The 219th chapter is that adult supervising food again
In the dusty packhorse and civilian team, Wang De, who was wearing a rough cloth, grinned brightly.
The peasants leading mules and horses around looked at Lao Wang in surprise. He actually knew a general.
Lao Fan, the captain of the baggage camp, also noticed Su Lu. He drove his horse excitedly and came over to talk to him happily, leaving behind a few guardsmen who were looking for him to talk about something.
"Master Hou, it is indeed you!"
"You should have come a long time ago. These generals and captains in Xuanfu are useless and they can't even transport food."
"When I go out with them, I get robbed every time. If the bandits weren't afraid of your reputation, I and a group of civilians would have been trapped in the bandits' den."
Su Lu became interested: "The bandits will still be afraid of my reputation?"
Lao Wang pulled the reins of Su Lu's horse and said excitedly: "I know this, Lord Marquis."
"Now the whole Xuanfu bandit circle is saying that they don't dare to kill those who captured Xuanfu, otherwise they will all die when they are wiped out. In the past few times you suppressed bandits, you treated those bandits whose hands were stained with the blood of the guards and the people.
, the attack was too harsh, these bandits are scared."
"I'm afraid that if you come back to suppress the bandits again, you will seize their lair and kill all their people, so now except for a few ruthless bandits, most of them don't dare to touch us. They can rob food, but they don't kill people."
Wang De smiled happily, because he had talked to Su Lu and received a lot of preferential treatment in the bandits' den, which further strengthened his intention to become a guard.
However, he looked down upon the ordinary guardsmen. The pension money for the dead ones was too little. That is, the guardsmen under the Marquis could only provide a few hundred taels of pension money.
I think back then, because too many guardsmen died, the Marquis personally led his people to annihilate the bandit villages in order to raise money for pensions. Only such a general is worth following.
Su Lu patted Lao Wang on the shoulder: "Okay, after these few tasks, I will recruit you into my team when I have a new job."
Lao Wang was immediately relieved to see the rain. He had been looking forward to it for so long and could finally serve as a guard for the Marquis. After straightening his coarse clothes, Lao Wang accompanied Xiaosi and asked Su Lu:
"Master Marquis, what do you think I am suitable for? My old Wang is good at feeding pack horses and leading horses for work. If you don't mind, Marquis, I can also starch and wash your clothes."
A group of soldiers from the mud mound next to them burst out laughing: "Come on, Old Wang, what you are thinking is really beautiful. We don't even have the chance to wash clothes for Mr. Hou, and your girls can do the job just fine."
Lao Wang climbed up when he got the stick: "That's okay, I'll ask Nizi to wash the clothes for Mr. Hou, but the wages must be calculated according to military service."
Su Lu whipped his whip, and the frightened Lao Wang hurriedly let go. Su Lu urged his horse into the camp and said with a smile.
"Okay, Lao Wang, what I promised you will come naturally. There is a lot of work in the back camp, feeding horses and managing carts. You old guy, just work as a civilian first."
Lao Wang agreed with a smile, and watched Su Lu leave. The villagers and brothers gathered around and asked Lao Wang curiously.
"Brother Wang, you don't want to be a civilian anymore. What's good about the Guards? Not to mention the dangers of fighting, and the pay is not high."
"If you don't do this as a good citizen, Old Wang, you just don't like your longevity. War is so dangerous. Three of my wife's descendants have already died in the village."
Lao Wang was unmoved and pulled the pack horse toward the camp, his voice proud.
"You know what the heck, this is Lord Su's team. Forget it, I can't tell you. What if you take my job? This is the job I spent two years to get from Lord Hou.
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Su Lu entered the camp and found the general who was staying at the camp. He Congzhi, the commander-in-chief of the Ding army, was also an acquaintance of Su Lu.
Seeing Su Lu, He Congzhi saluted, laughed and said, "Master Marquis, you are finally here."
He Congzhi was full of complaints: "Since Xiao Shuai came back, the arrangement of the camp has been completely messed up. He and He Jiedu have not dealt with each other. This is a pain for us working people. Various military affairs books have been reprimanded, and even written a
Even the material brochure can be scolded."
"Let's just talk about the dispatch of military rations. I will directly transfer the order to you. Just come back, but Xiao Cong is blocking it.
It is said that Zuo Jun's reward is too heavy and must be carefully considered. This consideration will last a damn month!
If you don't come back, General Zhang Gu will lead less troops, and they will always be teased by bandits. If he leads more troops, people will eat what horses chew along the way, and half of the food transportation will be wasted."
