Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 172 There is a horse

Yuan Youchun was so happy, so happy in his heart.

Because the people below came to tell him just now that Chen Mo's people came to ask him for food.

After hearing the news, he was so excited that he asked you to fight with me. Now you know how to beg me?

If you want food, you can.

"Let that young boy Chen Mo come to Qingting County to kowtow and apologize to the general, and say three times that I was wrong, and the general will consider giving him food." Yuan Youchun said to Han Wu.

Han Wu's face sank slightly, and then he took a breath and said: "General Yuan, Commander Qu ordered our county chief to organize the army and cooperate with General Yuan. But now the war is about to begin. If there is no food and grass, the opportunity to fight will be delayed. You and I But no one can afford it.”

"Hmph." Yuan Youchun snorted coldly and said, "You damn boy are trying to scare me with this. You guys in Pingting County have just harvested grain. You think the general doesn't know. If the opportunity is delayed, it's because of your disobedience." , when the time comes, I will make a report to you in front of Commander Qu."

Hearing this, Han Wu suppressed his anger and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "General Yuan, that is the food of the people, not the food of the army. Besides, Commander Qu gave our county magistrate an urgent report, but he asked General Yuan to provide food." .”

Chen Mo taught him to say this, just to stimulate Yuan Youchun and see if it was the same as what he had guessed.

Yuan Youchun's expression changed slightly, he really believed it, because part of the food and grass allocated to him by Xia Lin was indeed for Qingting County, he said:
"Why don't you pretend to be righteous and give back the people's food? In the end, it ended up in the pocket of Chen Mo.

Again, if you want food, simply ask him to come over and kowtow to me three times, otherwise there is no way. "

"General Yuan, you are avenging a private vendetta."

Han Wu wanted to say more, but Yuan Youchun had already issued an order to expel the guests.

After Han Wu left, Bai Su came up and said, "General, the war is coming. If we don't give them food, and they really complain to Commander Qu, what should we do?"

After all, Qu Shuai's letter clearly asked them to provide food to Chen Mo.

"Don't worry, I have my own plan." Yuan Youchun waved his hands, stood up, and said while walking around: "Although Qu Shuai asked them to adjust the grain for them, he didn't specify how much. Ten thousand catties is grain, and one thousand catties is grain. The same is food.

Besides, it’s not like I really don’t want to give them. August [-]st is a while away from now. Why are you so anxious? Let’s dry them out first. Maybe that guy Chen Mo will come over and kowtow to me and apologize. "

It was not easy to get a chance to take advantage of the opponent. If Yuan Youchun didn't embarrass the opponent, wouldn't this opportunity be wasted?

"The general is wise." Seeing that Yuan Youchun had a countermeasure, Bai Su also laughed and said, "If that kid really comes here, my subordinates will call the entire army to come and have a look, and let them bear witness, so that his kid will be disgraced."

Yuan Youchun was already imagining this scenario.

"General, it seems that Qu Shuai still favors us. Since Qu Shuai asked us to adjust food for Chen Mo and asked him to cooperate with us, it means that Qu Shuai does not trust Chen Mo either." Bai Shu said.

"I said before, he is an outsider after all. How long have I been with Qu Shuai, and how long has he been with Qu Shuai?" Yuan Youchun became a little proud. The original dissatisfaction with Yang Minggui because of why he entered the martial arts disappeared at this moment.

……

"He really dared to think about asking me to kowtow to him and apologize."

Han Wu came back that day. After listening to his report, Chen Mo couldn't help but sneered and said immediately: "Send someone to Xia Lin to file a complaint with Yang Minggui."

This process still takes some time.

"No." Han Wu resigned.

After Han Wu left, Chen Mo called Wang Ping and asked, "How many weapons are there in the armory?"

Wang Ping did not hesitate at all and immediately replied: "For the county magistrate, now all infantry teams are fully equipped with weapons, including 360 long spears, [-] crossbows, [-] longbows, more than [-] arrows, and two cup bombs." One hundred and seven.”

Cupping bombs are gunpowder created by Chen Mo. Because they are filled in clay pots, Chen Mo named them cupping bombs.

However, there is now a shortage of saltpeter, and the gunpowder factory has been suspended.

Simply extracting nitrate from urine is of little use.

However, Chen Mo does not plan to use this kind of killing weapon on a large scale yet. If it were exposed now, it would not bring much benefit to him, but would cause trouble.

It can be used in small batches, because it can be fooled by other excuses, so these more than 200 fire bombs are enough for now.

……

July seventeenth.

In the Yi family courtyard, Xiaolu sent Xiaoling to tell Chen Mo that the tail-eyed fish he sent had spawned, so Chen Mo came.

In the pool, there are artificial rockeries and waterscape caves, with colorful fish swimming back and forth. When passing through a cave entrance, a bloody mouth suddenly rushed out and swallowed a goldfish as big as two fingers.

The tail-eye fish also has teeth and is a mammal.

Although the female fish that has just laid eggs is relatively weak, there are currently no fish that can threaten it in the pond. It can be said that it is currently at the top of the entire food chain, and the pond is too small compared to Big Hole Lake to hunt for prey. Not difficult at all.

