The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

The support operation for Cao County was executed exceptionally well.

The emperor was unable to grant official titles to women due to various obstacles, so he specially rewarded the two people recommended by Su Qianqian.

One was Master Zhang, and the other was Su Bing.

Master Zhang performed exceptionally bravely in the support battle.

Although Su Bing did not go to Cao County, he still made contributions.

Because the straw dummy was arranged by Su Qianqian and organized by Su Bing and the villagers, it yielded many iron-tipped arrowheads and also misled the enemy, making them mistakenly believe that there were many reinforcements, thus making a great contribution to annihilating the enemy.

Emperor Qi Jing attributed Su Qianqian's merits to Su Bing, and since Su Bing himself had also made contributions, he granted Su Bing an official position.

Actually, this was arranged by Su Qianqian. She knew very well that it was difficult for a woman to get an official position, so she wanted to earn a future for her father.

The Luo family in the capital looks down on my father, so let's make him someone they look up to.

That evening, when her younger brother Xiaobao returned from studying under Scholar Liang, Su Qianqian personally assigned him a new task.

"Xiao Bao, you are a disciple of Grand Secretary Liang, you are very capable. In the future, you will teach your father all the knowledge you have learned."

She plans to improve her father's abilities in every way.

"Okay." In Xiao Bao's mind, whatever his older sister said was right.

Xiao Bao's most admired person is his older sister. It was his sister who successfully separated the third branch of the family from the old Su family, and it was his sister who ensured that the whole family had enough to eat.

It was his sister who led him to become a disciple of Grand Secretary Liang, and now his sister is still a female general admired by everyone.

Xiao Bao is now studying under Scholar Liang and also at Qing Song Academy. His classmates all envy him for having such a wonderful older sister.

When Gu saw Su Bing and Xiao Bao studying at the same table, she also sat down and studied quietly, afraid that being illiterate would embarrass her daughter, after all, her daughter was now a female general admired by everyone in Qinghe County.

When the official appointment documents from the Ministry of Personnel arrived in Qinghe County, the militiamen were overjoyed.

Miss Su led only two hundred men on a long journey to fight a battle, and two of them earned military merit, directly achieving a leap in social class.

It's clear that following Miss Su will lead to a bright future.

The militiamen all hoped that they would have the opportunity to go out to fight with Miss Su next time, and that they might be able to earn some fame and fortune.

The Zhang family was the happiest.

The old clan chief was overjoyed. Upon receiving the news, he immediately summoned the most respected members of the clan to a meeting in the ancestral hall, and even invited Master Zhang to attend.

Heeding Master Zhang's advice, he went to Gu's Tea House a few times. He heard that the tea was personally prepared by Miss Su, and drinking it was like receiving Miss Su's good fortune.

Just as his great-nephew had said, his health had improved considerably thanks to Miss Su's good fortune.

My legs and feet are nimble now, and I'm no longer out of breath when I talk.

The old clan chief specifically praised Master Zhang: "My great-nephew is exceptionally perceptive and insightful. He volunteered to be General Su's strategist, which is why we have achieved what we have today and brought great honor to our Zhang clan."

The old clan chief instructed Master Zhang to show the clan members the waist tag representing the junior officer's status and the official appointment document from the imperial court.

"Our Zhang clan has deep roots in Qinghe County and has always tried its best to support its members in their studies and examinations. However, in the past few hundred years, we have never produced a single official."

"However, now my great-nephew has fought a battle with General Su and has been granted a seventh-rank official position. This is a great joy! General Su is the lucky star of our Zhang family."

So General Su is still more reliable. Although the court did not grant General Su an official title, he was already considered a general in the heart of the Zhang family patriarch.

After hearing the old clan leader's words and seeing the iron waist tag that represented the flag bearer's identity, the members of the Zhang clan were all as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

"Yes, yes, although our Zhang family is very prestigious in Qinghe County, and can make the county tremble with a stomp of its feet, no one has ever succeeded in entering officialdom. It is thanks to General Su that we have been able to achieve this."

"Thank you, General Su, and thank you to the ancestors of the Zhang family."

The people were filled with excitement, their voices rising in fervor.

It wasn't just Master Zhang who worked for Miss Su; many other young people in the clan also joined her ranks.

In the future, there will certainly be more members of the Zhang clan who will successfully enter officialdom.

As long as the Zhang family steadfastly follows Miss Su, they will gradually achieve glory.

