The next day, the morning of early autumn was already slightly cool, Chen Guangde woke up from the pink and red, washed up under the service of the maid, and then cleaned himself up neatly and meticulously. Breakfast is excellent tender finch meat and shallots porridge, the cook from the middle of the night to the present, with the best blue and white porcelain bowl served, as soon as the bowl lid is lifted, the rich aroma will come to the face.

Chen Guangde sat with a golden knife, used a silver spoon to open the green onions of the porridge noodles, scooped half a spoonful into his mouth, felt the taste on the tip of his tongue, and then he nodded slightly. The cook standing aside breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. Because Chen Guangde originally managed the restaurant, he was very proficient in eating and drinking, and his requirements were extremely high, if the taste did not suit his appetite, being scolded was just a trivial matter, and maybe he would be punished.

Although it is just a simple porridge, it is very particular about the selection of rice, water, and heat, and the value of a handful of good rice may be worth the rations of an ordinary family of five for several days. The nobles of the Kingdom of Aurora believed that in addition to the difference between the nobles and the commoners in terms of power, they should also widen the gap in food and clothing. If there are not a few good chefs in the house who are good at various cuisines, when entertaining guests, they will be embarrassed if they are not satisfied.

While he was eating breakfast, Zhang Wu came to report: "Your Excellency, the people of the association have sent the snow salt in advance today, and they also said that they may no longer ship or produce it in the near future, and it will not operate normally until the army of Tachibana Thorn withdraws from the army." ”

Chen Guangde also knew about the fact that the Tatehuathorn army was coming, but he didn't care, he just said lightly: "There is such a large order of snow salt business, and the soldiers of the association don't know how to recruit people to protect them, as soon as the enemy comes, they will be forced to close down, how much money will they lose on this day?" If it were me, huh. You have to run this place like an iron bucket, whether it's a lone wolf or Garfield, as long as you dare to come, you won't get them back. ”

"The master is mighty." Zhang Wu patted his ass.

"I'm going to go to the association to meet the scholar president here in a while, have you done it?" Chen Guangde took a sip of porridge after drinking the most soup, and said: "The gift must be chosen well, there can be nothing wrong, no matter what, we must occupy the snow salt business forever." If you can, you can pry more shares out of his mouth, it's best, the sixth uncle said that he is lustful, so the beauty must be superior. It's just a pity...... Alas. ”

Chen Guangde let out a long sigh. Zhang Wu didn't know what the master of the Dao was sighing, and he didn't dare to speculate. Immediately dotted up.

Half an hour later. Chen Guangde sat in the carriage, followed by two pallet trucks, the goods were piled high, but they were tightly covered with black tarpaulin, and they did not know the details. At the same time, the convoy was protected by more than 30 guards on horseback, and it marched all the way to the direction of Black Rock City.

Chan Hyun-song stood on the balcony. Look at the convoy under the foot of the mountain, and when they disappear from view, return to the house. Xiao Min dressed him in civilian clothes, and the two of them went down to the upper hall. Alice and Ruth served freshly baked honey bread and fresh honey milk tea, Chen Xiansong took a bite of bread, chewed a few bites, and said, "It tastes good, but some places are burnt." ”

Alice snorted coldly and said angrily, "This is my first time making honey bread, if you find it unpalatable, you can skip it." ”

Since Chen Xiansong and Catherine have shared a room, she has become what she is now, and she is not very happy about what Chen Xiansong does. However, her emotions are only aimed at Chen Xiansong alone, and she is still the same as for others, but she is a little more affectionate to Catherine.

Chen Xiansong immediately swallowed a few bites of honey bread into his stomach, and then said, "It's delicious, even if it's burnt." ”

Alice's face was much better, then she snorted again, turned around and went back to the kitchen, her golden ponytail slashing in a semicircle with the rotation of her body, almost slapping Chen Xiansong's face. The latter muttered twice: "Alice has been very angry lately, what's wrong with her?" ”

"The girl's heart is awkward, mainly because Xiao Song is a little favoritism. But it doesn't matter, as long as it takes a while, she will figure it out, if Xiao Song wants her to be happy, go and coax her. Bai Qianxin finished breakfast, walked up to Chen Xiansong, kissed him on the forehead, and then continued: "I will then supervise them to reconcile those things, so as not to accidentally kill someone, Xiao Song If there is nothing to do, I will go to the escort team to inspect it to boost their morale, and I will also go to the village to give a speech so that they can be mentally prepared for war." It's good for everyone. ”

Chen Xiansong nodded, indicating that he understood.

After Chen Xiansong had breakfast, he went to the dormitory of the escort team, where Balf, Fina and others were training these former mercenaries with good strength. Seeing the lord coming, Balf immediately asked them to assemble in a procession. These people looked at Chen Xiansong, their eyes were almost full of expressions of gratitude and dependence, and when they saw Bai Min, they were in awe.

