Chapter 92: Banditry
Fang Mo finally went back to Baochuan, and told Zhang Yuqing and Wang Chunniang about Lu Wei's "murderous name", which can cure children's night crying.
Zhang Yuqing was busy looking at the map of Baochuan to see if the Great Wall of Water could be completed before winter, while Wang Chunniang was reciting the abacus formula, and her fingers were almost grinding out sparks when she dialed the abacus beads.
Fang Mo hated himself for being in charge of the salt farm, and he couldn't go out with Lu Wei to suppress the bandits, he was excited for a long time, but no one was there, and said depressedly: "Madam, don't you care about adults?" ”
Zhang Yuqing stared at the map with her eyes and said without raising her head: "Care, care!" ”
Fang Mo looked at Wang Chunniang sullenly.
Wang Chunniang waved at him, "Don't talk to me, I'm settling accounts!" ”
Zhang Yuqing put down the map and said to Wang Chunniang: "Don't be so anxious, count slowly." ”
It wasn't that she asked Wang Chunniang to settle accounts, but that Wang Chunniang took the initiative to ask for help. For Wang Chunniang, a country woman who doesn't know much about writing, planning is indeed a difficult job.
Wang Chunniang reset the abacus with great bitterness and hatred, and gritted her teeth and said: "I can definitely figure it out, calculate it clearly!" ”
Everyone has their own business and is busy. Fang Mo is in charge of the salt farm, Fang Qin helps Lu Wei train soldiers and manage the barracks, He Qi and the people in the dart bureau sell salt, they are all contributing to the big things that adults and their wives have to do, only she doesn't understand anything, she doesn't know anything, she can only do some simple work such as boiling water and cooking rice.
Wang Chunniang was naturally ashamed and bitter in her heart.
She doesn't want to be a person who can only boil water and cook, she wants to take on more important work and become Zhang Yuqing's right-hand man, and she is more and more ruthless in demanding herself, and she has found someone to teach her how to plan the plate, counting from morning to dark every day, and helping Zhang Yuqing calculate every account clearly.
Fang Mo squatted on the threshold, holding a yellowed grass in his mouth, sighed, suddenly thought of something, and said: "I have met locals near the salt lake, and they are carrying black slag to their homes in large truckloads, like charcoal, but not very similar. They say that it is to prepare for winter, and if there is not enough firewood, they will burn it, and it is very good to ignite, but it will burn too quickly, and it will burn out after a while. ”
Zhang Yuqing looked at Fang Mo and clenched the pen in his hand, "Where did they get it?" ”
Fang Mo pointed in the direction of the salt lake, "There are a few mountains to the west, you can't dig much down, and the ground is buried with this black thing!" I've tried, and it's really easy to burn, like charcoal. ”
"On how many hills?" Zhang Yuqing stood up excitedly.
Fang Mo nodded and looked at Zhang Yuqing blankly, "It's all, what's wrong?" ”
Madame is really weird, she didn't react when she said that she was an adult, but she was excited when she talked about irrelevant and dirty carbon slag.
"That's not black scum." Zhang Yuqing sighed, "That's black gold!" ”
Fang Mo was even more dazed, stood up and reminded: "Let me make it clear to you, that thing is not very useful except for burning fire, it is better to burn firewood!" ”
Zhang Yuqing showed a mysterious smile, "That's because you won't burn!" ”
Lu Wei led the team back from the field to suppress bandits, washed himself in the barracks, and cleaned up before returning to the capital. I haven't seen Zhang Yuqing for many days, and he is very eager to see her, and he has a lot of insights and experiences along the way that he wants to tell her.
I just think of her as a reliable partner, a partner who works hard together-Lu Wei said to himself in his heart.
He stepped into the Dusi Mansion briskly, completely ignoring the nodding clerks and the guards who eagerly greeted him, and strode towards the backyard, eager to step in front of Zhang Yuqing, his heart was full of joy and expectation, as if it would overflow with his movements.
The backyard was quiet, and the door of the main house was hidden.
He walked straight to the main house, what was Zhang Yuqing doing at this time? I guess I'm still sleeping!
Lu Wei was almost amused by his imagination, and when he arrived at the door, he took a deep breath, returned to his usual calm and serious appearance, and said in a cold tone: "I'm back." ”
Fang Qin was behind him, panting and chasing after him, rolling his eyes and sneering, pretending, and then pretending to Lao Tzu!
However, he happily pushed the door in, and the room was empty, and the bedding was neatly folded.
A thin layer of ash has fallen on the case where Zhang Yuqing often writes, as if no one has lived in it for a few days.
Lu Wei was suddenly startled in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Someone! ”
Immediately a guard ran over.
"Where's Madame?" Lu Wei asked sharply.
The guard hurriedly said: "Madame heard from Lord Fang Mo that there are several mountains west of the salt field that have good things, she wants to go over and see for herself, she has been walking for four or five days, and she hasn't come back yet!" ”
"What's good?" Lu Wei asked.
The guard scratched his head, "I don't know, anyway, Madame has a unique vision, she said it's a good thing, it must be a good thing!" ”
"Go down!" Lu Wei was disappointed that he hadn't seen anyone, and he couldn't help but worry about Zhang Yuqing's safety.
Waiting for the guards and Fang Qin to leave, Lu Wei walked to the side of the desk where Zhang Yuqing was writing, and saw a piece of paper pressed under a book, revealing a corner obliquely.
He pulled out a piece of paper, and on it was written a poem, wanting to fly without wings, wanting to cross without boats.
