Chapter 557： War is cruel!

Chapter 557 War is cruel!

The soldiers can fill their stomachs on weekdays, but it would be nice to have a toothpaste once in a while.

This is the first time for almost everyone to encounter such a delicious and delicious meal like today.

They ate with open cheeks and enjoyed it. Occasionally their mouths were free and they would praise it non-stop.

“Sister-in-law is so amazing, and her craftsmanship is so good!”

“That’s right, that’s right, the imperial chef is probably only at this level!”

Li Laosi was extremely proud, "My wife's ancestors were royal chefs and cyclamen in the city, do you know that? That's my eldest brother's restaurant. My wife cooks private dishes there. There is only one table every five days. All the guests who made reservations have been booked until after the new year! ”

Everyone couldn't see how he was showing off, and they were all brothers in life and death, so they didn't have to worry about anything and just started complaining.

“How many times have you said it, we all know it by heart!”

“That’s right, my sister-in-law is the most powerful, what does that have to do with you?!”

"Huh, that's right, we thank sister-in-law, but we don't want to thank you!" Wei Erniu also added naively, which made Li Laosi **** the chicken leg from his hand and eat it in one bite.

Everybody was talking and laughing, and the lively courtyard was like a pot boiling.

The village chief uncle couldn't help but sigh, "We were just like these boys when we were young. At that time, Old Zhao was the toughest. We wanted to beat him up every day. Now, he is really old!"

"Uncle is not old. If nothing else, our village is counting on him to help us!" Li Laoer quickly changed the topic and asked about trivial matters in the village, "Uncle, we have almost bought the stone and wood. Isn’t it time to build a new house for the village boy?”

Li Laoer asked while pouring wine for the village chief uncle.

The village chief nodded and replied: "Uncle, if you are not coming back today, I want to ask you to tell me something. There are hundreds of guests in the hot spring valley every day, and they have to pass through the village when entering or leaving. This is a bit uncomfortable. .

“In case that guest has evil intentions, we really can’t take precautions. Let’s see if we can open another road, bypass our village, and go directly to the hot spring valley.

"Whenever a boy in our village gets married again, we will arrange to build a new house at the intersection beside the archway. In this way, whether someone comes to visit or looking for trouble, they will not rush directly to the door of the house and someone will stop them first. Stop it, right?"

These words reminded Li Laoer that the road leading to the hot spring valley passed through the village and there were indeed hidden dangers.

What happens in the village is not very secretive from the eyes of outsiders, and it is easy for others to take advantage of it.

Furthermore, the young men of each family are getting married, and the townhouses are not originally spacious, but they will become even narrower after building wing rooms.

When several generations are crowded together, conflicts are inevitable and it is easy to cause quarrels and disagreements.

It would be a really good idea to assign young people to the intersections and build a small village where they can guard the intersections or the melon fields.

“Uncle is right. After dinner, let’s go for a walk to the intersection to see if there is a suitable place to build a house.”

Li Laoer agreed, making the village chief smile and nod his head.

Soon, everyone had enough to eat and drink, and it was time to part ways.

 Li Yong also wanted to go to Wei's house for a wedding banquet, but firstly he had just arrived home a while ago, and secondly the child still had a low fever that had not gone away, so he was worried.

So he asked Madam Hui to go home and get two pieces of cloth, plus a silver ingot as his gift, and asked Li Laosi to take it with her.

The soldiers mounted their horses one after another, and the things prepared by the Li family were properly packed into baskets and distributed to a few soldiers who acted steadily, and they set off. Tao Hongying led people to clean up the tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks. Li Laoer and Mrs. Li followed the village chief to the archway to look at the terrain.

Jiayin, of course, pulled his adoptive father's sleeves and skipped to the next door to whisper.

The shrimp porridge she had cooked for most of the morning was also brought to her.

There were many people at the banquet, but none of them ate much.

At this moment, the father and daughter were sitting under the eaves, chatting, and drinking porridge slowly. They were both comfortable and happy.

“Fu Niu’er, your second uncle said that you have recently been studying with Divine Doctor Zhang?” Mr. Hou asked.

Jiayin thought for a while, and she probably couldn't hide the incident in the palace from her adoptive father. She didn't want to hide it either, so she said, "Yes, before, I just wanted to identify the medicinal materials with Grandpa Zhang. I want to try growing medicinal materials, especially It is the main medicinal material used in hemostatic medicine.

“Grandpa Zhang was free at that time and taught me a lot of tricks. I happened to be delivering melons to the palace, and the third princess bullied me, so I pricked the acupuncture point on the sole of her foot. It hurt her like a pig.

"After I came back, I told my second uncle, who persuaded my grandma to let me learn more from Grandpa Zhang. Grandpa Zhang also promised to teach me, but it turned out that he wanted to study some weird prescription again, and he thought I wasted my time, so he threw it away. A medical book asked me to memorize..."

Jiayin was a little frustrated, pouted, and complained: "This old man is really unethical. He ate so many good things from our house and asked my second uncle to build a yard for him, and then he thought it was troublesome to teach his disciples!"

The Marquis heard this funny, rubbed her hair, gave her the shrimps in his bowl, and said: "I will go to Xindu with me tomorrow for a day trip. You don't have to worry about Doctor Zhang. My foster father has a way to help him in the future." I will treat you as an ancestor.

“He will teach you whatever you want to learn! If you don’t want to learn, he will chase you and beg you to learn!”

“Seriously?” Jiayin’s eyes were bright and she bared her missing teeth as she shouted with a smile, “My foster father is so awesome!”

"Eat quickly. After eating, go back and look for some nice clothes and jewelry. Dress up and go to the city with your adoptive father tomorrow. In addition, you haven't taken care of the business of the Hou Mansion for a long time. Please sort out the account books and collect the money. Bring it to me. Half." There was a dark color in Mr. Hou's eyes.

He drank up the porridge in his hand, put down the bowl, and said: "Of the soldiers who went out with me this time, more than 500 were killed, 200 were seriously injured, and more than 600 were slightly injured. The national treasury is empty, and there will not be much money for pensions. I want to supplement some privately.”

Jiayin's heart tightened, and the porridge in his mouth suddenly didn't taste fresh or fragrant.

It’s not that she feels sorry for Yinzi, but she can’t help but feel sad.

She was very happy when her adoptive father and father returned victorious.

But for the sake of victory, many people still stayed on the land of Jiangbei, or became disabled people like Grandpa Zhao and others.

War is always cruel, and there is nothing beautiful about it...

“Father, my second uncle’s garden was almost destroyed by bad guys before, and I have been looking for some nursing homes. If there are suitable ones among the wounded soldiers this time, please help my second uncle choose a few.

“There is also the uncle and his fleet that go south. They often encounter water bandits and need protection. The uncle also wants to buy a yard in Quanzhou so that he can take care of the family business. He must also be short of manpower.

“If it doesn’t work out, we can keep some more people at Zhengjiazhuang. In a year or two, I will have a lot of work that needs help from Zhengjiazhuang, and we all need manpower...”

The good news was said in a bit of haste, as I wished I could have all the wounded soldiers settled in a moment. I didn't want these heroes who shed their blood and sacrificed their lives for the country to shed tears anymore because they had no support for their lives.

Mr. Hou smiled after hearing this. The heaviness in his heart slowly disappeared due to the fat girl's eagerness...

(End of this chapter)