After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife married the living devil

Recently, the patrol battalion has gradually gotten back on track.

The Hu Ruiqi brothers have independently led the team to return safely. Zhuang Xingbai is calculating the accounts of barracks demolition and construction, military uniforms, and food. Ma Xigui is in charge of the finishing work of the wall construction. Li Yanqi was called to the yamen by County Magistrate Dong.

At this time, Lin Yanyu was looking at the empty bluestone road in front of the desk, frowning in confusion.

The whole morning passed and there was no one there.

She was full of doubts and frowned as she said to Chen Ermu, "Ermu, pack your things and go to the patrol camp."

She sat there doing nothing the whole morning. Given the situation, no one would come in the afternoon, so she might as well go to the patrol camp to find out what was going on.

The relief hall was not far from the patrol camp, generally less than a quarter of an hour's walk away.

The patrol camp's wall was about to be completed, and the soldiers who were involved in the construction of the wall became idle.

People were sitting in groups of three or four, leaning against the bricks and stones piled at the door, chatting while waiting for lunch.

A soldier with a big black mole on his eyebrow asked everyone mysteriously: "Hey, have you heard about it?"

Listening to this classic opening of gossip discussion, a square-faced soldier asked in a friendly manner: "What?"

The soldier with the black mole seemed surprised and said, "What? You didn't know yet? It's... it's the younger brother of the Yunlong County Magistrate, Master Dong, who also set up a patrol battalion. Oh, no, theirs is not called a patrol battalion, but a militia group."

Another round-faced soldier said hurriedly, "I know, I know! My wife is from the Internal Affairs Department. She followed Manager Zhuang out to choose vegetables and heard others discussing it."

Seeing that he was interrupting, the soldier with the black mole said with some disdain: "Then have you heard about the monthly salary of the People's Army?"

The round-faced soldier scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and then asked anxiously: "I don't know about that. Do you know? How much? Tell me! Tell me! Is it more than our 300 coins per bushel of brown rice?"

The soldier with the mole was vain and said with a smug look on his face: "I definitely know. If the three of us were not from the same village, I would not have told you."

The round-faced soldier became even more curious.

"Five hundred coins! Two dou of rice!"

The round-faced soldier gasped: "Really?"

Soldier with black mole: "It's true. Seriously, are you going? If you want to go, let's go together."

At this time, the square-faced soldier who had been silent for a long time said hesitantly: "This is not good. If it weren't for the county lieutenant and his wife, we might have starved to death. We can't be so conscienceless."

The soldier with the black mole turned his head and looked at him, with a look of disappointment on his face, and said: "Conscience? How much is conscience worth? They are officials, isn't it their duty to help us? You are just stupid."

The round-faced soldier also whispered in agreement: "That's right! People die for money, and birds die for food. Whoever gives more money is my uncle!"

The square-faced soldier shook his head in disapproval, stood up and said, "No, no, although Lieutenant Li was strict with us in the parade ground, he never deprived us of food and drink. I heard from the storyteller in the teahouse that a real man cannot be a slave to three families. If you want to leave, you can leave, but I won't."

The soldier with the black mole's face changed, and he said angrily: "What you said is fine! You are so noble. When your brothers become successful in the future, don't blame them for not taking you with them."

The square-faced soldier wanted to persuade them a few more times, but when he saw the light green skirt beside the bricks, he was startled and bowed his head: "Greetings, Madam County Lieutenant!"

The other two were startled and stood up as well, stammering and unable to speak clearly.

"Meet, meet, meet the county lieutenant's wife!"

The two of them were extremely frightened and felt that Lin Yanyu's gaze was like a knife, scraping their flesh.

But in fact, they themselves have something to hide.

Lin Yanyu just glanced at the two of them indifferently, then smiled and nodded at the square-faced soldier, and walked into the patrol camp with Chen Ermu.

Zhuang Xingbai was sitting behind the desk fiddling with an abacus. When he saw Lin Yanyu, he immediately came over, bowed his head and said, "Madam County Lieutenant, I have something to say to you and the County Lieutenant."

Lin Yanyu raised her hand and made a downward gesture, then smiled and said, "I already know what you want to say. Go and ask the brothers Ma Xigui and Hu Ruiqi to come to the meeting room."

She turned around and said to Chen Ermu, "Go to the county government office and invite your elder brother back."

Li Yanqi stepped into the hall: "?"

When Lin Yanyu saw him, she breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously, and said in a slow tone: "You came at the right time."

Inside the meeting hall.

Li Yanqi pulled Lin Yanyu to sit with him in the main seat. On his left were Ma Xigui and Chen Ermu, and on his right were the Hu Ruiqi brothers and Zhuang Xingbai.

Li Yanqi poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lin Yanyu, who was standing beside him. He raised one corner of his mouth, looked at the others, and asked sarcastically, "Guess why Magistrate Dong called me to the county government office?"

The others all looked at Li Yanqi, except Chen Ermu, who had taken out a bag of snacks from somewhere and was eating them.

Hu Ruiqi was impatient, and blurted out without thinking: "Your achievements are so great that County Magistrate Dong feels threatened, so he forced you to hand over the patrol camp."

Ma Xigui burst out laughing and looked at Hu Ruiqi and said, "Will County Magistrate Dong be able to force my elder brother? Are you kidding me? All his achievements were made by my elder brother. He still has three years left in his term. He is stupid to offend my elder brother at this time."

Hu Ruilin nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, County Magistrate Dong is a mediocre person, but not a fool."

Zhuang Xingbai looked at Li Yanqi's face and said slowly, "I guess... County Magistrate Dong must have warned you first, implying that you exceeded your authority, and then tried to excuse his brother, and finally rewarded you with some gold and silver to appease and win you over."

Li Yanqi paused while pouring water and glanced at Zhuang Xingbai with some surprise.

"Yes, that old thief said that I have been in the barracks every day recently and that I am busier than him, the county magistrate. He said that the militia group organized by Dong Beicheng did not intend to challenge me, and told me not to pay attention to it. In the end, he rewarded me with a bag of snacks and sent me away."

As he spoke, Li Yanqi touched a green date on the table and smashed it on Chen Ermu's head, feeling very disappointed with him: "Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat every day! I am your elder brother only when I watch the snacks!"

Chen Ermu touched the big bump on his head and said aggrievedly: "Big, big brother is the big brother, di-di-di-di-n is not."

Zhuang Xingbai: "Sir, how are you going to deal with the militia? A few people have come to me just now and asked if I can pay them their monthly salary on a daily basis. I will discuss this with you before I can give them an answer."

Hu Ruiqi was the first to jump up and said angrily: "According to our military regulations, these bastards should lose their heads, and they still have the nerve to ask for their monthly salary!"

Li Yanqi tilted his head slightly to look at the girl with thick eyelashes drooping and drinking tea quietly, and asked her: "Madam, what do you think?"

Lin Yanyu gently placed the teacup on the table, her pale face calm as she said slowly, "Give it all to them, not a penny less."

Hu Ruiqi looked incredulous: "What?"