"Hurry up, hurry up, the people behind you will catch up, and you will be able to eat after running two miles." Bang, bang...
"Instructor Chen, two more fell down!" The man on the horse looked back, sighed helplessly, and shouted: "Pull aside to rest first, then talk to them later, the city guard is not suitable for them, let them go We need to do some work in the workshop." As soon as he finished speaking, the two men who had fallen to the ground staggered up: "No, no, I can still run..." The other one also struggled to hold up his legs, Those legs couldn't stop swaying,
"Teacher, don't let me leave the city guard. I, I, whoosh, my baby is still pointing at me." The man on the horse looked back and frowned: "Did you take the steamed buns and meat home again? Already? How many times have I told you, if you don't eat, how will you have the energy to participate in training?" After cursing, he just shook his head helplessly.
This happened again and again. Not only the two men who fell to the ground, there were many people in the city guard who took food home. Even he often brought some meat back to his children. He was reluctant to eat it, just to let his children at home eat more. Grow taller.
The man rode forward on his horse, walking alongside several other instructors.
"Hey, Brother Chen, I heard from my mother-in-law that our young master wants to build a breeding farm in the south of the city. I heard that it specializes in raising chickens and ducks. In the future, there will be enough meat tubes for the whole city, and we, the city guard, can apply for food. I’ll take the cubs and raise them myself.” Hearing this, the man smiled and started chatting with them.
"I've heard of this, but we can't slaughter the ones we raise ourselves. It seems like they have to be handed over to the slaughterhouse, right?"
"Yes, the young master said that a certain amount of money or food will be given as compensation according to the weight. My mother-in-law has already registered, and there will be thirty chicks in the first batch." A man said with a smile.
"My mother-in-law also went to register. I heard that chickens (eggs) and chickens can be exchanged for new cloth in the future. One chicken can be exchanged for half a foot of cloth, and fifty chickens can be exchanged for three feet." Everyone was talking and laughing, feeling that life was getting better. All of a sudden I had a head start.
In the south of the city, the construction of a breeding farm has taken shape. The shed made of wood is about five meters high. Several men are laying tiles on it. There are people below who are simultaneously tamping the ground and digging sewage ditches.
Wei Cheng was followed by two brothers, Xu Ding and Xu Chu, who were both civil and military, and had become Wei Cheng's right-hand man.
Looking at the construction progress of the farm, Wei Cheng was thinking about how to send chickens and ducks over later, and what to use as a cover-up.
In fact, the best way is to buy fertilized chicken and duck eggs and make your own incubator to hatch them. After all, when it comes to eggs, he can bring hundreds of eggs at a time, or thousands of them a dozen times. If the hatching rate is higher, thousands of chickens will be able to have a steady stream of chickens to eat after half a year to a year of reproduction.
Chickens and ducks are easy to handle, but the key is pigs. Wei Cheng will not foolishly breed wild boars. They are not delicious and difficult to raise. He plans to purchase Sanyuan piglets. These pigs are easy to feed, have a high survival rate, are not picky eaters, and come with a complete set of epidemic prevention drugs. , can be purchased at any veterinary station.
But he can carry at most three or four piglets across at a time. If this continues, he doesn’t know when he will be able to eat pork.
There was no other way, Wei Cheng could only ask people to catch a large number of wild boars for breeding. At the same time, he secretly brought piglets over and let the Wei family raise them in small batches first, waiting until next year, when they should be able to start passing on the family line.
While thinking about these trivial matters in their minds, the three of them walked into a tavern. Xu Ding ordered a pot of ant wine, a plate of fried beans, and a plate of boiled mutton.
Because of the proximity to the grassland, many people in the Hedong area can eat meat, mainly mutton, and they can buy it from the Hu people if they have money.
When the shopkeeper saw Wei Cheng, he hurriedly asked the boy to change it for a pot of home-brewed grain wine, and he personally brought the tray over.
"Second Master, this is a good wine brewed by the little old man's family. Please help Second Master taste it." Wei Cheng was thinking about something. He nodded when he heard the words, watched the shopkeeper pour the wine into the bowl, and said curiously : "This is the first bar?" The shopkeeper smiled and said hehe: "This is the second wine. The first wine was bought by the master, hehe." The master is Wei Hao. Wei Teng nodded slightly and picked up the bowl. After taking a sip, not to mention that the pure grain wine is good: "Yes, it tastes good, and the foam is very clear. It is a good wine." The shopkeeper happily waited on the side. Hearing Wei Cheng's evaluation, his old face burst into laughter. It's pleats.
At this time, two people, an old man and a young man, walked in from the door. The old man was dressed in clerical clothes that had been washed white, and the younger man had a pair of flower braids. He looked about six or seven years old, and he looked quite smart.
When the shopkeeper saw the two of them, he complained to Wei Cheng, and then stepped forward and said, "You are finally here. Hurry up, the guests are all waiting impatiently." The old man smiled and said nothing, but the child said: " Shopkeeper Huang, are Aweng's wine ready?" The shopkeeper nodded and said, "It's all ready. Come with me." The shopkeeper led an old man and a young boy towards an empty table. Before the boy left, Looking back at Wei Cheng, he saw a pair of clear big eyes on his small face, a little curious and a little reserved.
"Hey, Mr. Wang is here. Come on, let's continue talking from yesterday."
"Mr. Wang is finally here, haha, but it's been a long wait." The old man bowed his hands to the guest who greeted him, and then sat behind the only empty low table, in a standard kneeling posture, if not He was so poorly dressed that Wei Cheng almost thought he came from a wealthy family.
"Continuing from the last chapter of the book, what we were talking about yesterday was about General Zhang swinging the tail of a spiritual snake, catching the thieves off guard. In the end, one against five, the white wave of thieves were defeated steadily... Today we are talking about General Zhang, a divine soldier and a heavenly general, picks up swords with his bare hands and kicks enemies in all directions... It is said that Mr. Wei has a kind heart and cannot bear the people to be driven by that thief Guo Tai, so he lowers the rope ladder to the sky..."
"???" Wei Cheng looked confused. Is this talking about the war a few days ago? Xu Ding and Xu Chu also looked surprised, but the other guests listened with great interest and shouted loudly from time to time.
"good"!
"Well said, let's make it clear."
"drink."
"Come on, have a drink!" The shopkeeper smiled from ear to ear. The more the guests drank, the more he earned. He was even more respectful to the old man. He personally served tea and poured the wine to Wei Cheng. All forgotten.
The old man continued: "There was no need to delay at that time. When the thieves hiding in the crowd saw people climbing up the city, they immediately became angry. They pulled out the sharp blade hidden in their arms and slashed at the people around them... ...Second Master Wei saw it clearly from his high position, and immediately shouted: "Hey, don't hurt anyone." As soon as Second Master finished speaking, several tall and strong figures stepped forward and wanted to ask who the person was. Please listen. : The long sword that relies on the sky is named Xu Ding, the sword that slays the dragon is named Xu Chu, the snake spear that is eight feet tall is named Zhang Fei, the purple gold sledgehammer is named Silver Carp...".
