Chapter Twenty-Eight: You Sleep on the Ground

Nu Chen held the paper stained with greasy finger prints in both hands, as if holding the emperor's holy decree.

He knelt on one knee and bowed his head, "Thank you, Lord Wanyu, my subordinates will retire." ”

With that, Nu Chen led Slave Thirteen out of the tent.

After leaving the tent, Nu Thirteen followed Nu Chen to the northwest of the barracks area.

By this time it was already night, and everyone in the barracks had entered the tents except for some slave soldiers on patrol.

Between the tents and tents, a spacious road and lane are formed, and on both sides of the road, every other zhang away, there is a brazier supported on the iron platform.

The firelight illuminated the pavement.

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Along the tent road leading to the northwest, after walking about two incense sticks. They came to a tent area surrounded by a simple fence.

At the door of this tent area, a flag stands with the word "dust" written in red letters.

This area is the residence of the subordinates under the jurisdiction of Nuchen, the commander of a hundred, in the barracks area.

In the barracks area, slave soldiers with a rank of 100 or more can be qualified to draw their own residential areas and establish their own banners.

At this time, Nu Chen led Nu Thirteen into his tent domain.

He came to a tent and shouted, "Wenkang!"

Nuchen called out a person's name.

Presently, out of the tent came a shirtless and stocky young man.

He had a shirt in his hand.

After getting out, I saw slave dust. He put his shirt on his back and shouted, "Uncle Chen." ”

Nu Chen nodded and asked, "Who is on duty tonight?"

Nu Wenkang responded, "In the first half of the night, Shui Yan and Bai Jia went to participate in the patrol, and in the second half of the night, it was me and Shen Long who went to change shifts with the brothers at the sentry. ”

Hearing this, Nu Chen nodded slightly.

Then he raised his hand and pointed to Nu Thirteen behind him, and said to Nu Wenkang, "His name is Nu Thirteen, and he is a newcomer I selected from the slave cave, and he will be our person in the future." You work hard, let's arrange a place for him to live first. ”

Hearing this, Wen Kang's eyes swept to Slave Thirteen, looked at him silently, and said, "Since you are a newcomer who came out of the slave cave, it belongs to the training period...... For the time being, there is no way to arrange a barracks business such as on-duty patrols. I think let's let him live with Liang Dong and them. ”

Nu Chen nodded, "Okay, whatever you want." ”

Glancing at Nu Thirteen, Nu Wenkang said, "You wait a little longer, I'll go get a bunk and send it to you." ”

"I'm tired. Slave Thirteen bowed his head to him and replied in a deep voice.

Buttoning his jacket, Nu Wenkang stared at Nu Thirteen for a few more moments, nodded thoughtfully, and then strode towards another tent.

Taking advantage of this gap, Nu Chen turned around and said to Nu Thirteen, "I still have to go back to the city, and wait until tomorrow morning to send Lord Wanyu's seal to the Affairs Pavilion, and then I can receive your soldier slave card." ”

Slave Thirteen bowed his head to him and said, "Thank you, Lord Chen." ”

"Hmm...... When you first arrive, be a little more excited in everything. Have a good relationship with Liang Dong and them, and don't have contradictions. Liang Dong and others are descendants of the fourth generation of slave soldiers. Although they are juniors, I have to be polite to the head of a hundred people on weekdays. You'd better not offend easily. ”

Hearing this, Nu Thirteen couldn't help frowning.

He didn't quite understand it.

Since no matter what this group of slave soldiers do, they will receive a fixed piece of spirit jade and ten low-level pills every month.

Why is it not like in a slave cave, where everyone's well water does not interfere with river water, and it has nothing to do with each other. When you accumulate enough spiritual jade, you will concentrate on cultivation, and those with high strength will be appointed, and those with low strength will be willing to obey orders, how good is it to be straightforward?

Why do we have to have good relations with others, and we have to tolerate those so-called slave soldiers for four generations? We can't easily offend them?......

......

It seems to see the doubts in the bottom of the slave thirteen.

