It was still a little cold in the early spring.
The rain last night had made the chill even worse.
In the only remaining four-wheeled carriage, Zhen Jiang and Cai Yan were talking intimately.
Two maids were serving him.
"Sister Zhao Ji is indeed as talented as the rumors say. She doesn't lose to any of the celebrities in the world…"
Zhen Jiang was a few years older than Cai Yan. Although his talent could not compare to Cai Yan, a talented lady of the ages, he was still educated. In addition, he had been running the Zhen family's business with Chen Xiao for the past two years, so his experience was much richer than Cai Yan's.
After spending a few days together, the two girls had already called each other sisters.
And Zhen Jiang was already full of admiration towards Cai Yan's talent,""If Younger Sister were to become an official, who knows how many men would be embarrassed!”
"No matter how many books you read, you can only entertain yourself.”
Cai Yan smiled and shook her head." As a woman, she can't enter the court as an official, nor does she have the qualifications to pacify the people. The best outcome is to marry a suitable husband and take care of her husband and children…"
She looked at Zhen Jiang with a hint of envy in her eyes."In comparison, I envy my sister for being able to run the Zhen family's business and travel around the world to see different things!”
Zhen Jiang was stunned.
"Actually, ever since Father passed away, Mother was the one who took care of the Zhen family's business. For the sake of the family, my sisters and I were originally going to get married.”
She shook her head as well, and a nostalgic look appeared on her face." It was my husband who stood up and shouldered the burden of the Zhen family. Not only did he let me follow him and learn how to do business, he also let my sisters study hard like Second Brother and Third Brother. In the future, they would follow me and expand the Zhen family's business to all corners of the world…"
"It can be said that the fates of the five of us sisters have undergone earth-shattering changes because of you!”
When she said this, there was a clear glimmer of reverence in her eyes.
Cai Yan could tell that this woman was already dead set on her husband.
She couldn't help but tremble." Chen Youzhou's ambition is extraordinary. Now, he has soared into the sky and become a duke…He actually allows his wife to do business in public?”
To her knowledge, this kind of man was simply unheard of.
"Husband always said that women can hold up half the sky!”
Zhen Jiang smiled, the happiness in his eyes almost overflowing."As his wife, if she can only be a beautiful vase in her boudoir, that would be a reckless waste!”
A woman could hold up half the sky?
When Cai Yan heard this sentence, his entire person was somewhat dumbfounded, allowing this sentence to roll in his mind, savoring it for a long time.
"Chen Zi 'ang…is he such a strange man?”
She couldn't help but turn her head and look behind the carriage.
That was where Chen Xiao was.
Although the status of women in this era was not as low as the Ming and Qing dynasties, they were still greatly restricted. Once they got married, they could only manage the household and could not do anything like men.
Mrs. Zhen, who had no choice but to run the Zhen family's business because of her husband's death, was a special case.
He did not expect Chen Xiao to be so magnanimous as a man.
Not only did he let his wife, Zhen Jiang, participate in the business, but he was also deliberately grooming her!
It seemed that when he devoted all his energy to Youzhou Province, Zhen Jiang would be in charge of all the businesses of Zhen Clan!
" I'm so envious of Sister. She has her own career…"
Cai Yan grabbed Zhen Jiang's hand and muttered to himself.
For some reason, he actually had a strange feeling about his future.
Zhen Jiang smiled and was about to speak.
Suddenly, a flurry of voices came from outside.
"Bandits are attacking!"
"Bandits are attacking!"
"Bandits are attacking!"
Zhang He's voice was loud and clear. It was repeated three times in a row, reaching everyone's ears.
In Cai Yong's carriage, Chen Xiao was talking to him when he suddenly heard the commotion. His expression changed slightly.
He opened the curtain and rushed out of the carriage. He quickly walked to the front of the convoy and asked,"How many bandits are there? Infantry or cavalry? How far are we from the convoy?"
Among the hundreds of people in the convoy, only Zhang He responded.
"About a thousand people! They were all infantry! A hundred steps away from the convoy!"
A hundred steps?
It came so suddenly. It was obviously an ambush!
Chen Xiao's mind turned. She looked up and saw a dense group of figures swarming toward the convoy from the right side of the convoy. Other than the two people in the lead riding horses, the rest were all infantry.
Almost all of them were dressed in rags. The weapons in their hands were sabers, swords, spears, spears, and even hoes.
He shouted,"We will only rob the money" and "We will not kill those who surrender"!
"A motley crew…"
At this moment, even though Chen Xiao had never been on the battlefield, such a thought flashed through her mind.
It was obvious that these people were either bandits or bandits.
They didn't know if they were the remnants of the Peace Path.
He had only joined the ranks of bandits later on.
"I didn't expect to encounter bandits as soon as we entered Jizhou. Young Master, our luck is pretty good.”
Zhang He rode on his horse and held the reins, his right hand quietly gripping the handle of his spear.
However, there was no trace of worry on his face.
Chen Xiao glanced at him." Perfect. I'll give Liu Yi a chance to show his bravery. He can fight a thousand with a hundred. Do you have the confidence?"”
"Young Master, are you looking down on me?"
Hearing this, Zhang He couldn't help but laugh out loud.""We are cavalrymen!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised the spear in his hand.
"Get into formation!"
A hundred cavalrymen were already prepared. Following his order, everyone's eyes turned cold, and a murderous aura spread out in all directions.
In the next moment, Zhang He pressed his legs against the horse's belly and charged forward.
"Charge!"
A hundred cavalrymen charged at almost the same time. Within a few breaths, they had formed an arrow formation with Zhang He as the arrowhead and themselves as the arrowhead.
The earth rumbled, deafening.
The servants of the Zhen family were shocked to see that the murderous aura of the 101 cavalrymen had condensed into a ferocious tiger in a short time as Zhang He and the others charged forward!
The tiger phantom was hundreds of feet tall, its four hooves flying, its fangs bloodthirsty!
Wherever it passed, the tips of the 101 spears actually emitted a cold light without any warning. Under the high-speed charge, it emitted an ear-piercing whistling sound!
" The spirit of the army is like a tiger, and the orders are as one…"
Cai Yong's surprised voice came from behind Chen Xiao,""This kid has the potential of a famous general!"
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