Transmigrated into a slave? I raised a frontier war god while pioneering new lands.

Just as Shen Zhi was questioning Xiao Hei's authority, Xiao Hei suddenly sensed a sense of crisis.

Suddenly opening its eyes, it looked directly at Shen Zhi. Only after feeling the pressure in Xiao Hei's eyes did Shen Zhi's brows relax.

He casually poured the chicken feed from the basin into the small black bowl. The little black dog lowered its head and sniffed it. Upon seeing that it was chicken feed, it immediately lost interest, turned its head, and lay back down listlessly.

Shen Zhi's face immediately darkened, and she asked in a low voice, "Aren't you going to eat?"

Perhaps Shen Zhi's words were too serious, because even Xiao Hei sensed the threat and stopped acting arrogantly. It scrambled to its feet, wagged its tail, and ran towards the chicken feed.

He pretended to eat a couple of bites under Shen Zhi's watchful eye, and as soon as Shen Zhi left, he immediately hid the rice bowl.

At this moment, Shen Zhi had already followed the smell and walked behind Xu Qinghe. Seeing her stirring noodles, he asked her, "Do you usually feed Xiao Hei?"

Xu Qinghe was startled by him, but quickly replied, "Mm."

Shen Zhi frowned. "From now on, feed it chicken feed. You don't need to feed it separately."

Xu Qinghe was puzzled. "We didn't feed them separately! They just ate chicken feed."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhi's brows furrowed even deeper, but Xu Qinghe did not notice anything amiss.

Instead, she naturally started directing Shen Zhi, "Get me a bowl."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhi immediately grabbed the bowl next to him and handed it over.

Xu Qinghe used a spoon in one hand and chopsticks in the other to fill two large bowls with noodles.

After serving the food, he let Shen Zhiduan into the house. The two ate a simple meal, and after giving Shen Chengyue a few instructions, they went to town.

Just like the first time she followed Shen Zhi here, Shen Zhi strode ahead, and she followed behind with small steps. If she couldn't keep up, she would jog a few steps.

Just as Xu Qinghe fell behind again and jogged to catch up with Shen Zhi, Shen Zhi suddenly stopped and silently waited for her to approach.

After she caught up, Shen Zhi deliberately slowed down to keep pace with her. Xu Qinghe, noticing the change, felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

The two walked side by side into town. Because they arrived late, most of the shops were already open.

Shen Zhi turned to Xu Qinghe and asked, "Can we go to the same place as last time?"

Xu Qinghe instantly understood Shen Zhi's meaning and nodded without hesitation.

The two of them then headed towards the clothing store they had visited before. When they went inside, the shop assistant was cleaning.

As soon as they entered, they were greeted warmly, "It's nice to see you two again. What would you like to order this time?"

As Xu Qinghe looked around at the ready-made clothes in the store, she replied, "I need two ready-made outfits this time, for my wedding. Can you recommend one?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the waiter's congratulations came over: "You two are getting married? Congratulations!"

"I happen to have two outfits here, let me show them to you." With that, she walked towards the counter.

A moment later, they brought out two bright red wedding gowns. The woman's gown was a red cross-collar, wide-sleeved summer shirt paired with a bright red long skirt, while the man's gown was a bright red straight robe. Xu Qinghe didn't like them at first glance.

"Anything else?"

The waiter was immediately stumped. "These are the only two items needed for the wedding."

A slight disappointment flashed through Xu Qinghe's mind. It was too ugly; it would have been better not to wear it at all.

Just as Xu Qinghe was hesitating about whether to choose or not, Shen Zhi suddenly spoke up, "You can choose what you like."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qinghe immediately looked at Shen Zhi with a surprised expression. "Didn't you say you wanted to choose red?"

Shen Zhi: "If you don't like one, then you don't need it."

Xu Qinghe instantly realized that this person was just trying to trick her into buying new clothes.

She said, "We're already living such a poor life, how can we afford to be particular about these things?"

Even so, she was still very happy, after all, she was getting married and who wouldn't want to look beautiful?

Since it didn't have to be red, Xu Qinghe loosened up a bit and finally chose a red top. She opted for a simpler white skirt, which would be easier to match with other clothes later.

As for Shen Zhi's clothes, Xu Qinghe simply gave up on red, because Shen Zhi's skin tone was wheat-colored, and red wouldn't look good on him.

Xu Qinghe chose a navy blue straight-cut robe for him, paired with a red belt, so that he could wear it casually.

After choosing clothes for the two children, Xu Qinghe also picked out two pieces of fabric for them, intending to make them herself when they got back, as buying ready-made clothes would be too expensive.

Even so, the two of them spent nearly two taels of silver on this whole affair.

Xu Qinghe watched Shen Zhi take out his money and asked curiously, "Where did you get the money?"

As far as she knew, all the money Shen Zhi had was used to buy her.

Shen Zhi paused slightly, then quietly said, "Borrowed."

Xu Qinghe asked curiously, "Who did you borrow it from?"

Shen Zhi: "Commander Zheng."

Xu Qinghe...

"Why did you borrow money from Commander Zheng when I have money?" Xu Qinghe whispered to Shen Zhi, dissatisfied.

Shen Zhi replied matter-of-factly, "I'll have to pay to marry you."

Xu Qinghe...

Okay! This is just male chauvinism.

"How much did you borrow?"

Shen Zhi: "Three taels, I'll pay it back myself later."

Xu Qinghe was furious. "Your money will be mine by then. I'll give you three taels later, and you can take it back to pay me back."

Shen Zhigang wanted to object, but seeing Xu Qinghe's expression, he agreed, "Okay."

After buying the clothes, the two went out. As soon as they stepped outside, Xu Qinghe asked Shen Zhi, "Is there anything else you need to buy?"

Shen Zhi didn't say anything and led her straight to the cosmetics shop.

Xu Qinghe looked at the colorful rouge in front of her and then looked at Shen Zhi with a surprised expression.

Feeling a little embarrassed by the stares, Shen Zhi coughed lightly and replied in a low voice, "I asked someone."

Xu Qinghe immediately understood; it seemed that Shen Zhi had put in a lot of effort for their marriage this time.

I happily picked out a few watercolor pieces to use, and the rest were the jewelry I needed to wear.

Because of limited funds, Xu Qinghe only chose one hairpin and didn't take the others.

After buying the hairpin, Xu Qinghe went to buy some red paper, tofu, and pork, which pretty much completed her shopping task for the day.

Xu Qinghe glanced at the basket on Shen Zhi's back and asked with some doubt, "Aren't you going to the garrison today?"

Shen Zhi: "I'll go, but we can go later."

Xu Qinghe looked at the dark circles under his eyes and felt a little sorry for him. She said, "Then go ahead! Give me the things." As she spoke, she reached out to take the basket.

Shen Zhiwei stepped slightly to the side and refused, "I'll take you home first."

Xu Qinghe knew he was worried about her, but in this hot weather, she felt a little sorry for him having to run back and forth like this.

So he said firmly, "No need, I can go back by myself. You go quickly! Don't be late."

Looking at her stubborn face, Shen Zhi asked uncertainly, "Are you really sure you can do it?"

Xu Qinghe: "Okay."

Seeing this, Shen Zhi handed over the basket.