Go to ancient times and engage in construction

After the Spring Festival, due to the heavy snow, some outdoor projects were suspended, and Zheng Yuming is relatively free now.Except for a trip to Nanbu during the day and staying for a few hours to deal with some affairs, the rest of the time in the valley is either tutoring the Huo family brothers and sisters and Fan Jin, or writing textbooks.

Zheng Yuming does not intend to turn the people of Nanbu Village and the slaves in the valley into thinkers, and the tutorials he writes are all practical.In addition to teaching characters, they also teach mathematics.Daqin Dalu counts using chips, and the numbers taught by Zheng Yuming here are Arabic numerals.

Arabic numerals were not actually invented by the Arabs. They first originated in India. In 500 BC, the Indians had already begun to use them. It was only spread to Arabia around the 8th century AD. The Arabs began to use Arabic numerals in the 9th century AD. It was introduced into China after the 13th century AD, and it was officially used in China in 1892.

In addition to writing Arabic numerals into textbooks, Zheng Yuming also asked a carpenter to make an abacus. There is no calculator, and it is too troublesome to count only by chips. Even in the 21st century when computers are widely used, the ancient abacus is not only not abandoned, but because of its flexibility. , accuracy and other advantages, in the ascendant in many countries.It can be said that the most advanced modern electronic calculator cannot completely replace the role of abacus.

Huo Sihua was the best at learning abacus, followed by Wu Da's wife, and Fan Jin only came in third. As for Wu Da, he was not as brilliant at abacus as he used abacus.However, after his wife learned the abacus, Wu Da used the abacus to compete with his wife and lost time and time again. Facing the reality, Wu Da could only put aside the abacus and concentrate on practicing abacus.

Because of his hard work, Fan Jin received a big red envelope from his master at the end of the year. The amount in the red envelope was Fan Jin's half-year salary.Fan Jin used the money to pay off all the arrears on the house. He was the first person in the valley to fully own the property.

In just one year, Fan Jin changed from an exiled sinner to a teacher, from no fixed place to owning real estate, from being unable to marry a wife to marrying a beautiful woman.This kind of life change is earth-shaking, and Fan Jin has put in a lot of effort.After the wedding, Fan Jin did not spend much time with the bride, but devoted himself to studying harder.Everything he has comes from culture, and culture is the foundation of his life.

During the day, Fan Jin had to be a teacher in the valley, and at night he had to drive a mule cart to Nanbu to teach. On nights when he didn’t go to Nanbu, Fan Jin had to teach adult slaves in the valley. Only after the night school was over at night would he be free to go to Zheng Yuming to replenish his energy. Fortunately, Zheng Yuming went to bed very late, usually he would go upstairs to sleep at midnight, and Fan Jin's going late was not a nuisance.

It has been nearly a month since Chu Chaohui left the valley, Zheng Yuming went to bed later and later at night, and the lights in the worker's kitchen would not go out until midnight.

The worker's kitchen is the warmest place in the villa. At night, a charcoal basin is set up in the kitchen and two oil lamps are lit.The Huo brothers and sisters are all reading and practicing calligraphy in the kitchen.Zheng Yuming also writes textbooks here.The puppy wood sleeps on its owner's lap.The cook, Mrs. Su, sat on a small bench next to her and cleaned the soles of her shoes.

The wood has grown for almost a year, and it has only grown to three or four months old. After repeated failures in the struggle with the small animals around the villa, the wood has become more sticky to the owner. In its consciousness, everything happened Only the owner's love for him has not changed, and only relying on the owner can Wood feel at ease. A German Shepherd began to look like Teddy.

At about eight o'clock, Mu Mu suddenly raised the dog's head and pricked up its ears.Then, Mrs. Su heard a noise at the villa's courtyard door, and hurriedly stood up to open the door. At this time, only Fan Jin and his wife would come.

As soon as the kitchen door was opened, Fan Jin and his wife walked in, and a gust of cold wind came in. The last woman who came in, Su's wife, quickly closed the door, and the cold was shut out immediately.

