The sky gradually darkened, and Li Laiheng finally spent his first day in the camp. Mrs. Gao liked Li Laiheng's cute and handsome appearance very much. When it was time to eat, she dragged him to the dining hall and even touched him with her own hands.
Serve rice for Li Laiheng.
Li Laiheng naturally had a good impression of Mrs. Gao's kind approach. However, on the surface, he still looked frightened and repeatedly tried to dissuade her from letting the eldest lady who broke into the camp serve a meal for a young child of his.
This trip to Zhuxi has greatly improved the food situation in the camp. The meal tonight is much better than the half-caked pancake that Li Laiheng spent for several days when he was a peasant husband. Although the meal is still
It was sparse, with not a few grains of rice to be found, but each person had half a pancake, and there were three dishes on the table, one was a mountain vegetable chowder with little oil and no salt, and the other was a small pancake with green onions and garlic.
Blocks of tofu, and another dish, although not much minced meat can be seen, is still steaming hot and appetizing.
In addition to Mrs. Gao and Li Laiheng, those eating in this room also included Li Guo, Li Shuangxi, and several personal guards around Li Zicheng and his wife. One of them had previously participated with Liu Fangliang in supporting the mountain road breakout.
war.
When the familiar soldier saw Li Laiheng staring at him, he clasped his fists and replied: "Today on the mountain road, I saw that the little tiger was really quick and resourceful, and I admire him very much."
This soldier spoke very fast, with a strong accent from Heyang County, Shaanxi Province. To Li Laiheng, it sounded like he had a slurred speech. Li Laiheng didn't hear what the soldier said clearly and showed his expression.
He had a puzzled look on his face, but he didn't know what happened to the soldier's foot, which made him look unhappy.
"On the first day after entering the camp, a tiger was raised as a adopted son, and the eldest lady served rice. It's really amazing, amazing. I'm afraid we old brothers will be of no use."
The soldiers all talked about this, no matter how fast they spoke, no matter how sharp their voice, and no matter how unclear their enunciation, Li Laiheng could still understand him. This was because he was dissatisfied with his treatment at a rapid promotion and was looking for trouble.
But before Li Laiheng could defend himself or get angry, Li Shuangxi, who was busy eating aside, hit the soldier on the head with the broken bowl in his hand and cursed: "You're such a Dang Shousu, damn your meal."
It's all caused by others, why do you have such a long tongue to say such sarcastic things?"
Li Shuangxi apologized again to Li Guo and Li Laiheng, the adopted father and son, and said: "Dang Shousu is a coward who is eager to get over his death. You know he is a tiger. He has never been able to say anything humanly with his mouth. You guys
Don't be angry with him."
Li Guo looked at the soldier named Dang Shousu, then at Li Shuangxi, and finally turned around and said to Li Laiheng: "Dang Shousu has been licking blood from the knife edge of the old master for many years, but he
This person just likes to talk and say bad things. He likes to ridicule others. Last month, Jixuan gave him a good beating because he laughed at Jixuan's skinny horse. You heard Dang Shousu say bad things about you?
, just scold him back harshly."
Li Laiheng wiped the food residue from his mouth and touched his head, with a rather embarrassed smile on his face. He said to Li Guo: "This party... what Brother Dang said is not wrong. I did make meritorious deeds in breaking into the camp."
not much."
Dang Shousu curled his lips and seemed not to be affected by Li Shuangxi's blow at all. He actually took advantage of Li Laiheng's words and sarcastically said: "I think what he said is right. It is indeed a meritorious service."
few!"
"Can you please stop giving me some fucking shit!" Li Shuangxi was already a very rude and rude man during the camp break, but he also looked crazy when facing Dang Shousu. At this time, he hated
Don't pin up Dang Shousu's mouth, "If you continue to fart in front of the little tiger, I will eat up all your dinner for the next ten days, so that your mouth can focus on farting."
