Celestial grabs dog food

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Here it is necessary to show the importance to the guests, women and children are not allowed to eat with the guests.

Hua Ya greeted Li Dahua and led a long line of little dolls to eat in the kitchen. Fortunately, the kitchen was spacious enough, and it was convenient for Shanguan to set up a big table for them to use.

"Stigma, you come out to sit too. The eldest brother doesn't live at home. From now on, you will be the oldest brother, and you will help your parents to take care of your younger siblings." Gou Sheng greeted him as he served the last dish.

Lian Ying was so flattered that Zhu Tou came out and sat down next to Liu Datie.

There were no rules in the farmer's house. After a long day of hard work, many things were discussed at the dinner table. Usually, eating was the busiest time for the whole family. Only the big ones were different. For a while, in the kitchen Noisy and noisy, but there was very little sound of clinking cups and saucers at the banquets set up in the yard.

The stigma obviously didn't get used to it. He tried his best to drink the soup and pick up the vegetables carefully, and the whole person became cautious. When everyone put down the chopsticks, they put the bowls and chopsticks on the table almost in relief, and then there was another clear "ding bang" "Sound, the face of Zhutou blushed, and he got off the dining table as if fleeing.

Gou Sheng smiled helplessly at Darong and Ya Dan.

"Go play with Brother Ling Yi, don't fight." Darong wiped Li Qingyuan's greasy mouth clean, patted Li Qingyuan's head and confessed.

"Okay, oh—" Li Qingyuan called out, jumped off the high chair, and ran out with Yang Lingyi.

"Slow down, third young master, I just finished eating..." Ya Dan shouted loudly from behind, I don't know if the two little guys heard it.

Gousheng helped Huaya put away the bowls and chopsticks, and picked up a few broken bones and threw them to the two big wolf dogs.

On weekdays, the two dogs were not tied up, but today there were so many people, and they were all children, that the mountain officials were worried, so they tied them up in the kennel forcibly.

"Would you like to go to the mountain to see?" Gou Sheng asked after washing his hands carefully.

Both Darong and Yadan agreed.

The mountain official explained a few words to Hua Ya, carried a basket on his back, and a group of four went up the mountain.

"... This year, a lot of food was wasted. In two years, the food leaked to the rabbits will be born, and it should be much better..." Gousheng said as he walked, "It's just how many rabbits should be placed on this mountain. ..."

Da Rongrao was well-informed, and he didn't know anything about this issue, "This is true—you should memorize it carefully. It doesn't have to be too hard, as long as you have enough money."

"Yes, that's the reason!" Gou Sheng wanted to clap his hands in praise, and secretly gave Shanguan a look.

The mountain official just pretended not to see it.

When we came to a place where the bushes were relatively lush, several large and small rabbits were covered with the dog's remaining holster two days ago. The mountain official walked over in surprise and grabbed the two largest ones, and let the small ones go. up.

"Take it back and give it to the elderly at home to taste." Shan Guan handed the rabbit to Darong and Duck Dan, and tied the knot again.

Dayong and Yadan were not polite either, they tied the rabbit with a straw rope and carried it in their hands.

When Gousheng and the others came back, Li Dahua and Liu Datie told the mountain official to leave a few children here to play for a long time, and they wanted to go back to the busy field.

"Come over to eat at night too, don't forget!" Gou Sheng confessed.

Naturally, there is nothing wrong with the couple.

"Go in and sit for a while. I made some herbal tea to relieve my tiredness." Gou Sheng went to the kitchen and brought a crock pot out, "Brother Da Rong, do you think what's going on in Guan Wen recently?"

"Speaking of this—" Dayong frowned, "If there is no envoy from the Mongolian Kingdom yet, the Celestial Dynasty may have to recruit soldiers!"

Mongolia is a relatively large country adjacent to China.

"conscription!"

Gou Sheng and Shan Guan yelled together.

One is frightened, the other is happy.

"The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households are already liquidating military households that have accumulated over the years. The results should be available in the past two months. It will be difficult for those who are unqualified to escape this time. Why don't we make up for it from the people!" Darong continued.

The conscription in Gou Sheng's mind is still like "grabbing strong men", often making troubles and ruining the families of the people and so on.

