"These two cowards! Humph!"
After winning the scolding, Liu Da looked triumphantly at the retreating figures of the two "defeated generals".
"Why are you scolding like this?"
Just now, Liu Tong was stunned by his brother's loud curses, which made him almost burst into tears.
"Brother, where are you? You have never seen that our squad leader, platoon leader, company commander, and battalion commander are all better at scolding. They can make people anxious and angry, and they can't help but stare. This is me It's just a superficial skill, but I can still deal with those two cowards just now."
Liu Da didn't know about the situation of other troops, but in the base of the Donggong Guards, fighting with fists and kicks was strictly prohibited. At most, it was just exchange of curses and greetings. If you really didn't agree with each other, then go to the training ground.
You can choose to compete in an event, or you can choose to fight with assassins. If the loser makes excuses, he will be despised by everyone. Everyone has seen the whole process, and whatever you say is nonsense.
Liu Da has also violated regulations and been imprisoned. Since going to the dark room, he has become much more honest and never dares to take a step further. Even guys who were more arrogant than him were treated submissively.
"The prince taught us that I will not offend others unless they offend me. I cannot bully the people, nor should I be bullied by ruffians. If others scold me, I can scold me back. If others beat me, I cannot be beaten in vain. Just like Shicai. Two cowards, not to mention two, even four will not do anything to me."
Although Liu Da came from a bad background, after becoming a member of the East Palace Guards, he was covered with a layer of relative safety, and most people would not dare to provoke him.
Squad leader Liu Shuang said that no one dares to take advantage of the East Palace Guards, because the East Palace Guards are the crown prince's guards, and the soldiers of the East Palace Guards are the crown prince's personal soldiers.
At most, the gangster would admit that he had a personal grudge against a certain East Palace Guardsman, and that was it. If the matter really got bigger, he would probably be blamed by Sheng Cong, and it would be far from a simple grudge.
The prince will think that some people are deliberately targeting him. Once he offends the prince, it is not just an apology or an apology that will make the big thing trivial or the trivial matter nothing.
Beating a soldier is a misunderstanding, beating a group of soldiers is treason, and daring to attack the East Palace Guards is a demonstration against the crown prince. Convicting them is committing rebellion, which is a major crime against the Nine Clan.
"Be careful, they are all Liu Gui's people and are not to be trifled with!"
Liu Tong knew that his brother was no longer what he used to be, but he still warned him.
"Liu Gui? I thought he was quite powerful before. When I arrived in the capital, I discovered that there were only eight thousand people in the city who were similar to Liu Gui. Brother, you don't know that officials below the third rank can't do anything. Go to the palace, there are hundreds of such officials at the court meeting, plus nobles, merchants, wealthy gentry, etc., there are countless people. When Liu Gui goes to the capital, he is the bottom of the pile!"
Liu Da heard all this from his company commander, and the company commander heard it from the brigade commander.
The military's news channels are relatively closed, and any content that does not need to be kept secret can spread quickly.
After the prince reorganized business and implemented the work-for-relief program, a large group of people in the capital benefited from it and became rich.
Liu Gui's little wealth is really not enough to see outside. He can only be the king and hegemony in this village.
"Don't comment like that, our family just needs to stick to our duties!"
Liu Tong did not dare to offend Liu Gui. When he heard his brother's unkind words, he quickly stopped him.
It may not be a big deal for the younger brother to say this, but the remaining family members must continue to live in the same village with Liu Gui, but they must be careful.
"Okay, if you don't want to hear it, I won't say anything. Sister-in-law, let's go home and eat meat!"
Liu Da didn't want to gossip about the villagers anymore. After gaining experience, he felt more and more that he was not suitable to stay here, and he had to let his elder brother and sister-in-law see the world. He couldn't stay in his hometown all his life.
"Brother! Why are you still drinking raw water? Didn't I say that in the letter? You can't drink raw water! There are insect eggs in it!"
When Liu Da saw his brother coming home, he went to the water tank, picked up a ladle, scooped out a ladle of water and started drinking, and hurriedly wanted to stop.
"It's okay! It's okay! You and I drink all the time, don't we also grow strong?"
After having a drink, Liu Tong breathed a long sigh of relief and then turned to reply to his brother. In his opinion, this was not a big deal at all.
"Tsk! Brother! Our army has been forbidden to drink raw water. The water must be boiled before drinking. The prince said that raw water contains a lot of insect eggs. What diseases will people get if they drink it? Let me think about it, then What kind of worm disease is it called... Oh, yes! Schistosomiasis! The stomach was full of worms and had to be disembowelled. There was a person in our area who got this disease and was sent to the hospital. Now he doesn’t know whether he is dead or alive. .Brother, sister-in-law, and mother can no longer drink raw water. Not only will they get sick after drinking it, but the disease is probably terminal and cannot be cured by rich people. Let alone a situation like ours. If one person gets it, it will cost hundreds of taels of silver!"
