Top-notch Little Horseman

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen frowned slightly, his expression becoming serious.

The others are manageable, but this Zhang San is a real problem. If things go wrong, things could really go wrong.

"This matter cannot be rushed. First, we need to win over a few squad leaders and complete Qian Wansan's targets," Ye Chen said seriously after a moment of contemplation.

"We should naturally share such a great opportunity to make money. Only by winning over enough people can we be safer."

"As for Zhang San, we need to be careful with him. We'll discuss it together, and we can always find a solution."

"Because of him, the path to wealth has been blocked, which I think no one wants to see."

Upon hearing this, the Smoker nodded slightly and said, "In that case, we must not rush things; we must proceed step by step."

He knew Ye Chen wanted to get rid of Zhang San, but Zhang San was a real border soldier, and if something happened to him, it wouldn't be so easy to settle things.

However, if Ye Chen dares to steal even a warhorse, what else wouldn't he dare to do?

Once we actually get to Huangchen Pass, it really will be a place far from the reach of the emperor.

"Captain, there's another problem. You asked that Er Gouzi to modify a bird gun, but you promised him a roasted chicken every day. How do we do that?" Monkey asked with some concern.

Roast chicken isn't cheap. Although Ye Chen earned a lot of money, he still needs to buy bullets and gunpowder, and he also needs to give his brothers resettlement fees. There are many places where he will need to spend money.

According to Ye Chen, the silver he had was all prepayment, and he would definitely need a lot more silver to win over the squad leader to do business later.

If Er Gouzi were to eat like that, he simply couldn't handle it!

"I have enough silver. But this amount won't last long, so I'll naturally have to find a way to make more."

"Alright, that's enough for now. Just do your own thing, I'll head back now." Ye Chen waved his hand and walked out of the house.

He had already decided that it was best to leave the matter of the roast chicken to Qin Mengyao.

……

Ye Chen first went to the inner city to buy some supplies. Now that he had some money, he naturally wanted to make sure Qin Mengyao ate well.

When he stepped into the courtyard, Qin Mengyao was squatting in front of the stove, starting a fire to cook porridge.

The firewood was wet, producing more smoke than fire, which made her rub her eyes repeatedly.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up, his face smeared with cigarette ash, looking like a little tabby cat.

"Brother Chen, you're back." Qin Mengyao smiled and turned to look at Ye Chen.

"Mm." Ye Chen nodded slightly and walked towards her.

"Yaoyao, we're going to Desolate Dust Pass in six days. Are you scared?"

Qin Mengyao smiled and then asked, "Brother Chen, can we leave here now?"

Ye Chen looked at her and nodded gently.

"That's great. With Brother Chen here, I'm not afraid of anywhere. At least I won't have to live in fear every day anymore."

As she said this, her eyes reddened.

"Hmm!" Ye Chen nodded affirmatively, then changed the subject.

"But... the situation at Huangchen Pass is chaotic, and there are also Northern Mang cavalry and refugees..."

Qin Mengyao's delicate body trembled slightly, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Is it very dangerous?"

Ye Chen put his things down and reached out to hold her hand: "Yes, it's dangerous."

Qin Mengyao's hands were very cold, which made Ye Chen feel his heart grow colder.

"Yaoyao, are you scared?"

Qin Mengyao looked up at him, her tone becoming firm: "As long as I'm with Brother Chen, I'm not afraid of anything. With you by my side, I'm not afraid of going anywhere!"

Lin He held her hand, remaining silent for a long time.

The embers of burning wild grass in the stove made a constant, faint crackling sound.

"Six more days. I'll prepare well in these six days and I'll make sure you don't get hurt," Ye Chen said with a smile.

"As long as I'm here, I will never let anyone hurt you!"

"Okay, I believe you," Qin Mengyao nodded.

"Yes. There's something I need your help with," Ye Chen nodded again.

"Hmm! What is it?" Qin Mengyao asked, slightly raising her eyes.

"I need to make roast chicken. You go and buy a cheap young chicken every day, take it home and roast it yourself," Ye Chen said earnestly.

"Make roast chicken? Well... I can make it, but I don't know if it will taste good, and young chickens aren't cheap these days!" Qin Mengyao said with slight surprise.

Ye Chen didn't hide anything; he had modified himself into a gun, and this gun was extremely important to him, so he told Qin Mengyao everything.

This roast chicken is of utmost importance; there can be no mistakes.

Qin Mengyao nodded and said earnestly, "I understand, I will do my best."

"Buying roast chicken is too expensive. If we make it ourselves, it should be half the price."

"Hmm. Make me something to eat. I've been so busy today, I haven't had a proper meal yet." Ye Chen patted his stomach and pointed to the food he had bought.

"Let's have a good meal today, a full meal, a proper meal."

"Okay, Brother Chen, please have a seat. I'll make you some noodles!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly. In modern times, he was not married and had never even had a girlfriend.

He joined the army at 18 and became a top-tier ace sniper in the special forces by the age of 24. He was also a close-combat instructor and the record holder for assembling guns with his eyes closed.

He could say that he spent most of his youth in the military and on missions.

The Qin Mengyao before him could be said to fulfill all his fantasies about a wife.

Not only is she stunningly beautiful, but her culinary skills are also exceptional; they can truly be described as breathtaking.

Although Ye Chen bought a lot of supplies, she only cut the meat and made a bowl of meat noodles.

Under the light of an oil lamp, Ye Chen ate happily, almost moved to tears.

What will I do if I can't eat this delicious noodle dish anymore?

"Eat slowly, I'll share some with you if you're not full, anyway I can't finish it all." Qin Mengyao looked at Ye Chen with a charming smile.

As she spoke, she pushed her bowl in front of Ye Chen and picked out some of her meager noodles to put into Ye Chen's bowl.

Only then did Ye Chen notice that only his bowl contained rice, meat, and vegetables, while Qin Mengyao only had a bowl of plain noodles.

"Didn't you buy a lot of noodles? Why did you only make so little? There was so much meat, couldn't you have cut more?"

As Ye Chen spoke, he switched his bowl with Qin Mengyao's and pushed the bowl with meat in front of her.

"There's so much, I can't finish it all. You're so thin, you need to eat more meat."

Upon hearing this, Qin Mengyao opened her eyes wide, looked at Ye Chen, and opened her mouth as if to say something.

Before she could speak, Ye Chen interrupted her.

"Stop dawdling, eat."

As Ye Chen ate his bowl of vegetarian noodles, he instructed, "From now on, you're not allowed to cook separately. Whatever I eat, you eat too. Otherwise, you eat meat and I'll eat vegetables."

Qin Mengyao was taken aback upon hearing this, then smiled beautifully and nodded gently, saying, "Yes, whatever Brother Chen says goes."

Qin Mengyao's face, illuminated by the lamplight, smiled so shyly, so captivatingly.

Ye Chen felt like he was being scratched by a cat, and couldn't help but want to devour her.