Female supporting roles rely on food to save themselves

Chapter 19 The Kaifeng Detective Notes

Desperately rushing to repair, everyone finally managed to fix the grass shed again before the raindrops turned into downpours.Although it is quite sturdy and reliable, under such crude conditions, there is no need to expect it to be completely sheltered from wind and rain.

It was raining heavily outside the hut, and it was also pattering inside the hut.

After the meals were distributed, the soldiers hurried back to the huts to eat, either wearing coir raincoats or oil-paper umbrellas. Except for the officers, their living conditions would be even worse.

A group of people were panting from exhaustion, sitting on the wet straw mat, the sky was dim, but when everyone held a bowl of oily vegetarian meat in their hands, the exhaustion and depression were swept away.

For some reason, the soldiers felt that today's meal was particularly delicious.

Of course, it's impossible for a meal with 'meat' to taste bad, but today I'm sweating and raining all over my body, and I'm so tired, but eating like this makes me feel comfortable, happy and happy.

Gu Xiang's mood is not particularly good.

Ah Feng quickly packed a slightly dry haystack, and asked Gu Xiang to sit down on the haystack.Under her eyes of insight, the child's message was clearly seen.

This boy is an orphan. The beggar father who adopted him called him Little Osmanthus, which is a very feminine name. This season pays attention to a humble name to support him, and he thinks that women are humble, so he named him a girl, presumably in the hope that he will be safe and healthy grew up.

Xiao Guihua is 12 years old, her right leg and left hand show signs of fracture healing, and there are many old injuries on her body.At such a young age, with a whole body of injuries and heavy physical labor every day, he did not leave any fatal hidden wounds, which is also a fortune teller.

Gu Xiang scooped up a few pieces of vegetarian meat, chewed them slowly with chopsticks, looked away from the rain outside, frowned and said, "This kid doesn't want to be a soldier? There are enough soldiers in the Courageous Army, why do you want to take these kids?"

She listened to her grandfather's chatter, that the imperial court has no shortage of soldiers now, and moreover, the imperial court implements a policy of raising soldiers, and those who are old, weak and unqualified will be included in the remaining members, and they will also be given half of the salary.

This amount alone is a huge expense.

Now the imperial court only has a serious surplus of soldiers, but there is no shortage of soldiers.

Ah Feng is serious on the face, but also likes to listen to gossip inside. He peeked at Zhang Li and said in a low voice: "Last year, the imperial court checked the fact that the soldiers were paid for empty pay, and it was very strict. Our brave army... also ate it." Take some time."

Gu Xiang nodded. Usually, the little generals in the Huotou camp would get angry after three glasses of wine. She usually listens to and watches a lot, and mostly keeps things from her about the Yongyi Army. She also knows that the Yongyi Army has been empty these years. rate.

According to those soldiers, there was nothing they could do about it. The imperial court had extremely strict control over the army, and they were very cautious in giving food and grass every time, only less, not more.

It is also a precautionary measure to eat some empty wages and store more money and food. After all, there are more than 1000 people who need to eat and drink. Once the supply is not available, it is easy to make mistakes.

"Ahem, for the sake of looking good, the general recruited a group of soldiers nearby. Most of them were from poor families who couldn't afford food. After all, there was no calamity or disaster. Who would serve as a soldier? Little Osmanthus was begging on the street at that time. , just lost his father, and he still needs to support a pair of disabled younger siblings. Captain Zhang found him and brought him back. He used the opportunity of replenishing soldiers to falsely report how old he was when he became a soldier. Earn a living with my brothers and sisters."

A Feng sighed, "I think this kid wanted to run because he couldn't stand the pain, but at this juncture, the guy just got angry and ordered the river to be repaired. If he is punished, his superiors will also be implicated... No wonder Captain Zhang is angry. Little Osmanthus is the same kid, after this year's forced labor is over, if he doesn't want to do it, he can just resign, who will keep him?"

"shit."

Not far away, the old dog who was stuffing vegetarian meat into his mouth snorted and muttered in a low voice, "Is it over yet? The superior gave me half a year, and I can't finish the military law. The knife is hanging on the neck, waiting to fall down." ! Once the hard labor is over, I don’t know how many people will die!”

"Don't say that Xiao Osmanthus wanted to run away. His grandma's, if it wasn't for fear of hurting his mother, I would also want to run away. Xiao Osmanthus still has millet grains and small drops of water. One of the two little ones is blind and the other is lame. Relying on him as a brother to survive..."

He didn't dare to say this aloud, Ah Feng didn't hear it, Gu Xiang's five senses were sharp, and he couldn't help frowning when he heard a few words vaguely.

The Yongyi Army is responsible for the section of the river from Shouling to Yangxian County. It is not particularly long, but it is not easy to repair because of the mountainous roads.

The time limit of half a year is indeed a little tight.

It was a stormy night.

Calm was restored on the river, and nothing seemed to happen.

Gu Xiang still cooks for the punished soldiers on the river day after day, and saw Xiao Osmanthus again the next day.

He was carrying dozens of catties of stones on his thin and small shoulders, which made his shoulders slump severely. His expression was numb, and he walked a little crookedly. Obviously, the injury from last night did not heal.

Gu Xiang couldn't help but think of the old dog's younger brother.

It was also a doll, but there was nothing childish about it.

At this moment, with a flash of thought, Gu Xiang gently put the shovel on the lid of the pot. She seemed to understand why she couldn't earn enough food points.

After a moment of contemplation, Gu Xiang turned his attention from the taste of the food to the person, and looked at it silently with a pair of wonderful eyes.

Seeing this, Gu Xiang's forehead began to ooze a little cold sweat.

Under the eyes of insight, what she saw were numb faces with dull eyes, hardly like living people.

But under this cold numbness, there seemed to be something terrible hidden. Standing here, she felt as if she was dancing on a pile of gunpowder!
People with explosives in their arms, how can they still have the heart to enjoy the fun of food?

"Hey!"

On this day, Gu Xiang prepared the meals as usual, stared at Ah Feng and the others to share, but didn't leave for a while, raised his hand and beckoned to Xiao Osmanthus and the children: "Xiao Osmanthus, come, help me get this basket of green beans After washing, I'll make you some snacks."

Xiao Osmanthus and a group of children hesitated for a while, and finally approached slowly.

Gu Xiang smiled, gave the children a wooden bucket of green beans, and followed them to the stream to sit down and wash the beans together.

"After the rain, the mountain breeze is refreshing, and you can eat and drink enough to have nothing to do. Why don't you listen to me tell you a story while you work?"

Gu Xiang stretched her long legs with a smile, and sat down comfortably.

Little Osmanthus, Wang Ermu and the others didn't look up, they washed the beans in silence, as if they didn't hear what she said.

Gu Xiang didn't mind either, cleared his throat, and said slowly: "The story I want to tell happened in Kaifeng City, and the name is "Kaifeng Investigative Handbook."

The breeze is coming, Gu Xiang is full of energy and blood now, with great strength and a loud voice, telling stories without any effort.

"...Chongjiu was pinned against the wall with his arms twisted by the yamen servant. He turned his head to look at Mr. Li lying in a pool of blood, and then looked at the blood-stained dagger in his hand. His heart was full of despair. He didn't know how he fainted. What happened, and who killed Mr. Li, but at this moment the door is locked, the windows are closed, and in this room, besides Mr. Li's body, he is the only one there..."

(End of this chapter)