Chapter 313 Sure enough, Bai Li still understands him

"My grandfather is the only one left in my family. He had a cough and was almost starving to death. It was when the Great Zhou army entered the city and asked us ordinary people to work that we took food home and our family survived."

Bai Li understood from his unfluent description that his grandfather had been ill and was dying of hunger.

It was only when the Great Zhou army entered the city and asked the common people to carry away the corpses that he was able to get food home to feed his grandfather, and that he and his grandfather survived.

"How many people in the city are like you, without land or fields?"

"I don't know exactly how many there are, but we live in the area north of the city and all of us don't have any land."

"Then how do you make a living?"

"Some worked as farmhands or servants in wealthy families, while others did odd jobs in the city, like carrying sacks at the docks."

Even these hard jobs are not for the dogs.

Because although he was fifteen years old (he didn't know whether he was actually fifteen, he remembered that his grandfather had always said he was fifteen, and it seemed like he had been saying that for three years), he was thinner than his peers and looked only about eleven or twelve years old.

He wanted to go to work, but before he even got close, he was driven away, saying that he was too young to do the job.

Speaking of this, the dog's inferiority complex came back again, and he was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.

"No wonder you guys go hungry when the war starts!"

The dog wanted to nod, but then thought it was inappropriate and kept silent.

The hands hanging by his side were twisted and torn into several holes in his pants, and his original color could not be seen.

"Don't worry, from now on, you'll be asked to do any work you want. With money and food, you won't go hungry!"

Bai Li looked at the self-conscious and timid child in front of him with tenderness in his eyes, as if to comfort and make a promise.

"Thank you, thank you. On behalf of the common people, I kowtow to you!"

The dog bent his knees and was about to kneel, but Bai Li grabbed him.

"No, I don't like kneeling and worshipping."

The dog was pulled by the collar by her, not knowing whether to kneel or not. He looked at Bai Li with wet eyes, looking a little pitiful.

"I'll assign you a task. From now on, if you common people have any complaints, let them tell you, and you will report them to me. The government will give you 50 kilograms of grain a month, okay?"

The dog was stunned and hadn't reacted yet.

Bai Li thought for a while before coming up with a task that could help him and was within his ability.

Seeing that he didn't respond, I thought he thought it was too little and wanted to add some more.

"Marshal, is this true?"

The dog felt like his body was floating. The feeling was so unreal. Could he have heard it wrong?

"Of course it's true, can you do it?"

"Yes, absolutely!"

The dog was so happy that he almost broke into laughter. With 50 kilograms of food a month, he and his grandfather could have two meals of full porridge a day!

Although he was quite strong, he didn't have to carry corpses every day. After finishing that job, he went to work on digging the moat. After the moat was dug, he went to dig fortifications. Now that all the work was done, he was worried about not being able to find work, but who knew that Marshal Bai would assign him a job!

"It's all up to you if you're willing to do it. I'm afraid the people won't dare to tell the government if they have any grievances. From now on, you can tell them. Then our government will know what the people are thinking and respond in a timely manner."

"Marshal Bai, you are so kind!"

Gou'er had never been to school and couldn't speak in a grand manner. He struggled for a long time before he uttered this sentence.

“Puff!”

Bai Li couldn't help but laugh at his cuteness.

The dog touched his messy head and was infected by Bai Li's smile, so he also grinned.

"Don't call me Marshal Bai, call me sister. I'm only a few years older than you!"

The dog opened its mouth wide, looking helpless.

"Okay, you can go back first. Just go to the government office every month to collect fifty kilograms of food."

The dog was so happy that he could only nod and didn't say a word more.

After Gou'er left, Nangong Min also came.

"What are you so happy about?"

It was rare to see Bai Li smiling happily, and he was happy for her.

"Nothing, I just saw a kid. He looks a bit like my second brother when he was little."

Facing a dozen older boys whom he couldn't defeat, he was clearly afraid, but he still stood up and stood in front of her regardless of everything.

"Oh, that's pretty special."

"Did you find out anything?"

"We asked a few people, and their explanations are pretty much what we suspected. The King of Jin has run out of ammunition and food. His soldiers haven't had any food in days, except for a few rabbits they hunted in the mountains and some wild vegetables they dug up."

"They received news that their army would arrive in five days. They need to find a way to survive these five days to be saved."

"Did you ask about the witch doctor and the eagle?"

"Well, they all said they didn't know. They couldn't get close when the witch doctor was talking to King Jin."

"Okay, just know the general situation.

I wonder, when the King of Jin finds out that we've disrupted his grain purchase plan, how will he respond?

"He just needs to delay time now, what else does he need to do?"

"He wants to delay time, we can take the initiative."

"But they have eagles, and the bamboo forest is full of traps..."

"Don't worry, the eagle's eyesight isn't very good at night. As for the mechanism, I can destroy it with a few peanuts."

"It seems you have already planned it. Madam, just go for it. Your husband will follow you till death!"

Nangong Min was in a rare mood and actually recited a line from an ancient opera, but the roles were reversed.

"Smooth talk!"

Bai Li cursed with a smile, but at the same time he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, when did Nangong Min change from that cold and thrifty person to the current playful and joking person?

"My dear, even if I am slick and smooth-talking, your husband is only for you."

Oh my god, who said that ancient people didn’t know how to flirt?

Look at this guy, he’s almost catching up with the love masters of later generations!

"Okay, let me think about how to fight this battle tonight to reduce casualties and achieve victory!"

"Li'er, let me lead the raid tonight. My private soldiers and I are good at light combat. We can sneak into the bamboo forest and fire rockets, just like we did yesterday. I don't think the witch doctor will be able to do anything about it."

"Well, that's fine. All's fair in war.

They never thought we would use the same trick twice, did they? "

"Just do it a few times, as long as it works."

"Well, let's do this. You take 5,000 private soldiers to raid, and I'll lead the rearguard. My main goal is to deal with the witch doctor and the eagle. King Jin is under your responsibility."

"Don't worry, I will treat him well!"

Speaking of Prince Jin, a hint of cruelty flashed in Nangong Min's eyes.

He remembered how Prince Jin had drugged Bai Li and almost married her, and he hated her so much that he wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood!

Letting him deal with King Jin is actually giving him the opportunity to take revenge.

Sure enough, Bai Li still understood him.