The cannon fodder through the book will live to the end

Time passed quickly, and it was the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye. 23, celebrating the new year.It is also a day for offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God.Put some honey on the mouth of the image of the Stove Lord, and ask him to say good things when he reports to the heaven.

After 24, the whole house began to be cleaned.Not only cleaning all kinds of utensils, but also unpacking and washing bedding.Sweep the yard and dust it off.This sweeps away the dust, and also has the meaning of sweeping away the old and the new, and sweeping away the bad luck.

Tao Anran naturally didn't need to do anything, he just watched from the side.Walk around the cleaning area and try not to bother others.After that, you can see that the window sill is clear and clean, and the room seems to be completely new.

As the Chinese New Year drew closer, the people in the mansion became busier.The kitchen is busy all day long, either killing chickens and roasting meat, or steaming steamed buns and frying lumps.

On the [-]th day, the shops on the street began to close, and the servants in the mansion were also very happy.For nothing else, it was really busy for a year, and this day is the day to give out reward money.And after the bounty has been distributed, there will be a few days of rest in turn.

Tao Anran had been told by Steward Li two days ago that he would be the one to distribute the reward.You don’t need to post them one by one, mainly

Just sit in the high hall and say a few words while being saluted by others.He was already prepared in his heart.

That day, Tao Anran was sitting in the high hall, watching a servant from the courtyard come in to salute and say hello.He nodded and said, "It's been a hard year."

Bai Lu and Han Lu stood beside Tao Anran, among them, Han Lu was holding a tray with different purses on it, filled with different pieces of silver.Bai Lu waited for the servants to come to her after the salute, and then she distributed the purses one by one according to the rank.

After waiting for the rest of the servants to get their rewards, Tao Anran called the Pan Kang team and the people from the tofu shop that had been specially left before.Although everyone in the Pankang team was paid according to their quota before, the tofu shop has also been paying heavy salaries.But at the end of the year, Tao Anran, as the boss, must prepare for the year-end bonus.

The extra purse looks significantly more swollen than the previous purse.This was all arranged by Tao Anran out of his own pocket.

He looked at the people below, cleared his throat and said: "You have worked hard this year. First of all, the members of the Pankang team, when you were on the Kangkang, you all did some physical work. At that time, there were a lot of orders, and you were really busy all day long." Rest. You have worked hard. These are my thoughts, please accept them. Maybe you will continue to be busy in the coming year."

Everyone in the Pan Kang team was very excited.They had already received the reward.I also received salary when I was on the kang before.Although it was cold later, I did not continue to cook on the kang.But they are already very satisfied.

Unexpectedly, the princess still remembered them and prepared a big purse herself.Weighing the weight of the purse in their hands, they began to look forward to next year, when they would repair more kangs.

Unlike the Pankang team, the employees of the tofu shop are all women, especially not very old.Tao Anran also said something as usual, affirming their labor and continuing to give them expectations.

Tao Anran took out two purses from his bosom and handed them to Bai Lu Hanlu after all the servants had collected their reward money and left.To say that the people in the tofu shop and the Pankang team are his employees, and he gave them year-end bonuses.Bai Lu Han Lu is the person who takes care of herself personally, so that's even more important.And the wallet is bigger and fuller.

Bai Lu and Han Lu quickly declined, saying: "The princess does not need to spend money, the slaves have already received the reward."

Tao Anran forced the purse into their hands, and then said: "It was issued by the government, and it was given to you personally by me. It's different. You take care of me in every detail and do your best. This is my point." Thank you. There is not much money in it, so you can't think too little!"

After being told by Tao Anran, Bai Lu and Han Lu couldn't refuse anymore.They held their purses, bowed to Tao Anran, and thanked Tao Anran, "Thank you, Princess, for the reward, I have never received such a heavy purse before!"

Tao Anran smiled and said, "Then you will receive it today."

At this time, in the barracks, although the war situation still cannot be relaxed, but the New Year's Day is approaching, everyone's mood is a little excited, and even the cook is arranged to cook an extra dish to celebrate the New Year.

Xiao Jingyu still stayed in the tent, just looking at the letter in his hand in a daze.This is the letter brought by Qu Zhishui back then.Xiao Jingyu had obviously read it several times, but once nothing happened, he couldn't help but take it out again.

The paper of the letter was a little worn out from reading it too many times, and the creases were clearly visible.Xiao Jingyu was a little lost in thought, did the princess receive his reply?Since no one came to the barracks recently, did the princess not write any more letters?

"My lord, my lord!"

Xiao Jingyu came back to his senses, it turned out that it was Wei Daman who came back from the kitchen with dinner.He signaled his guards to put down the dinner and put away the letters by himself.

Sitting at the table, Xiao Jingyu saw that the dinner consisted of braised tofu, tofu and cabbage soup, and roasted pork with radish.The minced meat inside is invisible to the naked eye, and only the smell of meat can prove that there is indeed meat in the radish.This is already a rare extra meal for today's festival.

Since the day Xiao Jingyu entered the barracks, he has always insisted on eating and living with the soldiers. He has long been used to these simple meals.But he didn't eat immediately, instead he looked at what was waiting at the door.

