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

Shen Zhi: "It is quite ruthless, but your man is tough and can withstand it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qinghe was so angry that she wanted to strip him naked in public, point to his injuries, and yell at him, "You're tough-skinned? Where's your skin tough?"

"Even if it's as thick as a black bear's flesh, it still got killed."

"With the border so unstable right now, those people in the north are just bored and have nothing better to do than provoke us."

He was injured in the arm by Black Bear last night and hasn't recovered yet. If he gets another ten lashes, he'll be waiting to die when the Northerners provoke him again!

But with so many people around, she couldn't yell at him in public, so she could only roll her eyes at him and let him figure it out himself.

Seeing Xu Qinghe's sullen face, Shen Zhi could only touch his nose guiltily and plead in a low voice, "Okay, okay, I know I was wrong."

"I will definitely be more humble next time."

Xu Qinghe...

"I meant to tell you to be humble, I'm just annoyed that you don't know how to take care of yourself."

"You're injured and still trying to be brave. How much does it cost to rent a carriage? Money is more important than life."

Shen Zhi: "Life is important."

"Next time, I will definitely put my life first."

Just as the two were talking, Xiao Er's younger brother arrived in a donkey cart. Upon seeing them, he greeted them warmly, "Young master, madam."

Xu Qinghe immediately changed her expression, gave him a gentle smile, and said, "Thank you for your trouble. It's the same place as last time."

"But we need to hurry this time, we're in a rush."

The younger brother readily agreed, "Okay, I'll run fast and steadily." After saying that, he told them to get in the carriage and then rushed towards the city gate.

Xu Qinghe was jolted back slightly, and a large hand placed on her waist, steadily supporting her body.

Xu Qinghe subconsciously turned her head to look at him, and seeing that he was protecting her wholeheartedly, the anger in her heart dissipated.

With the donkey cart, the journey back was much faster; by the time they arrived, everyone was just getting up to prepare dinner.

Xu Qinghe didn't dare let the donkey cart into the village. She found a random place for them to wait, and the two of them walked home.

When they arrived home, Old Man Shen and Shen Chengyue were still asleep, so the two of them instinctively slowed their pace.

They tiptoed toward the doghouse; all their money was buried there.

Shen Zhi watched Xu Qinghe secretly hiding money inside, keeping an eye out for people around her while whispering, "Are you sure you want to put it here?"

As Xu Qinghe rummaged through the doghouse, she firmly stated, "Yes, the most dangerous place is the safest place."

With its fierce appearance and being right under everyone's noses, who would have thought the money was hidden in the doghouse?

Besides, she didn't just hide directly in the doghouse; there's a hidden hole in the doghouse, okay?

If Xiao Hei gets out of control, we can just dig her out and she'll be finished.

After hiding it, Xu Qinghe didn't forget to instruct Xiao Hei, "Keep an eye on it for me. If any piece is missing, I'll stew you into dog meat soup and drink it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei immediately began to whine ingratiatingly at her. Xu Qinghe patted its head contentedly and comforted it, saying, "I'll give you a meat bun later."

Shen Zhi...

"If you feed him like this, he'll become a picky eater."

Xu Qinghe: "You think I won't secretly feed the two little ones if I don't feed them?"

Shen Zhi...

After saying that, Xu Qinghe went to wash her hands. After washing her hands, she started taking out silver. The silver she had just hidden was 120 taels of silver from Shen Zhi.

She didn't hide any money on her person, because she needed silver to buy things and pay wages.

"Would you like to bring some?"

Ever since she started earning money, Xu Qinghe has made it a habit to give Shen Zhi pocket money.

Because the garrison was not far from the town, Shen Zhi could buy anything his family needed after work.

Shen Zhi looked at the money pouch in Xu Qinghe's hand and said directly, "Give me one tael."

Xu Qinghe asked in surprise, "Don't you want to take more?" She then handed over the small silver coin.

Shen Zhi took it and placed it naturally against his chest, saying calmly, "What's the point of taking so much money if we're facing danger? If we die, it'll all belong to someone else."

Xu Qinghe...

Seeing Xu Qinghe's unfriendly expression, Shen Zhi instantly realized he had said the wrong thing. "I was just talking nonsense."

Xu Qinghe: "You'd better not talk nonsense."

"If you really die, I'll remarry with my two children and curse you eight hundred times a day."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Zhi pulled her into his arms and said in a low voice, "I won't allow it."

Xu Qinghe: "Then you should live a little longer."

Shen Zhi: "Okay."

He doesn't carry much money on him; it's not a habit he developed recently, but rather one he formed when he joined the army.

Because on the battlefield, no one can be sure how long they will live. If someone carries too much silver and dies, all of it will belong to the enemy.

Therefore, he always hid his silver and never carried much with him.

Even if he were to die someday, if someone finds his money, it would be spent by their own people, not by their enemies.

This is why the crown prince was penniless when he fled after being demoted.

After giving Xu Qinghe a light hug, Shen Zhi quickly let go, afraid that if he hugged her for too long he would be reluctant to leave.

Seeing Shen Zhi turn to leave, Xu Qinghe quickly stopped him, "You haven't taken the steamed buns yet."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhi walked to the table, picked up the steamed buns, and quickly left.

As soon as Shen Zhiyi left, Xu Qinghe started busying herself with other things, temporarily hiding the purchased items and money in the grain jar in the kitchen.

After placing the vegetables, she began tending to her vegetable garden. During her shopping trip to town today, Xu Qinghe realized that buying vegetables cost a lot of money, and that growing her own vegetables was much cheaper.

The tomato and cucumber seedlings have grown quite large, and the flower buds have started to appear.

Eggplant seedlings, bean seedlings, and loofah seedlings have all sprouted flower buds, just waiting for the fruit to grow slowly.

As for the other leafy greens, they are all growing lush and green. If you want to eat tender ones, you can pick out the larger leaves and eat them.

The potatoes and sweet potatoes don't look like they've grown yet.

What surprised her most was that the seedling she hadn't seen any melons in before had already started to bear fruit.

As soon as the fruit appeared, Xu Qinghe recognized it; it was a watermelon.

Xu Qinghe got excited just thinking about the sandy area behind them. If they could sell watermelons in this hot weather, they could make a lot of money.

It's a pity that the season has already passed, and we missed a great opportunity to make a fortune.

Just as Xu Qinghe was carefully studying her vegetable garden, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Xu Qinghe walked over and opened the door, wondering who would come at this time.

To their surprise, when they opened the door, they found it was packed with people.

"Brother Daqiang, what's going on here?"

Shen Daqiang smiled as soon as he saw Xu Qinghe, "Let's come and get some work done."

Xu Qinghe asked in surprise, "Didn't you just deal with Hei Xiazi?"