Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Do You Believe Me?
Xu Chuo sprained his foot and stayed at home for half a month. He not only received a bonus, but also another disability allowance.
But for Xu Chuo, this money cannot be considered a subsidy.
After all, there were so many people, but he was the only one who was injured. He sprained his ankle when he stepped on a pit and when all the refugees were repelled. The other people in the group laughed at that time.
This is such a shame!
Xu Chuo had now completely integrated into Li County and no longer had any of the habits of a grassland person, so he felt ashamed.
Unfortunately, the common people were extremely concerned about this matter, and they spread the story of his injury from one person to another. Finally, it became that he had fought bravely with the leader of the refugees and was injured all over his body. Now he was lying in bed, unable to do anything, and was extremely miserable.
Xu Chuo now understood how rumors were born.
Except for Shitu's family who came to see him and listened to his explanation and realized that what was spreading outside was just a rumor, the other neighbors did not believe it.
"Mr. Xu, are your wounds any better? I heard you were stabbed in the abdomen. From now on...ah."
Xu Chuo looked puzzled, "What?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Take care of your injuries. As a man, you must be strong."
"What is it?"
"Xu Chuo, can you tell me how you subdued the refugee leader?"
Xu Chuo tried to explain, "No, I just accidentally stepped into a pothole and sprained my ankle while retreating."
"You kid, you're talking nonsense again. If you didn't, then there are those rumors out there that say you fought a desperate battle, and you even received some kind of disability allowance!"
Xu Chuo was at a loss for words. "I twisted my ankle, so of course I get disability benefits. Look at me, I look like I was injured in a desperate fight."
"It seems that the miracle doctor sent by the county lady to treat you is indeed amazing. It's only been a few days, and you can't see any signs of it."
Xu Chuo:?
Is anyone listening to me?
From then on, Xu Chuo simply stopped allowing anyone to visit him.
But new rumors soon emerged outside, saying that Xu Chuo had become autistic because his injuries were too serious and he refused to let anyone visit him!
Xu Chuo:.......whatever.
The members of the team had come to see him before, and Yin Sheng, as the team leader, even brought a few eggs.
So Xu Chuo didn't expect that someone would come to see him a second time.
The person who came to see him was Gan Lang, who was also a member of the tribe. The only difference from last time was that Gan Lang also brought his younger brother Gan An this time.
Gan Lang's younger brother is seven years old this year. He hides behind Gan Lang, blinking his big eyes non-stop.
Xu Chuo was lying on the bed, puzzled, "Why are you here again? You know me well. I just sprained my ankle. You wouldn't come to see me twice, right?"
Gan Lang handed the fruits he had bought to Xu Bei, then turned around and said with a guilty look on his face, "I'm really sorry. I only found out yesterday that the pit you stepped into that day was actually dug by my younger brother..."
Gan An slowly moved out from behind Gan Lang, with a sincere look on his face: "Brother Xu Chuo, I dug that hole to catch mountain rabbits. I didn't expect you to step on it. Is your foot okay? I'm really sorry."
Xu Chuo didn't know how to answer for a moment. There was actually nothing serious wrong with his foot. Compared to his foot, his spirit was more tortured during this period!
He didn't even dare to think about what kind of person he was in the eyes of the people.
Gan Lang helped explain, "When the county lord first came to Li County, she always sent her servants out to buy wild rabbits. My brother and I caught all the rabbits in the fields near the suburbs, so we dug traps outside the city walls."
Xu Bei washed the fruits and vegetables that Gan Lang brought and invited Gan An and Xu Yan to eat together.
While Xu Chuo was chatting with Gan Lang, he kept his eyes on Gan An who was eating fruits with Xu Yan outside the main hall.
This kid is so attentive that he even peels fruit for Xu Yan?
Why did Xu Yan treat him as if he was training the watchdog they used to raise on the grassland?
Seeing this, Gan Lang smiled and said, "After the New Year school registration, my brother and your sister will be about the same age, and we can go to school together."
Xu Chuo calmly withdrew his gaze and said, "We'll talk about it later."
After visiting the patient, Gan Lang took Gan An away.
Xu Chuo called Xu Yan to his side.
"Stay away from that guy from now on."
Xu Yan looked bewildered. "Ah? Brother, are you talking about Young Master Gan? Why? He was just peeling an orange for me."
"I told you to stay away, so stay away."
"All right."
Xu Yan also had to go to school, while Xu Chuo would continue training after his foot recovered.
After all, both the county lady and the county magistrate said that they were afraid that the world would be in turmoil in the future, and Li County would have to be able to protect itself.
The members of the troops farm during the busy farming season and train the rest of the time. Not only do they receive wages every month, but they will also enjoy many preferential policies in the future. It is also clearly stated that if they are injured while defending Li County, they will receive disability allowance based on the severity of their injuries. If they unfortunately die in battle, their families will receive a large sum of compensation, and they will have priority in enjoying all policies of Li County.
Because Xu Yan was Xu Chuo's sister, she didn't have to pay tuition fees to go to school.
After Xu Chuo recovered from his leg injury and returned to the team, he did not expect that his troops would actually have cultural training.
In response, Yin Sheng patted him on the shoulder and said, "We are waiting for you to return to the team so that we can teach together."
Xu Chuo felt a headache, "I am a Hu person, and learning to read and write may be difficult for me."
"It's not a big deal. Just learn the words and the tadpole symbols. No, simplify the numbers, and then learn some kind of discipline."
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During the Chinese New Year, Lin Si would invite Liang Nian and Zuo You to get together. Now that he had more and more people under him, the number of people eating together increased from three to five.