Su Lu looked at He Congzhi with a smile. This boy could be considered a member of the Jiedu Mansion. With these words, he began to criticize Xiao Cong. However, Xiao Cong was not all white. He had been thinking about this for a month.
Son, it's really possible that he did it.
In the eyes of those in power who are vying for power, it is the life and death of the lower-level soldiers.
Su Lu patted He Congzhi on the shoulder:
"Okay, here are my official certificates and transfer orders. You put them away and allocate the food and grass. I will go back and repair for a few days. When will I set off, you can give me a message."
After finishing talking, Su Lu turned to leave, but was grabbed by He Congzhi.
Looking at He Congzhi with a wry smile on his face, Su Lu asked strangely: "Why, you haven't finished your complaint yet, and you still want to continue complaining to me?"
He Congzhi chuckled: "I can't, I can't, Lord Marquis, but Lord Marquis, you really can't leave."
"I can't even go home?"
Su Lu glared at He Congzhi.
He Congzhi apologized repeatedly: "My good Lord, I really didn't mean it against you.
According to the military order of marching to the camp, in order to ensure the smooth flow of grain routes, the transshipment envoys are not allowed to leave the camp without authorization. They will set off as soon as the grain and grass are ready."
"The food and fodder are ready. We can load up the pack horses and set off."
He Congzhi lost money again and again.
Hearing this, Su Lu thought that the food shortage in the camp was very serious. They didn't even give them time to rest, so they had to continue transporting.
"According to the rules, after you have lunch, it's time to set off. Mr. Marquis, I really am not targeting you. General Zhang Gu and General Li Cong set out at this time last time."
He Congzhi had a wry smile on his face, "Zhang Gu's grandson even beat me up for this. Mr. Marquis, please tell me, what can I do? How dare I not obey the military orders for camp!"
Su Lu didn't say anything, turned around and left the Chinese military tent.
There was a busy scene in the camp, with guards and civilians from all walks of life busy transporting and loading food. People roared and horses neighed, and the air was filled with the smell of anxious food.
Su Lu was irritated, so he walked a few steps and told Tudun'er and the others to go have dinner first, as they were about to set off.
Tudun'er went to get steamed buns and vegetable soup, and brought them to Su Lu and Niba.
Su Lu didn't want to drink soup, so he picked up a green onion from a cart and started eating the steamed buns. He ate, looked, and walked until he arrived at the gate of the camp.
The gate of the camp was crowded with civilians.
When Guo Dashan saw Su Lu, he came over in a hurry and handed over the water bowl in his hand.
"Master Marquis, please drink water. Don't just chew on the dry biscuits and choke."
Su Lu took the water bowl, took two sips, flushed it down his throat, and asked Guo Dashan: "What's going on with so many civilians gathered at the camp gate?"
Guo Dashan sighed and cursed:
"The mission of the camp is so heavy that the civilian husband doesn't even have time to go home. This is the civilian husband's family who is here to deliver clothes and shoes. You have to leave soon, so you can only meet them closely."
Su Lu nodded and sat in the shade under the gate. Just as he was about to take a nap, he heard Wang De's voice.
"Okay, I'm fine. You can take this money back home, Nizi. It should be enough for your dowry."
Su Lu's heart moved. Lao Wang's daughter had arrived. When he opened his eyes, he saw the Tudun Niba guys looking at Lao Wang at the camp gate not far away with smiles.
At the gate of the camp, Dani, the daughter of Lao Wang's family, held a bundle in her arms and was half-kneeling to change shoes for Lao Wang, who was sitting on the stone at the camp gate.
Dani had her hair tied into a long braid. Because she had walked a long way to Nanguan Camp, her hair was covered with yellow dust. When she heard what Lao Wang said, she lowered her voice.
"I'm afraid it's not enough. Dad, I heard from mother that the Huang family wants more dowry money. If they give me an extra 10,000 yuan, I won't marry into their family."
Lao Wang gave Dani a slap on the head with a fierce look on his face:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you get married? Lao Huang's family is a good family from ten miles and eight villages. You will be blessed if you marry. This is a good marriage."
"Don't worry about money. This trip should be enough."
Dani raised her face, two small mud ditches were made of tears on her cheeks, and asked Lao Wang in surprise:
"Dad, the farthest you can travel is only 8,000 yuan. Could it be that you meet that adult supervising the food supply?"
Su Lu, who was watching the excitement from the side, was confused. Who is the adult overseeing the food supply?