Chapter 42: The Barracks Diary
A few people who had drunk the spring water returned to the flat ground, and the soldiers who looked at the almost trimmed soldiers immediately said: "Soldiers, there are enough tools for everyone here, everyone is divided into groups of ten people, go and cut down the trees and come back, try to set up a tent for yourself before the sun sets, and we will stay here tonight!" ”
Yu Chi Baolin and Cheng Chumo also immediately arranged the manpower when they heard the words of satisfaction, everyone quickly divided the team, and walked to the woods with the tools in hand, Li Chengqian couldn't help but work so hard, and said symmetrically: "What else will I do in a while!" ”
Xiangxin tilted his head and thought for a while, and then said: "It's nothing, set up a tent for them to rest for the next few days, and then these days are all about building their own station, and they can only practice after they are built, the weather has cooled down, and the soldiers can't even have a place to sleep at night!" ”
Li Chengqian nodded and then looked embarrassed, and he didn't know whether to talk to Xiangxin, and Xiangxin also saw that Li Chengqian was unwilling to stay any longer, and then said: "Your Highness will go back if you have nothing to do, let General Cheng go back with His Highness, and when he comes back, let him bring a few more whole pigs over and open meat for the soldiers!" ”
Li Chengqian's face was happy, but it was not easy to show it, "Okay, I'll go back and arrange everything, I can't let the soldiers work in vain!" ”
After speaking, he walked down the mountain without looking back, and hurriedly called Cheng Chumo on the side, "General Cheng, please go back with His Royal Highness the Prince, His Highness has other arrangements on the way, and these empty carriages must be full when they come back!" ”
Although Cheng Chumo didn't know what their arrangements were, when he saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leaving, he naturally wanted to escort him back, otherwise what if something happened in the deep mountains and old forests, he and Yu Chi Baolin immediately chased after him after a few words.
Yu Chi Baolin also sat beside Xiangxin regardless of it, and Xie Ziwen didn't know when he caught two big fat fish and inserted them aside, and was lighting a fire waiting to eat at this time.
Chengxin and Xie Ziwen were grilling fish beautifully, but those soldiers were not like this, they were tired and out of breath, but fortunately, there were many people with great strength, and small tents were raised on the flat ground, and the team that completed the task sat silently around the tent to rest, and the team that had not yet finished had to silently continue to set up the tent.
The sun gradually disappeared, and the crowd gradually quieted, they didn't know why they were here at this moment, maybe it was for the hanging copper coins every month, although they were tired and not human, but there were not many voices complaining, because at the moment they had no strength to complain, they were more thinking about the joy of their families when they brought back the string of copper coins yesterday.
The soldiers who looked at the weak strength couldn't help but stand up and clapped their hands, "Everyone, clean up and put away the tired feeling, and a few more people from each team will go out to cut a few thick branches and come back to make such a big grill!" ”
Saying that, the heart pointed to the grilled fish rack at his feet, and the bonfire reflected the handsome face, but the soldiers were moaning weakly, and none of them got up, Yu Chi Baolin couldn't help but roar: "Didn't you hear what the satisfied little brother said?" Let you do whatever you want to go, and be careful with military law in the ink! ”
The soldiers reluctantly walked to the woods on the side and cut a few thick branches, and when they returned, they found that many people had been stationed, and now there were only empty tents and unburned bonfires, which seemed to tell them that there was really no one here.
The sound of whispered discussion in the crowd was heard, but fortunately there were more people, and they did not panic, and each returned to the door of their tent, and then added some wood to the campfire in front of their tent.
Fortunately, the disappeared crowd came back soon, but the interest of this group of people was very high, and they saw that they were in the lead, and behind them, Chi Baolin and Cheng Chu walked behind with a silent smile, and some of the soldiers behind them were carrying whole pigs, and some were holding quilts, which were all prepared before Xiangxin!
The soldiers who were guarding the place were also overjoyed when they saw these things, and they said bluntly: "You have divided these foods and quilts, these are all prepared by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to reward the soldiers, but you must not think about living a stable life every day, the days in the future are still long, if you just want to live a messy life, then you are wrong!" ”
Cheng Chu silently listened to the murderous threat of Xiangxin, and couldn't help laughing: "Soldiers, Brother Chengxin didn't lie to you, and I won't treat you badly when you should enjoy it, but whoever doesn't train hard, don't blame me for the military law!" ”
The soldiers looked at the fat and oily pigs that were drooling, and they called a team to send a person to learn how to roast whole pigs, and after teaching them, they took Yu Chi Baolin, Cheng Chumo and Xie Ziwen to roast a head.
