It was getting late, so Ning Fu said goodbye to Zhe Keshi and then returned to his room.

However, he did not rest immediately. Instead, he made a pot of tea, as if he was waiting for someone?

Although the journey was very hard, Ning Fu was not tired. After all, he was sitting in the carriage and could occasionally sleep.

Soon there were footsteps outside, and then a person opened the door and walked in.

"Brother Xiao Yi!"

Hu Tou came in and gave Ning Fu an honest smile, then picked up the teapot and drank half of it in one breath.

"The tea from Beijing is still delicious."

Hutou finished drinking and wiped his mouth, then sat in front of Ning Fu.

"Here, this is a letter from my aunt to you. There are also some clothes and food. They are not unloaded in the car yet. Come and get them tomorrow."

Ning Fu said and handed a letter to Hutou Dao.

"Can my mother still write letters?"

Hutou's eyes widened, Aunt Wang had never been to school, and she didn't know a few Chinese characters, let alone write letters.

"Nonsense, of course my aunt dictated it, I'll write it for her."

Ning Fu rolled his eyes and said.

To be honest, Ning Fu was a little afraid to go to see Aunt Wang, because as long as she saw Aunt Wang, she would ask Ning Fu to urge Hu Tou to get married for her. After all, Hu Tou is now in the army, and Aunt Wang wants her son to marry soon.

After getting married, you can also leave a note at home.

But Hutou wanted to establish a career first and then start a family, and even trying to persuade him was useless, so he felt very uncomfortable being caught in the middle.

Hutou chuckled and immediately opened the letter and read it again.

The letter was written by Ning Fu, and Ning Fu almost recorded Aunt Wang's exact words. They were all in Aunt Wang's usual tone of voice. Even Hu Tou could imagine his mother's expression when she spoke.

At first Hutou wanted to laugh when he read the letter, but as he read it, he felt a little like crying. After all, as a son of a man, he couldn't stay with his mother to fulfill his filial piety, and even let his mother worry about him. Hutou was also very sad.

Tolerate.

Ning Fu couldn't help but sigh when he saw the change in the expression on Hu Tou's face, and reached out to pat his shoulder to express comfort.

Speaking of which, the reason why Hu Tou embarked on the path of joining the army was also influenced by him.

"Hutou, when this battle is over, you should also think about your marriage!"

Ning Fu warned Hutou with a solemn expression.

"I...I'll think about it again!"

Hutou seemed to be hesitant to speak, and finally hesitated in embarrassment.

"Well, you are already an adult and you must have your own ideas. I won't force you. However, my aunt is getting older and her biggest wish is to have her grandson as soon as possible, so you have to think more about it for her."

Ning Fu said he wouldn't force it, but then he moved Aunt Wang out, and Hu Tou could only respond silently.

"By the way, how are you doing with the new army during this time? Are you still adapting to being in the army?"

Ning Fu saw that Hu Tou didn't want to talk about this topic, so he could only change the topic.

"I'm doing well in the army. General Zhe thinks very highly of me and even said that I will definitely be able to take charge of my own business in the future. As for the training in the new army, I feel that it has reached its limit. There is no other way except actual combat.

It can enhance the combat effectiveness of the new army."

When Hu Tou heard Ning Fu's question, he immediately answered with a smile.

"That's good. The new army will continue to expand. You are now considered a senior member of the army. As long as you can make military exploits, your future will be brighter!"

When Ning Fu finished speaking, he glanced at the tiger's head with emotion.

Hutou is a natural strong general, he dares to fight and charge on the training field, and he is also very flexible in the use of tactics, which is why Zhe Keshi values ​​him.

It can be said that Hu Tou now lacks military merit. As long as he has military merit and Ning Fu paves the way for him, Hu Tou will definitely be able to rise up in the army and become a backbone general in the army.

"Brother Yi, don't worry, I will work hard!"

Hu Tou said in a calm voice, they are all his brothers, he doesn't have to pat his chest and promise like others.

While Ning Fu was talking to Hu Tou, he suddenly heard a gentle knock on the door from outside.

"Come in!"

Ning Fu said immediately, and then saw the door of the room being pushed open, and uncle and nephew Ma Yuan and Ma Zhi walked in.

"Meet Xuezheng!"

Ma Yuan and Ma Zhi stepped forward together to salute.

"No need to be polite, how do you feel about being in the military during this time?"

Ning Fu also asked with a smile.

Both Ma Yuan and Ma Zhi were assigned to serve in the New Army. Ma Yuan ostensibly joined the New Army, but in fact he was from the Imperial City Department. He was mainly responsible for collecting intelligence about the Liao Kingdom.

As for Ma Zhi, he was mainly responsible for the logistics affairs of the army and was regarded as Ning Fu's confidant in the new army.

"Qi Xuezheng, my subordinates are doing well in the new army, and General Zhe also values ​​his subordinates very highly!"

Ma Zhi was the first to step forward.

"Haha, when I had a private chat with General Zhe just now, he was full of praise for you."

Ning Fu smiled again when he heard this.

Ma Zhi is indeed a talent. When he first took over the logistics of the army, he was obviously not used to it. However, after he quickly became familiar with the situation in the army, he also grew rapidly and has now become a strong supporter of Zhe Keshi.

Ning Fu praised Ma Zhi a few words, then turned to Ma Yuan and asked: "Ma Yuan, how are you? Is there any new news from Liao Kingdom?"

"There is some bad news, I just received it."

Unexpectedly, Ma Yuan looked solemn and paused before continuing.

"According to the news we have received, a locust plague has occurred in the Liao Kingdom. Many places have lost their harvests and their grain production has been severely reduced. Judging from the situation in the Liao Kingdom, they may send more troops south to clear grass and valleys this year."

"Have you reported it?"

Ning Fu was also shocked when he heard this. Their new army had limited strength and could only defend Qing County and some nearby counties. The other borders could only rely on the Forbidden Army. However, with the situation of the Hebei Forbidden Army, it was impossible for them to block the Liaoning Army.

army, so the court still needs to make early preparations for this matter.

"It has been reported, but according to the imperial court's past habits, it is estimated that it only ordered the people on the border to move inward to avoid the sharp edge of the Liao army and reduce the losses among the people."

Ma Yuan also sighed.

Although Ma Yuan was a spy of the Imperial City Division, he was still a little dissatisfied with the weakness of the Song Dynasty court. After all, the reason why he abandoned Liao and joined Song was that one day he could lead the Song army to the Liao territory and recapture it.

The homeland of the Han people.

But with the current performance of the Song Army, Ma Yuan felt that his wish was almost impossible to realize. Fortunately, there was a new army. Although the new army had not yet achieved results, Ma Yuan, like Ning Fu, was full of hope for the new army.

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"How far can the people move? The border cities can only accommodate a limited number of people. This method is simply treating the symptoms rather than the root cause."

Ning Fu slapped the table hard at the end.
Chapter completed!