The wealth of rebirth is deep in the mountains

Chapter 137

Now the mountains of Laoxiongling have been bought by the Lu family. It is true that this place is the private property of the Lu family, but Laoxiongling is a village that has been listed in the government office.

In this way, there are villages in the villa, and villas outside the village. It is really difficult to define whether it is private property or a village.

If the officers and soldiers were allowed to enter the village, they would have reached the top of the mountain, and it would be better to let them lodge in the yard below the mountain.

Seeing that everyone was hesitant, the school captain was afraid that Wei Desheng would provoke the public's anger again, so he hurried forward and clasped his fists and said, "My fellow, we have military regulations, and we have no offense in autumn. I have no choice but to come here today. Seeing that the sky is getting dark, I still look forward to my fellow villagers." Take it in for a night, and tomorrow we will march into the city."

Although there has been no war in the 20th year of the Yuan Dynasty, the common people always have a three-point respect for the soldiers who defend their homes and the country.Furthermore, Orion's nature is hospitable, and it is rare for him to turn away visitors.

So, Old Master Feng said, "Why don't you let them rest at the foot of the mountain for one night?"

Although Father Lu could see that Wei Desheng didn't get along well, the captain acted politely, and none of the soldiers made noise, which was regarded as a strict discipline, so he nodded.

"Then open the door," he said, turning around and ordering Xiaomi, "The visitor is a guest, ask Aunt Liu and the others to help boil water and cook."

"Yes, Dad."

Xiaomi is usually in charge of the house, but whenever her father speaks, she never refute, let alone in front of the villagers and outsiders.

The two thick wooden fences were slowly opened by four young people.

The school lieutenant cupped his hands in thanks, and finally signaled a group of soldiers to go into the valley first and have a brief look around, and then the rest of them marched in with the carriage guarded.

Boss Lu is already married, and there is still Chen Yuexian's dowry in the yard. Hongmei and the servants are usually guarding it, so naturally they can't let outsiders borrow it.

Fortunately, Lu Laoer's yard is also spacious. Although there are no wooden utensils, there are large kangs in the front and back yards, and the east and west rooms, covered with straw mats, which are hot enough to sleep five or sixty people.

In addition, there are two big kangs in the concierge, which is enough for the soldiers to rest in turn.

The school lieutenant saw that Aunt Liu brought seven or eight women down from the mountain, and when they entered the hut, they were busy washing pots and boiling water, and the younger generation sent food, cabbage and radishes, and guessed that everyone was going to cook for them. So his face became a little bit more amiable, and after thanking Old Master Feng, he took out two taels of silver and counted it as their board and lodging expenses.

Old Master Feng naturally wanted to decline, the host has guests, how can he ask for money from the guests?
"My lord, I can't ask for this silver. We can still afford it in this rural area."

But the school lieutenant thought that Mr. Feng thought it was too little, so he was a little embarrassed. After all, there were 200 people, only two liang of silver was given, and an average of ten fen per person was not enough.

But when going out, according to the salary paid by the head, most of it was wasted because of the delay on the road, and now I don't want to pay more.

"Old man, there is really not much money, so don't dislike it, it's better to accept it."

Old Master Feng was old and smart, so he kept his money when he saw this, and finally called Aunt Liu, "Damn Dashi, put more sliced ​​meat in the stew, and fry some chili oil to warm the stomachs of these ice masters." .”

"Okay, don't worry, Old Master Feng, Xiaomi has already ordered, half a slice of pork is enough."

Aunt Liu responded with a loud voice and a smile, making all the soldiers who heard it look forward to the dinner.

Along the way, Wei Desheng and Tang Ershao were eating, drinking and having fun, but what they ate were corn pancakes and cold water. It would be lucky if they had hot soup.I don't want to spend the night in a small mountain villa and still have meat to eat, it is really a surprise.

"That's good, Xiaomi has always been generous."

Old Master Feng was stroking his beard, and when he wanted to talk to the school captain, a soldier pushed open the door of the porter's room, perhaps looking at Old Master Feng, he lowered his head and did not speak.

Seeing this, Old Master Feng got up and wanted to avoid it, but he didn't expect to hear a commotion in Lu's second yard.

"What kind of broken tea is this, dare to serve it to the general, and exchange it for a good one!"

The crisp sound of the teacup falling to the ground was very clear in the gradually darkening night. The soldiers were probably used to it, and it was rare to have a warm kang, so they didn't even frown.But everyone in Old Xiongling stopped their hands, and the guest dropped the host's tea bowl, which is not friendly anyway.

The school lieutenant gritted his teeth secretly, now he knew what was going on without the soldiers reporting it privately.

He strode out the door and entered the main room of Lu Laoer's courtyard. Sure enough, Wei Desheng spat with disgust on his face, and was yelling at Tang Laoer, "Why didn't you buy some good tea to bring with you? The general wants to drink bad tea, in case the stomach is ruined..."

Tang Ershao stood aside with his head bowed, with the appearance of apologizing, and the captain was depressed for a while.He couldn't bear it any longer, stepped forward and whispered something in Wei Desheng's ear.

Wei Desheng's expression changed after hearing this, and finally he gritted his teeth and asked, "My father really said that?"

The captain took two steps back and replied in a deep voice, "This subordinate dare not lie to the general."

"Hmph, I don't dare to hang out with you, a dog."

Wei Desheng cursed, as if he could force his breath out.In the end, he got up annoyed, and entered the room without saying a word.

"Bring water in, I want to wash!"

Tang Ershao saw this, so he turned to the captain helplessly, "Captain Wang, thank you for your hard work."

