Although the dinner was prepared by the villagers on an improvised basis, it was very sumptuous.

The new village was still uninhabitable, and Cao Shuo and the soldiers of the Dragon Pattern Rider were all settled in the villagers' homes.

In order to arrange for Cao Shuo to move in, the family all moved out.

Cao Shuo sat on the bed cover he carried with him, and Mi Heng, who entered the house with him, said: "Gongzi really has prestige in Huainan, and the wild things that the villagers brought have all been dedicated. ”

"Don't you know why?" Cao Shuo smiled slightly and asked Mi Heng.

"Isn't it because Childe saved them?" Mi Heng said: "If it weren't for the son, how could they have the current life, just be grateful......"

"Gratitude is time-sensitive." Cao Shuo asked: "Do you know what stage people are in when they are most simple?" ”

Mi Heng was stunned for a moment, and looked at Cao Shuo in amazement: "What does Childe mean by asking?" ”

"They're very poor now, so poor that they can't be simple." Cao Shuo said: "When they have some property, they will think about themselves everywhere, and before they really live a prosperous life, there will be a period of time when not only will they not be simple, but they will also be very tricky." This is the origin of the poor mountains and bad waters. ”

"What do you mean by ......," Mi Heng asked puzzled.

"It's just human nature." Cao Shuo said: "When there is no time at all, they don't understand the benefits of wealth. When they have enough wealth, they don't lack wealth and they don't care very much. The most fearful thing is that they are so small that they can't meet the needs of life, and that stage is the most difficult to deal with. ”

"At this time, the first generation of people living in Huainan may remember me well until they die. Because they have been poor, they will subconsciously compare the future life with the past. Cao Shuo said: "However, after two or three generations, whether they will feel my kindness and miss my kindness, I can't say for sure!" ”

Mi Heng nodded, pinching his chin and frowning slightly.

Although he has read a lot of books and understands many things, what Cao Shuo said is unheard of.

At first, he joined Cao Shuo, but Mi Heng was still a little unconvinced.

Until this point, he was completely convinced......

"Let's go back and rest first." Cao Shuo said: "Tomorrow morning, we have to hurry!" ”

Mi Heng stepped back.

After a while, Chen came to the door.

"Childe, something happened!" Chen Zhi stood outside the door and said.

"Come in and talk." Cao Shuo greeted.

Chen Zhi entered the house, clasped his fists and said to Cao Shuo: "Childe, the soldiers lived in the village, but they caused a lot of trouble. I didn't know what to do, I didn't dare to act rashly, so I came to ask my son. ”

"What's going on?" Cao Shuo asked.

"There are a few men in the village, but there are not many." Chen Zhi said: "Most of them are big girls and little daughters-in-law, and as soon as the soldiers fell asleep, some villagers wrapped the women in quilts and sent them to their rooms. ”

"And that kind of thing?" Cao Shuo smiled slightly and asked Chen Zhi, "Did you ask them why they sent women?" ”

"Yes!" Chen Zhi said: "The villagers who sent the women said that the soldiers had gone through the battlefield, and all of them were warriors in a hundred battles, and if the women could conceive their children, there would be many warriors in the village in the future......"

"But there is no father......" Cao Shuo pinched his chin, his brows furrowed slightly.

At this moment, Cai Ji's voice came outside: "Son, my husband asks to see me." ”

"The one who persuaded me to order something good is coming!" Cao Shuo said to Chen Zhi: "You wait here first and see what the old man says." ”

Chen Zhi stepped aside, and Cao Shuo instructed outside the house: "Please come in and talk." ”

Cai Ji led the old man into the house.

Cao Shuo asked him with a smile on his face, "The old man hasn't rested yet?" ”

"The little old man asked to see his son, so he asked for permission to promote good things." As soon as the old man spoke, he knelt down.

"My husband doesn't have to be like this, please get up quickly!" Cao Shuo hurriedly got up and stepped forward to help him up.

"Childe......" The old man stood up, and as soon as he spoke, he looked embarrassed.

"If my husband has something to say, just say it." Cao Shuo said: "As long as I can do it, I will not allow it!" ”

"Childe also knows that there are too few men in the village." The old man said with a bitter face: "Even if I let them lie on my mother-in-law's belly all day long, it is impossible to give birth to too many children." The soldiers under the command of Gongzi are all like tigers, if they can be gracious enough to promote good things......"

"That's not going to work!" Cao Shuo smiled slightly and interrupted the old man: "The soldiers I brought are all dragon pattern riders, they are the elite of my side, and they have to hurry tomorrow morning, so they must not waste their energy here." ”

Cao Shuo refused, and the old man showed loss and let out a long sigh.

"Don't worry, boss!" Cao Shuo said: "When the new village is built, there will be some soldiers in the army who will come to your village, and in addition, there will be many foreign people who will move here." There weren't just a few dozen people in your village. ”

"After all, those are outsiders." The old man said: "I'm afraid that they are coming, and the villagers can't fight for them." ”

"My husband is too worried." Cao Shuo said: "The soldiers in the army are ordered to cultivate the fields, of course, they will treat the people as relatives, as for the migration from other places, after a long time, they have become a family with you, how can they divide each other?" In the past, new daughters-in-law were married in the village, but weren't those new daughters-in-law outsiders? After a few days, they became members of the village. ”

"What Childe said is ......" Cao Shuo still didn't let go, and the old man said in frustration: "Since Childe refuses to ......"

"Uncle, everyone should have a home." Cao Shuo said: "Both men and women are. Think about it, if all the women in the village were pregnant with children, who would they marry in the future? Who wants them? Not every man can be so generous. ”

"Little old man knows it's wrong!" The old man replied: "Son, rest early." ”

Sending the old man out of the door and returning to the room, Cao Shuo said to Chen Zhi: "Let the dragon pattern cavalry soldiers not touch those women, and when we return to Huainan, I will choose a suitable woman for each of them." ”

"I understand what Childe means." Chen Zhi said: "The soldiers also know very well that they will not mess around outside! ”

"I'm not against the soldiers showing mercy outside, but it's just for the sake of keeping seeds like tonight, I think it's better to forget it." Cao Shuo smiled slightly and patted Chen Zhi's shoulder gently: "I also know that when I return to Xudu this time, the soldiers will feel lonely and empty, but this kind of thing should not be done well." ”

Chen arrived, and Cao Shuo continued: "I don't want the elite under my command to become a sowing tool in the minds of the common people. It's late at night, go back and rest. ”

Chen Zhi exited the room.

Cao Shuo came to the window and looked out.

After a while, he saw a woman from several nearby houses, who had been brought by the villagers to the dragon pattern cavalry room.

The corners of his mouth hooked up a shallow smile, and Cao Shuo muttered in his heart: It coincides with troubled times, and there are really all kinds of strange things!

(End of chapter)