Zhao Bin showed a hesitant expression.
After a while, he sat upright and said in a low voice: "Jie Shuai, I have been a pawn all my life. My only skill in life is killing people on the battlefield. Even the management of the fort is based on the old border fort." The old routine of chasing ducks and making do with it. Whatever Jieshuai wants me to do, I can naturally do it. I'm afraid that I don't have the talent, but I missed Jieshuai's work. "
It seems that the injury and disability have had a considerable impact on Zhao Bin, and he is obviously a little depressed at the moment.
Guo Ning has been in the military for a long time, and he knows very well that he can only find a way to get rid of this kind of emotion, and outsiders can't persuade him at all. So he nodded: "That's okay."
It was just after noon and the sun was very warm. The number of people on the street slowly increased. Guo Ning and others gathered in the tea shop, and there were eager attendants on the outside to guard them. Naturally, no one dared to take care of the tea shop owner's business. On the contrary, in a small restaurant across the street, people gathered in small groups to drink a little wine and eat some snacks.
There was also a storyteller stationed inside the restaurant. The style of storytelling originated from the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. The story told by a storyteller seems to be slightly less exciting than a drama or opera script in which several people sing, chant, and beat together. However, because there is only one person telling the story, the cost of hiring it is very low.
In the past, what these storytellers told was nothing more than ghosts and monsters, the main turtle of smoke powder, legendary koans, and simple sword sections. These days, because of the military government's promotion of dramas and theater scripts, they are very popular in the local area. In the stories told by the storytellers, , there are also fragments of setting up the navy and defeating the enemy out of thin air, but the story is inevitably absurd and cannot be harsh.
The restaurant opposite seems to have some competition with the tea shop owner.
While Guo Ning and Zhao Bin were talking, the tea shop owner looked after them carefully, and glanced over from time to time. When he saw the prosperous business, his eyes almost burst out with jealousy.
Seeing this situation, Guo Ning laughed a few times and stopped staring at Zhao Bin. Instead, he asked Chen Ran to come forward and give the boss a few more big bucks. He and Zhao Bin listened to the storyteller across the street and chatted for a while, recalling the old events inside and outside Changzhou's boundary trench, and asking about the trivial matters during the construction of Tunbao in Yifeng Town.
Not long after, there was another rumble of hooves in the street. Ni Yi, who had been following Guo Ning, ran away for a short while, then urged his horse back.
"Did you bring it?" Guo Ning asked.
Ni Yi took out a package from the bag next to the saddle.
Guo Ning took the package and handed it to Zhao Bin with a smile: "We will only chat today, don't think too much. This is the most important good thing."
"This is?"
"Didn't I get married to the young lady of the Lu family not long ago? At that time, I was thinking that since we had just experienced the war, we should be frugal and should not be extravagant, so we didn't invite the old brothers to get together."
Guo Ning patted the package and listened to the sound. It should be a wooden box inside: "These are some preserved meats, fruits, and some colorful cakes. They were all obtained by that boy Li Yun. He took a lot of them." I, want to flatter me, hum."
With that said, Guo Ning untied the package, opened the wooden box a crack, and looked inside. When the box was opened, the aroma spread out, and many people around couldn't help but take a sniff.
After reading it, I feel that Ni Yi is very smart in doing things, his wife is also generous enough, and she has prepared everything correctly.
Guo Ning closed the box with satisfaction: "Later, since there was no big wedding, I saved these things. But if we just leave them at home, how long will my husband and I eat? I happen to see you today. , I asked someone to save a box and deliver it quickly. Take it, this is a gift for my old brother from me and the young lady of the Lu family."
Only then did Zhao Bin remember that Guo Jiedu in front of him had gotten married not long ago. Zhao Bin had also met the new lady in his early years. He stood up and waved his hands repeatedly: "The handsome man is getting married, how can I accept the gift? It's not necessary, it should be me, I..."
He touched his robe up and down with his hands, trying to find something that could be used as a gift for Guo Ning, but he was a lonely old soldier with his head tied to his belt, so how could he have anything good on him? For a moment, the sweat on his forehead broke out.
