"How do you say that, township brave and righteous, we welcome you!" Xue Zongqi grinned happily.
Look, his painstaking efforts were not in vain, and arranging people to train really paid off.
Was he moved by the wounded soldiers he sent?
Master Tian interrupted his self-indulgent reverie at the right time: "This matter should be done sooner rather than later, what is Mr. Xue's intention?"
Xue Zongqi nodded again and again: "It should be faster, but Lao Tian, shall we talk about other things... For example, the captured horses, cattle and sheep, and the heads of Beirong..."
Mr. Tian's face was gentle: "This time the frontier army is the main force, and we are all assisting from the side. The priorities are clear and we will not confuse them. It is too early to say that they have been seized, and the situation of the battle is changing rapidly. The outcome is unpredictable. Why don't we meet later to discuss it? "
The second brother Yan chimed in and said, "Brother Xue, it is useless for the government and our village to seek military merits. The number of heads must belong to you, and the same is true for the war horses. The horses left behind last time were tossed for the people of our village. They almost didn't They will all be given to you. Isn’t it just that the frontier army is short of horses? If it goes well, it should be able to retrieve some of the food that was robbed before. This Brother Xue, don’t fight with the government. There is a lot of pressure to distribute a lot of food. As for the cattle and sheep, I don't know how much they can bring back. I really can't calculate the number.
It’s not the first time we have dealt with each other. Brother Xue also knows that our village is a group of honest leaders, and there is nothing wrong with them.
In the final analysis, whether it is the frontier army, the government office, or our Xiao'an Village, if we close the door, we are all the tigers, we are all our own people!
The frontier army is closer to our Xiao’an village. Isn’t it going to move to the edge of our village? Well, speaking of which, Brother Xue, when will your barracks move here? Everyone in our village is looking forward to it, and they are still talking about whether you are short of manpower. If you don’t mind, how can our village help you out? We can’t do anything else. Just let us do the rough work of moving and lifting. We have cars in our village. , a matter of helping hands. "
Master Tian listened with a smile, and kept nodding.
Military exploits and war horses.
These two things are indeed valued by President Xue.
In comparison, although he also cares about food, cattle and sheep, he doesn't care too much.
This matter cannot be done without the frontier army. The main force is doing my part.
Since this is the case, as a superior, what is wrong with striving for more benefits for his subordinates? He will definitely not give up too much.
However, what Yan Er said is correct. It is too early to say these words now. No matter how much is seized, it will not be passed under his nose in the end. At that time, he will be able to detain it in the pass with an order, and how to distribute it , it's not up to him to decide.
The smile on Xue Zongqi's face became brighter and brighter, and he and Yan's second brother were so hot to talk about.
Send the person away, and Yan Laoer turns back.
Master Tian laughed and said: "Just listen to Mr. Xue's words. Don't listen to his promises. It's not easy to take things from him."
Yan's second son let out a hey: "What a coincidence, teacher, your students are too!"
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"Dad, quickly try the mushroom soup I made, um, the temperature is just right now." Yan Yusheng handed a bowl to her father.
Yan Laoer glanced at the prepared food box next to him and asked, "Is this for your master?"
"En!" Yan Yu opened the food box, and there was a bamboo tube standing in the corner, supported by two wooden sticks. Inside was a small crispy fish, a plate of pickles, two steamed buns, and an empty bowl.
"Heng'er, you can go and send it, and I'll have a meal." Yan Er said.
Yan Xiangheng responded, packed up the food box, and carried it away steadily.
Yan Lao Er drank a bowl of soup in one go.
complained: "That Xue Zongqi is really living in vain."
He bit his steamed bun and said, "You go back to the village to count the number of people, and have someone tell me that when Xue Zongqi decides on a date, we have to leave early in the village. Are you sure you want to go from the mountains?"
"Take the mountain road in advance to let the big guys get used to it." Yan Yu nodded.
Yan Er Er thought for a while, and said: "It's easy to talk about when we go, and when you come back, you go out of the mountain ahead of time. Let's discuss a place to meet. I will prepare more fodder, so that you will not have trouble finding it in the mountains."
Yan Yu stared: "Father, you are really thoughtful, aren't you? The most difficult thing for me and Uncle Qi to come back is to feed the cows. It's only one head. If we bring back a lot, we may not be able to offer them if we all go out to look for them." eat."