Shanguan and Yadan understand very well that for those who cannot read and write, being conscripted into the army is the only possible way to get ahead.

Recruitment in the Celestial Dynasty is not based on age and household selection, but voluntary registration. At least one commander in each country will sit in the town and inspect each one. Only those who are strong and clear-minded will be taken away. Only those who pass the military training for three months will be truly counted. After being requisitioned, the requisitioners will be changed into military households according to their household registration after half a year. Every commander of a thousand or a centurion is responsible for bringing in people. If there are too few qualified people after three months, they will be investigated and punished from top to bottom. Every emperor has been strictly inspected and controlled, firmly holding a really strong army in his hands, so that he can feel at ease.

"How to recruit?" Duck asked.

"According to the rules of the past few years, if there is a war, the military households will be expanded to one of the 20 households. Except for the original old military households, the rest will have to be recruited. Males between the ages of eight and [-] can sign up, no matter Family background." Dayong recalled a little, and told what he knew.

"Regardless of origin..." Yadan repeated the sentence with a smile on his face.

The mountain official is also full of joy.

"What's the matter, Gousheng?" Da Rong asked cautiously, seeing Gousheng's expression was wrong.

"No, nothing..." Gou Sheng shook his head and smiled concealedly.

Seeing what Gou Sheng said, Da Rong couldn't ask any more questions, and the three boys who were all interested in joining the army chatted about this topic excitedly.

The mountain official peeked at Gou Sheng's face several times, and sure enough something was wrong, and he kept saying it, but secretly remembered it in his heart...

On the one hand, Dayong knew a lot about the army unexpectedly, most of the time it was Shanguan and Yadan who asked questions, and Dayong talked eloquently.

While trying to remember, Yadan had already made up his mind.

After the three of them chatted thoroughly, Gou Sheng repeatedly asked to stay and have dinner before going back.

"His grandma is alone at home, so don't worry!" Darong said with a smile while holding Li Qingyuan by his arm.

Duck Dan was also afraid that Mrs. Yang would miss her grandson.

Gousheng had no choice but to give up.

"Brother Darong, I want to carry it too!" Li Qingyuan watched Duck carry Yang Lingyi on his back, hugging Darong's leg and making a fuss.

Darong had no choice but to care about the mud and water on Li Qingyuan's body, so he squatted down and let Li Qingyuan jump on it.

The two little guys were not being honest while being carried on their backs, stretching their arms to fight.

Li Qingyuan didn't get along with his peers in the village, Yang Lingyi didn't have anyone to play with him anymore, it was a good time for these two to get together, after playing like crazy for a long time, it was hard to part.

At night, it’s all about my family. The dog leftover reheated the leftovers at noon, and the whole family ate lively.

Xiaojiu was timid, and came to play with the two girls, Dacao and Xiaocao, and they were arguing to sleep with them at night, Hua Ya couldn't coax her, and looked at the mountain official for help.

"Let's go, let's go, we are all in the same village, sleep for one night, come back tomorrow, and Hua Ya will go with me!" Li Dahua said politely.

Big grass and little grass cheered together, "Oh, the eggs also go back to sleep together..."

Li Dahua thought about it, but a few children couldn't eat much for a breakfast, so he agreed wholeheartedly.

Hua Ya and Xiao Jiu lost their parents when they were young, and they have always been well-behaved. It is rare for them to make such a fuss, so the Shanguan agreed after thinking about it.

"Hehe, let's go!" Xiao Jiu jumped up and said while holding Dandan's hand.

Hua Ya couldn't help showing a smile.

After a large group of children chased all the way to the village under Li Dahua's scolding, Gousheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, really dizzy from the noise.

The mountain official knew that the dog leftover loves cleaning, so he took the broom and swept the inside and outside of the house, "It's time to wash the kang, and the knot for catching rabbits can be used. We will make a few more tomorrow, and there will always be dozens of them." I can only send it to the town."

Gou Sheng nodded in agreement, and went to the kitchen to scoop up hot water.

After the two of them finished washing one after the other, the mountain official closed the courtyard door and the main room door before going to the kang.

