Mr. Zhu doesn’t live in the main house, so who else is qualified to live in the main house?
There is no doubt that they are the villagers, and they are also the old, weak, women and children.
As we all know, once you become a refugee, the worst offenders are old women and children. They are weak and easy to bully. They will be beaten, robbed, sold, or even eaten...
And here, they lived in the comfortable and spacious main house. It seemed that they had returned to the peaceful age of respecting the elderly and caring for the young. How wonderful it would be if it could always be like this!
"Master Zhu, O Bodhisattva!"
An old man bowed to the concierge with tears streaming down his face. The young refugees felt mixed emotions in their hearts, and something that had disappeared for a long time seemed to be reborn in their bodies.
The young refugees took the initiative to go to the wing rooms, woodsheds, warehouses, and even the livestock sheds on both sides.
Soon snoring began everywhere and everyone was sleeping peacefully and sweetly.
The sky was hazy, so Zhu Yiyuan got up. He reached the courtyard gate, stretched his waist and legs, and started running. After a while, many young refugees started running behind Zhu Yiyuan.
There are more and more people, like a happy dragon.
A little more than a quarter of an hour later, Zhu Yiyuan stopped, looked back at the panting crowd, and said with a smile: "Do you know why you are running?"
The person closest to him was a small refugee with dimples on his face. He scratched his head and said sheepishly: "Whatever Mr. Zhu is doing, we will just follow him."
Zhu Yiyuan laughed and said, "Okay, I'm going to eat now, so you can follow me."
With that said, Zhu Yiyuan walked towards the kitchen. Far away, he could smell the fragrance of rice.
A refugee woman was making porridge here, and she was surprised when she saw Zhu Yiyuan coming.
"Master Zhu, you go back first. We'll make something right away and send it to Master Zhu."
Zhu Yiyuan leaned over and looked at the white rice porridge in the pot, and said with a smile: "This is very good. Do you want to eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow?" Zhu Yiyuan picked up a big bowl from the side and let him fill it.
After a bowl, he went to the porch and started eating by himself.
At this time, other refugees also arrived. Seeing Zhu Yiyuan here, everyone was a little surprised and did not dare to step forward.
"Don't be stunned. I've been running for a while. Is your stomach empty? Hurry up and eat. After eating, you still have to train."
The refugees were stunned, then hurriedly came forward and received a bowl of white porridge.
Being able to eat hot white rice porridge is already a blessing.
Like Mr. Zhu, today's porridge is especially sweet.
After a while, everyone had finished eating and looked at Zhu Yiyuan, waiting for Master Zhu's orders.
At this time, Tan Qiye came back escorting some weapons collected from Zichuan and met Zhu Yiyuan.
"How's it going? Have you eaten? Let's have some porridge with the guys."
Zhu Yiyuan took the initiative to step forward. There happened to be a little bit left in the pot, so he poured it out for Master Qi.
Tan Qi took it, but did not rush to drink it, but said: "Master Zhu, do you eat the same as the others?"
At this time, the little refugee said loudly: "Not only do you have the same food, but the young master also lives in the concierge and gave all the good rooms to the elderly and children."
When Tan Qi heard this, his face was slightly startled, and he suddenly sighed, "Master, do you know that I have served under King Chuang?"
Zhu Yiyuan was not surprised at all. In fact, from Tan Laoqi's words and deeds, he could guess that his experience was definitely not simple.
"Young Master, I have met Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and other leaders of the rebel army. I have also served as a servant to famous generals in the imperial court."
Zhu Yiyuan was a little surprised. No wonder Tan Qiye looked down on Wang Qing. It turned out that his original experience was even more expensive than Wang Qing's!
Tan Qiye said with emotion: "I followed so many people. When we were under King Chuang, we robbed everywhere and hijacked the people. Every battle we had to put the people in front, and the people who died were like cutting wheat. Once, a
A teenage boy asked me to give him a bowl of wine before the battle. He heard someone say that after drinking wine, he is not afraid of anything..."
When Qi Ye said this, his voice trembled obviously and he choked, "After this battle, I left King Chuang, and later went to the officers and soldiers. Logically speaking, the generals of the imperial court should do some personnel work, right? No, he asked us to kill him
The common people said they were bandits and asked me to choose some beautiful girls for him... ugh!"
Tan Laoqi sighed heavily. He wanted to change the world for the better. He fought with the bandits, but the bandits did not regard the common people as human beings. He wanted to seek refuge with the imperial court, but the imperial court was even more disappointing.
"Master Zhu, these days, I am convinced by everything you say and do, and what you do. In a word, I will listen to Master Zhu for the rest of my life."
