The time has entered December, and the war that has lasted for half a year seems to have calmed down like this, if it weren't for the fact that you can see soldiers all over the streets every day, Texas at this time seems to be no different from the past.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the soldiers of the southern army were finally able to change out of their mandarin duck jackets and put on cotton clothes, which is also interesting, probably because the imperial court is really unprepared for this battle, the replacement of military uniforms is still carried out in batches, and the first ration is naturally Li Jinglong's direct troops with relatively strong combat effectiveness, and then distributed to the generals under his command. Just by looking at the military uniforms on the other side, you can know the status of both sides.

When night fell, the restaurant that had been busy for a day was finally able to rest for a while, probably because Gu Huai was disgusted with selling spirits and burning money too quickly these days, so he changed the process of purification to make the wine less strong, and many Qiu Ba were still scolding when they walked out of the restaurant, nothing more than complaining that the shopkeeper of the restaurant was too black-hearted, taking good wine and good food to pit them to eat and then mixing water into the wine, really fucking buried.

There was a charcoal basin in the lobby, and the Qiu Ba scolded fiercely, but they didn't dare to really trouble the restaurant, after all, the liquor mixed with water still tasted more refreshing than the outside, Gu Huai stood at the counter with his hands and sleeves in his hands and still looked like a smile, and from time to time he made a plan, and he really looked like a mercenary.

Seeing that the guests were almost gone, and there was nothing to do at the counter, Gu Huai gave a look, Mang Chong nodded and handed over a spy report, Gu Huai opened it and looked at it, and the smile on his face became two points stronger.

Everything is developing in a good direction, no matter how large the army gathers here in Texas, there is no way to go north in a short time, which gives the Yan army a valuable time to develop, and Zhu Di can finally free up his hands to stabilize the rear.

In the first battle of Beiping, the places occupied all the way when he went south to fight Zhending were basically taken back by the imperial court, and those places in Kaiping Huailai in Yongping Mansion were also in chaos, and it took time to recover, and the most important thing was that Zhu Di wanted to find a way to digest the southern army and the captured materials of this prisoner of war.

Of course, when it comes to stabilizing the rear, Zhu Di and Gu Huai didn't think about looking elsewhere, such as Xuanfu Datong Liaodong and the like, but the two of them gave up this idea after discussing it with the generals and ministers of the palace, not for anything else, just because Liaodong is too poor, and Datong Xuanfu is too difficult to fight.

It's better not to provoke or not to provoke, just let them keep an eye on the Mongols.

In this way, what he thought was too late to finish was more than enough, Zhu Di led the troops to regain the lost territory, and the generals are now estimated to be training in the cold wind, and Daoyan Zhu Gaochi and some civil officials who surrendered are afraid that they are also busy in order to stabilize the place and consolidate the city defense, so compared to Gu Huai, he found that he was still the most idle, except for dealing with intelligence every day, there was really nothing to do.

Putting down the information, Gu Huai noticed that Su Yu was holding his chin and lying on the side of the counter absentmindedly, and he didn't know when he leaned over, he smiled: "Little girl, what do you want?" The soul is not guarded. ”

"It's the shopkeeper," Su Yu came back to her senses, flattened her mouth and was a little sullen: "My sister just gave birth to a child, and she is a girl." ”

"That's a happy event, why aren't you happy?"

Su Yu wrinkled her nose: "It's my brother-in-law, who said that there were three money-losing goods in the family, and he wouldn't serve my sister's confinement, and he would also talk with a gun and a stick... My sister just gave birth to a baby, and my brother-in-law was so angry that she cried. ”

Probably the more I thought about it, the more aggrieved I became, and then thinking of my sister's pitiful appearance, Su Yu's tears rolled in her eyes, and Gu Huai restrained her smile: "What's wrong with giving birth to a girl?" The girl is still the little padded jacket of her father's mother, she grows up closer than her son, besides, this birth of a boy and a girl is not a woman's own business, he Lao Jia can't give birth to a son, what is his wife doing. ”

Su Yu raised her head in surprise: "The shopkeeper, giving birth to a boy and a girl, isn't it a matter of the daughter's family?" ”

Gu Huai was speechless for a while, and then he remembered that the consensus of this era is that it is a woman's responsibility not to give birth to a son, not to mention that Su Yu is a little girl, is it not appropriate to tell her this?

