money."

Her cooking skills are quite good. Ordinary vegetables, fish and shrimps all taste unexpectedly good after she cooks them.

Zhuang Jin nodded after hearing this.

Although he is a fourth-class warrior and can eat in the special kitchen, the food in the special kitchen is heavier in oil and salt, and the taste... can only be said to be better than the big pot meal. Zhuang Jin doesn't like it very much. Moreover, if you let the special kitchen cook the exotic beast meat, unless you watch the whole process, there will be some people who will take away some of it. This is the "chef's rule" and it cannot be prevented at all. If you cook it yourself, there will be no such thing.

Regarding martial arts training, Zhuang Jin also explained his thoughts to Chen Yun: In the current situation, strength is the most important thing. There is no need to be stingy with military merits and money. All should be converted into strength as quickly as possible.

Chen Yun agreed with this and fully supported it. Eating a pound of exotic beast meat at the great stage of Mopi Realm every day cost 10 military merits and was worth ten taels of silver. She never said anything and took the initiative to cooperate in cooking to prevent the kitchen from doing anything secretive. She also found a way to keep the meat warm in a plum blossom box and eat it in small amounts more often... The Black Yuan Powder, which was used as a supply for cultivation, was also the largest expense for the family. However, they tried to be frugal in their daily household expenses.

——Zhuang Jin said that there was no need to be stingy about this little bit, but Chen Yun said, "Little by little, it adds up to a lot. If you save a little every day, you may be able to help your husband someday." This made him sigh.

Not only do they agree on this general direction, but Chen Yun also takes care of all the trivial matters at home, including food, clothing and other expenses.

With this kind of logistical support, Zhuang Jin only needs to eat, drink, sleep and practice martial arts, and does not have to worry about anything else. He has no distractions and now the time he spends practicing martial arts every day has gradually exceeded six hours.

When Zhuang Jin was practicing martial arts, Chen Yun was watching him without feeling bored. She did her own things and kept each other company.

Zhuang Jin practiced martial arts outside the house, not too far from the medicinal field he was guarding, and Chen Yun often sat on the small couch at the door, reading, embroidering, or sewing small items.

——Her craftsmanship is excellent. In just a few days, Zhuang Jin had several more pairs of small collared socks. She had two torn clothes, and by patching them up here and there, she always found a way to make the clothes look complete and clean.

Whenever Zhuang Jin stopped to rest occasionally, Chen Yun would put down her work and come over to add tea and heat up food. This was the martial arts version of "Red Sleeves Adding Fragrance to the Guest's House."

We practiced more after dinner because it was June and we were in the mountains, so there were a lot of mosquitoes and they were buzzing like thunder.

Chen Yun found a way. She used a kind of incense made from herbs, steamed it thoroughly in a small steamer, and then placed a copper wire rack on the stove at the door. She placed the incense on the rack, about half an inch away from the fire, and slowly baked it. This way, it could repel mosquitoes and insects without any smoke, but instead had a light herbal fragrance.

So, at this time every night, while other people in the medicine field were disturbed by mosquitoes, Zhuang Jin was able to enjoy the peace and quiet and practice martial arts with peace of mind.

Later, this method was learned by other people, and it was said to be Zhuang Jin's ingenious idea, but who knew that it was really Chen Yun's credit behind it?

As they spent more and more time together, their feelings for each other deepened. Of course, Zhuang Jin's life focused on martial arts, but he also had a few trivial and interesting things to do.

Zhuang Jin has a somewhat indifferent personality. When they first got married, Chen Yun was also taciturn and reserved. She liked to listen to him talk and make comments. Gradually, Zhuang Jin developed a bad taste in him and liked to tease Chen Yun to talk, just like teasing a cricket with a thin grass.

Chen Yun likes to eat braised fermented bean curd every day, which is also called "stinky fermented bean curd" here. She eats it with rice or porridge, or adds it to dishes and salads. However, Zhuang Jin doesn't like it at all.

One night at dinner, Zhuang Jin joked with her, "Do dogs like to eat feces because they don't know what dirt and stench are? Dung beetles live in dung balls because they want to grow wings and fly away. You like to eat this braised fermented bean curd. Which one does it belong to?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yun said, "The advantage of dogs is their loyalty, and dung beetles... Braised fermented bean curd is cheap and good eaten alone or as a side dish. I used to eat it when I was a child, and now that I'm married to my husband, it's like a dung beetle transforming into a cicada, soaring high into the sky. I still love to eat it, and I dare not forget my roots!"

Zhuang Jin secretly admired Chen Yun's quick wit, but he refused to give in and continued to tease, "Then according to Yunniang, am I a dog hole or a dung ball?"

Chen Yun felt a little embarrassed, but she still tried to explain, "Excrement is something everyone has, and we all need it, just like using it to water our crops. For example, if you like cilantro, I'll force you to eat some, and it's up to you. If you don't want to eat fermented bean curd, I won't force you. But the fermented bean curd in this braised melon is very light, so you can try it with your nose. You'll know how delicious it is once you put it in your mouth!"

Zhuang Jin dodged the chopsticks she brought to him and held his breath. "Yunniang, are you setting a trap for me to be your dog?"

"According to my husband, I have been a dog for so long, so I will let you have a taste too!" When Chen Yun said this, her eyes turned slightly, and there was a hint of cunning in them that Zhuang Jin had never seen before.

