The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 232 - 228 Reporting for Duty

Chapter 232: Chapter 228 Reporting for Duty

Three carriages slowly traveled on the official road.

Ruo Xuan was excitedly discussing her ambitious plans to everyone inside the carriage, about planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms, growing cotton and opening a dyeing workshop, growing soybeans and starting a soy sauce factory... and other schemes to become the richest in the area. She wanted to lead everyone to earn silver, to become wealthy and aim for being the richest.

But as soon as she mentioned buying land to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms, her friends looked terrified!

Yan Jiaojiao put her hand over Ruo Xuan’s mouth and said, "Stop! Don’t talk about it, and don’t tell Master Han! Xuanbao, you can plant it yourself; we don’t want to plant at all, we don’t want to be involved."

Yan Huan said, "The summer harvest is coming soon, and Master Han said he will take us to join the ’double rush.’ I heard we’ll harvest rice, plant late rice, peanuts, sesame, sweet potatoes, corn, and we’ll also need to plant red beans, soybeans, mung beans, black beans, wheat beans.... After planting so many things, in just over three months we have to prepare for the harvest again, and then plant the third season of rice that the whole city looks forward to—it’s endless! I don’t want to do it at all!"

Zhang Lian nodded in agreement: "I used to think studying and practicing martial arts was tough, and I didn’t want to study or practice martial arts at all, but since we started farming, I’ve found that farming is the hardest, so bitter and tiring, and the silver we earn from the crops isn’t much! Studying is the most relaxing! We are not as amazing as you, Xuanbao, capable of growing a thousand catties per mu of rice."

Zhang Jie said, "There are so many things lined up waiting for us to learn to plant, and you Xuanbao still want to plant mulberries and raise silkworms? I don’t want to at all!"

"And silkworms are bugs! I can’t even touch them! I’ve seen the silkworms raised by Brother Xuanyuan, they need to be cared for meticulously every day, more demanding than me. After raising them for so long, the silk they produce is only enough to make one piece of clothing for you, Xuanbao, it’s not worth it."

Seeing that they were not interested and even very resistant, Ruo Xuan gave up; she never liked to force others.

Everyone has their own preferences and aspirations, it’s best to do what one enjoys.

Yan Jiaojiao, happy to have a break from studying and farming, suggested, "Since we have taken the day off today, let’s not talk about studying and farming. Why don’t we play something fun? Xuanbao, do you have any good suggestions?"

Ruo Xuan then thought of the playing cards that her older sister, who was like a fox spirit, had played with her.

Her sister had even given her the playing cards, and she had kept them in her Five-Colored Stone, which she still had now.

"Let’s play Fight the Landlord for fun!"

The fox spirit sister said that regular people enjoyed playing it a lot and could earn many joy beans.

They didn’t have joy beans, so they used gold beans or silver beans, and everyone carried quite a bit of silver with them.

Yan Huan curiously examined the deck of cards Ruo Xuan had brought out, which had many different patterns and some peculiar portraits, "Xuanbao, what is this? What’s Fight the Landlord?"

The other children were also flipping through the cards excitedly and chattering:

"Xuanbao, how do you play Fight the Landlord? Which of these portraits is the landlord?"

"Xuanbao, where did you get these? Why have I never seen them before?"

....

Ruo Xuan then began introducing the playing cards and the game of Fight the Landlord to the kids.

Meanwhile, Xuanyuan Que, who was in the leading carriage, had been silently listening to the laughter and playfulness coming from the carriage behind him, especially a certain girl’s voice above all others.

Xuanyuan Que silently cast a soundproofing spell, took out a book, and read; by not listening, his heart was not disturbed.

Fight the Landlord needed only three players, girls first.

Ruo Xuan played first with Zhang Jie and Yan Jiaojiao. After the two had lost everything, it was the boys’ turn.

They played Fight the Landlord all the way, with Ruo Xuan always being the landlord, always winning!

Finally, Ruo Xuan had recovered the confidence that had been shattered to dust by the two fox spirit sisters who had split apart.

And then, they arrived at the military camp registration site.

