After coming out of the blacksmith's shop, He Mulan accepted the fact that she was already a "trumpet". No matter how strong and powerful she is in martial arts, the current Hua family is not rich.
If it wasn't for Father Hua's leg injury that only occurred in rain and winter, and winter was not the season for farming, Mulan's family would be even poorer.
The elder sister of the Hua family is also married to an ordinary military family, and the nepotism relationship cannot work.
At this time, even if the crescent moon halberd is placed in front of her, she has money, and it is useless to buy it.
Because her purplish red horse is not a shadow, and if the weapon is too heavy, it can't run fast or far.
Woohoo, what a sad story.
The pace of He Mulan's return journey can only be described as a drag.
On the way back, she met a pair of brothers who were practicing martial arts in an open space. The elder brother is in his twenties, and he is missing an arm. The younger brother, who is in his early teens, is holding a wooden stick and shouting slogans that have nothing to do with martial arts while shouting "Hoah" and "Hey Hoo". Waving a stick.
He Mulan stood on the side of the road, wanting to see how ordinary people practice martial arts.
Before Adanzhuo came, she had no partner to train with, and had been fighting with the memories left by Hua Mulan.
From her point of view, the younger brother didn't even look like he was holding a stick. It's not a knife, why should it be held in front of your chest? His feet stood casually, standing wide. If you stab him now, he can't even dodge.
"Have you forgotten everything Grandpa taught you? Do you think you are chopping wood with an axe? Hold it with both hands!"
The younger brother did as the elder brother said. In the next time, they performed a scene that He Mulan couldn't bear to watch.
Every time the younger brother stretched out his stick and was about to touch his elder brother, he would retract it, but the elder brother beat his younger brother like a dog, showing no mercy.
His moves are not so gorgeous or beneficial, but his movements are cruel and unstoppable, completely different from his younger brother who doesn't dare to attack his arms.
"How can you go to the battlefield like this!"
Boom boom.
"Do you think you can come back alive like this?"
Boom boom.
"If I didn't come back, would you just walk away with a stick?"
Boom boom boom boom.
"Brother, stop hitting me! There was a girl over there who laughed when she saw it!"
Where is it funny
Her eyes were obviously hot.
He Mulan turned her head and looked west. The setting sun dyed the sky red. It should be a very warm color, like the fiery atmosphere in a blacksmith shop, but she somehow felt a chill from the warm red light.
It was getting dark, and he was still practicing martial arts.
"You boy, did you already know how to watch girls when you were only a teenager?" The elder brother with the broken arm continued to tap the stick loudly.
"You have to be so focused in martial arts, and martial arts will definitely not be like this!"
"Don't beat it, don't beat it, oh, I flashed my waist, brother, I flashed my waist!"
The handsome-looking younger brother dropped his stick and started running around the field.
It was obviously a very happy scene, but He Mulan ran away with a heavy heart.
This is obviously an illusion, and she shouldn't have any associations with the NPC-like characters in the scene, but she can't help but feel a little sad.
It was because she had seen Mulan's memories that she knew how cruel the battlefield was.
She carried her narrow skirt like this, and ran back home in a hurry.
Seeing the flower father constantly looking around at the door, and the flower mother wiping her tears and nagging, He Mulan's determination was firmer than ever.
No matter how dangerous it is, even if you break your mouth, you can't let Father Hua go.
In this way, no one will die.
***
He Mulan got inspiration from where her brother beat her brother, and she began to invite her father to compete.
He Mulan didn't know what level Hua Mulan was from more than ten years ago, but He Mulan, who inherited all of Hua Mulan's memory and combat skills, seemed to be an open-minded existence.
She skillfully picked off Father Flower's weapon again and again, and her arrows were astonishingly accurate. Even the Hua mother who didn't know martial arts, after seeing the competition between He Mulan and Hua father, she suddenly felt that "I must be pregnant with the wrong child".
Father Hua was almost pressed and beaten. Even if He Mulan only used one hand, he couldn't find a chance to turn over at all. If it is said that Father Hua's poor performance of martial arts is due to his legs, then it is not a problem for him to fight on horseback at all, even a lame man can ride a horse, but even in horse fighting, Father Hua is not a combination of He Mulan enemy.
