When Wang Yan returned home, he saw Wang Dun, who was studying hard in military books, and felt a little relieved.

He originally wanted to take this younger brother and go south to Liang County together.

But when I thought that after my younger brother and sister returned to Luoyang, their eyes were cold, they were not noisy or noisy, and they moved directly to the courtyard outside the city, and they were strangers to their younger brother, and they even entered the palace once during the period, and they felt a little uneasy in their hearts.

Alas, I guess Chu Zhong is also very troubled.

After sighing, he took some entourage and went south to Liang County with Pan Tao.

Liang County was not far away, and the city on the horizon was seen near noon the next day.

When the north wind was howling and the snow was all over the sky, Wang Yan didn't feel bitter, but got off the carriage and watched while walking.

As a result, this look made him frown.

Under a large locust tree at the head of the village, there are several bloody human heads.

A person under the tree, calmly herding the sheep, did not feel at all the head of the diaphragm.

Wang Yan walked over and asked, "What is you?" ”

When the shepherd saw that he was richly dressed, and knew that he was a man of status, he did not dare to slack off, and said, "Guard the head." ”

"Baa ......" two sheep use their hooves to cut through the snow and rummage through the withered yellow grass.

The mouth is pouting, and even the grass roots are eaten cleanly.

"Whose head is this?"

"A few thieves in Bears Ears Mountain."

"Bears Ears Mountain is so far away, why are you here?"

"I was invited by Li Li."

Wang Yan squinted his eyes and thought for a moment.

He has a good memory, Li Linai Liang County Haoqiang, he went to Luoyang in the middle of the year, I don't know whose way to go, found Shangshu's right servant to shoot Xun Fan, and mentioned Shao Xun's various lawlessness in Liang County.

Xun Fan ignored him at the time and sent him away.

A while ago, Xun Fan became the young master of the crown prince, and he was no longer the right servant of Shangshu, and probably didn't care about it.

I didn't expect people like Li Li to be ruthless and desperate enough, and he actually invited a thief from Bears Ears Mountain, which is really amazing. probably saw Shao Xun go to Hebei with the army, and his mind was lively, right?

"What's the name of this place?" He asked again.

"Stone bridge defense. Seven or eight miles further south, there is Li Jiafang, but there are few people now, and there will be 300 households moving there in the coming year. ”

Wang Yan was stunned.

This is anti-that, the place name is weird. Is it new?

After getting the information he wanted, he left the big locust tree and continued south.

The land is very flat, and the fields are vertical and horizontal, which is pleasing to the eye.

At intervals, you can always see a wooden sign stuck in the ground with words written on it.

Wang Yan became interested and took a closer look: "Chang Cang, one hundred and thirty-seven acres and twenty steps. ”

He looked up at the distance from the previous wooden plaque to this one, and silently estimated that it was indeed more than 100 acres.

It seems that this man named "Chang Cang" has 137 acres of land at home.

"Yang Zhong." Wang Yan turned around and looked at the carriage coming from Gong Gongxing.

Pan Tao was rubbing his hands in the car, and when he heard the words, he said, "Yifu, what can I see on a cold day?" ”

Wang Yan didn't answer, but only asked: "How many people's land is there?" ”

Pan Tao smiled and said: "If it is according to the imperial court's order to occupy the land, one ding is seventy acres, if it is practical, hehe." ”

Wang Yan smiled, almost thinking about it.

The people of Pingtou either have very little land, or they are attached to the powerful and noble, and have no land.

Although he hasn't been back to Langya for many years, the impression he had when he was young should be right - well, it seems that there is a lot more land in the people's homes than now.

As we walked, it was noon, and smoke was rising from the stoves of every house in the village.

"Yang Zhong." Wang Yan turned around again.

Pan Tao was helpless, didn't take the car, and got down to go with him.

"Do all the people have three meals a day? The old man remembered that there was none. Wang Yan hesitated.

"I went out in the morning to eat a dry meal, and in the evening I came back from the field and ate a thin meal. When the farm is busy, they will eat three meals, which has been the case since ancient times. Pan Tao said.

Wang Yan bowed slightly.

When the soldiers of the forbidden army are not training, they only eat two meals, but they are all dry.

When you go out for training, you will eat three meals.

What is the reason why the people of this village eat three meals a day?

