Passing through the station

Tian Kaifu clenched his fists, unable to tell whether he was angry or ashamed, his whole body was trembling faintly.

The Huns were similar to the Zhou people.

The Huns are an enemy country, and they treat the Zhou people as slaves;

Zhou people are their own people, treating Zhou people is treating compatriots;

Ruan Bai's conclusion is similar.

Ruan Bai suddenly heard a sneer, and turned around to find that it was Tian Kaifu.His not-so-handsome face was distorted into an ugly shape, his eyes were slightly red, and two lines of tears suddenly fell down without warning.

Maybe it was because Ruan Bai stared at him for too long, Tian Kaifu finally realized that something was wrong with him, raised his hand to wipe his face, and sniffed his nose vigorously, like a child being bullied, not a coaxed adult .

Everyone was drinking the porridge with their heads down, and they didn't have the time to chew slowly. Almost everyone poured it into their mouths as quickly as possible.Ruan Bai didn't say a word, Tian Kaifu's words were nothing more than some worthless sympathy and pity, at most he was under pressure to write a letter about the living conditions of these craftsmen or all the auxiliary troops, but what's the use?

Ruan Bai could not see any practical significance.The current situation cannot be resolved with a simple booklet or an official document.

"Master Tian, ​​why don't you go and have a look elsewhere?"

Tian Kaifu took out a towel and wiped his face vigorously, trying to restore himself to his original state: "I have that intention." After speaking, he cupped his hands at Ruan Bai, and walked in a random direction.

Ruan Bai didn't move, he waited for the craftsmen to eat, and continued to chat and fight.

At noon, Xu Wu came over.The craftsmen stopped talking for an instant, and tapped their heads. Out of the corner of their eyes, they saw Ruan Bai leaving with Xu Wu, guessing Ruan Bai's identity in their hearts.

Craftsmen are also divided into three, six, and nine grades.Craftsmen with outstanding craftsmanship are all making ordnance.Their treatment is better, at least they can have a full meal, but they are guarded all day long, and once they go in, they can basically only come out when they die.Of course, if their craft breaks through or develops better weapons, then they may be transferred to the capital's general prison.Their families will also move to the capital together... This is the best treatment that craftsmen can pursue.

Craftsmen with a little lack of craftsmanship are responsible for making some auxiliary tools in battle, such as repelling horses, tripping ropes, and so on.

The place where Ruan Bai was just now was the lowest level of craftsmen, and their daily work was to make and repair some daily utensils, and they mainly focused on repairs.The tasks assigned from above don't care how bad the thing is or whether it can be repaired well.They only need to take back as many pieces as they send out.

It's not necessarily that the higher-ups don't care about human feelings, or that laymen direct experts or something, but that the materials at the border customs are too scarce, and even a small scrap has to be reused.

For these craftsmen, a general banner is already unattainable.They couldn't believe it, just now they were on an equal footing with a "big man" who made the General Banner respectful, and some even argued a few words.

Xu Wu didn't look at the craftsmen at all: "Master Ruan, Lord Qianhu is waiting for you at the restaurant."

He led Ruan Bai forward all the way, feeling apprehensive, but he didn't dare to say anything more.Many things are done on impulse.After he came back to his senses, he broke into a cold sweat.The peace of the past few days made him forget that this young boy in front of him does not lack means.

If it was said that he had given the credit for the safe return of those Zhou people who lived in the barren post to the adults of his family Qianhu; but after getting along with each other during this period of time, he discovered that the greater contributor was Ruan Bai.

He thought that Ruan Bai would be soft-hearted and agree to his request because he was young and had little knowledge... What was he thinking at that time?

There is only one restaurant in the entire Guancheng.The kang, which was popularized in military camps, also appeared here, and some changes were made.Kang is shorter, more like floor heating.

Xu Wu did not follow, but pointed in a direction: "Master Chu is over there."

It seems that noon is not the time to eat, the whole restaurant is deserted, Ruan Bai saw Chu Hao at a glance, turned around and said to Xu Wu before entering the door: "Later, let your two brothers from the same clan come here to see me."

Xu Wu was taken aback for a moment, and then burst into joy.The ups and downs of mood swings even made his nose sour: "Yes, my lord!"

The loud voice landed, and he immediately turned and ran away, apparently to call for someone.

Ruan Bai paused, walked directly to Chu Hao, sat cross-legged on the kang, and waited upright for his meal.

Chu Hao waved his hand, and the store opened a screen beside the two of them, and carved some pictures on it, which was very particular.

Chu Hao asked: "How is it?"

Ruan Bai seemed a little weak: "No wonder you said no." He didn't eat much breakfast, and he continued to work all morning, so hungry that his chest was stuck to his back.He can endure hunger, but he won't play while hungry.

It was easy for Chu Hao to understand some nonsensical words: "If it is an ordnance, it is probably not difficult."

Ruan Bai said "hmm", the treatment of military industry is of course different.Seeing that Chu Hao still wanted to talk, he quickly made a hand gesture: "I'm so hungry, let's talk after eating."

