Are you crazy? Trying to trick him into military service? He's the number one dragon on the fro

The candlelight flickered, and the red waves of the quilt rippled.

More than half an hour later, Lu Xiao and Liu Xianya were leaning against the headboard, embracing each other, their faces full of sweetness.

In fact, the two had only been apart for a little over ten days, but for them, who were deeply in love, absence makes the heart grow fonder, so they made a more lively scene than usual.

At this moment, Liu Xianya leaned on his shoulder, gently tracing circles on his chest with one hand:

"My lord, how long will you be staying in your hometown this time?"

"In the days you were away, I prepared some of your favorite foods and bought some cloth in the county town to make you a new set of clothes."

"I'm just unsure if the clothes fit my husband properly, but this is a good opportunity to alter them..."

She talked a lot in one breath, from her own life to their future together, and even the opinions of the villagers about the Lu family.

However, seeing his silence, Liu Xianya couldn't help but wonder:

Why isn't my husband saying anything?

"I'm leaving tomorrow."

Lu Xiao sighed, his face full of helplessness as he finished speaking.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xianya, disregarding the fact that her cleavage was slightly exposed, sat up abruptly.

"So eager?"

"Um."

He nodded and explained softly:

"We shouldn't have had this opportunity to go home, but the centurion is kind-hearted, and the handover of official duties will take a day or two. The brothers at the White Wolf outpost are always on edge because of the Black Sand Chuo tribe, so they can take these two days to relax a bit."

"Only in this way can I have the chance to go home."

"Then I'll go prepare some food now so my husband can take it back with him!"

After saying that, she prepared to get dressed and get out of bed to prepare food overnight.

Lu Xiao grabbed him, shook his head and smiled:

"No rush, talk to me for a while."

"For this great victory, rewards have been bestowed upon the county, the prefecture, and even the imperial court. The rewards for the first two places have already been received, while the rewards from the imperial court will take a few more days."

"What happened at the village entrance today has probably spread throughout the village. You need to be more careful in your dealings with others in the future."

"Help when you can, and never touch what you shouldn't; only in this way can things last."

Liu Xianya readily agreed, indicating that she understood the implications.

Lu Xiao didn't notice that her expression changed slightly when she heard about the imperial court.

She suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but wonder:

"I heard that my husband has an older brother who has been living with his wife in another village for the past few years, but he is not doing well because of his health problems."

"Now that things are better at home, would you like me to ask someone to send some money to my brother?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao fell silent, and after a long while, shook his head:

"No need."

Why...?

Halfway through her sentence, Liu Xianya noticed a fleeting sadness in his eyes, quickly stopped talking, and went forward to hug him.

"My husband still has me, so he's not a lonely woman."

"From now on, let us stay together and grow old together, so that my husband's family can rest in peace."

This news came after Lu Xiao led his men to defeat the Black Sand Crow headquarters and went out to investigate.

The original owner's older brother was disabled. After the great defeat, the remnants of the Black Sand Clan wandered around to replenish their resources, and coincidentally, the village where the original owner's older brother lived was among them.

Because of his disability, he was unable to escape, and even his wife was separated from him and is now missing.

Lu Xiao knew that the so-called missing person was probably already dead...

Seemingly sensing that he had rested well, Liu Xianya took the initiative to serve him again, and this time she worked even harder than the first time, almost exhausting all her strength.

Silent all night.

……

The next morning, Lu Xiao woke up early, glanced at Liu Xianya who was sleeping soundly beside him, and quietly got up to repair the broken items in the house.

He will be returning to the White Wolf outpost after lunch today, so the time he can spend with them is becoming increasingly limited.

After finishing all this, Lu Xiao had nothing to do, so he wandered around the village, intending to see if Fang Dahu's brother had anything he needed to bring over.

However, just as he reached the vicinity of the village entrance, he saw a horse-drawn carriage stop in the distance.

Lu Xiao recognized it as the Lin family's carriage and completely ignored it.

Unexpectedly, after Lin Ruoxue got off the carriage, she lifted her skirt and ran over, calling out to him slightly out of breath:

"Lu Lang, why did you leave as soon as you saw me?"

"Should I offer you a cup of tea?"

Lu Xiao sneered, not wanting to spend any more time with this woman, but Lin Ruoxue was completely unaware of this.

Whichever way he went, the woman would block his path.

After several times, Lu Xiao could no longer bear it and coldly hissed:

"Why did you come looking for me again?"

"Lu Lang, of course I want to discuss our marriage with you."

Lin Ruoxue blushed slightly when she talked about this:

"I have already persuaded my father to allow me to marry you. I simply couldn't wait for a matchmaker to make the arrangements, so I came here in person to discuss it with you."

"How about the fifteenth of next month?"

"The moon was full then, and it was an auspicious day the Taoist priest had calculated. We could... on that day."

"shut up!"

Before she could finish speaking, Lu Xiao interrupted her directly:

"Who you marry is your own business; what does it have to do with me?"

"Lin Ruoxue, stop with your little schemes, or I'll have to throw you out!"

Lin Ruoxue immediately felt wronged, and tears were about to fall.

She had indeed heard while strolling around the city yesterday that the county magistrate was going out with lavish gifts, and that he was coming to Sangzi Village, where Lu Xiao had become a squad leader.

Therefore, she made the decision without hesitation.

After all, the Lin family and the Wang family had basically fallen out after that incident, and even if Wang An had joined the army back then, he might not have been able to rise to the position of squad leader as quickly as Lu Xiao.

Lin Ruoxue regretted it. In addition, her father also supported her marriage to Lu Xiao, so that the Lin family could have a large business with the Hu people in the north in the future. That's why she made this trip today.

Coming to her senses, she saw that Lu Xiao was filled with disgust for her, and felt extremely wronged:

"Is Lu Lang still angry about what happened that day?"

"To be honest, both Father and I feel quite guilty about what happened that day. So I've come here not only to tell you the good news that we're getting married soon, but also to say..."

"My father will give me a house in the county town, three shops, and a hundred acres of fertile land as my dowry."

"Besides that, the gold and silver treasures, large and small, were enough to make it a magnificent bridal procession stretching for miles!"

If she hadn't mentioned her dowry, Lu Xiao might not have thought of certain things. He turned to look at her at this moment:

"I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it."

"Lin Ruoxue, the house in the county town you mentioned, I'm afraid it's not our Lu family's old residence, is it?"

"And half of those hundred acres of fertile land should also belong to my family. Now you're adding them to the dowry—your Lin family really knows how to play the game!"

Lin Ruoxue immediately looked apologetic:

"Lu Lang, I know what happened before made you unhappy, which is why I agreed to marry you without asking for a dowry."

Why are you still holding a grudge?