Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Fan Dayong then stepped out to smooth things over:

"General, you may not know that the families of the military households all live near the garrison. I'm afraid that there are too many family matters that delayed him, and he was afraid that he would be punished if he didn't come, so he asked someone to replace him."

"This is human nature. General, please forgive them temporarily because this is their first time making a mistake."

As he spoke, he leaned close to Zheng Yuannai's ear and seemed to say something.

It was visibly that Zheng Yuannai's expression seemed to have softened after his persuasion.

The thousand households felt slightly relieved.

Fortunately, there was someone sensible, so things didn't get too ugly.

"Those who are not military households, please stand up!" Zheng Yuannai said to everyone in the formation.

All those who were just filling in the gaps stood up.

Zheng Yuan said:

"All irrelevant people should leave the barracks, and the soldiers should stay to practice."

"Yes!"

This group of rabble quickly dispersed and ran out of the military camp.

Seeing that he didn't seem to intend to continue to make trouble for drawing a salary without doing anything, the captains secretly cursed him for being a fool.

He took a step back and did not resist Zheng Yuannai's order to keep the soldiers to train.

"General, there are still many military affairs at the garrison that need our help, so we won't stay here for long."

Several captains did not want to stay in this military camp and be trained by the new general.

They all had spacious and comfortable mansions near the garrisons, as well as several concubines and dozens of servants.

It's so cold, the right thing to do is go home, enjoy the wine and eat meat with your beloved, who has the time to mess around with this fool here?

Zheng Yuannai decisively waved his hand and let him go.

The thousand households bowed and said goodbye, but before leaving, they all looked meaningfully at their most trusted centurions.

They were not foolish enough to hand over so many soldiers to the new general. It was precisely because of the presence of these centurions watching over them that they dared to leave with confidence.

Everyone who should have left has left.

The remaining soldiers stood in the cold wind with sad and numb faces, waiting for the new superior to give them orders.

Zheng Yuannai asked everyone to line up and stand in an orderly manner, then began to lecture:

"Dear soldiers, from now on, you will be my soldiers under Zheng Yuannai! My goal is to train you into a disciplined and powerful army that can fight a hundred battles! Let everyone kill the enemy, make merit, and live a good life!"

To the soldiers, these words were no different from the howling cold wind.

Which new superior doesn't speak empty and pretentious clichés? They are tired of hearing them.

"You are too weak now. You don't even have the strength to stand. How can you kill the enemy?"

The new general shouted in dissatisfaction.

Hearing this, the soldiers felt it was extremely ironic.

In order to be able to receive the inspection, they traveled for a long time.

As military households, the court allocated land to them, but they had to be responsible for military rations and all travel expenses.

But their fields had long been snatched away by thousands of other families. The family worked hard for a year like tenant farmers, but still did not get as much food as the tenant farmers outside.

If they bring more food on the road, their families will have to go hungry for several more days.

Therefore, most people only brought a few fist-sized balls of coarse grains and dried vegetables, and ate one a day to fill their stomachs with water.

After years of hunger and long-distance running, who has the energy to stand for so long?

How could these superiors, who eat lavish meals every day, possibly understand?

However, the general seems very dissatisfied with their military appearance. Be careful not to make him angry or he will beat you with a stick.

Given their physical condition, they might not be able to survive the New Year after being beaten with military sticks.

The soldiers pulled themselves together and tried to stand up straight.

Then the young general above waved his hand and said loudly:

“So, from now on, everyone must eat well and train seriously!”

"Okay, everyone, go and complete this general's first military order—"

"Line up and go to the kitchen to eat!"

what?

The soldiers could hardly believe their ears.

This...is this a military order?

Everyone lined up and walked towards the kitchen under the guidance of the Zheng family servants.

Before I even got there, the delicious aroma of rice and meat that made my mouth water penetrated my nose.

During these three days, Zheng Yuannai and Fan Dayong have organized the Zheng family's servants to buy daily necessities for these soldiers.

The Zheng family's servants gave each soldier a pair of bowls and chopsticks, then opened the pot and started to serve the meal neatly.

Everyone was given a large coarse porcelain bowl filled with a bowl of Laba porridge.

Soybeans, kidney beans, mung beans, red beans, and bacon are all cooked until soft and mixed with dyed rice to make a large bowl of thick porridge with a fragrant aroma.