"This location has to be chosen a bit biased. You take away the fodder and continue to return to the village from the mountains. Beirong has released many spies in Guanzhou. Our village must be careful and don't let them stare at it." Yan Lao Er warned.
"In this case, let's prepare the fodder ourselves." Yan Yu thought about it carefully, and said, "Father, it's very conspicuous for you to find someone to prepare it, why don't we do it ourselves, Grandpa Luo has saved a lot of fodder, just in time for us. "
"Do you know about forage compression?" Mr. Yan happened to be holding a steamed bun in his second hand, and squeezed it hard, turning it from a big one to a small one. "It's not heavy, it just takes up space, so if you press it in the village, you can bring more."
Yan Yu nodded repeatedly.
"Mushroom soup is really fresh, my family's Dabao has a good handicraft, is this winter mushroom?" Yan's second babbled.
Yan Yu: "Father, do you know him? I asked the mother Rong to tell me it was edible, so I took the villagers to pick it. It's quite a big area. I remember that place. I'll go and have a look when I have nothing to do, hehe!"
"It's good to remember the place. This is a good thing. It's nutritious. As long as it's not too cold, just go outside when the sun is out. Be gentle with your hands and feet. Don't damage the area. You can collect some from time to time." How could Yan Laoer not recognize it? , these winter mushrooms are not planted, they are all wild, as long as they bear these two words, everything will be sold at a high price.
"By the way, is your boy scout also planning to go this time?" Yan Er Er asked.
"That's for sure! But dad, don't worry, you definitely won't take it with you if you're young, and you're going to climb mountains and lie in the snow, so you'll be in trouble if you get sick." Yan Yu said.
Yan's second son: "It's good that you have a score in your heart."
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People in Xiao'an Village reacted strongly to the matter of going over the mountain to Beirong.
During the time when Yan Yu was away, the people of Xiao'an Village didn't even pick up the firewood, and the Yan family's charcoal business was in vain in the village today.
Big guys have their accounts in mind.
What kind of firewood do you pick up? Pick up firewood.
Can you go to Beirong to grab cattle and sheep to make money?
Village head Luo led people to take out all the bamboo crossbows and inspect them one by one. The iron arrowheads that have been made persistently during this period of time have also been used. The whole village worked together to install the iron arrowheads on the straight bamboo wood in minutes. .
A shooter like Hu Er, who is good at crossbows, prepared some long arrows separately. The wood is solid and heavy, and with a strong bow, the range is extremely long.
The village produces food, and Aunt Wang takes the grandmothers in the village to spread pancakes, bake pancakes, and steam steamed buns.
Now this day, I can hold everything, so I don’t have to worry about it breaking.
It will take several days to walk on the road alone, and prepare food early so that it will not be too late when it comes to you.
The people in the village also changed their cars spontaneously.
All pulled their own cars and gathered in Qi's courtyard.
This is the experience of escaping the famine.
Big carts can’t go on mountain roads, two-wheeled carts are best, change to ones that can be pulled by animals and pushed by hands.
Although Qi Si didn’t understand what he learned, he couldn’t hold them back from asking them over and over again. Finally, the village elders summed up the two most important points, one for heating and the other for eating.
It’s not impossible to find firewood in the mountains to keep warm. They are everywhere, but it takes time. Xiao Er and Qi Si both brought charcoal on the road, so they should also bring it.
Then there is the rope.
Hairing cattle and sheep is indispensable.
Village head Luo asked everyone to take out the ropes when they went home, tie them one by one, and untie them if they were long or short.
Those who work in the village practice archery with rakes, and practice hoops with the butcher Guan. There is a strong fragrance of rice flour floating on the big stones. The children jump up and down, and then go to the forest to climb trees. After a while, mantis chrysalis on the ground...said it was crawling forward.
When Yan Yu came back, it was already dark.
The big rocks are lit with torches, lively and bright.
She was really stunned!
I really didn't expect the villagers to be so active and have such strong execution ability.
In addition to forage, they did the rest of the preparations automatically...
"Little Er! What did your father say? Can we go?" Village Chief Luo's question was full of anticipation.
"I can go!" Yan Yu replied harshly.
I saw the uncles in the village clenched their fists with joy on their faces. After looking at each other, the fists landed, and they smashed each other.
Cries of joy, cries of pain, coughs of breathlessness, and excited cries of children... echoed in this supposedly quiet and peaceful village.
