Chapter 1028 - Chapter 1028: Continue to be Young Forever
Chapter 1028: Continue to be Young Forever
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Her state of mind was different, and her way of looking at problems had changed greatly. Even though it was a bowl of clear soup and there were very little noodles, Yu Youyao still ate it happily.
The two maidservants’ hearts ached for their Young Miss, and their eyes couldn’t help but turn red.
The war at the front line was urgent. News from the outside couldn’t be sent in, and news from inside couldn’t be sent out. The conditions in the army were simple, and some of the supplements they had brought when they came had been exhausted. Most of the time, their Young Miss ate from the same pot as the soldiers.
Although General Lin and Madam Ming took good care of Young Miss, and many rare supplies in the army were given to her first, the supplies in the army were not abundant. After their Young Miss received the supplies, they were most likely distributed to take care of others who needed them.
Although they were their Young Miss’s maidservants, there had been a war previously and the army did not have enough manpower. Young Miss often sent them out to help, causing her to do everything herself.
When had their Young Miss ever suffered like this?!
Yu Youyao could guess what the two maid servants were thinking. However, she had been in the army for half a year and had gradually gotten used to the hardships and sufferings she had to experience, so she did not care.
At this moment, Madam Ming lifted the curtain and entered. She smiled and said, “There’s news from the front line that the army will return to the base soon. His Highness should be back soon.”
Yu Youyao was delighted and quickly asked, “Did they say when exactly?”
Madam Ming shook her head. “His Highness led his troops to attack more than ten tribes of the Northern Barbarians and plundered a large number of supplies, including warhorses, armor, iron ore, cows, sheep, herbs, and some unique items of the grassland. In total, it’s very impressive. I think the Northern Barbarians lost two battles in a row and another batch of supplies was plundered. They’ll stop for a while. Calculating the days, they’ll be back at the end of the month.’
It had only been ten days, but Yu Youyao was filled with joy.
“Look at my memory.” Madam Ming quickly carried the cloth bag to the table. “A batch of supplies was sent back from the front line. General Lin asked me to pick some useful ones and send them to you.”
Yu Youyao was very interested. There was kumis, Sapir-man<a, gemstones, agate, leather goods, cloth, and so on. They filled the table, and every one of them was a rare treasure.
In the end, Madam Ming took out an exquisite box and smiled meaningfully. “This was sent back with the supplies from the front line. General Lin has repeatedly instructed that it has to be delivered to you personally.”
Yu Youyao’s heart skipped a beat. She subconsciously took the box and held it tightly in her hand.
Madam Ming patted her shoulder and left the tent with a smile.
Silence returned to the tent.
Yu Youyao slowly let go and stroked the exquisite patterns on the box with her fingers. She slowly opened the box. A long ruby-colored hairpin lay elegantly in the box, carved into the shape of a phoenix with pearls. The body of the hairpin was like the long tail feathers of a phoenix. Its head was slowly lowered, and there was a tassel in its sharp mouth. A few pigeon-blood beads fell.
It was made of an entire piece of red agate.
Yu Youyao gently rubbed the long hairpin. To her surprise, she realized that there were words engraved on the hairpin. She quickly leaned closer and identified each word.
She would continue to be young forever!
It was a birthday gift from Yin Huaixi. It was different from all her short hairpins. It was a long hairpin.
When a woman turned 15, she would receive a hairpin.
The hairpin was also known as an adult hairpin.
When a woman turned 15 years old, she would hold her coming-of-age ceremony. The elders would insert an adult hairpin for her, which meant that she had reached adulthood. The moment the girl inserted the adult hairpin, she was like a bright flower that bloomed the most beautifully. It was equivalent to announcing to the world that their family had a daughter who had just grown up and was already coming of age.
Before a woman reached adulthood, she almost never put on an adult hairpin. Most of the time, she would put on dangling ornaments to show her chastity and upbringing. Then, she would use hair rings, headbands, pearls, and other adornments.
Yu Youyao sat in front of the bronze mirror and took off the head scarf on her head. Her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall and fell gently on her shoulders. She slowly twirled the hairpin into her hair. It was like a beautiful phoenix that stopped in her hair.
She looked at it for a long time before her face suddenly turned red. She quickly took off the phoenix pearl hairpin.
A woman’s long hairpin should be personally inserted by an elder during her coming-of-age ceremony.
Who would stick it into their own hair?!
How shameless.
Yu Youyao’s heart was beating wildly. She quickly put the long hairpin back into the box and closed it quickly. When she calmed down a little, she couldn’t help but open the box again and pick up the long hairpin to look at it slowly.
The shadow of war covered the entire Liaodong, but there were frequent reports from the front line. Meanwhile farming was spreading like wildfire.
Yu Youyao had long discussed with General Lin to encourage great millet to be planted. She had also sent the news to the Xie family through General Lin.
The Xie family immediately mobilized their connections and bought a large batch of high-quality great millet seeds from all over the world at a high price. They also sold them to the old commoners in the North at a low price through the government office.
The drought in the Guanzhong area was still continuing. Most areas could no longer grow food, but there were still some places with more water sources that could grow crops that were drought-resistant and high-yielding, such as sweet potatoes and great millet.
The Xie Residence’s move was once again praised by the Imperial Court.
However, the Xie family did not take credit. They only said that Eldest Princess Shaoyi, who was far away in Jinzhou, was worried about the people’s livelihood and had specially entrusted the Xie family to handle this matter on her behalf.
Yu Youyao’s reputation for kindness spread again.
Unknowingly, it was the end of the month.
Chun Xiao brought two dried buns and a bowl of mixed grain porridge into the tent. “Young Miss, it’s time to eat.”
Hearing the voice, Yu Youyao looked up from a pile of sheepskin scrolls. As she rubbed her sore shoulders, she looked at the drip. “It’s already nine o’clock.”
The Northern Barbarians were a hunting race and did not have a fixed place to live. Paper books were easily damaged during the migration, so some important information would be written on sheepskin scrolls.
Yu Youyao was very interested in the sheepskin scrolls of the Northern
Barbarians. In order to make it easier to read, she had specially learned the language of the Northern Barbarians from an old military counselor who was proficient in the language of the Northern Barbarians.
Chun Xiao placed the meal on the table and quickly went over to massage her shoulders.
Only then did Yu Youyao see the food on the table. “Didn’t I tell you that the soldiers in the army eat twice a day? It’s the same for us. We don’t have to eat at night.”
The soldiers ate two meals a day. They ate mixed grains and sweet potatoes mixed with wheat bran and fine chaff.
General Lin took care of her and prepared food for her without mixing wheat bran and fine chaff. He even distributed some fine grains to her alone. Her food was already countless times better than the soldiers. How could she be special?
Chun Xiao quickly said, “You’ve never been busy until now. It’s been four hours. Madam Ming was worried that your body wouldn’t be able to take it, so she specially instructed the kitchen to prepare some mixed food porridge.”
Yu Youyao did not say anything else. She picked up the mixed grain porridge and took small sips. Chun Xiao quickly took out some Sapir-man<a, smeared them on the steamed buns, and placed them in front of her Young Miss.
Sapir-man<a was a good thing. It was said that it was oil refined from cheese.
It was clear and cold, and tasted like sweet dew. It was enlightening and sweet.
It also nourished the bone marrow and nourished the marrow.
Young Miss liked it very much and ate some every day.
Before she could finish the bowl of porridge, Yu Youyao heard a commotion outside the tent. She quickly put down the bowl and got up to see what was going on outside..