Chapter Ninety-One: Small County

The thorn history of Caili County is surnamed Guo without belching. used to be the protégé of the great general Jiang Qing, but he was only in his early thirties, but he was re-elected as the assassin of Caili County for more than ten years, even when the situation was the most chaotic, he was able to keep the safety of Caili County, and he was a quite magical character.

And this time, He Jinbao is going to serve under this Guo Tingshi.

first sent Chen Shuangchuan and others to the post station to rest, He Jinbao found the paperwork and went to the county government to report.

He Jinbao is now a record of the military, and it stands to reason that there should be a residence allocated by the government, so when he arrived at the post station, Chen Shuangchuan did not ask anyone to open the salute, but simply freshened up, and rested in the room waiting for He Jinbao to come back.

It's just that this wait is to wait until night, He Jinbao "came back angrily, slapped the appointment document on the table fiercely, and said repeatedly: "I'm angry, I'm angry!"

After drinking a cup of tea in one go, He Jinbao slowly calmed down and told the matter again.

He Jinbao took the appointment documents to the county government, where did he think that people only told him a sentence of assassination, and Lord Shi was busy and had no time. He Jinbao was left aside, and he didn't even let him in at the door, so he waited at the door for a minute or two, and he didn't know how many times he asked, and finally someone accepted his paperwork and threw it in.

I waited stupidly for four or five o'clock in the cold wind with a hungry stomach, but in the end, I didn't even see Guo Wuyi's face, so I only got a warrant from Assassin Shi, ordering He Jinbao to go to Duqiao County to train troops from now on.

Although he was wholeheartedly unconvinced, He Jinbao was not the little hairy man he was at the beginning, he already knew the severity, and he could endure it as much as he could, so he spat at the gate of the county government with hatred, and turned around stupidly.

This has just arrived, and he is about to set off again, Chen Shuangchuan is quite helpless, the trip of this year is not an easy thing, even the pipeline is very bumpy, the carriage of the post station is narrow, stay here all day, and the bones all over the body are like falling apart, not to mention Chen Shuangchuan, just two children can't stand it, He Jue is crying more and more day by day, it is difficult to coax, Chen Shuangchuan can only be hugged all the way to this side all day long.

He Jinbao also felt a little embarrassed, so he said, "Why don't you rent a house here first." Maybe I'll be transferred back in a few days. ”

Quickly calculated in his heart, Chen Shuangchuan was also embarrassed, He Jinbao's money is not much, it is barely enough, usually rely on the reward of the New Year and the festival to accumulate some surplus money, this time left the capital, presumably there are many places to use money, if you can save, Chen Shuangchuan thought that it is better to save as much as possible.

"It's all here, are you still afraid that there is a small way left, and this is Wenzhou after all, I have some ...... It's better not to separate. ”

"Not really." He Jinbao was a little unimpressed by Su Mu's warning, thinking that he had been relegated to a place, and it was useless for King Wen, so he shouldn't have to spend so much effort to deal with him, but what Chen Shuangchuan said also made sense, Guo Wuyi's attitude was not very friendly, let them stay here, He Jinbao was not very relieved, so he nodded and said, "It's going to be hard for you." ”

After it was agreed. I hastily stayed in the post house for one night, and went to Duqiao County early the next morning.

Duqiao County is the northernmost island in Caili County, because there is a craftsman surnamed Du who built a bridge to connect the island with the land, so this remote county is named Duqiao County.

However, the construction of this bridge is only a hundred years or so, before the back and forth are by boats, extremely inconvenient, here are mostly fierce fishermen, and the government is not easy to manage, but formed a lawless zone, after the construction of the bridge, although the situation has improved somewhat, but it is far more tricky than ordinary places.

It's only a day's drive from here to Duqiao County, and in the evening you will arrive at the famous bridge.

This bridge is longer and more majestic than any Chen Shuangchuan has seen before, all stone structure, five huge cyan piers, on both sides are the vast sea water, printed with a blood-red sunset, the sky is full of light, according to He Ruyu's words, it is beautiful like a painting.

