A Timely Wife

Everyone in the Jinghaiwei mansion was busy at the fastest speed. Feng Bao set off from Jinghaiwei that day and brought more than ten people to Ninghai mansion to buy food. People from the Liujiagou caravan took over. It would take six days to travel day and night from Jinghaiwei’s Weifu to Ninghaifu. The people in the group even sent Zhou Ping to follow them.

Zhou Cheng took people to the town to count the number of people. He thought it would not be a difficult task. There were probably only a dozen or so people who were willing to join the army. Unexpectedly, as soon as they walked to the gate of the city, they were dragged by a large group of people. If the common people are surrounded, no one in the whole town is willing to stay, and they all have to follow Zhou Cheng, even if they don't care about food and lodging, they are willing to follow.

As a result, Zhou Cheng brought 700 people over, and brought back more than [-] people, those with small packages and large packages, those who pushed carts and led cattle, all kinds of people, Zhou Cheng was still thinking about how many people should do on the way back. How to arrange it, will Mr. Li feel that he didn't handle things well when he goes back.

Zhou Cheng, who was worried along the way, returned to Jinghaiwei's Wei Mansion tremblingly. Li Ruosong and Cheng Dong were discussing daily training subjects. Swipe away, good guy, there are quite a lot of people, the old are too old, the young are too young, and there are very few young and middle-aged men. It is estimated that there are at most 100 people who can be filled into the army, and the rest must be arranged separately.

Only then did Chengdong know why the Chinese government has been encouraging multiple births for thousands of years. It is really impossible to have children. It is not comparable to modern times. It can only be said that if you catch what you can give birth to and give birth to a few more, there is nothing you can do about it. The mother-in-law was also selected as a hero mother because she gave birth to [-] children, and she was really able to give birth at that time. It is also because the Chinese industry has been continuously optimized and upgraded. There are fewer and fewer places that need people, and automation is more and more developed. , various problems arise.

Seeing that there are so many things to do, but there are not many people who can use them, Chengdong heaves a long sigh. To take one step at a time, there is no rush.

"Zhou Cheng, separate these people according to their ages. Those who are willing to join the army and kill the enemy are only young adults under the age of 35. Others ask them to see what skills they are good at. Carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, and doctors are also welcome. All should be separated, married women and unmarried women should be separated, children under the age of six should be grouped together, and children up to the age of six should be grouped together, let's divide them up like this first." Cheng Dong ordered.

Zhou Cheng took the order, and immediately arranged for people to divide the crowd according to Chengdong's instructions. There are many people to handle things, but in the time of a cup of tea, all the people have been divided according to the requirements. Chengdong looked at the list and found that 89 people can be filled. Among the Zidi soldiers, there are 35 men over the age of 130, 73 women, 21 twins, 42 children under the age of six, 170 men under the age of six, and 44 women. , Shuang'er has [-] people.

Chengdong raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that there were so many people who had reached the age of six. What made Chengdong even more surprised was that among the girls, only girls under the age of ten were unmarried, a total of 23 girls, and the rest were all married. Later, after Chengdong asked, he found out that in order to prevent his daughter from being ruined by pirates in the coastal area, he would marry his daughter off early, and even if he didn't marry off, he would settle down early.

Every household in the town here has a cellar dug. Some children have never come out of the cellar until now. They are afraid that after the pirates come, they will kill the boys and rob the girls. This town can have such a large population. It is due to Zhang Qi, Zhang Qi has been a teacher in the county government for several years, so it has something to do with it. When the pirates come, someone will leak some news to Zhang Qi, and Zhang Qi will hide some people in the town in advance. Every time the pirates come to see some old guys in the town, they basically just steal some food or money, and they don't really touch these people.

And this time so many people died because the magistrate Wang sent the yamen servant who had been giving Zhang Qi a tip-off to Ninghai Mansion to send money to Wan Zhi Mansion, so Zhang Qi and the others didn't know that there would be pirates coming. After arriving in the city and seeing so many girls and boys, it is natural to follow the old rules to kill men and ravage women. If it were not for this reason, Zhang Qi would not have persuaded everyone to follow Li Ruosong. It's not safe anymore. The one who can really protect these people is never the county magistrate, but the Jinghaiwei stationed nearby.

Zhang Qi also followed everyone to Jinghaiwei's Wei Mansion this time. The old man was very keenly aware of the changes in Jinghai Wei's mansion. He had also been here in the past, giving some New Year's gifts to the military officers of Wei Mansion. The officers and soldiers inside were either drinking or sleeping, or gambling for money. Not to mention human beings in the martial arts training ground, not even a ghost could be seen.

