Chapter 350 Success
That night, the Jiang family had both sadness and joy, and they did not sleep until midnight.
The next morning, the sky was pale, and the big roosters raised by the village chief were clucking again to wake up the whole village.
Li Qiqiao yawned, and saw that the salted duck eggs were finished, so she did not cook porridge.
The morning meal was changed to hand-rolled noodles. Each person had a bowl of white long and wide noodles, accompanied by freshly fried shredded pork with sauce, and then drizzled with a spoonful of egg salt. It was so fragrant that even Xiao Nuobao no longer wanted to stay in the quilt.
After eating a full stomach, Fengnian and Fenghu went out to chop firewood, burn the kang, and feed the horses in the barn.
Sun Chunxue came to the main room with the baby in her arms, sewing a blue bellyband, and Dong Ge'er lay on her, slurping his "food".
Li Qiqiao used the heat from the pot to steam some ripe apples for the children.
After she was done, she took a purse from the west room and quietly pulled Jiang Fengze out of the house.
"Second sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Jiang Fengze looked at the things in his hands, a little dazed.
Little Nuobao didn't miss the excitement, shaking a pair of pigtail braids, and got down to peek.
Through the curtain, the second sister-in-law looked gentle.
"Here are the money I earned from selling embroidery and trying new dishes at Xianquanju. Mother didn't take all of it, and insisted that I keep some for my personal use. Last night, your second brother and I spent the night together. You are going so far, how can you not need money? I wanted to give it to you first."
Jiang Fengze's heart was filled with warmth.
His eyes almost became wet again.
He knew that most of the money earned in the family was counted as public, and his second sister-in-law didn't have much money, but she was willing to give it all to him.
"Look at you, this is not a big deal." Li Qiqiao patted his shoulder, "We are a family, we will advance and retreat together. If you achieve fame and success in the future, Fenghu and I will also benefit from you, right? Take it quickly and don't hesitate."
Jiang Fengze wiped the corner of his eyes and stuffed the purse back into his second sister-in-law's hands.
"Take it back, second sister-in-law. I'm not being polite to you. Young Master Xiao just gave me 50,000 taels to support me. I really don't need it."
When Li Qiqiao heard this, she happily took back her hand. "50,000 taels? He is really willing to spend it. If I were you, I would even sell myself to him."
After joking, she smiled and said, "Okay, then I will put these back in the house and continue to save them for Nuobao as a dowry."
Hearing that one or two people were saving money for their own use, little Nuobao's eyes lit up.
Hehe, if it goes on like this.
In another ten or eight years, she might be one of the richest women in Nanji~
When she was happy, the little fat girl couldn't help showing off, but she just jumped two steps and was tripped by the door sill and fell flat on her face.
Seeing a chubby girl falling out of the inner room, Jiang Fengze came over to hug her distressedly.
"I asked you to hide behind the door and eavesdrop again. Does it hurt?" He narrowed his eyes helplessly.
"Wuwu, my mouth hurts." Xiao Nuobao became obedient and pointed at the broken skin on his mouth. "I haven't become a rich woman yet, but I almost became a cleft-lipped girl first, wuwu~"
"Hahaha!" Jiang Fengze and Li Qiqiao couldn't help laughing.
But the little fat girl didn't feel sad for too long. When Li Qiqiao served her steamed apples and gave her half a bowl, she became so beautiful that no one knew her name.
At Xianquanju, it was learned that Jiang Fengze needed 10,000 people.
Mu Yihan agreed straightforwardly, "Well, you may encounter difficulties on this trip, so you should bring more people."
There are less than a thousand brothers in Liaodong Camp. Although the guards of each city can be transferred, too many transfers will affect the deployment of defense.
It happened that Mu Yihan wanted to strengthen the military defense in the north, so he decided to take this opportunity to recruit soldiers.
"I will give you one day to recruit some soldiers from all over Yuncheng and gather 5,000 people."
"After you set out, you can take my order and transfer 4,000 city guards from Yuncheng, Xiacheng, and Fucheng along the way. Together with your Liaodong Camp, you will have 10,000."
"When you return after success, there will be rewards. The newly recruited people can also be added to the Liaodong Camp to expand your barracks." Mu Yihan raised his eyes and spoke.
When the villagers heard the news, they all wanted to see Fengze off after breakfast.
But now they heard about the conscription, and several men were eager to respond.
In fact, the day Jiang Fengze returned triumphantly from Changbai City, the young people in the village were very excited.
They also wanted to defend their country and wanted to use all their strength!
"Fengze, I'll go with you!" Yang Er jumped out from behind the crowd and threw his arms, "I've wanted to join the army for a long time. I'm not afraid of pain or tiredness. I just want to bring honor to my wife and children and contribute to our Nanji!"
The son-in-law of the village chief also stepped forward, "Take me with you, too. Although I don't have much of a future, I also want to set a good example for Wangfu and the next generation of Miaomiao."
As soon as they finished speaking, several young villagers surrounded Jiang Fengze, fearing that they would be left behind.
Jiang Fengze was still worried that conscription would be difficult, but seeing the village so hesitant, his heart suddenly became clear, and he hurriedly wrote down the names reported.
Mr. Zhang was so moved that he said, "It's a pity that I'm a cripple, otherwise I would really like to go with you guys. It's really impossible, Fengze, do you think your army needs a cook? I can do it."
The village chief and others came to comfort him, "You are the teacher of our village, and you are the hope of many children to study. You can't leave. Regardless of whether you are civil or military, our Nanji cannot be missing. You are all the pillars of the country!"
"Mr. Zhang Dongliang" was about to burst into tears when he heard it, but someone suddenly shouted at this time.
"Mr. Xiucai, go and have a look, Fengmiao and Wangfu are roasting peanuts on the stove in the school, and it seems that they burned your ruler!"
Mr. Zhang shouted anxiously, and soon he was seen limping and chasing the two boys with a broom!
The villagers burst into laughter.
Feng and the village chief were so embarrassed that they looked at each other, took bamboo sticks and shoe soles, and stood guard at their doorsteps.
Jiang Fengze took a small notebook and wrote down the people who reported the crimes. He soon recruited eight men.
After he was done, he went to notify the government office and asked Tian Zhixian to send officials to cooperate in the conscription.
The village chief and Yang Er also went to the surrounding villages and called the village chiefs and the Li Zhengs to come to Daliu Village to discuss the matter.
"This time, I have received an order from the court. One person must join the camp for every ten households in each village and lane in Yuncheng." Jiang Fengze said what the national teacher meant.
"Everyone, please step up. This is a good thing that will bring honor to the whole family. Not only can you get rewards for your meritorious service, but it is also an honor." Jiang Fengze stood in front and advised.
However, when they heard that they had to go to the south to join the military camp, they all frowned and stood up reluctantly.
The village chief of Daxi Village took advantage of his seniority and slammed the table first.
"Hmph, Commander Jiang, I know you are powerful now, but don't try to show off in front of us elders. What honor or no honor is this? It's just a crap job of putting your head on your waist and not getting any military pay!"
The village chief of Qiaotou Village complained, "You say it's a good thing to get rewards for meritorious service? If it's really a good thing, why don't you let your villagers come first? How many people have your village produced?"
"If things go wrong, their village will benefit from him, and they don't even have to send anyone, but all the burden will fall on us." The village chief of Qingshui Village on the side pouted.
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