Chapter Seventy-Nine: Cao Wen's Edict Returns to His Heart
Cao Wenzhao's spirit during this period of time was not particularly good, and anyone who knew that his clan's relatives were all gone in one day, he was afraid that he would not feel good.
Zhang Hongbin didn't bother their two uncles and nephews, but silently arranged their official positions and residences for them, and even arranged the maids for them properly, not to mention the daily necessities, which were completely provided in accordance with their own standards.
"You two have a good rest during this time, give you a month, and after a month, I believe you should have the spirit to go to the barracks?" When Zhang Hongbin left, he turned around and said to Cao's uncle and nephew.
"If the Lord is willing, he can go to the barracks tomorrow!" Compared with Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao is more active.
Also, the young man is more enthusiastic and impulsive, and at the same time, the sense of loyalty has not yet been formed or consolidated, at this moment he can't calm down at all, and he only thinks about killing all the civil officials in the Ming court. If he could, it would not be impossible to even kill the emperor, otherwise he would not be able to let go of the blood feud of the Cao clan being punished by the clan.
"Don't worry, let you enter the barracks now, it will do you more harm than good. Believe me, in a month's time, you will come to the barracks willingly. During this time, you can rest well, since you are all your own people, unless the top secret place is open! Haha......" Zhang Hongbin laughed, then turned around and left.
Cao's uncles and nephews congratulated one after another, and then closed the door.
Back in his courtyard, Cao Wenzhao was still in a state of ignorance, and at this moment he seemed to be in a state of semi-isolation from the world.
Cao Bianjiao is also very sad at the moment, but the young man's feelings for grief still disappear quickly. In other words, in Cao Bianjiao's heart at the moment, his hatred is stronger than sadness, and this hatred is so strong that even if there is sadness in his heart, it will automatically cancel it out.
Seeing that there is still a month to rest, although Cao Bianjiao still can't understand some of the implied meanings in Zhang Hongbin's words, he knows what he should do this month. People can't always do nothing, especially martial artists, and the result of long-term inaction is the regression of martial arts.
I practiced the spear more than ten times in the courtyard, and in the blink of an eye it was noon, and the maid came to report that lunch had been prepared.
The maids here are also carefully selected, maybe they are well raised, they are fair-skinned and delicate, and they are not very old, and they feel like they are unconsciously seducing themselves when they walk with their buttocks twisted. Cao Bianjiao was also a young man, and he looked at the figure of the maid leaving, and suddenly couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
immediately slapped himself in the face, and said secretly: The family revenge has not been avenged, what kind of mess do you think?
Lunch is very rich, or each general has a special product from the system supermarket. These products are expensive outside, but each general has a certain share of the supply every month. This is a treatment that only civilian and military generals of a certain grade or above are eligible to enjoy, and it is incomparable to all the current forces.
"How much do these things cost?" Looking at this sumptuous lunch, Cao Wenzhao asked a rare question.
used to be his mother-in-law in charge, but now he has reacted, this family is going to be his own, this firewood, rice, oil and salt can't just ask.
"Back to the master, if it is something else, it may be more expensive, but these are all specially supplied according to the local area, every Wenchen military general who is on the grade, according to his grade, has a certain amount of special supplies every month, these are the materials of this month, and they do not cost money." The maid replied cautiously.
"Oh, then let's eat......" Cao Wenzhao nodded, is the Salvation Army so rich, these things can be supplied openly, and they are free.
It's not surprising that there is beef, venison, and one dish that has never been seen before, which is actually a potato.
Cao Wenzhao picked up the chopsticks and tried it, the beef was juicy and tender, and the venison was even more delicious, he had also eaten beef and venison before, but compared with these two, the taste was worse than I don't know how much. The kind of vegetable called potato is also fragrant and refreshing, and it seems to be quite satisfying. Later, he learned from the maid that this potato can be used as a vegetable or as a staple food, and the yield is amazing.
In the past two years, there has been a drought in Shaanxi, and Cao Wenzhao also knows that most of the rogues here are evolved from the victims who can't survive.
In Shaanxi, it can be said that even if you occupy a certain place, you can't continue to operate, after all, there is drought everywhere, and if others are so easy to survive, they will not be a thief a long time ago. However, in the base area of the Salvation Army, there is actually this kind of crop that does not pick the land and has a huge yield, so it is conceivable that the control of the base area of salvation is incomparable to that of all the thieves, at least here, there will be no famine.
What makes Cao Wenzhao even more speechless is that in addition to this crop called potato, there are also two high-yield crops, sweet potatoes and corn.
Knowing this, he also specially asked Yahuan to cook some for him to taste. The maid was naturally ordered to go down to cook, but it was only served after Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew finished eating. But it doesn't matter, these two things are not unavoidable as snacks anyway.