Specially stopped the car and watched on the bridge for a while, Chen Shuangchuan was still telling He Ruyu that it is better to read thousands of books than to travel thousands of miles, these are beautiful scenery that you can't usually see.

He Ruyu nodded, looked at it carefully for a while, but it didn't last long, so he wrinkled his nose and said, "It's so cold." As if in response to her words, He Jue sneezed very embarrassedly, and the tears flowed down.

The wind here is very strong, and it is indeed a little cold, but she said that He Jue reacted like this. It's really a little faceless, Chen Shuangchuan smiled dryly, and just said go back, but He Jue, this kid, refused, a pair of small hands firmly on the railing, and refused to go, and finally promised him a candy to coax him back.

He Jinbao was still laughing and said: "It's still thousands of miles away, this kid has to be hugged by his mother in two steps." ”

He Jue gradually began to be sensible, although he didn't understand He Jinbao's words, he instinctively felt that it was not like a good word, and twisted his body unhappily, Chen Shuangchuan was afraid that he would fall and he didn't let go, He Jue couldn't reach it, just saw He Jinbao stretch out a finger and point at him and laugh, He Jue unceremoniously opened his mouth and bit it.

How strong can a child be, He Jinbao has thick skin and rough flesh, and he smiled hehe, flicked He Jue's small brain with his fingers, and said happily: "It's really worthy of being my son, and his spirit is good." ”

Seeing He Jinbao's complacent appearance, Chen Shuangchuan had nothing to say to him, so he directly stuffed He Jue to him, "Your son." You hold it yourself. ”

Duqiao County is not big, it didn't take long to walk across the bridge to the county office, there is only one county surnamed Ding in Duqiao County, it looks white and fat, very honest and honest, respectfully greeted He Jinbao, and looked very sincerely happy.

There is an official office behind the county office, and Ding Xiancheng seems to have known that He Jinbao was coming, and sent someone to clean it, but it was also clean.

It's just that the place is small after all, and there are few rooms. The He family only brought one maid and two nursing homes, but they couldn't live in it, so they could only let Chunhong get into a room with He Ruyu and He Jue first, and slowly find a way.

Ding Xiancheng was very careful, sent someone to bring food over, and brought a message, he didn't bother tonight, and his wife came to visit tomorrow.

This time it was not good to clean up, this person had traveled a long distance and felt tired, so he only took out the things he wanted to use, used the meal, washed in a hurry, and rested early.

He Jinbao still had to go to work, so he got up early in the morning, but he couldn't find the clothes he wanted to use because of the mess here, so he wanted to leave quietly, but he woke up Chen Shuangchuan by turning over and over. Sleepy-eyed asked He Jinbao, knowing that he was looking for an official uniform, Chen Shuangchuan staggered and yawned and climbed out of bed, took out the official uniform, and helped He Jinbao put it on.

It's rare to see Chen Shuangchuan so confused, but it's a little more cute and childish than usual, He Jinbao's heart moved, and he couldn't help but take a sip of incense on the snow-white back of Chen Shuang's neck, which made Chen Shuangchuan push it in annoyance, but He Jinbao stretched out his arms and refused to let go.

"Trouble, don't hurry up, you can't let the county lord wait." Chen Shuangchuan only felt that the back of his neck was tickled by He Jinbao's scorching breath, and he had been married for so long, so he naturally knew that He Jinbao was moving some thoughts, and his face couldn't help but be hot, and even the roots of his ears were red, so he quickly pushed He Jinbao out.

After being tired of it for a while, He Jinbao went out with a smile.

Touching his face with his hand, he didn't feel the heat go down for a long time, but he felt that this He Jinbao seemed to be very different from before. It's really a little close, Chen Shuangchuan thought about it and smiled slightly, there was a rare taste of bitterness.

Ben still wanted to sleep for a while, but Chen Shuangchuan was used to getting up early, so he couldn't sleep, so he simply got up and opened the salute to pack up while the two children hadn't woken up yet.

