Chapter Twenty-Three: Pumping Autumn Defense

On weekdays, there are no outsiders in Baibao Village, and the appearance of several knights is still quite curious, and when they get closer, they can see clearly, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun both recognize the identity of the horse man, who is the personal guard of the master of the guard.

This made the two of them lose interest, and turned their heads and walked towards the river, anyway, these people came to ask for money and food, nothing new.

When he arrived at the river, he didn't go to see the puddle, but he saw that two fish were thrown on the bank, they had been smashed by stones, and they couldn't eat it, Zhou Qingyun was so angry that his face was flushed, and he said angrily: "That rabbit cub tossed, I have to discount his leg!" ”

At this glance, I knew that it was children frolicking, Zhu Da ran to the river every day, and there was a fragrance coming out of the house, and the villagers had long paid attention to it, but they lost interest after knowing that it was a fish, but the children were still curious, and nine times out of ten they came to the river and saw the puddle of catching fish, and they tossed and left.

"It's useless to be angry, what can you do if you really catch it?" Zhu Da asked rhetorically, it is impossible for the villagers to really make a good fool of themselves for the sake of children, but he knows that the method of catching fish in this puddle is afraid that it will not last long, whether it is the children's frolic and pranks, or other military villagers have also learned to eat fish, this puddle fishing is inefficient and insecure.

Of course, Zhou Qingyun can't be expected to shoot fish with arrows, Xiang Bo can only come so nonsense when he is not at home, once in a while, it's okay, if he is found to beat and scold, Zhu Da can see that Xiang Bo takes this bow very seriously, how to catch fish and fish has to use other methods.

"Thanks to digging a few more puddles that day." Zhu Da said happily and searched along the coast with Zhou Qingyun.

Only the puddle that often comes has been destroyed, and the rest of the fish have fish in it, but the harvest is not much, Zhu Da doesn't think that the river fish have become smarter, but this method can't do a stable harvest, and it's good to catch fish.

Since he had daggers, fire-making and more abundant salt, it was much faster to dispose of fish by the river, removing the head and tail offal, smearing salt and wild herbs and spices and simply roasting them, and then bringing them back, this time Zhu Da did not use too much fish scraps as bait, but prepared to bring them back to the village.

These things looked slimy and fishy, and Zhou Qingyun, who was on the side, was reluctant to stretch out his hand, and frowned and said, "What are you doing with such a disgusting thing?" ”

"Feed the dogs, feed the chickens, bury it under the tree or good fertilizer!" Zhu Da replied simply, when he studied food processing, he studied carefully and listened to lectures, and he was in the library in his spare time.

Several dogs raised in the village are leftovers, or let out to forage for their own food, chickens are to occupy food, mixed with wild vegetables, they also lack animal fat, the scraps on these fish are chopped after processing, as feed is very suitable, dogs eat it is okay, chickens and ducks eat will lay more eggs, there are many benefits, in the past did not bring back because of the secret of fishing, now they are tossed, then there can be no waste.

This explanation made Zhou Qingyun stunned, glared and said, "Are you really coming to my house to learn martial arts?" ”

After going back, he started to have a busy lunch, although it was only the first time he had officially cooked after apprenticeship, he was familiar with the road before, there was nothing unsuitable, and Xiang Jia did not hide anything from Zhu Da, the cellar and kitchen were shown to him, and he could take any ingredients and grain.

This Xiang Yue is a smuggler of salt, and he often leads Zhou Qingyun to the mountains to hunt, there are a lot of dried meat and dried meat at home, and there is a lot of grain, even oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are very rich, which gives Zhu Da the space to display his skills, he has no unrestrained waste, but the things he makes surprised Xiang Bo and Zhou Qingyun, and they applaud again and again.

They thought that Zhu Da would only cook fish, but they never thought that those inconspicuous vegetables could be so delicious, and seeing the Xiang family eat so happily and admired, Zhu Da occasionally recalled that back then, he learned food processing, cooking, or farming......

Of course, Zhu Da will not be too elaborate and outstanding cooking techniques, and the conditions do not allow it, but the people of this era, and in such a closed place as Baibao Village, their knowledge is really limited, although Zhu Da does not know much, but for the people here, it is already very remarkable.

After eating, he cleaned up, and in the afternoon he had to practice knives and then boil his body, Zhu Da said to Uncle Xiang straight to the point: "Master, the method of digging pits and fishing is almost useless, now I want to get some equipment, and ask Master to help." ”

After Zhu Da made a request, Xiang Bo had no doubts, and simply agreed: "I'll get it back for you in three days, I'll go out tomorrow morning, don't be lazy with you two!" ”

The other party's simplicity made Zhu Da feel relaxed, worship such a master, it is very comfortable to deal with people with such a character, he may not understand, but he must do it if he promises you, but Zhu Da also knows that Xiang Bo has no other choice at present.

