Chapter 38 Grace
Ma Cheng said angrily: "Gu Changwei, now he is in the army. Don't call me the second master in the future, do you know?"
Seeing Ma Cheng getting angry, Gu Changwei quickly changed his name and said, "I know, the villain knows! You will be an adult in the future!"
Ma Cheng looked at Xu Dahu and eleven people and said, "Why? Didn't you have dinner together in Huaiyanglou before? Why don't you dare to do it now?"
When Xu Dahu saw Ma Cheng insisting on doing this, he smiled: "Hehe, since sir, I'll be so arrogant!" After Xu Dahu finished speaking, he was the first to sit down next to Ma Cheng. The other ten people saw Xu Dahu sitting down one by one according to the size of his official position.
Xie Guangkun was the most unlucky. He had just been whipped three times. Although he was not bleeding anymore, he didn't dare to sit down at all. However, he did not dare to disobey Ma Cheng's order, so he had to grit his teeth and persevere.
Ma Cheng saw Xie Guangkun like this and said, "Everyone stands up and have a meal today!"
Everyone was confused, but only Xie Guangkun knew why Ma Cheng, and immediately knelt down on one knee and said in tears: "I thank you for your kindness! I will definitely obey the orders of my elders in the future!"
Ma Cheng stepped forward and helped Xie Guangkun up and said in a harmonious voice: "The fourth brother, I beat you just now because you didn't obey your orders. How can your subordinates fight this battle if they don't obey your orders? But since everyone is a robe or a brother, how can you watch you unable to sit down? So everyone stands with you for dinner!"
Ma Cheng's hand is very beautiful. Xu Dahu and others are all military men who don't study. They know the twists and turns of the literati that wins people's hearts. They are moved by Ma Cheng's words and tears are filled with tears. They kneel down on one knee and express their willingness to die for Ma Cheng in the future!
Ma Cheng helped the eleven people up one by one and said, "I have heard this saying that the four major irons in life are to carry guns together, pass the window together, go to jail together, and prostitution together! Now we are just a horse spoon to make a living, and we will be brothers in the future!"
Ma Cheng's vulgar language resonated among the eleven people, and everyone laughed and said, "I didn't expect that the adults are also a person with temperament!"
At this time, the chef brought the food, and Ma Cheng's instructions naturally had no small food. Like those ordinary soldiers, they were all steamed buns and porridge, plus a piece of fat meat for each person.
Ma Cheng said to the eleven people: "Okay, everyone start eating!" After Ma Cheng said that, he was the first to pick up the piece of fat meat, and put it on a large mouthful, and then he swallowed it even if he didn't chew it.
Xu Dahu and eleven others saw Ma Cheng eating first and started to eat voraciously. Although they were all officers, they were grassroots officers and were just able to eat a full meal. They were also very envious of this big fat meat.
But Ma Cheng is different. Ma Cheng has a rich and beautiful food. He has never eaten this kind of fatty meat boiled in salt water in later generations. Although Ma Cheng's family was from the countryside in later generations, he would not directly boiled in salt water when cooking. What's more, people in later generations eat fine foods, even if they eat braised pork, they have to eat three layers. This kind of fat slices can be eaten.
But if you can't get used to it, Ma Cheng had to act like a unity of officers and soldiers today. There was no way Ma Cheng could only swallow his own fat meat with his eyes closed. This piece of fat meat was really more than two taels. After Ma Cheng finished eating, he felt fat and greasy in his throat. This feeling made Ma Cheng unable to eat anything, so he had to drink porridge to accompany him.
Xu Dahu and others were very happy to eat. As the model soldiers of the Governor's Office, they could eat meat every ten days, but when it was their turn, there was nothing left. Now there was real fat meat in front of them, so Xu Dahu and others were very happy to eat.
As for those ordinary soldiers, Ma Cheng chose ordinary farmers. These people may not be able to eat meat once a year, and now they are even more grateful to Ma Cheng.
The soldiers were smiling, but Ma Cheng felt a little nauseous. There was no way, and he couldn't adapt to the big fat piece of meat that was soaked in his stomach. Ma Cheng called Gu Changwei who was standing aside and said, "Gu San, don't boil meat directly in salt water tomorrow, make some seasonings such as soy sauce and pepper!"
What did Gu Changwei hear? He also needs to make some seasonings! This is a military camp that is not a place to raise the old man. It is already very good to eat meat for these Qiu Bas, so it still needs to be made in detail?
Gu Changwei said in a difficult situation: "Second Master, no! Sir! I have spent five taels of silver on two meals today. If I do what the adult said tomorrow, I will need to spend more money. This money..." Gu Changwei was very embarrassed. After all, what I spent now is his own money, and Ma Cheng didn't say when new money could be recorded. If Gu Changwei's 100 taels of silver continues like this, it will take a few days for Gu Changwei to spend 100 taels of silver.
When Ma Cheng heard Gu Changwei crying here, he cursed: "I will solve the problem of the money. What are you worried about? Start tomorrow as I say! In the morning, steamed buns and pickles are added to the rice, and at noon, the rice must have meat, and each person cannot be less than two taels! In the evening, steamed buns and pickles are added to the rice! Do you know?"