The two uncles and nephews also tried these two high-yield crops on this tea, and immediately felt that these two crops were sweet and delicious, and the taste was still very good.
Cao Wenzhao couldn't help but sigh with emotion: The Salvation Army, don't you build the base area like an iron bucket now? With these three crops, who else will run away without the sight to flee somewhere else? How unfair God is, he actually gave these three magical crops to a thief!
Well, he came back to his senses in the end, and he seemed to be a general under the command of the Salvation Army...... The world is impermanent, and he betrays Da Ming!
Cao Wenzhao is not a sentimental person, and when he realized that he was going to be in charge, he simply took his heart and concentrated on dealing with the affairs of his new family. As for Cao Bianjiao, if he likes to play, he will play casually in the base area, if he wants to practice martial arts, he can teach or even sparring him, he will be a relative, and he must take good care of it.
Next, he carefully counted the materials at home, but the result was speechless, Zhang Hongbin was too good to him, and he couldn't give value to many materials at all, but it was certain that the price must not be low. Not to mention anything else, all the windows are installed with a whole piece of glass, which costs a lot of money in Daming, not to mention the large mirror of the dresser in the bedroom, which is sold to the capital for at least a thousand taels of silver.
Hey, if only this dresser could be enjoyed by my mother-in-law...... It's just that his previous money, as well as his own nature, can't support the silver to buy this kind of mirror. In the end, the mother-in-law didn't enjoy much happiness, so she just went.
Thinking of this, it is inevitable that I will feel nostalgic for a while.
At night, Cao Bianjiao changed from a boy to a man, after taking a bath in the bathroom, after looking at the figure that was highlighted because of the wetness, if Cao Bianjiao could bear it at this age, even Zhang Hongbin would have to doubt his sexual orientation.
Cao Wenzhao is more able to endure it, or he has seen a lot of things. silently enjoyed the maid's service, but he did not express any intention of asking the maid to sleep, so he could only watch the back of Cao Wenzhao's departure with grievances from the two maids.
slept on a spring bed, and the all-round fit made Cao Bianjiao so comfortable that he was about to moan, but then he did something that was not ashamed or impatient. Cao Wenzhao was tired, both physically and mentally tired, and fell asleep soon after going to bed.
In the following days, Cao Wenzhao visited various generals and civil officials of the Salvation Army, and at the same time took Cao Wenzhao around a little.
Feeling the strict discipline of the Salvation Army, and the political system of the Salvation Army in the base area, Cao Bianjiao even said disrespectfully: If the one in the capital can do this, the Ming Dynasty will really be prosperous! can take a look at the descendants of the old Zhu family, in the end, they are all wonderful, and it is not normal for this country to be lost.
It's rare that Cao Wenzhao didn't slap his nephew, but he just secretly said that this kid has only been working hard for a few days, why is there so many strange remarks and words?
On the twentieth day, when Cao Wenzhao began to slowly adapt to his new identity and was about to start a new life again, a group of familiar and strange people came to him.
At that moment, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao stumbled over directly, regardless of the dust on their bodies, and knelt directly in front of the person in front.
"Daddy (grandpa), are you okay?" Cao Wenzhao was really excited.
The clansmen of the Cao clan, including their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and Cao Bianjiao's parents, are all here, and the feeling of touch is real, definitely not illusory or ghostly. No, it doesn't matter if it's a ghost, it's okay to talk.
"Wen Zhaowu'er, I heard that you sent the Salvation Army?" Mrs. Cao is a typical loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty.
"The child heard that Chongzhen ordered the killing of the nine clans of the Cao family...... Cao Wenzhao said ashamedly.
He ordered...... We were rescued by the Salvation Army earlier, and they replaced us with other substitutes...... That's it, that's it, I wanted to reprimand you twice, but at this moment, I realized that I was not qualified to say anything at all. Old lady Cao also burst into tears, on the one hand, she felt desperate for her loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, and on the other hand, she was infinitely emotionally moved by the changes during this time.
"Grandpa, don't worry about the past, at least our family is alive and well, I think that's enough!" Cao Bianjiao stepped forward to comfort him.
"Yes, at least everyone is still alive......" Old Lady Cao couldn't cry.
Cao Wenzhao was also excited, and even other clansmen were also excited, and everyone gathered around, crying and crying.
"I knew I wouldn't have come, it's so sensational, I can't help it......" Zhang Hongbin wiped his tears and disappeared in a hidden corner.
The Cao clan soon settled in Xi'an, and Zhang Hongbin had the ability to arrange to be a small official, which was an exceptional hiring. If you don't have the ability, when you are a Liba or a small business, the Cao family still has a family heirloom knife cut noodles, and the business seems to be doing okay.
As for Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, they are completely at home, and their minds are all placed here on the Salvation Army.
Without him, the Salvation Army's kindness to their Cao family is too strong, and I am afraid that it may not be finished in this life......