The next day, Gao Yanei was put in solitary confinement because he returned to the military camp only after morning exercises.
All the officers and soldiers of the First Army were looking at him.
Zhang Shixun showed no mercy and announced in public that Gao Yanei would be put in solitary confinement for one day.
"Zhang Shixun, you ungrateful bastard, just try and lock me up." Gao Yanei kicked the military judge away and yelled at Zhang Shixun, with veins bulging on his neck.
"Two days!" Zhang Shixun stretched out two fingers.
"You bastard! You dare to lock me up for two days? I will never let you go." Gao Yanei jumped up and down and shouted even more happily.
"Three days!" Zhang Shixun held up three fingers and said expressionlessly, "Every time you shout, I'll add another day. If you shout ten times, I'll let you go and give you thirty military sticks instead."
"Gah!" Seeing that he was serious, Gao Yanei stopped shouting and instead said to the military judge beside him in a very celibate tone, "You thief! What are you still standing there for? Take me to the dog hole... Humph! I'm fearless. Let alone three days of confinement, even thirty days, frowning doesn't make me a hero!"
"Four days!" Zhang Shixun smiled and stretched out four fingers.
Gao Yanei spat hard on the ground and followed the military judge viciously. After walking a few steps, he turned around and raised his middle finger towards Zhang Shixun. He learned this from Zhang Shixun, but he didn't actually know what it meant.
The solitary confinement cell was not in the house, but in a cellar at the east end of the playground. It was specially dug by Zhang Shixun. It was two people deep and could barely accommodate one person.
When the cellar was first dug, Gao Yanei curiously went in to take a look. He praised Zhang Shixun's idea of solitary confinement and offered his own opinion: "Since it's a punishment, people can't be too comfortable. Remove the bedding and replace it with straw!"
Zhang Shixun readily accepted the advice and sent someone to change the bedding.
"Oh! Grandpa is tying himself up in knots. If he had known that he would be put in solitary confinement by that ungrateful bastard, he would not have come up with such a stupid idea." Gao Yanei sat down on the straw pile, grabbed a handful of straw and threw it out.
With a "bang", the lid of the cellar was closed by the soldiers, and the cellar fell into darkness.
"Okay, okay! Grandpa is not afraid of the dark. It's good if it's dark, haha! That's exactly what I want!" Gao Yanei lay back and prepared to sleep.
He went to Prince Yun's mansion last night and happened to encounter Prince Yun's banquet. The room was full of guests, all of whom were princes and nobles, and he knew them well. He drank a little too much on a whim, and ended up not having time to talk to Prince Yun about business matters. When he remembered the business, Prince Yun was already drunk.
He had no choice but to return to the military camp. On the way, he suddenly thought of his wife at home. His mind got hot and he couldn't suppress the passion in his heart, so he urged his horse to go back home. It was not a big deal to go home this time, but he was pestered by his concubine all night and couldn't sleep. They were both people who had been lonely for a long time, and they were like dry firewood and hot flames. They tossed and turned until he took a nap at dawn. When he opened his eyes, it was already bright.
"What a clingy person!" Gao Yanei thought of his concubine and felt a little hot again.
After daydreaming for a while, Gao Yanei felt his eyelids becoming heavier and heavier, and he felt sleepy. He closed his eyes and wanted to fall asleep, but he could hear his heartbeat like a drum, and his breathing, which was like countless bellows pulling together.
Even the "gurgling" sound of the intestines moving in the stomach can be heard clearly.
It was so quiet underground, so quiet that it was scary. The sounds in my body that I couldn't normally hear all rushed into my ears, making me feel irritated and uneasy.
Although he was extremely sleepy, Gao Yanei couldn't fall asleep. He was tormented by the noise in his ears and felt as if he had been there for a year after just a meal.
Gao Yanei couldn't bear it any longer, so he sat up and climbed out, shouting towards the hole above: "Is anyone there?"
No one answered.
"You bastard! Is there anyone up there? Are they all dead?" Gao Yanei shouted with all his might.
Still no one answered.
After shouting for a long time, there was no movement from above. Gao Yanei had no choice but to return to the cave and sit cross-legged on the straw pile. The anger in his heart surged up, and he couldn't help but curse Zhang Shixun's seven aunts and eight aunts, and even his eight generations of ancestors. After cursing, he still felt unsatisfied and started all over again.
After cursing for a while, he felt bored, so he licked his dry lips and swore that he would cut Zhang Shixun into pieces when he got out to relieve the hatred in his heart.
He lay down and tried to sleep, but all kinds of noises started to ring again, and his ears were buzzing, as if a hundred drums were beating in his ears, which made him restless and he still couldn't fall asleep.
I had no choice but to sit up again and continue cursing. This cursing drowned out the other noises and I felt a little better.
Although this method is useful and can temporarily suppress the noise in the body, it is very tiring. Gao Yanei discovered for the first time that swearing is also a strenuous job.
After tossing and turning for a while, Gao Yanei's voice became hoarse. He sat there panting and could no longer shout.
After pausing for a while, Gao Yanei discovered that the noise coming from his body had changed. The "gurgling" sound in his stomach became louder and louder, even drowning out the sound of his heartbeat.
I'm hungry. I didn't eat breakfast, and my stomach is empty after all this time.
"Gaodu Yuhou, it's time for dinner." The lid above the cave entrance was opened and a rough voice came down.
Gao Yanei was overjoyed, it was really a timely relief.
He crawled out, shouting upwards, "Which battalion are you from? What's your name?"
"Returning to the capital, I am Han Shizhong, the commander of the fifth battalion."
"Bullshit, I know the commanders of each camp, there is no such person as you. Stop talking nonsense, who are you?" Gao Yanei asked angrily.
"Gaodu Yuhou, I'm new here and we haven't met before." said the strange voice.
Gao Yanei seemed to remember that the commander of the fifth battalion was about to leave, but he didn't expect that someone would fill the vacancy so soon.
"In that case, hurry up and get my meal down."
"You wait." Han Shizhong said, hanging down a wooden barrel with a rope.
"Hurry up! I'm starving to death." Gao Yanei raised his head and stared at the wooden barrel.
The barrel suddenly stopped midway down the ladder, and Han Shizhong said, "Gaodu Yuhou, the commander-in-chief asked me to ask you if you have any complaints about being imprisoned."
Mentioning this, Gao Yanei immediately flew into a rage, jumping up and down, saying, "You bastard! Of course Grandpa has complaints, and he wishes he could chop Zhang Shixun into pieces... Zhang Shixun must not die a good death, and his future children will be fartless..."
Before he finished cursing, the barrel started to rise again.
"You bastard! Why did you bring him up again?" Gao Yanei shouted.
"Horned General Gaodu, I'm truly sorry. I can't give you this meal, because the commander said that as long as you keep cursing, it means you're unrepentant. So, you can skip this meal and save it for those who abide by military discipline... What a delicious mutton soup! A thick, white broth with big chunks of mutton stewed until tender. Dipping the fragrant pancakes into it will make your mouth water like a waterfall!"
Gao Yanei felt a chill on his cheek and a drop of saliva dripped onto his face.
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