Lunch was also sent by the county Cheng, Chen Shuangchuan thought that there seemed to be no such rule, but her things had not been packed up yet, and it was not clear where to sell food nearby, so she accepted this love, picked a purse from the box, and packed a delicate silver bun rewarded by the palace, which was regarded as a gift.

Let Chunhong wake up the two children, eat, and dress neatly.

After a while, someone came and said that Mrs. County Cheng had come to visit.

Mrs. Zhu of the county is a little similar to Ding Xiancheng when she looks at it roughly, with the same white and round face, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised, as if she is always smiling, and she looks very happy. It's just like I've never seen the scene.,The attitude is very restrained.,Speak a little submissive.,Keep your head down.,Try not to speak.。

This kind of Zhu family can't help but remind Chen Shuangchuan of when he entered the palace, he was also so cautious, for fear of annoying Queen Tong and causing a catastrophe.

Seeing that Zhu was nervous, Chen Shuangchuan didn't break it, only called He Ruyu and He Jue out, and heard the two children chattering, and sure enough, Zhu slowly relaxed his brows, not just sitting in the corner of the chair with his body as at the beginning.

Seeing that Chen Shuangchuan was still cleaning up here, Zhu was also very interested in sitting for a while before leaving.

When Mrs. Ding walked away, Chunhong complained in a low voice, the food here is not used to eating, and there is no place to eat nearby, so it is better to build a stove by yourself and boil some hot water.

This is really a problem, it is much colder here than in the capital, especially in the morning and evening, the water is even more icy, even if Mrs. Ding sent someone to send hot water over, it is almost cold all the way here, and it is okay for a day or two, you can't always trouble others so much.

It's just that Chen Shuangchuan is also embarrassed: "You have also seen that there are not enough houses here to live, where can there be a kitchen." ”

Chunhong was confident, and pulled Chen Shuang to the side of the house, where a small corner was vacated against the wall, and the place was quite empty, enough to build a stove, and the wind couldn't blow.

"Come around here, build a shed, and it will be able to be used when it rains." Chunhong gestured, as if thinking of the future situation, and both eyes were shining.

After thinking about it, Chen Shuangchuan also felt good, so he smiled and said, "It's up to you, wait for Mrs. Ding to help find a few craftsmen, and hire someone to do the rough work, even the two of us can't be busy." ”

Chunhong was happy and immediately said, "Then I'll go to Mrs. Ding for help." ”

Chen Shuang went back to the house and gave her some money, saying, "Let's see if there is a vegetable market on the side to buy some vegetables and come back, borrow them the stove to use it first, you can't always trouble people to cook." ”

"Mrs. is really ......" Chunhong has been with Chen Shuang for a long time, knowing that she is sometimes very picky about what she eats, and other people's meals are probably not used to eating, so she couldn't help but secretly cover her mouth and smile.

There weren't too many things, so He Ruyu looked at He Jue, and Chen Shuangchuan quickly cleaned up the room, that's why... Around the clock, He Jinbao actually came back early, sighing and sitting aside in a daze.

This errand is really not easy to do, saying that it was to let He Jinbao come here to train, and only after reading it did I know that the military camp here had long been empty, and there was not a single soldier. It was originally a forcibly conscripted soldier, and the food and salary had been in arrears for a long time, and as soon as he heard that the old dynasty had fallen, he immediately ran away and threw an empty shell to He Jinbao.

There is no way to do this kind of thing, He Jinbao can only write a document and hand it to the post station, and then he has nothing to do, just walking around here, he is really bored and goes home.

"It's just empty, come buy something with us tomorrow." Chen Shuangchuan saw He Jinbao's depressed appearance, so he bent his fingers and knocked on the door of his head, He Jue also climbed on He Jinbao, and knocked on it in a similar way, and finally made He Jinbao laugh.

"Forget it, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge."

In the evening, Chunhong really went to buy vegetables, borrowed the stove of the Cheng family in Ding County, made it and brought it back, and bought a jar of side dishes.

