Chapter 44 Gather people's hearts!
Humans are such an animal full of bad habits. When they meet people with lower status than themselves and less good than themselves, they often feel an inexplicable sense of superiority and always want to show their extraordinaryness. However, when they meet people with noble status and higher status than themselves, they will bow down and flatter, hoping to get the attention of the superiors!
It was already late at night when Zou was still asleep. She stood on tiptoe at the door, waiting for Liu Ruyi's return.
"Mom, the weather is so cold, why don't you rest?" Liu Ruyi received the guarantee from a hundred household Li Lianyang and was in a good mood. However, just when she arrived at the door of her house, she saw her mother standing in the cold wind and trembling slightly. Liu Ruyi couldn't help feeling very distressed and her tone became a little heavier.
Zou hurriedly held Liu Ruyi's cold hands and put them in his armpits, trying to use his body temperature to bring a hint of warmth to his son, "Ruyi, mom is fine! What's going on today? Is things going well?"
Liu Ruyi hurriedly pulled her mother into the front yard and asked a servant to burn a pot of red charcoal fire and warm a pot of hot wine. After Zou took a few sips of warm wine, his originally pale face gradually became a little rosy. Liu Ruyi then said: "Mom, things are going well! Don't worry! Our lives will definitely get better and better!"
"Ruyi!" Zou gently stroked Liu Ruyi's hair that was blown away by the cold wind, and poured Liu Ruyi a cup of hot wine, "Ruyi, mom knows, you have a strong temperament! But we are outsiders after all, so we still need to be careful in everything! It's nothing to suffer a little grievance on weekdays. If you can see your safety, mom will be satisfied!"
"Don't worry, mom!" Liu Ruyi shook her mother's hand hard, but a trace of cold hardness flashed through her eyes. "From now on, no one can bully us mother and son again! No one..."
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The winter morning is particularly cold, and the shrill north wind is mixed with the flying snow, covering the entire world in a vast expanse!
In the small schoolyard in the front yard of Liu Mansion, dozens of military households stood crookedly. They were all ragged, pale and thin, standing in the cold wind, trembling like leaves rolled up by the autumn wind, as if they were blown down!
They gathered together in groups of three or three, and did not dare to speak loudly. They just rely on each other's body temperature to keep warm. However, there was a confusion in their eyes, and they didn't know what fate would be waiting for them!
"Master Liu Qi, these are the military households under your name. Today, there were thirty-five people. Six households in the town did not come. There were about seventeen or eighteen households outside the town!" Wu San stood beside Liu Ruyi and reported carefully.
Liu Ruyi frowned slightly. She had already asked Wu San to notify her for a day in advance, but there were only such a few military households present today. It seems that many people don’t take her seriously! However, this is good. If there are too many thorns, they will not prick their hands. Those who can come today should be honest people, which is easier to control!
Thinking of this, Liu Ruyi winked at Wu San beside her!
Wu San was naturally understanding. He respectfully bowed to Liu Ruyi, then raised his head, cleared his throat, walked to the military households, and shouted: "Brothers, old and young men, today is the first day for General Liu to take office, and the Qing soldiers will be appointed as generals! Come on! Let's kowtow to General Liu first, and he will bow to General Liu. General Liu will definitely treat everyone well in the future!"
After Wu San finished speaking, he knelt on the ground first and kowtowed respectfully to Liu Ruyi. Seeing that Wu San was like this, the other military households followed suit and kowtowed to Liu Ruyi one after another!
Liu Ruyi looked at the creatures in front of her, but she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart!
The older ones can be fifty or sixty years old, their hair and beards are white, but the younger ones can only be fifteen or sixteen years old, with a tender and immature face. There is even a boy about sixteen or seventeen years old, who is slightly raising his head and looking at him carefully!
"Brothers, please come!" Liu Ruyi tried hard to make her voice gentle, and a soft smile appeared on the corner of her mouth!
"Thank you, Mr. Liu!" Everyone responded a few times and stood up one after another, but their eyes were still numb, as if they were used to such scenes!
Liu Ruyi took a deep breath of air conditioning, "Brothers, if you can come today, you will give Liu a full face! Come on, carry the things up!"