Nu Chen continued, "The world outside the slave cave is much more complicated than the one in the slave cave. Being in a conflict of interests, no one can be left alone. ”

He glanced at Slave Thirteen, then reached into his pocket and took out a spirit jade.

"We all need spiritual jade and a lot of cultivation resources. The one spirit jade distributed every month is simply not enough. If you want to get extra money, you have to find a way to complete some kind of task. The higher the level of the task, the higher the jade reward will be. However, these tasks cannot be accomplished by one person alone, they need to rely on the strength of the team. This is the fundamental reason for the emergence of five, ten, and 100 commanders in the barracks area. ”

Nu Chen handed the spirit jade in his hand to Slave Thirteen, "It is impossible for someone to give you spirit jade from time to time, even if it is the spirit jade issued by the immortal clan, it is impossible to give it for nothing." You need to earn it yourself. If you have the ability, you will become a strong person and form a team by yourself. If you don't have the ability, you have to cling to others and live with your tail between your legs. ”

When Slave Thirteen heard this, his eyes twinkled slightly hidden in his loose hair.

He nodded silently and said, "Thank you Lord Chen for your teachings." ”

With that, he reached out and took the spirit jade and put it in his pocket.

At this moment, Nu Wenkang approached with a roll of bedding.

He explained to Slave Thirteen: "This bunk has been in the warehouse for a long time, and it will be a little damp, so you can make do with it first." When you go to the city in the future, you can spend half a piece of spirit jade to buy a good one. ”

Slave Thirteen took the roll from his hand, placed it on his shoulder, and replied in a deep voice, "This is already very good. When I was in the slave slum, I slept on a bare stone bed all the time. ”

After hearing this, Nu Wenkang didn't want to say anything more.

"That is so...... Come with me, and I'll arrange a place for you." ”

With that, he strode forward and took the lead.

Slave Thirteen carried the cover roll and looked at Slave Chen.

Nu Chen nodded slightly to him and said, "Go ahead." ”

After receiving the signal, Nu Thirteen followed in the direction where Nu Wenkang was walking.

When the two of them walked away, Nu Chen took out the white paper covered with the seal of the deputy soldier's head slave Wanyu from his cuff and looked at it.

Looking at the paper, a smug smile appeared on his face.

Then the other hand reached into his arms and felt for a brush.

Licking the tip of the pen twice with his tongue, he began to write on the paper.

He first wrote the name of Slave Thirteen.

Immediately after that, he made up nine other names at random and wrote them after the names of Slave Thirteen.

It turned out that Nu Chen took advantage of this opportunity to falsely report nine more places.

In this way, he would be able to receive nine more copies of Lingyu Yulu and Dan Pill Yulu in Lingyuxuan every month.

Under normal circumstances, when the deputy head of the army uses the seal to approve the increase in the staffing of his subordinates, he needs to go to the cabinet in person to sign and seal.

However, those deputy soldiers don't have so much effort to worry about this kind of thing.

Meet someone casually, then put the seal on a blank piece of paper and give it to the person below to do it.

This gives many people the opportunity to falsely report and overreport the number of people.

In this way, the surplus Lingyu Pill that was applied for from the Affairs Pavilion would quietly fall into their pockets.

As long as the number of false reports is not too large to be outrageous, no one will generally track it down.

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After filling out the list, Nuchen left the barracks area and rode back to the town.

He is an old slave soldier with a family, who has been a hundred people for many years, and has accumulated a family business in the urban area. When you're not on duty, you won't live in the barracks area.

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The words are divided into two ends.

Nu 13 followed Nu Wenkang all the way with the cover roll, and finally stopped in front of a not very large tent.

Nu Wenkang lifted the curtain and got in first.

Inside the tent door, he held up the curtain and motioned to the slave thirteen who followed behind: "Come in." ”

Slave Thirteen got into the tent with the blanket roll.

When he entered the tent, he found that the tent was a small room that could accommodate six people, and there were already five people sleeping in the bed.

Seeing Nu Wenkang bring a strange young man into the tent, the five people all raised their eyelids slightly and looked at them, and then went about their own things again.

