Wang Jinsong didn't eat early in the morning. He carried the two pancakes his wife made for him in his arms and couldn't bear to eat them.
But it was already past noon, and the carriage had no intention of stopping yet. Others could bear it, but their stomachs couldn't help it, and they made gurgling sounds from time to time.
Several other people in the car kept looking at him strangely, and he smiled awkwardly. On the way here, these teenagers talked to each other. Although they didn't know each other, after talking, they found out that everyone had a guard at home.
This feeling among the people inside made the young men in the carriage feel much closer.
"If you are really hungry, I have a cooking cake here!" The young man opposite him is called Zhao Huchen. Like him, he is also sixteen this year, but his father is in the Standard Guards, while Wang Jinsong's eldest brother is in the Jinyi Guards.
"I have it!" Wang Jinsong smiled and took out the pancake in his arms: "There is no water, and I will choke to death from eating it. Let's wait until we get to the place!"
"Why is it so far away? It's already out of the city!" When talking about this topic, Zhao Huchen was also a little confused: "Didn't you say it's in Daxing County? I think it's almost into the mountains!"
"Daxing County also has many mountains, okay!" Wang Jinsong rolled his eyes at the other party and put away the noodles: "I heard my brother said that he would work as a servant in a noble man's house, but he would go to Zhuangzi outside the city to learn the rules. I knew it.
, those nobles in the city are in Zhuangzi outside the city, and some of them are on the edge of our city of Beijing. Our city of Beijing has a lot of money, so how much power does it take to build a village on the edge of the city?"
"You know a lot!" Zhao Huchen was a little surprised: "Looking at the injuries on your face, I thought you were a silly boy who only knows how to fight!"
"You're a stupid boy!" Wang Jinsong curled his lips and said angrily: "I had a fight with a philanderer, but I haven't done it before. Otherwise, I could get some reward money by sending him to the Yamen!"
The teenagers laughed knowingly. Apparently they had done this kind of thing before. They were all fifteen or sixteen years old, and it was the right time to show off their ferocity and fight. They could not do bad things if they were not allowed to do so, but in their own home
It is perfectly normal to catch a few thieves in exchange for rewards in the vicinity.
However, occasionally there are times when you miss. There are too many thieves and you can't defeat them. Just like Wang Jinsong, it's not a shameful thing. If you encounter it again, just find your place again.
"By the way, Wang Jinsong, I heard that the noble man's house is hiring a lot of people this time. We are all neighbors of Qingchenfang. When we get to the house in the future, we must take care of each other and don't let others bully us!"
Zhao Huchen said: "I heard that the recruitment this time is not only from the remnants of our Jinyi Guards and Banner Guards, but also from other guards. If everyone does not work together, then in the future, in the mansion, but
I’m going to be bullied to death!”
"Then we must take care of each other. From now on, the five of us will eat together and fight together!" Wang Jinsong nodded decisively: "If someone is successful and doesn't drag the brothers, the brothers will look down on him!"
"Um!"
The teenagers nodded vigorously, with longing for the future in their eyes.
Before getting on this carriage, their family members, without exception, talked to them a lot, and the clearest thing was to let them understand that if they could get on this carriage and go to Zhuangzi outside the city to learn the rules, it would be the best thing in their lives.
If you miss the biggest opportunity, you will really miss it. From now on, you will have to go home and wait for your father and brother's meager military pay to live a tight life as a family.
If they're lucky, they might be able to find a wife and leave offspring. If they're not lucky, it's not surprising that they'll be singles for the rest of their lives.
The carriage slowly stopped, and the young men in the carriage looked at each other, and their eyes lit up.
"Everyone get down and be smart!" Someone shouted outside the carriage. The person who sent them here was talking to that person. When the teenagers jumped out of the carriage, the coachman whipped his horse and the carriage swayed towards the way it came from.
Got it
What the hell is this place?
Wang Jinsong looked around curiously, including farmland, vegetation, the wall being built, and a large group of farmers who were looking at them curiously?
"You are all looking at me, where are you looking?"
A voice startled their eyes back: "Wang Jinsong, Zhao Huchen, Su Xi, Ma Du, Song Dazhuang!"
Every time someone's name is called, someone among the teenagers responds. This is a military roll call, and the teenagers are all familiar with it.
"I think you all know what you are here for, so I won't say more. The five of you come with me..." The man glanced at the teenagers coldly, turned around and led them towards the inside: "Zhuangzi
There are many rules here, and you will gradually learn about them in the future. The only rule you need to know now is just one, obey the orders without questioning. If you disobey, at least you will be expelled from Zhuangzi and will not be hired again, at worst, your father and brother will be held accountable for their incompetent recommendation.
do you understand?"
"Understood!" The young men responded in unison, with awe in their hearts. Obviously, the rules of being a servant in a noble house are much greater than they imagined. If they really committed a crime, they would be afraid that they would bring bad luck to the family.
, this is not a matter of paying someone a little money after a fight.
Before being taken to a room, everyone stopped: "This room is where you five live. Bedding and other things will be brought to you later. Now you can get to know each other. At dinner, someone will bring you
When you go to dinner, that person will be your captain, and from now on you just need to follow his orders!"
"clear!"
"Okay, let's move around freely and get familiar with the place. You are not allowed to leave Zhuangzi!"
After the visitor left, the young men looked at me and I looked at you, unable to conceal the excitement in their hearts.
"Have you seen that a lot of new houses have been built here? If five people can live in each of these houses, then there may not be more than a hundred people!"
"With hundreds of servants, this must at least be a pomp only found in an earl's palace! Are we so lucky!?"
"Fuck, look, look, there is a beautiful girl over there. I dare say, I have never seen such a beautiful girl in my life..."
"Come on, come on, she's coming towards us, it's over, did I scream too loud just now, someone is here to ask me for punishment!"
The voices of several teenagers stopped suddenly. They looked at the beautiful girls coming not far away. Their eyes flickered. They wanted to say something, but they secretly looked at their companions, fearing that they would make everyone laugh if they opened their mouths.
"This is a D-shaped room, right? How many of you are there!?" The girl came to them: "One of you, come with me and come with me to get the bedding, clothes, shoes and hats you need..."
Young men, you look at me and I look at you. It seems that no one is embarrassed to come out.
"Just you!" The girl pointed to Wang Jinsong who was closest to him: "Get the things first. If you can't finish them, ask them later to get them together!"