Chapter 268 It’s hard to see people today
Xiao Changche escaped from Qiyue Island in embarrassment amidst Luo Hua’s silvery laughter.
Because the two of them were greedy for bed, they didn't even eat breakfast.
When he was about to leave, damn Li Dachui’s legs felt weak again, and he didn’t even climb onto the horse.
This made Luo Hua laugh so hard that he couldn’t straighten his waist.
Li Dachui was thick-skinned and acted as if nothing had happened.
Xiao Changche’s face turned red and he rode away.
“You did it on purpose!”
Looking at Li Dachui chasing after him, Xiao Changche felt ashamed and annoyed.
"I really didn't mean it!" Li Dachui said sincerely, "I didn't expect that I have been promoted to innate, but it doesn't seem to be of much help to certain things."
"Shut up!" Xiao Changche glanced at the guard following not far behind him.
Although they are all direct confidants, there are some things that it is best not to let them know.
For example, these extremely personal secrets in the boudoir.
"Let's not go to the Protector's Mansion this morning!" Li Dachui looked up and down at Xiao Changche and said suddenly.
"Why? We agreed to have a meeting this morning!" Xiao Chang Lane.
"Those people like Mao Daxian and Cui Hu all have very poisonous eyes. You are not in the right state today. If you fall into their eyes, you will have nothing to hide. If you don't say anything, you will definitely laugh at us in your heart!" Li Dachui lowered his voice and said .
Xiao Changche touched his face, a little nervous: "This, can this be seen?"
"Of course it can be seen, none of those people are good birds. ! Everyone is a battle-hardened person." Li Dachui said.
Xiao Changche suddenly said angrily: "You are not a good person, otherwise why can you see that I am wrong, but I don't feel it at all?"
"I I have always kept myself clean, if you don't believe me, you can ask Fang Mao Mao, Gu Xiaoman and the others!" Li Dachui said sternly.
Xiao Changche hummed: "Don't even ask them. I'll ask Mr. Zhou later! We're not going to the Protector's Mansion this morning, so where are we going? We can't just hang out outside, right?"
" Of course not, let’s go to the countryside and take a look!” Li Dachui said: “It’s been a little over a year since Aquarius Prefecture was under our governance. How about going to see how it’s doing? This can be considered a private visit to explore the public sentiment.”
Xiao Changche stretched out his hand and saw layers of snowflakes falling on his palm instantly, and said: "Okay, let's go and see how the people are doing this winter, whether their houses are strong and whether they can eat well." Well, I used to take time to go down there every year, but sometimes the more I look at it, the more I feel sad and confused!”
Li Dachui simply asked the guards behind him to return to the capital on their own. By the way, I told Mao Daxian and Zhang Ruo that they had something to do in the morning and they would not go there for the time being, so the meeting was postponed until the afternoon.
Then he and Xiao Changche turned onto another road and ran toward the countryside.
Ding Ergou was promoted again.
At the age of nineteen, he has reached the fifth level of Qi Control in martial arts. During the attack on Tongquan Castle and the subsequent defense battle, he made many meritorious deeds. Now he has been promoted to the leader of the regiment, with three subordinates under his command. Village, if he goes out again, he can lead three hundred people.
The village chief of Jigongling Village is now served by Ding Ergou’s subordinate Zhao Scarzi. However, because Ding Ergou’s home is here, Zhao Scarzi is also the executor.
Jigongling Village has more than 150 households and more than 500 people. It is a large village outside the pass. It is more than fifty miles away from Aquarius City, not too far or too close. It is not as wealthy as the villages near Aquarius City, but it can barely get by.
With the demise of the Yan family this year, the policies of the Anxi Protectorate began to extend here, and the people's lives were more abundant than in previous years.
Li Dachui and Xiao Changche avoided villages close to the city and chose a village that was neither far nor near. In Li Dachui's words, it was considered the median and more representative.
Neither those that are too close to the city nor those that are too far from the city can represent the real level outside the customs.
When the two rode into the village, Ding Ergou, Zhao Scarzi and his gang were helping people repair houses in the village.
The further away from the city, the heavier the snow falls. This snow seems to pose a huge threat to some houses in the village.
Except for a few blue brick houses, most of the villages are thatched houses. A heavy snowfall has caused some houses to collapse.
In the army, Ding Ergou learned not only the techniques of siege cities and territories, but more importantly, he learned how to organize manpower.
The young man in Jigongling Village is in his early 200s, and he is organizing several groups to start repairing the houses in the village.
So although there were many damaged houses in the village, the work in the village was in an orderly manner.
Whether something is being done in an organized and orderly manner, for people like Li Dachui and Xiao Changche, it is naturally obvious at a glance. "The village officials in this village are good!" Xiao Changche nodded and said, "They are well versed in the organization of the army. Take a look, there are workers, transporters, security personnel, and even supervisors, all of whom have their own responsibilities. Responsibility, the rules are very high!”
"The army is a big melting pot. Those who are capable can quickly emerge in it. If they can excel in the army, they will naturally be local leaders when they return to their places. Let's go and see this village official!" Li Dachui! smiled.
When a stranger came to the village, word reached Ding Ergou’s ears in a moment.
At that time, he was climbing on the roof and nailing a piece of wood to the broken place with a small hammer. When he heard the shouts of the alert old man below, he stood on the roof and looked down. At a glance, he saw two knights on horseback approaching quickly.
