When Lao Bai woke up, he was already under a white linen tent.
A somewhat burly Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe was patrolling. When he saw Lao Bai wake up, his face showed a little joy. He went out and shouted something in a dialect that Lao Bai didn't understand. A shirtless man with dark skin came to him.
The foreigners rushed in and carried him out of the tent.
There are many similar tents, spread out densely in a large area by a river. There are countless small boats on the river, taking advantage of the wind to cut the waves to the south.
There was a porridge factory next to the small dock on the river, and several children were making porridge. Lao Bai was left by the foreigner next to the porridge factory, and turned around and returned to the jungle of tents.
"This handsome doll, am I dead or alive?"
The foreigners looked so arrogant, which made Lao Bai feel troubled.
Fortunately, these children can finally speak Mandarin, and Lao Bai can understand it.
"You are still alive. One bowl per person. After drinking the porridge, go on the boat. Someone will arrange it when the boat arrives."
The clear voices of several children finally allowed Lao Bai to regain a sense of the world.
The aroma of the porridge was really strong, which made Lao Bai, who hadn't eaten a grain of rice for a long time, really unable to do any complicated thinking.
Regardless of the fact that the porridge he had just made was still a bit hot to his mouth, Lao Bai swallowed the jujube in a few mouthfuls and put the food into his mouth. Only with the rare warmth filled did Lao Bai confirm that he was indeed still alive.
The northeast wind was blowing a little quickly, and the cannon boat Lao Bai was riding in was sailing very fast. In just half a day, a large piece of city wall appeared in front of Lao Bai's eyes.
Lao Bai, who had only been to Luoma Market in the county town in his life, was a little shocked. He didn't expect that there was such a prosperous place in this world. Lao Bai looked a little dazed. His foot slipped and he almost fell into the dim river water at his feet.
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"Be careful, old man."
A young man speaking in Mandarin helped him from behind. Lao Bai turned his head and looked over, and found a young monk wearing gray robes, looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Thank you, thank you little master. Where have I been?"
Lao Bai looked at the young man, but his eyes were sore. If there had been no rebel rebellion, his son would have been this old.
"I, no, the young monk is not a master. Just call me Jianzhen." The young monk's smile was very approachable, "This is Yangzhou City. But we are just passing by, and the place we are going to is in Gengzhou."
A little further south is Yangtze County.”
"This is Jiangnan."
Lao Bai murmured to himself, and a few yellow tears fell down, but they were taken away by the wind and waves stirred up by the bow of the ship.
A tall windmill emerged from the green trees, and a workshop made of bamboo, wood, and bricks floated over with a strong aroma of wine.
"We've arrived, old man. There will be some disinfection and sterilization procedures later. Don't be afraid. After that, life will be good."
The young monk smiled at Lao Bai again, and without waiting for the springboard to reach out from the shore, he crossed the water that was nearly ten feet wide and landed steadily on the shore.
"Senior brother, how is the north of the city?"
"It's so miserable. Our outpost to pick up people is almost out of Jiangnan Road. We haven't seen the head and tail yet. No wonder they sent so much rice and food there today."
Lao Bai listened to a young man on the shore wearing a moon-white scholar's robe saying hello to the young monk who claimed to be Jianzhen. He felt a little strange and wondered what they were talking about. They were both monks and scholars.
The master's teachings are really complicated.
However, the springboard had been set up, and several old farmers and several government soldiers carrying long guns gathered around. The young scholar who had greeted the young monk earlier shouted in Mandarin from the shore, asking everyone to get off the boat.
"Put yourself in order, and don't rush to the front. Someone will register your name and place of origin. If you have separated relatives and friends, you can also report your place of origin and name, and we will try our best to help you find them."
Although the young man in Confucian robes spoke politely and had a very friendly expression, his attacks were a bit ruthless.
A man was a little impatient and pushed Lao Bai, who was walking a little slowly. He was immediately lifted up by the seemingly weak scholar and kicked into the whirlpool of the river. He drank a few mouthfuls of the river water.
Only then did the soldiers on the side use hooks to pull him up.
The group of people were shocked by the young man's seemingly light kick. They immediately forgot their kind attitude just now. They were as timid as quails and followed the people in front step by step towards the bamboo set up in front.
The shed walked over.
"Name?"
"Bai Dalang"
"age?"
"Thirty-five"
"Where are you from?"
"Longwangpu, Runan County, Yuzhou."
"Do you have any relatives?"