"Okay, okay." After hearing Li Shuangxi's dirty words, Mrs. Gao couldn't stand it anymore and tried to dissuade her. She explained and comforted Li Laiheng, "Shou Su is a good man, but he loves to ridicule.
He makes fun of others, even your adoptive father and Jiexuan often make him laugh. It is also because of this that Shousu has stayed in Chuangying for so many years and made great achievements for so many years. Every time he gets promoted, he makes everyone angry again and is dragged away.
Come down."
Mrs. Gao sighed and added: "Oh, everything is going well in our camp, but there is really no distinction between superior and inferior."
She stared at Dang Shousu and emphasized: "Today's meal was brought from Zhuxi County thanks to Lai Heng's meritorious service. If you look down on Heng, then you are not allowed to eat tonight."
Li Laiheng saw Dang Shousu being beaten by Li Guo, Li Shuangxi, and Mrs. Gao. They scolded her repeatedly, with deflated expressions on their faces. They snickered in their hearts and pretended to be pretentious, trying to persuade Mrs. Gao not to punish Dang Shousu for his gaffe.
After hearing Li Laiheng's explanation, Su actually nodded in agreement and showed a playful smile to Li Laiheng.
Li Laiheng could only feel funny and helpless at the same time. The generals in the camp were indeed good guys with no other intentions. But like Dang Shousu, he did not hide his love, hate, joy and anger at all, and talked nonsense all day long.
It's really a headache.
According to what Li Guo and Mrs. Gao said, Dang Shousu has a lot of experience in the camp and has many military exploits. But it seems that because of his uncontrollable talk, he is still just a pro.
However, knowing this, Dang Shousu still behaved the same way as before. Today he did not give Li any face, mocking Li Guo's adopted son Li Laiheng in front of his adoptive father.
Such a level of conduct in society... Li Laiheng couldn't help but shake his head in his heart. How brave and good at fighting had to be to prevent this eldest brother Dang Shousu from being shot to death by someone who hated him in the middle of the night. He could still be stable.
Live to this day!
"Okay," Mrs. Gao punished Dang Shousu over there, took away his bowls and chopsticks, and drove him to feed Liu Zongmin's thin horse bean cakes. Li Guo took Li Laiheng and mentioned the logistics management of the old camp again.
, "We've almost finished eating, it's time to take you to see the old boss."
"Okay... okay!" Li Laiheng couldn't help but become nervous again when he heard that Li Guo was finally taking him to see the later King Chuang who was bedridden.
Li Guo looked at Li Laiheng with a very obvious nervous expression on his face. He was always serious and cold, but now his eyes revealed a bit of fatherly warmth.
Li Guo stretched out his hand, wiped the corners of Li Laiheng's mouth, and said, "I can't even finish my meal, so I'll wipe your mouth first to avoid embarrassment in front of my boss."
Li Laiheng hurriedly wiped his mouth with his hands, and then rubbed his hands on his clothes a few times. In fact, his usual behavior could not be said to be perfect, but he was considered a thorough person. He just thought that this time he would
Seeing a big character like Chuang Wang, I still can't help but feel a little excitement and nervousness in my heart.
"It's done now, it's done, let's go, adoptive father, please take me to meet the old boss."
Li Guo rubbed Li Laiheng's head, then took him out of the dining hall and walked straight to the inner house where Li Zicheng was sick and living.
As he walked, he ordered Li Laiheng, saying: "Although Zhangpan's fever has improved greatly, he is still ill after all. Don't imitate Dang Shousu and talk nonsense to make old Zhangpan unhappy."
"Hey, what kind of person does my adoptive father think of me? I'm not that stupid to talk." Li Laiheng felt a little speechless. He wanted to speak like Dang Shousu, who was as unpleasant and careless about the occasion as he was.
It is a profound state that is difficult to reach.
While he was talking, Li Guo had already guided Li Laiheng to the inner house where Li Zicheng lived. Compared with other buildings in the old camp, the inner house looked generally crude. The only difference was that the door in the inner house looked thicker.
