Chapter Fifty-Eight: Water Camp

"Big brother, why don't you build a water gate at the entrance of this water camp?"

"Watergate is hard to build. You see, the mast on our ship is six zhang, plus the height of the hull, it can reach eight zhang, and such a ship can't enter Gusu. The last time you saw the Panmen of Gusu, it can accommodate ships up to three feet tall to pass through, and it has already been built very grandiose. If a water gate is built, this gate can only be hoisted from both sides like a suspension bridge, which is time-consuming, and it is also inconvenient to open and close. The eldest brother paused, and then said: "Fa Sheng, you see, we have set up iron cables under the water between each arrow tower, and now the people on the arrow tower see us and put down the iron cables, and after we leave, pull up the iron cables, prohibiting ships from passing through, and play a protective role." ”

"Are you worried about someone sneaking underwater?"

"There are worries. At night, small boats patrol between the cables to prevent people from diving underwater. ”

"Is it between every wire?"

"Yes, there are three of them, two people in each boat."

"How long does it take to change people?"

"Every two hours, there are three batches of people, from seven o'clock in the evening to seven o'clock in the morning."

"What about a rainy day?"

"Rain or shine."

"How to solve the problem of drinking water, feces, and garbage in the camp?"

"Drinking water is easy to do, we are here by the lake, the camp has a well, we use lake water for laundry, and we use well water for eating and drinking; A thatched toilet was built in the camp at a distance of 50 meters, which was more than 10 meters away from the accommodation, and a toilet was also installed in the room, which would be cleaned every day, and the manure in the latrine would also be taken away at the interval time to give farming to the local farmers; As for the garbage, it is only incinerated and buried. ”

After listening to the eldest brother's answer, Chen Fan probably understood the operation of the water camp in his heart, as for some other details, you can ask again in the future, after all, Chen Fan did not plan to join the army, just understand it, and it will be helpful to read the military book.

"Big brother, why did you tell me so carefully about today's water camp?" Out of the river, Chen Fan looked at the eldest brother, the eldest brother's performance today, it can be said that he knows everything, he has said everything, there are some things Chen Fan hasn't asked, the eldest brother took the initiative to say, now that he thinks about it, he can't help but feel a little strange.

"Fa Sheng, you are very talented, your chess skills are stronger than me and my father, this art of war also has to be learned, we are counting on you to lead the troops in the future." The eldest brother said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

A warm current flowed through Chen Fan's heart, and at the same time, something called responsibility followed, "I know, thank you, big brother." ”

"If a family doesn't talk to two families, their own brothers are polite."

The boat returned to the west, and after a while, it turned into the Shenjiang River, and Chen Fan suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Big brother, is there an island in this river?"

"What island? Where did this island come from? ”

"At the mouth of the Yangtze River, is there no island?" Chen Fan remembers that at the outlet of the Yangtze River, there is a Chongming Island, the area is quite large, it belongs to Shanghai, no wonder he feels that something is wrong, at first he thought about whether there are people living on this island, he can use it, but he didn't expect to see it today. In fact, Chen Fan didn't know that this Chongming Island was a sand island that was impacted, and it was not exposed until the Tang Dynasty that it was exposed, and then the area gradually became larger.

"No, why do you ask?"

"Oh, I heard that the Baiyun Temple was built on the island, so I wanted to ask if there were any islands nearby." Chen Fan casually found a reason, and by the way, this reason was listened to by Xiao Qing and Huang Shi, and their reaction.

"I only know that the main Taoist courtyard is in Qingpu Town, but I don't know where this Baiyun Temple is."

I wanted to find out the address of the Dry Daoist Academy from Xiao Qing before, but I didn't expect to know it from the eldest brother now, but unfortunately Xiao Qing and Huang Shi next to me listened to it and didn't answer, and I didn't know the address of this Baiyun Temple.

"Big brother, we got off the boat at the dock of Qingpu Town, can we go to Qingpu Town for a walk? I want to have a bite to eat in Qingpu Town. ”

"It's okay, everyone may not have enough to eat at noon, so let's go to the town to have a look."

Qingpu Town is located on the bank of the Shenjiang River, close to Hudu County, Chen Fan and they got off the boat, the eldest brother had arranged two carriages to wait at the dock in advance, Chen Fan did not enter the carriage, but sat next to the coachman.

"Uncle, how many years have you been driving?" The driver was a middle-aged man in a strong suit, and I don't know if it was a sergeant in the eldest brother's barracks, Chen Fan chatted casually.

"I've been driving in this county for more than ten years."

"Is this carriage your own?"

"No, it's from the car dealership."

"What kind of flower is that?" Chen Fan pointed to the flowers in the field by the roadside and asked casually.

"This flower is a wild flower, we call it the intoxicating flower, you don't see it has a beautiful shape, the fragrance is strong, but it is highly poisonous, and it is easy to die if you eat it.

"How much is this flower?"

"There are many roadsides in our county, don't worry, as long as you don't touch it, it's fine."

