My husband was picked up from [farming]

Chapter 50

The army set off as scheduled, but behind the team, a team of ox carts and four horse carriages fell.

Mr. Wen Yu, Mr. Qian and Du Huailan sat on it, and the three of them gathered together to plan the next arrangements.

"According to usual experience, the army will stop and recuperate when they arrive at Lianghe. Even if it is not meal time, the army and horses must eat, drink and rest."

Wen Yu looked at the terrain on the map, "This generation is close to the river, there should be A lot of wild vegetables have just grown up at this time, and they are just tender. When the army stops, we will go down to dig vegetables. We must move quickly."

Du Huailan, who was sitting opposite, said with a proud face, "But I don't know them. If you even dig the grass, it won't cause trouble."

"Then you go to the river to fetch water. The vegetables in that car need to be watered. The sister-in-law following behind is a good vegetable grower. You follow her instructions.

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So whether it was Du Huaizhang or the soldiers of Yanzhao Army, when they got the military order to stop and recuperate, they saw a group of well-trained men and women getting out of the car. One of them was commanding something, and the others were holding shining silver weapons in their hands. Things started to be shoveled on the ground with familiar movements.

Their division of labor was clear and their actions were orderly. Each of them took care of a piece of land, searching for every step of the way.

Some of Yanzhaojun led their horses to the river to drink water, and some sat on the ground in the river to rest, but their eyes all fell on the group of men and women wearing the same Yanzhaojun shorts.

Before the curious people here finished reading, they saw their cold-blooded General Yang approaching a husband with a smile on his face, holding a handkerchief to wipe the man's sweat, and holding a kettle with the other hand to feed the man into his mouth.

Such solicitude made the husband wave his hands in disgust, but General Yang was not annoyed. He followed the other party, taking out a short knife from time to time to dig for these things on the ground, and then presented them to the husband like a treasure to ask for credit.

Sometimes they would get a small look from their husband, and the naked eye could see that their general almost jumped up and down. Sometimes they offered the wrong treasure, and were rejected by their husband, and again, the naked eye could see that the general was sluggish.

Just when the soldiers were so shocked that they forgot to drink water and eat, a military order sounded, and everyone stood up and started lining up, ready to set off.

Wen Yu and others were also well-trained in climbing onto the carriage or ox-cart, and they did not care about the wild vegetables that had not been dug out.

Everyone got into the carriage with a basket, which was already filled with wild vegetables in a short time. They lifted the curtains to let in the breeze, and while chatting in the carriage, they took out the vegetable roots and dead leaves.

Du Huailan had never seen anything like this before. Seeing that everyone had a basket of wild vegetables in their hands, he was shocked and happy at the same time.

"You are so awesome. How did you find so many? If you find some more in the afternoon, you can use this to make wild vegetable porridge at night."

Such twenty or thirty baskets of wild vegetables are indeed not enough to supply an army of 100,000, but with two rests in the afternoon , has nearly a hundred baskets of wild vegetables, so adding rice to make porridge not only saves some rice, but also allows people to eat vegetables that are good for the body. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

The key is that some of these wild vegetables can be regarded as traditional Chinese medicine, which can just reduce the symptoms of the soldiers' acclimatization or internal heat, which is no different from dietary supplements.

While picking vegetables, Wen Yu was thinking about what to cook at noon. He always felt that there was something he had not considered, and he felt increasingly uneasy.

Du Huailan kept chattering for a long time, and the three or four people in the car agreed with him. Only Wen Yu beside him frowned and remained silent.

"What's wrong? On the first day of our departure, we can achieve such a harvest. Although it is still a drop in the bucket, it is a good start."

On the first day of departure... Wen Yu's thoughts were given some direction by these words. , he raised his head and looked out the car window, seeing Yan Zhaojun as far as the eye could see in front of him.

The cooks' carriages were all at the end, which meant that everyone received the order to stop. Even the people at the front may have sat down and drank a pot of water, and they at the end of the team received the order to stop.

"No! No, no. We made a fatal mistake!"

As soon as he said this, the five or six people sitting in the carriage looked at him, and Mr. Qian couldn't help but ask.

"What a fatal mistake."

Wen Yu asked the sister-in-law on the outside to lift the door curtain of the car, and when they saw it, they could see the backs of the mighty team.

"...When we receive the order, get off the car and start preparing to cook, the people at the front will be able to get some sleep. Doesn't this mean that we have delayed the march?" As soon as

these words came out, people in the car The faces of all the people turned pale. Du Huailan had issued a military order not to hold back the team and never let any soldier go to the front line hungry.

It's good that someone caught him by his pigtails on the first day of departure. If the eldest son of the Du family is a selfless person, then Du Huailan will be in danger.

Thinking of this, Du Huailan's face turned ugly and he jumped out of the moving carriage without saying a word.

"I asked my eldest brother last year to tell them to keep to the left at the next official intersection. Our driver will pass them from the right and lead the way."

The words disappeared, and Du Huailan had already ran out for more than ten steps.

Mr. Qian felt that this was the only way to solve the problem as soon as possible without delaying the matter.

"Then I'll go to the car behind and inform those people, and then they'll be ready. We'll get off the car at noon, Sister-in-law Liu, Sister-in-law Pang, the husband of the Sui family, and the two husbands of the Sun family will be responsible for setting up the stove. Their ox cart will drive away. At the front of us.