Sure enough, after a while, a few more people with meals entered the camp.None other than Lieutenant General Zhu Tao, Military Adviser He Zheng, Colonel Tian Tuhu, Sun Fen, and Grain Officer Zhou Beixiang.

Several people gather at a table, and dinner is served together.At the time of the change at the end of the year, there is no distinction between them at this time.

He Zheng first smiled and said, "General, this Daman cooks food so fast. Before I noticed it, he finished the meal. Did he already wait at the kitchen?"

Xiao Jingyu replied: "Then you can ask Daman later, he has already gone to eat first."

Tian Tuhu picked up the radish in the bowl and said, "Have any of you seen the meat? Why didn't I see a piece of meat! Didn't you say that the radish burned the meat?"

Sun Fen also rummaged through the radishes in the bowl, and said, "I don't have any meat here either. Old Chen from the kitchen swears to me that there is meat in it."

Zhu Tao picked up a piece of radish and ate it, and said, "Although there is no meat, the meat smell is soaked into the radish. This radish is also quite delicious."

Zhou Beixiang continued: "General Zhu will still eat it. Yes, although this is roasted pork with radish, but I specially asked Lao Chen in the kitchen to chop the meat finely, so that we can burn more radish."

Tian Tuhu put down his chopsticks looking for meat, rolled his eyes and said: "Old Zhou, you are really stingy as always. Then you just say that it is not good to burn radishes. If you insist on saying radish to burn meat, I have been waiting for a long time in vain. It's Chinese New Year, can't you put more meat?"

Zhou Beixiang retorted: "You are not in charge of the family and don't know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt. Do you know how much meat you need to buy and how much it costs to feed these troops? It would be nice to have minced meat in the radish!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, He Zheng quickly said, "Eat quickly, this food is going to be cold. And today's braised tofu tastes good. Old Chen's cooking skills are getting better."

Zhou Beixiang let go of his desire to quarrel, in fact, he also understands that Lao Tian's temperament has always been like this.He picked up a piece of tofu and ate it. As expected, the sauce was enough today, and the tofu tasted much better than usual.

Zhou Beixiang said with emotion: "I don't know who invented tofu, which greatly solved the problem of the lack of vegetables in the army. And the most important thing is that it is also high in quality and cheap. A few catties of beans can make a lot of tofu. General, you were the one who made tofu You brought it back, but you haven't said where you got the prescription from?"

Xiao Jingyu just ate a piece of tofu, when he heard this, he was taken aback, and the others also looked over curiously.He came back to his senses and said: "This is invented by the princess. Besides, the fine salt used in the army is also purified by the princess."

He Zheng quickly said: "The princess is really a god!"

Others also quickly praised: "The princess is really amazing! The general has a good wife!"

Several people ate and chatted, and the meal was over in a while.

Xiao Jingyu poured a cup of tea and said: "Today's New Year's Eve, during the reunion of thousands of families, you and all the soldiers are unable to return home because of the safety of the Jin Dynasty. You have worked hard, and this general is here to respect you with tea instead of wine." A cup."

Everyone calmed down, and replied with a straight face: "It's not hard work, it's all worth it for the people of Jin Dynasty. The general has always led the way, so it's the trouble. This cup of tea is to the general!" After finishing speaking, he drank the cup tea.

Xiao Jingyu felt relieved, "I will continue to rely on you all in the coming year!"

Zhu Tao took the lead and replied: "I don't dare to be, I'm just doing my job."

Xiao Jingyu said: "Although this is the case, I still want to thank you for your hard work. Today's New Year's Eve, we must not relax and guard against enemy surprise attacks. We must step up patrols and strictly guard against death."

Everyone takes orders, as it should be.

However, Tian Tuhu still said carelessly: "General, we only drove back the enemy dozens of miles a few days ago, and they probably won't dare to come recently."

Xiao Jingyu replied: "Although this is the case, we still cannot relax."

Sun Fen also smiled and said: "If they dare to come, this time they will definitely come and never return."

Seeing this, He Zheng interjected: "General, the soldiers on duty today have been arranged. As for the soldiers, there will be a group of General Zhu and Captain Sun, and a group of Colonel Hotan under his command. I don't think this will happen in the army. What a big deal. So do you want to go back to the house today to have a look?"

Xiao Jingyu frowned and said: "At this time, how can I leave the barracks?"

He Zheng persuaded: "General, the military camp is not far from the palace. If you hurry up, you will be able to return to the palace in a few hours. And today's New Year's Eve, I am afraid that only the concubine will be watching the new year in the mansion. You have been married for many days, and your subordinates have been watching the new year. I didn't prepare any congratulatory gifts. The subordinates' rotation today should be regarded as a congratulatory gift. Don't worry, the subordinates will definitely guard the barracks."

Xiao Jingyu looked at He Zheng, and then at the others. They all had expressions of approval on their faces, which showed that it was a good discussion.Xiao Jingyu admitted that he was moved, but he was still hesitating.

Seeing this, He Zheng quickly said: "General, you can think about it. The subordinates will leave first."

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