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

Even so, seeing Xu Qinghe's petite figure, she still couldn't help but add, "Go straight back in a bit."

"Don't talk to people on the street. If there is danger, protect yourself first. Things are not important."

Seeing Shen Zhi's nervous expression, Xu Qinghe sighed helplessly, "I know, it's broad daylight, there's no danger."

"Don't worry! I'll definitely get home safely."

Shen Zhi was relieved to hear this, but still took out a dagger from his pocket and handed it over, "Here, for self-defense."

Xu Qinghe looked at the knife Shen Zhi handed her with some confusion and said, "This isn't your... treasure."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Zhi interrupted him, saying, "I'll give it to you now."

Xu Qinghe solemnly accepted the knife, replied, "Understood," then put the dagger away and turned to walk out of the city.

Shen Zhi didn't rush to leave. He waited until Xu Qinghe's figure left the city before heading towards the garrison.

It was too late when they arrived at the garrison; the soldiers had already eaten and started training.

Seeing Shen Zhi jogging over, Chen Feng, also a centurion, immediately came over and asked, "How's it going? Did you buy everything?"

"More or less," Shen Zhi replied, slightly out of breath.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Chen Feng couldn't help but nudge him, "You're something else! You solved such a big problem without making a sound."

"What did your sister-in-law say? She's so touched by your thoughtfulness, isn't she?"

The person who suggested that Shen Zhi buy things was his good brother Chen Feng.

Shen Zhi recalled Xu Qinghe's expression and replied seriously, "Not bad."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng immediately exclaimed excitedly, "It's definitely going to be great!"

"You don't know, this is all my blood and tears. When I got married to your sister-in-law, I didn't prepare anything. Even now, your sister-in-law still grumbles about me when she thinks about it, saying how badly I treated her and how I didn't care about her."

"Let me tell you, this woman is as narrow-minded as the eye of a needle. You have to do things properly, or you'll regret it."

Shen Zhi glanced at Chen Feng, who was complaining to him like a woman, and coldly said, "Thank you."

He interrupted his complaints in an instant.

Chen Feng, oblivious to Shen Zhi's disdain, patted him on the shoulder with a look of satisfaction and calmly said, "No need to thank me. After work, I have something good for you."

Shen Zhi asked in surprise, "What else?"

Chen Feng glanced around mysteriously, and seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he whispered, "You'll find out when the time comes."

"Oh, I forgot to ask! Did you agree to become a centurion under Commander Zheng because of your wife?"

Shen Zhi was silent for a moment before replying, "Yeah, my wife is a bit difficult to raise."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Chen Feng excitedly punched him, "I knew it."

"You're so capable, yet you've always refused to become a centurion. But you agreed as soon as you got a wife. It must be because of your wife."

"I didn't realize you were such a henpecked husband!"

Chen Feng's ancestral home is in Sichuan and Chongqing, and he can still speak a few words of the local dialect from time to time.

Shen Zhi: "Not as good as you, you're famously henpecked."

Chen Feng...

"You little brat."

As they were talking, a sudden, urgent bugle call came from the city defenses. The two men's expressions changed, and they led their men to rush in that direction.

While Shen Zhi was striving for his future, Shen Chengyue and Shen Chengchuan were still eating noodles as if nothing had happened.

The noodles were left for the two of them by Xu Qinghe this morning. The two children got up a little late today, so they were able to eat this meal.

Besides the two of them, there was also a little black dog lying next to them. You could see that Shen Chengchuan would take a bite of noodles and then throw a bite of noodles to the little black dog.

Shen Chengyue frowned upon seeing this. "Chuan Chuan, these noodles were painstakingly rolled out by Aunt Qinghe. We can't waste them like this."

Shen Chengchuan, while stuffing food into his mouth, said defiantly, "No waste."

Shen Chengyue pointed at Xiao Hei and said bluntly, "Giving it to Xiao Hei is a waste."

When they were going through hard times, Shen Chengchuan was still young and didn't understand it as deeply as Shen Chengyue, so he didn't cherish food as much as Shen Chengyue did.

Shen Chengchuan remained unmoved. "No."

Shen Chengyue was furious. "You can't do this!"

Upon seeing Shen Chengyue's anger, Shen Chengchuan immediately softened, pleading, "Look how pitiful Xiao Hei is!"

"Just give it some! I'll give it mine, I won't eat anymore." As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Hei looked at Shen Chengyue with pleading eyes.

Looking at the eyes of the man and the dog, Shen Chengyue had no choice but to compromise. In its heart, it also liked Xiao Hei very much, just not as much as Shen Chengchuan.

After the two of them and the dog finished eating, Shen Chengyue started clearing the dishes and preparing to wash them, chores he never used to do.

But he gradually learned how to do it at Lao Shen's house, and later he would wash the dishes whenever Xu Qinghe was not at home.

Just as Shen Chengyue was struggling to wash the dishes, Xiao Hei had already pulled the dog bowl out of the doghouse and looked at Shen Chengchuan expectantly.

Shen Chengchuan immediately understood what it meant, picked up the bowl, and with his short legs, poured the chicken feed from the dog's bowl into the chicken coop.

Shen Chengyue was furious. "Chuan Chuan, you can't do this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Chengchuan looked at him with an innocent expression.

Shen Chengyue was so angry he was speechless. He put down his things and was about to beat him up.

Just then, Xu Qinghe knocked on the door. "Chengyue, open the door, I'm back."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chengyue didn't bother to discipline him. He turned around and ran to the door, quickly opening it.

Seeing Xu Qinghe's face flushed from exhaustion, and the thoughtful gesture of helping to hold the basket on her back, Xu Qinghe felt a pang of sadness.

"Oh my, how wonderful our Chengyue is! He's so young and already knows how to care for his aunt."

Shen Chengyue was still not good with words at this time. He blushed immediately after being praised by Xu Qinghe and ran away shyly to the side.

After teasing Shen Chengyue and resting for a while, Xu Qinghe began to pack up the things she had bought.

Everything is already there, so there's no need to organize it; just put it away properly.

After putting her things away, Xu Qinghe went outside to process the pheasants and rabbits that Shen Zhi had caught the day before.

Otherwise, as the weather gets hotter, Xu Qinghe is afraid they will suffocate.

Based on her experience learning from Shen Zhina, Xu Qinghe first trimmed the pheasant's feathers before untying the rope.

As for the rabbit, because it can burrow, Xu Qinghe didn't dare to leave it loose in the chicken coop, so she could only raise it in a basket for the time being.

After finishing all that, it was almost noon. After tidying up and having lunch, it was afternoon.

Xu Qinghe originally planned to go up the mountain to find some wild vegetables to use the day after tomorrow.

But when Xu Qinghe thought of Shen Zhi's dark and gloomy face last time, she chickened out again.

He obediently went inside, found his sewing basket, and began making clothes for the two children.

When children are young, their clothes always wear out quickly. Xu Qinghe had long wanted to make them a couple more sets of clothes, but she hadn't had the chance until now. Now that the opportunity had come, she was determined to make them.