The refugees also said: "Yes, we also listen to Mr. Zhu."
After finally calming down, Zhu Yiyuan said with emotion: "I told the big guys that we want to be soldiers for the common people. What are we going to do internally? A very important thing is that the officers and soldiers are the same, and everyone eats the same food.
Everyone drinks the same, and no one is superior. Because fighting is our business, only when the soldiers think in one place and work hard in one place can they be successful. Among us, there are high and low positions, and we must obey orders.
Violation of military regulations will be punished. But we are not hierarchical. The most important thing is that we eat, drink, and wear the same clothes. What do you think?"
The refugee soldiers nodded one after another. It was a dream for them to be in such a team.
Zhu Yiyuan smiled, "Since everyone agrees, let's go get the weapons."
Zhu Yiyuan led everyone to the threshing floor in a lively manner, which was regarded as a temporary training ground. The weapons brought by Master Qi were all placed here.
Full of joy, Zhu Yiyuan reached out and picked up a Yanling knife. He looked at the engraving on the handle. It was from the Chongzhen year. It wasn't long before he took it out and was about to swing it when the blade suddenly fell to the ground.
The roar startled Zhu Yiyuan.
Facing the empty hilt, Zhu Yiyuan frowned. Unwilling to give in, he took out several swords one after another, all of which were more or less defective. The blades were as thin as paper. Not to mention killing people, they probably couldn't even kill a chicken.
Finally, he turned out a knife with the word Wanli underneath. It was already rusty, but when he waved it in his hand, it felt good. He swung it at the willow branch next to him, and the branch suddenly broke into two sections.
Zhu Yiyuan was dumbfounded and smiled helplessly for a long time, "No wonder the Ming Dynasty is getting more and more stretched. This weapon can show it. It is strange that the Ming Dynasty did not die."
Zhu Yiyuan said seriously: "These weapons must be carefully inspected, and those that cannot be used must be picked out. Even if you hold a shovel or a wooden stick, it is better than these fooling things. We can't make fun of the lives of our brothers."
The hearts of the refugee soldiers were warm.
Tan Qi thought for a while and said, "Sir, why don't you find some blacksmiths and re-make it?"
Zhu Yiyuan asked: "Is it possible to find a blacksmith?"
"Yes, there is one in Zichuan County. I'll go hire someone now."
Zhu Yiyuan nodded, "Remember to be polite and pay enough. If we kill those big businessmen, there will still be no shortage of gold and silver."
Tan Qi nodded and hurriedly made arrangements.
Zhu Yiyuan carefully selected weapons, and then led the refugee soldiers to learn the formation. Starting from the basic standing, he spent almost a day under the sun.
But no one complained, because Mr. Zhu was exactly the same.
The day passed quickly, and when it was time for dinner, it was much richer than breakfast, including white rice and vegetable soup. Zhu Yiyuan lined up with the soldiers.
Compared with the morning, although the team was still crooked and out of shape, the noise was obviously much quieter.
Finally making some progress, Zhu Yiyuan was in a good mood. He took the initiative to clean his dishes and chopsticks before going to the concierge. In addition to training troops, he also had to sort out rosters and draw up military regulations.
He brought out the rules he had in the military camp in his previous life, deleted those that were inappropriate, and slightly added some content that needed to be paid attention to now. Before he knew it, he was busy until midnight and was about to take a rest.
Suddenly there was a noise outside, and he stood up hurriedly. As soon as he walked out, he saw a dozen rebel soldiers escorting several people over.
"Master Zhu, these beasts want to escape, let us catch them."
Zhu Yiyuan immediately darkened his face and hurriedly ordered to call everyone over.
Including the villagers in Dazhuang Village, it was easy to identify them by the light of the torch. These people were all wealthy households in the village, and they wanted to escape together.
It is worth mentioning that Zhang Xiucai was not among them, but his face was uglier than anyone else. Because these people had looked for him, but he suddenly had diarrhea and could not walk at all.
Who would have expected that these few people would be caught by patrolling refugee soldiers as soon as they left the village.
Zhu Yiyuan looked at these soldiers and said happily: "How did you think of patrolling outside the village?"
The short soldier with dimples smiled shyly and said: "Young master, it's not that we want to think together, we are just afraid that someone will have bad intentions."
Zhu Yiyuan couldn't help laughing. The soldiers began to take initiative, which was good.
He praised the soldiers, then turned around and said coldly to the rich households: "Where are you going? Who are you going to find to eradicate us thieves?" This chapter has been completed!