I am engaged in construction in Datang

Chapter 125 Xiaoqiu joins the army

I have risen in haste and have no trace of my figure. The ink has dried and the paper has been rolled up, but the pen has not stopped. The road ahead is long and uncertain, the wild geese have brought me sorrow, and when will it be before they return?

When Xiaoqiu left the village this time, Li Yin was even more depressed than when she saw Xiaochun off.

At least she can count the days and wait for Xiaochun to come back, but now that Xiaoqiu has entered the military camp, when will she be able to return?

People who join the army are not allowed to act on their own. If there is a transfer of personnel, Xiaoqiu will definitely go with them. This is a job that involves fighting and killing. Wouldn't Li Yin have to worry about it?

"Xiao Qiu, you must protect yourself." Li Yin remembered that she had tried to lubricate the calluses on the other person's palms. If she did this, her life would be hopeless.

"Yeah." Xiaoqiu nodded, her eyes burning.

Last night, Master Zhuang taught her some methods to weaken her feminine characteristics, and now she looks more like a man.

"You..." Li Yin hesitated, but finally said what was in her heart: "You must practice running away more, understand?"

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Li Xiaoqiu nodded: "I know."

As the two were communicating, a group of soldiers and horses came galloping from a distance.

"Who is Xiao Qiu?" The bearded man who was leading the group had a dark complexion and angry eyes. He spoke in a muffled voice, looked around, and then fixed his eyes on Li Xiaoqiu's thin body.

"It's me!" Li Xiaoqiu took a step forward and looked up at the man.

"Can you ride a horse?"

If Li Xiaoqiu hadn’t had access to horses half a year ago, now: “Yes!”

"Good boy, let me see why you ask me to exchange my promise for something else." The man laughed. He didn't know that the other person was a woman.

He looked at Xiao Qiu's weak appearance. Could he be a soldier? Could he be under his command?

"Keep your promise and dismount!"

"Yes!" The soldier following behind him on the left side obeyed the order and immediately dismounted. He glanced at Li Xiaoqiu and then at Li Yin.

From then on, he had to stay by the side of the young lady from Nuzhuang. His ambitions were thwarted before they could be realized.

But he couldn't disobey his adoptive father.

"Xiao Qiu, get on your horse and follow us."

"Yes!" Li Xiaoqiu also took action.

The two men passed each other, hatred in their eyes. It was this kid who took over my position and stayed with the general/manor owner all day long!

There is a long way to go, I will definitely do it if I have the chance.

The atmosphere was full of tension, and Li Yin's heart trembled.

The big man picked up Xiaoqiu and bowed to Li Yin, saying, "Master Li, we will go ahead!"

"Mr. Xiao Qiu is in our army, so don't worry."

"Thank you." Li Yin also clasped her fists in return.

After saying that, the man was seen riding his horse at full speed, and it was obvious that he was trying to intimidate Xiaoqiu.

Li Yin was speechless. He had just told her not to worry.

After the few people left, Li Yin withdrew her gaze and began to look at the young man in front of her. The other party had bright eyes, sword-like eyebrows, thin lips, and a body as straight as a pine tree.

Seeing Li Yin looking at him, he clasped his fists and bowed: "Master Li, my surname is Pei, my given name is Xingjian, and my courtesy name is Shouyue."

"I know." Li Yin smiled and said, "My name is Li Yin."

"You will follow me this time. When the time is right, I will send you to the border to make contributions. It is better than wasting your time here."

Pei Xingjian's eyes lit up, and then he calmed down again: "My duty is to protect the owner of the manor."

"Don't be so serious." Li Yin thought it was funny and couldn't help but said, "According to seniority, you have to call me little aunt."

Pei Xingjian: “.”

I can't accept this.

He looked at the young lady who was just as tall as his shoulders, and moved his lips twice, but in the end he couldn't utter those three words.

"Hahaha okay, I won't embarrass you."

Li Yin smiled and said, "I have prepared the house for you. It is not far from me. You don't have to worry about food, clothing, shelter and transportation. I will give you two strings of silver every month. You will still receive your salary from your brother, so I won't give you more."

"Yes." Pei Xingjian followed Li Yin into the manor.

"I'm going into the city today, just follow me."

Considering that Pei Xingjian might not be able to ride a horse-drawn carriage, Li Yin decided to take a carriage this time.

There were crowds of people at the city gate and the sound of discussions was endless.

"I was wondering where the wool factory director Lu Liangxi came from. Wow, it turns out to be Mrs. Liang!"

"It's over. I didn't even bother with her before."

"Don't worry, I'm in charge of such a big factory, I don't have time to deal with you."

"Have you heard about what happened yesterday?"

"Is it Miss He Qizhen from the woolen factory?"

"Yes, she has a very strong character. I think she looks just like Madam Liang."

Hearing this, an aunt next to him immediately said, "What Madam Liang? She is Director Lu Liangxi!"

“It’s amazing!”

"..." The others were silent. Why did all the ladies become like this?

Someone couldn't help but refute: "Mrs. Liang is of noble status, why must she be called the factory director..."

The aunt snorted at him and then began to read the job recruitment notice on the wooden board unsteadily.

"The woolen yarn factory is going to expand, and we need to hire a lot of people!"

"I don't know if I can go."

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw two women, one big and one small, riding a tricycle over with a folding table in the bed.

They placed a table in front of the notice, and then placed a wooden sign on the table: Yarn Factory Recruitment Office.

"The woolen yarn factory is hiring!" He Qizhen's voice was still a little hoarse, but much better than yesterday.

“No matter if you are male or female, you can sign up!”

Following He Qizhen was Lin Juan. Director Lu was busy managing the factory and had no time to come.

"That's He Qizhen, right?"

"Seems to be!"

"She's pretty, but it's a pity that she was ruined by scum..."

Lin Shuisheng was standing nearby. He grabbed the man's collar and said, "What dirty words are you saying? The young lady is much more upright than a mean person like you!"

The man saw that Lin Shuisheng was tall and strong, and immediately became scared.

Li Yin lowered the curtain and felt relieved: "Let's go into the city, don't stay any longer."

In the backyard of Liuweizhai, the simple bathhouse here had long been demolished. All the able-bodied people in the slums were taken away by Li Yin to work, and everyone was no longer so poor.

Li Yin walked in and saw several people filling a kind of white crystal.

"Xiaochun, go hang a sign outside the door saying that Liuweizhai has a new product today... fruit smoothie."

The white crystals are saltpeter, which is also one of the raw materials for gunpowder.

Fortunately, the saltpeter used to make ice can be reused, otherwise the cost would be very high.

Li Yin picked up the large and small buckets that had been prepared in advance. The small bucket was higher than the large bucket so that the water in the large bucket would not flow into the small bucket.

There are pre-made ice cube molds in the small bucket, and one bucket can produce a lot of ice.

Without popsicle molds, Li Yin was afraid that they wouldn’t freeze into shape, so she decided to wait until everyone became proficient at making them before talking about making popsicles.

After the ice is frozen, use a simple ice grinder to crush it into small pieces, then add some juice, bean paste, etc., and it will be a good thing to cool down.

Li Xiaochun walked out of the door, erased the discount information on the blackboard, and wrote again on the small blackboard: Today's new fruit smoothie - 9 cents per serving.

"Manager Xiaochun, is this fruit smoothie really icy?" A citizen who came to buy goods was sharp-eyed and saw it immediately.

"Of course it's ice, otherwise why is it called smoothie?"