Qin Fang raised an eyebrow. "We still need names? What's a good name? ..Erdan? Donkey Egg? Iron Egg?"
When Qin Fang was back home, the whole village was filled with names like these, so when Yang Haiyan asked, he subconsciously thought of something.
"You should pick one." He felt he wasn't good at naming; even his two younger brothers' names took him a long time to come up with.
Yang Haiyan thought for a while and said: "Let's call him Wu Shuai." Wu Shuai.. Wu Shuai, the more Yang Haiyan thought about it, the better it sounded.
Aunt Lian was curious: "Why is he called Wu Shuai?"
Yang Haiyan said, "Wu means black, because it's all black, so we chose the character wu. Shuai means marshal, so Wu Shuai is the marshal of horses."
Generally speaking, names in ancient times had a source or other meaning. Take the original owner's name, for example. She served Miss Yang with four maids, all of which came from a poem:
Thin grasses are shrouded in mist, delicate flowers shy of dew. Leaning against the railing is always a place of ecstasy. High in the sun, the deep courtyard is quiet and deserted, and from time to time, seagulls fly away in pairs. My silk belt is loosened, and the incense of the orchid incense is fading. The days are long, but the journey is long. The weeping willows only attract the spring breeze, but never can they bind travelers.
Fine grass, subtle flowers, seagulls, and weeping willows.
Four names.
At that time, the original owner was only five years old and Miss Yang was about the same age. Naturally, she didn't understand the poetry in the poem and she didn't even recognize many of the words. It was then that the lady took out a collection of poems and asked Miss Yang to turn to a page. She read the poem while Miss Yang circled the names of four people with a pen.
This is the origin of her name, which is more meaningful than her own name. Her name was given by her grandmother, but it has no origin or meaning.
Come to think of it, she hadn't thought about her grandmother since she came here. But back at home in the modern world, she'd thought about her almost every day, feeling an inexplicable pang of pain and a desire to cry. She'd been successful in her career by then and her grandmother had been dead for over ten years.
Qin Fang pondered the meaning for a moment and said, "Wu Shuai, this is a good name. The wife is really smart."
Yang Haiyan came to her senses and playfully bowed to Qin Fang, "Thank you for the compliment, sir."
After admiring Wu Shuai's handsome face for a moment, everyone went about their own business. Yang Haiyan returned to her room and opened the box that Mrs. Shizi had given her. She was surprised by the contents: a set of ruby headpieces. It wasn't quite a complete set, as the pieces weren't quite complete. There was only a ruby hairpin and a pair of ruby earrings. Rubies, as they are called red jade, are rare and in short supply, so they can't be made into large pieces. Only small, exquisite pieces like hairpins and earrings are possible.
Although this jewelry is not expensive, it is worth a hundred taels of silver. It is mainly because it cannot be bought, so it is very meaningful. But why did the Prince's wife give this to herself?
Even Madam Shizi's nanny didn't understand this question.
"Lady, why did you give this red jade jewelry to Mrs. Qin?" It should be noted that the young lady had not originally ordered this set of jewelry, but had asked her to secretly change it later. "This is a new item that just arrived from the Treasure Pavilion. You can loved it when you saw it."
It was newly purchased and originally intended to be worn during the New Year, but because of the young master's matter, Mrs.Shizi didn't want to dress too brightly, so she never wore it.
Madam Wuzi said, "My Lady, Mrs. Qin's skin is fair and she is still young, so this bright color is very suitable for her."
Mammy smiled and said, "You are absolutely right."
Mrs. Shizi : "Nanny, what do you think of Lady Qin and Madam Yang?"
The nanny said frankly, "Mrs. Qin is smarter and Mrs. Yang is more pragmatic, but both of them have clear vision and don't seem like the type with bad intentions."
Mrs. Xu nodded: "I think so too." The gift she gave to Yang Dahua was also not bad.
At this time, Yang Dahua was also looking at the gift sent by the prince wife.
Like Yang Haiyan's, it also has a hairpin and a pair of earrings, but Yang Dahua's is a pearl bun and pearl earrings. For Yang Dahua, simple accessories are more suitable for her and she can't handle anything too complicated.
So the Prince's wife put some thought into choosing the gift.
Pearl was neither too big nor too small and could hold her own among the wives of officials below the fifth rank. Officials above the fifth rank wouldn't be considered so, but they wouldn't be shabby either.
Madam Shizi could certainly afford a larger pearl, but any larger pearl would not be suitable for Yang Dahua's status. Sometimes, jewelry that doesn't suit you can actually weigh you down.
Yang Dahua looked at Han Zhen: "This is a gift from the Prince's wife. This... isn't this too expensive?"
Han Zhen naturally didn't know much about the price of women's things. He comforted Yang Dahua: "We saved the young master. This is a token of the Prince's wife's love. You should keep it. If you don't keep it, it will seem that they still owe us this favor."
Upon hearing this, Yang Dahua accepted it without hesitation. However, she felt she wouldn't have the chance to take it with her. "By the way, when I was chatting with Haiyan recently, she mentioned that Lord Qin's military service will be over in March and they plan to return home. Do you have any thoughts on this?"
