Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Huo Bao instructed Hou Xiaoming about the daily assessment of the boy soldiers.

"Ten small exams, full moon big exams, three small exams failed to pass the demote, three major exams failed to pass, transferred out of the Scout. The number of Scouts is fixed for 1,000 people, and it is not necessarily necessary to have 1,000 people. ”

Hou Xiaoming responded.

The Scouts were divided into three batches, the first two groups of ninety-four people, all of whom came down from Black Python Mountain; The latter has 1,000 people, and it is Quyang's expansion army.

plus Zhang Qianhu's nephew, this is one thousand and ninety-five people.

If there are 1,000 people, at least 95 people should be reduced.

But isn't the more soldiers and horses there are, the better?

Especially in this world, there are only those who suspect that there are few people, who will suspect that there are many people?

Hou Xiaoming directly obeyed the order.

Huo Bao took Huo Bao out of the county barracks, and the two did not go directly to Wang's house, but first went to the Sifang Inn to see off Ma Juzi and Niu Qing.

On the way, Huo Bao asked the question in his heart: "Uncle Bao, didn't you specifically divide the auxiliary soldiers?" If you can't take the martial arts test, you can't just transfer to the auxiliaries! ”

"Tens of thousands of people, but they can't withstand hundreds of elite soldiers. I'll tell you a few examples of elite soldiers, and you'll get the idea. Huo Bao said.

Among the special forces of all Chinese dynasties, more than 1,000 people were supplied by the whole country; The Scout has a fixed number of 1,000 people, of which 500 can be trained, and they have the power to fight in this troubled era.

The Three Kingdoms fell into the camp, 700 people, invincible.

Eighteen cavalry of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and eighteen people defeated thousands of Turkic soldiers.

The Tang Xuanjia cavalry, 1,000 people, against tens of thousands of people, beheaded 6,000 prisoners.

The Northern Song Dynasty Beiwei Army, 500 people, broke 100,000 gold soldiers.

Just want to raise elite soldiers, war horses, armor, weapons, all three are indispensable.

The horse farms are all in the north, under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and there is no place to buy them if they have money at the moment, so they will be put aside first.

Armor and weapons are inseparable from iron and money.

"I'll go to Jinling in a few days, and Quyang will be handed over to you to stay behind!" Huo Bao thought of this and said in a low voice.

"Well, I'm going to take care of the house! Is Uncle Bao going to pick up Grandpa and Brother Shi? It's time to take it, and it's not safe to let them go in Jinling. Huo Bao said.

Jinling is still the world of the imperial court, if the news of Huo Wu's occupation of Binjiang spreads, Uncle Huo's grandson will become a "relative of a thief in white", and it cannot be said that he will be imprisoned.

Huo Bao is not worried, not ruthless, but believes in his father.

Daddy is square on the outside and round on the inside, thinking that things are more thoughtful than himself, and he will not let Uncle Huo's grandchildren fall into danger.

While speaking, the two arrived at the Sifang Inn.

The colt and Niu Qing had almost packed up and were ready to set off.

On the table in the lobby, there are four-color gifts, a jar of wine, a bag of cake, a bag of sugar, and three feet of silk cloth.

"I'm afraid that you can't think of this carelessly, so I'll prepare first!" The foal pointed and smiled.

Huo Bao hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

Huo Bao glanced at Xiuxiu, Xiuxiu pointed to the back kitchen, but did not speak.

Before Huo Bao left last night, he privately ordered a ham and a bucket of anchovies with Xiuxiu, intending to do today's door-to-door gift.

The colt kindly prepared a four-color ceremony, this favor Huo Leopard received it, and Huo Bao would not have any extraneous branches.

Huo Bao said: "If it's convenient for Senior Sister, I'll stay for half a day, and I'll also palm the leopard." ”

Ma Juzi likes to have ideas, and if he really wants to give her a chance, he will tell Huo Bao that he will show his sister-in-law's score.

But what about the "eldest sister-in-law"? When it comes to the respect of the elder and the young, can you still respect his cousin?

