Yang Haiyan looked at the rain outside and asked, "Mammy, has the master returned?"
Mammy Lian looked out the door for a while and said, "Not yet."
Yang Haiyan knew that it would not be that fast to go back and forth to the county town, but she was uneasy when Qin Fang was not there. Seeing that everyone had eaten, but he had not returned yet, she was afraid that he would be wronged and not even eat.
Yang Haiyan didn't know that Qin Fang had already eaten a big bowl of shredded pork noodles and was on his way back.
Qin Fang and his group came back late and were about to have dinner. Not to mention Yang Haiyan's worry, even Captain Yang, Captain Lu and others were very worried when they saw that he had not returned for a long time.
After a lot of effort, they finally heard the sound of horse hooves and the man came back.
Captain Yang was the first to run forward: "The master is back."
Qin Fang got off his horse and handed the reins to one of the private soldiers: "Call Lao Lu to my tent to discuss important matters."
Captain Yang: "Yes."
Qin Fang said as he entered the tent, took off his raincoat, took out a lunch box and something wrapped in oil paper from his arms, and handed them to Yang Haiyan: "Are you waiting impatiently? Look, I brought you food."
Yang Haiyan patted his shoulder and patted off a few drops of water: "You'll be outside all day, go change into dry clothes first, otherwise it will be bad if you catch a cold."
Qin Fang sighed and went in to change clothes.
Qin Siya and Qin Shoucheng were also there, waiting for Qin Fang to eat together, so when they saw the lunch box and oil paper package, they couldn't help but stare at them curiously. Because they all smelled the fragrance.
Yang Haiyan looked at them like that and couldn't help laughing and said, "Open them all and eat. I don't know what your eldest brother bought, but it should be delicious."
Qin Siya was lively and said, "I'll open it first."
She opened the lunch box first, and saw that there were snacks inside, and there were several kinds of snacks. It must be said that there is not much to eat here, and a piece of snack is also very precious. Qin Siya licked her lips and didn't say she wanted to eat. Then she opened the oil paper package, and there was a roast duck inside.
Speaking of which, Yang Haiyan likes to eat roast duck, so when she was at the border, she also tried to ask Kun Zhang, who was delivering snacks, to bring roast duck. So Qin Fang knew that she liked to eat it, so he bought one back today.
After Qin Fang changed his clothes and came out, Yang Haiyan gave Qin Shoucheng and Qin Siya a snack each, and asked Aunt Fan to cut the roast duck. For example, the team ate steamed buns and boiled eggs, but the food here was obviously more thoughtful.
Qin Fang came out and asked, "How does this snack taste? I heard from the waiter at the inn that it is a famous snack in the county."
Seeing him looking at her expectantly, Yang Haiyan took a bite of the snack and said, "It's sweet but not greasy. It's really good. My husband, have one too." As she said that, she took a piece of the snack and stuffed it into Qin Fang's mouth without waiting for him to refuse. "Is it delicious?"
In front of his younger brothers and sisters, Qin Fang still had to save face, so he blushed a little when she fed him, but he still pretended to calm down and said, "It's delicious."
Nanny Lian smiled silently.
At this time, Captain Yang and Captain Lu had already arrived outside the tent. Captain Yang said, "General, my subordinates are here."
Yang Haiyan said to Qin Fang, "It's almost time for dinner, you still have work to do?"
Qin Fang heard it and said, "Let's eat first."
Yang Haiyan said, "Captain Yang and Captain Lu are already here, come in and eat together." Although there is a strict rule between men and women, it's a different time now, and Qin Fang is here too, so it doesn't matter. As long as Qin Fang doesn't care, Yang Haiyan herself won't care.
Qin Fang was born in a peasant family, there are not so many rules about men and women sitting at different tables, and what's the situation now? Why bother with these?
There are two more grown men to eat, the rice is enough, but half of the roast duck went into the stomachs of Captain Yang and Captain Lu. Yang Haiyan only ate two pieces and stopped. The men were very tired from patrolling every day, so she could use the platform to replenish her body.
The meal was quickly finished, and Qin Shoucheng and Qin Siya entered their respective tents. Qin Fang discussed things with Captain Yang and Captain Lu. He took out a pen and paper: "This is a map outside Wulipo." Qin Fang actually drew the map by hand.
Captain Yang asked: "Wulipo? What is that place? Why did you draw this map?"
Yang Haiyan sat next to Qin Fang, listening to them talk about things, and was also curious about Wulipo.
Qin Fang said: "There is a Wulipo outside the county city. There is a place called Qingyuguan on Wulipo. It is a den of bandits. Now the rain is not stopping, and our military pay is limited. The fastest way to make money is to suppress the bandits." This is what Qin Fang learned from Yonghe Hou. There were no robbers in Yongzhou, as they were all wiped out by Yonghe Hou and his Yong Family Army. The people of Yongzhou were once grateful to Yonghe Hou, but in fact, Yonghe Hou’s suppression of bandits was not for the people.
