Chapter 7: The Gap Between Ideals and Reality
Ergou soon came back with a roast chicken that still exuded a hot golden oil fragrance, but this roast chicken didn't seem to be an adult, not much bigger than his chicken cubs, and it was six or seven taels to death, and it was really not enough to pinch his head for a plate.
Ergou gritted his teeth a little, and whispered in Xu Changqing's ear: "Young master, the dog's day is dark, and this chicken cub will cost one or two dollars......
Zhao Zengjin, Wang Anshan, Mao Qun, Mao Tiehammer, these young people don't pay attention to the matter of silver, but they are all attracted by this oily roast chicken, and they all swallow a little saliva.
After all, because of the sloppy trouble in the morning, everyone hasn't eaten yet.
Needless to say, the old man's eyes were about to burst out, if it weren't for Xu Changqing's gang of fierce and good stubble, I'm afraid he would have rushed up long ago.
Only Uncle Hong and Uncle Light can still maintain their composure, but at this time, they are also a lot less sharp than usual.
Xu Changqing glanced around, and his fingers couldn't help but flick.
After a moment, he suddenly smiled, motioned to Uncle Guang and Ergou to come over, and whispered a few words to them.
Uncle Guang and Ergou were stunned for a moment, and Uncle Guang hurriedly said, "Young master, this, won't this be too wasteful?" We don't have a lot of money......"
"Don't talk nonsense, Young Master Ben asked you to go, you should go quickly! Remember, make more good meat and vegetables, buy some white flour steamed buns, and don't feel sorry for the silver. ”
"Yes....."
Uncle Guang and Ergou had no choice but to leave quickly.
The old man also touched some of Xu Changqing's foundation at this time, this young man, don't look at his age, but he is really a master who is not bad for money, and he is busy looking at Xu Changqing more and more flatteringly.
Seeing that he had already frightened the old man, Xu Changqing smiled faintly: "Old man, the meat is here, whether you can eat it or not depends on your ability!" ”
The old man instantly seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and hurriedly patted his chest and promised: "My lord, this Ningyuan City, what do you want to know, just ask, even if it is the concubine of which master comes to the moon, I will keep it for you to inquire about it." ”
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Xu Changqing chatted with this old man for most of the hour, and not far away, a large table of more than twenty taels of silver was a little cold.
But Xu Changqing, the master, didn't move, Zhao Zengjin, Ergou and their house slaves definitely didn't dare to move, they all looked at this old man with some resentment, eager to chop him up and feed him to the dog, how could he talk about it.
Xu Changqing had already gotten a lot of key news from the old man at this time, all of which were very solid and not easy to fake, and he said with a smile: "Old man, you~, do you want to eat this roast chicken, or is it a big banquet for Lord Ben?" ”
The old man was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Adult, little old man.... I want to have a big banquet. ”
"Haha!"
Xu Changqing laughed: "If you want to have a big banquet, then you have to help Lord Ben and me do good things!" ”
Saying that, Xu Changqing directly threw the small roast chicken to the old man, and walked to the big banquet.
"Forehead ......"
The old man was speechless for a moment.
At this time, he also understood that this young master was not only rich, but also had no ordinary mind and means.
At this time, even if you can't eat a big banquet, but it's better than nothing, and you are busy holding this little roast chicken tightly, like a demon reincarnated, for fear that Xu Changqing will change his mind again, three or two bites are to stuff this roast chicken into his mouth, and his mouth is full of oil.
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More than a dozen dishes, five or six meat dishes, and more than 100 snow-white white flour steamed buns, a lunch meal is extremely comfortable.
During this period, the old man wanted to come over several times and drink soup with Xu Changqing, but when he saw Xu Changqing's eyes, he could only give up.
I could only go out reluctantly, and began to rack my brains, thinking about what news to use to please this young master.
After eating and drinking, everyone sat comfortably and rested, but Uncle Guang and Uncle Hong picked a vacancy and came to Xu Changqing's side carefully.
