Chapter 23: A Distant Guest
Ten days later, Bu Qin left home with Han Feng and Zhao Yi and set off for Nanning.
After the husband and the others set off, Xi Yunzhi didn't have time to miss it, and people from the house came to knock on the door one after another, all of them were soldiers guarding the mausoleum, saying that there was nothing to do in the camp, so they went down the mountain to see what Mrs. had to do here.
When Xi Yunzhi saw them talking, her face was somewhat embarrassed, she didn't know the reason, and she didn't want to ask more clearly, so she asked Uncle Yan to buy a lot of wine and meat back, entertained them well, and sent them back to the camp.
I thought that this was the case, but I didn't expect that twice as many people came the next day than yesterday, and they also begged Mrs. to arrange for them to do things, and by the way, they would be rewarded with food.
Xi Yunzhi was a little puzzled in her heart, and she was entertained with good wine and meat, and while they were eating, she called someone to the side and asked:
"Madam, my name is Wang Tao, and I did it on purpose before the general left, uh...... Tell us to come. ”
"......" was instructed by the husband? Xi Yunzhi was still puzzled.
I saw another soldier stuffed with a mouth full of meat, leaned over and said to Xi Yunzhi: "Madam, if you have anything to do, you will instruct us to do it well, you treat us so well, we are willing to do things for you." ”
The man's voice was a little loud, but it resonated with the three tables in the courtyard, and they all gossiped about Xi Yunzhi, and some said:
"yes. Madame, you have treated us so well, we haven't eaten meat in a long, long time. ”
Others said, "Madame, let us do something, so that we will have enough to eat every day." ”
“……”
Looking at their positive appearance, Xi Yunzhi wondered to himself: "However, I don't have anything for you to do here...... Uh, wait. ”
Xi Yunzhi seemed to suddenly think of something, looked at Wang Tao and asked, "How many of you are there?" Just a few of you? ”
Wang Tao took a bite of the meat and shook his head indiscriminately: "More than that, there are nearly 500 people in our battalion." But now there are only about 100 of us who can do things, and in a few days, there will be a little more. ”
Xi Yunzhi bit her lower lip and frowned: "You guys...... Are you here to do things for me? Whatever to do? ”
Wang Tao was busy eating, and another soldier grabbed the conversation: "Yes, madam, as long as there is meat to eat every day, I am willing to let me dig a pit." ”
The man's words caused the whole hall to laugh, and Xi Yunzhi couldn't help laughing, looking at their appearance, Xi Yunzhi finally understood that this was all her husband helping her find a way to find someone to do, and she thought so thoughtfully, which made her heart sweet for no reason.
Xi Yunzhi really didn't know what her husband really thought in his heart, he only knew that this was an opportunity, with the help of these soldiers, she could indeed save a lot of money and use it elsewhere. It's not because she's stingy and reluctant to give up the money, it's just that the project is too huge, and the funds in her hands are also very limited, so she has to break a copper plate to make two flowers.
In the afternoon of the same day, Xi Yunzhi asked Uncle Yan to invite Fu Bo and a few experts from Kiln Village, calculated the tools to be used, and asked Uncle Yan to take a few soldiers to the street to buy them back, and then arranged manpower, and then officially started work.
It is now the beginning of April, Fu Bo said that if the action is more quick, he can still catch up with the rice planting, Xi Yunzhi only knows a little about farm work, so he does not interfere, and hands over to the two old people, Fu Bo and Yan Bo, to manage it fully, she set up firewood in the yard, and takes a few gang leaders to cook and eat for the working people, ensuring that they have wine, meat, and rice and flour for their meals.
After about ten days like this, the reclamation team has grown from more than 100 people at the beginning to more than 300 now, and the fields around Bujia have also dug out a series of canal marks.
In addition to providing them with wine and meat to eat every day, Xi Yunzhi also let them choose their own teammates, and divided them into ten squads, every day there will be a team that does fast and good to get an additional reward, it may be a few jars of wine, it may be a few coins of silver, not many things, but it can stimulate the competitiveness of each squad, after a long time, what these soldiers ask for is no longer things, but for the honor of winning, because they have indeed not experienced the feeling of being praised and recognized by everyone for a long time.
The soldiers are very motivated, but there are exceptions.
After lunch that day, Xi Yunzhi was cleaning up, but saw Wang Tao rushing out of the field, and pulled a soldier who was about to leave after eating outside the door, the two argued for a long time, Wang Tao still couldn't hold the man, looking at the back of the man leaving, Wang Tao was a little angry, and punched the trunk of the tree on the side of the road.
Xi Yunzhi wiped his hand on his apron, walked over and asked, "What's going on?" ”
When Wang Tao saw that it was her, he quickly restrained his emotions, came to her, and said like a child who had done something wrong: "Madam, someone in our team has quit." ”
Wang Tao is the team leader she divided, she works diligently, and has won several times, Xi Yunzhi has already guessed this situation after seeing their actions, so she comforted him and said:
"Forget it, maybe he's tired of doing it, let's go."