This is really scary. A knight who has never fought on a horse can easily win a battle-hardened veteran. There's no explanation for anything other than a genius.
In front of his daughter, he was full of flaws, up and down, left and right. Even if he blocked from left to right, he could only watch the wooden stick smashed into every vital part of his body.
If this is a real gun...
Father Hua began to look at Hua Mutuo with hot eyes.
This is his son, and he should have inherited this terrible talent!
Hey, by the way, where did this talent come from
He obviously has no such ability!
Seeing such a fact, Father Hua can only admit that Mulan is going to the battlefield and will only do better than herself. If it is such a martial art, he will definitely be able to come back alive.
As long as she doesn't show up.
Hua's father finally agreed to his daughter's request and began to actively participate in this matter.
"This military post is sent to attack the military barracks of the Xia Kingdom in Wancheng. Now that Master Wang is in Hongnong County, the two armies are equal in strength, but I have been fighting every year in the Wei Dynasty, and my troops are stronger. Grandpa expects this battle to be won. After the victory, you can return to your hometown. You received the military post from Hongnong County, and hurry up to go there..."
"Grandpa, I want to go to Montenegro." What He Mulan can rely on most is the memory of Hua Mulan's battles. If he went to attack the Xia Kingdom, he might have died from a stray arrow, or he was injured by the burning oil wood when attacking the city. , so she shook her head.
"I don't want to attack the city."
"Why?"
Father Hua's eyes widened, "Heishan Camp is still in Heishan City, where there is a lot of wind and sand, and the Rouran people are constantly harassing them. They must be ready to fight at all times. What are you going to do there!"
He Mulan remembered the reason why Hua Mulan persuaded Hua's father at that time, and said:
"Grandpa, I'm not interested in capturing other people's cities. I'm a woman, and I don't need to loot women and treasures. The uncle died at the hands of Rouran, I thought, even if I kill a few Rouran on the battlefield , it can be regarded as revenge for the uncle."
Hua Mulan's uncle died in the battle in the cloud, and the two families had a good relationship. When he mentioned his elder brother, Hua's father was also silent.
"Your uncle..."
He sighed, "He is much stronger than me, but I survived. Hua Mulan, it's very good for you to have such an ambition. Although you are a daughter's family, you are not inferior to my Xianbei man."
"Although the camp in Montenegro is poor, it is not useless. The area is sparsely populated and the weather is cold, so you don't have to take a bath for a whole winter. In this way, your identity as a woman will not be easily revealed. You are good at riding and especially strong in archery. Plains, suitable for cavalry and archers to fight."
When Hua's father mentioned the war, he immediately spoke bitterly.
"When you arrive in Montenegro, you must always remember that you are a woman. Therefore, you can't be out of line, you can't be too brave, and you can't show your great strength. You just need to survive." He stared at his daughter tightly, "Whenever you get the chance, you'll get a little injury, or go to the house at every opportunity. When the Khan wins, you'll find a way to disarm and return to the field. You're coming back..."
"Get me back alive!"
"I'll come back alive."
Bring back more survivors.
He Mulan answered solemnly.
***
Hua Mulan is going to join the army for her father, and Hua Mu and Hua Mutuo have a very complicated mood.
Yuan is a typical daughter of the Han family. She originally had some savings in the family. Yuan was literate, and Hua’s father also learned some simple characters in military school, so the children of the Hua family knew some commonly used characters.
But being able to write does not mean that you are knowledgeable.
Yuan Shi's character is actually not much different from Qiu Lin Mo Zhen's wife. It's just that the Yuan family still has a husband to rely on, while the Wang family has no support at all, so she is extra weak.
If it is said that her daughter is willing to join the army, so that Hua Hu and Hua Mutuo will not have to face the miserable future, Yuan Shi did not breathe a sigh of relief, it must be false.
But that doesn't mean she doesn't care about her daughter. It's just that he cares a little less than his son and husband.
