open sea

Chapter 5
Chen Mu sat for a long time, Bai Yuanjie looked at him without saying a word, and he looked at Bai Yuanjie without saying a word, his four eyes looked at each other in embarrassment, and finally it was Bai's companion who came to invite him, and he realized that Bai Yuanjie was not thirsty when serving tea Yes, seeing off guests.

Walking out of the Hundred Households, Bai's doormen snickered behind their backs, and Chen Mu also felt that his face was dull, and walked quickly to his shabby room.Chen Mu made a big blush at the Baihu Office, shaking his head and laughing like a country bumpkin all the way.Compared with the real Ming people, he is indeed a country bumpkin. He didn't even know that there are so many types of bird guns that Bai Yuanjie said were so rare, let alone other common sense.

The memory of this drowsy mind is good and bad, and I don't know when it will be normal.

However, Chen Mu also saw a lot from Bai Yuanjie's conversation. In short, Bai Yuanjie was not as close to him as he said in his words. After all, it was a relationship between superior and subordinate.But Bai Yuanjie had two general banners and ten small banners, and he was able to find him on a foreign mission like traveling to Guangzhou. Presumably, it was because he knew the basics, and he could barely get acquainted with his cronies.

It wasn't until he stepped into the house that Chen Mu, who was leaning behind the door, finally relaxed. Looking around the dimly lit room, it was only one day that this room made him feel kind, which gave him an incomparable sense of security.Even if this room is not at all safe and comfortable compared with the home of future generations, it is safer for him than any place in this world!

The real danger lies outside. To Chen Mu, the world outside the door is full of terror.Just half an hour ago, at the martial arts arena a hundred steps away, they had just hanged a man alive!

Not long after, the sky was getting dark, and he felt hungry so he went to the rice vat, but seeing the layer of brown rice at the bottom of the vat, he couldn't bear to eat it, not to mention he didn't have much appetite, so he simply lay back on the bed.Everything in the guardhouse outside the hospital was quiet except for the occasional barking of dogs and scolding from military households from far away. His confusion made it difficult for him to sleep. He hugged the saber in his cotton-padded jacket and closed his eyes, dreaming wildly in his mind. It took him a while before he fell asleep drowsily.

Before dawn the next day, Chen Mu, who hadn’t slept well all night, was woken up by Wei Balang, holding a basin to wait for him to dress, wash his face, and rinse his mouth. When he opened the door, there were people’s voices in the surrounding area. More than 20 old, weak, sick, disabled and pregnant women carrying farm tools under the banner went to the field ridges.

Autumn is the busy time of farming, not only the six Zhengding under the banner, but also the "Yuding" under their household, that is, family members, are all working together.

Chen Mu didn't know anything about farm work, so he dragged Shao Tingda a few steps away in embarrassment, and then asked in a low voice about farming matters. How could he know that Shao Tingda was careless, and he didn't care why he didn't remember these things, he laughed and said : "Brother, you are a banner officer, so you don't need to work in the fields."

"The handbag that Xiaoba carries behind is yours." While talking about Shao Tingda's thumbs up, Wei Balang was dragging a hoe in his hand and carrying the handbag on his shoulder - Maza, and said: "Sit and bask in the sun in the afternoon. Just go back when you're done...Brother, did you mention the garrison of the hundred households yesterday?"

If Shao Tingda didn't say it, Chen Mu would have almost forgotten about these things, and his head would be filled with the nightmare that lasted all night, making him pat his head and say: "Yes, we are stationed in Qingcheng, and we have time to visit the cave. But Baihu yesterday I also said that General Qi won a great victory in Pingwa, Fujian. Maybe the remnant of the pirates named Wu Ping fled into the capital of Guangdong, and he will practice some military affairs under his banner. Also, you and Xiaoba will have sex with me in a few days Come with me, go to Guangzhou Mansion with Baihu."

Shao Tingda was a bit reluctant when he talked about military drills, but when he heard the hulking man in the back, he jumped up and shouted: "Go to Guangzhou Mansion! I always hear people talking about how prosperous Guangzhou is, and the shops and archways outside the city. I can't see the end, if I have some spare money to play in the Goulan yard in the city... I will be envious of those birds and monkeys when I come back!"