Mo Jinglian didn't come home for the New Year.
Zhu Shixi and Feng Ling were among the people eating. Zhu Shixi did not usually come, but Chinese New Year was a special day.
Lin Si has a special liking for hot pot, so he asked Zhao An to make him an iron pot for hot pot, which came in handy during the Chinese New Year.
Wang Ying has experience in preparing hot pot, so she is now very adept at it, and the ingredients are much richer than the first time.
Liang Nian, Zuo You and Feng Ling had all eaten hot pot before, but Zhu Shixi was having it for the first time.
But her eyes were fixed on the duck intestines on the table.
Lin Si didn't ask for anything when eating, he just wanted to enjoy the food, so everyone was not restrained.
Then Lin Si saw Zhu Shixi boiling various intestines and internal organs into the pot.
He didn't even pick up a single piece of mutton with his chopsticks.
So Lin Si said to Zhu Shixi with concern: "Don't just eat the offal, eat something else too."
Zhu Shixi ate the intestines with gusto, "Thank you for your concern, my lady. I like to eat these."
Lin Si: Okay, this kid has completely turned into a bloodthirsty and visceral monster, there’s no way he can be turned back.
Zuo You still performs steadily. He can’t eat spicy food but he loves it.
The five of them ate and drank, and the topic unconsciously turned to work.
Zuo You couldn't help but sigh, "After the New Year, I'll be busy again."
Lin Si ate without even looking up, "Didn't I call Tingyu for you?"
"Fortunately, there is Tingyu, otherwise I would be too busy to teach Wugengtian and the elementary school at the same time." Zuo You shouted like an ox or a horse.
After Zuo You's teaching materials were compiled, they were shown to Lin Si. Lin Si nodded and asked her to teach according to the teaching materials, starting with literacy. Children in the elementary school do not need to learn as much as Wu Gengtian.
Being able to recognize a few words is considered very remarkable in Dachen, to the point where you can hold your head high while walking.
Although Liang Nian has not been very emotional, they are mother and daughter after all, and Zuo You can feel that Liang Nian is in a bad mood.
Zuo You asked, "But did you get upset during the court meeting in Lingzhou a few days ago?"
Feng Ling immediately pretended to be fierce, "Who is it? Who is it that made County Magistrate Liang angry? Let me teach him a lesson."
Zhu Shixi also said: "I have many ways to torture people. You can ask Madam Feng to do it for you. If that doesn't work, I also know a little about making poisons and laxatives."
Lin Si had no choice but to hold down the cat and dog. "Although I am the county lord, I am not so arrogant as to poison an official appointed by the imperial court. Could you please stop being so arrogant?"
Liang Nian was amused and pretended to be relaxed, "Whoever dares to make me angry, I will put out this big Buddha of the county lady. No one can do anything to me. You are wrong. Eat quickly. I just think today's hot pot is a bit spicy."
The five of them began to eat voraciously again. Lin Si ate until his stomach was full before he went back.
Comfortable.
Lin Si glanced at Liang Nian out of the corner of his eye, and the two looked at each other, reaching a silent understanding.
After dinner, Liang Nian stayed behind, using the excuse of discussing academy matters. She had gone to Lingzhou a few days earlier to attend a court meeting, but upon her return, she hadn't told anyone about the discussion, not even Zuo You.
There is only one reason why I didn’t tell you, I was afraid that Zuo You would worry.
The content of the court discussion sounded very bad. There were frequent frictions on the border between Dachen and Nanzhao, and the emperor was wondering whether to fight or send envoys to negotiate peace.
Nanzhao was originally part of the Central Plains. In the previous dynasty, Datan named this border area Nanzhao and named the local leader the King of Nanzhao. However, the brutal rule of Datan's border generals and prefects triggered a rebellion in Nanzhao. Not only did Nanzhao become independent, it even helped Dachen destroy Datan in the last years of the Datan Dynasty.
Nanzhao has now developed its own culture and beliefs, and it is almost impossible to recapture it. Moreover, Nanzhao is not completely obedient to Dachen. This border friction may also be related to the southward migration of the Hu people on the grassland.
Lin Si knew Nanzhao, and he knew that the Princess of Nanzhao was a playful and sharp-tongued person. She was one of Zhuo Zhengchu's concubines, and later persuaded her father to submit to Zhuo Chengchu.
At this point, Zhuo Zhengchu completed the great unification.
For the first time, Liang Nian expressed her concerns to Lin Si. Dachen was already in decline, the treasury was in deficit, but the officials were rich. The grassland and Nanzhao were eyeing them covetously. This was a fact she had to admit.
Lin Si seemed to have known this for a long time and just looked at her innocently, "County Magistrate Liang only discovered it now."
Liang Nian: ...
Lin Si added, "But would County Magistrate Liang feel a sense of peace of mind when he looks at Li County today?"
Liang Nian: "Of course, if it weren't for the county lady, Li County wouldn't be where it is today. Even if I spent all my wealth, I couldn't save Li County."
Lin Si was already thirteen years old, and her once plump cheeks had shrunk somewhat. "Just follow my lead, Magistrate Liang, and you'll be able to protect those you wish to protect."
Liang Nian's cheeks were burning, not for any other reason, but probably because of excitement. If it succeeded, that would be the best. If it failed, all nine generations of his family would be buried with him.
"I, Liang Nian, will follow the county lady, no matter what happens."
Lin Si smiled faintly, "County Magistrate Liang, one day I will let you wear the clothes you want openly and stand in a position admired by everyone. Do you believe me?"
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