"No, Uncle Jiu. You can eat! I'm young and I'm not afraid of hunger." Although Qiu Yun was hungry, he wasn't going to ignore anything when he saw food.
"Good boy, Uncle Jiu has eaten enough at night and is not hungry now. This rice ball was originally prepared for you, so eat it quickly! Don't push it around. It's not good for the patrol team to see it." Mr. Li Jiu was very pleased that Qiu Yun could still think of him.
"In that case, I won't be polite. Thank you, Uncle Jiu." Qiu Yun pushed it a few more times without pushing it away, so he took the rice ball unceremoniously and thanked Li Laojiu. .
Qiu Yun took the rice ball and looked at it for a moment, as if he didn't know where to eat it first.
After thinking about it for a few times, I saw that he didn't think about it any more. So he opened his mouth wide and took a bite. Then he hurriedly chewed a few mouthfuls of the cold rice in his mouth and swallowed it into his stomach. Then he took a second bite...
Li Laojiu looked at Qiu Yun and was stunned as he ate the cold, saltless and tasteless rice balls, which felt like "meat balls". He didn't know why, but he felt some indescribable sadness in his heart.
In fact, Li Laojiu was also hungry. This was originally the ration he prepared for himself, but he thought he was an elder, so no matter what, the child called him Uncle Jiu from birth. He could still eat even if he left the child to starve, so he lied to Qiu Yun and said it was a rice ball prepared for him.
Feeling hungry in his belly and watching Qiu Yun eating the cold rice balls with relish, Li Laojiu couldn't help but have questions in his heart:
"Is this really a prosperous age? Why do the rich people and officials say this is a prosperous age? What does a prosperous age look like? I have never seen it, but should it be like this? Why did the world that Sixth Brother describes to be created? no the same?"
"Sixth brother said that in the future, every family should have sufficient food storage, new clothes that can be changed at any time, every family should have a big, sturdy and bright house, and have their own car when going out."
"Everyone has a job and has enough money to go out to restaurants and buy whatever they want. Children can go to school for free..."
"Ahem..."
A cough interrupted Li Laojiu, who was already thinking too far.
When Li Laojiu came back to his senses, he saw that Qiu Yun had eaten too quickly and the rice had been too long and was a bit dry. When he took the last bite, he swallowed a little too much and choked.
"You kid, there's no need to eat in such a hurry!" Li Laojiu took out the gourd used to hold water from his waist, pulled out the stopper and handed it to him. The tone was also very caring.
Qiu Yun quickly took the gourd and drank a few sips of water.
After he recovered, Qiu Yun quickly thanked Li Laojiu and said, "Thank you, Uncle Jiu."
"Well, don't be so hasty when eating next time. This is not delicious, and you should know that choking can kill people." Li Laojiu warned.
"I got it, Uncle Jiu. I'll be careful next time, mainly because I'm a little hungry and in a hurry to eat." Qiu Yun replied with some embarrassment.
"Well, let's drink some more water." Li Laojiu didn't say anything else and just said with concern.
"Okay, Uncle Jiu." Qiu Yun replied while biting the rice grains on the cloth used to wrap the rice balls.
Seeing Qiu Yun like this, Li Laojiu couldn't help but secretly thought:
"You know, Brother Six. If I were ten years younger, if I didn't have to take care of my family, if I didn't think too much. I would also like to be the pioneer you call me, and follow you to create this kind of thing. world.”
"Here, Uncle Jiu. Your water and cloth."
Qiu Yun's voice interrupted Li Laojiu's thinking again. Li Laojiu followed the instructions and saw Qiu Yun handing the gourd and the rice ball wrapping cloth back to him with a smile on his face.
"Brother Six. I really hope you can survive this test and take me with you to see the world you created."
…
late at night
Li Shiyao was still walking back and forth in the tent at this time.
In addition to Li Shiyao, there was also Chen Muqing, one of his staff, in the accounting room.
A middle-aged man over six feet tall. Unlike most of the sallow-faced people of this era, he has rosy cheeks and is quite fleshy. Even wearing that dark green coat couldn't completely cover the fat in his belly, making him look thick.
Although there are a lot of candles in the tent, they are not as bright as the brazier. But the addition of the brazier made the temperature in the tent a lot warmer, even getting hotter. Therefore, Li Shiyao and Chen Muqing in the accounting room took off their hats, and their two braids were swaying, looking a little funny.
"General, there is no need to worry. I think the rebel is already on his way. Since he has branded himself as benevolent and righteous, he will definitely not ignore the rebels who are pursuing him." Chen Muqing comforted Li Shiyao who was moving uneasily.
"Sir, it's not that you don't know. Although Yang Yingju raised a lot of food and wages, the army was out and the daily consumption of rice and food was not a small amount. Even though the many rebels in Zhilian Mountain couldn't escape, the rebel leader Zhang Rui escaped. , then the credit is greatly discounted." Li Shiyao said, still a little anxious
"And what if the rebels don't come? According to Sitku, there are a lot of muskets and cannons. If we go to besiege Zhilian Mountain, we will probably die a lot of people. Even if we win, The subsequent compensation is not a small amount. If the Holy One knew this, he would probably complain about the general’s poor performance."
"Don't worry, general. Judging from the intelligence, the rebels think very highly of themselves. Moreover, they were lucky enough to win two battles, so they will definitely despise us. So as long as there are a little 'smart' people among them, they will definitely come to fight us. ." Chen Muqing analyzed one by one, it seems that everyone is a fool if Zhang Rui can't get over.
"Now that the matter has come to this, we can only hope so. Otherwise, if the general makes such a big move and still cannot capture Zhang Rui, Yang Yingju will definitely be eliminated and Sitku will laugh at him." Li Shiyao could not help but feel very uncomfortable as their scene appeared in his mind. Said comfortably
"General, don't worry too much. I'll wait here for a day or two. It would be best if the rebel comes, and I'll make sure he doesn't come back. If he still doesn't come, we'll attack him directly when the time comes. There are so many mountains." Chen Muqing said in an orderly manner.
"As long as more than 30,000 of our soldiers surround the Zhilian Mountain, they will be afraid to surrender. Even if they don't surrender, we will attack them and kill them without leaving a single piece of armor behind."
"I heard that they have a lot of money. I think the seizure will be enough to pay for the casualties of the soldiers."
After listening to Chen Muqing's words, Li Shiyao felt relieved.
"Sir, what you said makes sense. Thank you very much for answering my question. It's late at night and I'm really sorry that I bothered you to come over and answer my questions, so I asked you to go back and rest." Li Shiyao said to Chen Muqing with a smile on his face.
"In this case, the students have resigned. Please also ask the general to have a rest early and not to strain himself on official duties." Chen Muqing knelt down and said.
After a few polite words from both sides, Chen Muqing left Li Shiyao's tent and went back.
next morning
Li Shiyao, who rarely got up late, heard the good news he most wanted to hear. The scout team had discovered Zhang Rui's team.
