Humans are such animals full of inferiority. When they meet people who are lower than themselves and whose circumstances are not as good as their own, they often develop an inexplicable sense of superiority and always want to show their extraordinaryness. However, when they meet people of higher status,
, people whose status is far above themselves will grovel and flatter themselves, hoping to get the attention of the superior!
When she returned to her new house, it was already late at night, but Ms. Zou was still awake. She stood on tiptoe at the door, waiting for Liu Ruyi's return.
"Mom, it's so cold, why don't you rest?" Liu Ruyi received the assurance from Li Lianyang of Baihu, and she was in a good mood. However, when she just arrived at the door of her house, she saw her mother standing in the cold wind, shaking slightly.
Ruyi couldn't help but feel very distressed, and her tone became a little more serious.
Ms. Zou hurriedly took Liu Ruyi's cold hands and put them under her armpits, trying to use her own body temperature to bring a touch of warmth to her son, "Ruyi, mother is fine! What's going on today? Is everything going well?"
Liu Ruyi quickly took her mother into the main room in the front yard, and ordered a servant to burn a pot of red charcoal and warm a pot of hot wine. After Zou took a few sips of the warm wine, her originally pale face gradually became clearer.
With a hint of rosiness, Liu Ruyi said: "Mom, things are going well! Don't worry! Our life will definitely get better and better!"
"Ruyi!" Ms. Zou gently stroked Liu Ruyi's hair that was blown away by the cold wind on her forehead, and poured Liu Ruyi a glass of hot wine, "Ruyi, mother knows that you have a strong temper! But we are outsiders after all, everything
You still need to be careful! It doesn’t matter if you suffer a little grievance on weekdays. If I can see that you are safe, my mother will be satisfied!"
"Don't worry, mother!" Liu Ruyi shook her mother's hand hard, but her eyes flashed with a cold hardness, "From now on, no one can bully our mother and son! No one..."
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The winter morning is extremely cold, with the sharp north wind mixed with light snow flying all over the sky, shrouding the whole world in a vast expanse!
In the small school yard in the front yard of Liu's residence, dozens of military households stood crookedly. They were all in ragged clothes, with yellow faces and thin muscles. They stood shivering in the cold wind, like pieces of broken leaves rolled up by the autumn wind.
It pours as soon as you scratch it!
They gathered together in twos and threes, not daring to speak loudly. They just relied on each other's body temperature to keep warm, but their eyes were filled with confusion, not knowing what fate was waiting for them!
"General Liu Qi, these are the military households under your name. Thirty-five people have arrived today. Six households in the town did not come, and about seventeen or eighteen households outside the town did not come!" Wu San stood next to Liu Ruyi.
, reported carefully.
Liu Ruyi frowned slightly. He had asked Wu San to notify him one day in advance, but there were only so many military households present today. It seemed that many people still didn't take him seriously! However, that's okay, it's a thorn in the side.
If there are too many, it won’t hurt. Those who can come today should be honest people, and it will be easier to control!
Thinking of this, Liu Ruyi winked at Wu San beside him!
Wu San understood. He bowed respectfully to Liu Ruyi, then raised his head, cleared his throat, walked to the military households, and said loudly: "Brothers, young and old, today is General Liu Qi."
It's the first day of taking office, the day to clean up the troops and order the generals! Come! Let's kowtow to General Liu Qi and salute him first. General Liu will definitely treat everyone well in the future!"
After Wu San finished speaking, he knelt down on the ground first and kowtowed respectfully to Liu Ruyi several times. Seeing Wu San doing this, the other military households also followed suit and knelt on the ground one after another, facing Liu Ruyi.
Kowtow and salute!
Liu Ruyi looked at these creatures in front of her, but there was an indescribable feeling in her heart!
The oldest of them may be fifty or sixty years old, with hair and beards already turning white, while the younger ones are only fifteen or sixteen years old, with immature and green faces. There is even a young man of about sixteen or seventeen who is raising his head slightly.
At first, I looked at myself carefully!
"Brothers, please stand up!" Liu Ruyi tried her best to keep her voice gentle, and a soft smile appeared at the corner of her mouth!
"Thank you, Mr. Liu!" Everyone responded in a murky voice 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 and said, "Brothers, if you can come today, you are giving Liu a lot of face! Someone, bring the things up!"
