Chapter 586: Talking

"With all due respect, the lives and deaths of those villagers are of no importance to us, and the general is just a waste of time to save them," Wang Yiyao said very directly, although he is a newly promoted general, he is one level inferior to Lin Xuanzhong in terms of official qualities, but due to the difference in realm and age, Wang Yiyao does not care too much about Lin Xuanzhong's leadership status.

"Maybe General Wang is right, but it was Ben's own decision to save those villagers, and I ask General Wang not to say much, Ben General is free to assert," Wang Yi's directness made Lin Xuanzhong unable to think more, so according to the results of the previous discussion with Zhang Jiutian, Lin Xuanzhong chose to end the topic directly.

"That being the case, the subordinates should not say more," Wang Yiyi nodded, it was already seen from Lin Xuanzhong's reply that Lin Xuanzhong had fully considered this matter, and it was useless to say more at this time, so it was better to simply stay out of the matter.

"General Lin sit down for a while, I'll go outside to see if General Xing and they can come back," the next time, Wang Yiyi took the initiative to change the topic.

"There is General Lao Wang," as soon as General Wang left, those who were busy with the layout of the hall followed and left, and in a blink of an eye, only Lin Xuanzhong and Zhang Jiutian were left. Walking to the main seat and sitting down, looking at Zhang Jiutian below, Lin Xuanzhong suddenly felt that it was not right to let him stand and let him sit, so he didn't say anything in the end. Calculate the time, wait for dinner, and then take a look at Li Shuangxi's side, I'm afraid I won't have time to cultivate when I come back.

After thinking about it, Lin Xuanzhong felt that he needed to take some time to think about tomorrow, so it was better not to practice.

Not long after, several soldiers brought the food over, along with Xing Hu and Wang Yiyao. Xing Hu was smiling, holding a large pot of meat, obviously satisfied with his dinner.

"General Xing, you're back!" Looking at the large pot of meat sent by the people below, and thinking about how he hadn't done anything, Lin Xuanzhong suddenly felt that he owed Xing Hu something, so he took the initiative to greet him.

"Let General Lin wait for a long time," Xing Hu smiled and found a place to sit down, and then continued: "General, sit down and taste the meat of the fierce beast that just came!"

"Okay," he said simply, thinking that he couldn't finish a large plate of meat by himself, and then seeing that Zhang Jiutian also had his own food there, Lin Xuanzhong naturally thought of leaving the extra food for those villagers to eat. So, before eating, a knife divides the meat on the plate into two parts.

Next, the three generals and six lieutenants in the hall enjoyed fresh food together. The beast meat is still relatively tasty, and more importantly, it is very chewy, which is suitable for martial arts. While eating, he talked to the other two generals, and the feeling of being a commander made Lin Xuanzhong feel comfortable.

"General Lin, aren't those guys cooking delicious, why do you have no appetite?" Not long after, Xing Hu below noticed that Lin Xuanzhong's movements were getting slower and slower, and he couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

"The taste is okay," Lin Xuanzhong above was stunned for a moment when Xing Hu asked, and then replied embarrassedly.

"Then general, you eat a little more, there are still a lot outside, and if it's not enough, I'll ask someone to get it for you." ”

"No need, the amount now is enough for me to eat alone," Shaking his head, Lin Xuanzhong felt even more embarrassed, only feeling that Xing Hu cared too much about himself.

On the other side, after getting Lin Xuanzhong's response, Xing Hu didn't think much about it, lowered his head and continued to eat cooked meat. There is also a big bowl of tea next to him, eating and drinking at the same time, and the eating behavior looks like Xing Hu is eating very happily.

Compared with Xing Hu, Wang Yiyao's eating appearance is more normal, he has been eating unhurriedly, and from time to time he will ask Xing Hu about some situations when he is hunting. Of course, when Xing Hu asked Lin Xuanzhong why he didn't eat much meat, according to Lin Xuanzhong's demeanor, Wang Yiyao guessed a lot of things.

Similar to some of Wang Yiyao's thoughts, Zhang Jiutian also guessed that Lin Xuanzhong might want to leave some food for the villagers to eat. Since Lin Xuanzhong was like this, Zhang Jiutian couldn't turn a blind eye and simply divided half of the food to keep.

Wu Xiu's meal volume was indeed larger than that of ordinary people, but the amount of food sent below was indeed a lot, so Lin Xuanzhong and Zhang Jiutian didn't need to be hungry themselves. Because there was no wine, the meal didn't last long, and without planning to discuss with the two generals, after eating, Lin Xuanzhong simply ordered Xing Hu and Wang Yiyao to inspect the military situation. Problems with making sure that the soldiers below don't go hungry and that the guards don't slack off.

After the two of them left the main hall, Lin Xuanzhong and Zhang Jiutian took the rest of the food to visit the villagers. Thinking about those villagers in a desolate situation, Lin Xuanzhong was really relieved.

Accompanied by six guards, the two quickly walked to the two houses that Wang Yiyao had arranged for those village names. At the moment, there was an oil lamp lit in both houses, and the light was insufficient, and the room was still a little dim.

"My lord, you're here," Li Shuangxi and Na Hong Lao had been waiting at the door, and when they saw Lin Xuanzhong coming, the two of them got up to greet them as soon as possible.