Lao Bai pursed his lips for a long time, but what flashed through his mind was the trace of blood flashing in his brother-in-law's eyes. "No more."
"What kind of craft do you know?"
"I will treat animals and extract oil."
"Hey, we have registered hundreds of people, and you are still the first veterinarian." The young man in charge of registration seemed very happy. He raised his hand to say hello, and then asked: "Can you read?"
"I went to private school for a few years."
"Do you know what's written on this?"
The boy in charge of registration copied a small bamboo sign with a lanyard and handed it to Lao Bai.
"Write a small name, place of origin and craftsmanship."
"Hang the sign around your neck. You'll have to rely on it for meals in the future. Do you have any important items on you?"
"No, no more."
Lao Bai didn't know what these teenagers were doing by registering these things. Could they be preparing to sell themselves? But there were tens of thousands of refugees. Who could have so much land to cultivate?
A sturdy young man wearing a monk's robe walked over from the side, took the registration book handed over by the young man, and glanced at Lao Bai, "Are you a veterinarian?" There was no need to put on any airs, but there was a sense of nobility in his face.
"The younger one is at home, specializing in helping people and treating animals."
Lao Bai knew that this was a prominent figure and did not dare to neglect him. He originally wanted to salute, but even though he had already eaten a bowl of porridge, his long-term accumulated weakness still made his etiquette deformed to the point of raising his hands in surrender.
"Someone, come and take this gentleman to purify it first. I'm in a hurry."
Lao Bai didn't know what purification meant, so he was a little scared. Several shirtless foreigners crowded over and took Lao Bai without any explanation to a pool surrounded by a green cloth.
The water in the pool is a little turbid and has a faint smell of lime water.
Several villagers came and stripped him naked, leaving only the bamboo sign between his neck. Then they took a big brush and brushed Lao Bai clean from side to side, then pushed him back.
Several young men in white linen robes held razors and combs in their hands. Without any explanation, they pressed Chi Jing's striped Lao Bai on a bamboo couch and put the razor on the cowhide.
With the blade of the knife, his knotted hair was pushed clean in just a few strokes.
Lao Bai was a little scared. He shaved his head without saying anything, but was he going to be sent to a monk temple to become a monk?
"Is there anything important in the clothes? If not, burn it." A young man speaking in Mandarin asked again.
"No more." Lao Bai doesn't know why these people have been obsessed with clothes, but the clothes were burned by him. How will he go out later? Do he have to be naked?
A young man waiting aside took Lao Bai two steps forward, and there was another pool that smelled of lime water, but compared to the slightly turbid pool just now, it was much cleaner and clearer.
With a "swish" sound, a large bucket of lime water poured over Lao Bai's head and face. A piece of white linen was thrown over from the side. A figure dressed as a farmer wiped the hole in the middle of the white linen cloth.
He put it on Lao Bai's head and tied it with a piece of hemp rope, and it became an extremely simple robe.
When Lao Bai was still a little confused, the young man leading the way was already urging him to move forward.
When Lao Bai came out of Putrajaya, which was surrounded by green cloth, he found that all around him were bald young and old people dressed like this, lining up, wearing white linen robes, with a small bamboo sign hanging on their chest. The heads of the team seemed to be handing out rice.
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"This old man, our husband is still waiting for him to come over. Let's hurry up." The young man who just led the way urged from the side. Seeing Lao Bai swallowing hard, he guessed what he was thinking.
, and added: "Sir, there is no shortage of food."
Although Lao Bai was hungry, he still understood the importance and followed the young man obediently.
After the two of them walked out of the crowded place, they entered a school-like place through a small door on the green brick wall, but it was a bit empty and there were no people.
The young man brought some food over, which was just simple porridge and side dishes. He asked Lao Bai to eat it first while he went out. Lao Bai was really hungry, so he finished the prepared vegetables and rice in just a few mouthfuls, and even licked the plate clean.
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There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and the noble young man from before rushed in on horseback.
"Old man, help me take a look. Our Gaixue hasn't eaten much recently and has actually lost a lot of weight."
After tying up the very beautiful Black Cloud Cover Snow, the young man greeted Lao Bai politely.
"What a horse!" Lao Bai, who has been a veterinarian for so many years, couldn't help but sigh as this was the first time he saw such a majestic horse.
Lao Bai walked around Gaixue. He originally wanted to lift Gaixue's tail to take a look, but he jumped away and escaped. When he tried to check the mouth of his teeth, he was sprayed with saliva on the spot.
"Young master, based on my experience, this BMW should be fine. It just needs to be bred."