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Among the military mothers-in-law in Weizhenbao, many of them are child daughters-in-law, and they are all fatherless and motherless. Twenty or thirty years have passed, and those child daughters-in-law are all forty or fifty-year-old mothers-in-law. It is not surprising that Xu Fuqing has such an idea. He is a typical military household in Ningxia Town, kind-hearted and harmless to people and animals, but when he has the opportunity, he always wants to take advantage of it. More than eighty percent of the military households in Weizhen Fort are like this.

Xu Xingxia couldn't accept the matter of raising a child daughter-in-law, but it was his father who made the suggestion, and he couldn't object directly, so he said euphemistically: "Dad, I told you, in the future, if Dongzi goes to school and becomes a big official." Maybe in the future, Dongzi will have a chance, and the daughters of big families will want to marry her. ”

Xu Fuqing thinks about it, with Xu Xingxia's ability, the future of the Xu family will definitely get better and better. His marriage naturally doesn't need to be worried. Dongzi is stained with the light of the eldest brother, of course, there is no need to worry. So, the idea of raising a child daughter-in-law was put down. Without selfishness, he suddenly felt much happier. The mood of pure doing good deeds is much better than hugging someone back to be a child daughter-in-law. After all, it's always a little ashamed to have selfishness.

After sending his father back to his room, Xu Xingxia returned to his room and sighed silently. For those unfortunate herders, that's all he can do at the moment. The only way for them to avoid this misery was to wipe out the Tatar cavalry completely. There is no other way.

That night, Xu Xingxia didn't fall asleep. Probably because of the influence of alcohol, a lot of thoughts flashed through his mind. Sometimes, he seemed a little sad, apparently unconsciously, thinking of a lot of sad and tragic scenes. Sometimes, it seems very excited, obviously thinking of some kind of exciting picture.

Before I knew it, it was already dawn, and the crowing of roosters was constantly heard in all corners of Weizhen Fort, and the sound of horses' hooves was already heard on the streets. The reason why the herdsmen went out to graze so early was, of course, to avoid the arrival of the Tartar cavalry. In case you run into a tartar, it's troublesome.

Xu Xingxia got up, packed up, and prepared to go back to Niujiaodun. The first thing to take is naturally the Iron Back Bow and the Black Feather Arrow. There was no change in his military uniform, there was no way to change it, only to change the underwear inside. Xu Xingxia also brought the two pairs of cloth shoes that Wang helped him make overnight. A mother's love cannot be left untouched.

The whole family got up and was busy seeing him off. Dongzi and Niuniu were still a little sleepy-eyed, constantly rubbing their eyes. Xu Xingxia was drunk last night and tossed for a while, but neither of them had slept enough. There are more sensations for children. Xu Xingxia drove the two of them back to sleep. The two were reluctant to see off their brother, but as a result, Xu Xingxia straightened his face, and the two reluctantly went back to the room.

Wang prepared a bag of white-flour steamed buns, handed them to Xu Xingxia, and said with care: "Xia'er, you can take these steamed buns to Niujiaodun and divide them evenly for everyone."

Xu Xingxia nodded and took it unceremoniously.

Before, he took white-flour steamed buns to Niujiaodun, it was to please others and make compromises, Xu Xingxia definitely didn't do it. But now taking white-flour steamed buns is the concern of the superior leaders for the subordinates, the surname is completely different, and the mood is naturally completely different.

After everything was ready, Xu Xingxia opened the wooden door of his house and went out. As a result, as soon as the wooden door was opened, I saw that there were already many people on the street outside. Gao Meng, Zhang Quanfu, Liu Chuang and others were already waiting for him outside. Huang Fei saw Xu Xingxia come out, and flattered him to lead a war horse over.

A strong boss does not need any additional means at all to submit to his subordinates. The current Xu Xingxia is this powerful boss. The exploits of shooting twenty-three Tartars in a row are enough for everyone in the horns to produce admiration from the bottom of their hearts. Xu Xingxia took office on his first day today, and of course they will arrive early.

The current Niujiao Dun soldiers are all cavalry. In the past two battles, Xu Xingxia and his team captured a total of more than fifty Tatar horses. The value of the war horse in the guard is not large, and it does not belong to the category of war trophies, so all the above are left to Xu Xingxia for his own use. The stables of Niujiaodun could not hold so many war horses, and the surplus was stored in the stables of Weizhen Fort.

Surprisingly, Liu Dachun and Liu Xiaochun were actually there. When they saw Xu Xingxia, they subconsciously wanted to lean over, as if they had something to say to Xu Xingxia. However, after only two steps, he stopped, hesitating. The two of you, you look at me, I look at you, they both want the other party to go up and talk to Xu Xingxia first, and hide behind.

