After arranging the mess, Zhao Di returned to the residence built by Li Chenfeng specifically for Zhao Xian, which is actually two courtyards, with several Zhao Xiong brothers living in front, and Zhao's mother, Li'er and Xin'er, as well as four maids and two old mothers living in the back.

"Mother, how do you feel?" Zhao Yi came to the back hall and saw what his mother was talking about with Li'er and Xin'er, so he spoke from afar.

"What's the matter, it's good here, surrounded by mountains, and I heard there's a small horse farm inside. Xin'er kept clamoring to go horseback riding. Mother Zhao said with a smile.

Zhao Yi knocked on Xin'er's little head and said: "Little girl, it's not good to learn female workers with your sister Li'er, learn how to ride a horse, I'm not afraid that I won't be able to marry when I grow up." ”

Xin'er glared at Zhao Xian, and said angrily: "What little girl, I'm not young anymore, you promised me last time, don't call me a little girl, in addition, you also promised me to teach me to ride a horse." ”

"Really? Did I promise? Zhao Yi pretended not to know and said.

"You promised, you promised me, you don't talk about credit!"

"Okay, okay, I'll teach you to ride a horse after a while, okay." Seeing that a layer of mist oozed from the little girl's eyes, Zhao Yi hurriedly said.

"What are you doing here, Li'er?" Zhao Xian saw Xu Qinlian embroidering something on a piece of silk, and asked puzzledly.

Xu Qinlian's face turned red, and he said softly: "This is your underwear, and I am embroidering a unicorn on it." ”

When Zhao Yi heard this, his heart warmed, and he said softly: "Li'er, thank you." But why embroider unicorns? ”

Is it, what kind of unicorn is repaired in underwear, anyway, it is also worn inside, and others can't see it.

Xu Qin blushed and didn't speak, Xin'er looked straight at Zhao Xi, until Zhao Xian was a little unnatural, and said: "When we came, I heard a lot of people talking about you, and they all said that you are so powerful, what a white horse, silver gun and red unicorn, oops, in short, your red unicorn is famous, and they all know that it was embroidered by Sister Li'er, and they all praise Sister Li'er's female work." ”

Zhao Xi understands that he has moved many people's families and provided them with shelter, fields, seeds, etc., and more importantly, they can ensure their safety. Look at her mother, sure enough, Mother Zhao nodded slightly at Zhao Xi, which meant just like Zhao Xi guessed.

"By the way, how many aunts and mothers-in-law sent us things today? It's not worth much, but they seem very sincere, cousin, you're amazing. Xin'er looked at Zhao Yi adoringly and said excitedly.

Looking at Xu Qinlian looking at Zhao Xi deeply, Zhao's mother shook her head secretly, she liked and feared at the same time, Li'er's mother died for herself, although it was a voluntary transaction, but others may not understand, but there are no good things that turn into bad things. But seeing that her son also likes Li'er, she has nothing to say, so she can only let it develop.

The child is older! Mother Zhao suddenly had such a thought in her heart. Forget it, take care of your own business, I can't control this kind of thing.

"Li'er, have you patched up the cloak you gave you at noon today?" Zhao Xi asked.

"It's made up, if you don't look carefully, you won't find a difference, I'll make you another one in the next two days."

"Don't worry, I need help with one thing."

"My cousin said bluntly, if I can do it, I will do it." Xu Qinlian heard Zhao Xi's words, and hurriedly replied affirmatively.

"That's right, there are more than a hundred women captured by the bandits in our cottage before, they are all homeless, I put them in the logistics team, but with a large group of men, I am a little worried, so I am ready to arrange them separately to help the soldiers make zuò clothes or something. It just so happens that I need some military uniforms and cloaks, so I'll ask Li'er to guide me. In addition, if there are no family members who have moved under the mountain, they can also be recruited and asked to help with it, and the wages will be calculated on a daily basis at that time. ”

Xu Qinlian's face stiffened when he heard this, and he hesitated: "I'm going to bring someone?" Is this appropriate? ”

Zhao Xi knew what Xu Qinlian was worried about, although the restraint of women in the Great Yan Kingdom was not as strict as in the Southern Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, the women of large families rarely showed their heads.

"Of course, it's not for you to go out and take them, the whole Crouching Tiger cottage is a long strip, the innermost is the horse farm, the middle is the residential area, and the outermost is the training ground and the Japanese military camp on duty. On the left side of the residential area in the middle is the courtyard where I and several sentry chiefs and captains live, and on the right is the rest place of the soldiers, which is also a barracks. There is also a large vacant courtyard on the right side of this courtyard, which was originally for Zhao Xiong and his family, but they live here, so it is empty, and I am going to open up a few courtyards to house some women and orphans who are suffering, so there is no one to go except for boys under the age of ten. ”

Zhao Xi continued: "More importantly, the one hundred and ten women who fell into distress are all sixteen or seventeen years old, I hope you can control them, let them settle down, forget the past, and concentrate on serving us." ”

After listening to Zhao Xi's explanation, Xu Qin calmed down and agreed: "Okay, I'll go, I don't know what style my cousin is going to do, when will I want it?" ”

"It's the cotton and linen round-necked regular clothes built into the armor of the government soldiers, black, after three days, the more the better. Cloaks, the one that imitates mine, at least a hundred, the more the better, and they will be required in three days, but these cloaks don't need such a big unicorn, just a flame. Zhao Xi roughly described it.