Han Zhen had never told Yang Dahua about his family situation. He didn't say it at first because he felt it was unnecessary. But now that their relationship was gradually stabilizing and they had a child, he naturally had to tell her: "No, just treat me as if I died outside. My family is different from the Qin family..."
After hearing this, Yang Dahua couldn't help but feel sorry for him: "Husband, you still have me and our child. From now on, we will be a family.
Han Zhen hugged her: "Yeah." He also had a family, so he would not think about that cold home anymore.
…
After dinner
Qin Fang was reading in the study and Yang Haiyan was embroidering in the study. The doll she played with today reminded her of something. Embroidery was cheap in ancient times, but it was much more expensive when put on the platform. Although her family was not short of money, no one would complain about having too much money, so she planned to sell embroidery on the platform.
Qin Fang: "Yan Yan, I have to go to the military camp tomorrow and won't be here for the next few days." He has been on rest for five days and is finally free.
Yang Haiyan was stunned: "Is it my turn to be on duty at night again?" After a long time, she had forgotten his duty hours.
Qin Fang: "No. It's about the barbarians. The emperor is preparing to attack the barbarians." He did not elaborate, after all, it was a military matter.
Yang Haiyan didn't ask any more questions, but just said with concern: "Then you have to protect yourself, be careful in everything, don't rush forward recklessly, you have to remember me, remember your father and mother, remember that we don't have any children yet."
Qin Fang's heart was moved by what she said: "Well, we still want to have children."
Speaking of children, the ancients had a very serious preference for boys over girls. Yang Haiyan decided to test his opinion: "Husband, do you prefer a son or a daughter?"
Qin Fang thought of the fact that women in the countryside prefer sons to daughters and worried that she would be afraid of this, so he immediately said, "I like daughters." In fact, he really liked daughters.
Yang Haiyan knew that Qin Fang would not lie, but she was a little surprised that there were men in ancient times who liked girls.
Qin Fang was relieved to see that she looked fine. "What about you? Do you prefer a son or a daughter?"
Yang Haiyan: "I like them all." As long as they're her own children. However, she doesn't share the traditional idea of several generations living together in a large house. If she has a daughter, that's fine; once she gets married, they naturally won't live together. If it's a son, she'll prepare a house before he gets married and then live separately afterward. As for his life, she'll let him take care of it himself after he gets married. When she finally becomes ill, she'll make a will and if the child dies, the property will be divided equally.
But she was just thinking about it temporarily, who knows if she would change her mind in the future.
The next day..
Qin Fang took Kun Shi to the military camp after breakfast early in the morning. On the way, he ran into Han Zhen and the three of them went together. It must be said that Qin Fang and Han Zhen's horses were quite eye-catching.
When Han Zhen saw Qin Fang, he said, "I finally have a horse. I don't need you to carry me anymore."
Speaking of which, before Kun Shi came, it was Qin Fang who drove Han Zhen. After Kun Shi came, this task was given to Kun Shi.
Qin Fang glanced at him and asked, "Does your horse have a name?"
Han Zhen exclaimed, "Is this still naming? That's too particular, isn't it? Did you choose a name? Captain Qin, this is not your usual style."
Qin Fang touched Wu Shuai and said, "My wife gave me the name Wu Shuai."
When Wu Shuai heard Qin Fang calling him, he responded excitedly a few times.
Qin Fang's eyes widened immediately after seeing this: "Does it even know that it's being called?"
Kun Shi said, "Master, you kept it dangling with food while calling it Master Wu. It took a long time to train it and then it finally responded."
Han Zhen: "This is too smart."
Qin Fang: "Do you know what Wu Shuai means?"
Han Zhen: "It's just like Tiedan and Donkey Egg. How can it be interesting?" Han Zhen is even more illiterate than Qin Fang.
Qin Fang's tone was a little proud: "Of course, Wu means black, Shuai means Grand Marshal, Wu Shuai is the Grand Marshal."
Han Zhen heard this and said, "I know what to name my horse now."
Qin Fang couldn't deny it: "Tiedan?"
Han Zhen pouted, "It's Wu Jiang. These two horses are of the same breed. I won't fight you for the position of marshal, I'll fight for the position of general. Wu Jiang, how about that?"
Qin Fang: "Not very good." This guy is so shameless. Wu Shuai is the name given by his wife Maer. How could Han Zhen use it?
Han Zhen didn't mind. He said to General Wu, "From now on, you will be General Wu. General Wu, charge, go..."
"Gee..." Qin Fang also sped up.
As soon as Qin Fang arrived at the military camp and rested for a while, General Ao sent someone to call him over. Qin Fang went to the tent of the general. In addition to the general and General Ao, there was also a captain under General Ao. After a while, three more captains arrived and the general spoke: "The purpose of calling you here this time is because of the recent incident with the barbarians. The barbarians tried to use despicable means to threaten our military camp last time, hoping to seize the opportunity to occupy Yongzhou. This time I decided to fight back. There are a total of 50,000 people in our Yongjun camp. General Ao will lead 5,000 of your men to ambush the barbarians, and the remaining 45,000 soldiers will interfere from the front..."