At half past seven in the evening, Xialin Village was bustling with activity.
Huang An and Yu Mao took these thousands of people and finally arrived at their first destination - Xialin Village in Fen County.
By the time here, the crowd will be divided into two waves.
Tomorrow and the next day, we will continue on our way to Youzhou.
Another wave settled down in Xialin Village on the mountain.
Taking advantage of the moonlight, we will temporarily settle down the two waves of people.
The group of people from Dahuaishu Village, led by their respective commanders, are now entering the village and have a place to sleep temporarily.
The meal will be ready soon. After they put their luggage away and took their names, they can have a hot meal.
Everyone was on their way today, and except for a few warriors, the rest were very tired.
They all need to enter a state of rest as soon as possible, especially the group of people going to Youzhou, they must rest quickly, because the road tomorrow will be much more difficult than today.
Fortunately, the weather is getting warmer now, and the temperature at night under the mountain is not very low.
The people in Dahuaishuzhuang stayed overnight as long as they had a house, but the people in Old Man Li had no choice.
It can't be squeezed in at all, and there's no need.
After making arrangements, they stayed directly in the big square at the foot of the mountain.
When sleeping at night, wrap yourself in a blanket or huddle together in twos and threes to protect yourself from the wind and cold.
People, livestock, luggage, etc. are all settled together, and they will inevitably sleep together at night.
This arrangement is really convenient. When they wake up tomorrow, finish their meal, and take their names, they can set off directly.
Huang An's reputation in Xialin Village is very high.
Similarly, Master Zhao Dun has more face.
These people who go to Youzhou will basically be members of Mr. Zhao's family in the future. Even if they are servants or handymen, they are still not something that the people of Xialin Village can ignore.
Therefore, no one in the entire Xialin Village dared to neglect him.
After Huang An and Yu Mao arrived with their people, Luo Xing and Xu Kun immediately came out of the village with their brothers.
They also helped Huang An and others, arranging manpower and unpacking luggage.
He even tied up horses, unloaded trucks and transported fodder himself.
This gesture made Uncle Li's people praise him all the time. Even the physical fatigue caused by a long day's journey was relieved a lot in the laughter.
The people in Dahuaishuzhuang have food to eat, not to mention Old Man Li and the others.
Yu Mao personally led the people in Xialin Village and gave each of them a large bowl of mutton soup and two biscuits to cushion their bellies.
Of course, these things were prepared by Huang An before departure, he was just doing a favor.
But even so, he was so busy that he left a deep impression in front of everyone in Old Man Li.
Everyone knows that Huang An has a close relationship with Yu Mao, the second in charge of Xialin Village, and they are considered one of their own.
A lot of straw mats, straw mats and the like were also brought out from Xialin Village, and basically everyone got one.
The square is more lively than the village.
After more than an hour, no one said anything in the whole square, and everything became quiet.
You are most likely to feel sleepy after eating a full meal, especially after a tiring day.
At this time, snoring was everywhere, one after another, there were occasional talking in sleep, and the roaring of animals would not wake anyone up.
They were tired from traveling today, and they would have to continue traveling tomorrow. It was obvious that they were tired, so they naturally took the time to feel rested.
These people can rest, but Huang An cannot.
After he left the square, he returned directly to his big yard.
He called all his subordinates, a total of twenty-one people, to form a large circle in the yard and hold a small meeting.
Huang An is going to arrange tasks for the next few days.
Looking across the faces of twenty people, Huang An said directly:
"In five days, my master will have a big banquet. After the banquet, I may not be able to come back for a while!"
Huang An glanced at everyone in the courtyard and felt satisfied.
After briefly explaining the reason, he directly ordered:
"This time we brought more than 600 people from Dahuaishuzhuang. These people must be properly arranged one by one to prevent any problems! So, who takes the initiative to stay in Xialin Village?"
Huang An asked for advice and wanted to see the mentality of his people.
For a while, no one spoke. Huang An frowned, but felt helpless in his heart.
It seems that these subordinates are not easy-going people, and they are not people who just live in a dawdle. They also want to follow him to Youzhou City.
Maybe they were still thinking about whether they could show their faces in front of their master, Zhao Dun, or other adults.
If you are lucky enough to be remembered and promoted, it will be a blessing that cannot be obtained in ten lifetimes.
Huang An was silent and asked again:
"Is it true that no one took the initiative to stay? If there was no one, I would just point it out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a figure flashing out of the crowd, standing upright.
Huang An looked startled, quite surprised that it was him!
"Brother, I'll stay!"
Yang Chengwu flashed out, his voice loud and clear.
Huang An frowned slightly and asked:
"Master's banquet, won't you go?"
Yang Chengwu saw it more thoroughly than anyone else. He made up his mind and said directly:
"Both brother and master are busy, and there is no one in Xialin Village to take care of things. It is best for me to stay!"
After saying that, a sincere smile appeared on his face.
Huang An took a deep look at this "senior brother" and subordinate, and said with a smile:
"Okay! Senior Brother Yang, stay!"
After saying that, he turned his attention to the others.
Senior Brother Yang?
Yang Chengwu felt happy and knew that he had made the right bet.
The eldest brother is obviously very satisfied with his behavior, and it can be heard from his title that he is much closer to him.
When the other men saw that Yang Chengwu took the initiative to stay, their mouths opened a lot.
