There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 49

"General, he's a boy." A man next to him who often came to eat said something in a daze.

The corner of the general's mouth hooked almost imperceptibly, no one else saw it, but Qiao Qiao, who had been staring at him all the time, saw it.His black eyes moved slightly, and he blinked for a while, before he suddenly realized: "Oh, it's a boy, I thought it was a girl because I looked so handsome, it's a pity, otherwise I would definitely Talk to your boss about your going."

Qiaoqiao was made uncomfortable by him, lowered his head, and looked shy and shy in the eyes of others. When those men heard the general's arrogant words, they immediately booed: "Indeed, general, this kid is delicate and tender." She is fleshy and has very delicate facial features, if she is a woman, she will definitely grow into a great beauty in the future."

"General, the boy can also ask for it."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Xiaoqiao, the ramen is ready, hurry up and deliver it." Boss Hu patted the table, freeing Qiaoqiao from a bunch of unscrupulous soldiers who made her very embarrassed.

"Boss..." Qiaoqiao cast a grateful look.

"Liu Jian, get over here, boy, go, and deliver these to that table."

"Boss, you...wow, what happened today, so much wine?" Liu Jian exclaimed in surprise when he saw that the tray was full of two big jugs, at least two catties of wine. The wine is not mixed with water, and the food for wine making is also the best, so the quantity is very small, and only a little is supplied every day. If these soldiers can drink it hard, what they save in a year will definitely not be enough to drink for half a year. It can be put out a little less every day.

"Where is there so much nonsense, hurry up and send it over. Here, it's that table. Be careful, that's a general."

"Don't let Xiaoqiao go over there, I've heard it all, he likes his appearance, okay, okay, I won't talk anymore, don't hit me, hit me whenever you want, I can earn you a lot of money a month It's really not easy." Liu Jian muttered and sent the dinner plate over.

Several soldiers saw that the general got so much wine with such a big face, they all stared straight at it, and kept swallowing.

General Li had a slight smile on his lips, looked at these subordinates, turned around and waved: "Send a few more cups."

He pushed forward the cups he sent: "Each person takes one and pours it by himself."

The soldiers sitting at the table with him immediately shouted happily, the one next to him stood up and divided the glasses, then picked up the jug, filled it up for him first, and then passed it to everyone one by one. All down.

"Come on, it's done." General Li lifted it up first, and drank it dry in one gulp.

Several people started to drink tut, General Li looked at them, and chatted casually: "Are you under Captain Zheng?"

"Yes."

"How is it? How have you been practicing recently?"

"Our lieutenant always has that straight face, he doesn't know how to smile, he's cold, just like this." The man who had just started to learn from the general just finished speaking, and then began to imitate the lieutenant Zheng he was talking about. With a straight face, he scanned the surrounding people, pointed at one of them and shouted: "You, go over there, run fifty laps of the playground. And you, leapfrog a hundred times."

Puhaha~~ The people around laughed: "You boy, you know how to imitate other people all day long, and you are quite good at it. It is really a loss for you to be a soldier. You should be an actor. That must be a famous actor." what!"

"Go away, kid!"

The general picked up the chopsticks, picked up the vegetables slowly, took a few mouthfuls, and continued: "Oh, your captain is quite strict, isn't he?"

"Yeah, I can't rest all day long..."

The general asked casually, and after asking about the serious and cold Colonel Zheng, he mentioned several other captains. Qiaoqiao, who listens in the hall, can listen to the general idea when serving meals. Among these officials, some are foolish and perfunctory, and some have completed training on time. Of course, there are two outstanding ones, one It was Xiaowei Zheng at the beginning, and Xiaowei Qu.

These people chatted and drank, making a lot of noise, tossing and tossing until very late, Qiao Qiao ran back and forth to deliver food, and in the end, her calves were a little weak.Boss Hu looked at the already dark sky, and he was also a little hungry. Anyway, these people are just chatting here, and they don't want to call them noodles anymore, so they asked Master Lu to cook some dishes for them to eat.

There were several tables vacant in the hall, and Qiaoqiao picked a table far away from those people to clean up. She took out the wooden barrel holding the dishes from the kitchen, poured the remaining soup into a bowl, The rest of the bowls and chopsticks were stacked together and put into the bucket and brought to the kitchen, then took out a wet rag and wiped it.She wiped it several times until all the oil was gone.