"I taste very similar to the one made in Shunxinfang, I think my wife will like it."

Sure enough, it's quite similar, it has the taste of hometown side dishes, not only Chen Shuang, this family loves to eat, this ordinary meal, but it is eaten with relish.

He Jinbao remembered when he ate it and said, "I tasted this taste very similar to what Sister-in-law Zhou made before, and the craftsmanship is better than yours." ”

At the beginning, Chen Shuangchuan's craft of making side dishes was learned from Sister-in-law Zhou, but she did things and didn't have time to do more after learning, but Chunyan, who learned later, did more authentic than hers. When she opened Shunxinfang, Chen Shuangchuan thought of Sister-in-law Zhou somewhat, but she moved away with Master He and Mrs. He, and later heard that she was redeemed and did not do it in He's house, and she didn't know where she went.

Seeing that He Jinbao disliked his craft, Chen Shuangchuan was not annoyed, but said with a smile: "If the craftsmanship is good, you will invite others to go home and make it for you every day." However, this smell is really similar, it can't be the shop opened by Zhou's sister-in-law, right? No mistakes, not a lot of words"

I heard Chunhong say that the one who opened the store was a young daughter-in-law, and Zhou's sister-in-law's son died of illness at an early age, so it shouldn't be her.

This matter was put down like this, and when the stones bought were shipped, He Jinbao was idle, and he used to do it in the barracks, so he changed his clothes and came to do it, and there was still a two-eyed stove with a good appearance, and even the master who came to build the shed said that it was very good.

The folk customs here are much more open than those in the capital, and most of them are fishermen, who have been out to sea for many years, and the work in the fields at home is done by the women who have to stay behind, so naturally they will not wear the hat that obstructs them to cover up.

The so-called following the customs of the locals, in the capital, I was afraid of losing He Jinbao's face to endure, and when I arrived here, Chen Shuangchuan was not so particular, looking at this master who was very honest and old, and He Jinbao was there, seeing He Ruyu and He Jue were very curious, so I took them out to see together.

It's just a small shed, yellow mud mixed with stones, covered with straw curtains, and it was quickly covered.

It took several days to finally clean up the house, and Guo Tingshi's reply also arrived, and it was actually a team of prisoners who came with the letter, and the officer who led the team said with a blank face: "These are the recruits that adults want to train." ”

There are precedents for prisoners to be used in times of emergency, but I have never heard of a prisoner being specially trained as a recruit, mainly in case of rebellion.

He Jinbao expressed doubts about this and refused to accept it.

The officer who led the team just stretched out his hand and pushed his helmet, his face seemed to be frozen, without any expression, but his tone was quite complaining, and said: "Ah, ah, I said that this kind of errand is only accepted by fools, but the old man is disobedient, and he has to make such a trip, although he has to work with the court's salary, but it is always unpleasant to work in vain." ”

"Anyway, the person is delivered, whatever you do, anyway, even if it is sent back, that stingy old man will not pay for them for nothing, it is poor over there, very poor, not to mention that he will pay to recruit new soldiers. Ah, it's not a matter of money, recruiting new soldiers without the emperor's order is a big crime of rebellion, and it is very troublesome to be traced. ”

"So for the sake of not bothering everyone, you better take it, ah, take it, anyway, they are all death row prisoners, whatever you do in the future, you can cut it into slices and cook soup. As long as it doesn't bother me, that's it, just press a handprint here for paperwork. ”

I really have never seen such a person, He Jinbao couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and after listening to it for a long time, he finally understood the reason for the matter, Guo Wuyi actually took a group of death row prisoners to fill the vacancy of deserters. In fact, it is not up to He Jinbao to have the final say on whether to accept or not, because Guo Wubao's order is to train recruits, and he did send him a group of soldiers, if He Jinbao does not train, it will be a violation of the military order, but He Jinbao is still a little unhappy about Guo Wuyi's approach, and he always feels like he has been tricked hard.

The prisoner was delivered, but the officer did not leave, but stayed near He's house.

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