If the foal dares to play the score, he will follow it.

This leopard is Huo Bao's use, he doesn't want others to influence Huo Bao's actions, even if it is a relative.

When the colt heard this, there was hesitation on his face.

Niu Qing hurriedly said: "Now the sun is setting late, the sky is long, and it is too late to leave after the next day." On the fifth uncle's side, if you know that the leopard is on a blind date, you will also want to hear a quasi-letter! ”

The foal looked at Huo Leopard again.

Huo Bao was a little embarrassed: "If you're not busy, just follow over and take a look." ”

Ma Zizi smiled: "If you don't think I'm troublesome, I'll go." In the end, you are all little boys, and it is easy for multiple women to talk to each other. ”

At this time, I remember that I am a woman.

"It's not an outsider, my cousin is going with me." Huo Bao greeted.

"No, since I'm free, I'll go back to West Street." Niu Qing waved his hand and said.

In addition to food rations, grain stores could not be opened, and other shops in Quyang were opened one after another.

Huo Bao was not reluctant, took the four-color ceremony, and went to Wang Qianhu's house with Ma Juzi and Huo Bao.

Wang Qianhu's house is not far from the Sifang Inn, three into the mansion, it looks very decent, it was originally a newly renovated house of the former county lieutenant.

The white-shirts entered the city, the former county lieutenant was killed in battle, and the widow was humiliated and jumped directly into the well.

When Quyang was "subdued", the brothers of the county lieutenant family wanted to sell their houses and go south to join their relatives, and everyone else thought that they had just died and were taboo.

Wang Qianhu's ancestors were a servant, and the family did not taboo this, so they bought it at a low price.

Wang Qianhu had already ordered people to keep an eye at the mouth of the alley, and as soon as the three of them arrived, Wang Qianhu greeted them.

Seeing that there was one more person, Wang Qianhu did not show surprise; When he saw the four-color gift in Huo Bao's hand, his face became more enthusiastic, and he hurriedly greeted: "Oh, fast forward, fast forward!" Your aunt ordered someone to kill chickens and geese in the morning, and let's have a few cups of wine in a while. ”

Everyone followed Wang Qianhu into the front yard.

The floor tiles on both sides of the courtyard corridor are pried up, stacked along the root of the wall, and the exposed land becomes two vegetable fields, which add up to less than half a piece of land, and on one side is a small cabbage and a small radish; On one side are green onions, garlic, and leeks.

In drought years, this small vegetable garden is extremely rare.

No matter what happened to the Wang family before, with the change of the sky in Quyang, the lintel has been changed, and it has become a family that can be said to be in Quyang County, but there are no servants, and they also grow their own vegetables.

After the weeping flower gate, it is the main courtyard.

The main courtyard is much larger than the front yard, the size of two or two points, the two begonia trees in front of the main house, and the other places except the corridor are also full of vegetables, and the Chinese cabbage of one color is one foot high, and it looks like it is going to grow.

Under the porch, a stocky woman in her thirties stood, smiling and talking to the girl next to her.

Seeing someone come in, both of them looked over.

The girl was very white, her face was like a silver basin, and her face was like a mother.

Huo Bao glanced at Huo Bao.

This unpromising boy, his face is like a steamed shrimp, and he is red again.

"Boss, this is Xiao Baoye!"

The woman strode up to meet her, and among the three of them, she accurately found Huo Bao, and she didn't say anything, she directly pulled her arm and praised: "It is worthy of being the nephew of the county lieutenant, and this character really has the appearance of the county lieutenant." ”

The woman is not flattering, Deng is less vulgar in fitness, and Huo Bao has his own Sven, both of them are not noisy and talkative, and their calmness is somewhat similar.

Huo Bao bowed and said, "I've seen Aunt Wang." ”

The woman hurriedly helped her up: "When you come home, you should treat it as if you were at home, and you don't need to be so foreign." ”

Huo Bao also introduced Ma Juzi and Huo Bao: "This is my sister Juzi, the daughter of my Sixth Uncle Ma's family; This is the little nephew Huo Bao, fifteen years ...... this year"

Ma Juzi's other identity, he has his own Wang Qianhu to tell his wife and daughter, no need for Huo Bao to say more.

