Chapter 0047 Who Will Believe It
On the other side, Xiao Rong looked at Chen, who was finally full and satisfied. She seemed to have regained her habit as a girl from an aristocratic family. She took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth gracefully. Seeing that Xiao Rong was staring at her, Chen was stunned for a moment, then she handed the handkerchief to Xiao Rong with sudden realization.
Xiao Rong: “…………”
Later, when Xiao Yi heard about this, he immediately regretted it: "Although my grandmother has dementia, her memory is sometimes good and sometimes not. Sometimes she can even remember things that happened more than 50 years ago, and sometimes she has forgotten everything she said just a moment ago. If I had known that such a mess would happen, I would have warned my eldest brother!"
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Rong's face carefully, but couldn't help asking, "So, did grandma leak what my eldest brother said to the King of Zhenbei?"
Xiao Rong: “…”
His tone was somewhat annoyed: "Why are you asking about this?"
Xiao Yi shut up silently. He thought to himself, I'm just asking.
Xiao Rong was unhappy, and Xiao Yi became the target. For the first time since they met, Xiao Rong turned cold to Xiao Yi: "Also, don't call him the King of Zhenbei anymore. Even in private with my grandmother and me, you have to call him the Great King. There will be more and more people in the palace in the future. Although you are young and cannot enter the meeting room, you must remember to be careful with your words and actions."
Xiao Yi was stunned and quickly said yes.
Although Xiao Yi also lived in the palace, he was still an independent individual. Even the two brothers of the Yu family were able to be loyal to the two masters at first, let alone the two brothers. So when Xiao Yi called Yunmie the King of Zhenbei, it just sounded a little strange, but not as serious as Xiao Rong's.
Xiao Rong knew that he was taking his anger out on others, so he felt a little regretful right after he lost his temper. Looking at his adopted brother's well-behaved appearance, Xiao Rong couldn't stay any longer. He casually said that he wanted to go out, then left Xiao Yi and left quickly.
However, what he didn't know was that after he left, Xiao Yi stood on tiptoe, and subconsciously waved his hands hanging at his sides twice, as if he was imitating a penguin.
He felt so happy because Xiao Rong was finally not so polite to him. He had seen it several times before. Xiao Rong would secretly roll his eyes at Qu Yunmie, and would act like a donkey because Gao Xunzhi nagged him. But when he was in front of him, Xiao Rong turned into the wise big brother who was always smiling.
It’s not that there’s anything wrong with this. How many people dream of having a big brother like this? But Xiao Yi still couldn’t help but hope that Xiao Rong could be so lively when facing him.
In this way, he could feel that the invisible barrier between them was disappearing. Xiao Rong took them in not only because of responsibility, but also because they were becoming a real family.
After entertaining himself for a long time, he let out all the joy in his heart. When he pushed the door open again, Xiao Yi stood with his back straight and his hands in his sleeves, still the well-behaved and elegant young man.
Gao Xunzhi found ten soldiers from the Zhenbei Army who were skilled in carpentry. These people originally did carpentry work in the army. Their jobs ranged from making siege vehicles to sharpening wooden sticks when setting up camp.
Since they are logistics staff, it is not a big deal if they are borrowed. What is more regrettable is that none of these ten people can read.
After Gao Xunzhi's explanation, Xiao Rong realized that he was shallow.
Among the hundreds of thousands of Zhenbei troops, only a few hundred can read, and these few hundred do not include all the generals. Many generals are still illiterate and cannot even understand military orders. Therefore, they are equipped with a literate deputy general. Such deputy generals basically do not fight on the battlefield. Their daily job is to read official business to the generals. However, not all deputy generals are honest. Some take advantage of this to make profits for themselves. Some of them suppress their colleagues, while some of them try to undermine their superiors and seize power. Xiao Rong: "."
This can also be considered a struggle between civil and military officials in another sense.
It may sound absurd for an illiterate to lead troops to fight, but since most people are illiterate, this is not a problem. After all, they are not the commander-in-chief, and they usually follow orders. When it comes to the battlefield, Qu Yunmie will not be stupid enough to issue military orders in black and white. Only when he stands in front of the general and gives the order in person, will the general quickly follow it.
So we can put this matter aside for now, and when we have time later, we can launch a literacy campaign among senior generals. …
On the way here from Yanmen County, Xiao Rong secretly practiced calligraphy on the ground with a wooden stick. If someone approached, he would immediately slide away and erase the written words. After doing this so many times, Qu Yunmie thought that he had a hobby of drawing circles on the ground. Although it felt a bit strange, he still decided to say nothing as a sign of respect.
Xiao Rong had no idea of his thoughtfulness. He simply didn't want to look at his own scratched handwriting anymore.
Before coming to this era, Xiao Rong never thought that he would be so embarrassed. Obviously, he had good grades in modern times. Even though he rarely went to class in high school and took a year off, his final cultural course score was still the first in their major. He has always been proud of his knowledge. You know, many people know traditional Chinese characters, but they can't write them at all, but he can write them, and every time he writes them, he can surprise all his classmates. ...But he has never practiced calligraphy. He learned traditional Chinese characters because many historical materials are in traditional Chinese versions. Because they are too old, only libraries have them, and no publishing house is willing to print a simplified version to save everyone trouble.
When he was a child, his grandfather forced him to learn calligraphy for two hours, but later he gave up when he found that he was like a monkey and couldn't sit still. If Xiao Rong knew that he would have such an experience in the future, he would have laid a good foundation since childhood.
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