Every day, she used Hua Mulan's amazing martial arts to convince herself that this was the best choice. But once she closed her eyes, she could always dream that her daughter who had been decapitated was sent back, or, as the eldest daughter said, her daughter who revealed her identity in the military camp was finally violated by a group of people.
It is because of fear that he thinks wildly. Random thoughts can lead to more associations.
"Mum, make Grandpa's clothes thinner and let me take them to Montenegro." He Mulan can only do some simple needlework, so it's impossible to ask her to make clothes and change clothes. "There are also trousers and middle clothes. Mom, you have to prepare all my clothes."
Is she not resentful at all
Not afraid at all
Yuan Shi looked at his daughter, and these questions kept popping up in his heart.
"Mum, why do you look at me like that? Don't you have any clothes left at home?" He Mulan frantically looked at the room that was almost the same as her family's four walls.
Probably because Hua Mulan won many battles in later generations and gained a lot of money, so the Hua family in Liang County can be regarded as a wealthy family, and the house has a lot of belongings.
The Hua family, who did not rely solely on farming in the army, didn't have much surplus, and they didn't even have the leather needed to make new men's clothes for He Mulan to wear.
"Ah? Ah!" Yuan Shi suddenly regained his senses. "There are, there are, and a few coats! Enough to wear, enough to wear!"
She hurriedly opened the coat box and pulled out the thick winter clothes from inside. There were two of her father's relics, and she turned them out as soon as she gritted her teeth, and changed them all into clothes for her daughter to wear.
"I don't need that much. I can't take that much, and I have to take a lot of things." He Mulan recalled that there was almost nothing in the army, "Just bring me two thick ones."
What else is missing, she will go to Rouran to get it.
He Mulan already had enough confidence.
Hua Xiaodi is still young, and his attitude towards "joining the army" is probably the same as that of modern children when they see their parents "going to work". In his opinion, most adults are going to the army, and those who stay are the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. . Although the elder sister is going to the army, but in his opinion, the powerful elder sister is no inferior to any adult.
"Sister, you're gone, who will play with me?" Hua Mutuo looked at the elder sister who was packing. "When will you come back?"
"Come on, let's go in a few years." He Mulan remembered the battle of Rouran. She joined the army this year. As long as you wait a year, Tuoba Tao will start the northern expedition to Rouran. .
If she sees Tuoba Tao, everything should be over, right
It won't take a few years.
"Mum said, if you go, grandpa and I don't have to go to the army. Is it really possible? But brother Huzi next door said that a boy is a soft egg if he doesn't join the army..." Hua Mutuo's eyes widened. "I don't want to be soft eggs."
"You have to see a lot of corpses when you join the army." She remembered that Hua Mutuo was afraid of the dead since she was a child. "Many, many corpses."
"Fairy Wood"
Hua Mutuo's face suddenly turned ugly, he fought for a long time in his heart, and finally pouted. "Then sister, I'd better be a softie."
"Hahaha, not being a soldier doesn't mean you're a softie." He Mulan patted his head. "You can't be weak, you are Hua Mulan's younger brother."
"Well. I'll be great!"
***
After securing her parents, He Mulan used the red horse at home to carry all the property that the Hua family could find - two pieces of cloth and two buckets of durian rice, and stepped into Huaishuo's market.
At the beginning of Mulan's speech, "the east market buys horses, the west market buys saddles, the south market buys bridles, and the north market buys long whips." Although it is an intertextual method, it just shows that the business division of the Hu people is indeed a bit bad. of.
There are places to sell things in the north, south, east and west, what a sadness this is.
It's just the rhythm of running a broken leg.
What's even more frightening is that the current Hua Mulan family is very poor. He Mulan is used to the days when she can take whatever she wants in the warehouse. In ancient times, simple things generally didn't ask for random prices, so she never bargained. Now, with so little cloth and so little corn, I actually want to buy all the horses, saddles, bridles, and whips...
Pit! Can you run from east to west
To shop around!
He Mulan suddenly felt a sore throat when he thought of the government's military system for wars, and the small soldiers had no military pay, only a share of military rations.
If you eat too many cakes, the chewing muscles of both cheeks will become developed.
She sighed as she sifted through the market stalls.
