Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 389

In mid-December, Yang Menglong's old habit of being unreliable broke out again, leaving Qi Hu in Denglai to practice Wu Sheng's gang of hapless Zhejiang soldiers, and returned to Nanyang in a hurry.He has used up his hard work this year, and no one can ask him to do another thing!
The Heluo New Army had already withdrawn to Nanyang in batches. Compared with the swift and lightning-fast arrival, the return journey of this victorious army was much easier. They only walked forty miles a day, took the subsidies given by the superiors to travel in the mountains and rivers, and tasted Food from all over the country, and even killed a few thieves rushing to the state, and seized more than 200 good horses and a lot of property, not to mention how comfortable it is.When Yang Menglong left, there were only 500 people left in the Heluo New Army who stayed in Shandong. These [-] people will serve as grassroots officers and instructors in Dengzhou Town. A new army of [-] men was selected from the army.In other words, Yang Menglong could only bring a dozen or so soldiers home with him. Of course, he was not alone, and he was accompanied by Tang Wang Zhu Yujian.This dear friend also participated in the Denglei large enclosure, bought a thousand hectares of middle fields in Denglei, and recruited refugees to cultivate them.When he buys people from human traffickers, he usually buys them with the whole family, so as not to separate the people because of him. This act of kindness has won him a reputation. There are so many people who come to his farm to apply for jobs, and the human traffickers are also willing to work with him. Doing business.

Now, the vassal king was sitting in a four-wheeled carriage, and next to him was Yang Menglong, who was not sitting upright, and was munching on candied chestnuts. The driver of the carriage for them was Wang Zhao, a martial arts master.The carriage was running fast and surprisingly stable. Yang Menglong was half lying in the carriage, throwing candied chestnuts into his mouth one by one, having fun.Zhu Yujian looked at him sideways, and said with a smile: "You are already a general with two important official seals, why are you still acting like a child?"

Yang Menglong Meimei took a sip of hot water and said, "That's how I am...I said, man, you're not much older than me, are you? Are you tired with a sullen face all day? Can't you relax a little?"

Zhu Yujian sighed: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that it was you who put down the Denglai rebellion and made Denglai recover quickly!"

Yang Menglong said: "It's up to you, I'll be like this, I won't get better." He stretched his waist, yawned and said, "I'm so sleepy...the past few months have been fighting wars and governing the country, and I will spend my next life I have exhausted all my strength... I don’t know if I owed your old Zhu’s family tens of millions of taels in my previous life. I haven’t stopped since I met you! No, I must go back to Nanyang Take a good rest for two months, and if you continue to toss like this, I will be exhausted..." The muttering became smaller and smaller, and finally it was inaudible, replaced by a slight snore.

Zhu Yujian shook his head speechlessly, picked up a blanket and covered him, motioned to Wang Zhao to slow down, took out a book, opened it, and started reading.

What he held in his hand was not a Confucian classic, but an agricultural book.After following Yang Menglong for a year, with the increase of knowledge and experience, the vassal king who had never read books also began to realize that the books of sages are not omnipotent, and it is very necessary to read some miscellaneous books.However, when I opened the book, I couldn't read it. The soldiers of the Zhejiang Army who were squatting on the side of the road and panting in pain, the soldiers of the Sichuan Army who fought for an old clothes and a washbasin in Dengzhou City, and the skinny Dongjiang soldiers. The soldiers and civilians of the town all appeared in his mind one by one, making him shudder.

Daming, have you really run out of luck?
If there was one person who could save Daming, it would probably be this baby face lying beside him, drooling in sleep, right?

In late December, Yang Chenyue returned to Wuyang.A year of service in the army has made this Sichuan girl more and more heroic. Occasionally, she hardly recognizes herself when she looks in the mirror.She felt that she was born to be a soldier, even though she was a daughter!After only leaving for a few months, Wuyang seems to have undergone great changes again. A novel commodity is flooding the market, that is flax.The 16 mu of flax planted by Wuyangwei reaped a good harvest. Under the guidance of the foreign devils, everyone retting the flax, then stripped the fibers and dried them in the sun, and weaved cloth with the fine fibers.The streets and alleys of Wuyang are full of information about the recruitment of flax processing factories. Those aged from 40 to [-], like skilled weavers, are paid as much as two taels of silver a month, and board and lodging are included.Linen cloth can be seen everywhere in the market. Although it is not as delicate as cotton cloth, it is strong, wear-resistant, breathable and comfortable.Although it can only be sold in Nanyang, everyone believes that sooner or later this wonderful crop will be sold all over the country.

Yang Chenyue flicked her military uniform, showing a slight smile.Before everyone knew what flax was, these female soldiers wore military uniforms made of flax.She stopped a carriage and said, "Go to Yantian!"

The carriage drove her and several people on the same journey to Yantian.This kind of carriage is Nanyang's bus, which is available in every county. A car can carry more than a dozen people, and travel between towns and villages, just pay a little fare.

