Taking small bites of the mutton skewers, she handed the candied fruit to Leng Junyi's hand. Xue Xichen ate it with gusto and muttered: "I didn't expect that there are so many delicious snacks in Lintong. It's a real treat today."
Oh! The world always says that the scenery in Bianguan is picturesque, but I didn’t find anything special about it. Brother Leng, is there anything beautiful about Lintong?”
Leng Junyi replied: "Lintong is located in the Saibei Plain. There are endless stretches of yellow sand as far as the eye can see. There are vast grasslands inhabited by nomadic people from the north. The climate is cold, the land is barren, and there are no particularly beautiful mountains and rivers. But you
If you like to ride in the desert and enjoy the majesty of the sunset over the long river, this is a good choice."
"Riding horses in the desert? Sounds good!" Xue Xichen said excitedly with a look of fondness on her face, "How about we go outside the customs and experience the pride of riding horses in the desert."
Feng Qingge came slowly from behind and said softly: "At this moment, the land is covered with ice and snow, thousands of miles of ice, and the ground is slippery. It is not suitable for galloping. When the weather warms up, I will take you to Tong to enjoy the scenery outside the Great Wall."
"Okay! It's a deal!"
After receiving Feng Qingge's promise, Xue Xichen happily ran to a small stall, curiously picked up a string of broken beads bracelet, looked at it and played with it.
The stall owner enthusiastically introduced, "Girl, you have such good taste! This is an extremely rare bracelet made of broken gold beads from the Western Regions. It is exquisitely made, gorgeous and noble, and matches your temperament very well. Why don't you try it?"
"This golden bead looks very beautiful." It is crystal clear and round, with full grains and full of luster. Xue Xichen put it on her hand, looked around and couldn't put it down. She asked several people coming from behind, "Does it look good?"
"nice!"
As soon as Xiao Liuyue finished speaking, Feng Qingge asked the stall owner, "How much does this bracelet cost?"
The stall owner smiled brightly and said enthusiastically: "Sir, these are rare broken gold beads in the Western Regions, worth thousands of gold. But seeing that this girl is wearing it so beautifully, I will give you a discount of eight hundred taels of silver."
"Eight hundred taels?! You think we are being taken advantage of!"
Xue Xichen stared and said angrily: "Such an ordinary bracelet, even if it costs eighty taels, I think it's expensive. You still offer eight hundred taels, you're lying!" After that, he took off the bracelet and gave it back.
stall owner.
The stall owner explained: "Girl, you can't say that! Gold beads are hard to find, and broken gold beads are hard to find. Look at the shapes of these gold beads. They are all formed naturally and are definitely not artificially carved later. Like this
Bracelets are extremely rare even in the Western Regions, and eight hundred taels are definitely not expensive!"
"Too expensive! Ninety taels at most!"
"Hey! Girl, don't bargain with me. Since you are destined to this chain, I will give you another discount. The price is five hundred taels!"
"One hundred taels!"
"Girl! Please take pity on my small business, four hundred and fifty taels!"
"One hundred and one tael!"
"No! No! Absolutely not! The minimum is four hundred taels!"
"One hundred and two taels! No matter how expensive it is, I won't take it!"
After that, she made a gesture to take off the bracelet.
"Oh, girl, you are really good at bargaining!" The stall owner showed a pained expression, struggled for a long time, gritted his teeth and endured the pain, "Two hundred and fifty taels, I really can't lose a penny anymore!"
Xue Xichen was still not satisfied, so she made a discount gesture and continued to bargain, "One hundred and fifty taels! I don't want one more cent!"
The stall owner looked like he was taking over and said resolutely, "Two hundred taels! Girl, please stop asking me for prices. Give me the money if you want it. If you don't want the bracelet, just give it back to me!"
"Okay! Just two hundred taels!" Xue Xichen showed a happy expression, raised her chin towards Feng Qingge, raised her eyebrows and said, "Give me the money!"