Satisfied with his hands behind his back dangling in the barracks, while pointing out your barbecue skills, while looking at the physical condition of the soldiers, fortunately, at the beginning of the selection of very strong men, even after a day's fatigue, at the moment they are looking at the roast pig with saliva, and there are few people who are too tired to move.
The aroma of barbecue gradually floated throughout the barracks, and Cheng Chumo sat around the bonfire and said, "It's a pity that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't stay in the barracks overnight, otherwise if you can enjoy it with His Royal Highness the Prince, I'm afraid it will be even more enjoyable!" ”
Yu Chi Baolin also nodded and said: "Yes, I think in the past, when we galloped to Chang'an with His Royal Highness the Prince, who dared to look at us!" It's a pity that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't be together! ”
Satisfaction couldn't help but say: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will only spoil the fun here, the pigs you roast now, the place where you sleep for a while are all arranged by me, how can I only know that I am worried about the prince's goodness, and no one says about me!" ”
Cheng Chumo knew that the relationship between Chengxin and Li Chengqian was not simple, and he didn't care about saying bad things about Li Chengqian here, so he couldn't help but say haha: "We naturally keep in mind the goodness of the satisfied little brother, but our official position in the prince's mansion naturally must always remember the goodness of His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”
Yu Chi Baolin also interrupted on the side and said, "Little brother, let's see if this pork is good!" ”
Satisfaction didn't care what they said, and said while cutting the cut with a knife: "It's almost meaningful, but if you want to eat it, you can scrape off a layer of meat to eat it first, look at those boys, they're almost half gone!" ”
Cheng Chumo glanced at the roast pigs in front of each tent, there were indeed many roast pigs that had disappeared for the most part, and he couldn't help but take out a knife and scrape the meat and eat it, Xie Ziwen still took care of it symmetrically, knowing that he liked to eat pork ribs, and after tearing off a few roasted ribs with his iron sand palm and handing them to Xiangxin, he went over to grab meat and eat it with Cheng Chumo Chi Baolin.
While eating the grilled pork ribs in small bites, admiring the beautiful moonlight, listening to the cheerful laughter of the soldiers, Xiangxin returned to his own small tent, entered the warm quilt, and slowly fell asleep.
Before dawn the next day, Chengxin heard the sound of Cheng Chumo organizing people to work outside, carefully opened the tent and showed a small head to look at the people around him, only to see that the soldiers got up quickly, and there was no habit of washing, so they took a few bites of hot soup with a dry and cold steamed bun and walked to the mountain with tools.
It is said that the hot soup is just a little spring water that boiled the leftover meat from yesterday and added some salt, but even then it is better than what many people eat at home, and it is full of strength to do the work one by one.
Xiangxin went back to sleep again, and left the tent until almost noon, and Xie Ziwen on the side also came over, "What are you going to eat at noon today?" ”
Cheng Xin looked at Xie Ziwen a little strangely, "Ask me?" What to eat today? What to eat, what to eat! ”
Cheng Chumo on the side also leaned over and whispered: "We only have steamed buns, we can't let go of anything else, the meat was all eaten last night, I feel that the soldiers are waiting to eat it, if there are only steamed buns, will the soldiers be disappointed!" ”
Chengxin tilted his head and thought for a while, and then said: "That's it, Xie Ziwen, you can bring a team of people to catch some fish and come back, and stew a few pots of fish soup for everyone at noon!" ”
Cheng Chumo silently stretched out his thumb on the side, Xie Ziwen also nodded, and then called a team of people to walk to the lake not far away.
During the period, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came once, he did not stay long before leaving, and the station was not only a few tents standing alone at this time, a long bungalow has been built, and there is a kang specially designed in the house.
At this time, although no one can live on the kang, the soldiers can also feel that if they live in such a house in winter, they will not feel cold!
After all, Xiangxin still went down the mountain, the station has been in order under the arrangement of the past few days, and the house can be used to prepare for training, and the heart of the mountain this time is also to discuss with the prince about weapons and other matters, and to go home for a few days, Li Yulong sent someone to pass the word, if she doesn't go back, she will find the door by herself.
When he returned to the city, he went to the mansion where the princess was recuperating for the first time, and found Li Chengqian, who was drinking tea, "His Royal Highness the prince is so interested, do you know that my little soldier is working for you on the mountain, but you are drinking tea here!" ”
The crown princess looked at the unhappy Chengxin and didn't speak silently, Li Chengqian also looked at Chengxin embarrassedly and said: "Aren't I relieved to you, if it wasn't for you, can I make you fully responsible!" ”
Xiangxin snorted coldly and said: "I won't say anything else, now the barracks need weapons, and there is not enough meat to eat, but this is nothing, the main thing is the problem of weapons, bows and arrows, spears, long knives, prepare some!" ”