Cub Nursery

Below the outer city wall, there is a simple wooden table with a few teacups, charcoal next to it, and a kettle on it.

"General Yang." Qiu Bao cupped his hands not far away, picked up the kettle and poured tea.

The breeze blows, and the fragrance of tea overflows.

Yang Shuning walked over alone, and said bluntly: "General Qiu's skill in Liang Shangjun is good, good tea!"

The lieutenants standing behind Qiu Bao looked ugly.

"General Yang, please!" Qiu Bao cupped his hands at Yang Shuning.

Yang Shuning glanced at Qiu Bao's lieutenant general, stepped forward calmly, and drank a cup of tea unceremoniously.He didn't hold the teacup like Qiu Bao did, smelling it, tasting it, and drinking it last. Yang Shuning drank tea like a cow chewing peonies, a bit rude.

Qiu Bao frowned indiscriminately. Although he is a great general, he has been taught rigorously since he was a child. If he didn't know and met him, he would think he was a scholar. He is still a famous Confucian general. The comparison with Yang Shuning at this time is very clear.

"General Qiu, tell me what you want." Yang Shuning smacked his mouth, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.

"General Yang, this is a secret decree." Qiu Bao took out the secret decree from his bosom and handed it over.

He had read the secret decree earlier, and it was originally for Qiu Bao, but the content was related to Yang Shuning.

The emperor asked Yang Shuning to take Yang Qiong back to the capital, hand over the position of the general of the border town to Qiu Bao, and leave the rest alone.

Yang Shuning glanced at it, but did not pick up the secret decree to read, but said directly: "General Qiu, what do you think of the border town?"

"How do you say that?" Qiu Bao knew that Yang Shuning didn't just look like a rough man, but he was really a rough man, otherwise he wouldn't have climbed to such a high position.

"You and I are both generals, and we have both led soldiers. The Taoist soldiers in the border town are indeed working hard, but you and I have never thought about why the border town has become like this?" Yang Shuning said in a deep voice.

Counting 500 years ago, the border towns were also very rich, at least the fields were productive, and the military households could not only be self-sufficient, but also hand in some grain to fill the army ration.

Now the fields in the border town have no output, and it all depends on the Ministry of Households to allocate grain, because there will always be some monsters in the demon kingdom to harass the border town, so don’t take it lightly at any time. The Taoist soldiers are all guarding the camp in the border town. Huge amount.

It can be said that it was the strength of the whole country of the Great Qin to feed these Dao soldiers, so that grain was harvested every year, the treasury was empty every year, and the people were destitute every year.

"The fields in the border town can grow mulberry and cotton, don't we all know that?" Yang Shuning asked again.

Qiu Bao said: "This is not edible."

"It's true that you can't eat it, but what if cotton can be spun into thread, woven into cloth, and then sold as clothes? The silkworms have already begun to make cocoons, and no mulberry leaves are wasted, and the cocoons made by silkworms are bigger and more beautiful. Well, in the future, it will be spun into thread, woven into cloth, and then sold as clothes?" Yang Shuning poured himself another cup of tea, drank it in one gulp, and said, "What does General Qiu think? The fields in our border town If there is output and money can be made, what do you think the border town will be like?"

No one knows what it will become like, but now the border town has changed.

Those whose own men died in battle, leaving only brothers and children, can eat. The Taoist soldiers in the camp do their work casually, and there are cans of braised pork. The fields are green, and a building Concrete houses rose from the ground, and some people even began to take the initiative to repair the potholed dirt roads.

I heard that some people will take the initiative to buy cement to build roads when they have money.

"General Qiu, even if I don't read the secret decree, I know the content." Yang Shuning said suddenly, "But think about it, if Lord Yan leaves and the train doesn't come, what will happen to the border town?"

The border town will be the same as before, everyone is waiting for the Ministry of Finance to allocate grain, even if it is moldy and old grain, as long as it can be delivered, they are not willing to throw it away, they have to make pancakes to eat, otherwise they will starve .

The Taoist soldiers drank porridge in the morning and evening, and could only eat a dry meal at noon. The military households in the border towns had to work every day, but they still couldn't fill their stomachs.