"I understand, I'll go and arrange for them to start work in the afternoon."

Zhao Xi smiled and said: "That's okay, I'll let people get the place for you later, and at the same time go to the two towns below the mountain to recruit workers, and some cloth also needs to be bought." Oh, and when making clothes, don't make one piece alone, but everyone else do it together. As he spoke, he explained the method of the assembly line.

Xu Qinlian's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Cousin, you are so smart, in this way, our speed is much faster." ”

Zhao Xi accompanied his mother to lunch with the two girls, and after talking with Zhao Xiong and other brothers, he hurriedly rushed to the meeting hall in front of the courtyard to make some future arrangements.

"Uncle Li, how many soldiers are there in the village now?" After everyone came, Zhao Xi asked.

"Even today, there are a total of 730 people who can fight after being wounded, but recently, people from afar have wandered to the bottom of the mountain every day, so we can still recruit some, about 800 people in total. There are a total of 1,100 war horses plus today's harvest, which not only reaches the limit of the horse farm in the cottage, but also often pulls these horses out to slip away. Otherwise, it can only be used to pull the cart in the future. ”

Zhao Xi smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, once the soldiers ride, there won't be too much left, except for leaving some good horses as stallions, the rest will be ridden away by the soldiers." ”

"Well, according to 800 people, we will have an action immediately, so we have to adjust the arrangement from a young age. Eight hundred people, divided into five sentry posts, three teams of fifty people each, as for the remaining fifty people, I personally brought them. I think Uncle Li, Zhao Xiong and Ling Feng have already told you about the short-term arrangements for the future, so two of them will follow me in five days, I don't know if any of you are willing to go with me? ”

"Big brother, I do!"

"I do, too!"

All of a sudden, they were all excited, and they wanted to go to Yanzhou with Zhao Xi.

"Didn't you say take them all with you? How to bring only six? Li Chenfeng asked puzzled.

Zhao Yi explained: "I have a dark eye on the situation in Yanzhou, I don't know at all, this is my follow, my mother also stays here, there must be no loss here, then Sima Yun, the governor of Yanzhou, may not know what I am, but secretly I will definitely do something here, so this is the most important thing." In addition, secret sentinels should be arranged for the villages and towns around Wohu Mountain for 20 miles, and we must all know about any situation. ”

Li Lingfeng nodded after hearing this: "I also think what the adults said is reasonable, but this time I must go to Yanzhou." He understands very well that this Crouching Tiger Mountain is Zhao Xi's base camp, and the people who stay behind must be his cronies, and the Zhao brothers here are all more suitable than himself, in addition, he is also in his thirties, and he doesn't want to stay still.

Zhao Yi nodded secretly, he was very satisfied with Li Lingfeng's consciousness, and his hometown was naturally left to his own people to guard.

"How? Have you discussed it? Zhao Yi looked at the few people who were arguing and asked with a smile.

"It's still arranged by the eldest brother, no one wants to stay, then I'll stay, anyway, I have to leave more than half of it, and when the eldest brother is settled over there, I'll be in the past." Zhao Xiong, who has always been steady and dignified, said.

For Zhao Xiong, Zhao Xi has always been very satisfied, he is completely a loyal but not stupid person, he is steady, and he is very supportive of Zhao Xiong.

"Five posts are one post at a time, two posts and five whistles, each post has a post commander and two deputy post chiefs, and the post commander and deputy post chief each lead a team, responsible for training, and the war is subject to the post commander's order. a sentry chief, Li Chenfeng, Li Shu, Xiao Changshan, Zhao Mang; Zhao Xiong, Xu He, Zhao Ning, the chief of the second sentinel; Zhao Lin, Luo Li, Zhao Fei, the three sentinel chiefs; the four young sentinels Li Lingfeng, He Fang, and Zhao Hai; The five sentinels Lin Luo, Zhao Kang, and Zhao Jie. You are only appointed temporarily, and in the future, according to merit and number, the deputy rate of each team will be served by veterans of this meritorious service. The fourth young man and the fifth sentinel went to Yanzhou with me five days later, and they had to train strictly in the past few days. Especially the immediate rush kill, spearmanship, and knife skills. Is there still more than 200 fine iron round shields this time? That's good stuff. ”

Li Chenfeng also smiled: "It is indeed a good thing, according to that Master Su, this is not easy to see in Yanzhou City, the government soldiers use all the big shields covered with iron and hardwood, and they are not as good as this, in addition, there are more than two hundred and seventy good long knives, all of which are high-quality." ”

"That Sima Yun is going to hurt!" Lin Luo said with a smile.