Traveling through the Three Kingdoms: She brings unlimited supplies to build infrastructure

Chapter 38 Expectations
"Tuk-tuk-"

The earless man who was with He Zhou took off his coat and was only wearing a military uniform. He rounded the ax in his hand and struck the tree trunk, causing a shower of wood chips to fly out.

The ax was a logging ax purchased by Gongsun Yan at the trader. It was about three feet long, with a hickory wood handle that felt good to hold and an excellent steel mouth.

It is a pity that such a good weapon is used for logging.

The man with missing ears thought with some regret, while twisting his waist and swinging his arm, he hit the tree trunk with a fierce blow.

If such an ax hits a person, it will definitely add another stroke to his military exploits.

They were implicated and beaten the day before yesterday, and they had another busy day yesterday, but everyone's morale was very high, and they no longer felt the reluctance of the first day.

The army has already issued orders to complete the tasks of making a bed and burning charcoal, and then there are fresh and curled noodles to eat like those in a deserted village at night.

After He Zhou kicked the door angrily that day, Gongsun Yan and Zhao Yun discussed it while cooking noodles in the kitchen.

Gongsun Yan found that when designing the plan, he still misjudged the psychological condition of soldiers in this era.

In her era, the appearance of green military uniforms was almost equivalent to a sense of security, but this era is completely the opposite.

Neither party is so happy with the point-to-point poverty alleviation plan that Gongsunyan takes for granted.

After discussing with Zhao Yun, she made timely adjustments to make up for it, and it was better to use inducements.

So Gongsun Yan bought some instant noodles and announced that he would reward the entire army after completing the mission.

When this news comes out, if the morale of soldiers can be visualized, they can immediately see that the morale value has at least doubled.

It wasn't that Gongsun Yan was willing to be a shady boss and fool him with cheap instant noodles. It was still freezing outside, so she couldn't come up with something too outrageous.

Moreover, instant noodles are only looked down upon by modern people, but they were really very tempting to the ancients.

Seeing that the snow was about to stop, they were about to set off again. The Art of War said: The reward cannot last longer than the day.

The reward army chose tonight's dinner.

"Uncle, drink water." A boy with a green birthmark the size of a copper coin on his right forehead raised his feet high and held up the pottery bowl in his hand, holding the water in front of the man with the missing ear.

Also after the Hezhou incident, Gongsun Yan discovered that although the villagers were too thin to work outside in such snowy weather, if the soldiers were working outside and the villagers sat at home, it would indeed breed dissatisfaction among the soldiers.

So he told Li Kui Jiang Xing to pick a few smart people from the villagers to pour water and help deliver tools and do chores.

Jiang Xing was a very old man, and he quickly understood what Gongsun Yan meant, and picked a few clever boys from the villagers to do the job.

The boy who was chosen was wearing layers of Gebu clothes that his family members had taken off, and he was carrying a water jug ​​to pour water for the soldiers who were chopping wood.

I didn't dare to do this before, but yesterday the kang tray was installed, and everyone in Yangqiu enjoyed a warm night without waking up from the cold in the middle of the night, or being afraid of freezing to death after falling asleep and not waking up again.

As long as there is enough firewood at home, even if your clothes are thin, you won't have to worry about freezing to death while sitting on the kang bed.

So I gave all my clothes to the children who needed to move around.

The man with the missing ear wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and took the water from the boy.

He was wearing warm clothes and pants issued by the army, and thick-soled high-top boots on his feet. He was sweating hotly after all the hard work.

He glanced at the boy, who was not much older. He was wearing a pair of clothes, and on his feet was a pair of big, wide, baggy Gebu shoes. He didn't know which adult's shoes they belonged to.

In the cold wind in the mountains, the boy blew his nose hard, rubbed his arms, and carried the pottery pot filled with water to pour water for the next soldier.

"Hey!" The man with missing ears hesitated for a moment, then took off his coat hanging on a branch and threw it to the boy.

