Chapter 356 Rough Skin

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Chapter 356 of "After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband" opens revealing: Su Chong and his group arrived, and Marquis Dongxiang had the team stop to rest... Keep going!

Su Chong and his group arrived, and Marquis Dongxiang had the team stop to rest for a quarter of an hour.After the rest, everyone set off together. Su Chong and the others led their horses over. They waited and waited until the servant came over with a pile of iron plates. Su Chong and his companions were all too familiar with these items. Back at the Marquis Mansion, Marquis Dongxiang already required them to run with iron plates, so exhausting that their feet could barely be lifted. At that time, it was only on their legs, now there was an additional heavier piece. The servant said, "The Marquis wants you to walk with the soldiers to Yu State." Chu Shun, "...!!!" Prince NanAn, "...!!!" Heir of Marquis Beining, "...!!!" Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo Mansion, "...!!!" Apart from them and Su Chong, there were also two young masters from Jibei Marquis Mansion, who felt like they were struck by lightning. The distance from the Capital City to Yu State was about three hundred li, walking could render their legs useless, couldn’t it? Why did their grandfather want them to follow Marquis Dongxiang to suppress bandits? The two young masters from Jibei Marquis Mansion looked pale, and the servant said, "The two Young Master Shen have weaker constitutions, so for now, they only need to tie iron blocks to their legs." Notice that it’s only temporary, their turn with the iron plates will come, just not now. The two Young Master Shen wished they were dead. The servant conveyed Marquis Dongxiang’s words, saying, "Gentlemen, please hurry up and don’t lag behind." Su Chong silently picked up the iron block and tied it properly. Resistance was useless. Moreover, resisting might increase the training intensity. Among everyone, his iron blocks were the thickest. Next was Chu Shun. Then it was the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo Mansion. Prince NanAn and the Heir of Marquis Beining had similar weights. Besides Su Chong’s noticeably thick iron plates, the weight difference among others did not exceed half a catty. Half a catty may not seem much, but carrying such heavy iron plates day in and day out is no small burden. Marquis Dongxiang’s training was brutal, something they were mentally prepared for; even his own son was treated this way, so Prince NanAn and the others dared not complain, even the two young masters from Jibei Marquis Mansion, with their inferior martial arts, said nothing. Moreover, under harsh training, their martial arts would see great progress. Yes. The two young masters from Jibei Marquis Mansion said nothing because Prince NanAn was the only son of Prince NanAn Mansion, yet he carried such heavy iron plates, so why shouldn’t they? Plus, theirs were much lighter, there’s no joy without comparison. The thing Prince NanAn and others regretted most was riding too fast on horseback. They thought paradise awaited them, who knew it would be hell instead. Seeing their expressions on the verge of tears, even the seven hundred soldiers were dumbfounded. After leaving the Capital City, they rested for a quarter of an hour every half-hour, their pace was a third faster than usual, and coupled with the sweltering weather, it was truly arduous. They regretted immensely not opting out; though the camp training was also tiring, it was virtually a breeze compared to being under Marquis Dongxiang. Of course, everything is only understood through comparison. Compared to before, they now suffered. But compared to Prince NanAn and the others, they felt Marquis Dongxiang treated them too well. They all came from poor families, their tough skins could endure hardship, while these were pampered noble heirs, living in comfort with no worries about food or clothes, destined to inherit titles, having no need to suffer so. Yet they suffered, and even harder. The originally resentful soldiers had no complaints left, even secretly competing with Su Chong and the others; born into poverty and without iron plates, if they succumbed to exhaustion first, they’d be too weak. Su Chong and others thought that with their lifelong martial arts training and stronger physiques, fainting before them would be a loss of face. Thus motivated, they urged each other onward step by step. Speaking of the greatest benefit in following Marquis Dongxiang, it was the meals. Every meal included meat, always plentiful. Before following Marquis Dongxiang, the camp food was not ideal, sand in the rice, chipping teeth was common. Googlᴇ search n0velfire.net Having two meat buns a day was considered good food. Now, it was different, unlimited meat buns, and braised pork and ribs soup as well. Some were seasoned veterans, never having had such good meals; they knew well this was not the court’s standard for soldiers. Yes. This was indeed not the normal standard. The Marquis Dongxiang Mansion’s servant openly told them where the money for this food came from, with no fear of them spreading it. Just days ago, Marquis Dongxiang led men to raid the Ningyuan General Mansion and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue’s house, where it was customary to pocket some benefits. Marquis Dongxiang took ten thousand taels, using it to buy the meat and rice. The reason for such good meals was because the training was arduous, with excessive physical exertion, requiring good food to prevent health collapse. The kitchen soldiers rode ahead on horses, setting up pots to prepare food, waiting for them. After eating, they rested for two quarters of an hour before continuing forward. Moreover, whatever they ate, Marquis Dongxiang and Prince NanAn ate the same. To the soldiers, the food tasted good, but to Prince NanAn, the food was incredibly awful. Prince NanAn cautiously asked Marquis Dongxiang, "Uncle, could we eat at a restaurant in the town?" Marquis Dongxiang was easy to talk to. "If you want to eat, I won’t stop you, but you can’t ride a horse, and the main unit won’t wait for you. Catch up after eating," said Marquis Dongxiang. Prince NanAn, "...." Forget it. Better to gnaw on the meat bun. He was barely able to keep up with the main unit now. A meal in town would take at least two quarters of an hour, and by the time he caught up with the main unit, the food would probably be vomited out from exhaustion. As long as the road was visible, they kept moving. After a day of exhaustion, they fell into bed and slept, though not lightly. Because Marquis Dongxiang didn’t allow them to remove the iron plates and blocks; they had to sleep with them on. Day in and day out, only during the herbal bath could they take it off briefly. As the Heir of Marquis Beining put it, "I feel as light as a swallow now." Prince NanAn soaked in the tub, humming in comfort. "I just want to sleep now, don’t call me even if the sky falls," Prince NanAn said with his eyes closed. "Everyone’s so tired, who would notice the sky falling?" Chu Shun said. "Doesn’t your skin hurt?" Second Young Master of Jibei Marquis Mansion asked. Prince NanAn gave him a look, "Your skin is still tender now; wait until your skin is as tough as ours, it won’t hurt then." Second Young Master Shen, "...." Third Young Master Shen, "...." All day long, they didn’t know how many bouts of sweat they shed. The drinks were water with added salt and herbal juice; Marquis Dongxiang feared they’d collapse from exhaustion, the herbal juice was to prevent heatstroke. During rest, the servant would ask the soldiers if they felt unwell, at night they’d check who was fatigued and who still had energy. Yes. The spirited ones got two pieces of iron, to be tied to the feet the next day. Holding the iron blocks in their hands, the soldiers felt faintly proud, after all, it was treatment only someone like Prince NanAn enjoyed. Under Marquis Dongxiang, the greater your ability, the larger the iron block. He seemed particularly fond of using iron blocks to balance everyone’s physical strength, leaving them all only with the energy to fall into bed asleep.

Chapter 356 Rough Skin

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