Chapter 11 On the Mountain
From the last captives to be sold,
More than a month has passed, and the yellow leaves have begun to fall gradually, and the rest can only be gently swaying in the wind. I was also temporarily relieved from the chores that I had been busy for more than half a month.
The last time Liangshan defeated the officials and troops of the five states, it was regarded as a windfall, and the captured flags and ordnance were piled up, and after all the armies were selected, all the rest were sent to the rear army to be disposed of, repaired or rebuilt, because the workload was too large. In addition, the young and strong men who were selected and filled into the various armies were effective, and the remaining ones who were eliminated to the rear army like me accounted for more than half of them, and there were not enough people to handle the affairs specifically.
So, after being reported by someone with a bit of education, I once again exerted my expertise and served as a bookkeeper, the so-called both out of the thief's den and into the thief's hole, and worked hard for more than half a month.
As one of the few bookkeepers on the mountain who was familiar with arithmetic and clerical work, I was again assigned to the left camp behind the mountain, where I was also in charge of a miscellaneous storehouse.
Of course, the more valuable or precious, or even really good things, usually do not appear here, but are directly given to those leaders on the spot, or as a share and gifts, dedicated to the upper echelons.
Only those rags that were brought back after robbing houses and houses that they felt indistinguishable or worthless, but were brought back, were brought back here.
Then for the ordinary soldiers of Liangshan, the picks and choosers continue to play a role. Although the decent armor, swords, drums, curtains, tents, robes, and so on, were all divided, and only the damaged items of low value were sent here, such as armor pieces waiting to be repaired, bloody felts with holes, incomplete banners, cracked cards and half helmets, and incomplete cart parts.
Other old water bladders that are still intact, eye-piercing jackets that can be repaired, dirty felt blankets, brass buckle belts and leather goods, empty paint-stripping quivers and scabbards, woolen boots with iron at the bottom, leather sheaths for archery, and some small items such as beaded ornaments of unknown value.
After registering the book, it is classified and arranged into a display on the shelf, and then the subordinates and dependents of Liangshan take some self-produced or other sources in exchange, according to the custom, the treasury is responsible for registering and making accounts, and a few masters are sent to evaluate the good and bad, plus an old man who has passed the scales.
It's just that the original Guan Ku died in the official army attacking the mountain, and the remaining few people were also added to other places, only an old man who was not patient with these cumbersome things, dozing off and basking in the sun all day long, most of the time, I was basically left alone in this place.
I simply begged to move over, and used the contents of the storeroom to build a temporary shelter for myself. Although from time to time I still miss the water and electricity network and all kinds of convenient takeaway couriers, pirated downloads.
But at least you don't have to listen to your stomach protest, and you don't have to be involuntarily displaced, lying on a straw mat like a pigsty, accompanied by the smell of all kinds of livestock, and enduring the smell of all kinds of insects.
In a certain way, it is to pass through the inertia of the predecessor of the senior house, and the inertia of having no heart and lungs to settle down with the encounter, so that I can settle down relatively calmly.
Even the memories left in Luoyang in my memory have been put in the back of my mind for the time being, because it is not my personal will and ability to control it for the time being, although I am occasionally a little unwilling, but some things have to be forced out by the environment......
The cold wind that leaked in gently shook the patched curtains, and I squatted by the earthen stove, and the charcoal burned by the people in the mountains for their own use was emitting golden warmth and heat.
Gently humming the tune of Tang Bohu's movie "If you die, you will eat, and if you eat it, you will die ......".
I carefully pressed the rice cake in two wooden bowls, sandwiched a piece and poured a lot of yellow sauce and sesame seeds, baked it on the stove into medium-rare meat slices, and turned it vigorously a few times, and an ancient version of the rice burger was ready.
This time, because of the destruction caused by the large-scale attack of the official army on the mountain, the places that can be cultivated on the periphery of Liangshan are almost unharvested, but fortunately, Liangshan is not an ordinary thief.
Soon a large quantity of grain and other supplies were brought to Liangshan from overseas, of course, not for free, but in exchange for war booty and property, but it was much more affordable than the profiteers who hoarded and lived in other parts of the mainland.
Therefore, in addition to the wheat beans that traditional people eat and chew on horses, there are even thousands of stones of rice from the south.
Even I received half a stone as a reward for my hard work, of course, most of the things that can be distributed in my hands are old grains that have been put for more than a few years, and the taste is not very good with chewing wax, and it is obviously a variety that grows early and ripens quickly.
However, compared with the treatment of others, even if it is much better, it is said that those new soldiers who have been transformed from official and military prisoners still eat bean paste and half-cooked old wheat rice, and the taste of which is enough to make people impressive.
Only my group of people, because they collectively surrendered their names before the battle, were treated slightly better than most of the captured officers and soldiers, and they had expertise that could be useful, so they were okay.
When you stay at home, it's a pleasure to visit various food forums, and then make a do-it-yourself real yàn party, anyway, online shopping is so developed, it is claimed that everything in the sky and on the ground is all-encompassing, as long as there are enough ingredients, even the gods I can turn my head and eat for you......