Standing in front of these iron-blooded true men, Chen Xiansong knew that in this battle, someone might die, so his mood was a little heavy, and he said: "The battle may come soon, maybe my next words will hit everyone's morale, but I still have to make my thoughts clear." ”

"As long as there is war, there will be deaths. It's inevitable. If I use the word "defending the country" to encourage everyone's fighting spirit and morale, I don't want to, because human life is only once, death is death, there is nothing left, honor, pride, medals, these are only the victors, and those who survive can have things. I have confidence that I will win the next war, but I cannot guarantee that each and every one of you will survive. ”

Chen Xiansong looked at these familiar and somewhat unfamiliar faces, and then said: "But I hope that each and every one of you can survive, not for the territory, not for me, not for the country, but for your own relatives, friends, and confidants." Only by surviving can you enjoy the happiness and rewards after winning the battle, and not make your relatives and friends cry. ”

There was no cheering, no noise, and it wasn't until a few minutes after Chen Xiansong left that the escorts spontaneously dispersed, and they all began to organize their equipment, more carefully and seriously than before. After Chen Xiansong's words were finished, their morale may have dropped a little, but there seemed to be something else in their eyes.

Next, Chen Xiansong went to the village, where the little guy was teaching Jessica, Linda and Alex to read and write in the open space of the village, and two guards next to her guarded her. When she saw the teacher, she seemed very happy, but she restrained her actions, and instead of rushing at home as if she had swooped down at home, she slowly stepped forward, made a lady's salute, and then stood beside him, looking extremely well-behaved.

Jessica, Linda, and Alex came up and saluted Chen Xiansong. The three little guys were a little cramped, and Chen Xiansong said a few words of encouragement in order not to affect their learning mood, and then entered the second uncle's house.

It was a very unusual thing for a nobleman to come to a commoner's house as a guest, and soon a large crowd gathered outside.

Chen Xiansong sat in the hall, except for the second uncle, who seemed relatively calm because of his age and experience, his family was all at a loss. Especially the son of the second uncle, he was even more nervous, his wife came up with a plate of dried fruits, he saw that one of the dried fruits seemed to be moldy, and slapped it: "You idiot woman, this kind of rotten dried fruit, you dare to take it to the lord to eat, do you have a problem with your head?" Why don't you go get some fresh fruit? ”

His wife moved her mouth twice, and wanted to say, "How can we have fresh fruit in our house...... but when she saw her husband's fierce eyes, she stopped her mouth and could only go back to the room and think of a way.

Seeing this situation, Chen Xiansong felt that it seemed a little inappropriate for him to come in person, so he turned his head and said to the second uncle: "Old village chief, I know that you have a high reputation in the village, so I want to ask you to do something." ”

The second uncle had a small conflict with Chen Xiansong before, and now he is still regretting it, and when he heard the words, he said: "Lord, please just say, even if you don't sleep, the men in our village will help you get things done." ”

"It's not that exaggerated." Chen Xiansong waved his hand: "Soon the army of the Tatehuathorn will come over, I think everyone should know about this." ”

The second uncle nodded.

"In the last war, there were a lot of disasters in the village, some people's houses were burned down, and some people's food was burned down." Chen Xiansong has a deep memory of the image of the village after the war, and the reconstruction work after the war was almost entirely funded by him, although it cost a lot of money, but it also won the hearts of the people: "And this time there are more enemies, for the sake of everyone's safety and property, I hope that everyone can temporarily leave the village and retreat to the mountains." ”

The second master pondered for a while and said, "Lord, we won't go, the peasants have no land and no houses, and we have no way to live." ”

"I can help you make up for the losses after the war." Chen Xiansong said.

"Lord, your kindness has been received." The second uncle smiled bitterly: "You have done enough for us bitter mud legs, helped us build houses, reduced our agricultural taxes, exempted us from foreign taxes, and took the initiative to help us find work, and the waterwheel was also used for us, you are the best lord I have ever seen, and we have never done anything for you." ”

The second master said slowly: "Lord, we will also participate in this war, even if we hold a hoe, we will fight with the lord." The lord protects the people, and in return, the lord must work hard for the lord, it is your responsibility to build the territory, and it is the duty of our lords to die. ”

Looking at the stubborn eyes of the second uncle, and then looking at the eyes of the people around him, Chen Xiansong was speechless.

At noon, the scorching sun was shining, Chen Guangde stood under the city wall, looking at the closed city gate, and then at the soldiers on the city wall, his face was very dark, and he was shining on his head by the blazing sun, and his mood couldn't help but get angry. (To be continued......)