The dirty and smelly master's house could not be entered for the time being, and the soldiers had to do hygiene, so a veteran who was loyal to Zhang Xin invited Li Niang to his home to sit. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This person's name is Gao Jingyuan, he has studied Mengxue for three years, his name is Mr. Xiucai, he was cut off three fingers on the battlefield, and when he returned home, he found that his family had fled due to drought and did not know where to go, so he had to go back to the camp to ask for help, and he heard that he could settle down in Zhang's village, so he came.

Among the 20 veterans who came with them, most of them were in the same situation as Gao Jing, they all had no home to return to, and six of them who were missing arms and legs were disgusted by their families and came here in desperation.

Zhang Xin's management of the army is strict, and the soldiers who come out of his hands are all relatively neat, Gao Jingyuan's house is clean and tidy, there are not many things, and it can even be said that it is simple and rude, there is a kang for Zhang to sleep on, a cooking stove, and food for him to eat, so he can live.

As for marrying a daughter-in-law? Gao Jingyuan said that he had not considered this problem, his two hands were crippled, he could not do fine work, he could only plant a few acres of land, and it would be difficult to support himself if the harvest was not good, so what would he do to marry a daughter-in-law and have children?

The general's wife was approachable, chatted a few words, Gao Jingyuan's words box opened, he said: "The situation in Shengli Village is better than the surrounding people, after all, this village is next to the river, a few years ago, the general also spent money to let people install a water wheel, listen to them, be diligent and can manage their own food and clothing." ”

Li Niang knew that there was a cat in it as soon as she heard it, "But the news that the general got was that Shengli Zhuang failed to collect every year, and he couldn't even pay 30% of the rent, and last year he said that he could barely make up 10%. ”

Gao Jingyuan looked very angry, and raised his voice slightly: "That's when they joined forces to coax the general!" Therefore, marrying a wife should be a virtuous one, those who are three rotten goods are better than not marrying, a few mothers-in-law are making waves in it, making Shengli Zhuang a miasma, we newcomers are not used to it, but Zhuang Shang is watching closely, and we have no way to send letters to the house. ”

Gao Jingyuan's group of veterans retired after last year's expedition to the west, and when they came, the wheat harvest was coming to an end, and when they saw how much grain the whole village had hit, they had a rough figure in their hearts, and the harvest may not be as good as the big harvest year, but it was not to the point of poor harvest.

Speaking of which, it's okay, Zhang Xin is dealing with this matter over there, I believe there will be a solution, Li Niang asked again: "Are there many people who know how to read among the veterans?" ”

Gao Jingyuan was a little embarrassed and a little twisted, "Actually, as the old saying goes, a good man is not a soldier, he is not a nail, he was a forced soldier at the beginning, he originally learned to be a bookkeeper in the store, and later came to the general's command, and he felt that what he said was wrong, only men with ambition and blood should be soldiers in order to be good soldiers." ”

"Hehe, I didn't mean anything else." Li Niang explained with a smile, "Reading can be reasonable, reading can also guide farming, if there are many veterans who know how to read, then it is easier and more convenient for us to do things, for example, the general wants to raise horses here, then we will give you a book of horses, you can recognize the words, you will do it according to what is written in the book, so that it is convenient for everyone." ”

"The general wants to raise horses here?" Gao Jingyuan's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea, the water and grass here are abundant, and horses can definitely be raised well." ”

Li Niang smiled and nodded, "The general has such an intention, this time he is here for a field trip, once it is settled, maybe the dry land here will not be planted with crops but pasture, and the veterans will have to work day and night for the horse farm, can you accept it?" ”

Don't you have to be busy day and night, horses have no night grass and no fat, and horse breeders have to work overtime at night.

Gao Jingyuan patted his chest and said: "No problem, we can't do fine work, it's still okay to feed a horse, besides, the horse is raised and sent to our camp, it's a good thing that our soldiers are stronger in combat effectiveness, this thing must be done!" ”

Several veterans next to them also expressed their willingness to raise horses for the general, and it didn't matter if they were paid or not, they could make some contributions to the big cadre army, which made them feel that they were still a little useful, and they were not just eating waste waiting for death.

Li Niang said: "Of course, the salary must be given, and more must be given, not to mention anything else, at least it is enough for everyone to marry a daughter-in-law and start a family, and in the future, they will be able to spend the rest of their lives happily." ”

The prospect was so beautiful that the veterans were breathing heavily, and their eyes were bright.

When Li Niang was invited back to the master's house by Zhang Ding, the inside had changed greatly, the weeds had been removed, the ground that had been in disrepair for many years had been urgently leveled, and she could get her feet, the original place where the chickens were raised was also washed clean, the hall and bedroom were also bright and clean, and the kitchen was full of smoke, and the cold kang was slowly getting hotter.

Zhang Ding said apologetically: "Madam, tonight we will have some simple meals, and when we wait for tomorrow, we will go to the town to buy fine grains and good vegetables." ”

"It's okay, the soldiers can eat, and so can we." Li Niang knew that this was the dry food that Zhang Xiaoer and they brought, it can be seen that Zhang Xin was iron-clad, Kang Dashan and others encroached on his property, but he was not willing to take advantage of them, this account had to be calculated separately, otherwise the chickens and ducks just now would be slaughtered, and there would be no food to eat.

Thinking of this, Li Niang asked Zhang Ding, those chickens and ducks were really cut?

Zhang Ding shook his head and said no, the year is not good, a cage of chickens and ducks is also a lot of property, it was originally to scare and scare those veterans, and then a few mothers-in-law came out to make a fuss, so they took the opportunity to return it to them.

In this way, there will be more excuses to suppress those veterans, and ensure that after tonight, they will all become obedient and good grandsons.

The soldiers brought fried noodles and pickles and salted duck eggs, Gao Jingyuan and a few veterans cut down all the Chinese cabbage they had planted for three points and sent them, Zhang Ding and they pulled for a long time before they were willing to accept the money to buy vegetables.

Li Niang went to the kitchen for a turn, and when the husband was stir-frying, she poured some clear spirit liquid into the pot, and now the pig food can be turned into a delicacy.

Before the meal, Zhang Xin and Zhang Xiaoer came back from outside, and the problem of Kang Dashan's group of veterans was solved, and under Zhang Xin's coercion and temptation, they moved all the families out of Shengli Village, and each household was given a settling-in fee of 20 taels of silver, and since then they have nothing to do with the Zhang family.

A row of soldiers squatted in the courtyard, snoring and eating, Zhang Bingdu muttered, and complained about this additional expenditure, "The general is benevolent, and give them silver?" For the things they do, it's good not to let them go to jail. ”

"You know what? A buyout, and they won't be able to find us in the future. Zhang Ding had an expression that we still had a big advantage, and the soldiers around him were all ignorant. (To be continued.) )