Qiao Lan got up and helped her sister-in-law do some work, breakfast was not so early, and there was no food until the soldiers were all out of the exercise, they ate a big pot of rice, and they were very happy about the beef jerky they brought, and they were really appetizing. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Breakfast is very simple, very thin porridge, the top layer is water, the bottom of the bowl is rice, not to see the figure but it really can't be called porridge, pickles are two very small plates, the four of them eat just three small plates, plus a few steamed buns, mixed grains with buckwheat noodles and cornmeal, etc. steamed steamed buns, not very good-looking but very big, Qiaolan can only eat half of it is very full, this steamed bun is an adult fist two bigger.

The first time she saw the big steamed buns in the sea bowl, Qiao Lan was also stunned, Hui Lan broke half of them and handed them to her other half, "Eat, these steamed buns are very big, so that they can be easy to carry and eat enough when they are in a hurry, it is impossible to bring so many things to go, you can only bring a steamed bun, you have to ensure that you are full to have strength, so you can't cook on the road when you are marching, so you can eat this kind of big steamed bun when you are full." ”

"It turns out that there is still a shortage of food here." It can be seen from Qiaolan in the porridge.

Hui Lan also became a little serious, "Well, it's very lacking, especially in winter, you know today, here are two meals in winter, breakfast is very late and close to noon, and dinner is almost dark in the afternoon, in order to save a meal, save some food."

Therefore, the grain and grass you brought are very precious, and after your brother and I came, we received special courtesy and preferential treatment, and everyone went out to hunt wild animals and brought it to us, saying that it was a thank you. There is nothing else to give us, so help us do some work, let us have a tooth sacrifice, yesterday's game is that they know that you are coming, specially go to the mountains to catch wild rabbits, this wild rabbit is many, there are wild mushrooms in summer, there are many kinds of wild mushrooms here, dried in winter can be used as a vegetable. I don't want to take out the game in the morning, so I'll eat it in the afternoon. ”

In the past, Huilan would have to eat a rabbit for two days, but here it is necessary to calculate, and every meal must be calculated.

"Can you eat two meals and not feel a little hungry?"

"Yes, but it can't be helped, it's usually just to eat hard when you eat, eat full, and take a steamed bun or cake to eat when you leave, that's it. But even this is not bad, sometimes your grain and grass are slightly delayed, and they have to risk their lives to rob the Tartars' food, but I came here, and in the most difficult time, I did not miss a meal, as long as I asked the soldiers to help me, including herbs, as long as they knew time, they would help me bring them back, although they were very rough, but they were the most hearty men I have ever seen, let me know what kind of people are the real masters. ”

"I didn't bring that much food this time, I'm afraid it's still not enough, right?" Qiao Lan was a little annoyed, and she brought less food.

"I can barely cope with the winter, and to be honest, I am happiest to receive your letter here, and I am very happy to receive supplies. In this way, there will be fewer deaths, and I will be able to receive fewer injuries, and everyone looks forward to it every year when the ship comes, and that feeling is so sad! When you see that the soldiers will frequently look at the gate of the barracks, they will wait for the soldiers who are holding grain and grass to come back, and everyone will have a good meal that day, and the mood will be very happy. ”

Hui Lan couldn't help but shed tears as she spoke.

"Doesn't the court give food?" Qiao Lan felt so heavy.

"Given, every year, but in a certain amount. This kind of thing depends on whether the treasury is abundant, whether there are disasters in other places, if sometimes they will be sent grain and grass later, and everyone will have to eat at this time, and the horses will not be able to run without a meal! So the generals can only find a way to go, it is good to have food and grass, sometimes even their military salaries are in debt, you know that the generals only care about the war, it is a weakness for the government, and they can't compete with those civilian officials, but the officials of the household department sometimes have to move their military supplies back.

To ensure that the soldiers fighting on the front line, they are slightly safer, it is more bitter, to save food and grain and grass for the front-line soldiers to eat, they are willing to go hungry, although the grain and grass we brought is indeed a drop in the bucket, but it can also allow some soldiers to save their lives, when we came, the general personally received, especially thanks to the grain and grass we sent, and equipped us with soldiers, in case we encounter danger when we collect medicine, Lanzi, they are very good, I am glad that I came here. ”

Yes, even if the military needs are a few days late, and the soldiers will be hungry for more than a month, but who knows how hard they live, who cares about them when they go to war hungry.

"How can this be, doesn't the emperor know?"

"I know, this is already the limit of what can be done, the treasury has limited silver, and it can only be scraped together, so the general personally escorted the grain and grass this time, and used a lot of connections and connections to get his own people into the household department and the military department, just because he was afraid that once there was a war, the civilian officials would send grain and grass even a few days later, and many of them would die."

"It seems that the situation is really not optimistic." Qiao Lan looked at Chuanhu, and for the first time felt the power of hunger, especially these soldiers were even more precious.

"Well, I wrote a letter to take it back, let them buy some land, and when the wasteland is raised, they will grow food, they need grain and grass very much, no matter how much they don't dislike more, even if they can not eat horses, they can't save a meal, so they cherish our grain and grass very much." Chuanhu also frowned and was very serious.

"And what about the opening of the store this time?"

"This is put forward by the general, to fight the enemy economically, the Tartars are also short of food and a lot of things, their lives can also be improved after trade, full of warm thoughts, rich life will lose combat effectiveness after a long time, once people have concerns, they will become soft, and the same is true for the soldiers. This is good for us, in one is that trade exchanges will also bring intermarriage, and the more intermarriage between the two sides, this combat power will be invisibly restrained, can even their own wives and children and old mothers be hacked to death? This is also the emperor's countermeasure, but it will take a little longer. There is also a layer of effect, the possibility of trade and war will be delayed, and we need them to trade and exchange for necessities, which is good for both of us. ”

"I see, when are we going to get the store?"

"Things still need to be sorted out, I'll let Gangzi go in two days, don't go, it's rare to come and you accompany me, when I have Mu Xiu, I'll take you to the city for a walk." Chuanhu felt sorry for Qiaolan, everyone here was much more chaotic than her hometown, and she was not allowed to be busy with these things.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, let's eat, don't waste time, there is still a lot of work to do after eating, the medicinal materials are brought all the way in the bag, you have to take them out and dry them quickly, you can't waste it if it is moldy, eat it quickly." Qiao Lan is very serious, no matter how much she says, it is polite, it is better to help do more work.

Hui Lan smiled, this is her sister, when are they all practical and down-to-earth people, she smiled and lowered her head to eat quickly, taking advantage of the hot weather during the day, she hurried to work.