Back in Texas, the first month has almost passed halfway, to Gu Huai's expectations, the business of the restaurant is not good, the scene before leaving seems to be just a dream, and now there are only a few customers in the lobby, it seems that it has returned to the first few days of opening.

The tall figure behind Gu Huai scratched his head, leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "This restaurant is opened by an adult?" Business... It's not a good idea. ”

It was Wang Wu who followed Gu Huai to the south, after all, Gu Huai was injured, and it was always risky for a person to be too much of a Tong, after separating from Qiu Cheng, Chen Ping let Wang Wu be a personal guard by Gu Huai's side, of course, the most important thing was that Gu Huai did not forget what he said to Wang Wu during the attack, he always had a hunch, Wang Wu and Wei Laosan... Maybe it will get along.

The effect of taking Wang Wu is actually no different from taking Wei Laosan, both of them are the kind of physique that looks very oppressive at a glance, but it is not the same as Wei Laosan's kind of ruffian who has read books, Wang Wu is a little honest, the only characteristic is that he talks a lot, if Gu Huai hadn't seen him kill all sides on the battlefield, it seems that Wang Wu is more like a farmer in the field than a soldier.

Gu Huai shook his head, ignored him, and raised his feet into the restaurant.

Before leaving, Gu Huai used the excuse that there was something wrong in his hometown, and now when he saw the shopkeeper coming back, the group in the restaurant greeted him, but their eyes fell on the extremely tight bandage on Gu Huai's shoulder, but fortunately, Gu Huai had thought of a good reason before, saying that he had met a bad guy halfway, and thanks to the strong man who followed him to save him, he was spared, so he took him back to Texas to prepare to give him a job, which fooled the matter.

When everyone dispersed, and asked Wang Wu to follow Xiao Man to the back kitchen to do chores, Gu Huai walked towards Mangzhong, but Mangzhong kept bowing his head to settle the accounts as if he hadn't seen him, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "What's wrong?" ”

"Not much, I just didn't expect to see a big guy like you again," Mangzhong sneered, "What a big thing... The lone army entered the grassland, rushed to attack the royal court cavalry, and read the battle report several times, but I felt that the adults were afraid that they would not be able to come back. ”

This yin and yang weird... Gu Huai frowned: "It's a bit of a risk, but it turns out to be worth it... By the way, why is the restaurant business so bad? ”

Mang Chong rolled his eyes, and his face was a little infiltrating: "What else can I do, no one, since the imperial court wants to build the twelve acropolis, the soldiers can't take vacations, and after training, they will dig earth and build walls, where will anyone come to eat?" ”

Gu Huai was stunned, but he didn't expect this stubble, it seems that Li Jinglong is really determined to repair the Twelve Acropolis before going north in the spring, and actually let the soldiers do the work of the people... He turned his head to look at the empty lobby, a little helpless: "This restaurant is open for nothing." ”

"It's not in vain," Mangzhong's tone became even more sour as soon as these words came out, "The adults don't know, these days that you have been gone, the little lady has run to the humble position every day to ask when the adult will come back, the whole little girl who thinks of spring... The adult's means are really clever, why don't you teach Wei Laosan, who can't please her mother-in-law, if you have this ability? ”

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

"You care about me."

Gu Huai, who had never understood Mangzhong's thoughts, didn't know where he had offended this female spy, he frowned, turned around and prepared to walk out of the restaurant.

This time, the original nose is not a nose and the eyes are not eyes, and the mangzhong is still anxious: "Where are you going?" ”

"Aren't you building the Twelve Acropolis? I'll go over and see how it's going, and if it goes on like this, the restaurant will be closed. ”

The footsteps gradually faded away, and Mang Chong stomped his feet, and his resentment became heavier: "All the way south, you can't rest steadily, and you're busy!" ”

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Walking on the street, there are many fewer pedestrians than usual, and occasionally I see some of them hurrying home, calculating the time, today is the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, it seems that Li Jinglong is really ruthless, such a festival does not give a holiday to the soldiers.

The winter wind was still a little strong, and the wind blew the snow foam under the eaves into the air, and it was a little cold to the necks of pedestrians.

In the end, it is because he is a little unstable in his heart, Zhu Di has Su Keqi, the king of the south, and Datong can be defeated soon, and Li Jinglong cannot sit back and watch Zhu Di completely master the Ming border pass, which means that Zhu Di is no longer afraid of delay, and the construction of the twelve acropolises has lost its meaning, so the next war will soon be fought, these intelligence stations in Texas must not stop collecting intelligence these days, but the twelve acropolises do not go to see in person, Gu Huai is a little uneasy after all.

If the attack can be launched before the construction is completed, then the pressure on the Yan army will not be so great, and if some flaws can be found, then the twelve acropolis... Maybe it can also become the bridgehead of the Yan army.

Gu Huai first wanted to see Baojiazhuang, the closest one to Dezhou City, rented a carriage out of the city for just a few hours, and had already seen the fortifications that had begun to take shape, the earthen city wall was not high but it was better to take soil on the spot and the raw materials were sufficient, and a deep trench was dug in front of the city wall, so that the trenches and city wall bunkers used to defend against cavalry charges were available, although such a city wall could not withstand the wind and rain, but at least the military role in a few years was not a problem.