Li Guo pushed open the thick wooden door and motioned for Li Laiheng to come in quietly. He said into the room: "Zicheng, I brought Heng in."
Li Laiheng pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the sounds in the room. From the inner house, a deep and deep voice came out, with some accent from northern Shaanxi, but it was not particularly loud, unlike Dang Shousu's.
Sharp, not as rough as Liu Zongmin, it is a rich and reliable tone.
"To make up for it, let Leghorn come in."
Li Laiheng's heart tightened. He looked up at Li Guo's expression and saw Li Guo nodded. But he was still nervous. Li Laiheng wiped his hands on his clothes a few times, then looked at his own hands.
After making sure there were no stains, he followed Li Guo and slowly walked into the inner house.
The interior decoration of the inner house is the same as the exterior. Compared with the places where other people live, there is almost nothing special. Only a thin quilt on the bed seems to slightly reflect Li Zicheng's leadership status.
Li Laiheng did not dare to look directly at Li Zicheng who was lying on the bed, so he just glanced at Li Zicheng secretly with his peripheral vision.
Li Zicheng did not wear an old felt hat with a white peak, as in many villain books and comic strips of later generations. It was a very distinctive hat like the Fanyang hat of the Song Dynasty army.
After all, he is still on the hospital bed, so of course he will not wear a hat in the inner house. Not seeing this classic look made Li Laiheng feel a little regretful.
Li Zicheng just wore a dark sheepskin jacket with all the buttons undone. He looked like he was in his thirties, but because his eyes were very smart and determined, he actually gave the impression that he was in his thirties.
He came much younger.
At this time, he was holding a half-broken arrow in his hand, pointing at a crude map hanging on the wall. Li Zicheng's lips were sometimes pursed, and sometimes he was reading something silently.
It looked pretty good. It didn't give Li Laiheng the feeling of a patient. Instead, he had a strong spirit.
After Li Zicheng saw Li Guo and Li Laiheng entering the inner house, he focused his eyes on Li Laiheng. He looked up and down, then stretched out half of the arrow, pointed at Li Laiheng, and asked: "Child, first time here.
Breaking into the camp, how is the food?"
The first thing Li Zicheng asked Li Laiheng was to ask how Li Laiheng was doing in the camp. These warm words somewhat relieved the tension in Li Laiheng's heart and also brought him closer to Li Zicheng.
.
The three people in the inner house, Li Zicheng, Li Guo, and Li Laiheng, can actually be regarded as three generations of ancestors and grandchildren. But Li Laiheng felt from Li Zicheng a temperament that made people slowly relax.
He thought of the evaluation of Zhou Yu in "Three Kingdoms", saying that Zhou Yu's demeanor was "having friendship with Gong Jin is like a spring breeze", and then he also thought of Li Zicheng. He felt that although Li Zicheng's impression was not as warm as a spring breeze, it was indeed
Makes you feel very comfortable.
"In return, the eldest lady treats Laiheng very well. The food in the camp was much more filling than what I had when I was out." Although Li Zicheng's demeanor gave Li Laiheng a very relaxed feeling, he still felt
Respond as politely and respectfully as possible.
Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment when he heard Li Laiheng's reply. Then he glanced at Li Guo and laughed loudly. He said with a smile: "Hahahaha, Laiheng, don't be so reserved. When we were in the camp, why did you look at it?"
Are there any red tape? Although I am in charge, I am also your great grandfather!"
In fact, Li Zicheng looked to be only ten or twenty years older than Li Laiheng, but he and Li Laiheng's adoptive father Li Guo were uncle-nephew by blood, and they were indeed grandfather and grand-nephew with Li Laiheng.
Li Guo interjected and said, "This is just how Laiheng is, and there is no need to change it."
When Li Zicheng heard Li Guo's words, he pursed his lips and nodded. His eyes opened wide, revealing some cunning energy. He asked Li Laiheng again: "Laiheng, I heard Bu Zhi say, what do you think about us?"
I have my own opinions on the old camp’s rules and regulations, why don’t you tell me about them?”