The scale of the salt fields has expanded again, and the salt workers who can afford to dig have drilled three more salt wells.More and more salt workers have formed a town with a large population in this area. Due to their relatively high wages and generous spending, traders have come here to open stores one after another, and the business is quite good.Now Yantian is on holiday, and the salt workers are busy with the New Year. Those who have children of the right age at home should take advantage of this time to visit and have a blind date. It is time to start preparing for the New Year. Some people even took leave early in the morning to go back to Sichuan. , I want to bring my family here too.As soon as Yang Chenyue arrived in Yantian, the neighbors shouted in surprise: "Hey, the girl from the Yang family is back!" Her height of more than 1.7 meters is so conspicuous no matter where she goes, and there are many people here looking at her When he grew up, when he saw her coming back, he naturally wanted to chat with her, drag her into the house and let her talk about things in the army.The salt workers are so enthusiastic and simple, they don’t know how to play false tricks. Here, a child can eat the whole village with his rice bowl. No matter who has made something delicious, he will call in and give some if he sees a child at the door.However, if you do something wrong here, you will often be beaten several times. For example, Yang Chenyue's younger brother peed at the school gate after school, and an adult saw it. Not a latrine!" Half a month later, the adult came to drink with Yang Chen, saw this little guy, and said, "Your son of a bitch urinated at the school gate half a month ago, so I beat him up. "Foreman Yang's face turned black immediately, and he called: "Come here!" He pressed the poor little guy on his knees, and practiced the Jiujiu 81 iron sand palm hard on his buttocks.Two months later, several women went to the river to wash clothes, and the little one also went to play by the river. A woman pointed at him and said to his mother: "This kid used to pee at the school gate, and my man beat him up." Without further ado, his mother carried him over, picked up the bamboo pole and beat him hard again.

Since then, that unlucky kid has never peed at the school gate again...

When the salt workers saw the daughter of the Yang family coming back in a stately manner, they murmured in their hearts: "It seems that it is not a bad thing for my daughter to serve as a soldier in the army. I eat well and dress well, and I still get the military salary every month..."

However, Yang Chen obviously didn't think so. He stared at his daughter and said, "Look at you, what do you look like! There are no girls in the barracks who are wrestling and showing their faces!"

This shrewd Sichuan girl did not save any face for her father: "Why can't girls join the army? I can run faster than many male soldiers, and my archery is no worse than them. Why can't girls join the army?" Already?"

Yang Chen said angrily: "The daughter of a respectable family cannot show her face!"

Yang Chenyue said: "That's their business! Not only do I have to show my face, but I also want to participate in the sports meeting that will be held in a few days!"

Yang Chen was so angry that his beard turned up: "How dare you!?"

Yang Chenyue said: "What dare I not? I have signed up for long-distance running, javelin throw, and archery! I want everyone to see that girls are no worse than men!"

Yang Chen yelled angrily, "I'm so mad, I'm so mad!"

This is a very interesting pair of father and daughter. The father is a bit machismo, the daughter is as hot as a pepper, and the father and daughter are like two big hedgehogs. Either you stab me or I stab you... Anyway, they are both invulnerable It doesn't matter.

Wang Xiaoman made his home in Wuyang County.The one-year military career was like a dream to her. She was very timid at first, and she was afraid when people spoke loudly to her, but now she is omnipotent in throwing guns, archery and long-distance running. She even practiced a few tricks One-stroke fighting skills.I remember that when she first rescued the wounded, she turned pale with fright when she faced the bloody wound, and the wounded laughed at her: "It's really useless!" He shook his head: "It's okay, I can help a little bit." The army is always a place where male chauvinism prevails. Every time they want to go to the front line to have a look, they let them chase them back like puppies, but when marching and camping They are always well looked after.She thinks that the Heluo New Army is a big family. Those officers and soldiers who are always full of machismo are her elder brother. As for the very domineering and aggressive captain who always takes the initiative to cover her in front of her whenever there is any trouble Yang Chenyue is her older sister.But having such an older sister is not always a good thing. Thinking that she signed her up for the sports meeting without discussing it with her, she wanted to cry!But when she saw her mother holding her young brother and standing at the door smiling to greet her, she showed an infinitely satisfied smile and walked over quickly.Although there were some unsatisfactory things in the military camp, but she was able to jump out of the fire pit of the brothel and live a decent life, although not affluent, what else would she be dissatisfied with?

Jiang Zheng's younger sister Jiang Yan also returned home.This Central Plains girl also has a beautiful medal pinned to her chest, which she got in exchange for killing a rebel wounded who tried to attack the wounded soldier with a crossbow arrow. This medal has won her countless envious looks .As a matter of course, when she returned home, she immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. She simply couldn't cope with asking this and that.It can be seen that everyone is very interested in the novelty of "female soldiers", and they all want to know what's going on, alas, what a gossip, so curious, you won't let your daughters serve as soldiers?If you go, you will know everything!

Jiang Zheng asked mysteriously: "How is your relationship with General Yang and General Xue?"

Before he finished speaking, his sister kicked him against the wall.

Jiang Yan proudly announced to her family: "I have already signed up for the sports meeting in a few days, and I am still applying for a long-distance race! Just wait and see, I will secure the top four!"

She concealed a fact that she didn't think was very important: only four girls signed up for the long-distance running...

(End of this chapter)