Xu Xingxia knew that something was wrong between the two, so he casually asked, "What's the matter with you two?" ”

Liu Xiaochun looked a little nervous, stepped forward cautiously, and muttered, "Cousin, we ...... We also want to go to the Horn Pier to serve. ”

Xu Xingxia glanced at the two of them with some surprise, looked around again, and didn't see Liu Guangliang's figure, so he frowned and said, "You two are craftsmen, you don't need to go to the front line." ”

Liu Dachun said a little eagerly: "But we want to go." ”

Xu Xingxia shook his head and said undoubtedly: "No." The craftsman has an errand for the craftsman, and I will not promise you. ”

Liu Dachun suddenly became anxious, and said pitifully: "Cousin......"

Xu Xingxia said unmistakably: "I know that you want to serve in Niujiaodun, looking for an opportunity to kill a few Tartars and make a few money." But, let me tell you, you really don't fit. We will not recruit craftsmen. You two go back first! ”

With that, he waved his hand and told the two of them not to say any more, and he turned over his horse and prepared to leave.

Liu Dachun and Liu Xiaochun had no choice but to turn their heads and go back. Obviously, this result made both of them feel a little frustrated. Xu Xingxia is obviously his own cousin, why can't he take care of it? We're here to kill the Tartars, not to rub your food!

"Let's go!"

Xu Xingxia waved his hand and took the lead in setting off.

Gao Meng, Zhang Quanfu and others hurriedly followed behind Xu Xingxia and set off towards Niujiaodun together.

When he left the fort, Xu Xingxia met Liu Guangliang again. Liu Guangliang was obviously waiting for him here, and he was not on duty today, so there was no reason for him to appear here so early. Finding that Xu Xingxia and his party were coming, Liu Guangliang hurriedly came up to say hello. His expression was a little weird, when he greeted him, he spoke insincerely, and his eyes kept glancing at Xu Xingxia and them.

Looking at his expression, Xu Xingxia knew that what happened to Liu Dachun and Liu Xiaochun just now, he, as a father, must have known. It's just his own answer, which inevitably disappoints Liu Guangliang. However, he could not help but decide that way. Niu Jiaodun could not accept people who had no combat skills at all, after all, it was the front line, and the battle could come at any time, and he did not have so much time to train the combat skills of his subordinates. Bringing the wrong people to the battlefield, the consequences can be imagined. In addition, every craftsman in the guard house is of great use in Xu Xingxia's planning, they have more important things to do, and they can't be wasted on the battlefield in vain.

Xu Xingxia thought for a while and said slowly: "Uncle, I have seen both the big and small chun, and they also told me about going to Niujiaodun. But I refused. They are not fit to go to the front. You will take care of the extra horses for me now, and from tomorrow onwards, I will have some equipment for the craftsmen to work on. Tomorrow morning, you will take a few veteran craftsmen to Niujiaodun, and I will explain to you on the spot. ”

Liu Guangliang was relieved, and his expression gradually returned to normal.

Indeed, they are craftsmen, and their main duty is to build weapons and equipment. Seriously, they are not fit for battle. Before this, they had never received any combat training, did not have any combat skills, and did not even understand the basic process of combat. Liu Dachun and Liu Xiaochun, even if they go to the battlefield, they are afraid that the danger is very great. It's just that the Liu family is too poor, too poor to bear, and now there is a way to get rich in front of them, although the risk is very high, they still decided to give it a try. As a result, he was rejected by Xu Xingxia.

Receiving such a response, Liu Guangliang was of course a little disappointed. Fortunately, Xu Xingxia's later words made him feel a glimmer of hope. Xu Xingxia said that he wanted to process weapons and equipment, which happened to be what they were best at. As long as there is work to do, these craftsmen will not starve in vain. Even if it's just a few muskets.

"Okay! I'll go to Niujiaodun tomorrow morning! Liu Guangliang hurriedly agreed.

"By the way, how many artisans are there in Fort Willtown?" Xu Xingxia asked with concern.

"About thirteen or fourteen households." Liu Guangliang replied.

"Good!" Xu Xingxia nodded.

According to the normal establishment, every thousand-household office should have a general banner specifically responsible for building weapons and equipment, that is, it should be specially managed by craftsmen. Under his command, there should be fifty artisan households. The money and food of these artisan households are different from those of ordinary military households, and their income is about 30% less than that of military households, and they are in arrears for the longest time. Therefore, in the guard, the craftsmen are the most miserable.

The main income of the craftsmen is actually a meager commission for building equipment. According to the rules of the Ministry of War, craftsmen have a commission for every piece of armor they make, every scimitar, or spear, bow, or arrow they make. If there is a large amount of weapons and equipment to be crafted, the income of the craftsmen is okay.

However, once the craftsmen have no equipment to build, they will not even have a meager commission. What's worse is that there are really no weapons to be built in the Pingyu Thousand Households. It's all equipment that goes up and down. In the past few years, the commission income of the artisan household has not been at all, and it is naturally more difficult to live.

[It took three days to finish reading "The Legend of Beamon", good, good book, although it was a bit unfinished later~~~]