This matter was mentioned by Yonghe Hou’s son in front of Qin Fang and General Ao after Qin Fang was valued by him. The court was short of military pay, and even if Yonghe Hou had a family business, it was not easy to support 50,000 Yong Family Army.
So... where is the most silver? The bandit den.
Yes, Yonghe Hou suppressed bandits for silver. After he suppressed the bandits, the silver he found in the bandit den did not need to be handed over to the court, but was directly used as military pay. The court was embarrassed to ask him for silver, after all, it was the court that owed military pay first.
So in those years, Yonghe Hou loved to suppress bandits the most. As a result, no thieves would "settle down" in Yongzhou.
However, Qin Fang did not know whether there were thieves here, so he went to the county town and pretended to talk to the waiter at the inn, saying that he was robbed by thieves. As a result, he got clues from the waiter that there were really thieves here.
However, the thieves he heard from the waiter were a little unusual. Therefore, after they left the county town, they went to the village near the county town to inquire. After being sure that what the waiter said was true, Qin Fang became a little suspicious of the county government. Afterwards, on the way back, they turned to Wulipo to check it out, and Qin Fang remembered the terrain of Wulipo because of this.
After listening to Qin Fang's story, Yang Haiyan was stunned: "You want to suppress the bandits?"
Qin Fang nodded: "It just so happens that we need military pay. The Marquis did the same thing before. When I heard the prince talk about it, I just felt surprised. Now that I have encountered it myself, I think this is indeed a good idea."
Yang Haiyan was just laughing and crying. No wonder people say that soldiers are another kind of bandits. There is still some truth in this. However, "The bandits are so rampant, and the county government doesn't care. It's strange. Speaking of this, did you hear about the death of the Feng Family Clinic when you entered the city today?"
Qin Fang was concerned about the bandits and didn't ask about the Feng Family Clinic. "No, I still have to stay here for a few days, so I can ask around later."
Yang Haiyan said, "No need, I'm just curious, you guys should focus on your work."
Then, Qin Fang, Lieutenant Yang, and Lieutenant Lu started to discuss the bandit suppression. What seemed thrilling to Yang Haiyan was really normal to them. After all, they were from the battlefield, and the bandit suppression was not as dangerous as the battlefield.
Regarding the matter of suppressing the bandits, although he had already found out from the waiter and other people that they were a group of evil people, just in case, Qin Fang decided to go deep into the tiger's den to find out, so as not to kill the wrong people. At the same time, he had to observe the situation inside the bandits more deeply to avoid any accidents.
Yang Haiyan knew that it would be dangerous for Qin Fang to go deep into the tiger's den, but in this case, she did not stop him. Men have their own careers and ambitions. When men fight for them, as long as it is right, she will not stop them. Moreover, Qin Fang has discussed with his subordinates. If she stops him again, wouldn't it be a slap in Qin Fang's face, and even make him lose prestige among his subordinates. All she can do is wait for him to come back here with peace of mind.
After the three of them discussed for half an hour, they came up with a plan. Then Qin Fang stood up and said, "Old Yang, Old Lu, according to what the waiter said, there are about a hundred bandits, but whether it is an accurate number or not remains to be seen. Our current military strength is sufficient, so it is better to bring more people to be prepared."
Captain Yang: "Yes, who are you going to bring?"
Captain Lu also looked at Qin Fang.
Qin Fang said, "Choose a hundred soldiers from your own teams, fifty of whom are the original soldiers, and the other fifty are soldiers from the barbarians."
Qin Fang called them barbarians temporarily, and calling them barbarians was not nice.
These barbarian soldiers were originally on the battlefield, but their leader took them to surrender, so they could not go to the battlefield, but this did not mean that they were useless. When it comes to fighting, they have the qualities of soldiers.
Lieutenants Yang and Lu: "Yes."
They left the tent and quickly selected a hundred soldiers from their own team, and then Qin Fang went out. He came in front of the two hundred soldiers: "Soldiers, today we are going to do a big thing, for ourselves and for the people in the county." Qin Fang's voice was stern and steady, and the soldiers straightened their backs. "There is a robber's nest in Wulipo here. I am going to suppress the bandits. After suppressing the bandits, the people in the county will have a stable life, and our military pay will be sufficient, and we can eat fish and meat." "Suppress the bandits
...suppress the bandits...suppress the bandits..."
The soldiers were in high spirits. In this kind of thing, everyone was originally empty and bored, and suddenly they were able to do something meaningful, which was still very exciting.
The tormented doctor heard what was said outside, and he couldn't help but ran out: "General Qin, are you going to take everyone to suppress the bandits?"
Qin Fang looked at the doctor: "Do you know about the Wulipo bandits?" Yes, the doctor is also from the county town. When he asked around before, he forgot about him. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have to go to the county town and would have asked him directly.
The doctor looked at Qin Fang, and then at the soldiers. The rain hit his body and soaked him, but he didn't seem to feel it. He looked at them for a while, and finally asked seriously: "General Qin, are you really going to suppress the bandits?"
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