"Xuantou, where are you going to do the event after work?"

Tuoba Xuan tightened his military coat...... Well, it's a military coat, and it's a thick one. www.biquge.info With Yizhou's cotton production and related technology, how can this cotton coat not be whole? Moreover, Lu Ren is ready to stretch his claws to the north, and the cotton military coat must also be trimmed.

"Where to go for activities? And a fart! It's so cold, how can you move? Not to mention, although we grew up in western Liaoning, we have lived in Yizhou for a few years, but we are used to the warm weather in Yizhou all year round, and now I feel a little uncomfortable when I return to western Liaoning. ”

Saying that, Tuoba Xuan leaned into the ear of the changing of the guard, and laughed in a lewd voice: "The most important thing is that on this cold day, the girls are wearing too much, and they are all so bloated and swollen, it's really not interesting!" If this is in Yizhou, even if it is already this season, the girls are exposed to meat, so it is comfortable to watch. ”

A lewd smile appeared on the face of the changing guard, and he nodded to Tuoba Xuan again and again.

Tuoba Xuan also smiled, and then raised his fist and thumped the soldier's body, and said: "Jokes are jokes, when you stand guard, your eyes will brighten up a little for Lao Tzu!" It's not easy for us to have the little life we have now, don't let those bastards ruin our life. ”

"Understood! Xuantou, you can rest assured. By the way, where are you going now? ”

Tuoba Xuan moved his body and responded: "Because of the cold weather, I haven't taken a bath for several days, so I plan to go to the bathhouse for a while first, and then watch it after soaking." If anything happens, I'll be back as soon as the alarm bell rings. ”

After saying this, Tuoba Xuan went straight to a public bathhouse in Chrysanthemum Port. Speaking of public bathhouses, they can be seen everywhere in Yizhou. At the beginning, the scale and number were not large, and Lu Ren remembered to build a public bathhouse, mainly because the health awareness of the displaced people at that time was too poor, and even caused small-scale infectious diseases.

Later, with Lu Ren's efforts, the residents of Yizhou became much more hygienic, and the bathhouse that can make people feel comfortable has become one of the favorite leisure places for Yizhou residents. Especially after the steam boiler technology was relatively mature, the steam boiler in the bathhouse could provide sufficient hot water for the bathhouse on the one hand, and steam kinetic energy for some facilities next to it on the other hand.

Next, when Tuoba Yu and Murong Ziying were settling down in the coastal port north of Chrysanthemum Island, Lu Ren sent several sets of steam boilers and related craftsmen over for some considerations, and several public bathhouses in Chrysanthemum Port were established. But don't underestimate this thing, in addition to providing hot water for the people to bathe, these dongdong can also provide a certain amount of heat energy, which can be very useful in the cold winter of western Liaoning.

For example, the abundant steam provides great convenience for more than 7,000 soldiers to steam rice, steamed vegetables, steamed steamed buns, and so on. Moreover, after the foothold of Chrysanthemum Port is further stabilized, Lu Ren will also have to put out some related facilities, and these steam boilers will be indispensable steam power providers. Anyway, in a word, Lu Ren thinks about things that are relatively far away.

But it was said that Tuoba Xuan was humming a little song and heading towards his destination, and it was already six o'clock in the afternoon. As he was walking, the loudspeaker in the market had already sounded, and Tuoba Yu was singing ...... "Song of the Pig" in the loudspeaker broadcast.

"Pig, you have two holes in your nose, and you still have snot and twisted when you have a cold; Pig, your eyes are so big that you can't look at the edge of the ......."

This lively and cheerful melody made Tuoba Xuan involuntarily sing along. Of course, this kind of song was plagiarized by Lu Ren, and compared with poignant and tactful songs such as "String Song (Fairy Sword) Intercession" and "Wish", songs like "Song of the Pig" that are lively and cheerful but more popular and have a bit of humor and banter are more acceptable to the people.