Uncle Guang said in a low voice with a bitter face: "Young master, let's even if we still have some silver, but we can't withstand such a tossing method." Especially on the side of the superintendent camp, it seems that we all have prejudices, and I'm afraid that the rations alone will be a little difficult to get in the future. ”
Uncle Hong was also busy saying: "Young master, no, let's find an opportunity, please ask those people from the Biao Camp to at least solve our food first." ”
Xu Changqing had already planned for this, and couldn't help but smile: "This matter, don't worry." Uncle Hong, Uncle Guang, you take a rest first, drink some water, wait a minute, let's go visit this Ningyuan City, Young Master Ben, I have my own plans! ”
"Forehead ......"
Uncle Hong and Uncle Guang were speechless for a moment.
But Xu Changqing is the young master and the master after all, even if they are unhappy, how dare they mess around, they can only rack their brains, thinking about how to help Xu Changqing remedy.
Looking at Uncle Hong and Uncle Guang's annoyed looks, Xu Changqing was groaning like water.
Ease relations with the Shaanxi people in the Governor's Battalion?
How the hell is this possible?!
Not to mention that he brushed Liu Lang's face before, just because he rose so abruptly and let Hong Chengchou treat him so kindly, the two conveniences are already parallel lines that cannot intersect at all.
After all, the cake is so big, he Xu Changqing has already eaten it in one bite, and those Shaanxi people eat a donkey ball again?
Instead of wasting time doing these thankless and cold-faced dirty things, how about mastering yourself and doing something more useful, solid and critical?
As Taizu famously said: "Without the king butcher, we have to eat pigs with hair?" ”
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Ningyuan City is very large, and it is the heart of Liaodi, and at this time it is the focus of attention of the entire Ming Dynasty, and the foreign population is also a lot more, which makes the city have a kind of deformed liveliness and prosperity.
Although the camp that Liu Lang's grandson gave to Xu Changqing and others was dilapidated, Xu Changqing was the person who supervised the standard camp led by Hong Chengchou at this time, and Liu Lang did not dare to make too many times, Xu Changqing's camp was not far from Ningyuan's official hall, and two streets after going out was the most prosperous pavement street in Ningyuan.
After resting for a while, almost mid-hour, that is, around two o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Changqing asked Uncle Hong to take people to clean up the camp, and then took Uncle Guang, Zhao Zengjin, and Ergou to the most prosperous street in Ningyuan City in an orderly manner.
At this time, it was the most poisonous point of the sun, and there were not many people on the street, only a few figures occasionally hurried by, most of them were officers on errands.
Seeing Xu Changqing stopping at the door of one shop after another, it seemed that he was going to spend a lot of money again, Uncle Guang was really scared away, but just when he wanted to speak, Xu Changqing actually left again and went to the next shop.
For a while, the taste in Uncle Guang's heart, not to mention, was like a roller coaster.
However, Zhao Zengjin, Ergou and other young people obviously didn't think about it so much, and everyone was very excited when they came to this kind of bustling street.
Especially the occasional young female dependents passing by, it made several people feel like they were beaten with chicken blood, and they were indescribably excited.
Fortunately, they have not forgotten their responsibilities and have been firmly guarding Xu Changqing.
After shopping for nearly half an hour, Xu Changqing stopped in front of a grain and rice store, and this time he was not in a hurry to leave.
Uncle Guang instantly understood what Xu Changqing meant, and the whole person couldn't help but be clever, and hurriedly said: "Young master, you, do you want to buy grain and rice by yourself?" ”
"What, no?"
Xu Changqing looked at Uncle Guang with a smile.
"This ......"
Uncle Guang almost wanted to vomit blood for a while, and he didn't know how to speak.
I've seen a loser, but I've never seen such a loser. People are soldiers for food, but their own young master is ......
Uncle Guang just wanted to say something, Xu Changqing smiled, and he had already entered the store and asked about the price of grain and rice.