Liu Ruyi waved her hand, and Xiao Liuer and Huolang, who were behind, immediately walked up with a steaming pot!
"Ah? What is this? I seem to smell the mutton!"
"Go to the side! Wang Dazui, you, can you eat mutton? This is clearly bone soup. I smelled it at the door of Li Baihu two years ago!" A man with a thin figure and about his early thirties whispered.
"What do you know! This is clearly rabbit meat, yes, rabbit meat! My mistress also hunted one in the mountains last year! Oh, that smell is the same as today, and I think about it, it's all greedy!" An old man in his early sixties couldn't help swallowing his saliva as he spoke.
Everyone in the venue focused on this big pot and could not take it away any more!
Liu Ruyi was silent for a while, suddenly slapped her cheek hard, and shouted loudly to the back: "Please raise the food!"
After a moment, Xiao Liuer and Huolang carried a large basket of white flour steamed buns and placed them next to this big pot!
Everyone was talking again, and a lot of people had already flowed out!
"Brothers!" Liu Ruyi clasped her fists at everyone in the field, "Although Liu is young, she knows the truth that good generals are not inferior to evil soldiers! For all brothers who come here today, Liu has enough broth and white flour and steamed buns! When the brothers eat and drink, each of them will pay a tael of silver to settle the house, and Liu pays it himself!"
"Ah? Mr. Liu is serious about this?" Someone asked in disbelief.
"Master Liu is kind and righteous! We are willing to die for President Liu!" Some smart people were already kneeling on the ground and kowtowed nonetheless!
Liu Ruyi didn't say much, and directly gave a wink at Uncle Fu beside her!
Uncle Fu bowed to Liu Ruyi, picked up a large spoon from the side, and said to everyone: "Come on, come on, brothers, this broth is steamed with pork bones and mutton for a night. It tastes so delicious and can drive away the cold and keep warm! Our General Liu has always spitted and nailed, saying that it is full, so that it is full! Come on, everyone line up and come one by one!"
Uncle Fu was originally in the Liu Mansion of Zhangqiu for many years and was familiar with these things. Huolang and Xiao Liuer stood on both sides of Uncle Fu like two door gods!
"Thank you for your kindness to Mr. Liu!" When the first military household held a bowl of broth and grabbed three white buns, tears couldn't stop gushing out, kneeling on the ground and crying.
Liu Ruyi personally helped him up and patted his shoulder with a smile, "Go and eat quickly, it won't be beautiful if it's cold!"
He wiped his tears, kowtowed at Liu Ruyi a few more times, then stepped aside, swallowed it voraciously, wishing he could eat his fingers into his stomach!
With the first military example, the rest of the people would kneel in front of Liu Ruyi after receiving the meat soup and steamed buns. Thank you very much, and Liu Ruyi would naturally comfort her!
At this time, the military men who were originally lined up behind and did not believe that such good things would have happened. They relied on their strength to rush to the front of the team and get more broth and steamed buns!
However, before they could rush to the front, Xiao Liuer kicked the people one by one and kicked them a few steps away, lying on the ground and wailing!
Liu Ruyi looked at them coldly, "If you want to eat and drink enough, you have to follow my rules! I think it was your first time to commit it, and I will not pursue it today! If there is another time, I will definitely let you try some of my methods!"
"Thank you, Mr. Liu, I will never dare to do it again!" These military men knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately, fearing that Liu Ruyi would change her mind. The meat soup and steamed buns would be gone!
"Go to line up behind!" Liu Ruyi didn't bother her much, but her eyes were locked in the figures of several people!
The few people were trembling and did not dare to look at Liu Ruyi's eyes, but they were careful to be at the end of the line. At this time, they realized that the young general flag in front of them was not as weak as his surface, and it was not so easy to eat its food!
In a moment, a large pot of meat soup and two baskets of steamed buns were already seen!
But these soldiers who were originally like a gust of wind were all blown down, but they all had oil in their mouths, and their originally pale and their faces gradually became bloody, and their eyes were even more anticipated!
With the first time, will this second time still be far away?
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