The words are slender and hooked, arrogant and lonely, it is indeed Zhang Yuqing's words, the poem is not a good sentence, but the artistic conception is very melancholy.
After Lu Wei looked at it, he lowered his eyes, put the paper back in its place, and sat on Zhang Yuqing's bed.
This was a place he would never be allowed to set foot on a normal day.
Only today, when Zhang Yuqing was away, did he dare to sit here secretly.
The breeze blew through the window lattice, and the faint fragrance between the pillows and bedding entered Lu Wei's nose, which was the elegant body fragrance on Zhang Yuqing's body.
Lu Wei lay down on the bed with his face against the pillow.
What is she sorrowing about? Where does she want to fly, where does she want to cross? Do you want to leave me? Is there still a concern in my heart about the son of the Luo family who once almost got married to her and was gentle and considerate to her?
Am I not good enough for her?
Lu Wei was at a loss in his heart.
It's really not good enough, Lu Wei sadly thought that Zhang Yuqing helped him a lot, and he couldn't give Zhang Yuqing anything except the name of Mrs. Dusi.
Other officials and wives wore gold and silver and enjoyed the luxurious days of noble ladies, but Zhang Yuqing had to work hard for him and give advice. Although Zhang Yuqing said that she enjoyed such a life, Lu Wei still felt indebted to her.
Soon, night fell, and the stars twinkled outside.
Lu Wei was a little reluctant to leave the mattress that was stained with Zhang Yuqing's breath, and he didn't know where she was now, but she could have hot soup and rice. She is so picky, will she be cleared again when she comes back?
Fang Qin shouted boldly outside: "My lord, someone wants to see you!" ”
Lu Wei woke up like a dream, immediately sat up, saw the bed that was wrinkled by himself, and smoothed the bed in a panic, and then went out.
"Just sat down in a chair and fell asleep." Lu Wei said, "Who wants to see me?" ”
Fang Qin's heart has no groove to vomit, are you sleeping in it? Is that your room?
Besides, you sleep and sleep, what do you explain to me? Are you the one who talks and explains to others? To explain is to cover up, and to cover up is to have something!
"It's the guy in charge of digging the Great Wall." Fang Qin looked businesslike.
The officer who dug the Great Wall came to report the good news, and said that all the potholes, ditches, and rivers could be connected in a few days, and I heard that Lu Wei came back with troops to suppress bandits, and wanted to invite Lu Wei to go over and take a look, and encourage the soldiers and farmers who had worked hard for many days.
"Good, good!" Lu Wei was overjoyed.
Although Baochuan is colder than the capital, it does not freeze so early, and the Great Wall of Water is still enough to withstand raiders from the grasslands for at least another month this year.
Then, Lu Wei lowered his face and asked, "Can you deduct food for soldiers and people?" Can there be a deduction of people's wages? Progress is so fast, but there is violence to force them to work? ”
After the killing, Lu Wei is no longer a half-grown man who has just entered the officialdom, and his face is quite majestic and terrifying after he sinks.
The officers who came to report the good news did not dare to come out, and immediately knelt down and said, "No! They all paid food and wages to the soldiers and peasants according to the standards set by the adults, and they did not force anyone to work! Knowing that this water Great Wall is to defend their home and block the Hu people, they are not willing to call it a day when it is dark, and say that if they do more, they can keep the Hu people out of the door as soon as possible. ”
Lu Wei nodded slowly, tomorrow he will go to the construction site, and he will find someone to investigate clearly, and there is no room for any deception.
The officer said: "In particular, there is a strong man named Liu Erniu, who is the most energetic, saying that he wants to repay this life to Lord Lu, and also said that he wants to enlist in the army and be a soldier for Lord Lu." ”
Lu Wei's face softened a lot, shook his head and said, "He is the only son left in his family, let him serve his parents at home with peace of mind." ”
He wouldn't let his only son go to war, that's his rule.
"Not only Liu Erniu, but also many people want to enlist in the army and serve as soldiers for Lord Lu." The officer laughed.
To be honest, it turned out that the atmosphere of the Baochuan Army was poor, and from top to bottom it was indiscriminately filling the numbers, lying flat and messing around, and many middle and lower-level officers knew that this was not good, but they were powerless to change the status quo, so they could only go with the flow.
Now that Lu Wei is here, Baochuan has a new look and is thriving, they are much harder than before, but they prefer the days when they are rushing now.
At least live like a soldier.
Some people rejoice in the things of this world, and some people are sad.
Lu Wei led the troops to suppress the bandits, rampage, no matter which mountain the bandits were on, and no matter which adult was in charge of this mountain, he would kill them first.
At this time, the soldiers practiced bloodiness and developed an advantage, but they greatly offended Shen Shoushan.
In the Command Mansion, Shen Shoushan's son Shen Menglong smashed a lot of vases and teacups, and his anger almost exploded on the spot.
The fragments of the vase slashed across the eyebrow bone of a young man kneeling next to him, and soon blood seeped out, and he remained motionless.
"How much did we lose?" Shen Menglong gasped and asked viciously.
The young man kneeling on the ground said, "Almost all." ”
Shen Menglong angrily picked up the stool and smashed it on the young man on the ground, twisting his collar, "Du Jingyi, what are you doing to eat?" Let Lu Wei wipe out all the people, who will bring the goods over there in the future? Carry it on your own shoulder! ”
Sweetheart Theatre:
Night Rain: Lu Wei, you kid is a hooligan again!
Lu Wei: How can the matter between husband and wife be called a hooligan?
Thank you for catching insects!
(End of chapter)