"Don't you have salted cabbage? Vegetables are fine too." What Yun Xia wanted was ordinary pickles. That was the taste of the pickles made by her mother.
"Yes! Why does Miss want to eat salted cabbage?" Mother Xu felt a little strange.
"I want to make some salted vegetable fried rice." Yun Xia said as she walked to the stove. She was a little short and had to tiptoe to reach it.
"What does Miss want to do? Tell me, can I do it?”Mother Xu hurriedly stood in front of the young lady.
"Cut the salted cabbage into fine pieces and stir-fry it with rice.”Red Cloud explained simply. Mother Xu grabbed a handful of salted cabbage, washed it, and chopped it into pieces. She then gave her miss a suggestion."Add some salted meat and sausages. What do you think, miss?”
"Mother Xu, just watch. Your cooking will definitely be delicious.”Yun Xia nodded. Mother Xu cut some salted meat and sausages and stir-fried them in the pot. Then, she added salted cabbage and finally rice. After stir-frying them, she added some chives and sesame oil before scooping them up and putting them on a plate. Everyone felt that the rice was delicious. Just looking at it made people want to eat it, and smelling it made people's appetite increase.
"Xiaohui, bring this plate of rice to Miss.”Mother Xu had instructed her daughter to eat in the kitchen. "The other dishes have already been sent to the dining room.”Mother Xu urged her again.
Master and Madam looked at the fried rice and felt their appetites increase. They ate the meal with relish. Yun Xia felt that although it smelled very fragrant, it tasted nothing special. It was not as delicious as her mother's salted cabbage fried rice. She thought that maybe I ate too much. Maybe I just missed my mother and not the fried rice. Yunxia thought as she ate, chewing slowly. She hoped that she could slowly taste the taste of her mother's fried rice. The general put down the bowl and looked at his daughter who was chewing slowly."Eat slowly. Come to my study after you're full. I have something to tell you. Madam, come too. Uncle Chen (Butler Chen Ping) and Yun Fei are also here.”The general walked towards his study. He left Yunxia to eat, but he didn't know what the general was going to say, so he chewed even more tastelessly.
Yunxia came to the general's study after dinner, followed by Madam, Chen Ping, Yunfei and the others. Madam had already arranged for Xiao Cui to prepare a seat. There were usually only three nanmu chairs in the study. One chair was placed behind the desk, which was specially prepared for the general. There were also two chairs and a nanmu coffee table placed in the corner.
The general waited for everyone to arrive before telling them,""I called all of you here today because I have something to tell everyone. After the Spring Festival, I might have to go to the border. Yunfei, don't go. Uncle Chen had to worry about the big and small matters at home. And Yunxia, you have already made progress in forming the Feng army. This matter requires Yunfei's help, so I left Yunfei at home. If Madam has any problems in the future, you can discuss it with Uncle Chen. This time, I'll go to the border for at least a year and a half, or at most two to three years. As long as the border is stable, I'll definitely come back early. Even so, everything was decided by the Holy Decree. Fortunately, Uncle Chen and Yun Fei are at home, so I can rest assured.”
"General, don't worry. Chen Ping will definitely spare no effort to take care of the family. If there was anything, he would definitely discuss it with Madam.”Chen Ping hurriedly stood up and expressed his stance.
"Don't worry, Master. I'll try my best to help Junior Sister. If there's anything you don't understand or can't solve, there's still Grandpa Chen, right? I'll definitely discuss it with Grandpa Chen. However, this way, Yun Fei would not be able to follow his master.”Yun Fei also told his master with certainty.
"Don't worry, Old Master. I only need to take care of Cai Xia and myself. I'll have to trouble Uncle Chen for the other things. Please take care of your health, Old Master, and return triumphantly as soon as possible.”Madam gently told her husband.
"Father, can you be more detailed? What happened?" Only Yun Xia was confused.
"Oh, it's like this. Today, the Emperor asked me, the Left and Right Prime Ministers, the Minister of War, and a few others to stay. The Emperor told us some things. It was said that during the private visit of the King of Yan, there was a secret report from the border that there were signs of unusual movements in the southern border. The King of Yan's return to the palace confirmed this point. When the King of Yan was traveling incognito, he had met some foreigners who said they were merchants, but they did not look like them. According to his judgment, they might be spies. Recently, there were secret reports from the border that the neighboring countries had signs of mobilizing troops to the border. Looking at this situation, it could be that South Yue in the south was planning to take advantage of the recent natural and man-made disasters in our country, causing the national treasury to suffer losses.”The general smiled and patiently explained to his daughter.
"Then what about the formation of the Feng army?”Yun Xia thought about it and asked again.
"That's all your credit!" The general kept her in suspense and couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that the Emperor had asked General Yun if there was any good plan to settle the refugees on the spot. The general told the emperor according to Yunxia's meaning and said,""We can transfer young men and women to train them into reserve soldiers. We can also let those women do some needlework and sew clothes for the border guards. The imperial court would take care of their food and accommodation, and could even give them a small amount of money to help them feed their families. In this way, they naturally needed to settle down. The young and middle-aged could work in the fields. After a season of crops, the problem of food and clothing could be alleviated. Of course, it also depended on whether the population distribution was even or not. They could organize immigrants in a planned manner and build irrigation works in drought-stricken areas, which would benefit future generations. As a wise ruler of a generation, my emperor's name will naturally be remembered through the ages.”The Emperor was very happy to hear General Yun's suggestion and thought it was feasible. He also asked General Yun to recommend a person to be in charge. General Yun thought that the King of Yan was very suitable because he had personal experience through private visits. He would spare no effort in doing things. He even recommended Yun Fei to help the King of Yan on the grounds that Yun Fei could help with training. The Emperor approved each and every one of them and even requested the King of Yan to quickly draw up a specific list of people in charge and a detailed plan before reporting it to Emperor Chen for approval. The Emperor also told General Yun to make preparations to go to the border at the beginning of spring. He said that the reason why South Yue dared to stir up trouble was mostly because he, the famous Zhennan General, did not guard the border.
"That's why I'm looking for you to make arrangements today. The Holy Decree is unpredictable, and I might have to leave on that day.”After the general finished explaining the cause and effect, he began to explain.
"Father, don't worry. I definitely won't let you down. When you return to court in triumph, I will certainly surprise you.”Red Cloud confidently promised, looking eager to try. Everyone couldn't help but laugh. They all laughed out loud and thought that she was just speaking like a child.
"Everyone, stop laughing. Go back to your rooms and rest. Cai Xia, you should go back too. Oh right, you must take good care of the Empress Dowager's jade pendant.”The general ordered while holding back his laughter.
"Father, don't worry. I'm wearing the jade pendant. It's just that I think this jade is very expensive. I like it very much too." Yun Xia said as she took out the jade pendant from her collar and played with it. He felt that the brocade wind in the jade was even redder, as if it was about to fly. Yun Xia felt very strange.”He shouted.
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