But in the face of the little girl's hopeful eyes, he still explained stubbornly: "Of course it has something to do with men, you think, women are like the ground, men are like seeds, what does this get, it grows, then it proves that the ground is fine, as for what it grows, isn't it a seed problem... This is not what I said, it was said by the reader, can it be fake? ”

Su Yu was surprised and delighted, and said with a smile: "I knew it!" It's not that my sister can't give birth, it's that my brother-in-law has no ability! Hmph, when he goes back in a while, he will dare to shake his face with my sister again, see if I don't scold him! ”

Deaf, inadvertently offended the chef of the restaurant again, Gu Huai smiled bitterly: "The truth is such a truth... Then again, who is taking care of your sister now? ”

"No one takes care of it," the little girl's face darkened again, "I also want to come to the restaurant, my sister can only take care of the children by herself, and the confinement has not come out, so I have to get up to cook and clean up..."

Is this treating people like animals? Gu Huai frowned: "What are you talking about, how can a woman who has just given birth be busy with three and a half children in the family?" I just hired a few guys in the restaurant, and you can go back when you come over to help you for an hour when lunch and dinner are busiest every day, count your wages for the whole day, go back and take good care of your sister, at least you have to finish the confinement, what should you do if you fall ill in this cold day? ”

"It's... No, well..."

"Okay, that's it," Gu Huai waved his hand, thought of something again, and took out two ingots of silver from his arms: "Take it, buy some chicken, duck, fish or something, and make up for your sister's body." ”

Su Yu looked at Gu Huai's sincerity, and then looked down at the two ingots of silver, the tears in her eyes became more and more turbulent, she was moved for a long time, and then she blushed and said: "Shopkeeper, you... You're a good person! ”

"Can you also issue a good person card this year?" Looking at her back as she ran out, Gu Huai touched her chin, "Could it be that this little girl originally thought I was a bad person?" ”

……

"From today onwards, you will be on duty outside the tent, if Grandpa Guo doesn't call, you can't go in, is it clear?"

Outside Li Jinglong's military tent, Wei Laosan, who had changed into a cotton uniform, stood up straight, listening to the lecture of the head of the guard opposite, looking nervous:

"Hear me clearly! But my lord, that's... Is it really Grandpa Guo? Li Jinglong, the rebellious general of the imperial court? ”

"How can this be fake? Also, don't call the grandfather of the country by his name! Forgive me for being a bad person, I have probably never seen such a big man in my life, so I won't punish you this time, stand guard well! ”

The head of the guard who spoke was the person who was trampled in the snow outside the restaurant that day, strictly speaking, Wei Laosan saved him, otherwise he might not know what kind of humiliation he would suffer, so he was still quite grateful to Wei Laosan, so he didn't pursue this title.

In the past two days, Li Jinglong sent someone to check Wei Laosan clearly, knowing that this guy had never read a book and was a bad man, in the spirit of polishing it, he didn't take him with him, but just let him be a guard outside the military tent, and when this guy understood what military discipline is, he could take it to the battlefield to block the sword.

It's already three poles in the sun, Wei Laosan, who eats too much, is a little sleepy, and when he saw that the head of the guard was far away, he leaned on his shoulder and put his hands on his sleeves, Li Jinglong went out to patrol the camp early in the morning, and now no one cares if he is lazy, and it's not just him, aren't the few pro-soldiers in front of him lazy and lazy in the cold wind?

In the past few days since he entered the barracks, Wei Laosan has performed very tired, after all, he has been a soldier before, and he has seen the vassal king follow Gu Huaiming, and it is really necessary to be cautious to pretend to be a dirt bun who has never seen the world, just like the head of the guard in front of him, if he changes to the previous Wei Laosan, he may get up with his nostrils facing the sky, Li Jinglong is a big man? Does King Yan know? I followed the chief officer and entered the military tent of Lord Yan.

Of course, Wei Laosan still hasn't forgotten his most important responsibility, probably because everything is too hurried, Gu Huai didn't have time to explain too much, and only let him act on his own. When the time comes, if you wipe Li Jinglong's neck when the time comes, won't it be too much credit?

It's a pity that this ambition can only be realized after a few days of sin, Li Jinglong probably treats him as a sandbag, thinking that this kind of righteous and brave fool will definitely not throw the boss down and run away on the battlefield, so he took him back to the barracks, but what is the use of standing guard outside the tent every day? This tent is so thick that it can't even be seen through the light when the curtain is lowered.

Speaking of which, there seems to be a delicate little lady in this tent... I don't know if I'm sleeping at this second, but it's a pity that Wei Laosan is still more afraid of Gu Huai than he likes women, and Li Jinglong's straw bag of women he has played with makes him feel buried.

I can only wait slowly... Wei Laosan snorted, became a little sad, and turned into boundless anger.

Fucking no wonder Li Jinglong is a straw bag in the war, Lao Tzu raised a shield when he first entered the three guards of Yan Wang! As a result, I came here to look at the gate and blinded you Li Jinglong's dog eyes!

Bah!