The next moment, Ding Ergou yelled, and a green onion fell from the roof. With a loud bang, a dog ate its shit, shocking everyone on and off the house.
Several nearby villagers even screamed and ran over to help Ding Ergou up.
However, Ding Ergou jumped up from the ground with both hands, pushed the villagers away, and then trotted to the two people. He touched his left chest with his right hand, bent down, and said loudly: "The fifth fold of the Baozhou Ping" Ding Ergou, the leader of the third regiment of the government, has met the Protector and Deputy Protector!”
Hearing Ding Ergou sing the promise loudly, the surrounding villagers were stunned for a while, and then their knees became weak! , one after another fell to their knees on the ground.
"Do you know us?" Li Dachui got off his horse, helped Ding Ergou up, and said loudly to the surrounding villagers: "Get up and do whatever you need to do. We are just taking a look."
< br>"I know you!" Ding Ergou puffed up his chest and said loudly: "In the Battle of Yuan'an, I followed Commander Xia Zhi to fight against Sullivan outside the city. I saw the power of the Protector. I picked up General Yuan Gou with one shot. In the air, he threw it heavily on the ground and captured him alive. The majesty was something that Ergou would never forget for the rest of his life. "
Xiao Changche nodded and said, "That battle was so brutal that even Commander Xia suffered a lot! "Shang, you are lucky. Well, Qi Control 5, how old are you?"
"Back to the Protector, I'm already nineteen this year!"
"Only nineteen?" This time it was Xiao Changche's turn to be surprised: "You can control the fifth level of Qi at nineteen, and you are really With enough energy, it won’t take long before I can break through to the sixth level of Qi Control. It’s rare, it’s rare!”
“Compared to the Protector and Deputy Protector, I am nothing. If you are! According to the blazing sun and bright moon in the sky, Ergou is just a firefly!"
Li Dachui laughed: "Ding Ergou, are you really good at talking and reading?"
"I have a wife who is literate. Back in Helanyuan, the government assigned her to me and forced me to study and literate!" Ding Ergou said with some embarrassment.
"You are lucky!" Li Dachui said with a smile.
"Two guardians, it's windy and snowy outside. You two go and sit in the house."
"When I entered the village, I heard a man reading in the village. "Sheng, there is a school in your village, take us there to see it!" Li Dachui said.
"Okay." Ding Ergou nodded repeatedly, instructing Zhao Scarzi and the others to continue repairing the house, while leading the two guards towards the school.
"Jigongling Academy is in charge of the children in four or five villages nearby. We do not practice restraint here. In the past, there was only one teacher, my wife, but now there are three. Together we are thirty or forty It’s a baby, and adults in our village can come if they want to learn literacy, but they have to prepare a bundle for their husband. Mao Changshi of the Protectorate also came to see me. From then on, this The school has funds every year.”
"How did you come up with the idea of setting up a school in the first place?" Xiao Changche asked curiously. Most of the people outside the customs who have such knowledge are those from well-off families who have received education since childhood, like Ding Ergou. It's really remarkable that someone who doesn't come from a wealthy family, judging by his name, has such insight.
Ding Ergou blushed, "I don't dare to deceive the governor. When I came here to be the village leader, I wanted my wife to be educated and literate, but she didn't know how to work in the fields, so I wanted to do something like this. I can teach children how to read in a school, and then I can let my wife get a legitimate remuneration from the village’s public property, just to make an extra amount of money. I didn’t expect that the school would grow bigger and bigger later on!”
Xiao Changche and Li Dachui looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Ding Ergou rubbed his hands awkwardly, for fear that the two officers would be offended.
"Yes, yes, there is nothing wrong with benefiting others and benefiting yourself! If these dolls become famous in school in the future, they will have to thank you!" Li Dachui said.
Hearing what Li Dachui said, Ding Ergou breathed a sigh of relief.
Through the crack in the door, listening to the sound of children reading in the house, you can also see the back of the house. There are some old people sitting cross-legged on the ground. Some are reading with their husbands, and some are young. He was dozing off like a chicken pecking at rice.
Looking at Li Dachui’s inquiring eyes, Ding Ergou hurriedly said: “The school is built with earth dragons to keep it warm, and in order to save firewood, people in the village generally don’t burn the kang during the day, so It’s very cold in the house, so some old people come here to keep warm. As long as it doesn’t affect the children’s reading and literacy, I think it’s okay.”
"Okay, okay!" Li Dachui smiled and reached into his arms and took out a banknote: "Since we are here, we have to give the children some gifts. You accept the money and give the children extra meals. Make sure the children stay warm in the winter."
Looking at the one hundred taels of silver note, Ding Ergou was overjoyed and bowed again.
"Let's go to your house. I'll accept the gift. You have to treat me and the governor to a meal. Ask your guests to go home together and cook a farm meal for us to try!" Li Dachui said.
"Two Protectors, to tell you the truth, my wife is not good at cooking. Usually I do all the cooking when I am at home. My skills are very good!" Ding Ergou said with a blushing face.
Hearing this, Xiao Changche looked at Li Dachui and couldn't help but laugh.
I don’t know how good Ding Ergou’s cooking skills are, but Li Dachui’s cooking skills are indeed very good.
(End of this chapter)