"How much is this bridle worth? What? One liter of meter? What kind of bridle are you making?" He Mulan looked at the bridle on the ground in fright.
This era is more than ten years earlier than when He Mulan passed by! Shouldn't the price be lower
Inflation or something!
"Everyone in Huaishuo is buying these now. You think it's expensive, and others think it's cheap..."
During the conversation, a man dropped a liter of rice and bought one of the bridles. He didn't even say a word, and even He Mulan thought he was a nurse.
When she traveled all over the four cities and found that the market was full of good horses and good riding equipment, she simply bought a set of the inferior ones, and only the horses chose a young, stable running one. of.
In this way, there were still some cloth heads and rice left. He Mulan replaced them with the worst kind of paper, bundled them into a large bundle, and wrapped them in a package.
Weapons and equipment can be dropped by mobs, and toilet paper is hard to find at border gates.
Thinking of those little bamboo chips, He Mulan suddenly felt a faint pain in the chrysanthemum. Use that thing once, and you don't want to use it a second time.
Sure enough, when He Mulan brought these things home, she was severely scolded by Hua's father.
"I think you are a daughter's family, and you are shrewd in buying things on weekdays. That's why you choose it yourself! Look, look at what you buy!" Father Hua picked up the saddle and threw it on the at her feet. "With such a hard leather, your thighs will wear out after you run for a day! Even if you can handle it, your horse can't handle it!"
"I put a cushion under the saddle..."
"You're still talking back! Now is the time to save your life. Where did you save the money! Go to the market tomorrow, sell this, and exchange it for something better!"
"Grandpa..."
"Don't say more!"
"Stop arguing!" Hua Mu shouted with tears on her face, "Do you think Hua Mulan doesn't want to buy a good one? Tens of thousands of military posts have been posted, but who hasn't received it from Huaishuo? People are buying saddles and bridles everywhere. People, even kitchen knives are 30% more expensive, where can we buy good savings for our family?"
She knew that Mulan went out to buy things, for fear that her daughter would be deceived, she went out to inquire about the current market price. In the end, she went out happily, but when she came back, she was only sad.
My daughter wants to go out and work hard, and they can't even give others a good weapon. What a shame!
Yuan Shi rarely got angry, and when he yelled at Hua Mutuo, even Hua Mutuo was frightened. He Mulan blinked a little embarrassedly. In fact, it's not impossible to buy a better one, but when the chrysanthemum and the thigh can only be kept the same, take the chrysanthemum and give up the thigh.
The thighs can also be cushioned with thick anti-friction pads, which…
Hua father was yelled at by Hua mother, the expression on his face pointing to Jiangshan disappeared without a trace, the whole person slumped, dropped the saddle and walked into the house.
Yuan Shi regretted after shouting, turned around, hugged He Mulan and burst into tears.
Yuan Shi is actually a very good housekeeping woman, and she is very careful. But it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.
At this time, it was still in the early years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Rouran had committed an innumerable number of offenses. Tuoba Tao had only been on the throne for 5 years, and now he was just 21 years old. There is no big effect.
When He Mulan traveled through the past, the price of horses, cattle and sheep was terrifyingly low, and riding equipment was almost cheaper than farm implements. That is because a large number of cattle and sheep have been captured in foreign operations in successive years.
But now, the vast grazing land on the grassland still belongs to others.
He Mulan once disapproved of Tuoba Tao's national policy of "fighting to support war", thinking that he was a military force, but when he went back to the past, he saw that Huaishuo City was in depression, everyone's family was stagnant, and the price of goods was high for several years. The income could not buy a good horse, and when she thought about the situation when the streets were full of cattle and horses and the price of corn was cheap, she felt a little ashamed of her arrogance.
Poverty is a disease. Maybe it was because Mulan was poor that she kept sending things to the Adan family and the Qiulin family.
"Mom, don't cry. If something is not good, I will go to the enemy to get it. Those Rouran people also ride horses, I will find those good horses to lead, and find some good riding equipment to put on. Don't cry, I There is always a way…”
She hugged Yuan Shi at a loss, but found that she was crying even louder.
***
History repeats itself, and He Mulan found that he had done a bad job.