Seeing Fan Jin coming in, the Huo brothers and sisters quickly stood up and saluted him. This was stipulated by Zheng Yuming, and students had to salute when they saw the teacher.Of course, when Fan Jin saw Zheng Yuming, in addition to the ceremony of meeting the master's family, he had to perform the ceremony of a teacher. When he came to ask for advice at night, Fan Jin performed the ceremony of a teacher. When he saw Zheng Yuming during the day, he performed the ceremony of meeting the head of the family.Zheng Yuming's master etiquette is very simple, just bow.

"Hurry up and dry your hands next to the coals." Zheng Yuming put down the brush and raised his hand to greet Fan Jin and Ge Da Niu.

"Yes! My lord!" Fan Jin came to the villa too many times, and he was familiar with Zheng Yuming, so he was not polite when getting along. He sat next to Zheng Yuming and warmed his hands, while Ge Da Niu sat with Su Fu, and they talked in a low voice.

"Let me teach you multiplication and abacus tonight." Zheng Yuming has taught abacus for a month, and Fan Jin is proficient in addition and subtraction.

"Okay! My lord!" Fan Jin took out his abacus from his backpack.This schoolbag-style backpack is very popular among the slaves in the valley, and most of the slaves use linen to make one for themselves.

Seeing that Zheng Yuming was about to teach a new course, the Huo brothers and sisters quickly got up and surrounded them.

Zheng Yuming explained for nearly an hour, and Huo Sihua understood the fastest. Fan Jin took notes while listening. Taking notes is a learning method that Zheng Yuming told him. With notes, Fan Jin can digest slowly afterwards.

Zheng Yuming looked at Huo Sihua with nimble fingers, Fan Jin who was taking notes seriously, and then at the clumsy Huo Sizhong, and couldn't help but sigh slightly. They are both parents. Huo Sizhong's IQ is not half as high as that of his younger sister, and he can't learn everything as fast as his younger sister. .The biggest advantage of Horth is probably that it is more practical.

"Woof! Wang!" Mu Mu, who had been lying on Zheng Yuming's lap, suddenly straightened up and jumped to the ground, barking at the kitchen door.There was also a burst of noise outside the villa compound.

Zheng Yuming stood up suddenly, he was ecstatic in his heart, he thought it was Chu Chaohui who brought the slave soldiers back.But when he walked briskly to open the door, he calmed down again, because Wood was barking too hard.Although the wood has become smaller, its sense of hearing and smell are more sensitive than when it was a big dog. It is already familiar with Chu Chaohui's voice and smell, so today's big reaction is not like hearing an acquaintance come back.

"Fan Jin, Sizhong, you go out with me, Sihua, none of you go outside the kitchen." Zheng Yuming hugged the wood to Huo Sihua to take care of.

"My lord, let's take a look, you stay in the house." Huo Sizhong picked up a steel rod next to the kitchen, and walked vigorously in front of Zheng Yuming.

"Open the door, let's go together." Zheng Yuming put his hand on his waist. After Chu Zhaohui left the valley, he always carried this mini pistol with him.

Not knowing what happened in the valley, Zheng Yuming went out of the kitchen, walked to the courtyard wall where the Grand Cherokee was parked, climbed on the roof of the car and looked outside the courtyard wall.I saw a few torches flickering not far from the courtyard wall, and a dozen figures were shaking there, and the figures were yelling.

"My lord! What happened?" Fan Jin and Huo Sizhong were not as tall as Zheng Yuming, who could jump on the roof of a car covered with car covers, so they could only stand beside the car and ask.

"Some wild beast broke in, and the guards found it, and called out that someone is arresting and killing it." Zheng Yuming relaxed his guard after listening carefully.

As soon as Zheng Yuming finished speaking, cheers came from afar.A torch came towards the villa.

"My lord! A wild boar came over just now, and we have already arrested this guy!" The slave with the torch came to the villa to report the situation. When he saw Zheng Yuming standing on the fence, he quickly bowed to report back.

After Chu Chaohui led the soldiers to frantically hunt the large wild beasts in the valley, the wild beasts in the valley either moved away, or fell under traps or arrows and crossbows.Wild boars around the valley are rarely seen. The wild boar that broke into the living area tonight should have come from Ulsan in the north because of hunger.After running into the living quarters, the patrolling slaves discovered that this poor foraging animal failed to find food, but instead became a delicacy in the mouths of humans.