The children, still not having had enough, declared they would continue on the way back; this time, they wanted to be the landlord!

When the carriage stopped, Yan Huan and Zhang Lian both leaped out, each standing on the side of the carriage, and both extended a hand to Ruo Xuan at the same time, "Xuanbao little sister, let me carry you down."

No sooner had these words been spoken than Yan Huan and Zhang Lian glared at each other and shouted in unison, "I was the first to want to carry Xuanbao! You roll aside!"

Ruo Xuan, seeing the four hands stretched out to her, didn’t know who to choose to hold her.

Yan Huan’s phoenix eyes glared at Zhang Lian, "Xuanbao little sister is my sister, you have your own sister, go hold her!"

Then he softly said to Ruo Xuan, "Xuanbao little sister, let Brother Huan carry you."

Zhang Lian with his peach blossom eyes glared at Yan Huan, "Xuanbao little sister knew my family first, she’s my sister. You also have your own sister, you go hold your own sister."

Just when the two were about to argue, Ruo Xuan immediately said, "This time let brother Zhang Lian carry me, next time it will be brother Yan Huan’s turn!"

Divine Lord Xuanyuan always carried her down from the carriage on the left side, and since Zhang Lian was conveniently on the left, Ruo Xuan instinctively threw herself into his arms.

Then the round and plump her directly knocked Zhang Lian to the ground.

Zhang Lian: "..."

Xuanbao seems to have gotten heavier!

He was nearly squashed flat!

Despite his significant increase in strength, why couldn’t he still carry her?

Yan Huan ran over frantically to help Xuanbao up, "Xuanbao, are you hurt?"

Yan Jiaojiao and Zhang Jie also hurriedly asked Ruo Xuan if she had fallen and got hurt.

There was a scraped palm on Ruo Xuan’s wrist, but it was just a minor injury, easy to fix with Immortal Technique. She hid her injured hand, and with her uninjured hand waved and cheerfully shook her head, "I’m fine!"

Then Yan Huan started scolding Zhang Lian, "If you’re not strong enough then don’t carry her! You almost made Xuanbao fall and get hurt!"

Zhang Lian was also innocent; he wanted to hold Xuanbao little sister too, just not knowing she was that heavy, and dared not say anything. He just resolved in his heart to train his strength properly, so he could carry her next time.

Xuanyuan Que got off the carriage and saw the commotion over here.

He walked over to Ruo Xuan with an expressionless face, and she immediately grabbed his hand, swaying it silently, "Brother Xuanyuan, help me heal, my hand really hurts."

Xuanyuan Que gave her a cold glare, but still healed her.

Ruo Hai had come on horseback, leading the way. He originally planned to go straight to the enlistment desk, but seeing Ruo Xuan fall, he promptly strode over. After making sure Ruo Xuan was alright, he felt relieved, but he still felt sorry for his well-behaved niece who didn’t even cry despite the fall. Wanting to cheer her up, he asked, "Xuanbao, do you want to ride the horse?"

Ruo Xuan’s eyes lit up; she nodded her little head, and Ruo Hai picked up his niece in one swoop and let her sit on his shoulders as they went to queue at the enlistment desk.

Ruo Xuan loved sitting on adults’ shoulders the most; the view seemed much wider from up there.

The barracks are a place of importance, not open to just anyone. So this place is not an actual barracks but instead a temporary recruitment station set up at Shili Pavilion. After registering here, confirming the identity, and inspecting the luggage, people would be led to the barracks later.

This time, more than fifty thousand new recruits had come, but only thirty thousand would be kept in the end.

In times of peace and prosperity, when there are no wars, many are willing to send their children to the barracks. One could gain military rations, two could eat their fill, three could learn a set of skills, and who knows, maybe they could become a Centurion or a General to bring glory to their family. Why not?

Everyone calculates to come for registration in the last two days because there are quite a few people in the queue.

Zhang Ting was in charge of the new recruits’ registration this time. He came to check the situation and just happened to see Ruo Hai bringing a little girl to queue up; his gaze flickered.

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