1851, I can give up everything but this military uniform
Chuni nodded happily, very happy that her husband handed over the family property to her without reservation.
In this era, the housekeeper was the power of the hostess.
When they got up early the next morning, they changed into shabby clothes and started digging potatoes and harvesting corn.
The potatoes are a little frozen. It is winter after all, but the sandy soil is different from that in the Northeast. You can still eat it if you dig it out. If you were in the Northeast, the ground would have been frozen and sealed, making it impossible to dig.
The corn plants have long since dried out. Break off the corn cobs and put them into a stilt-style granary built with wooden frames, and then thresh them when you have time. Corn threshing is a hard job.
Corn stalks are used to feed camels,
The roots of the corn must also be dug out, otherwise the land will not be planted next year.
These things are resistant to burning and can be stacked together for Chunni to use for cooking. It is not a waste.
Fortunately, the two of them were strong and worked until dark. Finally, they managed to tidy up the house and finished all the work in the fields.
Seeing how tired my wife was, I did not let her cook while grinding the table.
In the evening, according to the team's custom, Mo Zuo grilled some mutton and naan cakes, filled in some supplementary ingredients with the beets he grew and failed to extract sugar, and cooked a pot of red cabbage soup.
Chuni's eyes were full of tenderness, and she was very touched by her man's thoughtfulness.
In this day and age, men don’t know how to cook for their wives.
The two happily had a military camp-style dinner.
The fireplace was burning, and the poplar firewood crackled and burned, and soon it was burning red. Some more coals were added to the grinding table.
The fireplace was very effective for heating. The whole house and every room quickly warmed up. The ice on the glass windows melted.
In the living room on the first floor, there is a high-backed chair facing the fireplace. It was made by Mo Table himself from poplar wood.
In the evening, in front of the fireplace, facing the light of the fire, the family talks around the fire and spends some time. This is a habit developed by living with the master's family.
Mo Zhui held Chunni on his lap and whispered to her about the shortcomings of the family and how they were enjoying a home life full of fireworks.
The red firelight reflected on Chunni's plateau-red face, making her even more shy.
Mo Zui felt very at peace. This is what it looks like for a man to have a home, warm, cozy and affectionate.
He felt that it would be good to live like this for the rest of his life.
The next day, they stopped a passing truck and took a ride to Yehu Town.
This is a large town a hundred kilometers away. There is a train station there. It is a relatively large residential area with a large market where you can basically buy everything you need.
After buying things here, you can rent an empty truck for the return journey and take them back to your residence.
After returning home, Mo Desi took the tools and, with the help of Chun Ni, started assembling the furniture.
Furniture in the Ming Dynasty was all made of mortise and tenon structure, and Yang's furniture factory was no exception. You can assemble it yourself according to the schematic diagram.
Watching the wardrobes, chests of drawers, tables, chairs, closets, boxes, cabinets and wooden beds take shape one after another gives people a sense of accomplishment.
While the two were busy, a whistle sounded outside. The ground shook, and with the sound of shaking, a train stopped here.
Mo Zui was a little surprised. This was not a station, and trains usually wouldn't stop here.
He walked to the window on the second floor, opened the screen, and looked outside.
This is a military train, a rare armored train in Yang Fan's system.
The leading armored carriage is equipped with a Gatling gun, and the second carriage has a turret on the roof. Behind it is a steam locomotive and a tank carriage for transporting troops.
In the middle part of the train, there are five luxurious double-decker carriages. On them are the flaming phoenix emblem of the Yang family.
He was stunned immediately. This was the master's special train.
After the train stopped, the door opened and some female soldiers jumped out. Then they lowered the ladder. A female officer and his entourage got off the train.
Huang Daya, why is she here?
Then he saw Donkey Dan’s grandson, who came out arrogantly. He hadn’t seen him for a long time, and he still looked like he was in need of a beating. He also had a pimple, holding a pipe made of corncobs from the corner of his mouth, and got out of the car angrily.
Came down.
Chuni didn't know what happened and came to him nervously.
Looking at both sides of the railway, martial law was immediately enforced.
Groups of soldiers, carrying rifles with gleaming bayonets on their backs, controlled the surrounding area.
