There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 65

"Ah..." Liu Jian rubbed his nose, took out the toilet paper in his sleeve and wiped it, and stared at Qiaoqiao with resentment: "You brat, it's all your fault, you got infected. It's terrible. What should I do? I just asked the boss for money yesterday, how can I buy sweet potatoes today?"

"It's okay, wait until you get better, and there's no rush right now. Okay, Boss Hu?" Qiaoqiao wiped the table and responded, "Have you taken your medicine at home in the morning? Do you need me to catch you? "

"I cooked it well at home in the morning, but now I'm dizzy and boring. But, I really want to eat today, and I'm so hungry. How about you wait until I go to sleep, and we will go in the afternoon?"

Qiaoqiao gave Liu Jian a white look: "Eat or die."

"I really want to eat it. I haven't eaten it for a long time." Liu Jian spread his arms and lay on the counter, his eyes full of longing.

Qiaoqiao thought for a while and then asked, "How many carts will it take to pull the three hundred catties?"

"Two cars are enough. It's a pity that the little lady has only herself, and her man is useless. Hey, it's better to let her deliver it."

"Why don't you tell me the place, I'll go there by myself, and then I'll push it over with her one by one. Anyway, I'm not busy these two days, and I'm free here."

Boss Hu watched the two come and go, and finally said: "It's not safe to go by yourself, one... a child, the road is not safe."

"What's unsafe, don't let him bring a copper coin, we'll just give it back when it's delivered. At this time, it's freezing cold, and those nomads haven't come for a long time, and they probably retreated long ago. Besides, that place is not very far away, and it can be reached in more than an hour."

Qiaoqiao also nodded in agreement. She knew that Boss Hu wanted to say that it was not safe for her to go out as a girl, but she felt that there was really no need to worry, and she did not go out once or twice.

In fact, that place was easy to find. Liu Jian first told her about it, and then took out a pen and ink to draw a rough map for her.

Boss Hu was still not at ease, thinking of borrowing a donkey cart from the shop next door, but he couldn't catch it, so he waved his hands again and again, and pushed the small cart in the restaurant on the road.

Go east along this road until you leave the town, look at the two dirt roads that fork, and push directly to the intersection on the right.On the big roads, I didn't feel anything, but when I got on these small roads, it hurt Qiaoqiao's little hands.Up and down, the car has no anti-shock facilities, and the hands can only hold the handlebars tightly, which hurts.

The originally estimated one-and-a-half-hour journey, Qiaoqiao stopped and stopped, walked for nearly two hours, and hadn't reached the small village Liu Jian mentioned, and she couldn't help sweating in such a cold day. Panting heavily, she took off the cotton gloves, took a few breaths of the heater, and felt that this long and straight dirt road really seemed to be endless. Moreover, it was quiet and empty, and there was no one around. arrive.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Qiaoqiao felt as if she heard some sounds, but when the wind blew and the car bumped, she couldn't hear anything soon.

She frowned suspiciously, stopped the car, and listened carefully for a while. Those voices seemed to come from far away, dull and heavy, and after listening for a while, they sounded like wind.She felt that she was thinking too much, so she pushed the car and continued to walk forward, calculating the address Liu Jian told her. At her speed, it would take about half an hour to get there.

The person on duty in front of the barracks stood up straight. Although the weather was cold, and this time of the year was the time when nomads stayed in their own territory, everything in the barracks was still so orderly, without any slack or laziness.

In a slightly better house built to the left, a group of people are discussing something.

Sitting in the middle was General Li Yuanchen, who leaned on a chair covered with a thick fur cushion, and said to the people in the room: "Everyone knows the meaning of the above, this time, no matter what How to mobilize, you just need to do your own thing well, although this year has passed more than half, you must not be careless in the slightest, the harvest of the Huo Clan is very low this year, and they may make some moves when they are at the end of the road."

"Don't worry, general. We all understand. But, general, will most of the people who can be transferred back to Kyoto this time be taken back to the Royal Forest Army?" asked a man sitting at the front on the left.

"Not necessarily, it depends on the meaning of the above. If you can go back, don't be too happy, and if you can't go back, don't be discouraged. Although it is a bit tough here, you can do things freely and have a better chance of making meritorious deeds. You can figure it out. Those who have the idea of ​​going back, come and register tomorrow."

The people in the room were still scruples about General Li at first, but then they became enthusiastic and discussed in whispers. This time, there were some changes in the capital, and they didn't say anything about it. They just conveyed an order, that is, to transfer some The army that people have returned to the capital, probably, the imperial forest army, and the garrison have the opportunity to enter. This news is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for those who have been stationed here all year round and have families in Kyoto.Some of them are older, some miss their hometown, and some have no intention of getting promoted, so naturally they hope to go back.