The poverty of the border town keeps thieves from approaching.

Undoubtedly, if Qiu Bao uses his cultivation to attack, thousands of Taoist soldiers will not be able to stop him. He may lose both sides in the fight with Yang Shuning, and may succeed in driving Yang Shuning away, but if Yan Xun doesn't come to the border town again, I'm afraid The train will never come again.

Thinking about it this way, Qiu Bao suddenly remembered: Yan Xun has always been merciful, seeing the tragic situation in the border town, he must be worried.

But this kind of act of using Yan Xun's kindness to persecute him is really not something that a general can do. If he really did it, he would be stabbed in the back by all the people in Daqin.

"Fame, wealth, and power are good things, but they also have to have a life." Yang Shuning said emphatically.

Qiu Bao shuddered and suddenly came to his senses.

He pursued fame and fortune, came to border towns to fight for power, and even resorted to unscrupulous means. Now he is just a little bit down, but his cultivation is still there, his title of general is still there, and he can easily regain power. If he really fights with Yang Shuning, even Drive Yan Xun away, maybe Yan Xun won't care about this, but will those monster cubs not care?

No matter how gentle the monster cub looks, it is still a monster.

Qiu Bao had seen the war rabbit cub before, and he knew that he was no match for him before he started.

He was in a daze, what made him think that Yan Xun was easy to control and bully?

Probably because Yan Xun is too kind, he is so kind to those people in the border towns, and he is also very kind to the technical craftsmen on the train. It gives many people the illusion that such a good person must be harmless to humans and animals and easy to bully.

"There are so many cubs in the nursery, why did Lord Yan bring only one that no one knows? You think it's very casual?" After Yang Shuning finished speaking, he felt that drinking the tea here was really not satisfying, so he simply said, "General Qiu Think carefully and say goodbye!"

Qiu Bao didn't speak, and didn't even notice that the tea in his hand was cold.

The Shaking Mountain cub didn't see anything special, and his knowledge was not as good as other cubs, and it even popped up suddenly, and the origin was unclear.

Yan Xun did not bring his baby son, nor did he bring the flower tree cub with the best medical skills, nor the war rabbit cub with the most powerful fighting power, nor did he even bring Messi, who knew a little about the demon country, and the black and white cub Cubs, flame cubs, etc., as long as they come to the border town, they can all be of great help.

On the contrary, after the Shaking Mountain cub came to the border town, the errands he received were very ordinary, and even ordinary children could do it.

Such a nothing special cub, why did Yan Xun bring it?

"General, we..." The subordinates became anxious when they saw that Qiu Bao let Yang Shuning leave just like that.

"Hey." Qiu Bao sighed, "Go to Daying and admit your mistake."

His spine, which had been straight all this time, bent down, and his whole body collapsed.

In his eyes, the extremely important power has now become a bit ridiculous, and the power in the border town is different.Yang Shuning's words gave Qiu Bao a heads-up. Now all the Taoist soldiers and ordinary people in the border town would support him, the emperor's confidant from the capital. It's too late for everyone to chase and support Yan Xun. How can they support him who is so famous? , A general who can't do anything practical.

"General, are we just going to admit our mistakes like this?" The subordinates were a little anxious.

Qiu Bao said solemnly: "Listen to me, if you still want to climb up in the future, just admit your mistakes. At most, you won't get your salary or benefits for three to five years."

"But..." The subordinate didn't understand.

"The sky is going to change." Qiu Bao said.

The last food and clothes on the train were all resisted, and the Taoist soldiers helped transport them back to the camp for safekeeping.

Yan Xun took out some more bullets and took them to the camp himself.

"Master Yan." The lieutenants all showed joy when they saw Yan Xun coming in.

Jing Fengye followed behind, carrying a heavy iron box.

The Mountain Shaker cub also came in with a small iron box.

Everyone in the tent was happy, Qin Sui was even a little ashamed, he took the initiative to ask for punishment, and asked Yang Shuning to give him fifty lashes, and when he saw the Shaking Mountain cub coming in, he offered to help him clear the way, and even put the cub in front of him. Move the bench away.

