Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 18 Set up camp
The refugees were at a loss.

Meng Changqing stepped on the pile of firewood and continued, "As long as you live, I will give you half a bowl of hot porridge every day, but if you want to eat more and be full, you have to work more.

Now rest on the spot for one stick of incense. After one stick of incense, start working. "

After Meng Changqing finished speaking, Bafang immediately put an incense stick on the ground.

"Brother Zuo." Meng Changqing gave him the paper in his hand, "Take this opportunity to count the number of people and see how many people haven't followed."

"Yes."

"Captain Yang, come with me." Meng Changqing led someone to a car and lifted the oilcloth. Only then did he realize that the car was filled with tools such as hoes, shovels, and chisels.

Bafang: "Master, isn't this enough?"

"Of course it's not enough." Meng Changqing stepped on the car and threw down the stacked tools on the car.

Bafang instantly understood what she meant, jumped in the car, and threw it with her.

Only Yang was reaching down to take it, "What is this for?"

"Colonel Yang, I will check the number of various tools. Please get out of the way first."

A cart looks like a lot of tools, but actually when you click on it, there are only thirty hoes and less than thirty other tools.

Obviously there are more people than tools, so we can only replace people back and forth without stopping the tools.

"Mr. Meng." Zuo Datou came over with a pen and paper in hand, "There are ten more people who haven't followed, and now there are exactly 200 people."

The initial count was 220 and five people, but now there are 25 less people.

I don’t know how long it will take for those people to catch up, or they may never catch up.

Meng Changqing simply divided the 200 people into 25 groups, with eight people in each group. These eight people shared a set of tools.

“The most important thing now is to find a shelter.” Meng Changqing said, “It’s cold and windy here, and the tent is not enough to keep out the cold.

Those people no longer had a place to take shelter from the cold. Even if they were fed three meals a day, they would freeze to death sooner or later. "

Yang Zheng nodded.

She looked around and finally made up her mind, "Colonel Yang, after you give them the tools, let them dig holes at the place I selected."

"Dig a hole?" Bafang asked, "Do we want to live in a hole?"

Meng Changqing asked, "What's wrong with living in a cave? Dig down to a depth as high as one person, and cover the top of your head with tent cloth. It saves trouble and protects you from the cold."

"That's a good idea! When we ambush the Yan army, we huddled in a deep pit for a night. It was indeed warmer than the ground." Zuo Datou was excited. "In this way, we can have more tarpaulins and provide food to the people. A cover.”

"Captain Yang, before the incense burns out, I have something to say."

"You say."

"After the farm tools are distributed, sixteen soldiers are selected, and two of them are asked to guard four groups, alternating day and night. It is fixed which soldier will watch which groups. If there is a problem, I will only find the corresponding soldier."

"This is what it should be. I'll give the order right now."

"There are two more points that you must remember. First, all soldiers must keep their hands on their swords when patrolling. Second, all soldiers must keep their distance from the people holding farm tools and must not turn their backs to them."

"Okay." Captain Yang nodded solemnly, "I will definitely let them remember it."

"Thank you Captain Yang, let's go and do our own work." Meng Changqing carried a hoe himself and first marked out the areas of each pothole.

Now that they are divided into groups, let them dig out their own shelter from the cold first.
When Meng Changqing's hoe hit the soil surface, she realized how hard it was to dig through the frozen soil. Fortunately, she had practiced martial arts since she was a child and had some strength in her hands.First, draw 25 square boxes on the ground. Each box is enough for eight people to lie down.

After marking those of the common people, mark your own side.

There were more than 50 people in the imperial army and soldiers, plus Meng Changqing's family members.

I still need to draw a few more.

The twelve imperial guards kept a distance from Meng Changqing. When Meng Changqing moved, they also moved with him.

"Master Bai, is Master Meng planning to trap us now?" Wang Xun tried to make himself accept it, but he couldn't accept it anymore, so he asked. "Do we have to live in a pit too?"

To be honest, he really wanted to return to Beijing.

When he gathered the team to leave Beijing, the commander had greeted them in advance and told them that the conditions for the trip would be difficult, but he did not expect it to be so difficult.

Before Chu Mufeng responded, the understanding person Zhou Qiwen spoke, "Master Meng just said that the tent is not enough to keep out the cold. You also stayed on the road for two nights. Isn't it cold enough?"

"There is no other way." Chu Mufeng patted Wang Xun on the shoulder, "I have never experienced what it feels like to live in a pit. Let's have a taste of it with Mr. Meng."

"Mr. Meng can suffer like this at such a young age, what can't we bear?" Zhou Qiwen takes a long-term view, "We must endure hardship with Master Meng now so that we can have a good future in the future."

Two imperial guards laughed when they heard Zhou Qiwen's words, "Qiwen, you are simply a fan of officials."

"What's wrong with being a fan of officials? Who doesn't want to be promoted?"

Having said this, Zuo Datou suddenly ran past them and said, "Master Meng, human bones were dug out in the seventh box you drew."

When Wang Xun heard this, he trembled violently.

"Do humans have many bones?" Meng Changqing asked.

"I only see one for now."

Meng Changqing didn't even raise his head, "Then remove it and find a place to bury it again."

The expression on Wang Xun's face was as if he was about to cry, "Master Bai, if it's colder, let's set up a tent and don't compete with the dead for space."

Meng Changqing marked the area and came over with a hoe, "Brother Wang, don't be afraid. Setting up a tent is the same as living underground. It's where it is. It's better to move it than to sleep on it, right?"

Wang Xun:......

On the seventh box drawn by Meng Changqing, this group of people was digging hard into the frozen soil.

There are only five tools in a set, and there are always two or three people who are free. When they are free, they naturally want to talk.

“I heard from the soldiers that this place was dug up just for us to spend the night,” said a man who had just sat down next to him to rest. “We have dug up human bones in this land, so who can sleep peacefully? "

"What's there to worry about? What's the difference between us and those human bones? All we need is a layer of skin." The man digging into the earth said, "When one day my eyes close and can't be opened again, they will be exactly the same as it. "

The man was so hungry that he was a little dizzy, and he was a little unsteady even holding the iron chisel. The girl sitting next to him rushed up to help him, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

"I've tried too hard. Someone come and take my place."

A resting man took the tool in his hand and said, "Go and take a rest."

"Yu Youcai, you have to work more. Your precious daughter, don't let her do anything. We can't do the extra work for her."

"You don't have to worry about it. I will do her job naturally." Yu Youcai sat on the edge and inhaled hard. He couldn't eat anything, so he just took a few mouthfuls of cold air.

(End of this chapter)