Xiaowei Wang clasped his hands and sighed, "Second Young Master has also worked hard, just stick to it for a month, and I'll be fine when I get back to Kyoto for work."

In the thatched hut not far away, Aunt Liu brought a few women with a bad face, and complained to Old Master Feng in a low voice, "These officials and lords are too worthless. We kindly welcome them in, why are we throwing teacups?" Why don't you go to the city to rest if you despise our old Xiongling's poverty?"

"That's right, we abandoned our house and ran to boil water to do our work. Could it be that there is something wrong with the waiter?"

Old Master Feng waved his hand to signal the women to stop, and said, "Anyway, the door is already open to welcome guests. You work hard, and go back to the mountain after finishing the food. I will take care of the young people here, and save money." A lot of trouble."

The women's faces changed when they heard this, and they all understood that it was because they were afraid that the soldiers would violate the "lust caution" when they were full.

So, they stopped complaining, and quickly cut vegetables, boiled water, and kept busy.

Meals for 200 people is really a lot.Finding that it was too late to make the noodles, Aunt Liu mixed buckwheat flour into the corn noodles, threw pork bones into the big iron pot, stewed cabbage and radish, and three layers of fatty meat slices.Put pancakes on the side of the pot, put a straw curtain on the pot, and then steam a layer of double-sided noodles for publishing, which is barely enough to eat.

Just when she was worried about what to cook and gave it to the hard-to-serve official, Aunt Jiang came down from the mountain with a curtain of frozen dumplings.

"Xiaomi took this bag with the girls at noon. I originally left a curtain for the first and second children to cook and eat when they were hungry in the middle of the night. I brought it here as an emergency!"

"It's still Xiaomi who is thoughtful," Aunt Liu pouted at the main room in Lu's second courtyard, "That official is difficult to serve, and I'm afraid of causing trouble to the village."

Aunt Jiang nodded, and said, "Xiaomi said, let you go back to the mountain as soon as you finish your work."

"I know this, Old Master Feng has given instructions."

Aunt Liu agreed, and Old Master Feng, who was warming up by the fire in the corner of the shed, also nodded, and Aunt Jiang returned to the mountain to send the letter.

Soon, when it was completely dark, the meal was finally ready.

In summer and autumn, Laoxiongling built yards, dug wells, and repaired canals. Every day, one or two hundred people ate big pot meals, but there was no shortage of tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks.

But now that the cold wind is howling outside, it is not easy to put the table outside.

Fortunately, the school lieutenant had a good look and waved his hand to order a group of soldiers to help bring the tables and chairs into the house. In addition to eating, he couldn't sleep on the kang at night, so he could lie down on the table and take a nap.

All the soldiers each had a large pottery bowl, filled with steaming stew, sprinkled with a layer of red chili oil, and stuck two large pieces of bread into the chopsticks in their hands, some sat at the table, some served After getting out of the big kang, some simply squatted on the ground, eating and drinking like that.

The cold wind was howling outside the window, and the hot bowl, spicy soup, fragrant vegetables, and solid cakes in their hands made everyone feel extremely satisfied. They raised their heads and kept their eyes open, full of this rare dinner.

Of course, some people were dissatisfied. In the main room of Lu's second courtyard, Wei Desheng changed his clothes quickly and was eating dumplings.Sauerkraut and pork stuffing, although it is very common in the Northland, Xiaomi has never been stingy with food, adding lard and bone broth when mixing the stuffing.When the dumplings are cooked, they are oily and delicious as soon as you bite them open. Both Wei Desheng and Tang Ershao were a little surprised that there is such a good craftsmanship in such a poor country.

But the hearts were not enough, Tang Ershao didn't say anything, Wei Desheng was half full, and began to be dissatisfied with the lack of side dishes and good wine.He opened his mouth and cursed for the guards to look for Xiaowei Wang, Xiaowei Wang gulped down the soup in the bowl angrily, and the spicy oil accidentally entered his throat, choking him and coughing wildly.When it was time to find Old Master Feng for drinks, Old Master Feng saw that his eyes were red, so without saying a word, he asked someone to go back to the mountain to bring a jar...

After a night of nothing to say, Xiaomi got up early the next day and prepared to make a good breakfast, but when he opened the door, he frowned when he saw the sudden thick snow in the yard.

As the old saying goes, the sky keeps guests, but the Lord does not.

Yesterday it was Wei Desheng, the delicate general who couldn't eat hard, and happened to stay overnight, and now he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.With such a heavy snow, the horse's knees were no longer covered, and the road was difficult.

It was the folks in Laoxiongling who worked together to clear the mountain road, and the official road also went south.It is always necessary to wait for the Fucheng to collect corvees and mobilize the people to clear the snow.But now there are not many carriages and horses on the road, and it is not certain whether the government will order it.

In other words, the guests at the foot of the mountain may have to stay for two more days.

It was obvious that Aunt Liu had also thought of this question, and soon knocked on the door of Lu's house.

Xiaomi was making porridge, and when he heard the sound, he went to open the door, and said, "Auntie, the meals for the guests at the foot of the mountain are prepared according to the big pot rice when the yard was built earlier. As for the two officials, I will let the junior cook here Send it away."

"Sure, that's the best. I see that the official is not a good guy, so you don't go down, you know?"

Aunt Liu readily agreed, and finally hurried down the mountain.

The soldiers at the foot of the mountain were very happy to see that the heavy snow had left people behind. They had endured countless hardships along the way, and there was such a good place to rest for a few days, and everyone was willing to do so.

Only Wei Desheng was very annoyed, regretting that he shouldn't have been lazy yesterday, otherwise he would have spent all his time in the city, and now he must be eating, drinking and having fun, which is much better than this poor mountain and remote place

(End of this chapter)