The drinking water in the army is always boiled water, and a special cook is responsible for boiling it. After it is cooled, everyone can drink it freely. Boiled water is only used when washing hair, feet, bathing, and washing clothes.
How strict are the rules governing raw water?
As long as you verify that the cook used boiled water to pretend to be cold water, then tie him directly to the shooting range and let the soldiers shoot with muskets!
Don't believe it, there are some cooks who are too lazy to boil water and just use the well water from the well to fill the cold boiled buckets.
After being taken away by the inspector, he was beaten into a honeycomb with muskets in front of the whole brigade, but it served as a warning to others.
This is the request of the prince. It is impossible for the troops armed with millions of taels of silver to lose their combat effectiveness because of stomach upset caused by drinking raw water.
It is said that Huo Qubing, a general of the Han Dynasty, died young because he drank raw water with insect eggs. This death is called an injustice.
Therefore, not only the Donggong Guards, but also all the troops training at the base must take warning.
The prince said that if the training base of an army is near a water source, the safety of drinking water cannot be guaranteed.
Then this army is nothing more than tofu with holes in it. It would be easier to just dream about it if we expect this army to win the war.
"Really?"
Will you be disemboweled after drinking raw water?
It sounds scary!
Liu Tong didn't know whether it was true or not, and was still a little hesitant.
Life is secondary, the key is that if you get that insect disease, you need to spend a lot of money to treat it.
I don't have money for medical treatment at all. If I had money, I would have to buy some supplements for my mother first.
"Brother, if you think you are rich, just keep drinking! Our family didn't die of poverty in the end, it was you who drank it to death!"
Liu Da knew that some habits accumulated over time would be difficult to break, and they could only be treated with some crooked tricks.
"...That's it! That's all! Aren't you just drinking boiled water? At worst, you'll just drink it from now on!"
Now that he knew the disadvantages of drinking raw water, he could no longer be careless without money in his pocket, so Liu Tong could only reluctantly agree.
Sister-in-law Liu has already gone to boil water. There is not even a kettle at home, so she can only boil water in a pot.
Fortunately, there is no need to cook. The cooked food Liu Da bought is just enough for the whole family to enjoy.
The shelf life of this cooked food is very short, only five days, but in the entire Ming Dynasty, it is already a very long time.
But today is the fifth day, and Liu Da is not sure whether the cooked food will spoil early due to the weather.
You can only wait until the water is boiled and then steam it in a pot, so that it will be safer to eat.
Before the big dishes are served, you can also use various snacks to cushion the meal.
Liu Da was also worried about money, so he didn't buy more expensive snacks, but he bought a lot of cheap twists, a total of twenty kilograms.
This thing is enough to satisfy the whole family's hunger. Working in the fields can also satisfy their hunger. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
Liu Da was overjoyed to be able to go home to visit relatives, so he bought a roast chicken, a pork elbow with sauce, five pounds of pork with sauce, two boxes of snacks, two cans of wine, and the rest were clothes, cloth shoes and daily necessities.
Two months' salary was spent, but seeing the way my mother and eldest brother and sister-in-law saw these things, Liu Da felt that the money was definitely not in vain.
As long as the family is happy, it is worth it no matter how hard and tired he is outside, especially my mother. I can make more money now, and I must be more filial in the future.
After the cooked food was re-steamed, the aroma of the boiling pot immediately filled the entire earthen house, making the whole family drool.
"Come on! Brother, let's do it together!"
Liu Da opened the remaining can of wine in a bamboo tube. Although it was not very famous, it was sold in the store at the base and should be very delicious.
When he was in Lijiacun before, Liu Da gave a can of wine to the platoon leader Liu Shuang as a token of his gratitude, just in time to drink the big fish and meat provided by Li He.
"I haven't drank this wine before, either?"
Liu Tong was a little surprised. He was a farmer and he didn't like to drink. The other reason was that he couldn't afford it.
"This table has good food. Wouldn't it be boring if I didn't drink? Besides, it's just this little wine, so I won't delay my work in the fields!"
Liu Da had seen people in the army persuade them to drink. During festivals, the army could also drink. It was very lively at that time.
Those words to persuade people to drink can also be said to be beautiful...
Deep feelings, breathless!
The feelings are shallow, give it a lick!
The feelings are thick and I can’t get enough of drinking!
I feel so weak that I can’t drink!
Since the alcohol served was highly alcoholic, many people began to sway in their chairs after drinking one bowl.
The performance of the senior generals was even more unexpected. They put their arms around each other and talked nonsense.
