Before the donkey cart even got close, a group of farm women came over and offered to help unload the goods into the warehouse.
"Our squad leader is really something! I heard he slaughtered quite a few Wuhuan cavalrymen today!"
"Who can argue with that? With the sergeant in charge, the people of our two villages can finally enjoy peaceful days. The sergeant is like our heaven and earth!"
"Look! The squad leader has brought so much grain again. My wife was worried that there wouldn't be enough grain to go around."
The natural smiles on the faces of the villagers of Kuishan made the Sun brothers feel a little dazed. They had lived around Wuchuan, including in Kuishan Village.
Kuishan Village used to be just like any other village. Forget about smiling faces like this, even neighbors would be fighting each other with machetes. How come it has completely changed after just a few months?
Lu Tu dismounted and handed the horse to Huo Ting, who had rushed over, and instructed, "From now on, these warhorses will be under your and Wu Peng's management. Take them and feed them plenty of hay."
As a hunter, Huo Ting knew animal habits best and dreamed of riding a horse. Now he not only had 13 horses captured from the Wuhuan people, but also warhorses brought by Wuchuan.
He reached out and stroked the horse's head with affection in his eyes, and said loudly, "Don't worry, platoon leader, I will definitely feed the warhorse until it is fat and strong!"
Sun Meng stepped forward and said with a smile, "Don't call me 'squad leader' anymore, you should call me 'cab leader'!"
Upon hearing this, the villagers present all stopped what they were doing, their eyes filled with undisguised admiration.
They all congratulated him, saying, "Our squad leader, oh no, our platoon leader, is amazing! He's been promoted several ranks in a row!"
"You're kidding, Captain! He's already killed over a dozen Wuhuan cavalrymen. If you ask me, Captain is still too young. He should be a captain and live in a big mansion!"
The Sun brothers knew that the villagers were not exaggerating. Logically speaking, Lu Tu's military achievements were enough to warrant a promotion of five ranks. If it were someone else with a powerful background, they might have been able to enter the Commandant's Office directly and become a lieutenant general.
But for now, he's only been promoted to a mere squad leader, and Yun Tian isn't comfortable with that, so he's arranged for the two of them to come and supervise Lü Tu.
When Sun Meng went to observe Lü Tu, he saw Lü Tu rolling up his sleeves and carrying those sacks with the villagers, without the slightest airs.
Ignoring their severed finger wounds, the two of them stepped forward to carry the bags.
But Lu Tu stopped him: "Sun Meng and Sun Kuang, don't help yet, lest the wounds worsen!"
Both of them were somewhat taken aback. They couldn't tell whether Lü Tu was genuinely concerned about them or just putting on an act for others, so they could only obey and put the things down.
After Lu Tu finished his work, he called the two of them to his home and asked Song Yuxi to bring out some garlic extract.
Sun Kuang and his companion were taken aback when they saw Song Yuxi: "Aren't you the lame woman from the market that day?"
Sun Meng slapped Sun Kuang on the head and scolded, "This is the head waiter's wife. If you dare to be rude again, I'll beat you up!"
When Song Yuxi saw that the two of them had returned with Lü Tu, she didn't ask any questions. She simply took out the garlic extract she had prepared and handed it to Lü Tu.
Lu Tu told them to untie the strips of cloth and said, "Apply the medicine to each other, and you'll be fine in a few days."
"Thank you so much for the medicine, Chief!"
Lu Tu arranged accommodations for the two of them. After all, they had just arrived, and there happened to be a family whose entire household had died, leaving an empty thatched hut. They were put up there, and it wasn't far from Lu Tu's warehouse, so they could guard the warehouse.
Neither of them could have imagined that they would be assigned such important responsibilities by Lü Tu as soon as they arrived.
This is the lifeline of the entire village. It contains not only leather armor and weapons, but most importantly, a lot of food. It would be tempting to anyone, no matter where it appears.
The two hesitated, looking at Lü Tu with choked voices, and said, "Boss... we were actually sent by the Commandant to monitor you."
Lu Tu looked at them curiously: "I know."
"Since you know this, you not only took the initiative to bandage our wounds and give us medicine, but also put us in charge of guarding the granary and armory. Aren't you afraid that the two of us will run away with the goods?"
Lu Tu laughed heartily: "So that's what you're worried about. If you use someone, you trust them; if you don't trust someone, you don't use them. Since you two are following me, you're my brothers. If you don't even have this much trust, what's the point of you following me?"
The two men were stunned after hearing this, staring at Lü Tu in disbelief: "Thank you for your trust, foreman! We will definitely do our job well!"
Lu Tu nodded: "I won't make things difficult for you two. Just report what the Commandant needs to say to you on time."
"Boss, you don't even mind this?"
Lu Tu patted them on the shoulders and said, "If you don't report it, he will punish you again. Since you were injured today, you don't have to come with me to Niu Mang Mountain tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Lü Tu turned and left. Watching Lü Tu's departing figure, Sun Kuang's eyes turned slightly red.
He tilted his head back, rubbed his eyes, and muttered deliberately, "What a sandstorm."
Sun Meng choked up and said, "Brother, perhaps we've met a wise ruler."
...
Liu Yang and Liu Hu had already returned and reported the progress of the construction to Lü Tu, who was quite satisfied.
It seems that after today's attack by the Karasuma, everyone has become united in their hatred of the enemy, and they are no longer slacking off when they get to work.
"Squad leader, I heard you've been promoted to squad leader?"
"Yes, we don't have many men under us right now, so you should work hard for now. Later we'll make you squad leaders so you can earn more money and we can help you find beautiful wives!"
Liu Hu muttered, "Chief, I don't like pretty wives, I want fat wives!"
Upon hearing this, Lü Tu burst into laughter: "You little rascal, you have pretty good taste!"
He then handed the two of them a bowl containing garlic extract: "Take this back with you, drink half of it, and apply the other half to your wounds."
"Thank you, Chief! We'll head back now. Nie Yun is keeping watch over Songshan Village."
"good!"
Lu Tu finally returned home. He was indeed extremely exhausted today, even more so than the previous two days.
The chainmail cavalryman we killed today was truly skilled; even Lü Tu had to exert tremendous effort to kill him, which also shows that his body is far from returning to its peak condition.
Song Yuxi brought Lu Tu some meat soup and tenderly massaged his shoulders: "Husband, I heard about what happened today; it was far too dangerous."
Lu Tu patted her hand gently and said, "War is never without danger, but I'm confident."
“I also heard that you are exhausted today. I’ve heard my mother talk about this before. My father was exhausted once and he really went through the ordeal.”
"But don't worry, my husband, I have a way to help you recover."
Lu Tu became interested: "What method? Is it your family's stance training? It really works!"
Song Yuxi blushed instantly and whispered to Lü Tu, "My mother once taught me the secrets of sex. She said that after each battle, my father would recover his strength using this method."
Upon hearing this, Lü Tu was overjoyed and wrapped his arms around Song Yuxi's waist: "Wife, is this really true?"
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