Chapter 106 Untitled (Thanks to my friend Sweeping Dog for the monthly ticket!)

Of course, although ordinary soldiers lived in thatched huts, in the Zhou Dynasty where officials had clear hierarchies, military officers such as Ye Mingsheng still enjoyed some special treatment and lived in one of the few brick and tile houses in Datian Guanzhong.

Ye Mingsheng, who had not had a good night's sleep for several nights in a row, enjoyed lying on the warm fire pit in the house. He suddenly felt sleepy and told Ye Tie to call him if he needed anything. Then he fell into a deep sleep...

When Ye Mingsheng woke up, the sun had already set and the sky was shrouded in darkness. Sitting on the fire pit, Ye Mingsheng stretched comfortably and asked Ye Tie who was standing by, "Are you all back?"

"Yes, there are 417 people in total. They have all returned to the camp. Except for a few sentries, the rest are all resting in the camp!" Ye Tie answered affirmatively:
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction. These hundreds of men under his command had been in the wild for such a long time and had finally returned to the Great Zhou. He was really worried that they would cause some trouble. Now it seems that the military discipline of the Imperial Guards is still very good.

"Master, you must be hungry after sleeping for such a long time, right? Mr. Chen sent some rice, and the cook made some porridge. I'll bring it to you right away!"

After saying that, Ye Tie turned around and walked out of the room. When he came back a moment later, he was holding a bowl of white rice porridge with a faint fragrance, and a small plate of dried radish.

Looking at the soft and delicious white rice porridge in front of him, Ye Mingsheng, who had been eating dry food all day long since entering Huishan and had some indigestion and dry stools, suddenly felt hungry. He quickly finished all the white rice porridge with some dried radish.

Looking at Ye Mingsheng who was full and satisfied, and seeing Ye Dong who was following Ye Tie, his eyes flickered, as if he wanted to say something but was embarrassed to speak.

Noticing his request, Ye Mingsheng said curiously, "If you have anything to say, just say it!"

After getting Ye Mingsheng's permission, Ye Dong finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Master, which way should we take to return to Luoan?"

Hearing Ye Dong say this, Ye Mingsheng was stunned at first, and then he understood what Ye Dong really wanted to express, and couldn't help but ask back: "Are you homesick?"

“Yeah!” Ye Dong nodded honestly, then looked at Ye Mingsheng with some expectation and whispered, “I have been with the young master for more than two years. I want to go back and see my parents and brothers…”

Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng lowered his head and fell into deep thought. Seeing this, although Ye Tie also wanted to go home, but seeing that Ye Mingsheng seemed a little reluctant, he immediately stood up and said:

"Ye Dong, we have military duties to attend to, so it's not convenient for us to go back. Moreover, if we go back to Fengshan County, we will have to walk for another day. After this matter is resolved, we will have plenty of time to come back!"

"Yeah!" Although he looked unwilling, but since big brother Ye Tie had spoken, Ye Dong still nodded and agreed.

"Ye Tie, you want to go back too..." Ye Mingsheng thought for a while and slowly said:
"Master, military affairs are the most important!"

Although Ye Tie was somewhat tempted by Ye Mingsheng's question, he still overcame the desire in his heart and said with a cupped hand:

Ye Mingsheng smiled, then made a decision and said:

"When the troops arrive in Dongxiang County in three days, I will arrange for Chen Yannian to lead the team to rest here for two days. At that time, I will take everyone back to take a look, but we can only stay for one day at most!"

Upon hearing the news, Ye Dong was immediately overjoyed, his eyes full of joy. The older Ye Tie, although also in a very happy mood, said hesitantly: "Master, this journey..."

Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said, "It won't take more than two days. Let's just make it like this. You all follow me and won't be able to go back for several years. Now is a good opportunity to go back and take a look. I don't know when the next opportunity like this will be!"

"Thank you for your consideration, young master!" Seeing Ye Mingsheng so determined, Ye Tie and Ye Dong looked at each other and said in unison:
"It's nothing. To be honest, I haven't been back for several years..." Ye Mingsheng waved his hand, looking a little melancholy.

Seeing his petition, Ye Tie did not doubt him, thinking that Ye Mingsheng was also missing his hometown, and immediately whispered: "Old Madam, if you knew that the young master was going back, you would be very happy!"

"Yeah!" Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded.

After chatting for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Ye Mingsheng told the two people to go back and rest, leaving him alone in the room.

Although it was already the hour of Hai, Ye Mingsheng was no longer sleepy because he had slept the whole afternoon. He sat up on the kang wrapped in a quilt.

(End of this chapter)