Jinghong Tower

The statistical figures surprised He Ran. Among the more than 4,000 people in Hejia Village, there were 842 young adults who had practiced martial arts.

He Ran also selected 500 people between the ages of 15 and 35, regardless of gender, and divided them into five banners. Each banner appointed a chief banner officer, and all the people from the five banners moved to Troop training at Maple Ridge.

The remaining 342 people were also organized into three banners, and they were responsible for patrolling and guarding the village.

He Ran also went to Maple Ridge, and with her were more than a dozen veterans of the He Jiajun, all in their sixties. They are also the last He Jiajun still alive in the village. .

This is also something that makes He Ran sad. In addition to being self-sufficient, the village also has money sent by Jinghong Tower every year. Although it has no worries about food and clothing, the living conditions and medical conditions are still not as good as those in the city, and most of the veterans are There are old wounds.

Before going to Maple Ridge, He Ran wrote letters to both Zuo Xiaoai and Xiaokui, asking them to find a doctor willing to come to the mountains. If there was no doctor, Wen Po or a veterinarian would be fine.

There were originally two Wen Pos in the village, but unfortunately no one wanted to learn from the children. After the old Wen Po passed away, there was no Wen Po in the village.

As for the doctor, there is one, but he is self-taught. In addition to treating people, he also treats livestock, but he is not good at all.

Maple Ridge is not far away, just over a mountain. In autumn, the maple leaves here are like fire, and it is so beautiful.

The wild mountain has no name, and He Ran wasted on naming it. Seeing that there were maple trees here, he called it Maple Ridge.

As for Xishan, because it is a mountain to the west of Qingcang Mountain, it is called Xishan.

He Ran personally trained these five hundred people in Maple Ridge. Xiaoba lived in Qingcang Mountain when he was a child, that is, when he was a little bird, but he had never been to Maple Ridge.

It was very happy and flew around without reaching the end. This place was bigger than the big yard it found in the capital.

He Ran was very busy. Although these five hundred people were in good physical condition and had practiced martial arts since childhood, they had never received formal training, so they were starting from scratch.

After training for a month, He Ran selected a few people who were good in all aspects, three men and two women. He Ran made them flag officers. After another month of training, He Ran safely let them each receive a flag and train by themselves. .

She returned to the village. Zhou Jiong was very happy to learn that she was back and trotted over to see her.

He Ran asked about his homework, and Zhou Jiong asked Chunwang to bring him the homework he had written. He Ran read it, nodded with satisfaction, and sincerely praised Bai Yan, thinking that he taught well.

Back in his room, the smile on Zhou Jiong's face disappeared. He threw his homework book on the table and said angrily: "Obviously I studied well, why did my sister give Mr. Bai so many compliments, but only praised me?" Did you say anything to me?"

Chunwang said hurriedly: "Respect teachers, Mr. Bai is your master, the boss respects him very much, so I praise you a lot."

Zhou Jiong was still not happy, so he lay on the bed without taking off his shoes.

He doesn't like living here. Everything here is shabby. Even this bed, this table and chairs are not as refined as those on Hua Street. They don't even have paint.

He didn't eat well either. He only had vegetables and whole grains every day. He only had one meal of white flour and polished rice in five days, and one meal of meat in ten days. This was not as good as the food he had eaten on Flower Street. He regretted listening to the emperor's words. What did he do? King Zhao is orphaned.

How could a prince or grandson live in such a shabby place and eat such poor food?

Zhou Jiong didn't know, but He Ran knew everything about his behavior. He Ran didn't say anything and didn't care. She wanted Zhou Jiong to adapt to it on his own. Although she has Jinghong Tower to make money, and she can also farm, collect herbs and hunt in the village, she will need more and more money in the future, so she will save what she can. Now even she eats white flour and polished rice once every five days and one meal every ten days. She could accept meat. Why couldn't Zhou Jiong, who had been treated as a puppy and given alms since he was a child, not accept it?

When it was time to eat, Zhou Jiong looked at the two dishes, one soup and a bowl of brown rice that were served. He had no appetite at all.

Chunwang said happily: "Little Master, there is tofu today."

Zhou Jiong took one look and put down his chopsticks.

Here, tofu is a luxury item.

There is a tofu shop in the village, but it does not make tofu every day. Tofu can be bought with money or exchanged for beans. People who need tofu should order it two or three days in advance and gather enough quantity before the tofu shop can make it. If it's not enough, don't do it.

After He Ran finished eating, he saw Chun Wang coming over with untouched food. He Ran glanced at it and didn't eat a bite.

She said to Xiaoli: "Tell the kitchen to save these meals for the young master. He will eat this at night. If he doesn't eat it, he will eat it tomorrow. Even if it is rancid or hairy, it will be served to him. If he falls over, Or bury it, then shovel it into a bowl and serve it to him at the next meal.”

Xiaoli stuck out her tongue, not daring to plead.

Zhou Jiong didn't wait for the food to go rancid, he ate it because he was hungry and it was the time when he was growing up. He couldn't survive without eating even one meal, let alone two meals.

Not long after, Xiaokui's goddaughter Xinggu sent two medical girls from Jin. When the medical girls arrived, He Ran went to Maple Ridge again. When she came back, the two medical girls had already arrived. It’s been half a month.

He Ran was very happy to hear that she was a medical girl. Medical girls are rare these days, but she didn't expect Xinggu to be so capable. She found two of them at once.

When she met the two medical women, she was even more surprised, because she recognized at a glance that one of the older ones was the female doctor who treated her in Wanchun County!

But the female doctor failed to recognize her at first glance.

The big boss in front of him was wearing arrow sleeves, his hair was tied high into a ponytail, no makeup, no male or female, and he looked heroic.

The little girl she treated back then had just been fished out of the river, seriously injured and as pale as paper.

Therefore, although the female doctor felt that He Ran looked familiar, she did not think about the little girl.

He Ran still remembered her, because the female doctor recognized the sword wounds on her body at a glance and told her that her ancestor was a military doctor and was best at sword injuries.

This female doctor's name is Cui Yuzhen. Her family owns a medical clinic in Wanchun County. Her father-in-law and husband are both well-known doctors.

When the King of Jin launched an army, he needed a large number of military doctors, and his family ancestors were military doctors. Therefore, her elderly father-in-law was taken to the army. Her husband, worried about his father, also went with him.

Fu Yansheng's nephew Fu Hai died of serious injuries. Fu Hai did not survive. Fu Yansheng was furious and beheaded all three military doctors who treated Fu Hai's injuries at that time, including Cui Yuzhen's father-in-law and husband.

They were not killed in battle, and not only did they receive no pension, but the news spread to Wanchun County, and their medical clinic was also closed down by the Yamen.

Not only that, Cui Yuzhen and her sister-in-law Wang Yanhua were both recruited as washerwomen. Cui Yuzhen only had time to entrust her eight-year-old son to the care of a neighbor, so she and her sister-in-law Wang Yanhua were taken to the army. (End of chapter)