We follow them, so that when they set up the stove, it is easier for us to pack up and eat. We can start cooking before the large army stops, so that when they stop, they will be ready. We can share the food right now."

"That's great," Wen Yu and the other women in the car said.

Knowing that they wanted the army to lead the way, Du Huaizhang frowned. If there was any danger ahead, these husbands and wives would be the first to be in danger. The reason why they were placed behind them was to protect them.

But my brother was right. If the bullock cart was at the end, the half-hour lunch time could only be adjusted to an hour or even an hour and a half.

But compared to the comfort of the younger brother and those husbands and wives, they could afford to wait for this little time.

Seeing that his eldest brother was reluctant to agree, Du Huailan frowned.

"I issued a military order before. Don't you want to go back on it or protect me? One hundred thousand soldiers are watching. I said that our brother and women are not special. There is no difference between us and you!" "

Okay! " , give the order, the team moves to the left!"

As the carriage passed by the soldiers, Wen Yu opened the curtain, took each team of soldiers passing by, and secretly noted the number of people in each team.

A group of cars hurriedly passed by the soldiers. When they arrived at the front, it was almost lunch time. Yang Zhao and others rode in front. They thought Wen Yu and Du Huailan would bring the frame stove and start. He was prepared to be beaten by Wen Yu when it came to cooking.

But I saw women and their husbands stopping their cars and unloading several baskets and more than a dozen huge jars from the first bullock cart in an orderly manner.

In pairs, one person took out the pancakes they had made before, and the other took it and picked up a pair of chopsticks to mix the mixed vegetables. There were not only sauerkraut and kimchi, but also fresh vegetables collected from each house, and they were mixed with vermicelli and bean curd and dogwood. good.

Just like this, the pancakes were rolled up and handed to the soldiers who came over one by one. The time at noon was short, and sometimes there was no time to cook porridge and soup. The soldiers had not dared to eat steamed buns or pancakes before.

Now there are not only pancakes but also vegetables. The spicy, sour and delicious food is very appetizing. I couldn't eat such dry food until now, but I couldn't stop drinking a sip of water and taking a bite of the burrito.

Du Huailan looked apologetically at the soldiers who were eating with water, "This is our first time joining the army, and we are somewhat unprepared. We will try to make everyone's food more appetizing starting tomorrow."

This is true, Ox Cart When they stopped, the people at the front of the army also stopped. There was no time to cook porridge on the spot and distribute it.

With this experience, the logistics team gathered together for a brief discussion. The woman and her husband did not even bother to eat, so they continued to look for wild vegetables and all edible food around them.

Although the food seems to be enough, it is one thing to eat a mouthful to stay hungry, and to eat a ditch full of trenches.

Their hard work and dedication are all seen by the soldiers, not to mention that these dozens of logisticians are all family members of the soldiers in the Yanzhao Army.

While waiting for the large army to finish eating and take a rest, Wen Yu glanced at the sky and immediately ordered the departure with Du Huailan. They must leave earlier than the large army.

After getting on the carriage, the husband and the women began to eat lunch with burritos in their hands.

"I don't think it's better than this. Our current cars are crowded and we can all sit in them, but if we move out one car and start making food while walking, the rest of the people will take turns in the car. Everyone will get off and walk with the army for half an hour, and then get in the car to rest. Let's go down and walk with the people in the car."

The others nodded. Walking for an hour was not a problem for them, and the marching speed was not very fast. It was just like stretching their muscles.

"The car in the back lights the stove and can spread pancakes or make porridge and soup along the way. Although there are only one or two pots, if we encounter what happened today, even if we dilute it with boiling water after stopping, the soldiers can still drink it with the burritos. A bowl of rice soup. "

This bowl of rice soup will definitely be watery and clear, but it is still better than eating burritos with cold water.

Mr. Qian's family was poor before, and he was used to running the house. He knew how to do things here, and suddenly thought of a better way.

"Then why not just make corn porridge. As long as it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot, make it as thick as you can in the car. When you get off the car, boil water and mix it. Even if it is thinner, it will still be thicker than rice porridge."

He told everyone how to eat it . Well, maybe many people haven't hired someone, but when it comes to how to terminate a contract, everyone has a solution.

A sister-in-law also said: "We can also use dry pot noodle tea on the road. Although this thing requires pork, you can still drink it by putting a little non-stick pan. It is easy to store and convenient. You can drink it with boiling water."

Du Huailan listened more and more. Yue Liang immediately

said : "I can't cook, so I can't help much, so I'll walk with the car for an extra hour every day. I'll start walking today, and those of you who know how to cook will take turns going to the car behind to look after it." As soon as he jumped out of the carriage, Wen Yu smiled helplessly. There was only dinner today, so there was no need to be in a hurry. It would not be too late to start tomorrow.

But he didn't dampen Du Huailan's enthusiasm and got out of the car. "I'm new to cooking, so Huailan and I can get out of the car and start cooking pancakes in the afternoon."

Two or three people got off each car. As the car drove away, the general behind them vaguely saw their figures, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

He looked back at the army and hesitated whether to gallop forward to ask about the situation.

Du Huaizhang was also curious. Looking at Yang Zhao scratching his head while sitting on the horse, he said, "Go and have a look. I will lead the team."