Chapter 1011: Take Charge
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Then, Shao Shuting gave the letter to Shiye.
“I’ll be leaving!” Seeing that everything was fine, Xue Wufu carried the flag and prepared to leave. There were so many people on the drill ground waiting for him to go back and set the score.
“Wait a minute.” Shao Shuting stopped him. “Are you going to have a match tonight?”
“Yes, 1 am!” Xue Wufu was extremely honest. “The commander has already informed all the battalions. Those who are free can come to the drill ground to play and relax. By the way, there’s a new event tonight. We’ll be riding a horse and carrying a flag through eighteen rings of fire.”
“Can you reserve a seat at the front for me tonight?” When he asked this question, Shao Shuting tried his best to maintain his dignity as a general. There had been so many competitions, but he never had the best viewing area.
“Sure.” Xue Wufu agreed without thinking, but then he felt troubled again. He scratched his head and said, “But… The commander said that from today onwards, the frontmost seats will acquire extra charges. He said that because we worked so hard, no matter what, we deserve to be paid a little extra for entertainment. I also heard from the commander that many people have already paid for the frontmost seats tonight. There are only one or two seats left.”
Shao Shuting was speechless. He was the Southern General, yet he had to pay to see something in the military camp…
Shiye was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to get a good seat tonight, so he quickly took out some money from his purse. “How much?” He had saved up quite a lot of money over the years. Besides, there were only one or two good spots left.
“Not much, just two copper coins.” Xue Wufu said. “I’m just buying some wine for my brothers who will be working with me, I’m not here to earn money. If it was for money, I wouldn’t have agreed to it.”
“Alright, alright.” Shiye wanted to give Xue Wufu two coins, but before the two coins could reach Xue Wufu’s hands, he saw his Great General looking at him deeply. He immediately shivered and put the money back into his purse.
“S-Shiye, you…?” Xue Wufu carried the flag with one hand and scratched his head with the other. He didn’t quite understand Shiye’s actions.
Shiye had a hard time speaking, and he could only look at Shao Shuting with resentment.
This was the only entertainment he had, and his Great General was going to take it away from him…
Shao Shuting acted as if he didn’t see the look in his eyes. He instead took out two coins and gave them to Xue Wufu. He smiled warmly and said, “This is mine. Remember to save me a good seat tonight.”
“Alright!” Xue Wufu took the money and left again.
This time, Shiye didn’t stop him. He just couldn’t help but sigh when he saw Xue Wufu carrying the big flag and running out of his sight immediately.
To think that he, a dignified general, had to fight for a seat…
Seeing that Shiye was still looking at him bitterly, he fell silent for a moment. In the end, he still took out a banknote worth a hundred silver and handed it to Shiye. “That should be enough for you to watch many shows in the future.”
“Thank you, Great General!” Shiye immediately beamed with joy.
Then, Shiye hurriedly sent someone to deliver the letter.
That night, in Locust Village, Shao Zhongxi received a letter from Shao Boqi in the Imperial Capital. After he finished reading it, he did not tell Jiang Yue and Xue Yan immediately because it was late at night and it was not urgent news.
Instead, he planned to tell Jiang Yue and Xue Yan the next morning.
The next day, at dawn, when Xue Yan and Jiang Yue came to the old house to practice martial arts again, Shao Zhongxi showed them the letter..
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