Slave Thirteen took the opportunity to glance at the appearance of these five people.

These people looked about the same age as him.

On a bed on the left side of the innermost room, there was a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a little ruffian in his expression.

He was lying with his legs crossed, half-naked. There is a piece of jade hanging from his chest, and he plays with a delicate knife in his hand.

This person's name is Nu Liangdong. He is a descendant of the fourth generation of slave soldiers, and the clan is not weak, and he is usually spoiled and arrogant.

Now arranged by the clan elders, he has come to the slave barracks to train, and he only needs to improve his cultivation strength and learn to master more combat skills, so that he can mix up his official status.

If you are motivated enough, you will have a good chance of success if you participate in the selection of slaves in the future.

On the bed on the right side of the innermost room, there was a guy with a big forehead and small eyes.

He was sitting on the bed at this time, holding a cricket jar in his hand, and was intently teasing.

This man's name was Nu Chengsheng, and he was a descendant of the third generation of slaves. Before entering the barracks area, with the backing of the family, I knew how to eat, drink and be merry every day.

So his father arranged him under Nuchen, hoping to make him take away his fun-loving nature and practice diligently. I don't hope that he can make much progress, at least he can improve his cultivation, and he can live a few more years under the slave contract land.

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On the second bed on the left is a person who looks like a white and clean boy. Everyone else was lying on the bed bare-chested, but he was the only one who wore a white pajama shirt.

Although the appearance is white, the clothes are also clean and exquisite. But there is always a touch of indifference in his eyebrows and eyes.

This person's name is Nu Lingtai, a descendant of the third generation of slave soldiers, with a rather arrogant temperament and a habit of cleanliness.

The elders of his family also hope to train him and hope that he can take on the important task of prospering the clan as soon as possible.

......

On the second bed on the right is a tall and thin young man with figure-eight eyebrows.

There always seemed to be a touch of lazy and lazy contempt in his expression.

Despise anyone, despise anything.

His name is Nugu Feng, and he is also the heir of the family's high hopes, and he came to the barracks area for training.

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Near the left of the door, there was a small, fat white man.

He always had a smile on his face, and he looked harmless.

His name is Nu Yifeng, and he is a descendant of the second generation of slave soldiers.

Seeing Nu Wenkang walk in with Nu Thirteen, only this guy looked at Nu Thirteen with a smile on his face.

Slave Thirteen couldn't figure out what he was laughing at, what was there to laugh at......

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Nu Wenkang, who walked into the tent, saw the reaction of the five people, frowned, and shouted, "You guys, can you know some etiquette? I've been in for a long time, why don't you even have a person to say hello?"

Nu Liangdong, who was playing with the knife in his hand, glanced at him and said lightly, "I see, the person who doesn't pay attention to etiquette is Brother Wen Kang, right?

Nu Gu Feng, who was with eight eyebrows, smiled contemptuously and echoed, "Yes, wouldn't it be embarrassing if we did something indecent in there, and you just broke in and saw it?"

Nu Wenkang smiled when he heard this, "It's all a bunch of big men, what's there that can't be seen?"

Nu Gu Feng smiled contemptuously, "We are not three-year-old children anymore, we are already adults. Sometimes, of course, they will do something like "dancing with guns and sticks"! This kind of thing makes people see how ashamed they are. ”

As soon as these words came out, Nu Liangdong laughed. Nu Chengsheng also laughed.

Nu Yifeng has been smiling all the time, but his smile is very standard, neither big nor small.

Only the white and clean, well-dressed son-in-law Nu Lingtai snorted coldly and said softly: "It's boring......"

Nu Wenkang said with a smile, "Okay...... It was me who was wrong. ”

Then he sighed and continued, "Do you really think I'm so idle? It's as if Lao Tzu is willing to come to your tent...... I still want to sleep a little longer, and I'll have to go to the shift later, alas......"

He couldn't help but yawn as he spoke.

Nu Gu Feng frowned and asked, "Then why don't you go back to sleep soon?" Stay here, I still hate you for disturbing my sweet dreams." ”

"Yes, Brother Wen Kang, go back to sleep, if you don't sleep well, it will definitely be difficult to stay up in the second half of the night, right?" Nu Chengsheng covered the cricket jar, put it at the head of the bed, and said.

