When Liu Hongxuan talked about being a soldier, he became serious. He looked at Zhang Youde carefully, squeezed his arm and patted his chest, and then asked: "Zhang Youde, can you endure hardship?"
Zhang Youde puffed up his chest and said: "Yes!"
Liu Hongxuan asked again: "Are you afraid of death?"
Zhang Youde said: "Don't be afraid!"
Liu Hongxuan saw that Zhang Youde looked passable, so he nodded and said very seriously: "Zhang Youde, to be honest, with your small body, in normal times, I would definitely not accept you! But you were recommended by Mr. Chai.
, I have to give face...
..... Let's do this. I'll keep you in the camp for three months. If you can't be satisfied with these three months of training, then pack up your bed and leave, because as long as you are a coward, I will
Liu Hongxuan, we in Nanying will not accept any of them! Do you understand?"
Zhang Youde was already shocked by Liu Hongxuan's courage, but he still showed great determination, raised his chest and raised his head and replied loudly: "I understand!"
"Very good!" Liu Hongxuan nodded and turned to look at Chai Yan: "Mr. Chai, what I just said was not a show of force. If he can't keep up with the training, or is afraid of hardship and fatigue, and complains about everything, we will not keep him in Nanying.
He, when the time comes, don’t blame me for being unkind!”
Chai Yan replied seriously: "I understand!"
Then, Chai Yan said to Zhang Youde: "Did you hear that? What the road ahead will look like depends only on you!"
Zhang Youde held a breath in his chest, nodded vigorously and said: "Yes!"
Chai Yan said: "Okay, let's go to work..."
Zhang Youde bowed to the two of them, and then continued busy moving things.
Watching Zhang Youde walk away, Liu Hongxuan suddenly said again: "Master Chai, what I just said is true, and it's not a joke!"
"Okay, I know, I remember it!" Chai Yan couldn't help but be happy.
Not long after, Hang Baiqiu came out from behind. She asked Chai Yan, "How do you live in these three rooms?"
Chai Yan said: "The big one is for Cheng Jiu and his three brothers, and the two smaller ones are for you and me..."
"Where does Zhang Youde live?" Hang Baiqiu asked.
Chai Yan glanced at Liu Hongxuan lightly and said: "Stay in the military camp!"
"Live in the military camp?" Hang Baiqiu was startled, and then he understood that Chai Yan had already discussed Zhang Youde's joining the army with Liu Hongxuan.
"Going so soon?" Hang Baiqiu asked.
Chai Yan nodded, and Liu Hongxuan also nodded cautiously.
Seeing that the two of them had already agreed, Hang Baiqiu said nothing more and just asked, "When are you leaving?"
Liu Hongxuan looked at Chai Yan. Chai Yan understood what he meant and replied: "After dinner, tonight's meal will be regarded as a farewell to Zhang Youde's joining the army!"
"Okay." Hang Baiqiu agreed, then turned and went back.
Immediately afterwards, Chai Yan said to Liu Hongxuan: "Liu Xiaowei, don't forget, I am the host tonight!"
Liu Hongxuan immediately tightened his face and pretended to be displeased: "Master Chai, why did you say this again?"
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After taking time to settle in, Chai Yan and his party followed Liu Hongxuan to a restaurant in Tianjia Village.
The restaurant was very small and there was no big table. They put two square tables together to form one big table. As soon as everyone sat down, they felt that the restaurant was full.
Chai Yan looked at the interesting scene and said with a smile: "Liu Xiaowei, you didn't go into a big restaurant just now, but you brought us here. The food and wine must be unique!"
"Master Chai hit the nail on the head!" Liu Hongxuan said to everyone with a smile: "The owner of this restaurant was a cook in a large restaurant in Yaozhou City when he was young. He was very good at his craftsmanship! Every time our people come out of the camp to make tooth sacrifices
, I chose this all, hahaha..."
After lighting a stick of incense, six or seven dishes were placed on the table, and two jars of fruit wine were also brought.
Chai Yan greeted: "Come on, come on, eat, don't let the food get cold!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone started to use their chopsticks, and the restaurant immediately became lively.
Zhang Youde brought up a jar of fruit wine and was about to pour the wine for Liu Hongxuan, but the other party covered the wine bowl with his palm and refused: "We have to patrol later, so we can't drink."
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Liu Xiaowei, don't you rest all night?"
Liu Hongxuan said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do. The bandits in the mountains often come to the village at night to steal chickens and dogs. We must keep an eye on this area of Tianjiacun!"
Chai Yan said: "In that case, Nanying is more tiring than Dongying. We have to guard against sneak attacks by rogue bandits and guard against them stealing things."
Liu Hongxuan shook his head and said: "Actually, it's not too tiring. The young men in Tianjia Village have all been organized into small teams. Everyone takes turns patrolling at different times, and everyone has their own responsibilities. The situation is not bad..."
After saying that, Liu Hongxuan picked up the teapot at hand and filled the bowl with tea.
The meal was very lively. Everyone knew that Zhang Youde was going to the military camp soon, so they rushed to talk to him, telling him to pay attention to this and that, in short, they were afraid that he would suffer a loss in the military camp.
Bullying from others.
After hearing this, Liu Hongxuan quickly said: "Don't worry, everyone. In our south camp, as long as Zhang Youde is willing to endure hardships and work hard, no one will bully him! You know, I have to take this kid back to the camp overnight. If there is anything a little bit...
Anyone with brains should know the consequences of bullying this kid? Haha..."
As soon as this was said, everyone nodded and laughed.
Chai Yan said half seriously and half jokingly: "Zhang Youde, you heard me, please thank Lieutenant Liu quickly. What he means by this is that he has implicitly decided that you are his personal soldier! Hahaha..."
Immediately afterwards, huge laughter came from the tavern again.
Happy time always flies by so fast, it feels like it’s already getting late in just a short while...
At this time, Liu Hongxuan suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Boss, settle the score!"
Before he finished speaking, the person had already walked to the counter, took out a piece of silver and handed it out, saying: "No need to look for it, the rest is for adding food and wine!"
The restaurant owner bowed and nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, Liu Hongxuan returned to the table, clasped his fists at everyone and said, "I'm sorry, I can't continue to have fun with you all!"
Zhang Youde knew that he was going back to the camp, so he quickly put down his bowls and chopsticks, stood up, carried his own baggage and ran to Liu Hongxuan's side, imitating an adult and clasping his fists at everyone...
Hang Baiqiu disliked such parting scenes the most, but although he was very sad at this moment, he was more relieved and happy. After all, it was a great thing that Zhang Youde could join the army as he wished and work hard in the military camp!
Liu Hongxuan glanced at Zhang Youde, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, please take your leave now!"
"Farewell!" Everyone stood up together and said goodbye to Liu Hongxuan with fists in his hands.
Then, Liu Hongxuan and Zhang Youde turned around and walked out of the tavern...
Liu Hongxuan strode forward, and Zhang Youde followed behind him carrying a baggage. He looked back at everyone step by step, waved his hands vigorously, and said goodbye.
After the two of them disappeared, Hang Baiqiu suddenly went to pick up the wine jar on the table, but when he picked it up, he found that the wine jar was empty.
"Boss, bring the wine!" Hang Baiqiu shouted in a high voice.
Soon, a new jar of wine was served on the table.
Hang Baiqiu tore off the sealing mud and wanted to drink heavily from the wine jar, but Chai Yan snatched him away and said, "Sir Hang, is it boring to drink so much?"
"Then what do you think is the most interesting way to drink?" Hang Baiqiu asked.
Chai Yan asked: "Have you ever played this game?"
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