The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Chapter 304 Follower

Upon hearing Shen Cao's words, Li Xiaohua immediately became more vigilant and gripped her sword tightly.

He looked in the direction Shen Cao was looking and asked, "Miss Shen, what happened? Did you find something?" He then quickly stepped in front of Shen Cao to protect her.

By the way, Li Xiaohua is the name of that bodyguard Li.

Haha ...

When Shen Cao found out, she laughed out loud, just like everyone else.

A burly guard has such an adorable name.

Li, the guard, was clearly used to people's reactions when they heard his name. He pouted and said, "It's all because of my mother. When I was born, she saw that I looked as pretty as a flower, so she named me Little Flower."

"Stop laughing. I already told you, just call me Guard Li. You don't need to know my name."

Shen Cao covered her mouth and shook her head. "I'm not laughing anymore, I'm not laughing anymore."

No, I can't resist! Can you imagine a man with the physique of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson being named "Little Flower"?

Hahaha……

*

Shen Cao waved his hand, "Guard Li, it's alright, we're all on the same side."

After hearing Shen Cao's words, Guard Li sat back down in his original spot.

"Aren't you coming out? If you don't come out soon, Guard Li will draw his sword!"

Suddenly, the spot Shen Cao was looking at moved.

"No, no, no, sister, I'm coming out right now!"

Shen Qing crawled out of the blanket with a grin.

Seeing Shen Cao's dark face, he quickly crawled to her side and said, "Sister, it's me, your good brother! Please don't let Guard Li draw his sword."

After a while, seeing that Shen Cao did not react, he looked around with his small eyes, picked up the water bag next to him, and handed it to Shen Cao, "Sister, drink some water first and calm down."

"I came here to protect you because I was worried about you going to the capital alone."

After saying that, he grabbed Shen Cao's arm and shook it affectionately.

Shen Cao didn't take the water pouch, her face stern. "Did Father and Mother know you secretly followed me here?"

Shen Qing nodded. "I left a note."

"That won't do either. You still need to go to school. Once we get to the inn and have lunch, I'll have Guard Li take you back."

Shen Cao's tone was very firm, allowing no room for resistance.

After hearing this, Shen Qing let go of Shen Cao's arm, turned around and said firmly, "No, sister, I'm all grown up now, I know what I'm doing."

"I don't like studying. I already know all the words I should know, so I don't want to go to school anymore."

Shen Cao frowned; this was the first time he had ever talked back to him.

"Then what do you want to do?"

"I want to join the army."

"what?"

"I want to join the army and become a majestic military general like Guard Li."

Li, the guard, never expected that the matter between the siblings would involve him. Upon hearing Shen Qing's words, he puffed out his chest, looking even taller and more imposing.

Shen Cao rolled her eyes. "Guard Li, stop holding on. Aren't you afraid of passing out?"

Those chests were so prominent, they looked even more imposing than mine.

Guard Li tucked his chest in, pinched the tip of his nose awkwardly, and looked somewhat uncomfortable.

"How old are you to want to join the army?"

“I’m already eleven years old, and my master also said that I should start learning martial arts and joining the army as early as possible.”

Shen Cao understood; it turned out that he had wanted to join the army for quite some time.

"No, Master, when did you get a master?"

Upon realizing he had accidentally let something slip, Shen Qing quickly covered his mouth and shook his head vigorously.

"Waaah..." He didn't have a master; that was a secret between him and his master.

Shen Cao rolled her eyes at him. This brat was a worry for her all day.

She didn't object to him learning martial arts, even though she knew he wanted to join the army, but that was something for the future.

In her eyes, this little brat was just a primary school student, and a primary school student wanted to serve his country.

Absolutely not.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade his older sister, Shen Qing turned away in a huff.

Until noon, before they arrived at the inn, the two did not exchange another word.

After lunch, Shen Cao instructed Guard Li to send him back, while she waited for him at the inn.

Li, the guard, glanced at Shen Qing's longing eyes and said to Shen Cao, "Miss Shen, why don't you let your younger brother come along?"

"It's a good opportunity to go to the capital and see what happens. Maybe he'll change his mind and want to study hard after he gets there!"

"I just finished eating and tried his kung fu. Although his skills are still a bit raw, he has a lot of talent."

"Given time, his martial arts skills will definitely surpass mine."

"And it's nice to have more company along the way."

Shen Cao frowned, seemingly considering the feasibility of this matter.

Seeing his sister's expression, Shen Qing knew she was somewhat relenting, so he quickly followed up on what Guard Li had said, "Yes, yes, sister, not only can I be at your beck and call along the way, but I can also learn a couple of moves from Guard Li."

"I've only ever heard of places like the capital, but this time I have the chance to go with you and broaden my horizons."

"Besides, I haven't seen my older brother in a long time, and I miss him." After saying that, he pretended to wipe his dry eyes, feigning great sadness.

"Big brother, I miss you so much, sob sob..."

"Woooo..."

"Alright," Shen Cao interrupted, "Go prepare the brush and ink."

Shen Qing was taken aback.

“Write a letter to your father and mother. They will be so worried when they see your note.”

"I will tell my older brother everything about you, and then he will deal with you personally."

After a long while, Shen Qingcai realized that Shen Cao had agreed to let him go to the capital together.

"Ah...! Sister, you are the best sister in the world. I'll go get you a pen and ink right now." He excitedly picked up Shen Cao and spun her around a few times.

*

Shifeng Village

After Sun Guixiang came of age, her marriage to Dongfang Ming was arranged.

The wedding date was set for the eighth day of the fifth lunar month.

Dongfang Ming is now the son-in-law of the chief of Shifeng Village, and his residence has been moved from the back mountain to inside Shifeng Village.

It was two courtyards away from Sun Guixiang's courtyard.

The weather was lovely today, so Dongfang Ming took Sun Guixiang out of the mountains to the county town at the foot of the mountain to buy some things needed for the wedding.

Sun Guixiang deliberately dressed very simply today. Since she got together with Dongfang Ming, she had subtly inquired and learned that Dongfang Ming liked elegant and knowledgeable women.

She doesn't like reading, but she can still dress according to his preferences.

However, most of her clothes are very flashy and brightly colored. Today, when she comes down the mountain, she plans to buy herself some more elegant clothes.

The two strolled around until noon, but they still hadn't finished.

So we decided to eat in the county town.

The place where they went to eat happened to be the same inn where Shen Cao and his group were staying.