Chapter 157: Young Officers
When Major Tian Mantun, the prefect who gave seven points of wine, returned home, his own Indian maid came up to support him, served strong tea to relieve hangover, and took care of his master.
Seeing this scene, Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei and two other subordinates took their leave.
Walking to the gate of the courtyard, the three of them looked back at the British Victorian-style mansion again, and their eyes were full of envy.
The mansion is set on 1/5 of an acre, with a front and back yard and a spacious doorway that can park 5 carriages side by side.
There are three white aunts and six Indian maids in Major Tian Mantun's mansion, two white aunts and wives are rewarded, and one is bought for money.
As the owner of this mansion, Tian Mantun already has a daughter, and two aunts and wives have cubs in their wombs, needless to say.
He is an out-and-out winner in life, and now he has entered the royal cuirassier regiment, known as the "First Cavalry Regiment of the Tang Kingdom", as the deputy commander of the major, and is destined to have a bright future career;
The history of Major Tian Mantun's career has attracted the envy of many officers and men, who regard him as a life mentor.
In the cavalry corps, officers above the rank of lieutenant basically do not need to burn, kill, and plunder on the front line, and can get a large share by virtue of their rank and seniority.
A middle-level and high-ranking officer like Major Tian Mantun is actually only a year and a half earlier than Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei's resume, but a huge gap has opened between the two.
"Pengfei, it's a little early to go back now, let's find a tavern to drink some beer and chat for a while." It was He Jiren who spoke, a backbone veteran of the cuirassier regiment and served as the deputy leader of the cavalry squad.
Because he is illiterate, He Jiren's future way out is to become a third-class sergeant after the expiration of his service, and he can enjoy the treatment of a deputy platoon-level officer.
Hearing He Jiren's proposal, Second Lieutenant Lin Feng was a little moved, so he looked at Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei and wanted to hear his opinion.
These grass-roots officers did not have a good time at the lunch banquet today, and they tried their best to help their colleagues in the army, but they drank little wine and did not have enough food.
Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei was as good as a stream, and arched his hand and said; "Since the two of you are so elegant, how can Peng Fei not accompany you?"
"Hehehe...... Then go with us. ”
Taking advantage of the slight strength of the wine, the three of them strode in the direction of the town, and after passing through two streets, they soon came to a lively place.
This is a commercial street, along the street rice shops, grain and oil shops and grocery stores lined up, the most are still restaurants, tea houses and prostitutes, large Chinese signs on the street, some are also intimately marked with English translations, people come and go seems lively.
"Selling white bread, hot meat buns......"
"Black tea, green tea, jasmine tea, Longjing Yunwu British black tea, you name it......"
"The new Indian girl is one yuan at a time, and the ghost sister and young woman are big and beautiful, and there are a lot of discounts!"
The sound of shouting on the street comes and goes, filled with the strong aroma of food, mixed with a hint of the wheat smell of the bakery, making this commercial street full of the smell of life.
As long as the Chinese gather, there are all kinds of restaurants and restaurants, especially in this commercial street where overseas Chinese from Tiannanhai and North China gather, you can see a variety of flavors to eat.
Fan Pengfei and the other three found a "Jiangsu and Zhejiang Home Cooking Restaurant", and as soon as they walked to the door, they were greeted by the courteous shopkeeper.
In the Tang Kingdom
Wherever they go, the military is the most popular guest, with high social status and wealth, and boldness, which store doesn't like it?
The shopkeeper led the three of them to the private room with the screen partition and sat down, served the tea and fruit plate, and He Jiren happily ordered a few delicious side dishes to let the store serve the dishes quickly.
The shopkeeper naturally agreed, turned around and went to prepare.
Although He Jiren is a big soldier, because of his old qualifications and rich combat experience, he participated in the first and second wars on the Northern Front, and he has a bulging pocket.
He also bought a four-bedroom townhouse in Taoyuan City, 60 acres of military fields outside the valley, two white aunts, three Indian women, and three or four children.
This situation of him was common in cavalry regiments.
Second Lieutenant Lin Feng and Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei were able to purchase a four-bedroom townhouse in Taoyuan City with the help of preferential loans issued to officers by Sequoia Tree Bank and their promotion to officers even later due to their late enlistment.
It's not too late
The food ordered in the restaurant was delivered like a stream, and the three of them ate for a while, then picked up the cup and drank the wine, chatting while drinking.
"I said Brother He, our two brothers feel sorry for you! If you had taken a literacy class and worked hard to get rid of the illiterate hat on weekdays, you would have been at least a lieutenant officer now, right? Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei took a piece of fish meat with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, chewed it with relish, and then raised his wine glass and saluted; When we are in military training, you are the training officer of the cavalry squad, you must have merit, you must have ability and ability, and what you lack is culture. ”
"Lieutenant, those brothers who followed His Majesty with me to fight the country, except for the illiterate who can't read a few big characters, the others who have ink in their stomachs are at least captains, it's really not bragging, there are several lieutenant colonels."
"That's even more of a pity!"
"What a pity? People eat as much as they have an appetite, they will be hungry if they eat less, and they will hold on if they eat too much. I have been dizzy when I see words since I was a child, and I don't have that rich official life in my life. He Jiren shook his head with a wry smile, took the wine glass and drank it all, his face showed a sickly ruddy, put down the wine glass in his hand and said;
"People are noble and content, in the past two years, I have followed His Majesty to the south and the north, and I He Jiren feel that the previous days have been lived to dogs, like a dream!
Now that I have divided the land and bought a house, there are two delicate foreign women in the house who give birth to a baby for me. Although the Indian women were a little rougher, they also took in the house and had cubs.
This is really the ancestor who has accumulated virtue in eight lifetimes, how can there be any pity?
I, He Jiren, am a big old man, as long as I can use knives and guns, I will follow His Majesty in this life, even if I die.
It's a great place in North America!
The land is fertile, the environment is pleasant, and the crops grow upward, and the fields that are reclaimed are all good.
I don't know what you think, but anyway, I have my eyes on this place, and I won't go anywhere else, and I'll put down roots on the Colorado Plateau from now on. ”
These simple words made Second Lieutenant Lin Feng and Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei nod frequently, and while they were ashamed, they raised their wine glasses together and said; "Brother He, we both salute you with this glass of wine. Or do you live clearly, live brightly, and the foolish brother is taught! ”
The three of them raised their glasses together, looked at each other and laughed, then raised their heads and drank it all, Fan Pengfei shouted loudly, "Happy!" ”
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