For example, at this time, when Tuoba Yu sings "You are just like him" at the end, pedestrians like Tuoba Xuan walking in the market will invariably point to someone opposite, and the other party will also point back at the same time with this lyric, and then look at each other and laugh, and each other will be much happier.

I arrived at the bathhouse in three crutches, paid for a ticket and then entered it, the steaming mist carried a thick warmth, and compared with the cold and freezing outside, it was simply two days of ice and fire. Ma Li stripped himself naked and jumped into the hot pool, and the hard work of the patrol police all seemed to fly away at this moment.

The bathhouse is already noisy, and many people in Chrysanthemum Harbor who have worked all day will come here at this time to make their bodies comfortable and relax.

It must be explained here that if the town of Chrysanthemum Port is strictly a military port, there is no industry such as farmland around it, and this kind of seaside place is not suitable for any agricultural planting.

Since it is a military port, the proportion of garrisons is naturally very large. Of the total population of more than 20,000, there are more than 7,000 garrisons, and less than 14,000 ordinary residents. And their food sources are mainly two, one is the grain transportation in Yizhou, and the other is the fishery. The former is the main head, and the latter is an additive.

In fact, the entire Chrysanthemum Harbor also includes Chrysanthemum Island, which is about ten kilometers away from the coast, and the main grain and military reserves of Chrysanthemum Harbor are placed on Chrysanthemum Island. Why? This is actually a precautionary arrangement, after all, Chrysanthemum Port is a coastal port town that is too vulnerable to attacks by nomadic tribes like Karasuma. In case it is attacked by a certain tribe, the most critical food and grass military supplies are not in the port town, which can reduce too much unnecessary trouble.

Moreover, Chrysanthemum Island itself had some related infrastructure built when it was first attacked, and it was a qualified island fortress if it was added and rebuilt. Even if the people who broke through the town of Chrysanthemum Harbor grabbed the ship, it was basically useless to further attack Chrysanthemum Island...... Let those nomadic tribes sail the boats? Save it! The trebuchets and artillery on Chrysanthemum Island are not vegetarian, and they are equipped with a certain number of warships. At present, as long as the nomadic tribes in western Liaoning dare to go to sea on boats, they can let them go to the sea and ride seahorses.

Having said that, although Chrysanthemum Port is currently a military port town with the meaning of a bridgehead, and there is no agricultural industry in the surrounding area, the 13,000 or 4,000 ordinary residents in the town still have a lot of work to do. First of all, the city defense facilities and various buildings of the port town need manpower, and then the mutual market transactions with friendly tribes need to be managed, and then there are all kinds of work to be done.

So in general, Chrysanthemum Port still has the characteristics of a certain commercial port, so the daily work of the residents in the town is still very fulfilling. Because of this, after work, many people come to places like public baths to relax.

But it was said that Tuoba Xuan was lying comfortably in the hot water for a while, and suddenly someone came over and greeted: "Xuantou, I haven't been here for a few days." ”

Tuoba Xuan opened his eyes and saw that it was a young man in his twenties. This person Tuoba Xuan knew, a person who was rescued from a certain tribe by way of trading half a year ago. Why is it said that it was rescued by trading? In fact, it was very simple, Lu Ren had considered that Murong Ziying would definitely be very restricted in rescuing those exiles who were taken captive by the nomadic tribe by leading troops out to sweep up the way Murong Ziying alone, so he came up with a set of trading methods that could exchange your slaves for items from me.

Anyway, in the eyes of those nomadic tribes, the exiled slaves they captured were no different from cattle, sheep and horses, and they could be exchanged for what they wanted. In this way, Lu Ren can also avoid many unnecessary battles and reduce the consumption of soldiers. It's nothing more than spending two more dollars and a few more utensils, and a few money or utensils are nothing to Lu Ren? Get people back and increase your own population, it's a lot of people here.

