casserole lady

Chapter 296 Phoenix City (1)
The carriage traveled for another half a day, and finally arrived outside Phoenix City.This was Qin Zheng's first visit to the famous Phoenix City, but he saw the moat flowing outside the city, and there was a bridge wide enough to accommodate two carriages leading directly to the city gate.The city wall here is as high as a two-story building, and you have to look up to see it.A row of small flags on the city tower fluttered in the wind, with the pattern of a phoenix spreading its wings on it.At this time, the gate of Phoenix City was wide open, and sometimes there were people coming and going, but they were all handymen or sergeants.Someone was driving an ox cart, and the cart was full of water. They sprayed the water on the ground outside the city wall, and washed the red marks there with big brushes.

After entering the city gate, Qin Zheng noticed something strange. It turned out that the city wall was extremely thick and divided into two layers, inside and outside.The outer layer is a common blue brick, but the inner layer is different from ordinary bricks.After all, Qin Zheng was a cook, and after just one glance, he noticed something strange.I simply walked over and scraped a little with my fingernails to take a closer look, and tasted it again, only then did I understand.

It turns out that this brick is actually made of radish, that is, wash the big radish that is eaten daily, chop off the roots, scrape off the outer layer of green skin, steam it in a pot, and let it cool down.Then put it in a basin and stir it, chop it into mud, and finally dig it into a mold to form a brick.After these bricks are air-dried, they can be used to build walls.

The walls made of this kind of radish bricks are also durable, no less than those green bricks.However, there is another great advantage of using this wall to build a wall, that is, when the noodle tank is bottomed out and the rice storage is empty, you can cut a brick from the wall to cook porridge.

Seeing that Qin Zheng saw through it, He Xiao simply smiled and said, "People in my Phoenix City like to use this brick for their walls."

After Qin Zheng heard this, he remembered what Shan Yan said that day, that the Southern Barbarian Army's [-] troops attacked Phoenix City, and there were many obstacles along the way, and even [-] people were lost.

She couldn't help saying: "Phoenix City, it really lives up to its reputation."

When the ancestors of Phoenix City built this city, they probably had already made sufficient preparations.Even if Lu Fang didn't come to reinforce them today, maybe they had a last resort.

He Xiao couldn't help being proud, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Thank you!"

While talking, a guard in green clothes came and reported to He Xiao, but it turned out that those refugees from Phoenix City had been notified in advance to take refuge in Wangye, east of Phoenix City.Now that the southern barbarian army has been completely wiped out, they have been informed that they can go home.These refugees, with their families, will soon pass through Phoenix.

After He Xiao heard this, he ordered to prepare food and clothing, and send them to the refugees in the past, so as not to reward them for their hard work.

After this person was ordered to leave, other people came to report for a while. He Xiao took Qin Zheng into the carriage and listened to the subordinate's report. Naturally, he gave another order.Qin Zheng saw that He Xiao handled the affairs of the city concisely, swiftly and decisively, and it became more and more confirmed in his heart that this person was not a simple person in the first place, and he must not be underestimated.

Finally dismissed all the subordinates, He Xiao wanted to accompany Qin Zheng into the city to rest, but Qin Zheng said: "Why don't you tell me where the road is, and I'll go find him myself."

He Xiao laughed when he heard the words: "He is busy now. After fighting the battle, cleaning up the battlefield, counting the confiscated objects, and treating the wounded soldiers, he is a capable general under his command, but he cannot leave. If you It’s okay to go, I won’t give you a car or a horse, you can go thirty miles east of Phoenix City by yourself, they will be stationed there.”

After thinking about it, Qin Zheng decided to forget it, so he could only ask, "When will he come to the city?"

He Xiao rubbed his chin and said, "You and Zuo will always come tomorrow. Tomorrow, Phoenix City will host a banquet in honor of Lu Jiajun."

Qin Zheng thought it would only take a day, so he had no choice but to hold back and wait patiently.

(End of this chapter)