"I'll lend you some clothes first, and then return them to me as soon as you get down the mountain!" The man with the missing ear explained to the dumbfounded boy, "Don't break it! I won't let you go if I break it!"

The thick and heavy coat has not been washed for many days, so you can imagine the smell.

But the boy held it in both hands but did not dare to put it on his body.

"It's okay, just put it on!" The one who spoke was Ding Li, who was dressed like the man with missing ears. He put a coat on the bewildered boy, pulled the hem of the coat, and taught him to button it up.

"Don't break it!" Officer Ding lightly patted the boy on the back of the head, and emphasized again: "Remember to come back when you go down the mountain!" The boy's eyes were bright and he stroked the clothes on his body, "Master Jun, as long as you join the army, you will be able to do it." Why don't you wear such nice clothes?"

He had never experienced such a feeling of being protected from the cold wind and being wrapped in warmth, giving him a faint sense of security.

Official Ding smiled, continued to lift the axe, and struck a big tree that had fallen down.

While saying: "How is it possible? Only the soldiers under our Lady Gongsun and Captain Zhao can have such good clothes!"

Lady Gongsun, Captain Zhao...

The boy whispered silently, "Remember it! I want to join the army when I grow up."

The boy's innocent words made the official Ding and the man with the missing ear laugh at the same time.

How can anyone's ambition be to join the army and become a bad soldier?

The atmosphere on the logging hills became much more harmonious for a while.

On the other side of the hill, Xia Houlan put the last handful of wet mud on a small tomb-like charcoal kiln.

The chopped wood pieces are simmered and carbonized in this small closed charcoal kiln, and finally the impurities are burned away, turning them into pieces of black charcoal.

Looking around, there are hundreds of such small charcoal kilns on the northern hillside.

"This lady Gongsun is really generous." Xia Houlan exhaled and said to Zhao Yun beside him.

The first batch of charcoal from the experiment the day before yesterday has come out of the furnace and is piled neatly on the ground.

The quality is inferior to that of charcoal made by aristocratic charcoal craftsmen, but such a low-cost charcoal-making method, whether for personal use or for sale, undoubtedly gives the people of Yangqiu a way to survive.

Zhao Yun rubbed his hands, and the dried mud fell. He looked at the charcoal kiln from a distance, with a smile on his face: "That's it."

Xia Houlan raised her eyebrows when she saw his expression and said nothing.

He squatted down and asked the little girl holding a pitcher to pour water for him to clean his hands.

This little girl was the one who kicked the door and was pushed out by his parents.

At this time, she was wearing her father's wide cloth shoes, and she obediently poured water for Xia Houlan to wash her hands.

Li Kui Jiang Xing also heard about the incident. He thought for a while and then added the girl to the people who came to the mountain to deliver water and do odd jobs.

This girl will be ready to marry in another year. If she can be taken away by the officers and soldiers in this team, she can't even think of becoming a wife or concubine. Even being a guest girl or a maid is better than being a maid. It's strong in this ravine.

Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan both knew Li Kui Jiang Xing's move.

But they didn't have that intention.

People are divided into groups, and Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan and others are not such unscrupulous lechers.

So both of them couldn't laugh or cry about Li Kui's little thoughts.

But he also arranged to take care of her so as not to be bullied by the military gangsters. As soon as she got off the mountain, she had to return the little girl to her parents in all her glory.

The girl also wore a coat. She carefully poured water and peeked at Zhao Yun from time to time.

The figure of the man in military uniform is very tall, with his hands and feet raised like a mountain, solid and steady.

The girl couldn't help but lowered her head and touched her face. When she got up in the morning, she washed her face well and combed her hair neatly.

If, like Grandpa Jiang said, the officers and soldiers can take a fancy to her and take her away...

The girl looked up at Zhao Yun, then lowered her head, with a hint of blush on her face.

She must be willing to rejoice.

(End of this chapter)