Feng Qingge paid the money, and Xue Xichen happily looked left and right while wearing the bracelet. Leng Junyi admired from the side: "Xichen, you are really good at bargaining!"
"Haha! You can practice it after you talk a lot!" Xue Xichen said happily, "At first I thought it was troublesome because I talked a lot, but now I feel that bargaining is a kind of fun, and the happiest thing is not the things you buy.
, but enjoy the process of bargaining!”
"Enjoying the process of bargaining?" Leng Junyi couldn't help but laugh, "Xichen, you are so special. Do you buy things just to enjoy the process of bargaining?"
"Haha! You can also say that! I like the things, but I also want to enjoy the process!"
Xiao Liuyue smiled and said: "This girl has sharp teeth and a very powerful mouth! I guess her sharp mouth was honed by haggling!"
"Where! Senior brother, please punish me!"
Xue Xichen shook her face. Even though she said this, she felt happy in her heart. She took the teasing as a compliment and it was quite useful.
"Feng Qingge, let's go for a walk on the tower!"
Xue Xichen pointed to the towering tower visible in front of her and said to Feng Qingge.
"good!"
A group of people walked up to the city tower. When the soldiers guarding the city saw Feng Qingge and Leng Junyi, they all saluted. Feng Qingge signaled that they didn't need to be polite and let them all do their own thing. He followed Xue Xichen and came to the city tower.
At the highest point, I saw Xue Xichen holding the city wall in his hand, looking at the noisy market in the distance, and sincerely sighed, "It would be great if the world would always be peaceful, and the people would live and work in peace and contentment, and live a prosperous life..."
"If the world is in chaos, the people will always suffer..."
Seeing the peace and tranquility in the city, Xiao Liuyue was also moved and said, "I hope the people of Lintong can forever avoid being maimed by war, and no longer have to be homeless, with their wives and children separated..."
"Liu Yue is a truly benevolent person who cares about the people." Feng Qingge sighed, "I have been stationed in Lintong for many years. Lintong is like my second home. I will try my best to avoid dragging Lintong into the war. I hope this place
The people can live and work in peace and contentment, be happy and peaceful,..."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult... once a war breaks out at the border..." Xiao Liuyue's voice faded.
Xue Xichen said: "Feng Qingge, have you ever thought about allowing the people of Lintong to use it both as a military and a civilian?"
"Dual use?"
Feng Qingge was puzzled and was very interested in Xue Xichen's suggestion, "Xichen, can you explain it in detail?"
"Dual-use military and civilian means actually integrating soldiers into the lives of the people, farming and raising farmers in their spare time, making themselves self-sufficient, and then arming the people so that when war breaks out, they can immediately carry guns and go to the battlefield."
Xiao Liuyue interjected: "What Xichen said is similar to what I want to suggest that all people should become soldiers."
"All the people are soldiers?"
"It is to arm all the people who can participate in the battle and be ready to annihilate the invading enemies at any time. All the people are soldiers. In addition to emphasizing the establishment of militia organizations among the people, all people of a certain age must receive military training and everyone learns to use ordinary weapons.
This can solve the contradiction of having few troops in peacetime and using more troops in wartime."
Xue Xichen said: "As the senior brother said, the senior brother emphasized the organization of the people to be self-reliant and self-reliant. I believe that soldiers cannot just train and eat free food, but should learn to 'do it yourself, produce and be self-sufficient'. The troops should not hinder normal training."
Under the circumstances, we should organize a production self-help movement to 'develop the economy and ensure supply'. If this can be done, then even if an escort robbery incident like this occurs again in the future, the troops will be fully prepared to survive the winter."
The words of Xue Xichen and Xiao Liuyue made Feng Qingge frown and think deeply. He said: "Xichen, Liuyue, can you tell me the specific measures? I am very concerned about your 'military and civilian dual use' and '
I’m very interested in the idea of “all people becoming soldiers” and would like to know more about it in detail.”
"Okay!" Xue Xichen replied cheerfully, "It's windy in the tower, let's go back and talk as we walk!"