Since leaving Xihe Bay, Jin Feng had not touched a woman.
As a physiologically normal young man, his heartbeat quickened slightly.
His face reddened, and a little sweat appeared on his forehead.
“Sir, are you feeling hot?”
Qingyuan took a handkerchief from her bosom and reached out to wipe his sweat.
Jin Feng truly feared he might lose control. How could he dare have intimate contact with her?
He instinctively stepped back.
Who knew there were girls behind him too? Jin Feng suddenly collided into a girl’s embrace.
Both of them turned bright red.
Jin Feng quickly moved behind the desk, somewhat regretting letting these girls into the tent.
But now that the girls had entered, driving them out again would be inappropriate.
And he could not leave himself, after all, there were many documents in the tent.
Though not exactly confidential, they could not be casually seen by others.
With no choice, Jin Feng could only shout towards the entrance. “Da Liu!”
But Da Liu had long hidden away and could not hear.
It was a female escort who came in.
Seeing Jin Feng’s predicament, she held back a smile and asked, “Sir, do you need something?”
“Go call A Pei over!”
With Xiao Yu absent, A Pei was the big sister of the Xihe Bay female escorts.
She was also in charge of the female escorts at Damang Slope.
“Yes!” The female escort turned and left.
Soon, A Pei lifted the curtain and entered.
Seeing a tent full of girls, she was clearly stunned for a moment, then revealed a meaningful smile.
“Sir, you called for me?”
“Yes,” Jin Feng pointed at the girls. “These are girls that Lord Qing asked me to help arrange. I am handing them over to you. Sort it out.”
“Sir, my side is full of rough women. You suddenly give me a group of delicate little ladies. How am I supposed to arrange them?”
A Pei asked with difficulty.
“I do not care what method you use or where you place them. You must arrange them properly for me.” Jin Feng said domineeringly.
“Then if I arrange them, you cannot object.” A Pei said.
“No objections!” Jin Feng quickly agreed.
He now only wanted to get this group of girls away as soon as possible.
“Alright then. I think the most suitable place in the entire camp for them is right here with you, sir.”
A Pei said with a straight face. “Anyway, they were sent by Lord Qing to you, Brother Feng. Now that the weather is turning cold, and you have no heirs yet, finding a few girls to warm your bed would be perfect. Just take it easy, Brother Feng. Although the battle is over, tomorrow…”
Jin Feng’s face immediately darkened. Before she could finish, he grabbed a long sword from the side and swung the scabbard towards her.
A Pei had been on guard and quickly stepped back, dodging the scabbard.
“Oh dear, Brother Feng, you said you would not object. Why are you getting upset?” A Pei teased with a laugh.
She and Jin Feng were from the same village. She had watched him grow up. Except during battles, she usually spoke very casually.
Moreover, having been married, she was much bolder than Jin Feng with risqué jokes.
“A Pei, if you keep joking about me, your team can forget about missions this year!”
Jin Feng knew where A Pei’s weakness lay and threatened coldly.
No missions meant no bonuses, only basic pay.
A Pei indeed backed down. She pouted and said, “Alright, alright. I will listen to you, okay?”
Then she beckoned to the girls. “Looks like you ladies have no chance. Come with me!”
Many girls showed disappointment, but none dared to misbehave. They all obediently followed behind A Pei.
As A Pei reached the entrance, she suddenly turned back and asked, “Brother Feng, as someone with experience, I know how men think. These girls are so pretty and tender. Are you really not keeping two? Do not worry. When I go back, I promise not to tell Xiaorou or Xiaobei…”
“Get out!”
Jin Feng shouted with a dark face.
“Fine, fine. Out I go. Anyway, the one who will regret it is not me.”
A Pei muttered, then led the girls away.
Only after everyone had left did Jin Feng finally feel he could breathe easily.
This Qing Xinyao had truly created a big problem for him.
If they were in the village, he could arrange these people in the textile factory or other workshops. But here in the camp, he really did not know how to settle them.
Should he really form a song and dance troupe for morale?
Actually, that might not be a bad idea.
Thinking about these issues, Jin Feng walked out of the main tent.
At the same time, he had the female escorts leave the tent curtains open.
There was no helping it. The rouge fragrance was too strong. Without airing it out, he truly would not be able to sleep.
The weather had turned cool now. Standing at the entrance was not a solution, so Jin Feng simply sent someone to call Zhang Liang and Han Feng over to discuss recruitment matters together.
The three discussed until midnight before Jin Feng returned to his tent.
Han Feng, however, did not go to rest. Instead, he led men through the night to Zhou Family Village to find Zhou Youda.
Although Jin Feng had given Zhou Youda ten thousand taels of silver to build kiln factories and textile factories to settle the refugees, construction took time.
No matter how much money there was or how many refugees, it was impossible to conjure a row of houses out of thin air in a day or two.
Therefore, the refugees who had come to seek refuge could only temporarily gather at the old Zhou family residence.
At first, everyone could squeeze into the rooms, but as more people arrived, all the rooms in the old Zhou residence were packed. Now even the courtyard was full of people lying down.
When Han Feng entered, he could hardly find a place to step.
At this time, the only place in the Zhou family without occupants was the ancestral hall.
Zhou Youda received Han Feng there.
“Han Zhuangshi, coming in the middle of the night like this. What brings you?”
Zhou Youda poured a cup of tea for Han Feng and asked, “Has something happened at Damang Slope?”
“Nothing at Damang Slope. It is my master who has something he would like Mr Zhou’s help with.”
Han Feng accepted the teacup. “Disturbing you so late at night. I hope Mr Zhou will not blame me.”
“How can you say that, Han Zhuangshi? Without Mr Jin, there would be no Zhou Youda today. Quickly tell me. What does Mr Jin need?”
Upon hearing it was about Jin Feng, Zhou Youda immediately sat up straight.
Influenced by traditional thinking, he had previously always wanted to become an official, to change the Great Kang, to bring glory to his ancestors.
That was why, upon first meeting the Ninth Princess, he had been so excited.
But after experiencing life-and-death peril and then facing cold shoulders repeatedly while seeking help everywhere, Zhou Youda’s outlook on life had changed greatly.
He no longer thought about becoming an official but became more pragmatic.
As he learned more, Zhou Youda discovered that Jin Feng was someone even more worthy of trust and respect than the Ninth Princess.
Because Jin Feng genuinely cared for the refugees from the heart and had taken real action.
Now that Jin Feng needed his help with something, he immediately perked up.
“The matter is this. My master has obtained the qualification to establish a second-class army and wants to recruit a batch of soldiers.”
Han Feng said, “Master says we cannot recruit cowards for soldiers. Our brothers in the prisoner camp dared to seize the horse camp from Danzhu’s hands. They are all good men. So he decided to recruit from our prisoner camp first and needs Mr Zhou’s cooperation.
As for new soldier treatment, it will be exactly the same as for the escorts.”
“Treatment exactly the same as the escorts?”
Zhou Youda stood up at once. “Including family resettlement?”
He and Han Feng could now be called brothers through life and death. He knew the escort team’s treatment all too well.
With such excellent conditions, no matter where one recruited, people would break their heads to sign up.
Jin Feng was not asking for his help. This was helping him settle the refugees!
