Horse on the World

Chapter 32
When Li woke up, it was almost noon, and the heavy snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped. Looking through the window, it was covered in white, and under the eaves and among the branches of the trees, the upside-down shiny ice cones were shining faintly. The rays of light are long or short, thick or thin, and there are many kinds. Occasionally, when a gust of wind blows by, the rustling snow powder will pass through the air one after another, and in a blink of an eye, it will melt into the snow-white again, and it will never be seen again. a trace.

There were bursts of shouts in the distance, it was soldiers training, and bursts of smoke began to rise. In this era, three meals a day are relatively extravagant, and most of them still eat two meals a day. At this time, it should be It's preparing the first meal.Li Qing grabbed a handful of snow from the window sill, pressed it on his face and rubbed it vigorously, so that his head, which still had some headaches, was cleared up a little bit. These days, he was a little too indulgent, and he blamed himself, if he let himself go too far Relax, Li Qingzhen is worried that she will slack off, and now the Long March has only taken the first step!

On the flat ground in front of the door, the guards had already swept away the snow, exposing the ground that had been compacted not long ago and was frozen extremely hard. Yang Yidao, Tang Hu and other guards were practicing martial arts there. Although it was very cold, This group of men were all stripped to nothing but a pair of red nose pants, steaming from their bodies, yelling loudly for practice.

Li Qing didn't have too high personal requirements for the training of ordinary soldiers. Instead, he focused on battlefield discipline and the spirit of going forward bravely without fear of death. But for his personal guards, the higher the personal skill, the better. The group of men were originally selected from the army, plus Yang and Tang supervised the training very diligently every day, and their appearance seemed to be getting better every day.

He grabbed his clothes and put them on in twos and twos, thinking about where he should go to see first, should he go to the newly built school to watch the recruits training, or go to Xu Yunfeng to see the work of granting fields!

For Xu Yunfeng and Lu Yiming, Li Qing is quite satisfied. The two are worthy of being experts in internal affairs. They came up with an idea and idea. In a short period of time, the two came up with practical plans and steps. The team of the county government has basically been enriched. The original team of the county government has basically run out and died. The existing team has basically been recruited again. There are too few scholars, and many of them are illiterate guys. , and did not have the sophistication of the old subordinates. In comparison, Li Qing still prefers the current set of people.

Opening the door of the bedroom, a gust of cool wind blew in. Li Qing couldn't help shivering, stretched out his hands to tighten the clothes on his body, and couldn't help laughing bitterly. In this damn era, there are not even cotton flowers. What is it? It's so thick, it doesn't keep warm!Frowning and thinking for a while, cotton flower seems to have been introduced into the Central Plains from ancient India or Arabia, probably at this time Dachu did not have this stuff.down jacket?Dream it!
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Seeing Li Qing coming out, all the guards rushed forward to salute. Li Qing waved his hands with a smile, signaling them to do their own thing.

Yang and Tang didn't dare to be negligent, they put on their clothes and stood by Li Qing's side, "Master, are you going to go out for a walk?" Yang Yidao asked, "Let me go out after waiting for your lord to eat!"

Li Qing smiled and said: "Anyway, it's already this time, let's go to the barracks to eat with the soldiers later!"

Tang Hu admired and said: "General, you really care about the soldiers. I, Tang Hu, have been in the army for so many years, and I have never seen dignified generals and soldiers often eat together."

Li Qingdao: "What's so strange about this, don't forget, not long ago, wasn't I a little Captain Yunhui? Now even you are Captain Zhenwu."

Tang Hu grinned and said with a smile: "That's right, he was blind in one eye at that time, and he thought he would not live long, but Huzi was lucky, and unexpectedly met a general. Not only did he survive, but he also had a prosperous official career. From now on, I, Tang Hu, will sell my life to the general."

Yang Yidao deeply felt the same way, at that time he also thought he would die, to meet today, every time he thought about it in the dead of night, he felt a little unbelievable.Right now he has brought his wife and daughter here, the family is happy and harmonious, and he is grateful for Li Qing in his heart.

The three of them were chatting and walking towards the old camp. After walking for a while, Li Qing suddenly heard the sound of a boy reading aloud. He couldn't help being very surprised, "Where is this sound of reading?"

Yang Yidao smiled and said: "The general has been very busy these days, but he doesn't know it. This is the order of the magistrate Xu. There are a lot of boys in the old camp, so he built a school and invited two gentlemen to teach the boys there. Well! Anyway, now that the old camp has enough supplies, these boys don’t have to go digging holes to touch the birds as before. Mr. Xu said that these little wild horses should be tied with a bridle. After a few years, these people will become the hope of Chongzhou Woolen cloth!"

Li Qing nodded again and again, unexpectedly Xu Yunfeng had such foresight. In this season, reading is still a very luxurious thing. Not to mention anything else, how can ordinary people afford to spend just pen, ink, paper and inkstone?Now that Chong County is rich, the county can pay for these boys to be enlightened.

"It's just that a few days ago Chongxian organized the county government team, and almost all the literate people were wiped out. Even the slaves went to ask one by one. All the literate people have been selected to the county government and the camp. This teaching students But where did you invite your husband?" Li Qing was a little surprised, whether it is Chongxian or Changshengying, it is in the initial stage of creation, and everyone is so busy, but where is the spare manpower?