In fact, although the current ordinary residents of Chrysanthemum Town are only thirteen or four thousand, this does not count the number sent to Yizhou by Zhao Yu and them. In the eighteenth year of Jian'an alone, there were as many as 20,000 displaced people sent to Yizhou from Chrysanthemum Port, and many of them were "bought" by Lu Ren by spending money. Of course, there will be some young people like the current young man who do not want to move to Yizhou and choose to stay in Chrysanthemum Port to work.

"It's you! How have the days been lately? ”

"Blessing of Toluyizhou, my life is quite good now, much stronger than the days when I was a slave in that tribe before. Or should I say that the days he lived before were really not the days of people, they were simply not as good as pigs and dogs. Those Karasuma tribes don't treat us as human beings at all, and in their eyes, we are animals. ”

Tuoba preached: "You should thank Lu Yizhou well." Hmmm......"

Saying that, Tuoba Xuan swept the young man's Zhou up and down. When he was "bought" back half a year ago, the young man had wounds in many places on his body, basically some whiplashes, rope ties, and other injuries. Needless to say, the nomadic tribes must have been wounded, some of them deeply, by the whipping and bondage of the young people when they forced them to work. But now, more than half a year has passed, and the young man's injuries have long since healed, but he still has a lot of scars.

He stretched out his finger and poked a scar on the young man's body, and asked, "Have all these injuries on your kid's body healed?" ”

"Look at what you said! I'm young and strong, and I've been healed when I first came here, and I've eaten and drunk well, will that little skin injury be healed? Xuantou, have you eaten? If you haven't eaten, I'd like to treat you to two drinks. ”

Tuoba Xuan smiled: "You've only been working in the town for three months since you healed your injuries, right?" What money do you have? I'll treat you to a drink or two. ”

The young man hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't, don't! Although I haven't been working for a long time, I still have the money to invite you to drink two glasses, and I happened to be paid the day before yesterday, so I have plenty of money these days. You're welcome, if you hadn't taken care of me at that time, I don't know what it would be like at this time. ”

At that time, the person in charge of "buying" people happened to be Tuoba Xuan, and when he saw that the nomadic tribesmen were a little too whipped, he intervened, and then "bought" the young man and several other people, and after buying them back, he would follow the usual practice to treat the injuries and arrange the arrangements, and the young man naturally remembered Tuoba Xuan's favor. Now Tuoba Xuan saw that he couldn't get rid of it, so he nodded and agreed, and then the two of them put on a yukata and came to the restaurant in the bathhouse.

Is there a restaurant in the bathhouse? Don't be surprised, it's not unusual. In particular, if you have seen some old bathhouses, you will understand that this is actually a common thing. When you feel comfortable soaking in hot water, you get up to eat and drink, and when you are almost done, you can go back and soak again, and the refreshing feeling is difficult to describe in words.

And now the bathhouse in Chrysanthemum Harbor has taken into account the problem of heating under Lu Ren's prompting, although the bathers just put on a yukata and come to eat, but the restaurant has the heating from the steam boiler, so that people will not be affected by the cold and freezing outside.

On the table of wine and food, the young man first toasted Tuoba Xuan a few glasses, and then asked, "Xuantou, is it okay to tell me about the affairs over there in Yizhou?" ”

Tuoba Xuan is another joy: "You kid! At that time, I asked you if you would like to go to Yizhou, and you kid didn't want to go, but now if you have something to do, ask me what are you doing in Yizhou? I want to know, can't I just go by myself? It's not a hassle to sign up and move to Yizhou. ”

The young man said, "I just want to know, if I go...... To be honest, I don't really want to go yet. ”

Tuoba Xuan didn't understand the young man's thoughts, and after taking a sip of wine, he muttered, "Yizhou...... It's a really good place, at least it's much better than here. If you really want to compare with Keelung and Mangjia in Yizhou, we are not even a fart here. ”

That's not too much. How long has it been since Chrysanthemum Harbor? Where can it be compared with the important town of Yizhou, which Lu Ren has worked hard to run for more than ten years? To put it mildly, if Keelung and Mangjia are metropolises, then the current Chrysanthemum Port is at best a junction between urban and rural areas, and it is still a relatively backward kind.

