Chapter 97 Chapter 97 Don’t Be Superstitious
The location of the arsenal was very remote, and all the people recruited were from Li County.
The people of Li County have followed Lin Si for more than seven years, and their level of loyalty is naturally the highest.
Lin Si was not worried about anything else but safety, so he asked Ding Pu to formulate strict safety rules and regulations.
The weapons are almost ready, and now we just have to wait for the horses to grow up quickly.
After all, the number of horses raised is limited, so there are only a limited number of people who can serve as cavalry in the army.
Nan Shuang and Nan Qiao were the two coaches, and Yin Sheng was the captain. Needless to say, these three had already reserved three horses.
As for the rest, they have to be selected.
During this period, all the team members were working hard, waiting to win the first place in the selection and obtain the qualification to ride a horse.
Xu Chuo was the one who wanted to ride a horse the most, because regardless of whether he was selected or not, he was assigned the task of teaching the entire army how to ride a horse.
Wouldn't it be too embarrassing if he, a man who was born and raised on the grassland, couldn't even get the qualification to ride a horse?
Nie Congran and Gan Lang also wanted to ride horses.
They don't care about whether it's embarrassing or not, what matters most is the novelty and the prestige.
When they were common people, only extremely noble people could ride horses.
Gan Lang kept muttering, "I went to see it a while ago. The stallion and the mare have mated and given birth to a foal."
Nie Congran replied: "It will take a few months before I can actually ride a horse."
Xu Chuo shook his head. "It can't be helped. The Central Plains is simply not suitable for horse breeding. The most suitable northwestern grasslands have been occupied by the Xiping for too long. Even the grasslands occupied by the Hu people are inferior to those places."
Gan Lang and Nie Congran were both illiterate people before. Now that they can read and have broadened their horizons, they only know about things in the Central Plains and their understanding of the two countries of Xiping and Nanzhao is almost zero.
Gan Lang then asked, "What kind of country is Xiping? Did you hear anything about it when you were on the grassland?"
Xu Chuo thought for a moment, "I've heard from the nobles that the Xiping people live by a combination of nomadism and farming. Because they have so many horses, their cavalry is very strong, and the Hu people don't dare to provoke them easily."
Yin Sheng finished his meal and quietly interjected, "This cold wave has severely damaged the vitality of Xiping and Nanzhao. Otherwise, with Dachen in such chaos now, they would have taken advantage of it long ago."
Gan Lang snorted, "Although Xiping's cavalry is strong, we are not weak either. Moreover, we have all kinds of weapons at hand, so we are not afraid."
After Gan Lang and his companions finished their meal, they went to change patrol shifts.
The on-site situation needs to be handed over when changing shifts.
The previous squad member whispered, "Those red armbands are really trying too hard. They're so strict in arresting people. If they see anyone with a bad attitude, they report it to our patrol. We can only cooperate in arresting them. I don't know who came up with the method."
Gan Lang: "How can it not be strict if arresting people is linked to their wages?"
Li Tangqi was not used to wearing a red armband at first. Although his family was not wealthy, they had never had to worry about food and clothing. He had never done anything so public.
But the elder brother accepted it very quickly and advised them earnestly.
You have to survive in this place first before you can go back to see your family.
So they put on red armbands on their arms and started working as soon as they opened their eyes.
When this civilized and hygienic state city was first established, many people were used to urinating and defecating anywhere, thinking that at most they could just find a deserted place to do it secretly.
Li Tang and Li Xi specifically catch people like this.
Especially when they heard that they were going to be paraded, the expressions on their faces were the most interesting.
There was also a young man who was paraded through the streets because of his father. I heard that the child cried for three whole days.
Li Tang had arrested quite a few people last month, so after receiving his wages, he saved a portion and used the rest for food.
Fortunately, the state government arranged accommodation for them, otherwise, after adding the rent, there would not be much money left.
After getting used to this kind of life, the seven people all felt unprecedented peace of mind.
After all, before they were sent here, they were ordinary people who had barely survived natural disasters and man-made disasters. Faced with imperial power, no matter whether they were right or wrong, ordinary people had no chance of resistance at all.
But they found that things were different here.
The people here are not afraid of officials or clerks. They don't need to kneel when they see an official.
No matter what the provincial government does, someone will always ask whether they are willing to do it.
Li Tang even had an illusion that if he was in charge of Anping County, such a thing would never have happened between him and his brother.
Just as the people of Lingzhou said, Princess Anping will protect every one of her people.
Therefore, he always felt that someone was watching him in secret. Could he seek help from his subordinates or the provincial government?
He had been feeling this way for several days. Every time Li Tang felt someone was looking at him, he would turn his head at first, but there was no one there.
The second time he looked up and down, left and right, front and back.
Still no one!
Li Tang suddenly remembered the urban legends told by those children from poor families during dinner.
He couldn't help but shudder.
Is that person staring at him a human or a ghost? If it's a ghost, that would be terrifying.
But if it's a human, it would be even scarier!
Qi Liang looked at Guo Zi in silence. "That's enough, you've been keeping an eye on this guy for days. If you keep watching him, he'll report to the army."
Guo Zi had a blank expression on his face. "That day, Ah Han praised his good looks and said she liked him. As his brother, shouldn't I help her check it out?"
Qi Liang held his forehead helplessly, "I thought Guo Han just said it casually, just like telling her that she likes the puppies on the street."
Guo Zi simply couldn't listen. "After observing him these past few days, I've found that this guy has decent character besides his looks."
Qi Liang continued to persuade: "If you keep staring at me, I'm going to get sick from being scared."
Only then did Guo Zi give up.
But Li Tang had been frightened to the point of being a little paranoid. When he first heard the urban legend, he didn't take it seriously, but now he couldn't help but believe it a little.
So Li Tang tentatively asked Li Xi, "Brother, you said we are not from Xihe Road. If we get into trouble, will the state government take care of us?"
Under Li Xi's questioning, Li Tang finally told the whole story.
Li Tang no longer had the same aggressive attitude he had when he first arrived at Xihe Road. "Is there really a ghost? This is something the state government can't do anything about."
Li Xi analyzed, "I've heard quite a bit about this. The Princess of Anping doesn't seem to believe in ghosts or gods. Regardless, let's report this to the county government. We're not residents of Xihe Road, but we do have temporary residence permits."
So the two of them came to the provincial government for help.
If it was just as Li Xi said, they had temporary residence permits, legitimate identities, and jobs on Xihe Road, it was impossible for the state government to ignore it.
It was at this time that Liang Nian realized that the spread of this urban legend was much more far-reaching than she and Lin Si had imagined.
It even spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and it has evolved into a situation where some people have seen the real thing, saying that it is a black-haired girl with her hair loose, but her face cannot be seen.
Lin Si knocked on the head of the person who originated the urban legend.
"Now the rumor is spreading that your face is invisible because of your loose hair."
Feng Ling covered his head in grievance, "I really didn't do anything. I just improved my Qinggong skills a little. I was trying to help them."
Feng Ling even asked excitedly, "I didn't come here for anything else this time, I just wanted to ask if that guy who kicked off the scumbag husband could write more in a month. How can it be enough with just this little?"
Lin Si replied slowly, "Madam Shuhua came to see me a few days ago and said she wanted to write more next month."
The silly and cute Husky got the answer he wanted and went to find Mo Jinglian happily.
Only Lin Si and Liang Nian were left to discuss the matter.
Lin Si sighed helplessly, "Why not take this opportunity to gradually popularize and ban the belief in ghosts and gods, so that the people won't accidentally indulge in superstition and fall for the scammers."
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