Zhuang Jin half-heartedly agreed, and then Chen Yun forced a piece of braised melon into his mouth with chopsticks. He chewed it while holding his breath and found it crispy and quite delicious. When he opened his nose, he also found it delicious.

From then on, Zhuang Jin no longer disliked the fermented bean curd and pickled melon. Later, Chen Yun used sesame oil, sugar, cucumber, and cold fermented bean curd, or mashed pumpkin to make a double-fresh sauce, which he also enjoyed very much.

This made Zhuang Jin secretly sigh that some things are not really disgusting. You will gradually like them after trying them, just like when you like someone, you will gradually love him or her and everything about him or her.

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Five or six days of diligent martial arts training, with the occasional amusing encounter, passed quickly. During this time, Zhuang Jin, acting as the garrison commander of Long, commanded two small teams and had done absolutely nothing until that day.

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On this day, a strange beast, the Flowing Rabbit, was seriously injured in the medicinal field guarded by Zhuang Jin. It then escaped to the neighboring Long, where it was killed by warriors. The two sides were fighting for the ownership of the rabbit.

Zhuang Jin was invited to take charge and asked, "Is there a precedent for this kind of thing? How was it handled in the past?"

"Between warriors, strength speaks for itself," Zhang Zigao replied. "My brother challenged the other Long garrison commander to a duel. If we won, we'd own the garrison; if we lost, we'd give it up."

It is not known whether he said this intentionally or not, but in fact, he put Zhuang Jin in a position to compete with the Long Zhenshou on the opposite side. If he wins, it's fine, but if he loses, his prestige will naturally be damaged.

Zhuang Jin glanced at this person.

He was the superior, and the other party was a subordinate. He was actually asked to show his face in public, fight for his life and death, and fight for the interests of his subordinates?

"Master Zhuang, please don't take it personally. It was indeed like that in the past. However, now you are the governor of Long, so naturally you should follow your rules." Huang Chuanhe said at this time.

At first glance, it seemed that this person was on Zhuang Jin's side, but upon closer inspection, he seemed to be fanning the flames.

On the other side, Gan Ju, the governor of the other Long town, who was arranged by the Shen family to replace Zhuang Jin on his wedding leave at the beginning of the month, also came over at this time. After hearing what Zhang Zigao and Huang Chuanhe said, he secretly complained: "The previous governor of the Long town next door, Zhang Ziqiao, rushed forward directly when he encountered such a situation. It was not worth fighting for such a small matter. We just let him go. Now, could it be that another such fool has come?"

Zhuang Jin was no fool. He glanced at Zhang Zigao and Huang Chuanhe, then said to Gan Ju, "Gan, we are the guardians of Yilong, and we have a heavy responsibility. If we get hurt during the fight, it will delay our work... So, how about letting one of our men take over and play two out of three?"

"Great kindness."

When Gan Ju heard this, he knew that Zhuang Jin was a scheming person and immediately agreed.

Zhang Zigao secretly curled his lips when he heard this, thinking that Zhuang Jin's words sounded high-sounding but were actually cowardly.

Huang Chuanhe was dumbfounded.

"Captain Zhang is right. Between warriors, strength is the most important thing. Captain Zhang is the person involved, so why don't you take part in the first match?" Zhuang Jin looked over.

"Okay!" Zhang Zigao did not hesitate and went up to face a small team leader from the neighboring Long.

This guy was really reckless, a bit like a fool. Every move he made was fatal. The team leader was wary and quickly admitted defeat.

second round.

Under Zhuang Jin's forced smile, Huang Chuanhe had to go up. However, this guy was a bit scheming, but his actual combat skills were average. He lost to another team leader from the neighboring Long.

Game three.

In the silence here, Bi Kai volunteered, and Zhuang Jin's side won this game again. With two wins out of three, they got the exotic beast, the Flowing Rabbit.

The matter has been resolved satisfactorily. What are the specific assignments within the team?

In the past, exotic beast meat was distributed directly; now, there is another option: hand in the entire hunted exotic beast, which will be converted into corresponding martial arts merits. For example, the skin-smoothing exotic beasts are equivalent to the martial arts of the first and second sutras (based on size and strength), and the skin-smoothing exotic beasts are equivalent to the martial arts of the third sutra...

The specific proportions correspond to the distribution of military merit for beheading people on the street. For individual or joint kills, the person responsible receives 70%, 30% goes to the squad gongzhong, and the squad gongzhong further distributes the merit according to the ratio of 334: 30%, 30% to the squad leader, 30% to other members, and 40% to Longgongzhong.

The same is true for Longgongzhong. Longzhen guards 30%, 30% of his subordinates are in the team, and 40% are transferred to the street public middle.

In this way, based on the principle of what is most beneficial to oneself, large exotic beasts will still follow the original rules, while small exotic beasts will be exchanged for military merits.

——In fact, it is rare to encounter strange beasts in the medicinal fields here. In each ridge, there are at most four or five encounters a month, and most of them are small strange beasts at the entry level of skin grinding.

To be honest, this is just a strange beast at the entry level of the Skin Grinding Realm, and Zhuang Jin does not take it seriously. However, he does attach great importance to the "killing two birds with one stone" effect of this incident. He believes that after this incident, the two team leaders under his command will be able to behave themselves for a while.

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(End of this chapter)