These people were full of murderous intent and looked like powerful masters. She was so frightened that her face turned pale.
"It's okay, my previous master is here." Mo Zui patted her back gently, asking her to calm down.
"Is this the Marquis of Dingyuan?" she asked nervously.
In her life, she had never seen an official who was older than a junior official. In fact, she didn't know that a subordinate official was not an official at all.
"Well, don't be nervous, the master is very gentle."
There was a knock on the door downstairs, and Mo Zhui took Chuni downstairs.
Opening the door, he saw Huang Daya dressed in military uniform, wearing a navy blue woolen officer's coat, polished riding boots, a pistol in a leather holster and a Type 65 cavalry saber hanging on his waist, standing at the door with a heroic appearance.
forward.
Zhang Guda and Ludan stood behind with evil smiles on their faces, looking at him and his wife. They also looked at each other, as if they were secretly laughing, so they knew that they were having a good time together, and they didn't even have a wife.
"The master and his wife are here. They want to see you. Please tidy up and follow me to the car to see you." Huang Daya said seriously.
Mo Zui stood at attention and said loudly: "No!"
He went back and put on the colonel's military uniform without any markings, and Chunni put on the newly sewn robe after getting married. Following Mo Zui anxiously, Huang Daya and the others boarded the train on the steel stairs.
After getting in the car, Chunni couldn't even see clearly.
The car is decorated with walnut wood and looks very luxurious.
There is a bright light on the ceiling, but there is no firelight. I don't know why it is shining. However, it shines very brightly.
At every entrance, there are female soldiers wearing stiff military uniforms and riding boots, standing with revolvers in their hands.
Huang Daya took the couple through several carriages and entered a carriage that was basically a living room.
This carriage is luxuriously decorated, with a crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling. In the middle is a three-leaf rosewood screen. On a one-foot-high wooden platform in front of the screen, there is a beautifully carved high-backed chair.
Chuni looked up secretly, and saw a young man wearing a python robe sitting quietly on it. Although he looked young, his temperament was very calm, and he had a maturity that was inconsistent with his age.
A faint coercion emanated from him.
There is a lower, high-backed chair placed on each side. It seems that the one on the left is taller than the one on the right.
Two beautiful women were sitting on it, looking at themselves with interest.
Suddenly, his face turned red and he quickly lowered his head.
"Hmph!" Yang Fan snorted coldly with a straight face when he saw this bitch Mo Zhui.
This guy almost made himself angry to death.
It would be better for me to cause such troubles and live a comfortable life.
I was sent here to look at the highway, but it turned out that I even married my wife, so I didn't miss anything.
Mo Zhui quickly pulled Chunni to two meters in front of Yang Fan, and pulled her to kneel down.
"Zhang Fengxian and his wife Zhang Chu, please meet the master and madam." Mo Zui said and kowtowed to the master and his wife.
Chuni was so panicked, she had never seen such a big official in her life.
He quickly followed suit and learned how to grind the table, kowtowing to the master and his wife.
"You are such a talented bitch, you are so lucky." Yang Fan scolded, "If Madam hadn't been so soft-hearted, I should have chopped off your head."
Chuni was so frightened that she trembled all over. She didn't know what the head of the house had done.
Mo Desi felt relieved.
If the master is willing to scold you, it means that the matter is over. If he kicks you twice, it will be even better.
If you are afraid that he will be polite to you, then that is true alienation.
Grinding the tabletop with a pestle on the ground, I didn't dare to raise my head.
After waiting for more than a minute, I heard Yang Fan scolding: "Get up!"
As if he had received an amnesty, Mo Desi immediately stood up with a playful smile and pulled his wife to stand sideways.
"My dear, I have been away from home for so long, and I miss the master and my wife, as well as my two mistresses, very much. Seeing that the master and his wife are in good health makes me happier than anything else." Mo Zhui bent over and immediately smiled flatteringly.
, said doglegably.
Yang Fan glared at him and said, "Fortunately, I'm not mad at you dogs."
"Why are you still wearing these clothes?" Yang Fan saw that he was still wearing an old military uniform that had been washed and turned white and had taken off his military rank. He sighed in his heart and asked warmly.
"Master," Mo Zhui said with some choking, "Young people can give up everything except this military uniform."