When Mulan left, although the atmosphere was not very good, it was not so tragic.
In order to save some money to buy some tissue paper, Hua Mu cried and yelled at Hua Father, the pillar of the family found her incompetence, and was sad for many days, Hua Mu even wanted to wear Hua Xiao brother’s socks away. .
God knows, brother Hua's feet are not as big as hers.
Although Hua Mulan is tall and tall, her feet are only thirty-seven-eight yards. Hua's father's feet were very big, so Yuan Shi couldn't do anything about it, so he shyly took the leather from the family to exchange for new small boots, and then came back and changed them to Hua Mulan.
The Montenegro camp is in the north, and we are leaving now, just before the time specified by the military sticker, so there is no time to prepare at home.
In the past, the Hua family couldn't even bring hu cakes and jerky to Hua Mulan. They could only make some hard cakes, boil a few eggs, and hang up a few water bags. , The younger brother Hua was curious and kept trying to steal a few eggs.
A growing child wants an egg when he sees it.
He Mulan secretly stuffed these eggs into Hua Mutuo.
Although He Mulan was a forensic doctor, he went to an ordinary medical school. As for the concept of military camp, apart from military training, he only had Hua Mulan's memory.
She thought that her biggest obstacle was taking a bath and cleaning herself every day, and there might be other difficulties, but taking one step at a time, if Hua Mulan could get through it, she should also be able to.
Father Hua had been stationed in Montenegro, and told He Mulan in detail how to get to the city of Montenegro, how to use the military sticker to seek help from the post station and the military mansion, and what kind of convenience he could get.
These were all valuable experiences, and He Mulan listened very carefully.
Before dawn, the parents of the Hua family said goodbye to He Mulan. Because her family used her daughter to join the army instead of her father, those who knew each other would have noticed that Hua's father was even ready for the military mansion to come to take people.
Before leaving, He Mulan suggested that the whole family move back to Huajiabao outside Huaishuo City. Anyway, the family's fields are there. Although he lives in a single house, he is all relatives and won't take the initiative to stab it out. thing.
According to Hua Mulan's memory, not long after Hua Mulan left home, the Hua family did move back to her hometown. Huaishuo is the place where the army is stationed. Father Hua sometimes has to help train soldiers, but once he receives the military sticker, it is normal for the whole family to go to their hometown to seek relatives to take care of their wife and children.
Everything went very smoothly. He Mulan wore men's clothes and rode a purplish red horse. On the way, he met another person who was also heading to the Montenegro camp. They walked with them, and in just a few days, they arrived at Montenegro City.
Heishan City exists to defend the six towns, and the six towns exist to defend the Pingcheng, and they are not far from each other. The desert is desolate, and there is no place to play. It is normal to walk with eyes closed all the way.
When he arrived at the military mansion in Heishan City, He Mulan took out his military sticker and entered the military mansion smoothly.
When a military household arrives at a place, he immediately asks the general to post it, so that he is considered to be settled in the household. Otherwise, if the military household and the people do not report to the military mansion, they are considered deserters.
The big camp in this place is probably short of people. In addition, in recent years, His Majesty has always said that he will defeat the Xia Kingdom and free up his hands to solve the problem of Rouran. Therefore, the Montenegro camp is held every year. Recruits were recruited, and Tuoba Tao's uncle, the prince, even sat in the camp himself.
However, after all, the recruits are not as good as the veterans. The death rate in this place is high. It is not easy to replenish the recruits, but it is even more difficult for the recruits to become veterans.
So when He Mulan came to "report", a few generals who had important people in the military mansion every day ran out with joy.
"I heard that this time it's a centurion? He's in his thirties? Oh, it's so good, you can take people with you! Recently, the buttocks of the new recruits are hurting!"
A bearded general rushed to the door excitedly.
"Which arc is Hua Huo? Come and meet the general!"
"Go, go, come and worship me! I'll give you the centurion as soon as you come!"
The two walked to the classroom noisily, but saw a slender young man with a hairless face and a fair appearance standing in the room, and his face suddenly collapsed.
What is this white-haired chicken
Are you here to cook for Woo Woo
"Who are you? Where is Hua Huo?"