It can be seen that the construction of the Acropolis has called a large number of people and miscellaneous servants, most of the workers here are ordinary people, most of the soldiers are on guard, some of the busy people are still dragging their families, the men and women are cooking and washing, but there is no sadness, think about it, Li Jinglong is at least doing this authentically, after all, in the middle of winter, there is nothing to do at home, and it is better to be able to eat with the whole family here than to stay at home.

The progress of the construction is very fast, the work started in Layue, now the progress has been ironclad halfway, I want to wait for the completion of the construction, Baojiazhuang will become a small city, Gu Huai wandered around the construction site for a while, and saw many tents set up on the spot, or simple adobe houses, thinking that it was the residence of the people, he walked to an adobe house, and saw two old men squatting at the door smoking dry tobacco.

I glanced into the house, the room was very simple and very dim, but because it was small, and it was cooking on the fire, the whole room was warm, Gu Huai stood still by the mound, and by asking for directions, he talked to the old man.

Asked some parents about the short, and chatted about the recent folk rumors, the old man chatted happily but handed over the dry tobacco stick to Gu Huai to take a sip, Gu Huai smiled and waved his hand to refuse, then Shi Shiran out of the construction site, at this time it was already the point of dinner, but I could see groups of people who went to work to return to their respective tents and mud houses to enjoy dinner, so lively, Gu Huai stood and watched for a while, then got into the carriage and told the coachman to go back to the city.

I can see that it is almost, and the other acropolis do not need to rush to see it again, although the progress is more than half, it will take at least a month to complete, and it will not take a day or two to understand every detail, just take a cursory look, and almost estimate the equipment and the difficulty of attacking and defending these acropolis, and then just send this information to Beiping, I believe that Zhu Di and a group of generals and civil officials will think of some aspects that Gu Huai could not consider.

Entering the city gate, Gu Huai did not rush back to the restaurant, it was the Lantern Festival, now the whole Ming Dynasty is enjoying the atmosphere of the festival, the restaurant is empty, and there are mangs to show the face, no matter how stoic Gu Huai's heart is, he also wants to rest for a while, so he strolls along the long street, and when he reaches the corner of the street, his eyes are attracted by a newly opened hook fence.

In the past, there was no market for a military town like Texas, but probably recently Texas has been revitalized, so all kinds of shops have come to hear the wind, and it is not surprising that it can open a hook.

Now that night is falling, it is the time to turn on the lights, there are already people waiting outside the hook fence, thinking that this hook fence and the theater of later generations are almost the same nature, the play will always be suitable at night, Gu Huai looked at the signboard of the hook fence and the dense crowd in front of the fence, and suddenly thought of the alley in Beiping, as well as the small building behind the hook fence, so he smiled and went over to buy a ticket, and the right to pass the time before going back to the restaurant.

I don't know if the hook bar under the world is the same furnishings, just walked into the hook bar, Gu Huai thought that he had returned to the small stage in Beiping a few months ago, it was also full of dense seats, and there was a simple patched curtain, the only difference may be that the old storyteller on the stage has changed someone, and the erhu has also become a young man.

Finding a corner and sitting down, he ordered two fruit cups, Gu Huai listened for a moment, and then he was slightly stunned, and his brows furrowed inadvertently.

The story told on the stage is not the bloody love story of those princesses in the past, nor is it the self-moving plot of the people who are the masters of the people by the Qing officials, but a name that Gu Huai is all too familiar with - Water Margin.

It shouldn't be... The outline of this book was sent to Beiping only a few days ago, how could it appear in the tick column of Texas so quickly? If it's Journey to the West, it's understandable, after all, Gu Huai deliberately asked Liu Yanmo to speed up the end of Journey to the West, in order to let Water Margin get on the stage of Goulan as soon as possible.

Why? If you want to rebel and expose the darkness of the court, what book is more suitable than the Water Margin? If you add some private information to it, such as using Qin Hui to insinuate the current trio of cutting the clan or something... That's more appropriate.

Therefore, it is understandable that the owner of this hook column has been to Beiping and heard that Journey to the West will be played, after all, it doesn't cost anything to learn this, but to start acting in the Water Margin... That's weird.

Regarding the development of Goolan, Gu Huai didn't ask too much, although Goolan has half of his shares, and the perfume shop should also continue to pay for Goolan to expand its scale, but Goolan and newspapers are enough to hand over to the Yanmo girl who is familiar with Goollan's affairs, as well as the literati recruited by the Secret Spy Division, Gu Huai really doesn't need to ask anything except for occasionally writing some outlines and manuscripts to send over.

Could it be that Goolan also opened a branch like a perfume shop? Or even drove to Texas?

That's very interesting, it seems that the smoke girl has also done a lot of things in the past six months... I just don't know when the newspaper office will be opened, if every city has a hook bar in the future, there will be a newspaper...

Thinking of the possibility of this scene, Gu Huai drank a cup of hot tea, and his eyes became hot.

Well... Thanks to the blessing of the cigarette girl, it seems that I have to bring her a small gift next time.