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

Chapter 567 Speechless
Li Dingguo was escorted to Nanyang along with the refugees who surrendered.

They were dumbfounded as soon as they entered the boundary of Nanyang. What they saw before them was a road paved with cement that seemed to extend to the horizon, four-wheeled carriages speeding along the road, vegetable greenhouses, industrial areas... Nanyang The industrial products, well salt, and steel produced are transported to the surrounding areas through these roads extending in all directions, which has brought back huge wealth for Nanyang.Li Dingguo's understanding of the power of industry is still very limited, but just based on the concrete roads and the heavy traffic on the roads, he knows that his foster father was not wronged. Support, and the Heluo new army with almost unlimited material support.

In the fields, farmers are busy with their crops.The autumn potatoes have been harvested long ago, and the winter wheat has been planted long ago. They are turning over the thick hay covering the ground moisture and cutting off the chives that grow underneath. The chives are yellow, white, and very tender. Just drooling.And in the big sheds, loads of green vegetables, cucumbers, eggplants, and baskets of tomatoes were picked out continuously, loaded into carriages and transported to towns. These refugees from the northwest were dumbfounded. They never dreamed that it would be so cold. God can grow so many vegetables!It may be that the same scene has been seen too much. Seeing the officers and soldiers escorting so many refugees passing by, the peasants were not afraid at all. They even took out tomatoes and cucumbers and threw them over. The soldiers of the Heluo New Army caught them and thanked them repeatedly. bite.A farmer called a kid and threw two tomatoes over. Li Dingguo caught them and took a hesitant bite. They were sour and sweet, so delicious.

When they arrived in Nanyang, the camp had already been prepared for them. There were tents and old houses—the owners of the houses had all moved into the urban area.Although the quilts are old, they are quite clean. There is hot water supply 24 hours a day, and clothes are sent out. Each person has two sets, plus a cotton coat.The padded coat uses linen as the interlayer, stuffed with a lot of duck down and cotton, and is very long, covering all the way to the knees, so it is very warm to wear.The officer who led the team said: "An Xin lives here. Three meals a day are provided regularly. Don't expect to eat well, but at least you won't be hungry! Someone will come to count and register in a few days. Under 13 years old Young people go to school to study, young people go to work, old and weak women and children look after the house, as long as they are willing to work hard, they can always survive!"

All the refugees nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

Then they learned the power of Nanyang's so-called "don't expect to eat much better".

Breakfast is steamed buns, a cup of tea soup with cheese per person.

Lunch is three dishes and one soup, shredded radish, potato, Chinese cabbage, and kelp soup or seaweed soup.

Dinner is still three dishes and one soup, but the soup is replaced by broth.

All the refugees burped and said that their living standards were on par with the landlords and wealthy people. If they had known that they would be treated like this if they surrendered, why would they have beaten an egg!Li Dingguo feels that these guys are so spineless. They bought you with just three dishes and one soup. You are trash... Young Master is different. Without five dishes and one soup, I wouldn’t even look at them seriously!

A few days later, a group of officials came to register their household registration. Everyone came forward to tell the officials their name, date of birth, address of their hometown, and the situation of their family members. The officials quickly filled out the form. Everyone noticed that they used It is not a writing brush, but a goose feather that is sharpened and inserted into a four-inch long bamboo tube. When writing, dip a little ink, and then bury your head in the book. The font is small and delicate, and the writing is so fast, it is really strange.This was invented by Yang Menglong again. He thinks that writing with a brush is too painful. It’s okay to write an article with a few hundred words or practice calligraphy, but if you want to write a report with a few thousand words or fill out hundreds of forms, Using a brush is terrible.I hadn't gotten the pencil out yet, so I had to make do with a quill and insert the quill into the bamboo tube. The effect was just as good, and it was much more convenient than pinching a feather.At the beginning, everyone was quite resistant, but after several trials, all officials agreed that this pen is really convenient for writing and is a good assistant for office work, so this pen has become popular in Nanyang.

An official made a typo, but he didn't correct it, and just threw the form away and rewrote it.Alterations are not allowed, and anyone who dares to hand in a form that has been messed up will be cut off.

Li Dingguo looked at it curiously, muttering to himself that these Nanyang guys really had a lot of novelties, and they were so good at playing.At this moment, an officer came in, looked around, and called, "Li Hongyuan, Li Hongyuan!"

Hongyuan is Li Dingguo's character.He responded, "Yes!"

The officer walked up to him, looked at the kid, and asked, "Does the wound still hurt?"

Li Dingguo's heart felt inexplicably warm, and he said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

The officer said: "Don't hold on. I heard that you are seriously injured. If you have any problems, you must go to the hospital, otherwise your arm will be useless...I heard that you are 13 years old this year?"

Li Dingguo said: "Yes."

The officer asked: "How are you doing?"

Li Dingguo said proudly: "It won't be a problem to beat you four!"

The officer was not angry, smiled, and said, "I believe it. You are really good at killing three Guanning cavalrymen. However, wars cannot be won by individual bravery."

Li Dingguo was very discouraged.He had to admit that what the officer said was very reasonable, like those brothers in the foster father's old camp, which one is not an elite with one against ten?However, in the face of Guan Ning's iron cavalry, he was powerless to fight back, and he was beaten right through in the blink of an eye.Not to mention the terrifying artillery and crossbow formations of the Heluo New Army, as well as the iron-fortified heavy infantry, even if there were a hundred or a thousand more masters like him, the result would not be any different.