Chen Fan naturally recognizes this flower, which is shaped like a big trumpet, and it has many other aliases, one of which may be known to many people, called Mandala. When Chen Fan used to watch "Water Margin", he was interested in the sweat medicine written in it, and was curious about whether this medicine really existed. Later, I saw in Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" that the mandala flowers were picked in August, and the hemp seeds were picked in July, the two were dried in the shade, ground into powder, and three coins were taken in hot wine. Now Chen Fan feels that it is necessary to make anesthetics, which can come in handy in the treatment of patients or other aspects (as sweat medicine) in the future.

"Big brother, look at the intoxicating flower on the side of the road, can you find someone to pick this flower?"

"This flower is poisonous, what do you want to do here?"

"I want to try its toxicity, I need to find someone to pick this flower, and then put it in a cool and dry place, let it slowly evaporate the water and become dry, and finally grind the dried flowers and leaves into powder to see how toxic it is."

"How much do you want?"

"The more the merrier, try it at the beginning, and pick all the intoxicating flowers in this county, try it, and pick it at this time." It is now August, and according to Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica", the picking time is just right.

"Okay, when I go back, I'll find someone to arrange it." The eldest brother agreed a little helplessly, it is estimated that now he has the ability to adapt to some of Chen Fan's strange ideas.

"Thank you, big brother." Chen Fan thought about it, he didn't mention the money, he found someone to work, he naturally had to pay, and he would see if he could make anesthetics later, and then he could take the eldest brother to share it. In addition, this hemp seed flower, now that the picking time has passed, and what this flower looks like, Chen Fan has never seen it, he used to see the mandala on the Internet, and he didn't care about this hemp seed. Now I can only ask Lang Zhong in this society, and when I saw Lang Zhong last time, I can go to visit, Chen Fan thought secretly in his heart.

"Qingpu Town Street has arrived, where to go?" The coachman asked.

Chen Fan saw that the middle road was paved with stones, and two carriages could be paralleled, and on both sides of the road were two rows of opposite houses, all of which were built with blue bricks and black tiles, one next to each other.

"Which snack is better here?" Chen Fan didn't plan to eat any meals, just keep it simple and have a snack.

"Wu's wonton shop, there are bread and noodles in it, Lang Jun can go in and try it, you see the fourth one on the right."

"Okay." Chen Fan nodded, and then said to the car: "Big brother, how about we walk over?" ”

"It's fine." The eldest brother led everyone in the car to get out of the car, and there were Hou Feng and two junior colonels inside. The eldest brother who got out of the car turned to the driver and said, "You are waiting for us here." ”

"Yes, General."

"Aqing, get out of the car." Chen Fan shouted to the carriage behind, Huang Shi and Xiao Qing took one alone, the two of them had already heard the movement, and at this time, they heard Chen Fan's shout and walked out.

"Go get something to eat." Chen Fan said to Xiao Qing and Huang Shi.

"Hmm." Xiao Qing nodded, answered, and walked over with Huang Shi.

"Big brother, let's go, just listen to the coachman's introduction, and go to the Wu family wonton shop first."

"Okay." The eldest brother led the crowd forward.

In the wonton shop, business was relatively light at this time, only a grandmother who looked relatively old and a little boy of seven or eight years old was eating a bowl of wontons. The space of the store is okay, with more than a dozen tables and can seat thirty or forty people.

There was only one person who looked very kind and the shopkeeper in the lobby of the store, and when he saw someone coming in, he greeted him with a smile, "What do you want to eat?" ”

"What's there?" Chen Fan asked casually.

"There are wontons, buns, noodles, please look at it, there are recipes."

Chen Fan looked in the direction of the boss's finger, and saw a number of bamboo boards hanging on the wall, with the names and prices of the items marked on them, one wonton and two xiaolongbao......, "Did you write these words?" I saw that the handwriting on the bamboo board was upright and beautiful, and at first glance it was hard work.

"No, it was written by my little girl, which made Lang Jun smile."

"No, it's pretty well written. Why do you write so many bamboo boards? Seven or eight pieces of everything hung up? ”

"Oh, this is also what my little girl came up with, sometimes there are too many guests, I can't remember whether the things have been given to the guests, the little girl thought of such a method, when the guests order something, pay for the bamboo board, and then take the bamboo board back when sending things, don't say, so that there is no mistake."

"Then your daughter is a knowledgeable person, but in this way, aren't you afraid that the guests will be unhappy? At other restaurants, you can pay after you finish eating. This is commonplace in modern society, but in this society, in the custom of eating first and paying later, Chen Fan estimates that there must be people who are not happy.

"What the guest officer said is that some guest officers are indeed dissatisfied, and the business in the store is also a little colder." The shopkeeper said regretfully.

"Then I'll give you a way to solve the problem of whether you will make the wrong order, and it won't cause dissatisfaction among the guests, how about it?"

"Then you can't ask for it, Lang Jun, please say."