"You don't like conscription?" Shan Guan habitually looked at Gou Sheng's face and asked.

The ointment for scar removal has long been used up, and Gousheng refused to apply the ointment again. Shan Guan secretly searched for it in several medicine halls in Qingpu Town, but he couldn't find such a good ointment, so he had to give up and return it every day. Have to see.

"Who knows that a war is really going to happen, what is the conscription for..." Gou Sheng turned around and muttered.

"What?" Shanguan lay down and leaned over to ask.

"You want to go to the army?" Gou Sheng asked instead of answering.

"Yes, if you become a soldier, even if you can't become a general, if we become a military household, even the magistrate of the county can't underestimate it..." The mountain official said enthusiastically, "You want to be a landlord and enjoy the blessing without paying taxes. ..."

Gou Sheng really didn't think it was that good, no matter how many benefits the military households enjoyed on weekdays, once a war broke out, how many military households would be extinct because of this... Only these, the mountain officials themselves would not know!

That night, the two fell asleep with each other's thoughts.

When Darong brought the news, Shanguan and Yadan often ran to Grandma Sun's house, asking around Darong for a long time.

The mountain official used to go to learn boxing kung fu once every three or four days, but he changed back to going every morning, and it was extended for half an hour. He got up early every day, played two laps on his own mountain, and then went to Dayong's house.

For the first two days, Gou Sheng raised his head and asked in a daze, but now he doesn't know when the mountain official got up, the more so, the more Gou Sheng couldn't say what to stop him, so he had to try his best to make some pancakes and steamed buns the night before. Put it on an earthen stove and ask the mountain official to eat two bites of pickles in the morning, at least not to do so much strenuous exercise on an empty stomach.

After a few acres of corn were harvested, Gousheng began to increase the number of rabbits caught. After winter, it would be difficult to catch again. He was also afraid that too many rabbits would freeze to death and the gain would not be worth the loss!

"You go to Darong and learn more!" Gou Sheng said vigorously.

A few days ago, the two of them had fertilized the seven or eight acres of land together, planning to plant two acres of white cabbage and radish, and sprinkled oats on the rest.

"It's not too late." The mountain official sprinkled the rapeseed into the small ditch that was dug out, and when Gou Sheng dug another row, the overturned soil just covered it, "I'll do the digging instead!"

"That's only a few lines!" Gou Sheng said without raising his head.

The two had to check the noose every morning and evening, and had to change the position of the noose every two days. They could only work in the field for half a day a day, and it took half a month to plant a few acres of land.

A few or even dozens of dead rabbits can be picked up every day. Gousheng calculated carefully. At the beginning, there were more than two hundred breeding rabbits placed on the mountain, and about two-thirds survived. Feed one litter a month, and it is estimated that there are only five or six litters a year. This is more than half a year. If there is more, it will be three litters. The survival rate of the small rabbits will also be reduced. Mr. Ueno, it’s not like feeding them in the pen. If there are enough rabbits, he will separate the male rabbits from the female rabbits. If the mountain is good, there may be almost a thousand rabbits, and there should be six or seven hundred rabbits at the end of the day, and almost half of them are rabbits. Can sell.

Because it was free-range, Gousheng raised the original price of thirteen fen to fifteen fen. Fortunately, there was no rabbit plague. No matter how you look at it, it is a stable profit, but it is too troublesome to catch.

The dog leftovers did not dare to throw food to lure the rabbits to catch them, because they were afraid that the rabbits would not eat the food thrown in, and if they caught too few with the noose, they would easily hurt the undergrown rabbits!

"Why don't we raise a few more dogs and tell the dogs to chase the rabbits?" The mountain official carefully applied some smashed herbal medicine to the little rabbit that had been hurt by the back, and then let go, and said in a deep voice.

Gousheng shook his head, "Who can train a dog?"

"Oh." Shanguan waited for Gousheng to untie all the rabbits, then put away the knots and prepared to arrange them in another place.

Send a batch every few days. The four restaurants and two butcher shops in the town have negotiated. They only need thirty or forty rabbits at a time. If the dog leftovers want to sell more before the cat winter, the town will not be able to sell them. .

"Go to Jiaxing City." The mountain official said after hearing Gou Sheng's words.