"Little deer, should these fish eggs be raised separately from the female fish?" Chen Mo heard that some female fish will swallow fish eggs to supplement their own nutrition.

Yi Shiyan shook his head: "The tail-eyed spirit fish cherishes its children very much. After laying the eggs in this cave, no other fish is allowed to come near."

"That's good." Chen Mo gently hugged Yi Shiyan, kissed her on the forehead, and said, "Then this tail-eyed spirit fish and fish eggs will cause trouble for the little deer."

Yi Shiyan nodded and showed a sweet smile.

Xiaoling on the side also retreated when he saw this.

Yi Shiyan put her arms around Chen Mo's waist, put her head on his chest, and said softly: "Husband, are you finished?"

"what happened?"

"I've thought about it."

Chen Mo: "..." He has just rested for two days.
Fortunately, Xiao Ling came over at this time and told Chen Mo that something was going on at the Yamen.

Chen Mo rubbed Yi Shiyan's head and said, "Xiaolu, I have one more thing for you."

"Sir, please tell me."

"Try your best and become a warrior." Chen Mo cheered her on.

He found that Xiaolu was more powerful than him, so he found a way to let her vent her anger first.

Yi Shiyan nodded.

For her, becoming a warrior is not particularly difficult, she just didn't want to do it before.

……

Back to the Yamen.

Chen Mo found a group of people standing in front of the Yamen. The most eye-catching thing was that each of them was holding a horse.

Geng Songfu was talking with people from Wutai County who came from Gaozhou.

From the fact that the people in Wutai County were nervous when they entered Pingting County, but when they saw Geng Songfu, they relaxed completely and smiled, we can see that Geng Songfu is trusted by the people in Wutai County.

"Don't worry, everyone, Lao Zhuo hereby guarantees that County Magistrate Chen is definitely a good official and will definitely make arrangements for you all properly." Geng Songfu said.

After hearing Geng Songfu's assurance, the smiles on their faces became a little brighter.

Although most of the people are dull, they still have eyes and can see. After entering the city, the scenes that greet you are all lively and prosperous scenes. Without a stable life, there would be no such smoke and smoke. of.

"The county magistrate is here."

Someone shouted, and everyone looked in one direction.

"County Magistrate Chen is here." Geng Songfu also called out, then pointed at Chen Mo who was riding over and said, "Folks, he is the magistrate of our Pingting County. Chen Mo will also be your county magistrate in the future."

The people of Wutai County were shocked, especially the confidants sent by Li Yunzhang, whose eyes almost popped out of their heads.

too young.

Even though Hu Qiang had told them in advance.

But the perception is different between what you hear and what you see with your own eyes.

Chen Mo looked around at the crowd, and then scolded Hu Qiang: "How are you doing this? It's summer, the other party has come all the way, how can you let them just stand here? Quickly ask the chef to deliver the food Come."

After saying that, he looked at Zhao Daoxian again: "Have their accommodation been arranged?"

"The scribes are registering them. Once the registration is completed, they can move in." Zhao Daoxian said respectfully.

"Some things can be handled on an exceptional basis. First arrange a place for them, and then register them one by one." Chen Mo said: "As well as these horses, they are all sent to the stables first. There are people coming and going here. If someone is frightened and injured, who can To take charge?"

"promise."

The people of Wutai County naturally saw this scene, and this feeling of being taken seriously made their hearts warm.

It can be said that Chen Mo's few words made the people of Wutai County have a good impression of him.

After everyone was arranged, Chen Mo looked at Su Wen and said, "Didn't I ask you to buy Wutai young horses? Why are they all big horses?"

Su Wen didn't say anything. Geng Songfu pointed at a group of Wutai young horses that had not been brought into the stables and said with a smile: "County magistrate, these are young horses."

At Geng Songfu, Chen Mo learned a new knowledge. It turns out that a young horse of about two years old already looks like a big horse, but its style, temperament, and working ability are still a small horse. To become a capable horse, it is necessary to It will take two or three years.

However, it can be seen from this that Geng Songfu did not lie to him.

Just as a young horse, it already has the characteristics of thick limbs, short neck, round hips, broad chest and broad back.

However, not all horses can become war horses, and they still need to be selected.

This kind of matter was left to Geng Songfu. He had previously given the court advice on vigorously developing Wutai County, which proved that he had experience in this area.

While Chen Mo and Geng Songfu were discussing how to settle this group of people.

In the resettlement camp on the other side.

The people of Wutai County swallowed their saliva when they looked at the white rice.

It turned out to be dry rice. They thought it would be great to have some porridge, but the result was beyond expectations.

The dishes are just ordinary vegetarian dishes, but they have enough salt.

Chen Mo didn't serve them meat.

Because you can’t give them the best right away, you have to take your time.

Lin Shengcai is Li Yunzhang's confidant and his cousin. He came with a mission to find out whether what Hu Qiang said was true or false.

He was not bribed by a meal, because it was probably arranged deliberately by the other party.

He was prepared to observe for a long time.

(End of this chapter)