Guo Ning laughed loudly: "Mom, you are all poor people, don't I know it yet? Take it, just treat it like I'm inviting you to a banquet. I have official duties today, so I'll say goodbye. I'll get back to you someday. When I’m free, I’ll see you again in Yifeng Town.”
He stood up, put the package into Zhao Bin's arms, and walked out.
Now that Guo Ning is the military governor, he is no longer the pawn who chatted nonsense with him in the past. Zhao Bin did not dare to persuade him to stay, so he only hugged the box and bowed to see him off.
By the time he got up, Guo Ning and his followers had already ridden far away. The guests waiting to drink tea slowly gathered around and looked at him with awe. Someone whispered, this military master is the general of Dinghai Navy! He is a hero who defeated the Mongols! He is also Guo Jieshuai’s friend! Look, what he is holding in his hand is a gift given by Guo Jieshuai himself!
Zhao Bin hadn't felt this kind of look for a while. He has no family and wife, and all his hard work has been in the army. In the past, he was considered a well-respected key officer in the army, and was also quite trusted and supported by the soldiers. After he was injured and disabled, he saw that he and his colleagues were separated by heaven and earth. In fact, he felt depressed for a long time and wished he had died on the battlefield.
He was messing with those trivial things all day long in Yifeng Town, which may not be what he liked so much, but just to relieve his emotions.
At this moment, he suddenly became the center of attention again. Zhao Bin subconsciously stood up straighter, and then retracted only half of his palm into his sleeve.
His injury never fully healed. It seems that the injury has healed, but in fact, there will always be severe pain. Sometimes it's the pain of twitching bones and flesh, sometimes it's like half of my palm is still there and is slowly being burned by fire.
Zhao Bin went to the medical officer several times, but to no avail. When the attack was severe, he had to bang his head against the wall, which made him dizzy, and the pain seemed to subside.
This was also the reason why he subconsciously rejected Guo Ning's proposal. It was different after all, he was already a semi-waste person.
But he couldn't help but think: I wonder what Guo Jieshuai wants me to do? Maybe, I can actually be of some help?
"Take it! Follow me!" Zhao Bin shouted with a stern face, stuffed the package into Wang Erbai's hand, and strode out.
"Have you gone back?" Wang Erbai asked. He looked around, feeling somewhat reluctant to leave.
Zhao Bin said: "...there's no rush."
He regretted that he should not have immediately refused Jie Shuai's question. Now that all the commanders have left, it would be a bit taboo for me to go to the military mansion to inquire with my old brothers. In this case, what to do next is a bit difficult.
As soon as the two of them went out, another horse was hurriedly riding on the street outside.
When the knight saw Zhao Bin and Wang Erbai, he dismounted and asked, "Are you General Zhao from Changzhou?"
"I am... but I am the leader of the team, not a general."
"Haha, it doesn't matter. I came here on the order of my wife and asked General Zhao to wait for a moment... Well, I heard that General Zhao is going back to Yifeng Town today, right?"
"Yes, but what's the problem?"
"Madam said that it is not suitable for the two of you to go back alone after a journey of more than a hundred miles. She has arranged carriages and horses, and they will arrive soon... Madam will also come with the carriage to meet General Zhao."
"Okay, okay!" Wang Erbai nodded repeatedly when he heard that there were carriages and horses.
Zhao Bin hesitated for a while and said to the knight: "I have something else to do and want to discuss it with Commander Jie. I wonder, what arrangements does Commander Jie have in the past few days? Can I wait at Commander Commander's Mansion?"
Do you dare to ask a team leader about the coach's schedule? The knight was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that this was Jieshuai's old acquaintance, so he smiled and said: "Jieshuai has been in Laizhou these days, but I don't know where he is going. General Zhao wants to wait at Jieshuai's mansion, then Of course it’s also possible.”
When Zhao Bin followed the knight to the Jiedushi Mansion to meet the Jiedushi's new wife, Guo Ning and his party had already left the city and traveled north for more than forty miles to the largest port in Laizhou, Xiyouzhen Sanshan Port.
"What's going on? Someone died?" he asked with a frown.
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