Today is the ninth day, and it is also the third month that I have traveled to this world, according to ancient customs, it should be a dogwood on the head, and my family climbs high and looks far away, drinking chrysanthemum wine together, in order to send my thoughts to my relatives. However, this kind of peaceful scenery is obviously a little incompatible with the atmosphere up and down Liangshan.
But still got a symbolic piece of meat. As a ploughing ox that worked to death, the old beef that was finally slaughtered and eaten separately was as hard as the sole of a shoe, and the shredded meat that was almost stuck between the teeth was bitten a few bites, and then there was no toothpick, and the gums dug with sharpened twigs were bleeding.
Can't barbecue, can't braise red, can't boil sauce, can't fry, so I had to stew soup, stew until the shredded meat is white, there is no trace of taste, just drink the soup, anyway, the charcoal is not valuable, and there is a pull.
The meat of the sandwich cake is from a half-cut rabbit on a grill, and I have advocated a simple version of the package to the household, one of the results of Liangshan's production of self-help and self-help, a personal version of the New Orleans roast rabbit leg.
In the blackened clay pot at one end of the stove, there is still boiling hot yam snake soup, and to deal with the prickly snake bones, just stew it until it is rotten and deboned, and then strain out the thick soup to eat. After all, compared with the strictly controlled pigs, cattle, sheep, horses and other large animals, this kind of wild thing in this era is more or less, only the value of an old leash.
The land of the four fields of Liangshan is quite fertile, the five grains and jicama can be planted in everything, and there are many mountains and forests, so there are enough sources of forest fruits and livestock. That's why I also prepared a sauerkraut grilled fish or something.
Because of the shortage of materials, the big fish caught in the water pool and other aquatic products with slightly better quality can only be enjoyed by the boss and above.
You know, as a food up and down Liangshan, you can also eat or eat a stomach, the same cake and vegetable soup with a lot of mixed bran, can be said to be full of fiber and limited calories, the protein and fat required by the human body, are strictly not enough, which is reflected in the daily impatience of hunger and empty stomach, so I find another way to make some tooth sacrifices to increase my nutritional status.
This miscellaneous warehouse is one of the sources of my reliance on the mountains and water, because I have just fought a big war, and most of the cubicles in it are full of rags.
It is still possible to make fun of hardship, take advantage of a little convenience, and improve your own conditions. In addition to the leaders, the things that money can buy in Liangshan are quite expensive, just like some colleges and universities in later generations under the sign of paying attention to the safety and discipline of students, and operating high-priced canteens and commissaries, so bartering is the common way for people at the bottom.
Under my classification and sorting, the utility warehouse has also become one of their favorite places to come to shop for goods, of course, this benefit is all reflected in the physical object, so as not to attract the boss and other peers, moved by the **** heart.
It was only the occasional pile of debris that was tattered with fresh or old blood that woke me up from this moment of comfort, it turned out that I was still living in troubled times, and as a member of the thieves, this tranquility was only a false sense of security.
Although I am in it, I am still like a hedgehog curled up in unison, carefully guarding the secrets and so-called lies of my own origin,
I don't have much sense of identity with this group, and as a new person, it is too difficult to get enough attention in a short period of time and gain trust easily.
I can only put forward a little bit of rationalization and construction in matters that involve me, and then test the bottom limit and acceptance process from the upper echelons of the group a little bit, in exchange for some treatment improvements within my ability.
Delusional thinking that the king's anger was shocked, and the people around him became brain-dead, crying and shouting for help, sending sisters and forces, and then being willing to condescend to others, or decisively die, etc., it was not fast enough to die.
Part of the experience and results of the body's memory of the ex,
Before the strength of the individual is enough to support and protect himself, and the ability to express himself is always to make a wedding dress for others, or a castle floating on the beach.
No matter how cheating you are, the background is also part of the strength, and the so-called reciprocity and respect are all based on the corresponding strength.
Even if you want to subordinate others to use the power of shortcuts, you need the right opportunities and ways, at least Liangshan, where I am located, is not a good place to rest.
After all, the roots of the Liangshan Kou are just a grass gang in troubled times, and if there is no support from overseas forces, in terms of discipline and organization, they will not be much better than those officials and soldiers, and they will do the same against the weak such as ordinary people, but they usually kill less and plunder more, so it is not so much a violent group with special purposes and interests as it is for the heavens.
Different from the wishful thinking of the romantic heroic plot in the novel, the reason why they rarely disturb the poor is simply because these grassroots are so poor, so poor that robbing them really outweighs the loss, but only need a small amount of food temptation and violent means of deterrence, from which they can lure temporary cannon fodder and eyeliner supplements.
But when the need arises, they don't mind causing some tragic crimes, or driving trenches to make an example and declare violence. The so-called robbing the rich and helping the poor is just a superficially deceptive propaganda method in this chaotic era.