Gu Changwei had no choice but to bow down to accept the order.
It was getting late now and everyone had finished their meals. Ma Cheng asked the officers to lead the soldiers back to the barracks to rest, while he took his concubine Gu Xiying home to sleep.
Gu Xiying asked Ma Cheng to scold her today and pouted her mouth all the way. Ma Cheng felt funny when he saw her big mouth and asked, "What's wrong? My little sister is unhappy today?"
Gu Xiying gave Ma Cheng a blank look: "Did Erye forget what he said to me before? Didn't you say that I am your good dear baby? Why do you scold me today?"
So that's it. Ma Cheng touched Gu Xiying's big hand and said, "You are the second master's woman. Of course, the second master likes you too late! But don't forget that the male protagonist is outside and the female protagonist is inside. Do you know that you want to save face for the second master in front of outsiders?"
Gu Xiying turned anger into joy when he heard Ma Cheng say this. It was very simple. Ma Cheng has already regarded Gu Xiying as the hostess. Gu Xiying said happily: "Okay, I will definitely not contradict the Second Master in front of outsiders in the future!"
Ma Cheng saw Gu Xiying smiling and asked, "Why didn't you eat just now? Is the food not to your liking?"
Gu Xiying replied with a bitter face when he heard Ma Cheng say this, "Second Master, I really can't eat that kind of fatty meat boiled in salt water!" Although Gu Xiying's family is not rich, he lives a pretty good life. Gu Xiying's father and grandchildren have been officers for generations, and his brother is still a hundred families. In addition to the salary given by the court, there are dozens of acres of good land in the family. Although it cannot be said that they eat meat every day, it will not take ten days to eat meat, so Gu Xiying is really not used to the food just now.
Ma Cheng looked at no one around and whispered: "Actually, I'm not full either, second master. Why don't you go back and let Chunlian go to the kitchen to see what else is delicious. Let's have another meal?"
Gu Xiying was overjoyed when she heard Ma Cheng say this, and quickly nodded and agreed. Seeing Gu Xiying's red lips and big mouth, Ma Cheng felt a little restless again, and whispered in Gu Xiying's ears: "Little sister, do you want to eat some of the second master's essence first? It can beautify!"
Gu Xiying spat lightly when she heard Ma Cheng say this, then nodded with a blushing face.
The next day, Ma Cheng got up early, and today Ma Cheng was going to formally train those personal soldiers. Although Ma Cheng was not used to getting up early, there was no way. This army was Ma Cheng's entire hope, and Ma Cheng must not relax. As the main general, you can't do it, and do you still expect your subordinates to do it?
So Ma Cheng got up before dawn and asked the maid Chunlian to wash herself. Gu Xiying saw Ma Cheng get up so early and pouted and asked, "Second Master, get up so early?"
Seeing Gu Xiying's body is so erect and Ma Cheng's heart is very moved, but the serious matter is important, Ma Cheng had no choice but to say: "Little sister, if you want to go out with the second master, get up early, otherwise you won't have to follow today!"
When Gu Xiying heard this, she stopped doing it. Her ideal was to be the second Qin Liangyu. When Ma Cheng refused to let her get up and wash with Ma Cheng.
When both of them were ready to leave the yard, Dongfang had just turned slightly white.
Ma Cheng took Gu Xiying to the barracks beside the schoolyard. Hearing a sound of sleeping sound inside, no one got up.
When Ma Cheng saw that there was not even a watchman on duty in front of the barracks, he was so angry that Xu Dahu was too negligent, how could he not be on duty?
Ma Cheng went to the kitchen to find an iron bucket, then found another rolling pin, and stood at the door of the barracks and knocked on it.
The sky is slightly white now, and the surroundings are very quiet. How far is the sound of knocking on the iron bucket? The soldiers who are still sleeping are all rushing to get up and shout that they are leaving the water!
Xu Dahu thought it was gone. As soon as he got up, he saw Ma Cheng standing on the bed with anger on his face. Xu Dahu was so scared that he quickly stood at attention and shouted: "Sir, why did you come so early?"
Ma Cheng asked with a gloomy face: "Where are those on duty? Why are there no one on duty to watch?"
Xu Dahu was sobbing in his heart when he heard this. He was just a hundred households. He used to be on duty and had a military guard management. He was a low-level officer who only had to be responsible for the soldiers.
Xu Dahu was about to explain, but Ma Cheng turned around and had already left the barracks, leaving a sentence and said, "Let them come out in the whole team!"
Xu Dahu had no choice but to vent his anger on the unlucky soldiers. Xu Dahu scolded viciously: "You dogs, haven't you heard what the commander said? Why don't you put on your clothes quickly?"
Although these soldiers were in a hurry, fortunately, they were still refugees yesterday, and they had no clothes on them, only one piece of clothing covering their bodies, and many of them didn't even have pants. Everyone quickly put on their ragged clothes and ran out to stand in a few rows.
Ma Cheng stood in front of the barracks with a gloomy face, watching the group of dragging guys running to him and standing in a row.
Chapter completed!