Liu Ruyi waved his hand, and Xiao Liuer and Huolang who were behind immediately came forward with a steaming cauldron!
"Ah? What is this? I seem to smell mutton!"
"Go away! Wang Dazui, you are the only one, have you ever eaten mutton? This is obviously bone soup. I smelled this at the door of Li Baihu the year before last!" A thin man, about thirty years old
The man whispered.
"You know what! This is obviously rabbit meat, yes, it is rabbit meat! My third son also hunted one in the mountains last year! Oh, the smell is the same as today's, it makes me greedy just thinking about it!
"An old man in his early sixties couldn't help but swallow his saliva as he spoke.
The eyes of everyone in the venue were focused on this cauldron, and they could no longer look away!
Liu Ruyi was silent for a long time, then suddenly slapped her cheek hard and said loudly behind her: "Bring up the food!"
After a while, Xiao Liu'er and Huo Lang each carried a large basket of white flour buns and placed them next to the big pot!
Everyone was talking again, and many people were salivating!
"Brothers!" Liu Ruyi clasped his fists at everyone in the arena, "Although Liu is young, he also knows that good generals are not inferior to bad soldiers! All the brothers who came here today, Liu has enough broth and white flour.
The steamed buns will take care of everything! When the brothers have eaten and drank enough, each of them will be given one tael of silver for housing expenses, and Liu will pay for it himself!"
"Ah? Are you serious about what Mr. Liu said?" someone asked in disbelief.
"Mr. Liu is so benevolent and righteous! We are willing to die for Mr. Liu!" Some smart people have already knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing!
Liu Ruyi didn't say much and just winked at Uncle Fu beside him!
Uncle Fu saluted Liu Ruyi, picked up a large spoon from the side, and said to everyone: "Come on, come on, brothers, this broth is made from pork bones and mutton that have been steamed and stewed overnight. It is extremely delicious.
It can keep the cold away and keep warm! We, General Liu Qi, have always been spitting and nailing each other. If we say we have enough food, then we have enough food! Come on, everyone, line up and come one by one!"
Uncle Fu had been in the Liu Mansion in Zhangqiu for many years, so he was no stranger to these things, and Huo Lang and Xiao Liuer were like two door gods, standing on either side of Uncle Fu!
"Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your kindness!" When the first military household was holding a bowl of broth and three white-flour buns, tears could not stop pouring out of his eyes, and he knelt on the ground and sobbed.
Liu Ruyi personally helped him up, smiled and patted his shoulder, "Go and eat quickly, it won't look good if it gets cold!"
He wiped away his tears and kowtowed to Liu Ruyi a few more times before stepping aside and devouring it, wishing he could eat it all with his fingers!
With the example of the first military household, everyone else would kneel in front of Liu Ruyi after receiving the steamed buns with broth, and thank him profusely. Liu Ruyi was naturally comforted!
At this time, a few soldiers who were originally in the back and did not believe in such a good thing, relying on their physical strength, wanted to rush to the front of the team to get more broth and steamed buns!
However, before they could rush forward, Xiao Liuer kicked these people a few steps away one by one, and lay on the ground wailing!
Liu Ruyi looked at them coldly, "If you want to eat and drink well, you have to follow my rules! Since this is your first time, I will not pursue it today! If there is another time, I will definitely let you
Try some of X’s methods!”
"Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your kindness. I won't dare to do it anymore!" These soldiers knelt down on the ground and kowtowed desperately, lest Liu Ruyi change her mind and lose their share of the broth and steamed buns!
"Go to the back and line up!" Liu Ruyi didn't bother much, but his eyes were locked on the figures of a few people!
A few people were trembling and did not dare to look into Liu Ruyi's eyes, but they were careful to line up at the back of the queue. Only then did they realize that the young commander-in-chief in front of them was not as weak as he appeared, and he wanted to eat it.
Rice is not that easy!
In a short time, a large pot of broth and two large baskets of steamed buns had reached the bottom!
But these soldiers, who were originally blown down by a gust of wind, were all eating with oil in their mouths. Their originally pale and dull faces gradually gained a trace of blood, and their eyes became more hopeful!
After the first time, will the second time be far behind?
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I went back to my hometown today to visit the grave and serve wine.
It was almost 9 o'clock when I got back,
I really don’t have time, so I only wrote this much!
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