Tang Hu laughed, and said: "The general doesn't know, but these two gentlemen are not gentlemen."

Li Qing asked in surprise: "What are you talking about, why is Mr. not Mr.?"

Yang Yidao said from the side: "These two gentlemen are women, General."

Li Qing was even more surprised: "Women? Are women also literate?"

Yang Yidao smiled and said: "General, you are also acquaintances, who do you think those two women are? They are the two women we rescued in the golden tent with no beauty, but they are actually two familiar women. The women with broken characters, according to the magistrate Xu, these two women must have extraordinary backgrounds."

Li Qing couldn't help being interested, and said, "Oh, what are their names?"

"Those two are looking for sisters. My sister's name is Qingfeng, and my younger sister's name is Jiyue. My lord, are you going to take a look? I think those two female gentlemen are very knowledgeable, especially my sister Qingfeng. I took a look at her." The handwriting, although we are old and rough, but the handwriting looks beautiful to me, and I will send the girl there to study!" Yang Yidao laughed and said: "If that wild girl in my family can also read a few words , wouldn’t it be easier to find a good family in the future?”

Li Qing was a little dumbfounded, this Yang Yidao sent the girl to study, fortunately he was thinking of praising her a few times, but his roots were here, but he was really interested in Qingfeng and Jiyue. In this era, It is not easy to study, and it is even more difficult for women to study. If they were not officials, or wealthy families, they would definitely not let these two women study. But since these two have come back, they have no choice but to go home. Instead, they will suffer in Chong County. Woolen cloth?
While talking, the three of them had arrived in front of a wooden house. Perhaps it was to make the boys study more peacefully, but the place chosen for this house was not far from the house where Li Qing lived. Although this place is on the outskirts, the security is still strict. From time to time, patrolling soldiers could be seen passing by, but if something really happened, Li Qing could definitely hear it if they yelled.Most people would not come to this place, after all, this is the place where the boss of Chong County lives.

Li Qing understood it at a glance, and praised Xu Yunfeng in his heart, that Xu Yunfeng was really careful, and such subtleties were actually taken into consideration.The house is in keeping with the style of the old camp. It is rough and strong. The huge log has been slightly cut, and some knots are still left on it. The gaps between the logs are carefully nailed with wooden boards, which seems to be worried about these children. Got cold.Looking through the window, dozens of children were sitting on small benches, with their hands on their knees, and their bony eyes were staring intently at the female gentleman sitting on top. It was made from huge waste wood, barely flattened and usable.

One of the two women is holding a scroll, and is leading the children to recite, while the other is sitting on the side, copying on a roll of paper, presumably to take back the manuscript of Linmu for the children, these Where can the children afford pens, inks, papers and inkstones at home, they must take home the words written by the master, and they can only practice on the snow.

There was a big fire burning in the house, and it was burning steadily, which made the house feel a little warmer, coupled with the sound of the children reading aloud, Li Qing suddenly felt a sense of pride.

Li Qing stood by the window and looked at the woman through the wooden lattice. He had a quick glance that day and only left a very beautiful impression. Looking closely through the window today, he couldn't help admiring it. It turned out that the national beauty mentioned in the book There is indeed a heavenly fragrance, although this woman does not wear makeup, nor does she deliberately dress up, she looks plain to the sky, of course, there is no condition for dressing up here, but compared with the woman Li Qing saw in Chongzhou, she is really heavenly On the ground, although he was wearing a rough linen coat tied around his waist with a silk ribbon, and his long hair was only tied with a thin rope, letting it hang freely behind his head, his skin was as white as jade, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and his collar He watched the students study, his voice was pleasant, and although he was sitting there, he couldn't hide his graceful figure. Although the woman who was sitting with her back to her was only a back view, since they were sisters, they must have the same appearance. not bad.

Li Qing couldn't help but sighed heavily, if it wasn't for this military disaster, these two women must be playing in the boudoir, looking forward to a bright future, how could they be like this at this freezing moment It's hard work, seeing the hand of the woman who copied the book was red with cold, she put down her pen from time to time and put her hand to her mouth to breathe, she couldn't help but feel pity and pity for jade.

Although Li Qing's sigh was not loud, it was very clear at the moment when the boys paused in their studies. The girl who was studying was startled, and when she raised her head, she saw Li Qing by the window, and she was startled immediately. Standing up, he said to the children: "My children, today's homework is here. Everyone, go and get the temporary stickers and go back to practice. The teacher will check tomorrow."

The boys cheered and stood up. After all, they were all young and still playful. Seeing what the master said, they couldn't wait to stand up. One by one, they went to get the stickers, and ran out the door yelling. go.

Seeing the children walking away, Li Qing strode into the room. At this moment, the two women stood up and greeted them, "General Li!" The two were deeply blessed.

When Li Qing carefully looked at the woman who copied the book, she was indeed extremely beautiful, and she looked very similar to the woman who recited the book.

"Little girl Qingfeng, this is my sister-in-law Jiyue, who met the general."

(End of this chapter)