Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2147 Housework of Luo Yangming's family
Although this further reduced the combat effectiveness of the other three squadrons, at least this supplementary squadron could play some role.It was also in line with Qian Duo's idea of ​​not wanting the troops to be diluted, so he was immediately agreed.

"Let your troops enter the garrison immediately and start fortification work." Qian Duo said, "There are many damaged places on the city wall, and in some places the gaps are so big that you can pass through the city wall without climbing. They are all emergency, and you should pay more attention when setting up the sentries. Don’t leave any loopholes.”

"Yes!"

"My lord, there are new Australian troops entering the city..."

"What army?"

Luo Yangming put down the ledger in his hand and asked.

The person who complained was Ah Chun, my little buddy, who was out shopping for vegetables.These days Luo Yangming specifically asked him to tell him everything he saw or heard in the street when he came back.

"I don't know. But it's not a blunderbuss, but a spear."

Hearing that the army came with spears, Luo Yangming knew it must be the national army who came to take over the city defense.

The national army entered the city, and Luo Yangming, who had been worried about the emptiness of the city defense, finally fell to the ground.When the Fubo Army brigade withdrew, he couldn't understand it-the army took down Wuzhou and did not go on to attack Teng County and completely wiped out the remnants of the Ming Army. Instead, they withdrew in a hurry, leaving a battalion behind. Here, just leave a company.

Is this called Xie Shouchang singing an empty city plan?In case Xiong Wencan counterattacks from Teng County, the devastated Wuzhou City and its establishment will be like paper.

Luo Yangming didn't understand, but discipline prevented him from seeking permission, so he could only continue his "lurking".

"Are there many people?"

"There are hundreds of people, not like Australians! They all speak with a local accent, and they are lazy, not as energetic as the previous ones!" Ah Chun is young and curious about new things. Fu Bojun is not a man-eating monster, so naturally I have to go up and take a closer look.

"Oh, I see." Luo Yangming nodded. Most of the national army was recruited temporarily, and the poor military and political quality is also expected.

Bad is bad, better than nothing.Although Luo Yangming was busy with the aftermath work these days, he knew a lot about the outside situation. It turned out that many of the gentry in Wuzhou had left the city to go to the countryside. However, the gentry and the wealthy are entering the city one after another, and there are rumors on the street that "all the Yao people on the mountain have been killed", and even the villages of the "wolf boys" who were scattered in the mountainous area as blockades in the past are said to have signs of chaos.

Wen Tietou also told him at the pier that most of the ships coming from Guangdong were Australian armed fleets, and few ordinary civilian ships came to Wuzhou, and the captains and helmsmen were all frightened. The armed activities of the Yao people are frequent. Once a ship runs aground, it will be looted and killed.

The first brigade let go of Teng County in front of it, but hastily withdrew its main force to Zhaoqing. It turned out that there was such a big hidden danger behind it!
Luo Yangming has been lurking in Wuzhou for many years, and he knows a lot about the local Han-Yao conflicts, and knows that once a large-scale "Yao chaos" breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Although the national army is useless for fighting, as long as the city walls are repaired, the defense of the city will always be useful.he thinks.

Just as I was thinking about it, someone suddenly came to deliver a letter: The Aftermath Bureau invites the master to come over in the afternoon.

"Tell him that I'll be there after lunch." Luo Yangming thought, probably after the National Army entered the city, the city defense and supporting matters had to be implemented.

"I'm going again! I'm going again!" A Tao was bringing him tea and rice, and complained after hearing this, "The matter of the aftermath bureau always drags on the master! The master is not the county magistrate of Cangwu County! There is no seal , and no salary, rushing to do these thankless tasks for nothing! I can’t even eat a meal!”

The work of the aftermath bureau is numerous and complicated, and most of the bureau committees "pay money and do nothing". Luo Yangming has to contribute a lot of himself, and he can't take care of his family's business.The wife will inevitably complain.Fortunately, the old shopkeeper Li Wensheng came back safely. After the restoration of Wuzhou, the business of Mihang was relatively deserted, and it could barely support it.

Luo Yangming comforted his wife and said: "Although there is no gain in this matter, it is also beneficial-you see, I can be regarded as a half-official figure in Wuzhou now, and it will be more convenient to do business in the future? I am an Australian. People in the yamen have to be polite when they look at me."

"Australians! Australians!" A Tao looked unhappy, "The officers and soldiers are in Teng County! If the call comes back, our family can't afford it--I don't think this Australian is like a real dragon, As poor as that, I can't sit in Longting..."

"Bastard!" Luo Yang stood up brightly, raised his hand and gave Fa's wife a mouth, and shouted angrily, "What do you know! A woman's opinion!"

It is the kindness of the Australians that they can be reborn as human beings and the husband and wife are reunited. Luo Yangming will never forget this kindness.It seemed ungrateful to him for his wife to say such things.What is "not like a real dragon emperor", "poor and poor"... It is a great insult to the Senate and to him.So angry that he trembled all over.