Goulanyuan, that is, a brothel, Chen Mu understood this sentence, and seeing Shao Tingda like this, he couldn't help laughing and patting Mang Chong: "It's all for dignitaries to greet and see off, who will take care of you, a run-down military household, Does Baba seem to be in a hurry?"

"Brother Mu said this, why are you in a hurry? Even watching it is enjoyable!" As he said this, the thick man, who was so cold and snotted his nose, stretched out his hands and rubbed his crotch covered by the cotton jacket, and stretched out his arms to reveal his black hair. With his strong arms, Mao made this obscene movement natural, and winked and said, "Brother Mu, you and Baihu must remember to take me with you when you go to Guangzhou Mansion!"

"Don't forget to bring me, Banner Officer!"

This disgraceful action of his own brother made Chen Mu laugh out loud. Looking back, Shao Tingda's voice was loud and everyone could hear it clearly. Smiled lightly, especially his younger siblings, who looked at Shao Tingda's back and turned their heads to laugh and spit.The atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty was divided, and the upper-class literati had the right to speak. The rich ladies had to bind their feet to avoid suspicion, but the lower-class people had no taboos.

As for the prostitutes in Goulan Washe, Chen Mu also felt divided.In the memory of later generations, no matter the girl who lost her footing at that time or the girl who is now a romantic woman, her social status is very low, but when Chen Mu stands in Chen Xiaoqi's position and thinks about it, those gorgeous ladies who greeted and sent off in the romantic field are really real. unattainable.

"It's easy to go to Guangzhou Mansion to see the world, but there are not many entourages from hundreds of households, not to mention that you will inevitably encounter bandits on the road for more than a hundred miles. If you want to go with me, you have to set aside an hour every day to practice swords, guns, bows and blunderbuss. In the future, rotation farming will be practiced for three hours a day, how many of you can bear it?" Chen Mu is also considered clever, and for the past two days, he has been thinking about how to save his own life before worrying about other things. Now that he has this opportunity, he immediately throws out the training Thinking about it, he said: "It's hard to get results in a few days. When you come back from Guangzhou, you have to train your troops to prepare for the Japanese pirates. Bai Baihu can tell me the ugly words first. Whoever is afraid of fighting in danger on the road will escape with his life." I won’t forgive you when I come back, and no one wants to become an old lame just to see Goulan Washe, right?”

There is a dialect in Sichuan, Shaanxi and northern parts of later generations called Erganzi, which refers to reckless people, just like Shao Tingda.Bai Yuanjie said that he knows how to use knives. It is not empty words. When he heard that Chen Mu wanted to train soldiers, he slapped his chest loudly and said, "Brother Mu, don't worry, I won't embarrass you. If you say training soldiers, we will train soldiers. Whoever is ashamed If he dares to complain, I will push him to the ground and teach him to be a dog!"

Several military households responded in unison, which surprised Chen Mu by Shao Tingda's prestige among the military households.In fact, he didn't know what it means to go to Guangzhou Mansion for military households. As military households with little freedom of movement, too many people have been confined for their entire lives in the Qingyuan Guard Station to Qingyuan City. A trip to a distant place is enough for them to show off for a lifetime, not to mention Guangzhou, the leading metropolis south of Wuling, which they can't even ask for.

As for Shao Tingda, what prestige does he have? He was born and raised in a military household. It is not surprising that his family has little food leftovers, but it would be really strange if he did not have a sword, gun, stick and blunderbuss. Who would really be afraid of whom?
After finalizing the military training, they chatted and chatted all the way to the field. The sun was already high and everyone was plowing. Chen Mu ran and exercised on the ridge of the field, and sat aside to rest when he was tired.At noon, there was the sound of horseshoes on the path in the field, and the Bai family's soldiers came on horseback with long parcels on their backs.

"Report to Chen Xiaoqi, the bird gun is here!"

Note: Contains birds and monkeys - from the Ming Dynasty novel "Water Margin"

Cockface—from the novel "Marriage of Awakening the World" in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties

Dogs - from the novel "Jin*mei"

Cross - Mazar

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