"Thank you." The Mountain Shaking Cub thanked him.

Qin Sui smiled embarrassedly.

"Master Yan." Yang Shuning cupped his hands at Yan Xun and blinked.

Yan Xun instantly understood, knowing that Qiu Bao should have solved it, he smiled and said, "General Yang. There are bullets in the big iron box, and injections in the small iron box. The doctors all know how to use it."

"Thank you." Yang Shuning said hastily.

The guns in the camp in the border town are limited, and there are only two cannons brought in by train. These days, the Iron Claw Hyena has been attacking non-stop and used up a lot of bullets. Although there were no casualties, the generals are very distressed by the bullets.

Now that Yan Xun sent the bullets, it was just in time, so I couldn't be more happy.

"You're welcome, Tiandi will have to rely on the help of the generals in the future." Yan Xun said with a smile, "I'm going back this time, if you have anything you need, just let me know."

"Master Yan, is there a little doctor in the capital? His medical skills are extremely superb..."

"Master Yan, can you bring some more iron donkeys? We are willing to spend money to buy them."

"And that cement, which paves excellently."

"Master Yan... I think your things are good everywhere, they are all missing, all are missing."

"Salt, Daying can buy it with money, and some of our lieutenants subsidize some money in private."

Apparently the lieutenants had already received Yang Shuning's advice, and now they are talking about things that are urgently needed in the border town.They are even willing to spend their salaries to buy these things, because it is worth it.

Qin Sui looked around and said, "Can there be a train that goes back and forth between the border town and the capital? We want to meet our family... We are willing to spend money."

Everyone was silent and stopped talking.

Except for a few generals and their families, most of the Taoist family members are far away.The Taoist soldiers must guard the border town and cannot leave casually. Perhaps only when they die in battle or become disabled can they have a chance to go home...

"It doesn't matter how much money you have." Yang Shuning said, "Even if you don't have a salary, it's good to see your family."

Only a few generals have salaries, but they are far above the emperor, so having a salary means not having a salary.

"I know, I will do these things slowly, and I won't be in a hurry." Yan Xun said, "Don't worry, I promise, it will be easy for you to see your family in the future. Sooner or later, the train will run non-stop. I am here to thank you I'm happy that you guys trusted me to let me do these things."

Yan Xun was really happy.

These people said these words, which means that they truly accepted him and gave him the opportunity to do many things, instead of repelling him or rejecting him.

The generals looked at each other in blank dismay, they felt that they were too aggressive, the things Yan Xun held were not groundless, nor were they tricked, they were all earned by their own skills, and now they said these words clearly made it easy, but Yan Xun was still very happy.

"Ashamed, ashamed." Qin Sui repeatedly cupped his hands at Yan Xun.

Yan Xun waved his hands with a smile, and left with Jing Fengye and Shaanshan cubs.

The train had already been prepared, and all the food and clothes in it had been emptied. Due to the long stay, some dust had fallen outside, so Ming Geer brought people to help clean the train inside and out.

This huge iron lump became brand new again, taking advantage of the long-time chimney to emit heat, and the locomotive to make a whining sound.

Everyone in the border town ran out, watching the giant move slowly, watching Yan Xun in the carriage gradually go away.

"My lord, I saw Brother Huan." The Shaking Mountain cub said excitedly while lying on the window.

"Well, they are all here." Yan Xun said in a good mood.

Yan Xun saw Jing Fengye sitting beside him silently, so he leaned over and sat down next to him, "What are you thinking about?"

"Write down the recent things so as not to forget." Jing Fengye finished his meditation, took out a small notebook the size of a palm, and took out a pencil, writing quickly.

His handwriting was taught by Yan Xun, horizontal and vertical, different from brush calligraphy, and has a unique style.

Yan Xun leaned over to look, and saw that Jing Fengye had just written the requirements of the generals, with rules and regulations, and they were divided into categories.

"You remember." Yan Xun said.

"Well, didn't the adults say that they will help them finish slowly in the future, write it down now, so as to save them from accidents in the future." Jing Fengye said, "I have no other skills, I can only help the adults with these small things."

