When Zhu Yixi returned to the courtyard, he saw the three of them waiting eagerly. They saw him from a distance and came to greet him.
Immediately, they were stunned when they saw a carriage following behind them and the grain piled on it.
"What are you looking at? Move in quickly!"
Zhu Yixi shouted, and the three of them came to their senses.
"Sect Master, you, you are amazing."
Thirteen hurriedly searched up and down, and after finding no injuries, he was surprised and said: "Did you get this food from Prince Qin's Mansion?"
"Borrowed, borrowed."
Zhu Yixi said calmly: "Our clan is so hungry that we can only go to Prince Qin's Mansion to catch the autumn wind. Move back quickly!"
"Hey!" The other two people also carried it with smiles.
"Big Tou, let me tell you, the sect master is capable, and you won't be hungry if you follow him." Big Zhu said in a low voice.
"That's right!" Datou nodded fiercely, with a smile on his honest face: "The sect leader is very capable if he can dig out grain from Prince Qin's Mansion!"
Although the Qin Palace is rich, it is stingy in a consistent way. This is obvious to the entire city of Xi'an. Being able to get food is indeed a great skill.
After finally putting the food away, everyone was sweating.
Zhu Yixi looked at the piles of food and suddenly felt that she would not have to worry about food and clothing for several months.
In this way, he briefly bid farewell to the situation of starving to death.
"Sect Master, not long after you left, the Governor's Mansion sent this!"
Thirteen smiled happily, holding a pass token.
"They also asked you to go to the military camp tomorrow!"
"knew!"
Zhu Yixi nodded, then looked at Zhu Datou and Zhu Daguo who were staring blankly, and then said: "From today on, you will stay here with me. There are a lot of rooms anyway."
The two looked at each other, overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, sect master, thank you sect master!"
"By the way, have you got the willow leaves back?"
"Sect Master, although there are many poor people, no one eats the willow leaves. We just used half a bucket of flour and exchanged it for about twenty baskets, which is about a hundred baskets!"
Big Zhu stepped forward and said with regret: "Sect Master, this thing is really inedible!"
"I have my own uses."
Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice: "In addition, from now on, whatever I ask, you must only obey, and you are not allowed to talk nonsense, and you are not allowed to talk nonsense to others, do you understand?"
"Yes!" The two of them were stunned for a moment, frightened by his majesty, and hurriedly accepted.
After looking at it for a moment, he immediately responded.
"From now on, whenever I have a mouthful of food to eat, you will have a mouthful of food to drink. I will never starve to death."
Zhu Yixi said seriously.
The three of them were stunned, then nodded fiercely.
In the evening, it was steamed buns, and several people ate them happily.
Zhu Yixi warmed herself by the fire and fell into thinking.
After ensuring that they will not die of hunger, they must expand the small group of four people and then form enough capabilities to protect themselves in this troubled world.
When it comes to shedding wool, there are quite a lot of people at Sun Chuanting, who are stingy.
In terms of money and food, the place with the most food is in Prince Qin’s Mansion.
How is there any way to collect wool?
"Sect Master!" Suddenly, a soft shout woke him up.
Turning his head, he saw the thin man Zhu, with a smile on his face, and said tentatively: "Sect Master, we used three buckets of food today, and now we still have five stones and seven buckets. If you save some food, you can survive half a year."
"Huh?" Zhu Yixi looked at his shrewd look and asked doubtfully, "What do you want to say?"
"Hehe!" Mr. Zhu rubbed his hands, embarrassed, and looked a little uncertain. After a while, he plucked up the courage and said sincerely: "If we exchange this fine flour for some coarse grains, we can exchange one pound for four pounds. , enough for us to eat for two years."
"In exchange for coarse grains?" Zhu Yixi patted her head, suddenly realized, and looked at Mr. Zhu with a new look: "Do you have a way?"
"Hehe!" Big Zhu said with a squinted smile: "Sect Master, go to the grain store, you can only exchange one pound for three pounds of coarse grains, but I know Zhu Juren, you can exchange for four pounds!"
Zhu Yixi also knew Zhu Juren. His real name was Zhu Yiquan, and he was a member of the Qin vassal clan. In the eighteenth year of Wanli, clan members below the level of the county prince were allowed to participate in the imperial examination.
After winning the imperial examination, the so-called lieutenant title was naturally deposed, and he rose to become a master, and the King of Qin had no control over him.
"Why!"
When Zhu Yixi heard this, she was extremely envious.
If he had a reputation, he would have run away if he had known about it, why would he still be in Xi'an City?
"Keep one bucket and exchange the rest."
Zhu Yixi waved her hand, and then looked at the person seriously. Big Zhu looked a little frightened.
"From today on, you are the accountant."
Zhu Yixi asked: "Can you read?"
"Sect Master, I've been to the sect for a few years, so I know how to do it."
Zhu Daguo was overjoyed and said hurriedly.
"Okay, I'll teach you a more practical method in two days."
"Thank you, Sect Master!" Seeing that he was of use, Zhu Daguo was no longer frightened, and instantly stood up with his head held high, filled with pride.
When Da Tou saw this, he became jealous and hurriedly came over and said, "Sect Master, Sect Master, what can I do?"
"You?" Seeing Datou's burly figure, Zhu Yixi thought for a while and said, "Just be a guard and protect our safety."
"good!"
Zhu Datou was also overjoyed. He patted his chest and said, "Those bad guys must not get close to you."
"What about me?" Thirteen's little head stretched out and looked eagerly.
"You!"
Zhu Yixi hesitated for a while and said, "You are the cook, help us organize our clothes and eat."
"Okay!" Grinning, the twelve-year-old child showed a heartfelt smile.
The small group was initially formed, and Zhu Yixi was also a little happy. Against the backdrop of the fire, her yellow and thin face showed a hint of relaxation.
The next day, under the protection of personal bodyguard Zhu Datou, Zhu Yixi came to the military camp neatly dressed, hanging a waist tag, and holding two baskets of willow leaves.
In the battle last year, all the elites were lost. Sun Chuanting trained 100,000 new soldiers and set up four camps just outside Xi'an, corresponding to the four guards, for continuous training.
In the past six months, it has begun to take shape.
Among them, Bai Guangen commanded the elite train battalion, and Gao Jie commanded the cavalry, which can be said to be the backbone of the Qin army under Sun Chuanting.
At this time, Zhu Yixi came to rely on the train camp.
The Qin Army's Central Railway Battalion has 6,600 soldiers, 1,985 muskets and 344 artillery pieces.
It looks like they have a strong army and strong horses.
However, when Zhu Yixi arrived, he saw that many soldiers were walking slowly and it was very difficult to push the chariot.
Needless to say, it must be beriberi.
After the token passed, Zhu Yixi looked at it and was quite disappointed.
The soldiers were thin and thin, with thin armor and few horses, mostly donkeys, horses and mules.
Chariots, mostly unicycles and two-wheeled vehicles, are thin and weak. They are naturally powerful when encountering Mongolian light cavalry or refugees, but when encountering heavily armored Eight Banners soldiers, they are just for delivering food.
However, many artillery pieces are low-power squatting cannons with limited lethality. For cavalry, they are better than nothing.
