It's the Dragon Boat Festival in a blink of an eye, but for Qilizhai, it's almost the same as usual. There are no zongzi, no realgar wine, and no mugwort leaves. There is only a meal of broth at noon, which can be regarded as the festival has passed.

Maybe there will be these things in the county seat, but for a fort seven miles away from the county seat, these are too extravagant. The reason why I make broth is because by doing this, with less meat, more people can get a little bit of meat and smell of meat.

Just after lunch, Qiu Niang and Sister-in-law Zhang, who was holding the child, came to Li Yan's residence together.

"You guys, what's wrong?" Li Yan put down his pen and asked suspiciously. He was sorting out his thoughts on the future development of the army, and he felt that it would be better to write them down so as not to forget them later.

Qiu Niang smiled shyly, a little cowardly. However, after being pushed by Sister-in-law Zhang, she still took out a handful of wormwood hidden behind her back and said, "Childe, this is for you." ”

Li Yan had already smelled a smell of wormwood, but he thought it was a sachet brought by Qiu Niang or Sister-in-law Zhang, but he didn't expect it to be a handful of wormwood.

"Where did you get this?" Li Yan didn't know how to answer, so he asked casually.

Qiu Niang immediately took the wormwood and walked to the door, and said as she walked: "Childe, I'll hang it up for you, drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters, this is the most effective." ”

"This is Qiu Niang got up early in the morning and went two miles away to get it back. The people who didn't flee the famine, and the people in the city, were all there to get wormwood. It was not easy to grab such a little bit, and I sent it to you, Childe. Sister-in-law Zhang explained for Qiu Niang.

Qiu Niang had already hung up the wormwood at this time and returned to Li Yan's face. She smiled sweetly and didn't speak. In fact, she wanted to make a sachet, but she felt that it was too bold, so she sent wormwood directly. She also inquired, Li Yan has a wife and a concubine in her family, so her identity is not too embarrassing, after all, she doesn't want to be a real lady.

Li Yan didn't appreciate it, and frowned: "What's the use of these things?!" Running around again! Nothing is more precious than one's own life! ”

"This is also Qiu Niang's heart for her son! How can Childe ~" Sister-in-law Zhang hurriedly hugged Qiu Niang, but was pulled a few times by Qiu Niang and stopped.

Qiu Niang's smile became sweeter, and she looked at Li Yan boldly, and then Ying Ying bowed and said, "Qiu Niang wrote it down, Xie Gongzi cares." ”

At this time, Sister-in-law Zhang also sensed Li Yan's kindness, so she said with a smile: "It's still a good child, much better than my rough mother-in-law." ”

Li Yan was a little embarrassed to be said, so he smiled and said: "Okay, I understand your kindness, let's take the wormwood back and hang it in your house." ”

Qiu Niang immediately diverted the topic and said, "Oh, that's right. Childe, Sister-in-law Zhang has something to do with you. ”

Li Yan looked at Sister-in-law Zhang and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Sister-in-law Zhang said a little nervously: "I want to ask my son to name my daughter." ”

Li Yan looked at the child held by Sister-in-law Zhang and asked, "What's your surname?" When was it born? ”

Qiu Niang immediately said: "You don't need to have a big name, just take a small name." When she is older, she will ask her to give her a big name. ”

Sister-in-law Zhang also reacted, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, it's a nickname, just take a nickname." ”

People believe that children have incomplete souls, and if they take a big name too early, it is very easy for the ghost to hook the soul away, and it is easy to die. Therefore, the daimyo was taken relatively late.

Li Yan asked puzzledly, "Then what do you usually call her?" ”

"Some call her girl, some call Nizi, and some call her Niuniu, there are too many, so I want to ask Gongzi to give one." Qiu Niang explained.

Li Yan instantly relaxed, and gave up the prepared preparation to use the five elements of heaven and earth to choose the name from the yin and yang elements. He took a look at the child, who was no more than a year old. Originally, he slept with his eyes closed, but as soon as he came over, the child woke up and laughed at him twice, but then he still cried loudly, and the crying was quite loud.

"It seems that the child and the son are really fateful, and the first time I saw him, I smiled at the child." Sister-in-law Zhang was not affected by the child's crying in the slightest, and said with a smile.

Li Yan was really a little noisy, so he frowned slightly, but still smiled and said, "Then let's call it Liniang." ”

"Thank you, Childe, when Liniang is older, I will bother Son-in-law to give her a big name." Sister-in-law Zhang smiled and thanked.

Qiu Niang saw Li Yan's mood change, quickly pulled Sister-in-law Zhang, and said, "Thank you, Son, we won't disturb Childe." ”

"Oh, yes. Childe, you're busy, we're leaving. Sister-in-law Zhang also hurriedly said, and finally left with the crying child.

As soon as Qiu Niang and the others went out for a while, Li Mu came in. He was not polite, sat directly on the opposite side of the square table, and said teasingly: "Fourth brother, that little lady is not bad." People are asking about your situation, and I didn't hide it for you, so you don't have to be hypocritical. ”

Li Yan didn't raise his head, and said lightly: "Worry about your own affairs." ”

"When I didn't say it," Li Mou smiled: "Such a fourth brother can't look down on it, in fact, I also know this." It's the group of kids below who look greedy, but they don't dare to act, hehe. ”

Li Yan raised his head and said solemnly: "I still say the same thing, if you live a good life with others, then I agree." But if you treat people as prostitutes, then you can't do it. They are all pitiful people, and they must be loving. ”

Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Got it, fourth brother." Sometimes I think you're more old-fashioned than your second brother. In this world, there is benevolence, righteousness and morality in front of people, and men and women in the future. If there is no chaos, when people are bored, they will see peace and prosperity again. ”

Li Yan didn't continue to gossip, but showed his thoughts to Li Mu and asked, "Look, how is the establishment of the firearms battalion?" ”

After Li Mu finished reading it, he said, "Fourth brother, that fire gun is easy to blow up." There is also gunpowder, which is also susceptible to moisture. Once the tide is up, it's useless. The bow and crossbow we use now are very good, and thirty steps can penetrate heavy armor, which is a good choice for both offense and defense. ”

"The quality problem can be solved." Li Yan said, and then asked, "What about the cannon?" This is a big killer, if you use it well, it can run rampant in the world. ”

Li Mu reminded: "The cannon is good, but it is too heavy, and it can only be used on the city wall." Light artillery is weak and takes a long time to fire, so it is not as good as a bow and crossbow. He looked at Li Yan and continued: "Moreover, nothing can be done without gunpowder. However, the sulfur is very strictly inspected, and it is not easy to get hold of it. Moreover, purification and mixing all of these have to be done by special personnel, but these people are either in Beijing or in border towns, and the chance of us getting these people is smaller than the chance that Dongyu gets. ”

Li Yan nodded and agreed with Li Mu's words. But he still said: "These are slowly solved, and firearms are the trend of future development." Long range, high power, and low requirements for soldiers are the benefits of firearms. ”