Nu Wenkang looked at Nu Chengsheng and nodded, "Well, it's better to listen to Chengsheng's words, and the children can be taught!"

Then he pointed to the Slave Thirteen behind him and said, "Your Uncle Chen has ordered this guy to live in your tent." Starting tomorrow, he will train with you and others. ”

Nu Gu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Nu Thirteen, and asked, "This brother, whose child is it?"

Before Nu Thirteen could answer, Nu Wenkang took over the conversation and said, "He came out of the slave cave. ”

"What?!

The person who said this was the fair-looking, well-dressed, and clean-minded Nu Lingtai.

Nu Wenkang smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said helplessly to Nu Lingtai: "This is my big brother Chen, your uncle Chen, I personally arranged it, and I can't help it......"

At this moment, Nu Liangdong, who was playing with the knife in his hand, opened his mouth and said, "Forget Lingtai." Since it was arranged by Uncle Chen, let's allow you to come in and live. ”

Seeing that Nu Liangdong had spoken, although Nu Lingtai was unhappy, he no longer refutated, rolled his eyes at Nu Thirteen, snorted coldly, and lay down facing his head.

Facing these five people with different temperaments and attitudes, Nu Thirteen didn't say a word from beginning to end, and there was no change in his expression, he was like a wax figure, standing behind with a cover roll, observing the performance of everyone, and silently thinking about the next way to deal with it.

Growing up in a slave slum, he has always been a loner. The slaves seldom talk so much superfluous talk among themselves, and they don't have so much energy to pull such a long king's eight calves.

It's all for those few mouthfuls of food to live, and it's all up to their own ability to fight for it.

But after listening to the words of the slave dust, I realized that being a slave soldier seems to be a little different......

So, Nu Thirteen is also thinking, how should he adapt to the life of a slave soldier?

What Nu Chen said outside just now is not unreasonable, if you want to earn spirit jade, you have to deal with others and learn to cooperate.

Before becoming a strong man, be a man with his tail between his legs and rely on others to survive.

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Just as Nu Thirteen was thinking about it, Nu Wenkang looked back at him and said to him, "You just put the blanket on that empty bed, if there is anything in the future, just listen to Liang Dong's arrangement, from today onwards he is the chief of five people in your tent." ”

Nu Liangdong laughed when he heard this, "Brother Wen Kang, don't give me a promotion." As a five-person leader, you have to worry about completing tasks and helping them earn spirit jade...... There is no shortage of spirit jade in my family, and I don't want to that idleness, don't count on me. ”

After hearing this, Nu Wenkang sighed at him and said, "You are also a little self-motivated, okay?...... Leaving a few more documents for completing tasks in the Secretariat will be of great help to your future as a child. Your dad is counting on you to be a slave one day. ”

Nu Liangdong smiled, but stopped talking.

Nu Wenkang continued, "Okay...... If I don't talk nonsense with you little devils, I'll have to go back and sleep a little more...... Alas, I really envy you, you can sleep until dawn......"

With that, he yawned, lifted the curtain and walked out.

Seeing this, Nu Gu Feng smiled contemptuously and muttered: "It's just that he entered the barracks a few years earlier than us, and he always puts on a stinky appearance of an old-timer and comes to teach ......."

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At this moment, when Nu Gu Feng finished muttering, the atmosphere in the tent suddenly fell silent.

Until now, Slave Thirteen has not thought about how he should have a good relationship with these five people.

So, he had no choice but to put the roll of the bed on the empty bed at the door, intending to make his own bed first.

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Place the roll on the bed slats and unfold it......

But when Slave Thirteen spread out the cover roll halfway, he found that there was a person standing behind him.

He looked back.

It turned out to be the white-looking and clean boy who was dressed in a pajamas, and Nu Lingtai was standing behind.

He looked at Slave Thirteen coldly at this time and said, "Who allowed you to sleep on the bed? I want you to sleep on the ground!!"