Traveling to ancient times to sweep the catering industry

Cheng Wenwen had a terrible dream. In the dream, she was captured by bandits and made into a mountain bandit’s wife. She was tortured and played with by the bandits inhumanely. Then she woke up with a scream in fear.

After waking up, she felt pain all over her body.

What hurts the most is my arm, which was broken.

The arm had been treated by the healer and was tied around his neck. His head was still wrapped in gauze, and it must have been broken because of the pain.

"Miss, you are finally awake."

Pei'er's voice was still filled with tears, and she was obviously frightened by these bandits.

"Where is this?"

Looking at this simple yet not shabby house, Cheng Wenwen thought she must have arrived at a safe place.

He was quite calm and said, "This is the general's residence. We are safe. Don't worry, young lady."

Cheng Wenwen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she was safe, she was safe.

The little girl Pei'er hugged her and cried, "Miss, this is terrible! If the general hadn't arrived in time, we would have been kidnapped by the bandits!"

For a young woman to fall into a den of bandits would be living a life worse than death.

Cheng Wenwen took a few deep breaths, and recovered from the catastrophe. She clasped her hands together and said, "Thank God for your blessing!"

It must be that her call to God worked and someone came to rescue her.

"But... where do you think this is?"

"This is the general's mansion. The general brought us back."

General...the old, ugly man who is rumored to be a domestic abuser?

Oh no, this general’s mansion is also a disaster.

Cheng Wenwen asked: "Then...where is the general?"

Pei'er said: "The general has something to do and went to the barracks."

"Okay, okay." Cheng Wenwen thought about it and quickly asked, "How does the general look like? Is he like the rumors say?"

"Uh... the general was born..."

Pei'er didn't know how to describe it. She just glanced at the general at that time. She only remembered his face full of beard and cold eyes, so she didn't dare to look at him any longer.

Anyway, she felt that the general was not very good-looking and had a very scary aura, which was not a good match for someone as beautiful as the young lady.

Pei'er couldn't help but worry about the young lady's future situation.

Cheng Wenwen looked at Pei'er's expression and guessed that the general must have been ugly.

Seeing Cheng Wenwen's expression, He said objectively: "Miss, the general is tall and handsome, not too ugly."

Not too ugly, but certainly not good looking either.

Cheng Wenwen asked again: "What's his temper like?"

Pei Er said: "It looks... not easy to get along with."

"Pei'er, stop talking nonsense!" He looked at Cheng Wenwen and said, "Miss, Pei'er is timid. After all, the general is a man who goes to the battlefield. His aura is naturally a little scary, but he is not a fickle person."

He was a traditional person who believed that husband was the most important person in life. She lectured Cheng Wenwen a lot along the way.

So, He would speak well of this general, and so, this general was just as the rumors said, old, ugly, with a bad temper and difficult to get along with.

It's over.

Cheng Wenwen looked miserable.

Seeing her like that, He said, "Miss, you'd better take good care of your injuries. You've injured your bones, so you'll need to rest for a few months at least. Once you're well, you can marry the general."

When Cheng Wenwen heard this, she just hoped that her injury would heal more slowly.

The general wouldn't be such a beast as to attack a wounded soldier, right?

Cheng Wenwen sighed and could only recuperate here and see how the situation would develop later. If the situation was not good, she would have to find a way to escape.

She can't live a life of domestic violence all her life.

Just as I was thinking about it, someone outside came in with a message: "Madam, the concubines in the mansion are here to see you."

Oh! I suddenly remembered that this general also has concubines!

Think about the fact that I will have to share a husband with so many women in the future, and there may even be house fights in the future. This kind of life is not worth living.

Cheng Wenwen has made up her mind to run away. She is a modern person who adheres to the monogamous marriage concept. Sharing a husband with other women is really disgusting and unacceptable. She does not want to live a disgusting life all her life.

While Cheng Wenwen was thinking, He had already rejected it for her: "Tell the ladies to go back. Madam is injured and cannot see guests. When Madam is well, she will invite them to see her."

The man outside the door replied: "Yes!"

……

The concubines who were waiting outside the main courtyard were turned away and felt unhappy.

"This lady just arrived and she's already putting on airs. I'm afraid it'll be hard to get along with her in the future."

"Maybe he's really injured and can't get out of bed. We've even called a doctor."

"I heard they encountered bandits."

"Why didn't you kidnap her?"

"Don't let anyone hear it."

Originally, there was no mistress in this mansion, and the concubines each lived their own lives. Suddenly, a mistress came. It was said that she was a lady from a noble family. Unlike the concubines, she had no one to support her. It was inevitable that the concubines were a little wary of her, fearing that she might be difficult to get along with and that their lives would be difficult in the future.

"But I heard that the general only knew about this marriage, and it was arranged by the Duke. Maybe the general is not interested in it!"

"We haven't gotten married yet, so we're not officially the mistress."

"The Duke is the general's adopted father. The general listens to the Duke the most. How can he disobey the Duke?"

"Besides, the new wife has already entered the mansion, so why can't this marriage be successful?"

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, this marriage will most likely be successful.

……

In the military camp outside Shanzhou City.

Everyone was sitting around the fire, roasting mutton and eating it.

Sun Yuan said, "General, the new wife has just arrived in the city and is injured. Why don't you go back and keep her company?"

Qi Shuo said calmly: "No need, let's first deal with the military affairs first."

Zhao Ming analyzed: "General, this is the marriage arranged for you by the Duke, you can't be too perfunctory."

Qi Shuo was an orphan who had been hanging out in the streets in his early years. Later, he joined the army by accident and gradually made some achievements. Later, he showed his face in front of the Duke of England, who appreciated him and adopted him as his son.