As soon as he heard that Xiang Bo was going out, Zhou Qingyun showed an excited look on his face, his expression naturally couldn't hide from Xiang Bo, and he was about to scold him, but he heard the sound of bangs outside, and the room immediately fell silent, and they all looked out.

"Folks, go outside the Li family's courtyard, the eldest lord sent someone to pass the order, Li Zongqi has something important to say, men, women and children will go, don't miss one." Li Ying and Li He took turns shouting.

The three people in the house breathed a sigh of relief, with the experience of last night, hearing the rapid bangzi sound, everyone subconsciously thought that it was a thief attack, and it was estimated that the rest of the village was the same, seemingly relaxed, but in fact, they were all heavily guarded and very vigilant.

"I just said in the morning about building an earthen wall and patrolling with dingding, it's not been two hours, what's the toss?" Xiang Bo muttered in a sullen voice, the order of this "big master" must have been passed down by the military generals in the guard, it is definitely not a trivial matter, everyone has to go over.

In the crowd gathered at the head of the village, Zhu Da saw his parents, his parents' expressions were full of concern and worry, and he probably felt that his son had suffered a lot, Zhu Da smiled and leaned over: "Daddy, wait for me to go back to cook at night, let's eat together." ”

"Xiaoda, are you tired of practicing martial arts?" Mother Zhu Wangshi asked with concern.

"I'm not tired, it's good." Juda replied with a smile.

However, his father Zhu Shishi didn't care, but just urged: "Go to your master's place, your father and your mother can cook, and if you don't come back at night, you have to listen to your master!" ”

In this era, the relationship between master and apprentice is taken very seriously and Zhu Da understands this, and after saying a few words to his family, he runs back quickly.

In the past few days, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun have eaten and played together, and Xiang Yue went to Zhu's house to eat last night, many villagers have noticed these things, but they have not taken it seriously, but this morning the villagers gathered and saw Zhu Da and Xiang Yue together, and I saw it again at noon, no matter how careless people were, they also noticed it, and the villagers in the same village had nothing to avoid, and many people asked curiously.

Zhu Da's parents were a little embarrassed, but they also knew that this could not be hidden, 1510 told others, and when they heard that the only seedling of the Zhu family worshipped the murderous salt seller Xiang Yue in the village, they were all speechless, thinking that this Xiang old man was doing a desperate job, and it was unlucky to have blood on his hands.

At noon, there were still people outside, and this rally should be attended by all members, so everyone was waiting, in this backwater village of 100 households, the news of the Zhu family's only son apprenticeship to the smuggler was big news, everyone felt fresh, and they all felt that Zhu Shi and Zhu Wang's two people had broken brains and were completely confused.

But having said that, the Zhu family was originally thin, and all the families in the village didn't take them seriously, but as soon as they heard that they were related to Xiang Bo's murderer, they couldn't help but be polite, and even brought awe.

The villagers don't have any city government, and the etiquette is very poor, once there is jealousy and awe, it is immediately quite obvious, and the Zhu family and his wife clearly feel it, and they are quite emotional for a while.

"Xiaoda, this apprentice is really right." Zhu Shishi whispered.

After waiting for another half an hour, the people have not yet arrived, the villagers are a little impatient, and some of the bold ones want to slip away, but the two distant relatives of Li Zongqi's family are not a little ambiguous, and no one is allowed to go.

When a villager was called back, the people of Baibao Village had already gathered, and the children were crying and were stopped by their families, and everyone was wondering what was going on.

It didn't take long for Li Zongqi and Li Ji to come over, and when they saw Li Ji's expression, the villagers' worries were even worse, because Li Zongqi's face was gloomy, and everyone's attention was attracted by this side, and no one even paid attention to the smoke that was still floating in the sky.

"Everyone is here, Lord Wei Soluo has orders, now the Tartars are on the side, the thieves are in chaos, and they must reorganize their armaments." Li Zongqi said loudly.

"Armament and armament", Zhu Da's spirit lifted when he heard this word, he wanted to learn martial arts and improve himself, of course, he was particularly concerned about this kind of thing, but Zhu Da immediately noticed the expressions of the villagers, especially the older ones, their faces darkened directly, and the eyes that looked at Li Zongqi also became unkind.

Li Zongqi, who was standing on an earthen platform, sighed, raised his voice and said: "From today onwards, every 100 households will be sent 30 Ding to Huairen Thousand Households for training, bring their own grain, grass and weapons, rotate on the first day of January, and set off the day after tomorrow!" ”

Before the words fell, there was already a bang below, everyone's faces were ugly, and a few of them were short-tempered and scolded.

Xiang Bo's face was also not good-looking, he shook his head and said in a sullen voice: "What a bad seed, what a bastard!" ”

The cause and effect of this "armament" Zhu Da has already figured out that this is a big disaster in Baibao Village, a big disaster that will make people bankrupt, what should I do?