"Brother Li, have you all had dinner?"

"Don't bother with adults, everyone still has some food, and they have already eaten it," Li Shuangxi nodded, and made it clear to Lin Xuanzhong that everyone had something to eat, but the two children who ran out of the house were staring straight at the meat in Lin Xuanzhong's hand at the moment, as if they were still hungry.

"Brother Li, you can take all this food and distribute it to everyone," handed the cooked meat in his hand to Li Shuangxi, and then Lin Xuanzhong turned to look at Zhang Jiutian again: "Brother Zhang, you go and see if there are ready-made rations in the back kitchen, and take some and distribute them to everyone." ”

"My lord, you have provided us with a place to live, everyone is already grateful, how dare we ask for your reward again," Li Shuangxi shook his head at Lin Xuanzhong, wanting to refuse Lin Xuanzhong's kindness.

"My lord, Lao Yu and the other villagers have indeed eaten some rations, so you don't have to worry about it anymore," Hong Lao on the side also felt that he was not going to go, and he was unwilling to accept Lin Xuanzhong's kindness.

The excuse of the two made Lin Xuanzhong hesitate, but when Lin Xuanzhong saw the two children's eyes again, he still insisted on the original decision.

"Elder Hong, Brother Li, you don't have to be polite to me," said Lin Xuanzhong, who slowly turned to look at Zhang Jiutian, who had not yet left, and said, "You go." ”

"Thank you, sir," Li Shuangxi is a simple person in the end, and he can only accept Lin Xuanzhong's kindness when he doesn't know how to refuse Lin Xuanzhong.

"Xiaoxue, Xiaoqing, don't you hurry up and thank you," After thanking Lin Xuanzhong, Li Shuangxi didn't forget to remind the two children.

Immediately afterwards, under Li Shuangxi's reminder, the two children hurriedly lay on the ground and kowtowed to Lin Xuanzhong.

"My lord, let's talk about it elsewhere if we have something to say, the smell at the door is too strong," Li Shuangxi wanted to take Lin Xuanzhong to an open place after handing over the cooked meat to Hong Lao.

"En," nodded, and Lin Xuanzhong took the lead.

"Thank you, sir," Before he had gone far, Lin Xuanzhong heard many thank-you voices coming from behind him one after another.

"My lord, there is still some food hidden in the village, tomorrow Hong Lao wants to take the adult to dig out all the hidden food and give it to the adult to replenish military resources," After walking a little farther, Li Shuangxi told Lin Xuanzhong the results of the previous exchange with Hong Lao.

Li Shuangxi's words surprised Lin Xuanzhong, who didn't know how much food those villagers had hidden, but if he could help the army, it might be able to help more villagers more smoothly.

"My lord, will you cause you trouble if you help us like this?" Li Shuangxi looked at Lin Xuanzhong very worriedly and said, "If there is difficulty, my lord, let's let us fend for ourselves." The adults have done enough for us, and the folks don't want to drag the adults down. ”

Li Shuangxi not only has a simple personality, but also a person who can't hide his words. What I originally said to Hong Lao, I took the opportunity to talk about it directly.

"There are some troubles, but don't worry, since I rescued the villagers, I naturally won't let them go," Facing Li Shuangxi's uprightness, Lin Xuanzhong also couldn't be subtle, and directly stated his plans.

"My lord, why are you so kind to the villagers?" Lin Xuanzhong's answer so directly surprised Li Shuangxi, and under the emotion, Li Shuangxi immediately asked.

Li Shuangxi's question made Lin Xuanzhong feel embarrassed, not because there was no answer, but because Lin Xuanzhong didn't know how to answer. While thinking about what to say, it happened that Hong Lao came over.

"The adults rescued the villagers of my Orchid Village without asking for anything in return, and the old man expressed his gratitude to the adults on behalf of all the people in the Orchid Village," before he got close, Hong Lao had already thanked Lin Xuanzhong.

Lin Xuanzhong was very grateful for the arrival of Elder Hong, thinking that he could avoid Li Shuangxi's question, and on the other hand, Lin Xuanzhong hurriedly looked at Elder Hong and said, "Elder Hong doesn't have to be polite. ”

At the same time, Li Shuangxi, who was unintentionally reminded by Hong Lao, suddenly understood that Lin Xuanzhong had no other purpose in saving the villagers, it was completely out of his own kindness, and Lin Xuanzhong's kindness was the most fundamental reason.

"My lord, you have worked so hard for our affairs until now, and you are really grateful. If you don't mind, you might as well listen to the old man's chatter. ”

"Elder Hong, please have something to say. ”

"My lord, the villagers of Orchid Village thought about coming back when they fled, so there are some food hidden in many places, and the old man plans to take out all the food and give it to the adults. ”

"Brother Li has already mentioned this matter to me just now, you should keep the food you have hidden and eat for yourself. ”

"My lord, there are not many people left in the village now, and there is not much food, I heard that Shuangxi said that you are going to the city to collect food, I'm afraid things will not go well, so please accept our kindness, otherwise the villagers are really unhappy." ”

"Does Elder Hong know the situation in the city?" Compared with how much food the villagers of Orchid Village hid, Lin Xuanzhong wanted to know more about the news in Qucheng. Seeing that Hong Lao seemed to know something, Lin Xuanzhong wanted to inquire.