Later, he was promoted to the fifth-rank General Dingyuan based on his military achievements. Now he leads his troops to guard Shanzhou City and commands 20,000 Linyao troops to resist the invasion of the western part of Xifan State against our Dasheng border.

Qi Shuo is already twenty-six years old this year. He had been fighting on the battlefield in his early years and had never married a decent wife. The Duke of Huguo had arranged marriages for him twice, but if he had not been robbed on the way or had not eloped with someone, and if he had not taken people out of the city to do business this time, this girl from the Cheng family would never have been able to come to his Shanzhou City.

Once, a monk told him his fortune and said that he had a shallow marriage and a weak chance of having children, so he did not care much about the matter. After all, he was used to it, so it did not matter whether he got married or had children. For those of them fighting on the battlefield, they would not live today or tomorrow, so getting married and having children would be a waste of time.

However, this girl from the Cheng family had already entered his general's mansion, and he didn't know how to treat her.

Those sitting around him were all brothers who had been through thick and thin together in the past. They had followed him since they were unknown and gradually rose to their current positions as high-ranking officials. Although they were in a superior-subordinate relationship, they usually did not hesitate to talk to each other.

Sun Yuan smiled and said, "General, you finally got married to a wife! This shows that this new wife has a deep affinity with you! Besides, a girl from the capital is very precious. She has traveled a long way to come here, and it is not good for her to be wronged."

Qi Shuo glared at him with his beautiful eyes: "You are the only one who cares about the girl?"

Sun Yuan said with a smile: "General, I am happy for you too. You are so old and it is not easy for you to get married."

Qi Shuo replied calmly: "Go tell Wu Niang to prepare for the wedding after Madam recovers from her injury."

Qian Cheng was the youngest, and he said with a smile: "Finally, I can drink at the general's wedding."

Sun Yuan touched his round belly and joked: "General, after you get married, you can't live in the barracks every day. Don't neglect your new wife, or she won't let you go to bed."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Qi Shuo gave them a cold look, and everyone just held back their laughter and stopped making teasing remarks.

They are brothers who have been through life and death together. They all know that Qi Shuo is invincible on the battlefield, but he has never had anything to do with women. As Qi Shuo's adoptive father, the Duke can't help but worry about whether he has any health problems.

Why doesn't Qi Shuo get involved in matters between men and women?

It’s just because he is afraid of death!

When he was just a soldier, a general he followed was killed by a singing girl who slit his throat. He didn't want to suffer the same fate, so he didn't want to get involved in such matters between men and women.

He put all his energy into the battlefield and didn't care about anything else. In a blink of an eye, he was already 28 years old. Many people had married and had children, but he was still alone and didn't even have a concubine. It was inevitable that people would suspect that there was something wrong with his health, but none of this mattered.

……

Late at night, the candles in the commander's tent were still lit.

Zhao Ming got up at night and found that the candle in the general's tent was still on. He went in curiously and saw Qi Shuo lying on his side, reading a book.

"General? Are you still reading?"

Qi Shuo was holding a book, but he was actually quite tired. He woke up from his sleepiness and saw Zhao Ming, saying, "Just take a look."

Zhao Ming said: "The Duke is very interested in cultivating the general. Every once in a while, he sends people to bring some books. The books here are almost piled up like a mountain."

Qi Shuo looked at the piles of books and suddenly felt a headache.

Zhao Ming continued: "Since you met the Duke, General, you have become much calmer!"

Among these brothers, Zhao Ming is the one who has known Qi Shuo the longest. They grew up together and could occasionally have a heart-to-heart talk. The two of them were not too restrained and mostly said whatever they wanted.

Qi Shuo put down the book and said, "Reading books can improve one's character. If one can endure the dullness of these books, one will naturally be calmer. If you want to read, I'll pick a few for you."

Zhao Ming said quickly: "No need, no need. I am just a country bumpkin. Knowing a few characters is already a big deal. Forget about studying. I am not cut out for that!"

Qi Shuo and Zhao Ming grew up in the market. In the same environment, Zhao Ming was not cut out for the job, and Qi Shuo thought he was not cut out for the job either.

If you ask him to read, the best he can do is to learn more words and understand more things. If you want him to read in a creative way, he can't do it.

But the Duke of England seemed to have high expectations of him. Every time he came, he would urge him and force him to continue studying.

Sometimes he also doubted what the British Duke's motives were?

He was just a grassroots person. Although he stood out with a little intelligence, he was not the best among all the generals. But the Duke of England took a fancy to him and spent a lot of effort to cultivate him, treating him as if he were his own son.

Of course, there are also rumors that he looks like Duke Yingguo, or is his illegitimate son.

Qi Shuo also thought about this once or twice, otherwise he would not be able to understand the Duke of England's thoughts.

After all, is there any good thing in this world that comes without reason?

Zhao Ming looked at Qi Shuo and said, "But, Boss, I still like the way you were before."

Zhao Ming did not call him General, but used the title he had called him since he was a child.

Qi Shuo frowned slightly and thought about what he was like before.

In the past, Qi Shuo was high-spirited, sharp-edged, not fussy about details, and an interesting person. But now, after following the Duke for a few years, he has become calmer, but also a little difficult to approach.

I can only say that there are good and bad sides!

If a general is not calm and experienced, how can he convince his soldiers?

Zhao Ming yawned and said, "I was just talking casually. Don't think too much about it, boss. Go to bed early. I'm going to bed too."

Qi Shuo naturally didn't think too much about it. After Zhao Ming left, he blew out the candle and went to sleep, forgetting most of the knowledge in the books.