The soldiers had been hungry for a long time, so they could not bear it any longer. They did not care that the food was hot and started to gobble it up as soon as they received it.

After eating the porridge, my body finally regained some warmth.

The next order they received was to go to the barracks and rest.

Walking into the barracks, you will see thick cotton coats on each bunk bed.

"The general said that there was no time to make quilts for everyone, so he bought ready-made clothes for everyone to wear to keep warm."

The servant of the Zheng family conveyed Zheng Yuannai's meaning.

The soldiers couldn't believe it.

The new general actually gave each of them such a nice cotton coat.

The soldiers rushed forward, each grabbed a cotton coat and held it tightly in their arms.

Everyone was surprised and delighted as they felt the soft, fluffy and thick texture.

That’s a lot of money!

Such a long, intact new cotton-padded jacket, if taken apart and made into small, close-fitting armor, would be enough for several people in the family to wear.

Winters for my family will be much better from now on!

However, the general's servants did not allow them to put away the cotton-padded clothes and supervised that everyone wore them to sleep.

Everyone had no choice but to obey and put on their cotton coats.

Lying on the big bunk bed, covered with the rotten quilt I brought from home, my stomach and body felt full and warm like never before.

No matter what the new general wanted to do, at least today, he really gave them great benefits and was already the best superior they had ever had.

No one would think that such a good thing would happen again in the future.

However, when they woke up the next day, the breakfast that greeted them was three large steamed buns per person and a bowl of dried vegetable soup with a strong taste of oil and salt.

After eating these things, the empty stomach and the cold body became warm and full again.

Two quarters after the meal, the general ordered everyone to start training.

The training that the deputy general led them in was really hard and the requirements were very strict.

But whenever they were exhausted, they were greeted with greasy meals that were enough to fill them up!

Those who perform well in daily training will be rewarded with an extra piece of meat the size of a palm.

All the hard work seems worth it.

I even felt that I had to train harder to be worthy of the food and clothes the general gave me.

The only regret is that I can’t bring such delicious food back to my family.

It would be great if such good food were provided in the garrison. They could save half of it for their family.

Three days before the end of the year, the general announced that everyone could go back home to celebrate the New Year with their families. Although the soldiers missed their families, they were reluctant to leave the general and the barracks.

Someone couldn't help but ask boldly:

"General, after the New Year, can we still come back for training?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yuannai grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth on his face that was somewhat roughened by the wind and frost:

"Of course, everyone must return to the barracks on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Anyone who dares to stop us will be disobeying military orders!"

"Yes, General!"

Everyone was filled with joy upon hearing this, and they all responded loudly in unison. Their spirits and energy were many times better than before.

Zheng Yuannai said again:

"You are the main labor force of the family and the support of the whole family. It is unreasonable for you to go back to celebrate the New Year empty-handed."

He raised his hand and said, "Come here, bring up the New Year's goods I prepared for everyone!"

Everyone was surprised. They had only been training with the general for 19 days, but he was actually giving them New Year's goods.

"Each person will receive two kilograms of cotton, five kilograms of cured meat, and ten kilograms of brown rice. Once you get them, you can go back and celebrate the New Year!" Zheng Yuannai ordered loudly.

Every soldier who received the New Year's goods was so excited that his face flushed, and he kept bending down to express his gratitude to Zheng Yuannai.

Two kilograms of cotton are enough to make two more cotton-padded jackets for the family to wear.

The bacon has both salt and oil, and besides that, there is rice. Mixed with dried vegetables, you can cook many meals full of oil and water!

I wonder how happy my family will be when they see these things.

Seeing them so happy, Zheng Yuannai's smile never stopped.

The only people present who were unhappy were the centurions.

The new general, who had been trying to win people's hearts and minds, also separated them from the soldiers and deprived them of their command rights.

They even blocked the main camp and did not allow them to go out to inform the thousand households.

Now, they can finally go and have a good talk with their own thousand households about this matter!

(This book is about to be tested, and we need to rename it. It is said that this is a very important thing for Tomato, and it is enough to change fate. But Yaya has always been bad at naming, so I can only ask for help from all the readers with great magical powers! I kowtow to all of you, and beg you to give Yaya an attractive title!)