A general said drunkenly: Donglu had better not come. If he comes, we will kick him into the well and feed him to the toads!
Another said: What is your ability? Look at us! When Donglu is caught, I will no longer ride horses, but will ride Donglu in battles!
More drunkards are showing their loyalty. As long as the prince gives an order, they can go up to the nine heavens to embrace the moon, and they can swim across the five oceans to catch turtles!
Does Donglu count as a ball?
Is it difficult to fight Donglu and go into the sea to catch turtles?
The conclusion is of course no!
Therefore, everyone now understood that the Donglu was worse than the sea turtle!
"Okay, I'm happy today!"
Looking at the meat dishes on the table, Liu Tong couldn't help but agree. It would be a real loss not to drink when there are good dishes.
Drinking a sip of wine and eating a piece of meat is really the ultimate enjoyment.
Liu Tong didn't know that one day he would be able to live like this again.
When their family has a fish on the table, it is equivalent to celebrating the New Year.
There are three meat dishes, which is a big deal.
The two brothers also waited until the end of the day, because they had to go to the fields to harvest wheat in the afternoon, and this matter must not be delayed any longer.
Save some wine and meat, just in time to eat again when you come back in the evening.
After Liu Da replaced his sister-in-law, the brothers' harvesting speed was obviously much faster than the couple before.
Based on this inference, it may be possible to harvest ten acres of wheat half a day in advance.
When the time comes, just put it in a sack, drive to Tongzhou in a cart, and sell it to the Yamen.
With Liu Da's status, the government officials did not dare to embarrass their family too much.
But their house only had two rooms. When Liu Da was at home, he would either sleep with his eldest brother or let his sister-in-law sleep with his mother, or he would sleep in the woodshed in the corridor and watch the stove pit in winter.
Liu Da's dream is to buy a house in the city for the whole family to live in. It must have three houses.
Then I thought about it, since I have food and accommodation in the army, it seems like three houses are really a bit redundant.
But let’s think about it this way for now, it doesn’t cost money to dream anyway.
Waiting until midnight, Liu Da felt as if he smelled a strong smell of smoke in his dream.
He is a non-smoker and basically does not have such dreams. It is up to the squad leader and platoon leader to do this.
After feeling something was wrong, Liu Da woke up immediately. This was just an instinctive reaction during the emergency gathering in the middle of the night.
Once you get up late and fail to reach the gathering place at the specified time, you will be punished to clean the toilet afterwards...
"It's on fire! Brother! Sister-in-law! Get up quickly! Put out the fire!"
Seeing a vague light outside, Liu Da realized that he was in trouble and shouted loudly.
There were piles of freshly cut wheat in the yard. Once it caught fire, it would mean that the whole family's harvest would be burned.
"Brother! Fill the pot with water to put out the fire! Quick!"
Liu Da picked up the broom and tried to beat the rising flames, but the fire had already started. This method was not feasible and the only solution was to use water.
"Master! Fall down quickly!"
Since the size of the pot and the mouth of the jar were similar, Liu Tong could only hold the mouth of the jar and pour the water into the pot while his wife held the pot.
After the pot of water was poured over, the flames were slightly weakened, but they could not stop at all. As time went by, the fire would resume and even burn more intensely.
"Brother! Let's just go there with the vat!"
The wheat pile was on one side of the yard and the vat was at the door. Liu Da felt that it was difficult to solve the fundamental problem by potting pots one by one, so he suggested that the two brothers carry the water vat together.
"One, two, three! Get up!"
"No! It's too heavy!"
Unexpectedly, the two of them spent so much effort that they didn't even lift it up. As the most valuable item in the house, it weighed at least four hundred kilograms including the tank and water.
"What to do?"
"Use a car! Drag him over!"
"good!"
Liu Tong pushed the car to one side of the cylinder. Liu Da wanted to push the cylinder over, but the car board was pressed up and he couldn't move at all.
In desperation, Liu Da could only pat the fire area back and forth with two pieces of wet clothes. Liu Tong and his wife then used a pot to put out the fire.
In the end, we didn’t even need the pickles pickled in the jar. We filled the jar with water and served it with the pot.
The three people worked hard for nearly half an hour, and with neighbors coming to help, less than half of the wheat was saved.
This is equivalent to burning more than a day's harvest of Liu Da's family, and the loss is quite heavy.
After all, almost two acres of wheat were burned by the fire.
Looking at his eldest brother and sister-in-law who looked dull, Liu Da felt that the fire definitely didn't start for no reason. Someone must have set the fire deliberately.
But without arresting anyone, he could not act rashly. Liu Da could only choose to swallow his anger for the time being and wait patiently.
The most likely people to set the fire were the two turtle grandsons I met during the day, but if you ask them directly, they will definitely not admit it.