"It's not a trivial matter, you've helped me a lot." Yan Xun leaned over and kissed Jing Fengye's eartips, seeing his blushing with satisfaction.

Jing Fengye probably doesn't know what he is capable of. If there is no Yan Xun, this adult monster can also set off a bloodbath. His blood can liven the flesh and bones. I don't know how many powerful people will favor him. He only needs to save a few people. , and a few more slanderous words, you can influence the wind and rain in Daqin.

In terms of appearance, Yan Xun always felt that Jing Fengye was much prettier than himself.

He simply sat by the window, the sun shone on his face, and the shadows made his facial features very three-dimensional and beautiful.

Yan Xun rested his chin on one hand, looked at Jing Fengye with a smile, and thought that he was actually very capable, and very powerful, at least generals like Wei Shoucheng, Yang Shuning, and Qiu Bao couldn't do anything to him, so he followed I, like a little daughter-in-law all day long.

It was completely voluntary for him to annihilate the edge of his body and become what he is now, and it is all because of Yan Xun.

Every time Yan Xun thinks of this, he is a little complacent. He probably has a lot of charm, otherwise how could he make Jing Fengye so willing?

They really are a match made in heaven.

"My lord?" Jing Fengye blushed.

Yan Xun kept staring at him, still smiling, a bright light flashed in his eyes, Jing Fengye felt as if he had got into a steel furnace, his whole body was hot and his face was even hotter.

Seeing that Yan Xun was still smiling, Jing Fengye hurriedly lowered his head, checked that there was nothing wrong with his clothes, and quietly took out a small notebook to read.

He was remembering the days and found that he could not act today.

"What?" Seeing Jing Fengye's complexion changed again and again, and seeing the familiar little notebook in his hand, Yan Xun instantly understood, "Today isn't the day yet?"

"En." Jing Fengye nodded.

Every time the day comes, Jing Fengye is very restrained, but Yan Xun refuses, mainly for two consecutive days, and then he can only endure it for the next few days.

Even if Yan Xun doesn't listen to Huo Lao's words, Jing Fengye will listen.

"Sure, bear with it." Yan Xun said bluntly, "I'm going to rest for a while, I still have a lot of things to do after I get off the train."

It's been a long time since I left the capital, and this is also the longest time Yan Xun has been away. After being in the capital for a long time, few people talk about Yan Xun and Jing Fengye.The common people are more concerned about what kind of food and activities in the shopping malls have reduced prices. Are pencils and books going to be on sale again?

Speaking of shopping malls, there are many tricks. Those fresh tofu will be sold on the same day they are made. If the tofu is not sold out every day when it is getting dark, the price will be reduced.

The noodles and fruits inside also have a date. It is said that there is a tasting period, and if the tasting period is over, the price will be reduced.

Brother Cat loves to buy these reduced-price foods. Although he earns a lot of money, there are still many younger brothers and sisters waiting to eat at home. He will spend a lot of money when he gets married in the future, and he has to save money on weekdays.

"Brother Cat." Zhang Si was waiting for Brother Cat to get off work in the mall early.

"Eggs are on sale today, let's go buy some." Brother Mao said, "I heard that the chickens bred in the nursery don't know what method they use. They lay one egg a day, and the roosters that don't lay eggs grow fat and big. Although the meat is not as delicious as our home-raised chicken, it is very cheap, so let’s buy some today.”

The two went to pick up a small wooden cart and pushed it, and quickly bought eggs and a whole chicken that had been killed, and went to line up together, waiting to pay.

The whirring sound came from far to near, quickly passed through the capital, and went straight to the sea along the railway bridge.

The people who saw it were taken aback for a moment, and then realized that this is not a coal train, but a solicitor!

"Master Yan is back!"

"The train is back!"

"Really back!"

The people who saw it quickly spread the news, and within an hour, half of the people in the capital knew that the train that had left had returned, and perhaps Master Yan had returned too!

Brother Mao and Zhang Si heard the news when they came out of the mall, and they were all surprised.

"I guess we'll know tomorrow if Master Yan is back." Brother Mao said, "It's a good thing, why don't we go to the mall and have a meal?"

"Success." Zhang Si nodded.