Yang Chengwu's identity is not a secret, so all nineteen of them know that Yang Chengwu and his eldest brother are brothers in the same sect, and both are disciples of Lord Zhao Dun.
He actually took the initiative to stay?!!
Some people's eyes flickered and they were hesitant, but soon they gritted their teeth and made up their minds.
Lifting his feet, he walked towards the middle and said loudly:
"Brother, I'll stay too!"
Huang An took a look and saw that it was Yang Hao!
Overjoyed, he said:
"Who else took the initiative to stay?"
"Brother, I'll stay too!"
"And I!"
One after another, four more people took the initiative to stand up.
Two of them turned out to be Meng Yun and Yang Hao who had been staying at Xia Lin Village.
There is another one, Zhang Ren - the person in charge of Dahuaishu Village!
These six people are enough!
And, it’s so appropriate.
Even if Yang Chengwu and Zhang Ren would not come forward on their own initiative, Huang An would force them to stay.
Although Yang Chengwu is now his subordinate, his identity as senior brother can never be changed.
Allowing him to stay will be a good restraint for everyone else.
As for Zhang Ren, it is naturally because he can manage the entire people of Dahuaishu Village and can solve the trouble of settling everyone in Dahuaishu Village for himself.
Huang An's eyes specifically stayed on Meng Yun, Yang Hao, Yang Chengwu, and Zhang Ren for a while, then nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile:
"Okay, just you guys!"
After speaking, he waved his hand and said to the others:
"Everyone else, get out! Go back and have a good rest. I will rely on you tomorrow and the day after!"
Hearing Huang An's words of driving people away, the remaining fourteen people suddenly had a bad premonition in their hearts, but it was too late to regret at this moment, so they had to leave the table, turning around three times to leave in the last step.
After all these people left, Huang An suddenly stood up and ordered:
"Everyone come inside!"
Yang Chengwu and the six of them looked at each other and found joy in their eyes.
They made the right bet.
Everyone sat down one by one, and Huang An glanced at everyone's faces to make sure that he had memorized everything.
He said directly to everyone:
"I'm very happy that you can take the initiative to stay!"
Everyone laughed and said compliments.
"Everything Big Brother says is always a favor to Big Brother. There are many things in Xialin Village now, and it is exactly when we are needed."
"Yes, yes!"
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"Big Brother, we are all our own people. As Big Brother's right-hand man, we naturally have to relieve Big Brother's worries."
Yang Chengwu smiled and complimented, but his flattery skills were very blunt.
He was secretly glad now that he had made the right bet, and there would definitely be great benefits to staying.
Since the master allowed him to retreat from the most dangerous area on the front line, and then sent him Yang Chengwu to become the elder brother's younger brother, it means that the master remembered Yang Zaizhou.
As long as he can be remembered by his master, his future future will not be too bad.
Compared with those warriors who were helpless and fighting in the frontier army, Yang Chengwu's luck could be said to be very good.
Similarly, it also shows that the master is extremely partial to this lucky eldest brother, his nominal junior brother - Huang An.
Under such circumstances, he does not need to show up in front of his master, he only needs to do his own thing peacefully, solve his junior brother's troubles, and become his right-hand man.
The master will most likely remember him well.
Similarly, eldest brother Huang An will definitely remember his kindness.
Staying in Xialin Village is the best choice for him now.
Huang An burst into laughter listening to the compliments from the six people.
He did not let Yang Chengwu and the six people guess more and announced directly.
"As long as you act according to my orders, guard Xialin Village and let the people of Dahuaishuzhuang settle down smoothly!
I can guarantee here that at the end of the month, two general flag officers will be selected from among the six of you, and the remaining four will become great leaders! There are also other rewards, I can guarantee here, it will definitely be a surprise, and it will make people happy.
You are satisfied!”
As soon as Huang An finished speaking, Yang Chengwu and the other six people shook their hands, and their faces were instantly overjoyed. They stood up in unison, raised their hands and shouted:
"Thank you, brother!"
I didn't expect that if I made the right move, I would get such a big surprise.
Two chief flag officers, four great officers!
The six of them have locked in these positions half a month in advance.
At the beginning of the month, Big Brother said that we would eliminate the five worst teams and select three chief flag officers.
No one is sure that they will not be the one to be eliminated. Now they no longer have to worry, and they can still hope for the position of chief flag officer. The reward for this choice is too worthwhile.
There is a full one-third chance of becoming the flag officer. Their chances are very high!
As for other rewards, these people didn't care. They thought they were just some money.
However, how could the reward for allowing Huang An to speak out be so simple?
Huang An stretched out his hand, and everyone quickly fell silent.
They sat down again, and when they saw the eldest brother's expression solemn, their hearts suddenly skipped a beat.
Huang An was seen placing his hands on the table, leaning forward slightly, scanning everyone's faces with his tiger eyes, and said word by word:
"I'm going to say something ugly up front. If you can't complete the task according to my requirements, not only will you not receive these benefits afterwards, but you will all be punished! How about that?"
Upon hearing Huang An's warning, everyone's happy and proud mood was instantly poured with cold water, and their mentality instantly returned to calm.
Never get carried away.
Seeing everyone nodding, Huang An smiled with satisfaction, and then sat upright.
He pointed directly at Yang Chengwu and ordered everyone:
"From now on, when I am away, I will listen to Yang Chengwu for the time being!"
Yang Chengwu was overjoyed, stood up, bowed his hands to the other five brothers, and then sat down again.