The people of Chao Xian have been a little confused lately.

They found that they did not understand this Ming army at all.

I think that at the beginning, when this Ming army landed, the people were so frightened that they hid in the mountains, and the officials and others did not come back.

Later, they found that this Ming army wanted the rumored "Qi family army", and neither entered the village to rob, nor did it go to the market to extort money.

Instead, they set up camp in the wilderness unconventionally and guided the people of the Ming Dynasty to evacuate in an orderly manner.

Later, when the people returned to their residences, they found that this Ming army was really the same as the rumored "Qi Family Army", buying things and paying for them, or even giving more.

As a result, the people of Chaoxian came back one after another and settled down again.

This Ming army not only had excellent military discipline, but also fought extremely bravely, and defeated the Houjin army and fled. Especially the artillery, every time the cannon is fired, it is like thunder, and the sound is surprisingly loud.

This is nothing, what really makes the people of the DPRK and the people not understand is that there is always the sound of reading from the barracks, and an army actually reads.

Oh my God, the soldier actually reads.

The ordinary people of the court, who helped transport supplies into the barracks, often saw the soldiers wandering around with words in their mouths, or holding a book reading.

After they went back, they told the other villagers, which immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.

On this day, Yang Chengying took Zu Tianbi and Zhang Cunren as usual to inspect the barracks.

When I walked to a place, I saw several wild children in tattered clothes, standing in front of the fence, staring at the blackboard in the distance.

They listened so carefully that Yang Chengying didn't notice it when he came behind them.

"Little friend." Yang Chengying greeted, "What are you doing?" ”

These children couldn't understand Chinese, and when they saw the tall Yang Chengying, they thought they were coming to arrest them, so they turned around and ran away.

Zu Tianbi's eyes were quick, and he grabbed the arm of a wild child.

The other children panicked when they saw their companions being caught, and ran away.

Only one wild child remained, he couldn't speak Chinese, so he could only kneel down and kowtow to Yang Chengying, and speak Chao Xian words in his mouth.

Yang Chengying hurriedly asked Zhang Cunren to call a translator.

After the translation arrived, Yang Chengying told him: "You tell them not to be afraid, I won't hurt them." Let him stop kowtowing and stand up and speak. ”

The translator translated Yang Chengying's words to the kowtowing child.

The boy didn't dare to get up, didn't kowtow, and knelt upright.

Yang Chengying stepped forward and helped him up: "Manly man, stand and talk." ”

The child listened to the words of the interpreter, and the knee that was supposed to be bent was not bent.

Yang Chengying asked Zu Tianbi to release the child in his hand again.

The two children hugged each other and shivered.

"What are you looking at?" Yang Chengying said softly, "Tell me, I won't punish you." ”

After listening to the translation, a child said: "Ah Zhang and I are listening to the book, and I like it very much." ”

"Listen to books?" Yang Chengying smiled, they didn't even know Chinese, how could they understand it.

However, Yang Chengying also admired them and dared to come here to listen to books.

Yang Chengying thought for a moment and asked, "Are you willing to listen to the class?" ”

"Yes." After the child named Ah Zhang finished speaking, his expression darkened, "We are from a pariah background, so we can't study." ”

Yang Chengying was angry when he heard this, and said with a straight face: "Books are not expensive or cheap, as long as you are willing, I can arrange for a teacher to teach you to learn." ”

After listening to the translation, the two children looked overjoyed.

The two of them looked at each other, and Ah Zhang asked, "We don't have anything to give you as tuition." ”

"Having a studious heart is more important than anything else."

Yang Chengying said with a smile: "You go and tell your little friends who ran away, when you come here tomorrow, I will ask the teacher to teach you to read and write." ”

"Great."

Two children celebrate each other.

Yang Chengying only noticed at this time that their feet were barefoot, and there were thick calluses on the foot boards.

He took a child in one hand and went into the barracks. When he came to the place where he was hoarding his baggage, he found a relatively large pair of cloth shoes for each of them.

"When you go back, if those friends don't believe me, show them the shoes."

Yang Chengying said with a smile.

"Well, your kindness, we'll remember."

Ah Zhang nodded and said.

After listening to the translation, Yang Chengying patted his head: "Great grace is not grateful, as long as you study hard." ”

After sending the two children away, Yang Chengying called the general in charge of patrolling.

I learned from him that the area was patrolled by a young general named Xiao Yongzuo.

So, Yang Chengying asked people to call Xiao Yongzuo.

As soon as Xiao Yongzuo entered the tent, he knelt on one knee and pleaded for the death penalty.

It turned out that he had already heard from his comrades that Yang Shuai had caught two Chaoxian children in his patrol area and brought them back to the barracks.

When Xiao Yongzuo heard this, he regretted that he was soft-hearted for a while, why didn't he drive them away.

Yang Chengying asked Zhang Cunren to help him up and said, "Let me ask you, why didn't you drive those children away?" ”

"The young general thought that they were just children, and they were all fascinated by listening to books, so he relented for a while and didn't drink them away." Xiao Yongzuo replied nervously.

"How do you know that they must have been fascinated by the book, and not taken the money to spy on my military camp?" Yang Chengying asked again.

"Because they came several times, the last general did not drive them away the first time, but listened to them for a long time, knowing that they were listening to books, so they ...... One eye is open, one eye is closed. ”

In the end, Xiao Yongzuo's eyes were slightly closed, and he had a sense of waiting to be punished.

Yang Chengying smiled and said: "Yes, I acted very cautiously, and I didn't lose my conscience." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Yongzuo opened his eyes, looking incredulous.

"You go to the account office and withdraw ten taels of silver, which is considered the reward for this time."

Yang Chengying got up, "As the saying goes, it's hard to change your conscience, I hope you don't have too little." ”

"The young general doesn't dare."

Xiao Yongzuo subconsciously knelt down to thank him.

Yang Chengying held him up, "I said, in front of me, you don't need to kneel, remember?" ”

"The youngster remembered."

"Let's go down."

"Yes."

Xiao Yongzuo retreated.

Yang Chengying turned his head to look at Chao Xian Translator, "You help me find a few private school gentlemen, I want to teach the children here to read." ”

"Mr. Yang, this ...... Even if the untouchables read, they will not be able to get ahead. ”

The interpreter put it bluntly, "This will make them feel pain, and it is better to be happy than not knowing anything." ”

"Maybe. But if you don't read books, you can't understand the beauty of this world. ”

Yang Chengying said with a smile: "And reading may not be to get ahead, you can also use the knowledge you have learned to help others." ”

"Alas! There's nothing wonderful about this world. ”

After the translator finished speaking, he walked out of the tent.

Yang Chengying pondered his words and thought thoughtfully.

At this time, the sound of reading came from outside the tent:

"Plant a grain of millet in the spring, and harvest 10,000 seeds in the autumn. There is no idle land in the four seas, and the farmers are still starving to death. ”

This is "Compassion Nong"!

Yang Chengying listened and shook his head, but unfortunately the author himself has transformed into a corrupt official who spends all his time drinking and indiscriminately exercising obscenity.