So the two went back to the mall and went to the shop for dinner.

The train ran all the way to the beach, and finally stopped slowly.

All the Taoist soldiers who got the news ran out, and the guard city stood at the front, staring at the doors of each carriage.

The artisans opened the door first, followed by Yan Xun and Jing Fengye.

Guard City looked down and looked at Shashan Cub who was following Yan Xun.

I haven't seen him for many days, but the cub has grown a lot taller, changed his clothes, gained a little weight, and is more energetic.

Jiaqing stood behind the guard city, her face full of excitement.

"Let's go." Yan Xun saw the guarding city earlier, and saw that the Shaking Mountain cub was still following behind him, so he whispered, "Your father misses you very much, so go quickly. Didn't you even bring a present?"

"En." Thinking of the gift, Shashan Cub hurried forward.

The little things weaved with the grass leaves unique to the border town, the cubs who shook the mountain learned from Brother Huan. He is not yet proficient in the skills, and the little things we made are not so beautiful.

Yan Xun said he tried his best and encouraged him.

The little cub took out a doll made of straw from his pocket. It was crooked, with one leg long and the other short. He carried it carefully and ran to the guard city.

"For me?" Wei Shoucheng looked down at the straw figure and asked.

He knows this kind of grass, only the border town has it, but it can't be eaten, and it can't be used to feed livestock.

"En." Shaking Mountain Cub nodded hastily.

Wei Shoucheng picked up the straw figurine and looked at it carefully. He found it very pretty.

The Shanshan cub heaved a sigh of relief, gave another one to Jiaqing, and then ran to find the cubs standing in the distance. He brought a present for each cub.Seeing the cubs, Shashan's cub was no longer restrained, chatting about what he had seen and heard.

"General Wei." Yan Xun cupped his hands towards the guard city.

"Master Yan." The guard city also handed over.

The return was quite sudden, but there was nothing missing at the seaside, and the reception feast was just a matter of words.

After eating the welcome banquet, Yan Xun returned from the beach to the construction of the Conservation Hall.

The trees on both sides of the concrete road have grown taller, with luxuriant branches and leaves. The lines in the middle of the road have been redrawn, and the carriages are coming and going, which is very lively.

The sweet-scented osmanthus tree outside the concrete building of the Conservation Hall is still the same, with more flowers blooming, and the fragrance is wafting for miles.

In a wooden shed not far away, parked two big donkeys, more than a dozen small donkeys, and the smallest donkey, only as big as Yan Xun's two feet, it is a special donkey for babies.

There is a clothesline behind the glass window, and the clothes of many cubs are hung.

Yan Xun saw that there were clothes he sewed by himself, and there were clothes sewn by Jing Fengye, and they were all carefully hung on the clothesline.

"My lord." The flower tree cub rushed over, "My lord is finally back."

"My lord..." The black and white cubs also rushed over.

When we were at the beach, although everyone met, it seemed that Yan Xun would really come back only when he returned to the construction of the Conservation Hall.This is where the pups live, like home.

"Well, I'm back." Yan Xun smiled, looking at the cubs one by one.

Long time no see, Yan Xun also misses these little guys very much.

"Neither fat nor thin, it seems a little taller." Yan Xun looked at the snake cub carefully, "It's pretty good."

After looking at the cubs one by one, Yan Xun entered the room.

The kang was neatly tidied up. When Yan Xun was leaving, he remembered that the flowers planted by the cubs on the window sill were only that big, but now it looks very big.

"My lord, there are many things going on these days."

"Yeah, we all remember."

"We'll talk about it when your lord is free."

"My lord, how soon will you go to the border town this time?"

Finally, among the cubs chattering, Huashu cub asked the question that everyone was afraid to ask, but wanted to know.

They thought about it day and night, looked forward to it day and night, and finally hoped for Yan Xun to come back, but they knew that if the border town went well, they would definitely go, and they were afraid that Yan Xun would leave soon.

Yan Xun got on the kang, sat cross-legged, and said with a smile, "It will take some time, don't worry. Everything is ready there, next time I leave, you can go too..."

The frightened expressions on the faces of the cubs instantly became shiny.