The officer said: "According to your age, you should go to school and choose your future path after completing your studies. However, you are not an ordinary person and cannot be arranged according to common sense... Come on, follow me."

Li Dingguo asked in surprise: "Where are you going?"

The officer said, "Just follow me...by the way, my name is Li Yong, the guard of Champion Hou."

Li Dingguo's heart was slightly shaken, and he followed Li Yong honestly.

There were two horses waiting for Feng outside. Li Yong and Li Dingguo rode on each of them, and galloped away one after the other.Soon, the two came to the sports center. Li Dingguo was overwhelmed by this magnificent building that can accommodate 10,000+ people. My dear, how much people's fat and people's anointment would it take to build it!

In the sports center, many people are training intensely. The sports meeting will be here soon. Everyone hopes to improve their strength so that they can achieve excellent results and feel proud.Li Yong pointed out to the country bumpkin as he walked: "That's the javelin thrower. They can throw the javelin forty or fifty steps away, regardless of gender. It's basketball. Which team can get rid of the opponent's entanglement and throw the sepak ball into the basket?" One point is scored in the basketball hoop, and the one with the highest score within the specified time wins; that is football, both teams have eleven players, they charge repeatedly on the court, and the one who shovels the ball into the opponent's goal will score... This is very difficult , if the two sides are close in strength, it is not bad to score one goal in a game. That is high jump, that is long jump, that is shooting, that is shot put, that is hammer throw... You have to be careful about this, if you don't pay attention to the hammer throw, you will hit the ball. You flew over... What is that gymnasium over there for? Oh, that is the venue for billiards competitions, the one opposite is for volleyball, and the other is a martial arts gym with a ring. There will be countless martial arts masters fighting , Whoever can laugh till the end wins."

Li Dingguo's two eyeballs were not big enough, and he was amazed.

When he came to the edge of the runway, Li Yong stood still.Li Dingguo saw a group of seven or eight-year-old girls running fast on the runway with their feet spread out. A little girl with a ponytail and a sweet smile ran in the front. Everyone chased after each other. lively.Li Yong said: "These are athletes in the children's 500-meter long-distance race. That is to say, they have to run around the track twice, and whoever runs faster wins."

Li Dingguo said in his heart that if I were to come, he would be the first.He was a little puzzled: "Why did you bring me here?"

Li Yong pointed to the little girl with the ponytail. The little girl saw him, made a face at him, and stuck out her tongue, which made Li Yong laugh straight away, and said to Li Dingguo, "She is the younger sister of Champion Hou, her name is An Ning." , I am still studying now. Champion Hou has many enemies, and we are also quite worried that someone will attack An Ning. Champion Hou has repeatedly said that he would arrange a guard for her, but she is not happy."

Li Dingguo understood: "You mean, let me be her bodyguard?"

Li Yong said: "Yes, you are not much older than her, and your martial arts skills are strong. You can study with her and protect her in secret...Boy, although she is not the real sister of Champion Hou, Champion Hou treats her like a treasure. You have to stay focused and don't let her get hurt, otherwise the champion Hou Leiting will be enraged, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

Li Dingguo was about to speak, but An Ning had already finished running, and ran over sweating profusely, took Li Yong's hand and called sweetly, "Uncle Li, why are you free to watch my training?"

Li Yong took out a towel to help her wipe off the sweat, and said with a smile, "I'm going to come over for Master Hou to see if An Ning's running has improved."

An Ning said: "I have made great progress. They can't catch up with me at all, saying that I can run faster than a rabbit!" She glanced at Li Dingguo, "Uncle Li, who is this brother? Why is he with you? ?”

Li Yong said: "His name is Li Hongyuan, he is an orphan, and he wandered to Nanyang with the refugees."

An Ning frowned and sighed: "It's so pitiful to become a refugee at a young age and have no home." He stood up on his toes and patted Li Dingguo's shoulder, comforting him: "But you will have a home soon. . When you arrive in Nanyang, you don’t need to continue wandering. You can settle down, find a job, and start a family again. Trust my brother, he can do it!"

Li Dingguo couldn't laugh or cry.

Li Yong said: "An Ning, don't look at his height, in fact, he is only 13 years old, and he is still at the age of school! From now on, he will study and play with you. You have to take care of him."

An Ning said cheerfully: "That's for sure, brother Hongyuan, follow me and I will protect you."

Li Dingguo couldn't laugh or cry again, he looked at Li Yong, his thoughts were written on his face.

The innocent An Ning didn't know that she nodded, and there was a little bodyguard beside her. Even if she knew, she didn't care, so she pulled Li Dingguo and asked persistently, "Have you ever studied arithmetic?"

Li Dingguo said: "No."

An Ning said: "Then you're in trouble. Arithmetic is very difficult. You don't have any foundation at all. If you don't do well in the exam, you will have to ask your husband to worry about it. Have you ever studied geometry?"

Li Dingguo: "No."

"Ever studied chemistry?"

"What is chemistry?"

"Chemistry is...it seems you haven't studied it. Have you studied geometry?"

"……No!"

"Ever learned a foreign language? Like Portuguese, Spanish."

"……No!!"

An Ning's eyes widened, and she asked in surprise, "I haven't learned anything, what have you learned in the past 13 years?"

Li Dingguo was completely speechless.

(End of this chapter)