Yan Yu talked about the preparation of fodder, and asked Big Gouzi and Little Gouzi to go to his yard to find the square wooden box that Uncle Qi Wu had made for her before, and bring it over.
She demonstrated the compressed forage.
Pour the hay into it with all your strength, and then find the smaller wooden board to press it on, and press down hard with both hands.
The effect is immediate.
Remove the wooden board and there is only a thin layer, and the grass fodder is pressed very firmly. Repeat this several times, and the box of grass fodder is pressed and poured out. It is square and very regular.
She pressed another one.
Stack two large square haystacks together.
It is stable, except for the grass clippings on the edge, the shape of the cube is maintained very well.
After such a demonstration, everyone in the village understood it, it was very intuitive and easy to understand.
Even wooden boxes are ready-made.
Then there is nothing to say, let's do it!
The village head Luo immediately called for people to bring all the fodder stored in the village.
was urgently stopped by Yan Yu.
"Grandpa Luo, it's late today, let's do it tomorrow. I see that you are almost ready, that's the only difference, it's not too late."
Village head Luo is very firm, as are several village elders.
I hate living.
"It doesn't take much effort, so what are you saving for tomorrow? I'll press it out now while everyone is full. I'll count how many pieces there are tomorrow, so I can load them into trucks then." Village Chief Luo said.
Yes, Yan Yu didn't stop when he called to stop.
"...Your father is right. We can't be too conspicuous. Walking in the mountains, we don't feel bitter or tired. We can really bring back cattle and sheep. We are beautiful in our hearts and full of energy." Village Chief Luo smiled. The eyes are gone.
"I've counted how many people here, tell my father, and he will discuss with Xue Zongqi on the other side what to do. He must come back at that time and tell us how to cooperate."
Old man Song nodded again and again: "No bad, no bad, we can do whatever you want us to do." He asked uncertainly: "Xiao Er, do you really want us to pull back the cows and sheep? Don't they bother?"
What he asked were the frontier army and the official government.
The others also pricked up their ears, for fear of missing Xiao Er's answer.
Yan Yu smiled brightly: "Grandpa Song, the frontier army values military merit and horses more. We can't compete with them for these two things. Besides, they don't have many people, maybe forty or fifty people. They can't be pulled over, and there are few people in the government office. , so the cattle and sheep are allowed to be pulled by us, but not all of them are ours, and we have to discuss with them how to divide them afterwards..."
Old man Song hurriedly said: "Understood! I understand! Let's pull them back and put them in one place, and ask someone to watch them, and I'm sure there will be a lot at one end."
Old man Kang coughed, and the big guy looked at him.
The old man said slowly: "Once the frontier soldiers make a move, the frightened cattle and sheep will run around, and we won't be able to catch many.
It is best at night when the cattle and sheep are in the pen. "
Yan Yu nodded first, then shook his head, and said: "We don't care about this, it must be Xue Zongqi who made up his mind, I will send a message to my father, let him talk to Xue Zongqi, and see what they decide in the end.
"Also, we must go on the road ahead of time, each family will go back to discuss this evening, and tell me the name tomorrow morning."
Before the group broke up, Yan Yu gathered the boy scouts again and said that there were no children involved in this operation.
The children were flushed with anger and filled with righteous indignation.
"Why don't you let us go, Xiao Er, didn't you say that, although we are young, we are better than adults. Can adults do our training? And archery, they are not as good as many of them. we."
"I know all of this." Yan Yu tried her best to reassure everyone: "But this season is like this now. When the weather is warmer, I will definitely take everyone there."
The Cui family boy muttered in a low voice: "You can go, Xiaoer, why can't we, you are still..."
Wang Dalong moved quickly, and happened to be right next to him, so he quickly blocked his mouth.
Yan Yu's eyes narrowed.
This is a blatant challenge to her authority!
The Cui family boy wanted to say, you are still a girl, you can go, why can't we?
Hehe, he was afraid that a kid would be in better health than a girl and would not get sick easily.
It's cold and freezing, and everyone is treated equally.
Whether you are a boy or a girl, you will get frostbite if you should.
Her lean, they don't.
"Why can I go? Don't you know?" Her eyes swept over the faces of every child.
The expression is very serious, the small face is tense, and she looks so imposing that people ignore her age.
"Anyone of you is as strong as me, you can go too!" She pointed at the two wobbly grass squares, declaring very domineeringly.
Xiao Er: Explain what, explain, I will drop ten meetings at once! o(*￣︶￣*)o