The woman's eyes were fixed on Huo Bao, and she smiled: "Okay, good, all good children...... said, pulling the girl next to her: "This is my eldest girl, thirteen years this year...... Come, call someone, this is Xiao Baoye, this is your sister of the Ma family, this is your second brother of the Huo family! ”

The girl was blessed, and said in her mouth: "I've seen Xiao Baoye, I've seen Sister Ma, I've seen Second Brother Huo!" ”

Low eyebrows and lowered eyes, honest and calm.

Ma Juzi hurriedly stepped forward to help him up: "My sister has a good character, Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang are blessed." ”

The girl saw that this long-faced, androgynous sister was still safe and stable, and she was not panicked and curious, and immediately won the favor of the colt.

Ma Juzi's kind words are even more expensive to go out: "My sister is really long, this little face is white and tender, and this eyebrows and eyes are good, I really follow my aunt everywhere, and I am blessed to look at it." ”

The woman smiled heartily: "It's just ordinary, don't shame her!" Let's talk in the house and let your sister go to the egg tea. I don't dare to boast about my daughter's rest, but the work in the kitchen is almost ready now! ”

The crowd was welcomed into the hall.

Huo Bao and Huo Bao sat in the hall with Zhang Qianhu, and the colt was directly taken into the back room by the woman.

One moment later, the girl came in with a large tray.

Huo Bao saw it and hurriedly stepped forward to pick it up.

On the tray are five large bowls and several spoons.

The so-called "egg tea" is not the "egg water" where tea is washed with eggs, but poached eggs in sugar water.

Like the four-color door-to-door ceremony, this "egg tea" is also a Huainan custom, which is eaten when the new son-in-law comes to the door.

The woman directly asked her daughter to stew egg tea, and the girl did not look reluctant, obviously in love.

Huo Bao secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Although I know that today's meeting is just a formality, and it is difficult to refuse family affairs, I am willing to be successful in the end.

Look at the egg tea again, there are six white and tender poached eggs.

Huo Bao swept the other two large bowls on the tray, both of which were the same.

There is a mother who can live, but I am afraid that my daughter will have the problem of being stingy, but now I look at it, I am not stingy when I should be generous.

Huo Bao really treats Huo Bao as a nephew, and he will inevitably be picky about his future nephew and daughter-in-law.

Looking at the attitude of the colt, and the embarrassing appearance of being the same hand and foot as Huo Bao, the uncle and sister-in-law are very satisfied with this Wang family's eldest girl.

Huo Bao looked at it, this Wang Da Niu is a little short, a little fat, and her temperament is a little wooden, which is not very good, but think about Huo Bao's cleverness, with such a woman, it can't be said that it is a match.

The colt came out of the room with the woman, holding a handkerchief in his hand, and praised the girl, "Sister, this needle and thread are bright, and this hand is really very skillful...... Compared with my sister, my father raised me for nothing......"

The girl pursed her lips and smiled: "It's not a craft, it's a thread, if Sister Ma wants to embroider something, I'll help my sister divide the thread." ”

"Haha! Well, there will come a time when I ask my sister for help. The foal laughed.

Wang Qianhu and his wife both smiled, Ma Juzi is the future sister-in-law, even if the two families live together, in the end, they are relatives and concubines, and they naturally get along better.

The husband and wife paid attention to Huo Bao's reaction.

Seeing Huo Bao holding egg tea, eating sweetly, one bite after another, the hearts of these two people also let go.

I have eaten all this egg tea, and this family business should be smashed.

The two of them didn't know Huo Bao's reluctance.

It's not this family business that is reluctant, but the bowl of egg tea in front of you.

Poached eggs are a good thing, but I don't know how many spoonfuls of sugar are put in this sugar water, and it is sweet.

Throat.

Huo Bao was worried that he would not have the courage to pick it up again if he put it down, so he endured it and took a sip......