Chapter 285: War at the Border Station

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Daniu, if you’re still willing to do it, Hl bring you to Fortune Mansion to meet Uncle Zhao later. In the future, you can liaise directly with Uncle Zhao.”

Liu Daniu quickly nodded his head.

“I’m willing, I’m definitely willing! Thank you, Sister Sanya!”

Although it was difficult to get goods from the countryside now, he had experience and was confident that he could get the goods.

Furthermore, spring had arrived. Simply selling the Chinese Toon shoots was already a fairly substantial source of income for him.

If he still used the fishing net to catch some fish in River Ringwaters, his daily income would probably be more than doing a small business.

Qin Xiaoyao nodded with a smile.

“As for you, Big Girl, little Chunhua is still small. Are you sure you want to come out and work?” Following that, she looked at Big Girl Li.

She really wanted Big Girl to help her, but when she took into consideration Big Girl’s situation, she was a little hesitant.

“I…” Big Girl Li had been quite determined earlier on, but after hearing what Qin Xiaoyao said, she became somewhat hesitant.

Although her confinement period had ended, her baby was still young and needed to be breastfed and have her nappies changed.

Right now, both her little sister-in-law and mother-in-law had gone to work at Sister Sanya’s porridge shop, leaving her to look after the child alone.

If she were to go out to work too, it would indeed be difficult to take care of the child.

Qin Xiaoyao reached out and grabbed Big Girl Li’s hand.

“I think you should stay at home for a while. When little Chunhua is fully weaned, you can hand her over to Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu and let them help you take care of her.

“At that point, you can come to the porridge shop to help me.”

Big Girl Li looked a little depressed.

In the end, she still nodded.

She knew that if she insisted, Sister Sanya would definitely allow her to take the child to work with her.

However, she was not confident that she could do her job well and take care of her child at the same time.

She was getting paid, yet she couldn’t do her job well. At that point, she would be letting her Sister Sanya and her child down.

So, she thought it was best not to give Sister Sanya any more trouble.

Daniu’s problem was solved at last. Now that they had an income, she would feel at ease even if she didn’t go out to work.

In addition, although she had to take care of a child, it was still possible for her to do some things.

At the very least, she could still make straw sandals at home.

Even though it wouldn’t earn much, it was still some income.

When she saw this, Qin Xiaoyao felt a little more relaxed.

Finally, she looked at Wang Dashan.

“Dashan…” After she called out to him, Qin Xiaoyao suddenly stopped.

Wang Dashan’s face tensed up.

“Yes, Mrs. Song?” he quickly responded.

Qin Xiaoyao thought for a moment before she said, “Your brain is more nimble and you’re more practical in doing things.

“It is a waste of talent to let you work as a waiter.”

Wang Dashan became anxious and quickly said, “Mrs. Song, I…”

However, Qin Xiaoyao stopped him before he could finish.

“It’s like this. I’m currently stationed at that porridge shop in the town center district. Business is not bad. I have a plan to open a branch in the west of the town.

“If you’re willing to go there, I can let you manage this branch. As for the salary, it’s four taels of silver a month,” Qin Xiaoyao said.

She did have a plan for the branch porridge shop.

However, there was no suitable candidate for the shop manager.

Now that Wang Dashan had approached her, she thought he was quite suitable.

Speaking of which, the Wang siblings’ aptitudes were quite good. With a little training, they could make themselves quite useful.

Wang Dashan got a big shock.

When he saw Qin Xiaoyao looking at him with a smile, he quickly thanked her.

“Thank… thank you for thinking so highly of me, Mrs. Song!”

Qin Xiaoyao nodded in satisfaction.

“Alright. I’ll leave the preparation for the branch shop in the west of the town to you.

“After you go back, get yourself prepared well. Tomorrow, follow me to the porridge shop in the town center to have a look.

“You can check out the situation over there first. After that, we can start preparing for the new shop.”

“Yes!” Wang Dashan quickly answered.