"Under Hua Mulan, the son of Hua Hu. My grandfather has injuries on his legs and feet, which is not good for traveling, so I joined the army for my father."
This is very normal in Xianbei, leaving important laborers at home, or sending out the men who are most likely to survive. 's abound.
Thank God, Hua Mulan is neutral and her voice is hoarse, otherwise, when her skin is still fair and tender, if she looks more feminine, she will be thrown out.
"Why did he join the army for his father again! Last time, the one with the surname Di, who was neither male nor female, was also for his father? Now these men, once they return home, don't want to fight again! They are all cowards!"
The bearded general seemed to hate having no hair on his mouth, so he turned around angrily and left on the spot.
The rest of the generals stayed behind and asked if He Mulan could ride horses, archery, and martial arts? He Mulan confidently said "all good", the general thought that He Mulan was also a young man with a high heart. He always liked to be low-key, so he shook his head and left without saying anything.
In this way, He Mulan was still assigned to the new barracks, and it was not the second black and white camp, but a temporary place to live.
Although the recruits who have just entered the camp are all newcomers, there are also people with high martial arts and excellent quality. The recruits in the army also have competitions before they are assigned. Those with high aptitude are often picked by generals who love their talents, and they are slowly cultivated.
Hua Mulan performed mediocrely in the martial arts competition for recruits in her previous life, while Adan Zhiqi was sent to the black camp because he had a cold when he first entered the camp and did not perform well. All newcomers start together.
But it's different now. Now it's He Mulan who is focused on gaining experience, getting equipment, and quickly clearing customs.
She put the purplish red horse into the stables of the army, carrying luggage, supplies, weapons and some trivial items, and went to the place where the new people in Heishan City temporarily lived.
This is a huge room, just like many TV shows. Although there is no bed at this time, there are bricks on both sides of the kang platform, so that many recruits can sleep in the "big bed".
It is bitterly cold outside the gate, and the cold at night can freeze the snot from the nose. There is a fire inside this kang platform. Although it is not too hot because of the large area, it is much better than the outside.
When they are really assigned to the military camp of the Montenegro camp, they can only sleep in tents with fellow firemen, and sleep on the ground.
But He Mulan desperately wanted to sleep in the tent now.
She looked at the group of brawny men who were walking towards her and had been gearing up, knowing that they had encountered a scene that often appeared in the movie:
- Make rules for newcomers.
Who told her to look white and tender and carry a lot of things
I don't know how Di Yefei, who came first, lived in the boot camp.
Remembering what the general said just now, He Mulan shook her head slightly.
"I said newcomer, your position is on the ground! Do you see that over there? There is no space on the heated kang, so just sleep for me... ah!"
He Mulan casually stretched out one foot, pressed him directly on the kang, and let out a scream.
Several people found that the slender boy was a thorn, and immediately rushed up to him screaming fiercely.
When there are no divisions, there is no military rule of "no competition with the army". This is the place where the quality of the recruits can be tested the most. The strength on the heated kang is not weak, and this can be regarded as the first round of elimination.
Those who came early wanted to take advantage, and this was no problem at all. After all, the military was also a society where the strong prey on the weak.
It's a pity that they met a stronger He Mulan.
She dropped what was in her hand, pulled out the whip around her waist, and with her strength, she whipped the group of people like mules and horses.
The people hit by the whip all screamed and swayed left and right as if their bones were broken. At this time, He Mulan took the opportunity to use a knife or a heavy punch to knock them down one by one.
A moment later, the group of people who came to pick up the matter lay down mourning. He Mulan took a clean section of the whole shop, put all the luggage on it, and drew a big one.
"Now, your place is on the ground."
She looked around in the horrified eyes of everyone, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile:
"Here, I want it."
The author has something to say: Small Theater:
I don't know how Di Yefei, who came first, lived in the boot camp.
Recruit A: Sleep with me here!
Recruit B: No, sleep with me!
Recruit C: You don't want to live anymore, you want to sleep with me!
It was a mess.
Di Yefei picked up the burden and found a clean place.
Di: Here, I want it.
Recruit: (nosebleed) Okay…