The old clan chief recalled that when the reinforcements set off last time, he saw that there were too few people going, so he had little confidence in General Su. He really shouldn't have doubted General Su's abilities.

The patriarch announced, "From now on, our Zhang clan will stand with Miss Su through thick and thin, sharing both glory and disgrace, life and death!"

The clansmen shouted in unison, "We share honor and disgrace, we are in the same boat through life and death!"

The next day, the Zhang family held a grand ancestral worship ceremony.

Chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle, and sheep filled the offering table.

After the ceremony, the old clan chief personally added a clause to the clan rules—all descendants of the Zhang family should follow General Su's lead.

He stood in the Zhang Clan Ancestral Hall and addressed the large group of Zhang clan members, saying, "We currently have several hundred members serving under General Su, and they all have the hope of becoming officials in the future. Other young people of the appropriate age in the clan who want to earn a degree can also register to join the army."

"I, the clan leader, only have one thing to tell you. You must remember it: our Zhang clan must fully support General Su and protect him."

The members of the Zhang clan all chanted slogans along with the old clan leader: "Fully support General Su! Fully protect General Su!"

The Zhang family held a three-day banquet in Qinghe County, where anyone could eat for free. They even arranged for Master Zhang to ride a horse through the streets, taking Su Bing along as well.

The sound of firecrackers was deafening, and the gongs were struck loudly.

Su Bing and Master Zhang, with big red flowers pinned to their chests, received congratulations from the people, making it even more lively than the parade of the top scholar.

The second son's wife put on her most festive red cotton-padded jacket and proudly pointed to Su Bing on horseback, saying, "This is my third brother, and also General Su's biological father."

Her words earned her countless congratulations from the people, making her feel even more proud.

Following Qian Yatou really brings prestige; you're respected wherever you go.

The second son's wife didn't mind the fatigue and followed behind the horses, repeating the same words all the way.

The old village chief of Lotus Village, holding his old opium pipe, stood by the roadside with several other village chiefs, watching the commotion.

Compared to the Zhang clan members, the village chiefs were more familiar with Su Bing.

Su Bing stood up straight, looking radiant.

This is incredible! The timid and cowardly Su Bing has actually become an official.

Who could have imagined that a man who had farmed for decades would suddenly rise to the rank of a seventh-grade flag officer?

To say what skills Su Bing has!

No, not really. If they had any real ability, they wouldn't have been tormented by the old lady of the Su family for so many years.

But she had an amazing daughter! Thanks to her, she managed to get an official position without even having to take the imperial examinations. It's truly enviable.

Now, Su Bing is always accompanied by many people when he goes out; his entourage is truly extraordinary.

The old village chief of Lotus Village exhaled a smoke ring and said enviously, "Su Bing has given birth to a fine daughter. The Su family's graves are emitting auspicious smoke."

The other village chiefs echoed this sentiment.

"Yes, yes, thanks to Master Su for having such a good daughter, our surrounding villages were able to move into the city during this war-torn era and live a peaceful life, with no worries about food or clothing."

"Master Su was the first official in our surrounding villages, and he is our pride."

The eldest son's wife and Grandma Su were also watching the commotion from the crowd.

When Grandma Su saw Su Bing riding a tall horse, looking radiant and completely different from the humble and timid Su Bing of the past, she felt particularly bad.

Her two biological sons lived very poor lives, so why does Su Bing live such a comfortable life?

Grandma Su wanted to rush up to Su Bing and beat and scold him as she used to, but unfortunately she couldn't get close to him at all, because Su Bing was being protected by someone.

The eldest daughter-in-law gloated: "Hahaha, old lady, are you filled with resentment but helpless? To be honest, you are the stupidest old lady in the world, and you deserve to end up like this."

"Although Su Bing is not your biological son, he is a filial son. If you had done nothing in the past and had not needed to be good to the third wife, as long as you had not mistreated them, you would be living a very prosperous life today."

As the eldest daughter-in-law finished speaking, she suddenly reached out and dug her nails into the old lady's arm.

"I hate it too. I hate you, you old hag, for always instigating me to bully the third wife, so I can't benefit from the third wife's influence like the second wife."

The eldest daughter-in-law felt increasingly wronged, believing that all her misfortunes were caused by the old lady.

"I'm not doing well now, and it's all because of you, you old geezer."

The eldest son's wife hit him really hard.

The surrounding villagers did not stop them.

The villagers all knew that the old woman had tormented Su Bing's family terribly in the past, and this was retribution.