Big Girl Li and Liu Daniu looked at Wang Dashan with envy. At the same time, they were also happy for Wang Dashan.

Qin Xiaoyao noticed that Big Girl Li seemed to be feeling left out, so she reached out and tugged her hand.

“If the branch in the west of the town can also do well, I will continue to open more branches.

“When the time comes, I’ll hire you to be the manager of the next branch.”

On the one hand, she wanted to take care of her sister’s feelings. On the other hand, she also felt that Big Girl really had the potential to be a manager.

“Really?” A glint of bright light flashed across Big Girl Li’s eyes.

“Of course!” Qin Xiaoyao said immediately.

“Sister Sanya, you’re so nice!” Big Girl Li felt very touched instantly, and she leaned on Qin Xiaoyao’s shoulder.

Liu Daniu was a little jealous when he saw that.

Qjn Xiaoyao pretended not to notice and even patted Big Girl Li’s shoulder.

“So, there’s nothing to worry about. For now, you just have to stay at home and take good care of little Chunhua. In the future, you still have me!”

“Mm-hmm!” When Big Girl Li replied, she was almost on the verge of sobbing.

Qin Xiaoyao calmed Big Girl Li for a while longer before sending the three of them off.

As she watched Big Girl Li walk away, Qin Xiaoyao sighed again.

Big Girl used to be so optimistic.

Yet she had become so fragile just because she had given birth to a child.

Fortunately, Qin Xiaoyao was strong enough and she believed she would not be like Big Girl.

She would give birth to a child, and she would still be able to take care of her career.

At the thought of having children, Qin Xiaoyao couldn’t help but look down at her lower abdomen.

Ever since the bandit trouble was quelled, she and her husband had stopped using birth control.

She did not know when her precious baby would arrive…

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was April.

As spring arrived, something happened again in the increasingly warm Mountain Spring Town.

There was news from the border station that the Great Jin State’s archenemy, the Great Liao State, had once again encroached on the border and had already taken down three cities under the Imperial Court.

Although Zhao County was not that close to the border, it was not that far away either.

If the Great Liao State continued to attack and the Imperial Court’s army could not repel them, in less than half a month, Zhao County would be affected.

As soon as the news came, the residents of Mountain Spring Town were in a state of panic again.

Some passionate and righteous people were filled with indignation and wanted to join the army.

There were also people who were afraid of war and wanted to flee the county.

In short, with the release of the military enlistment notice, Mountain Spring Town, which was slowly getting back to its feet, was quickly overwhelmed by all kinds of emotions.

Qin Xiaoyao went to Cirrus Loft Academy to pick up Song Ye and Song Que.

In the end, at the entrance of the academy, she saw a scholar giving an impassioned speech.

The general content was that the generals of the Imperial Court’s army should follow the lead of the Second Prince and galvanize the soldiers to fight bravely against the enemy and eliminate all the invading enemies.

The Imperial Court should not keep making compromises to accommodate the Great Liao State.

The consequence of compromise would only serve to embolden the Great Liao State’s ambition, and the Yelu clan would become more greedy and demand even more.

On the horse carriage, before Qin Xiaoyao and Song Que could discuss this matter, Song Ye actually brought up the border war issue first.

The child was like a little adult, and like the scholar at the gate of the academy, he was very angry at the Imperial Court’s attitude of not taking a firm stand against the Great Liao State.

Song Que and Qin Xiaoyao looked at each other, but they didn’t say anything.

Then, after a while, Song Ye couldn’t hold it in anymore.

“Our Great Jin State clearly has so many elite soldiers and generals. Why should we fear the Great Liao State?

“It’s a pity that there aren’t many courageous generals like the Second Prince. Those in the court are all cowards!”

Song Que’s eyes flickered momentarily.

“Big Brother, tell me! Are those people in the Imperial Court incompetent and muddleheaded, and are they useless bums who don’t do any work?” Song Ye continued..