"Yifu." Pan Tao said helplessly: "Don't you think the name Shiqiaofang is weird? ”

Wang Yan nodded subconsciously.

"Defenders, soldiers." Pan Tao explained: "The entire Shiqiao Defense is a military garrison, and there are hundreds of soldiers from the township regiment, each with its own department. The fields on the left and right sides of the village are all owned by the soldiers of the township regiment. A little farther away, do you see that wasteland? It didn't go down, but it also came back to this place, and there were often troops to graze. The man you saw under the big locust tree just now is Buqu, he is guarding the head of the man, and he is also herding sheep for his master. ”

After speaking, Pan Tao explained in detail the ins and outs of such township regimental areas as Shiqiaofang.

After Wang Yan heard this, he was a little surprised, and even glanced at Pan Tao more, secretly guessing what his relationship with Shao Xun was.

He shouldn't be Shao Xun's person, but the relationship is definitely not ordinary.

While the two were talking, they had arrived at the door of a family.

Chang Cang's wife, Liu, has a big belly and accompanies Chang's mother to do housework.

Chang's mother no longer has a few teeth, but she has a smile on her face, as if she has worked hard in this life and lived an unimaginable good life in the past.

Chang Cang was tidying up the instrument rack, and from time to time he took a weapon from it to try.

In the beginning, there was only a heavy sword and a ring-headed sword, but now there are spears and wooden swords.

It seems that the owner has also begun to try to use more equipment to make himself more comprehensive.

When Wang Yan, Pan Tao and others walked outside, Chang Cang's eyes froze. After hesitating for a moment, he drew his ring head knife and chased after him.

The entourage of Wang and Pan was shocked, and they took out their instruments one after another to protect them in front of them.

"Who are you? Could it be a spy? Chang Cang was not afraid, looked at Wang Yan, and asked.

He didn't pay attention to any of those family guards.

There are dozens of government soldiers in the village, and if they are surrounded by them, none of these people will be able to escape.

"Bold!" A guard reprimanded: "This is the king of the Northern Army, Situ, dare to collide?" ”

Chang Cang was stunned for a moment, lowered his head knife slightly, and said: "Recently, there have been thieves and traitors coming to spy on Shiqiaofang, and the general ordered us to strictly investigate......

"You're the constant leader, aren't you?" Pan Tao walked over and said with a smile: "I met before the expedition." ”

"Pan Shilang?" Chang Cang put the knife away.

"Today, I am serving in the Taifu Shogunate." Pan Tao said.

"King of the East China Sea......" Chang Cang smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Let's wait." ”

After saying that, he left.

Wang Yan has been watching coldly.

He found something interesting.

This "team leader" named Chang Cang never saluted him from beginning to end, and even clinged to a sharp blade and spoke eloquently.

Where did you find this kind of soldier? How did you get it?

Even in the Luoyang Chinese Army, the soldiers were well-behaved and trembling, and when they saw him, Wang Yan didn't dare to breathe, and they couldn't speak.

Is it really what kind of general leads what kind of soldiers?

The soldiers led by Shao Xun, within a few years, are all proud soldiers?

Wang Yan glanced at him, and an entourage understood, took out two silks, walked into the courtyard, and negotiated.

After a while, Chang Cang walked out again, glanced at Pan Tao first, and after seeing that the other party didn't say anything, he nodded and said, "Rural people, the food is coarse, Situ is afraid that he can't get used to it." ”

"It doesn't matter." Wang Yan waved his hand and walked in directly.

Pan Tao and several of his entourage followed, while the others remained outside to guard the carriage.

Chang Cang's mother and wife seemed to be afraid of people, so after a hasty salute, they hid in the kitchen.

Wang Yan didn't think about it and entered the main hall.

There is a small couch in the hall for guests to sit and lie down. The couch was covered with straw mats, and a layer of mattresses was added to the straw mats.

This alone, the poor family can't do it, they are straw mats all year round, and even some of the declining Hansushi families are like this, Wang Yan has seen a lot.

He took off his shoes, sat down directly, and looked around.

There are also two single beds on the left and right of the couch.

There is a hidden sac on the bed board and around it - the so-called hidden sac, that is, the outer cover is made of cloth or brocade and other fabrics, and the inside is really soft and soft (silk cotton, reed wool, feathers can be), placed behind or on the side of the body, for people to rely on.

