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Chapter 385 The Indescribable Gaze
"Miss, is this written by my uncle?"

In the inner house in the backyard of General Chicheng's office, the maid Xiuyue asked while holding Zhang Cheng's manuscript.

"Don't you see, the army at the end of the Han Dynasty, the weak crown is tied to the captive, please have a long tassel,

Don't you see, Ban Dingyuan, Jueyu Qingqi urges Zhanyun! "

Xiuyue couldn't help reading aloud, she praised excitedly: "Unexpectedly, my uncle can not only kill Tartars, but also write such good words, I feel excited when I read it."

Ji Xuanzhu stepped forward, put his hand on Xiuyue's forehead, and said: "You girl, you know what is exciting!"

Yu Rui has been with the young lady all the time, and now she also came up, looked at the manuscript, and continued to read:

"Kuang Nai's country is in peril, and the battle between feathers will never stop!

Abandon my old pen, take my wartime pen,
There are more than [-] people in the same robe, singing battle songs and joining the army.

Clean up the dust, and swear to sweep the Tartars regardless of their own lives! "

She finished reading it in one breath, and then said: "Miss, my uncle's poem is really good, it is not only passionate, but also catchy, should I send it back to the mansion, so that the master and madam can have a look?"

Ji Xuanzhu's beautiful eyes were completely fixed on the manuscript, and only after hearing the words, he said: "This is the general's handwriting, how can you take it lightly, Xiuyue, you will ask Mrs. Jia to find someone tomorrow, and frame the general's manuscript.

Although the handwriting is a bit poor, it still penetrates the back of the paper, vigorous and powerful, Yurui, prepare a pen and ink, wait for me to copy a copy, and send it back to the mansion for father and mother to appreciate. "

"Miss, if you don't go to bed with the general, it won't be too late for us to transcribe tomorrow when we are free." Yu Rui reminded with a smile.

Ji Xuanzhu looked back at the inner room, and said softly: "The general drank a few more cups tonight, and just fell asleep, you have also seen it, and now the snoring is like thunder, I guess I will drink tea when I wake up, Yu Rui, prepare your pen and paper, and grind ink for me, and Xiuyue to make sober tea!"

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After the winter solstice, the northern part of the Ming Dynasty basically began to rest in winter. It was cold and freezing, and it was really impossible to do any farm work outdoors.

However, it is a different scene on Xuanzhen North Road. There are still caravans on the avenue. Although it is not continuous, it is more than other places.

What's more, there are people who have joined the army in all the castles on the North Road. They have a five-day vacation for the Winter Solstice Festival, and they all wear new clothes and return home with big and small bags.

Contrary to what the relatives at home thought, not only did they not go hungry or cold, but they were able to eat several meals of meat every month, and now all of them have become stronger and stronger.

And they all came back with their salaries, this is what amazed the neighbors, although after the general came to the North Road, the big guys also saw some changes.

For example, the farmland occupied by the military leaders was distributed to the military households, and it was rare for the enslaved military households to plant private fields for them. Moreover, the military leaders who only cared about themselves began to organize everyone to dig ditches and repair land. Canal, open up wasteland and accumulate manure for farming.

Especially on the side of Shangbei Road, in addition to being paid by the army, almost every family participated in the Yunzhou workshop. In order to improve efficiency, Zhang Cheng called all the big and small castles to come to Yunzhou to collect some simple The process, go back and process it, and then send it to the craftsman camp.

Zhang Cheng also gave this method a name called "contract responsibility system".

Many jobs that require uncomplicated workmanship were contracted out by castles of all sizes. They signed contracts one by one, and then collected the raw materials and went back to the castle to catch up with the work.

For example, when the northern part of the Ming Dynasty is in winter break, the strong men on the North Road side go to the mountains to cut down trees, while the women are at home sewing needles and threads to sew military uniforms, shoes, jackets, capes, etc. for the soldiers on the North Road.

In Dushikou Castle, Li Erdan is already a celebrity. He is not only the first soldier Zhang Cheng recruited in Dushikou, but also because he dared to single out the general master Liu Changliang in the army. He had participated in the bloody battle of Julu. veteran.

Although Li Erdan was still knocked down by Liu Changliang in the end, the story of "Dolishi recruit Li Erdan single-handedly fought against Liu Silang from thousands of households" spread quickly in Dushi and even the entire North Road.

He also took a five-day vacation during the Winter Solstice Festival. Wearing a brand-new military uniform, he walked on the street in Dushikou with his head held high.

"Look, even Li Erdan is on edge..."

"Oh, it's a pity, we wanted to sign up for the job back then, but let this Li Er idiot fight for the first place!"

"Hey, buddy, don't pretend, you're afraid of the ball when you're fighting, you go and catch up now, let's see, even if you join the army, you may not be better than Brother Duan!"

He joined the army at the beginning of May, and has received a three-month military pass since August. He went out with the army to suppress bandits on the East Road, and he even got two taels of silver as a reward.

He exchanged the military tickets for the past two months and sent them back home, and there is no shortage of food for the time being. He just returned to Dushikou from Chicheng today, and went to the official store to exchange the military tickets just issued in October for a couple of dollars. silver,
Now, Li Erdan is very happy in his heart, and with three taels of silver in his pocket, he is planning to buy something to go home for the winter solstice, oblivious to the discussions on the street.

After wandering around Dushikoubao for a while, he came to Nanguan Bazaar, tore a few feet of floral cloth, weighed two catties of mutton, picked up a chicken, and strode home.

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Cheng Sanhu tightened the girdle around his waist, clasped his fists and said to his parents: "Father, Aunt, don't worry about Huzi, the master of my family loves us very much, you see, you are all fat."

Cheng Sanhu's family is in Dacheng Village under the jurisdiction of Yanqing Prefecture, Xuanzhen East Road. When Wu Zhizhong came to East Road to recruit soldiers, he enlisted in the army in order to reduce the burden on his family.

But who would have thought that today, Cheng Sanhu not only lightened the burden on the family, but also grew taller and stronger, and even brought a few paper tickets with him when he went home to visit relatives.

With these few paper tickets, they exchanged grain and coarse cloth at the Shunlongchang Cattle and Horse Store in Yanqingzhou City, and Cheng Sanhu went out with the army to suppress bandits, and because of the fast and accurate shooting of bird guns, they were more than others. I got a tael of reward money and left it to my family.

He is the third son in the family, and there are two elder brothers above him. The elder brother is usually seldom talkative, timid and cowardly. , but his body has always been poor and weak, unable to do physical work.

His father and mother have worked hard all their lives to manage the house, and they barely get by. He also has a younger sister who is just 14 years old. At the beginning, the family couldn't get rid of the pot and wanted to use his younger sister as a local hooker. In the courtyard, change some grains to survive.

It was also his family's fate, it shouldn't have been difficult to separate the family, just happened to catch up with Wu Zhizhong who came to the East Road to recruit courage, Cheng Sanhu was the first to sign up without saying a word, led An Jiayin to exchange grain, It's not until today.

Today's getting married is already the envy of every family in the village, and many women who are waiting to marry look at Cheng Sanhu with some indescribable eyes.

(End of this chapter)