Zheng Yuming jumped out of the car, opened the courtyard door and walked to the place where the wild boars were killed, looked at the wild boars that had been beaten to death by the slaves, praised the patrolling slave guards, and asked the kitchen staff to drag the wild boars away, and ordered The slaves cleaned the blood from the ground.In the cold winter season, this wild boar will not be the only beast that takes risks because of hunger, and the blood will attract them to come.The slaves in the valley have often eaten meat for the past year, and their nutrition is relatively rich. The night blindness of the slaves is disappearing, but when they encounter fierce beasts that come out at night, their eyesight is still not as good as these animals.It is still necessary to avoid fighting with fierce beasts at night to avoid casualties.

The turmoil caused by the intrusion of wild beasts subsided quickly, and everyone went back to the house to rest except for the slaves who were on duty for patrol.Zheng Yuming went upstairs with a kerosene lamp. After going upstairs, he didn't feel sleepy at all. He went to Chu Chaohui's room and took out a pack of cigarettes from Chu Chaohui's bedside table.There were not many cigarettes in the villa, and there were only two cigarettes in the bedside table. It is estimated that after spring, Chu Zhaohui would be forced to quit smoking.

After Zheng Yuming approached the kerosene lamp to light the cigarette, he turned off the kerosene lamp, opened the balcony door, and lay down on the balcony to smoke the cigarette before going to bed.The valley is very quiet, and the snow on the big trees around the villa can be heard clearly.

Half a month after Chu Chaohui and the slave soldiers left, there was a heavy snowfall in the Dacheng area, which made Zheng Yuming anxious.He wondered if the simple tents brought by Chu Chaohui and the slave soldiers could withstand the cold temperature of minus five or six degrees at night.

The closer one month's planned return date came, the more uneasy Zheng Yuming became.Without a mobile phone, a telegraph radar, or even the most primitive carrier pigeon, Zheng Yuming could only guess Chu Chaohui's whereabouts by looking at a simple map.

Zheng Yuming guessed that the map was drawn by Chu Chaohui.Only the terrain around Dacheng is more accurate. Outside the Dacheng area, the terrain is described according to the oral descriptions of businessmen and surrounding residents. The terrain of the mountains with bandits is only approximate.

The place marked with a red dot on the map is a place where bandits infested. Zheng Yuming calculated how many days it would take Chu Chaohui and his troops to reach it, and how many days it would take to eliminate the red dot.Then calculate the time to reach the next red dot and the time it takes to suppress the bandits.In this way, before going to bed, Zheng Yuming had to count in front of the map for half an hour before going to bed.Today, because of the intrusion of wild boars, Zheng Yuming thought it was Chu Chaohui who came back, so Kong was happy for a while, and it was also because after being happy, Zheng Yuming, who was not addicted to cigarettes, felt a sense of loss and smoked cigarettes.

After Zheng Yuming finished smoking, he pinched out the butt of the cigarette, folded his arms and stared at the East in a daze, that was where Chu Chaohui was going to suppress the bandits.

"Woooo! Woooo!" A little furry thing was crawling around at Zheng Yuming's feet.The wood ran upstairs with the owner, it didn't sleep in the storage room downstairs.

"Mu Mu, why don't you sleep, little thing?" Zheng Yuming bent down and hugged Mu Mu into his arms.

"Mu Mu, Zhao Hui has already rushed back, hasn't he?" Zheng Yuming didn't want to tell anyone his worries, so he could only talk to Mu Mu.

Wood arched towards the owner's arms, and found a comfortable position to lie down.

"Mu Mu, Zhaohui will be fine, right?" Zheng Yuming stroked Mu Mu's dog fur.

"We'll see him in two days, won't we?" It's been a month since Chu Chaohui set off.

"Wood" Zheng Yuming lowered his head, and found that the wood was already whistling. "Hey! Seeing that you are eating and sleeping well, Zhao Hui must be fine."

From the next day, Zheng Yuming felt that it was Chu Chaohui's return date every day, but he was disappointed every day before going to bed. Half a month later, when Zheng Yuming could hardly suppress the worry in his heart, Chu Chaohui came back .