Seeing this, Wang Yan and Pan Tao exchanged glances: This family is really not poor, and it can even be said that it is thin.

Moreover, the hostess also has some taste, not such an ignorant village woman, she should have seen a little of the world.

Wang Yan looked up again.

The roof has dust, depending on the degree of new and old, it should be added this year.

The place covered is not large, and it can only cover the place where you sit and lie - the so-called dust-bearing, that is, "applied to the upper dust", mainly to prevent the dust on the beam from falling to the body, so the dust-bearing is erected on the top of the bed, similar to the ceiling.

This thing is dispensable to ordinary people.

The effect is not large, the cost is not low, and there seems to be not much need, but this thing is one of the symbols that distinguish ordinary people from solid people.

When a guest comes to your house, if the dust falls on their body, do you mind?

If you don't mind, you'll spend money to pretend to be dusty.

If you don't mind, you can do without it.

Wang Yan didn't understand anything else, but he had too many contacts with scholars.

The poor, the rich, the talented, the untalented, etc., have even visited their homes.

This Chang Cang family is not simple.

Shao Xun has only been in Liang County for more than a year, and his soldiers followed him to grab a lot of money?

Wang Yan continued to look at it while thinking about it.

Suddenly, he saw two incense burners.

These two furnaces are of different sizes, old and new, and of different shapes, and they are very strange when placed there.

Even if the average person buys an incense burner, they will definitely buy two of the same, and the two in front of them - most of them are robbed, right?

The corners of Wang Yan's mouth twitched slightly, and then he remembered that he was a proud soldier.

went on an expedition, and even grabbed the incense burner, which was really heartbreaking.

Of course, Wang Yan didn't know that Chang Cang was not the most outrageous, and some people even grabbed the tiger and planned to give it to the main mother.

Chang Cang quickly brought food, mainly corn and hu cakes, plus a little pickles and a little bacon.

Wang Yan and Pan Tao got up to thank them.

Chang Cang finally returned the salute and left.

Wang Yan picked up the dishes and chopsticks, ate a few bites and put them down, and said, "Yang Zhong, you said that these people are a township group, I'm afraid it's not true." ”

Pan Tao ate very happily, and when he heard Wang Yan's question, he put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "What do you think?" ”

"There are so many instruments, you can't just put them away, right?" Wang Yan said: "If someone can master all kinds of skills, it must be a sharp pawn, and it should not be underestimated. ”

Wang Yan is not familiar with military affairs, he only considers it from the most simple point of view, but the conclusion is correct.

After speaking, he looked outside the door and said in a low voice: "How many township groups does Luyang Hou have?" ”

"The name of this place is Shiqiao Defense, there is a Yongxing Defense in the southeast Yongxing Temple, as for Li Jiafang, it should be newly built, and the personnel are not yet complete." Pan Tao said.

"Does it cost money to raise these soldiers?"

Pan Tao shook his head.

"How many soldiers are there in the first defense?"

Pan Tao still shook his head.

Wang Yan was a little dissatisfied, but his face remained silent, and he picked up the rice bowl and ate a few bites.

The bacon is not a guinea sheep genus, it seems to be venison, it should be hunted, and it tastes good.

Venison can be eaten, but what about deerskin? Armor can be made!

These soldiers of the township regiment have a trilogy, and the deerskin armor can be used for their own use or for the trilogy. When estimating the number of soldiers in each defense, it is absolutely impossible to count only the soldiers themselves, and their troops must not be ignored.

Isn't this just a little hero?

Quietly, Shao Xun tossed such a big situation in Liang County, he really didn't know if he didn't come, and he was shocked when he came.

There are many things that others may not care much about. But when you see it with your own eyes, it's a different feeling.

What exactly does Shao Xun want to do? Wang Yan suddenly regretted coming to Liang County, and he didn't want to have anything to do with Shao Xun.

Taibai came to the world, Xuchang Kukai; Luoshui is cut off, and the real person is out of ......

Wang Yan's face was solemn, like a sculpture, and there was no change for a long time.

He felt that he had met someone who didn't like to talk about the rules and liked to start over outside the rules.

Such a person makes him subconsciously repulsive.

But - alas.