They were a harmonious husband and wife, and Ding Atao had never been spanked by her husband before, and she was immediately stunned by a slap.Turning around, he covered his face, sobbed, turned his back and went out muttering "I'm so miserable".She was born in a family of young scholars, so naturally she couldn't cry loudly - she would become a "shrew".

When she cried, Luo Yangming's heart became a little clearer, and he secretly scolded himself, Meng Lang.How much the Senate has been kind to his family, and he has never said a word to her.It was also my wife who fled from the disaster and was humiliated by pawn... Speaking of which, I am very sorry for her...

Feeling guilty, but don't know what to do, feeling depressed.A skinny girl came in.

The one who came in was Wen Yun, Wen Tietou's sister, whose real name was "Shui Girl".Luo Yangming got Wen Yun's name.According to Luo Yangming's aesthetic taste, he can only be regarded as "vulgar and vulgar fan", and there is a bit of "jianghu habit"-this is probably inevitable.

Wen Yun is actually a young girl, young, not very scheming, although uneducated and careless but hearty, so Ding Atao quite likes her.Carrying it with me on weekdays, she is both a sister and a girl.

"Master, the man my wife mentioned last time is here and waiting outside."

"Which person?" Luo Yangming couldn't remember for a while.
"It's the accountant the master said he was looking for..."

"Oh, oh, I remember."

Because there were many things to do in the aftermath, Li Wensheng ventured out of the city. Although he came back safely, he is an old man in his sixties after all. After spending a night outside the city, it is inevitable that he will not be in good health.Luo Yangming was often in the aftermath bureau, and Li Wensheng had been in charge for more than half a month, and felt that it was too difficult to continue, so he asked to resign.

Naturally, he can't be asked to resign. Firstly, this is the old shopkeeper of his family, who has always been "loyal". No matter from which point of view, he is obliged to provide for him until the end of his life.Secondly, the shopkeeper of this rice shop is not easy to get.So Luo Yangming proposed to invite another accountant to help with bookkeeping and clerical chores, and he only needs to be in charge.

That is, Mr. Accountant, as long as he can write and calculate, he is the best choice for down-and-out literati.There were quite a few people who came to recommend jobs, even Ding Atao recommended someone.Said to be a relative of the husband's family of the daughter of Jiangji Silk Cloth Shop in West Street, from Teng County.Because the road was cut off by the war, they were living in the local area.

"Please come in."

At first glance, he saw that the person who came was a Confucian scholar in his early fifties, and his attire was a bit downcast.However, there was a spirit in his eyes, and he spoke and behaved in a dignified manner. Luo Yangming could tell at a glance that this person was not an ordinary poor scholar, he should have seen the world outside.

Asked tentatively: "What did Mr. Hao do for a living in the past?"

The person who came was Yi Haoran. Jiangji Silk Cloth Shop and Luo Yangming's rice shop had some contacts on weekdays, so Jiang Qiuchan also had some contacts with Ding Atao before she got married, and they both had some affection for each other.Yi Haoran wanted to find a livelihood, and Luo Yangming wanted to find an accountant here, so he took advantage of the situation and recommended this "cousin" to him.

"Students have been in other provinces for a long time," Yi Haoran knew that his appearance and temperament were not the usual Mr. Dong Hen, so he said, "Most of them work as tutors in official families."

From Luo Yangming's point of view, not to mention his experience as an "official school teacher", if he came from the "enemy-occupied area" of Teng County, he would be directly denied.But at the moment, he felt somewhat guilty towards Ding A Taozi, and couldn't bear to disobey her face like this, so he looked at his words and abacus again, and felt that they were all very good, and his conversation and coping were also very good—to be honest, being a Mr. Accountant is a genius.However, Ding Atao said that he stayed here because he was "blocked by the flames of war", which shows that he didn't intend to stay here for a long time.There should be no problem for short-term use. Besides, he only asks for three meals and one night, and the salary is "arbitrary".It is a very high-quality "cheap labor".Immediately agreed.

"There is a ready-made house here. Sir, you can move in when it is convenient for you. What luggage do you have? Just call a few guys to help."

"I moved here tonight," Yi Haoran said, "I came to Wuzhou to visit relatives, but I didn't expect soldiers to stop here. I don't have any luggage."

Yi Haoran hurriedly ate lunch, then went to the aftermath bureau.

The aftermath bureau was set up in the Town God's Temple at the west gate of Wuzhou -- it was said that people would not dare to "deceive their hearts" -- and the aftermath bureau handled large sums of money.Luo Yangming knew that the aftermath bureau was still "clean" so far, but this had nothing to do with the supervision of the City God, it was purely the fear of the Australians under the "severe punishment law".

Having said that, petty theft is inevitable, and Luo Yangming is not surprised by this. This kind of thing is inevitable even in Lingao. Wuzhou has just been liberated, and most of the people who use it are The old people in the past, just those few cadres who went north, couldn't even walk and talk.It's not bad to be able to do a good job in the aftermath, and the rest can only be turned a blind eye.

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