Wang Tao's mood rose again: "No. Madam, you don't know, he saw that Wang Chong and they switched to the old man of Zhizhou and became a small official, and he was moved and wanted to ask a petty official to do it, this kind of person is a mutiny in the military camp, so he should let the general hang him for a few days. ”
“……”
After Xi Yunzhi heard this, he was not as excited as Wang Tao, at most he felt a pity: "Forget it, they are going to the Zhizhou Mansion, it's good to go that time, there is nothing wrong with people going to high places." Let's get back to work. ”
Wang Tao nodded and returned to the field with a scolding.
Only then did Xi Yunzhi remember that the 'Wang Chong' mentioned in his words earlier was not the little officer who came to ask for money before? When I first saw him, I knew that this person was an overly drunk and gambling person, and now that he went to the Zhizhou Mansion, she was saved from being more careful.
Fu Bo and Yan Bo are like brothers who have been separated for many years, with a very high degree of tacit understanding, Fu Bo management technology and personnel, Yan Bo pipe procurement and distribution, the two of them match each other, the field is quickly reclaimed, and then the ditch is thrown seedlings.
Xi Yunzhi changes the recipe every day to cook food for the people who work, the rice and noodles are consumed very quickly, even if she spends more money, she will not deduct everyone from eating, and the enthusiastic aunts in Fubo Village will also come to help when they are free, so she can be more relaxed.
Time flies, seeing that more than half a month has passed, Xi Yunzhi sat on the shore of the field in the afternoon and gave her husband Junna's soles, staring at the intersection, with infinite anticipation in her eyes.
In the past, I only listened to the poems about the mood of the woman looking forward to the return of the man, but at that time, I only felt that those women were moaning without illness, and the Lang Jun was there or not, didn't they all live like that? But now that it really falls on her, I know how anxious the kind of deep bone marrow and lingering longing is.
was wearing a thread, and suddenly heard the sound of a car turning in her ears, Xi Yunzhi was overjoyed, thinking that it was Lang Jun, who was thinking about herself, heard the call in her heart, came back early, and hurriedly looked up at the intersection, but Lang Jun She didn't see it, but saw a small and old carriage.
This carriage looks like the smallest number on the market, generally one or two people will use such a car to travel when traveling, the wheels of this carriage are a little crooked, the carriage is bumping up and down obviously, the body is surrounded by blue cloth, the roof is the kind of washed white red flannel, the material is extremely worn. A scrawny coachman drove an equally scrawny horse and struggled to pull the cart forward.
Whose carriage is this? How did you get here?
Xi Yunzhi turned her head around and looked around, and there was only one family at the foot of the mountain, could it be that this carriage came to her house?
Thinking about it, she stood up, put the soles of her needlework into the bowl, and the carriage drove right in front of her house.
The thin driver who was driving the car asked her in an accented voice:
"By asking, is the master's family surnamed Bu?"
Xi Yunzhi greeted him and nodded; "It's surnamed Bu, I don't know who you respect?"
The man shook his thin hand: "I'm not a respectful driver, don't ask me, I'll send these people over, thank you, five taels of silver." ”
Xi Yunzhi looked at him puzzled, and when he was puzzled, he heard a noisy sound from the carriage, like a group of women talking nonsense, you say a word to me, without giving in, the sound is like a flock of ducks grabbing food, quacking, noisy.
In Xi Yunzhi's searching gaze, the chain of the car was finally lifted, and what came out was not a human head, but a huge fart, a strand, and a ...... wrapped in brocade clothes Fart, strands.
"Eh, but I'm squeezing my wife to death, here, I'm about to vomit out my son's dinner after all this bumpy road."
"Squeeze, squeeze, why don't you get me out quickly."
"yes, get out of here."
"Hey, what are you squeezing, my burden, there is a treasure rewarded by the Queen Mother in the baggage, and it is squeezed out for me, can you bear it?"
"What baby, who doesn't have a few treasures in their baggage? I didn't see you sitting on them in the car. ”
“……“
Xi Yunzhi's scalp was numb, and he couldn't figure out how many people were in the carriage at all, until the big-ass woman finally found her burden from the car, so she lifted the curtain and turned around, because the action of lifting the curtain was too big, and the car curtain was pulled down like that.
The scene in the carriage must be the most lively one Xi Yunzhi has seen in his life, in the narrow carriage, front and back, left, right, up and down, all of them are crowded with people, one by one, their faces are red, their hair buns are messy, and they are embarrassed.
The fat woman in a gorgeous costume jumped out of the car, the rouge on her mouth had already melted into the corners of her mouth, she was wearing heavy makeup, her face was colorful, and she looked like a harlequin on the stage at the moment, which was very funny.
After her, the people in the car walked down one after another, all of them looked like they had suffered a disaster, and there were nine people down, just when Xi Yunzhi wondered how they squeezed into such a small carriage, I saw them lined up in front of Xi Yunzhi, and the fat woman at the beginning took the lead, cleared her throat, and shouted in unison at the door:
"The old lady, the niece and daughter-in-law (niece) (niece) (niece) (niece) (grandniece) came to take refuge and took in the old lady."
“……”
Such a messy and neat, neat and messy shouting, completely shocked Xi Yunzhi's calm and calm heart.