After taking the four benches next to her and lining them up one by one, Qiaoqiao raised her head and let out a sigh of relief. Her stomach was already growling with hunger, and she was waiting for Master Lu to have a full meal.

"Xiaoqiao, come here and serve the dishes." After Master Lu yelled, Qiaoqiao rushed in with brisk strides, but before she reached the door, the other one was faster than her, slipped in and carried a big The pot of stew came out, took a deep breath, and let out a contented sigh.

Those people chatted until the four of them had eaten before getting up and leaving one after another. That General Li was the last one. He didn't leave directly, but came to the counter and handed Boss Hu a piece of silver: "In addition to these Is it enough?"

Boss Hu took it and put it on the weighing pan, weighed it, nodded, and then found a few copper coins from it: "I found it for you."

"Leave it alone, and do less calculation next time."

After a busy day, after everyone left, Master Lu was the first to leave, followed by Liu Jian. Both of them are residents of this town, so they don't need to live here at night.

Qiaoqiao finished washing the dishes, then suppressed the fire in the kitchen, leaving only a little spark, and then mopped the floor again, the greasy floor is easy to slip, they deliver food during the day, It is easy to fall if you are not careful.

"Okay, Xiaoqiao, go to sleep, we don't have to get up so early tomorrow, and we don't have breakfast." Boss Hu yawned, and after saying something, he walked towards the backyard.

After Qiaoqiao packed everything up, she went to the backyard.

There are several rooms in the backyard. After she came here, Boss Hu vacated a separate room for her. There was nothing missing in it, including beds, wardrobes and tables. She just cleaned it and stayed here. up.

Back in the house, she first lit the oil lamp, and then took her wooden basin to the front yard to bring back the hot water she had left on purpose, half washing her face and half washing her feet.

After soaking my feet, I was carrying water to pour outside when I heard a knock on the door.The sound is not too loud, but it is still quite obvious in this silent night.

She hesitated for a while, and came to the gate near the street in the backyard and asked softly, "Who?"

"Qiaoqiao, it's the second uncle."

"Oh, wait." Qiaoqiao felt relieved, poured the water and opened the door.

After opening the door, the second uncle looked around and walked in.In his hand he held a large bundle.

"come in."

The second uncle stood at the door of the room where she lived and hesitated for a moment, then stepped in and put the burden on it: "Qiaoqiao, these are the clothes your mother asked me to bring over for you, you can use them first.

Are you still used to it here?Second Uncle hasn't come to see you recently. "

Qiaoqiao touched the bag and nodded to the second uncle: "It's okay, second uncle, I know you are busy, I am fine here, and that Boss Hu is very nice and takes care of others. I heard that recently he is It’s not about fighting, you have to be careful.”

"It's okay. There will be some harassment at this time of year. It's nothing more than wanting to grab some food. I have a good relationship with that Boss Hu. If you have anything, just tell him.

You, a girl, live here, and it is hard for you. "Ning Weiyi sighed.

"It's okay, second uncle, I'm fine here. I'm fine except for missing my parents."

"Well, by the way, does anyone use this as an excuse for your appearance?"

"It's okay, second uncle. I'm short and thin. What they can't see is that they think I'm a taller and better-looking boy."

"Well, you are still young now. If you want to hide it from others in another year or a half, it will not be so easy. However, by then, there should be a solution."

The two talked again, and Ning Weiyi left, quietly disappearing on the street.

Qiaoqiao closed the door and immediately opened the bag. There were not many things in the bag. There were two pieces of underwear, needles and threads, a tael of silver, a few pieces of silver, and some fabrics, towels and so on.

Holding these things, Qiaoqiao suppressed the tears and lay down under the blanket.On the thin layer of window paper, the trees outside were clearly printed on it under the moonlight, and it seemed to be in a trance for a while, as if it was in the small house of its own at home. The locust tree always sees through the window paper vaguely or clearly, and at this time, if Ning Shi is not asleep, he always stops at her door and whispers a few words to her, nothing more than, it’s cold, cover the window. Quilt, it's hot, take the cattail fan.

After staring blankly for a while, Qiaoqiao retracted into the bed, buried her head in it, curled up into a ball, and fell asleep with only a small gap.

(End of this chapter)