At this moment, as Tuoba Xuan began to speak, many people came over and listened with relish. You must know that Tuoba Yu and Murong Ziying brought back only seven or eight hundred people from Yizhou at that time, and although some more people were transferred later, so far among the people who have lived in Chrysanthemum Harbor, there are no more than one and five people who have lived in Yizhou. Compared with the soil buns in Chrysanthemum Port, these four or five hundred people who have lived in Yizhou are all people who have seen the world, so listening to these people talk about Yizhou in their leisure time is also one of the leisure activities.

Looking at Tuoba Xuan, he also came with some interest after a few drinks, and he talked about his eyebrows flying and dancing with saliva, and the stars flying around. And between the three lectures and the two lectures, it naturally talked about the body of Lu Lan, the popular goddess of Yizhou. After adding oil and vinegar to the words, Tuoba Xuan added yearningly: "It's the wax moon now." Calculate the time, Miss Lan is about to hold this year's New Year concert. It's a pity that I'm not in Yizhou now, otherwise I'll have to go and see it even if I squeeze my head. ”

After speaking, Tuoba Xuan smiled self-deprecatingly: "I'm just saying, you don't know how popular the tickets for Miss Lan's New Year concert are at this time of year." In the first two days of ticket sales, if you don't hurry up and queue up, you don't want to buy tickets. ”

Someone disdainfully said: "Go to the queue in the first two days? Do you want to be so exaggerated? ”

Tuoba Xuan shook his head desperately: "This is really not my big talk!" Some things you know, I was promoted after I came here to become the commander of the security company, I was nothing when I first went to Yizhou, and then I went to the academy to study for three years, and then I was just a trainee platoon commander. However, at that time, I went on a few missions, and one time was to go to the place where the tickets were sold to maintain order. Did you know that the queue was two streets! Also, the path of Mangjia is much longer and wider than ours here. I did the math at the time, my dear! There must be more than 2,000 people queuing up! ”

Everyone laughed, and whether they believe or not believe this kind of thing depends on their own thoughts. At this time, the young man thought about it and asked, "Xuantou, then you say that this Lan girl is better than our jade girl?" ”

Tuoba Xuan was stunned for a while. He looked around at the circle of expectant listeners around him, and after thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "Don't be upset when I say this...... If Miss Jade wants to compare with Miss Lan, to be honest, it's really a big difference. ”

As soon as these words were spoken, some people immediately expressed their dissatisfaction. Here is still the same sentence, don't underestimate the influence of idols. Not to mention that this is in that era when people have not seen much of the world and lack spiritual sustenance, even in modern society, hasn't it happened that there are two idol characters on the stage performing there, but the fan groups of the two idols off the stage are fighting, and even causing deaths?

Tuoba Xuan has been in Yizhou for many years, so he naturally knows what the consequences of triggering an idol's fan group will bring, and in the land of Chrysanthemum Port, Tuoba Yu is the idol in the hearts of the residents, if he doesn't say it well, he will definitely die properly, so Tuoba Xuan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Listen to me, I'm really not talking nonsense." You all know what my last name is! I am from the same tribe as the Jade Girl, and I am a few years older than the Jade Girl, so I still know what the Jade Girl was like when she was a child.

"In fact, before going to Yizhou, there was really nothing special about Miss Yu, but after studying for a few years after arriving in Yizhou, the whole person became very tasteful. But before that, how many years did Miss Lan follow Lu Yizhou? The skills I learned from Lu Yizhou are not a little bit, so in terms of skills alone, Miss Lan is much stronger than Miss Yu......" (To be continued.) )