The day when Chu Zhaohui returned to the valley was in the evening, Zheng Yuming was preparing dinner in the kitchen, holding his first mouthful of rice with chopsticks, when he looked up, he found Chu Zhaohui standing at the door of the kitchen baring his white teeth at him.Zheng Yuming was stunned for a moment, he didn't know why, but he didn't feel anything, he just looked down at Mu Mu, wondering why Mu Mu didn't respond, and still lay lazily at his feet.

"Why, are you not happy to see me?" Chu Chaohui tilted his head.

"No, I'm looking at wood."

"I know you're looking at the wood, why do you only look at the wood?" Chu Zhaohui was a little sad, Zheng Yuming didn't have the joy of reuniting after a long absence, he just looked a little silly.

"It turned out that Mu Mu made me think it was you who came back, but today you really came back, and this guy didn't move at all!" Zheng Yuming reacted a little bit, with an expression of condemning Mu Mu's dereliction of duty on his face.

"You often think it's me who came back." Chu Zhaohui sat in front of Zheng Yuming, facing Zheng Yuming with soft eyes.

"Ah! Er, yes." Zheng Yuming could feel Chu Chaohui's breathing.Chu Zhaohui's straight gaze made him suddenly confused. "Are you hungry? This is for you to eat." Zheng Yuming brought the bowls and chopsticks he was eating to Chu Chaohui.

"I'm really hungry." Chu Zhaohui smiled, took the rice bowl and chopsticks from Zheng Yuming and pulled them up.While eating, he smiled at Zheng Yuming.

"Why did you come back late?" When Chu Zhaohui was half full, Zheng Yuming's demeanor returned to normal, and he began to ask why Chu Zhaohui delayed his return.

"I could have come back on time, but it took some time to bring those captives back."

"captive?"

"These bandits are good seedlings for soldiers, it's a pity to kill them all."

"Can you control them?" Zheng Yuming frowned.

"Being a bandit is also to have something to eat. The valley can feed them, and of course they can work for you." Chu Zhaohui did not have these worries of Zheng Yuming. The prisoners he brought back had already been screened by him. They were cruel and stubborn. The bandits who killed people were all executed on the spot.

"Are there any casualties among our people? Where's Wei Qing, where are the soldiers?" Zheng Yuming was a little belatedly aware. Only now did he realize that Wei Qing didn't come in with Chu Chaohui, and he didn't hear anyone's voice outside the villa's courtyard wall.

"I came back first, Wei Qing and the soldiers escorted the captives and walked slowly behind." Chu Chaohui was also eager to return, and when he entered the area of ​​Nanbu Village, he asked Wei Qing to lead the team to walk, and he hurried back first. down the valley. "I went out this time and wiped out a total of six bandit dens. Four of our people were slightly injured and one was sacrificed."

The slave soldier who died did not die directly from the injury, but from a wound infection that caused tetanus, and died because there was no antibiotic treatment.

Chu Chaohui trained these slaves for more than half a year. They were cultivated as seeds. These people will become army officers in the future. They will build the armed framework in Nanbu. Distressed, but also had to let these slave soldiers accept the baptism of blood and fire.

"A good burial." Zheng Yuming's face darkened. This is the beginning. Peace and stability always need life in exchange.

"Well, let the soldiers rest for a day, and the funeral will be held the day after tomorrow." The body of the sacrificed slave soldier was transported back with the troops.

"With such a sweep, there are no bandits in the Eastern Mountain Range, right?"

"Not now, but there will be in the future." As long as there are hungry people, there will be no shortage of people who fall into the grass and turn into bandits.

Zheng Yuming fell silent after hearing Chu Chaohui's words.

"The result of this attack is good." Seeing Zheng Yuming's sullen look, Chu Chaohui changed the subject. "In addition to catching more than 70 bandits back, we also collected property worth tens of thousands of gold from the bandits' lair."

"Oh, bandits are also quite rich."

"It's just that the bandit leader has money." Chu Chaohui shook his head. Even if it was a group of bandits who were forced to fall into the grass, after the money was robbed, these bandits were immediately divided into ranks, and the murderous and capable bandits occupied most of them. Money and things.The bandit minions are still yellow and emaciated, with no clothes covering their bodies.

Chu Chaohui had just finished his dinner when cheers erupted in the valley. Wei Qing came back with slave soldiers escorting a series of captives. The number of captives was not more than 120 as Chu Chaohui said, but more than [-] .