"Let you eat a little for breakfast." Chu Hao frowned slightly, and then shouted to the outside, "Shopkeeper, if you have something to serve first!"

"Hey!" The shopkeeper didn't dare to neglect, and quickly served a bowl of hot soup.

Accompanied by the heat, the smell of mutton came out.Ruan Bai frowned when he smelled the very attractive taste to many people, but he still drank it slowly.After all, it is for business. In a bowl of mutton soup, there is no clear soup and water, and there are still two or three pieces of mutton that have been stewed crispy.

The store quickly served a few more pancakes, not the pancakes that Ruan Bai and Liniang had improved many times. The pancakes were thick, black and brown, and smelled like burnt grains, but they were better than mutton soup.

Ruan Bai picked it up and tried to take a bite, grinding his teeth on it, but there was only a slight friction sound, and the pancake didn't move at all.He put the pancake back in front of his eyes, looked up at Chu Hao who was hunched over and grinning, his brows were slightly frowned, he pinched both sides of the pancake with both hands and broke it slightly...more force...until the three-point force was applied, the pancake It finally made a "Kara" sound and turned into two halves.

The pancakes that are bigger than the face are very honest, even if they are broken in half, they are still very hard.Of course, that won't stop a hungry man.Ruan Bai quickly broke the pancakes into bite-sized cubes, and then threw them into the mutton soup to soak.After a while, pick it up with chopsticks and take a bite...

Chu Hao asked: "Is it delicious?"

Ruan Bai swallowed the food in his mouth and put down his chopsticks: "It can fill your stomach." I thought that the milk soup of the Huns had reached a certain level, but this... mutton steamed bun (?) can be cooked with simple ingredients and seasonings. , reaching this unparalleled height...

In an instant, he had an illusion that opening a restaurant could conquer the whole world or something.

Chu Hao's food was no different, but before Ruan Bai bowed his head to take a second bite, he brought his soup bowl in front of him: "If you don't like it, don't eat it, I ordered noodles for you."

Ruan Bai watched Chu Hao quickly eat what he left, and always felt a little weird.But he quickly shook off the strangeness.

The shopkeeper brought up the noodles, a big basin full.Chu Hao unceremoniously took half of it.

Before Ruan Bai started to chopsticks, he suddenly heard Xu Wu's scolding from outside. After some distance and the obstruction of buildings, he only heard a few sporadic words. ?”

"Some exiles from the army." Chu Hao replied very briefly, urging, "Eat quickly, it will be cold in a while." Even if there is a kang in the restaurant, it is only not so cold, and it cannot be called warm at all.The food in the restaurant is only better than that in the military camp, but how can it compare to the barracks?His family's second dog is definitely not used to it. He doesn't eat it when it's hot, and it's even worse when it's cold.

Xu Wu seemed to have timed it well. After the two of them finished eating, he brought his two brothers in and brought two bowls of boiled water.

Ruan Bai drank slowly, clearing the strange taste of Chinese food from his mouth, and raised his eyes to look at the two tall and thin men beside Xu Wu.

The two men were somewhat similar to Xu Wu, their expressions looked a little nervous, their hair and face were still covered with a trace of moisture, and they had been waiting outside for an unknown amount of time, turning into a smear of hoarfrost.

"What will they do?"

"Farm, hunt, build walls, build houses."

"A simple carpenter does too."

"It will still burn bricks."

"I can also drive."

Ruan Bai heard the two talking intermittently, and asked again: "Are you literate?"

The two of them suffocated for a while, and their entire faces were filled with disappointment: "Returning to adults, villains can't read."

Ruan Bai turned to look at Xu Wu.He didn't mean anything else, but he vaguely felt that Xu Wu could recognize a few words.But he didn't know that Chu Hao took the time to teach Xu Wuhui's words.

In the palace where Chu Hao was born, even the burning girl could know some words.To say that after he left home, the biggest inconvenience was not the cost of food and clothing, but that the people around him were illiterate.So for the sake of convenience, he barely took the time to teach some basic ones.

"My lord! The villain can read!"

A man with tattoos on half of his face suddenly rushed into the restaurant, bumped his head against the screen, knelt heavily and kowtowed, with a hoarse voice: "My lord, I can read, I beg you to give me some food."

Xu Wu hurriedly stretched out his hands to support the swaying screen, and glared at the man, "You are a bandit in the army, how dare you rush into your lord!"

The author has something to say: Persimmon: You have to be careful when you recognize your younger brother.

Xiao Tiantian: Brother Ruan has a very good character.

Persimmon: In addition to character, we also have to examine the name.

Otada: Brother Ruan's name is not a problem.

Shizi: No, his name is Ergou.

Persimmon [sad face]: Ever since I became Ergou's brother, I have become a dog leftover, and I specialize in eating Ergou's leftovers.

Odada: ...

Persimmon [sad face]: You don't need to speak, I understand.