C132 (1/2)

Xu Shiqiu didn't know that the Young Girl at home was worried about him going back to give birth to a son.

Today was the first time the new army was taking their examinations. In order to meet the three month deadline he had agreed with Emperor Ruikang about, Xu Shiqiu was prepared to take three different assessments.

Out of the three exams, a total of five hundred candidates were selected to make up the brigade. The remaining one thousand men were also divided into two brigades, one of which served as a secondary soldier and the other as an auxiliary soldier.

Because Xu Shiqiu had already planned this long ago, from the very beginning, he had been standing on the arena with a sullen expression, looking at the soldiers who were waiting for their turn.

Because of the great commotion he caused, the other generals in the military camp had also arranged for people to come and watch.

Xu Shiqiu did not have them be chased away. The method he trained was left behind by his father and many people in the army camp knew it, so there was nothing much to hide.

Although the method used was slightly different from what his father had taught him, it was still an examination. The method used was different, but the goal was the same.

However, before the assessment, Xu Shiqiu still stood at the top and lectured the soldiers below.

”All soldiers, we were originally ordered by His Majesty to train new recruits. His Majesty had given me three months, but I thought you were all outstanding and hardworking people. He did not even need three months to fulfill the requirements set for him by this general. However, General Ben would have to wait for his training to slacken a little, and for today or tomorrow, the first assessment would be held. The top two hundred candidates in the test would naturally receive a reward. As for the examinees, they naturally needed to train more in order to not drag down the others. Do you all still understand? ”

Xu Shiqiu looked down at the one thousand and five hundred people below who had just finished speaking, and then all the people below shouted in unison: ”Understood!”

Hearing the deafening noise, Xu Shiqiu nodded his head in satisfaction.

The soldiers standing below also understood that although today was the first day of the examination, there was already a rumor circulating within the army camp that the general would select a few outstanding individuals to be given to the centurion.

Although he was just a centurion who was slightly better than Director Wu, they all knew that if they wanted to continue climbing upwards, it would be better for them to move forward as soon as possible.

Xu Shiqiu looked at the expressions of the crowd below him change, and he knew that the small rumor he had told people to spread was working.

After understanding all this, Xu Shiqiu then looked towards Ye Shuo, Liu Ze and the others who were recording their results, ”You guys will record their results separately later. If you want to personally go and try, then wait for the rest of the people to finish their assessment.”

Just as Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Xu Jie immediately said impatiently: ”General, don't worry.” After saying that, Xu Jie immediately looked at Zhang Ping who was beside him and gave him a signal with his eyes.

The four of them were different from Shi Yuan. Shi Yuan was old after all, and he would only occasionally walk with them to train his body.

As for Ye Shuo, he was still young, and Liu Ze had always been a scholar, so he was naturally not as strong and strong as the servant Zhang Ping.

Moreover, he could feel that he was different from Zhang Ping. No matter how powerful Zhang Ping was, he was still a servant. In the future, he would only be able to get rid of his status as a servant if he performed meritorious deeds.

But he wasn't.

He was a commoner, and he was even Xu Shiqiu's clan brother. If Xu Shiqiu wanted to promote his assistant, the first thing he would think of would be him.

Xu Shiqiu could also see Xu Jie's complacency and eagerness. He did not stop him. As for whether or not he could win against a group of soldiers, that would depend on his own strength.

In the army camp, Xu Shiqiu was busy watching the soldiers' assessment. From time to time, he would find a few good seedlings.

Of course, he wouldn't place all of his hopes on the top two hundred. He would be able to select a few congenial officers while staring at the drill grounds.

In the army camp, Xu Shiqiu was busy the whole day, but Dong Shu and the others who were in the village were very fast.

The temperature in the manor was much higher than it was in the capital. After staying for a while, which was at noon, Dong Shu led Xu Nuanwen and to the edge of the lake in the manor to take a stroll.

With fresh fish and the fresh vegetables from the village, he would naturally be able to cook quite a few dishes tonight.

When Xu Shiqiu left in the morning, he had already said that he would be busy the next two days. Thus, after Dong Shu ensured that he was full, he relaxed a little bit more after following Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu.

The three of them sat in the yard, eating some snacks and drinking some honey wine as they chatted about their thoughts. It was quite interesting.

On the second day, the three of them woke up a bit late.

Maybe it was because of the cooling in the manor, but Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu both felt that this sleep of theirs was more comfortable than the sleep they had in the capital.

”Actually, the honey wine from last night was not bad. That was the medicine wine specially made for us by the Doctor Du.” Although it was called medicinal wine, she had actually seen the medicinal ingredients needed to soak in the wine. They were all medicine ingredients such as medlar, red dates, and other ingredients to nourish the body.

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu became interested in the honey wine.

”Third Aunt, do you still have honey wine here?” Last night, Xu Yanzhu borrowed the honey wine to talk for a while. At this time, she felt her whole body relax, and naturally wanted to make some honey wine to go back and keep in mind for later on to drink.

Just as Xu Yanzhu finished speaking, before Dong Shu could speak, Xu Nuanwen also nodded and asked Dong Shu if she still had any honey wine left.

”Yes, there's also the fruit wine that I saw Doctor Du make while brewing the honey wine. In a while, get someone to pick out some for you to drink later. ”

These things were all brought out by the Doctor Du and Dong Shu when they were bored out in the capital.

Dong Shu was interested in all these. With the silver in her hands, she immediately had the whole manor gather all kinds of fruits and make a lot of fruit wine.