Uncle Guang's pants were scared to pee, how could he care about anything else, he was busy following up quickly, for fear that Xu Changqing would be impulsive and be hacked.
But who is Xu Changqing, and how could he act rashly?
Soon, Xu Changqing had a thorough understanding of the market of several big grain and rice stores around him, and coupled with the news he got from the old man Li Changyou, he squeezed out the moisture in it, and Xu Changqing was already very clear.
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Back at the camp, it was already dark, Xu Changqing didn't buy much, just bought a few hundred catties of grain and rice and some raw meat and vegetables, and when he came back, he asked Uncle Hong to take someone to clean up.
Uncle Hong was Xu Changqing's father Xu Huchen's personal guard in his early years, and his cooking skills were very good, the key was to know how to handle the food in the march.
Uncle Guang didn't dare to talk to Xu Changqing, so he could only complain to Uncle Hong.
As soon as the two brothers looked at each other, they sighed.
If this continues, how will they explain to their wife in the future......
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The night was getting darker.
The room resounded with snoring one after another, covering out most of the crisp chirping of small insects outside, which made people unstoppable.
Xu Changqing was originally a person who liked to be quiet, and it was difficult for him to fall asleep in this environment before.
But at this time, Xu Changqing's heart was as calm as water.
Because, these familiar snoring sounds are all his Xu Changqing's brothers, and they are the capital for him to settle down in this world!
Compared to it, some inconspicuous details, but also a bird feather?
However, although he remained calm, Xu Changqing's chest and abdomen still had some indescribable tumbling.
Xu Changqing knows the outcome of the Songjin War very well, and he also knows a lot of the process, but after all, he is not a professional expert in this area, and he is not very detailed about many of the details.
Xu Changqing only vaguely remembered that after the Songjin War began, the rhythm was quite fast, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty almost did not make any great effort, but directly defeated the Ming army, and immediately, surrounded the main force of the Ming army, trapped in Songshan City, and finally surrendered.
In other words, although I have temporarily jumped out of the shackles at this time, I can be regarded as taking the first step, but ~, there will never be too much time left for myself!
If you can't make meritorious achievements in a short period of time and gain some right to speak, and then enter the battlefield and the Qing army forms a joint encirclement, even if you make meritorious contributions, the effect is not great.
At that point, the big picture is hard to change!
You must get merit in the shortest possible time, and it is best to have some merit to convince Hong Chengchou, so as to form a reminder to Hong Chengchou and achieve the purpose of saving the country!
However, at this time, although his small team is well manned and well-equipped, there are no horses, and it is considered a bird feather that does not collect at night, where does it have any mobility?
But at this time, in this state, not to mention when he will be able to see Hong Chengchou again, he wants precious war horse resources from Hong Chengchou before he has made an inch, which makes no sense in all aspects.
And if you want to go through the relationship between the people below and get war horses from this group of superintendent battalions dominated by the Qin army, then they are even more foolish dreams.
In this way, if you want to obtain merit, it is not more difficult than ascending to the sky, but it is almost the same.
"Whew."
Xu Changqing couldn't help but let out a long breath of turbidity.
Even if he could be reborn a little earlier, or if he could have more silver in his hand, he could feed the bastards of the Qin army first.
Unfortunately, how can there be so many perfect things in this world?
Constantly adjusting the rhythm of his breathing, Xu Changqing gradually forced himself to calm down.
Things are really difficult, and the chances are extremely slim.
However, only by doing, practicing, and breaking through can there be opportunities, otherwise, can opportunities fall from the sky?
At this time, even if it is not easy to do, but my stall is paved, and I have a certain specific strategy, and I have determined a clear goal!
Thinking about it, Xu Changqing simply stopped lying down, sat up directly, found a small broom branch, and wrote and drew on the ground.
According to the definition of the 'Gidling Law', which was highly respected by Xu Changqing in later generations: "Write down the problem clearly, and the matter is half solved!" ”