Now that he can also kung fu, he is not afraid of those bad boys in the city!

"It's too far away, it will take several days to walk!"

When he mentioned it, Gou Sheng felt a dull pain in his ankle.

The mountain official thought about his savings and said he wanted to buy a livestock. "The horse is too expensive. Buy a donkey. If you walk slowly, you can get there in two days."

Gousheng already had this idea, but in the first half of the year, he moved and spent all his savings. In the second half of the year, he started to have a real surplus. The mountain official wants to go to the army again. It’s better to have a little money than to go empty-handed. How dare you Spend your money on...

"...That's it. Tomorrow you will go to the town together. Five or six taels of silver for a donkey should be enough." The mountain official pretended not to see the dog's hesitant expression, and said to himself.

What's more, if they were really drafted and left by themselves, it would be easier if there were livestock and dogs left at home!

After the two of them put more than a dozen rabbits in cages and brought them back, there was only a faint light in the sky.

"Brother, Brother Shanguan!" Zhutou stood at the gate of the yard and shouted loudly.

"Is there anything? Come in and sit for a while, I'll wash my hands!" Gou Sheng said as he put the rabbit cage in the firewood room.

Now I live in Lishanjin, and I have a mountain bag at home. I have to go up and down the mountain every day. The firewood for the winter has already been prepared. Fortunately, the firewood house is big enough. It doesn’t matter if there is no rabbit circle for the time being. In the spring of next year, three or four low houses will be built in the back to serve as rabbit pens.

"No need, big brother, mother asked me to come and tell you, Young Master Yang and Second Young Master Yang have both been selected as scholars, and landlord Yang's house is going to hold a water banquet tomorrow. Mother is afraid that you live far away and don't know, so tell me to come and tell you." Say it!" The column head said loudly.

"Understood, have you had dinner? Eat at Big Brother's place before going back?" Gou Sheng asked.

Zhu Tou swallowed hard, knowing that his elder brother's family had good food, but he was already ten years old this year, so at least he knew a little bit about the world, the hard ninja refused, turned around and was about to run down the mountain.

"Wait a minute, take these melon seeds back and give them to my brothers and sisters to eat together." Shan Guan chased him out and handed over a greased paper bag and said.

Li Dahua would not be willing to buy these things even if he had spare money!

Holding the pillars in both hands, he responded happily and ran to the village.

Gousheng and Shanguan are going to send rabbits to the town tomorrow, so they don't plan to go, so they just ask Huaya and Xiaojiu to follow Liu Datie and the others.

"Don't be crowded if there are too many people. It doesn't matter if you can't eat. It's the same when the big brother comes back and cooks for you!" Before going out, Gou Sheng explained again and again.

Today the main thing is to buy donkeys. There is only one family in Qingpu Town that sells such large animals as cattle and horses.

The smell was strong here, Gou Sheng resisted and walked in.

"Guest officer, go this way, the donkeys are here..." The staff enthusiastically brought Gou Sheng and Shan Guan to the left column.

The tense relationship between the two countries that Da Rong said seems to be true.

The buddy introduced that the government expropriated horses at a low price, so that the prices of donkeys and cattle would have to increase...

That is to say, in the past, the top of the stove of a young and middle-aged man was no more than six taels of silver, but now it costs at least eight taels of silver.

Gou Sheng hesitated again.

"You don't often say that the money is not all earned, not saved, it has to be spent!" The mountain official dragged Gou Sheng into it.

I fancy several horses with beautiful fur and broad frame, all of which cost nearly ten taels of silver.

Gou Sheng shook his head again and again.

The smile on the guy's face couldn't be maintained any longer, "Guests want cheap ones, and there are some, here, the ones in the corner over there, let's see if you can take a look at them or not!"

Gou Sheng followed the clerk's line of sight and saw a few skinny donkeys lying in the corner, some of which had abnormal white foam at the corners of their mouths, and they could be identified as sick donkeys at a glance.

Shan Guan's face was not good either.

"That's it. The appearance is very good. It's just that I hurt my stomach with strong medicine. I asked you to take good care of it. It will be back in ten days at most." An old man came out of the shadows and said.