But this time, so many of them entered the city gate, making a lot of noise, and the officers and soldiers on the training ground acted as if they hadn't seen them. They practiced as they should, which attracted many children to look there frequently.

Zhang Qi was assisted and walked to Li Ruosong. Before Li Ruosong could speak, Zhang Qi had already knelt down for Li Ruosong. Standing up, not only him, but everyone else knelt down one after another.

No one spoke, but Li Ruosong understood what they meant. Li Ruosong glanced at Chengdong and said, "Don't worry, since you have entered our Jinghaiwei's Wei Mansion, I have no intention of driving you out. As long as I You can stay here for a day, but I also have requirements. Anyone who chooses to stay here must obey my arrangements. How old are the children, as long as they can move, there will be work to do. My ugly words are in front of me. It is your choice to join the army. Since you have entered the army, you will be under the jurisdiction of Shangfeng. I will tell you where you will go later. Let me tell you again, if you have other opinions, you can put them forward. The official will organize manpower to discuss, and you can make adjustments after the discussion is passed. However, once it is settled, you must strictly follow the regulations. The officials will definitely punish them severely." Although Li Ruosong's tone was very severe, Zhang Qi was relieved that they could all stay instead of just young and middle-aged. This is already the best result for them. In fact, even if Li Ruosong only left the young and middle-aged and they had nothing to do. After all, this was the army and was going to fight the pirates. Old things like them couldn't run away, and they couldn't do anything. He couldn't think of anything but to eat if he stayed. What else can they do? Fortunately, his choice is correct. Although Li Ruosong is very young, he is a very responsible official. They are lucky to meet such an official.

"Little old man, on behalf of the fathers and fellow villagers, thank Master Li for taking him in." After Zhang Qi finished speaking, he respectfully and sincerely kowtowed to Li Ruosong, and the people behind him also kowtowed to Li Ruosong.

Li Ruosong said lightly: "Get up, everyone. Those who are willing to go to the battlefield will follow Company Commander Zhou to the left to register, and those who are not allowed to go to the battlefield will follow their husbands. No, follow Dean Cheng to the right to register, and someone will arrange accommodation for you." place."

After standing up and thanking Zhang Qi again, he ordered the crowd to go to the corresponding place to register according to Li Ruosong's request. Before the crowd moved, someone suddenly shouted: "Killer, help, murderer."

The sudden shout caused confusion among the crowd. Li Ruosong frowned and gave Zhou Ping a wink. Zhou Ping took out a simple loudspeaker from behind and shouted loudly: "Don't move! Put your head in your hands and stay where you are!" Squat down! Say it again, don’t move at all! Squat down on the spot with your hands on your head! Anyone who doesn’t listen will be killed! Anyone who doesn’t listen will be killed!”

The loudspeaker was made by Chengdong when he was pregnant with the child because he was too bored, so he made a paper version with paper and paste. Although it is not as good as the electronic loudspeaker, the effect is not bad. Zhou Ping’s voice is loud enough , coupled with the bonus of the loudspeaker, the effect is simply amazing.

After yelling out the words Sha Wu'she, the panicked crowd stopped suddenly. Everyone followed Zhou Ping's words and squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands. Most of the head-holding poses were very interesting. Obviously, he buried his head between his legs and covered the top of his head, as if a knife was falling from the sky.

Seeing that everyone had stopped moving, Li Ruosong asked, "Who was that shouting just now?"

A thin man in the crowd stood up and said, "Big, my lord, it's the little one, it's the little one who shouted."

"Report your name, why did you shout?" Zhou Ping asked loudly.

"Caomin Niusan, I have seen my lord before, that's what happened just now, my lord, someone wants to kill me, it's her, this woman wants to kill me." The man pointed to a woman not far away from him and shouted loudly.

Li Ruosong looked in the direction of his finger, and the other party was a woman about forty years old with disheveled hair and ragged clothes, looking at the man with hatred.

"Shut up first, old lady, do you have something to say about Niu San's accusation?" Li Ruosong asked lightly.

The woman stood up, ignoring Li Ruosong and Zhou Ping who were watching her, as well as the surrounding officers and soldiers, and rushed towards Niu San with a pair of scissors in her hand. When it was set, Niu San actually rolled on the spot, avoiding the woman's scissors.

Li Ruosong heaved a sigh of relief, and said sharply: "Presumptuous! To actually commit murder and hurt people in front of this officer, this officer sees you as tired of work!"