After letting everyone discuss for a while, Li Yuanchen waved them away and looked at the will over and over by himself.

After a while, he called the soldiers guarding the door and asked them to call a few people over.

Not many people were called, five of them could be regarded as the middle-level leaders of the barracks.

Li Yuanchen waved his hand and asked them to sit down casually.

"I asked everyone to come here to discuss and discuss, so don't be too restrictive. As you all know, General Zhang is not young, and he will definitely go back this time, so this position will be vacant."

After Li Yuanchen finished speaking, he took a sip of water lazily, and squinted his eyes to see the reactions of the people below.

These few people are young, have no wives and children to worry about, and their character and martial arts are very good. After he was promoted, he originally planned to choose a high position among these few people. Now, let them know that it is him Why not promote them?

The greater development of the Li family requires making more friends.

The people sitting below seemed very stable, completely different from the noisy scene just now. They seemed to be very calm, but upon closer inspection, there were still some subtle movements.

Some people lowered their heads slightly, some glanced at other people, and some curled their fingertips and tapped their legs lightly.

Li Yuanchen smiled silently.

"General!" One of the dark-skinned and strong men stood up and shouted at Li Yuanchen.

"Well, say it."

The man giggled a few times and rubbed his head: "General, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. When you say that, I'm quite moved."

His simple and honest words made others laugh.

"However, my family has an unmarried daughter-in-law waiting for me. I am satisfied at this point. I think that I will retire after this year. Then I will go home and marry a daughter-in-law, and live in peace and stability."

After his withdrawal, there are four left, Qu Zhiwen, Zheng Cang, Feng Gang and Jiang Shuichuan.None of the four said anything, and sat quietly.

Li Yuanchen said something more, and made the four of them retreat.

Qu Zhiwen lowered his head and didn't even pay attention to the people who greeted him along the way. From the beginning, he wanted to enter the military camp and defend the country with his own hands. Of course, he is not a saint, so he wanted to climb up, step by step. Yes, stand on the height of his dream, and then, give his mother a solid support, and marry the girl he has liked since he was a child.

Four people, he also knows the other three, and they are not inferior to him. People, don't worry.As for Zheng Cang, he is very good at martial arts, he is serious and persistent in his work, and he is very charismatic. Although the soldiers like to complain that he is too ruthless in training, they like to surround him.

It is not so easy to continue to move forward.But the opportunity was in front of him, so he didn't want to give up just like that anyway.

After Zheng Cang came out, he nodded to the person who greeted him, and walked back to his room.He sat on the edge of the bed, frowning slightly, as if he couldn't figure something out.

After sitting for a long time, he didn't wake up suddenly until the noise came from outside.He patted his forehead hard.Stand up and go out to see what's going on.

"Lieutenant Zheng, Zheng..."

As soon as Zheng Cang opened his door, a soldier rushed over.

"What's wrong?" Outside, roars and the sound of gathering and running rang together.

"Huo, the Huo clan is attacking!"

"Then why are you so flustered?" Zheng Cang's eyes sank when he heard this, and he immediately grabbed his collar and dragged him into the room, and then directly began to put on the armor.

"Because they didn't come from that road, but bypassed the snow-capped mountains and came through another deserted road...General, the general told you to go to his place first, hurry up!"

Zheng Cang's armored hand stopped suddenly, and then he moved more quickly, picked up the spear, and quickly walked out of the room.

For the third time, Zheng Cang looked at the house with the red flag curtain, and this was the third time he came here today.Before entering, I heard the roar of Li Yuanchen, who had always been calm and even looked a little lazy inside: "Everyone is dead, right? How long does it take to go around from there, and no one is seen? I I have said many times, don’t relax, don’t relax, especially this year their harvest is poor, what are the people I sent to station in those remote areas doing?”

Zheng Cang opened the curtain, the atmosphere in the room was dull, no one spoke, Li Yuanchen took a deep breath: "Time is urgent, we will pursue it when we come back, now, immediately, immediately, go to battle, defend this place, even if we die."

"Yes."

The soldiers outside had calmed down after the temporary panic gathering. The entire barracks was densely packed with soldiers who were neatly dressed and lined up. The atmosphere was dull and depressing. The biting cold wind whizzed past and the flags slapped.

The curtain was opened, and the people in Li Yuanchen's room came out, each of them went to their own team, silently gestured, and one team after another walked out, taking on different tasks, either to protect the people to evacuate, or to notify Close to the city, and more, towards the direction where the Huo tribe came, the small village on the east side of the town closest to the snow mountain.

(End of this chapter)