The dog left suddenly took a step back, the old man was wearing a dark shirt, his whole body was dirty, he didn't notice that there was another person here for a long time!

"He is the one who feeds the animals here, and he is the most familiar with these animals. You must listen to him." The young man introduced, "This donkey only costs six taels and five dollars for the guest officer. You can raise it well for a winter. Guaranteed to be no worse than any donkey in this pen next year!"

Gou Sheng went up to look carefully at the donkey that the old man pointed out. It was a young donkey, and he had no other symptoms, except that he was not energetic, but was pitifully skinny, with bones protruding from all over his body, and he kept barking. People doubt whether it can stand up.

The mountain official squatted down to feel it, and then pretended to look at its teeth, but the little donkey, who had no energy at all, suddenly jumped up, slammed on the mountain official, and opened its mouth to bite.

The mountain official was hit so hard that he almost didn't turn over. The pen was full of donkey dung, and the hand that was holding his body on the ground grabbed him right away. No one would look good.

"You donkey not only hurt your stomach, did you? Is there something wrong with your temper?" Gou Sheng asked with a straight face as he helped the mountain official up.

The guy hurriedly took his own towel and came out to wipe the hands of the mountain official, "This donkey doesn't see many people, so I'll keep it for you for two days..."

"Five or two."

The feces are easy to wipe off, but the smell is not so good!

The mountain official kept shaking his hands, and killed the price with one bite.

"Guest officer, are you joking..." The guy hopped and yelled for a long time, and said he couldn't do it, so he asked the shopkeeper to come over.

How could the mountain official be afraid of such words, his face changed and he picked the donkey's bad things.

It turned out to be a sick donkey!

"...If we can't support it, we will be at a real disadvantage if we buy it back. Looking at it like this, we won't be able to live here..."

This is the most critical point. The conditions in the pen are not good, and most of the sick animals can only wait to die.

When he went back, the sick and grumpy donkey was led by Gou Sheng, and it took him longer to get home than when he came.

This little donkey has a stubborn temper, the more he tugs, the more he shakes his head, he needs to be coaxed, but luckily the dog can hold back his temper, talking all the time like coaxing a child, it is actually useful!

Gousheng and Shanguan came back with a donkey, which was considered big news in Liushutun.

In the village, only three or five exceptionally well-to-do families have livestock.

Li Dahua and Liu Datie rushed from the field to the mountain, even carrying farm tools.

Gou Sheng had already packed a basket of oat stalks in a dustpan, and the donkey was lying in the yard, chewing slowly.

The two were at the back of the room where Hua Ya and Xiao Jiu lived, and then there was the wall against which Kang was going to build a thatched shed to house the donkey.

Li Dahua circled the donkey several times, saying "tsk tsk" non-stop.

Liu Datie took a straight look, and followed the mountain official to help.

The sharpened willow stakes are firmly fixed to the ground to form a frame, and the thinner wicker is sandwiched with thick thatch, but it takes only half a day for a partial building to take shape.

Li Dahua got closer and closer, his eyeballs could not wait to stick to the donkey, "My eldest son is capable..."

In my heart, I just hate that I gave my capable son to others early, otherwise this donkey would be my own!

The little donkey stood up slowly, with hot air coming out of its nose, and suddenly raised its front hoof quickly, kicking Li Dahua squarely.

"Ouch, this beast..."

Gou Sheng heard the scolding and ran to the front in a hurry.

Li Dahua's fall was a little heavy, and she didn't get up for a long time.

"Mother, are you okay?" Gou Sheng asked as he helped him up.

"Ouch, ouch, this, this dead thing..." Li Dahua couldn't speak coherently, and screamed while covering his back.

"You said what are you doing to provoke a beast!" Liu Datie said as he took the man over.

"I'm just taking a look..." Li Dahua gasped and muttered.

"Father, mother, come in and rest for a while!" Shan Guan led the two to Hua Ya and Xiao Jiu's room, allowing Li Dahua to lie on the kang.

Liu Datie was about to lift Li Dahua's clothes to look at the wound, and the Shanguan hurriedly retreated.

"Look at what you've done!" Gou Sheng looked at the donkey seriously and said.