Thousands of peach trees are withered and the sun is dazzling in the sky, but it is winter after all, the temperature is limited and a little heavy.
At the training ground of the Zhejiang Army camp, Zhu Ping'an was sitting on the ground holding a bowl and two steamed buns in his hands. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Hua'er and the seductive girl Ruonan who were dressed as men. Hua'er, the little maidservant, was carrying a basket, her eyes were red and tears were still flowing down. The seductive girl Ruonan was standing aside and rolled her eyes at Zhu Ping'an.
"Son-in-law, please stop eating this vegetable soup." Hua'er looked at Zhu Ping'an distressedly and said with sobs. She held the basket in front of Zhu Ping'an like offering a treasure. "I made braised prawns, braised lamb and stewed a bowl of old hen soup with longan and lotus seeds. It smells so good. Son-in-law, please drink it while it's hot."
Zhu Pingan shook his head, holding the bowl and getting up from the ground, rejected Hua'er's kindness, then looked at the steamed bun maid Hua'er and the demon girl Ruonan with a serious face, and asked in a deep voice, "Where did you come from?"
If Hua'er and the demon girl Ruonan entered through the main gate of the military camp, it would prove that military rules and discipline were broken;
If the two did not come in through the main gate, but came in from somewhere else, then there was something wrong with the barracks' defense. Since yesterday, the entire Zhejiang Army camp has been sealed off, and the entire camp has been blocked by trenches, fences, antlers, etc. Currently, only the front gate of the camp is open to traffic. If the two did not go through the main gate, but came in from somewhere else, then there was a loophole in the barracks' defense.
Hua'er, the little maidservant of Baozi, was stunned for a moment, and replied in confusion, "We came in through the main gate."
After answering, Hua'er urged Zhu Ping'an again, "Son-in-law, eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Zhu Pingan waved his hand and asked seriously, "The guards at the gate of the camp let you in without notification and approval?!"
The military discipline and regulations for entering and leaving the camp are clearly recorded in the military discipline and regulations manual, and Zhu Ping'an has solemnly emphasized in public more than once that no one, no matter who it is, is allowed to enter the camp without a badge or command arrow and cannot answer the command. Outsiders who come to visit must be approved by all levels before they can enter the camp, otherwise they are strictly prohibited from entering the camp.
I have issued orders time and again, yet there are still people violating military rules and discipline!
Hua'er, the little maidservant, had never seen Zhu Ping'an look so serious before. Seeing Zhu Ping'an's serious face, she couldn't help but shrink her head back and asked timidly, "Master, did I do something wrong?!"
"What's wrong? What did we do wrong? We were so kind and compassionate that we prepared delicious food to come and see someone. It would have been fine if he wasn't grateful, but he even put on a sour face. Did he really think we were willing to come..." The evil woman Ruonan took a step forward, walked in front of the little maid Huaer, rolled her eyes at Zhu Ping'an, and said in a choking voice.
"We wanted to come..." Hua'er said softly behind the evil woman Ruonan.
The demon girl Ruonan was instantly defeated, turned her head to look at her stupid teammates, and said helplessly, "Hua'er, you don't have to say that."
"Hua'er, tell me, how did you get in?" Zhu Ping'an looked at Hua'er and asked, looking past the evil woman Ruonan.
"I, we..." Huaer lowered her head as if she had done something wrong, and her words were a little unclear.
"I'm telling you! The guards at the door include Erdan and Datou from our village. They know me. There's also another person whose name I don't remember. He helped me move to town last time and knows that Hua'er is your roommate. We came to the barracks and said we were looking for you, so they opened the door and let us in. What's there to ask?"
The evil woman Ruonan said unhappily that in her eyes, Zhu Ping'an was just a bad guy and did not have a good heart.
She and Hua'er went to the morning market early in the morning to buy the freshest ingredients for Zhu Ping'an. Hua'er went back and forth twice to pick out the oldest hen. The two of them stewed it for a whole morning, and in the end, only that bowl of soup came out of the big pot of water.
It is no exaggeration to say that all the essence of an old hen is in that bowl of soup. It is so delicious.
They were busy from morning to noon, and didn't even have time to eat, all for someone! But what about that someone? Not only was he not grateful, he even had a sour face and found fault with everything!
"Master, did we do something wrong?" Hua'er, the little maidservant, asked nervously.
"You did nothing wrong." Zhu Ping'an shook his head gently, comforted Hua'er briefly, then turned his head to look at the gate and said seriously, "The guards on duty at the gate did something wrong! The military regulations and disciplines of the Zhejiang Army clearly state that those who do not have a badge and cannot answer the command are prohibited from entering the camp; outsiders who visit the military camp must be approved by all levels before entering the camp, otherwise they are strictly prohibited from entering the camp; anyone who dares to violate the rules will be punished by military law! They let you into the camp without authorization, which violated the military regulations and discipline."
"Military law, what military law?!" Hua'er, the chubby little maid, suddenly became nervous when she heard this.
"Anyone who lets outsiders into the camp without permission will be punished with 100 strokes of the cane for the first offense! If they do it again, they will be beheaded in public!" Zhu Ping'an said slowly.
"Ah?! The first offender will be punished with 100 strokes of the cane, and the second offender will be beheaded?! It's so severe! Wuuuuu... Son-in-law, they all mean well. We insisted on coming in, so they were kind enough to let us in. Can you please not punish them by military law?!" When Hua'er heard that the military law was so severe and that the guards at the door would be punished with 100 strokes of the cane and even in danger of being beheaded for letting them into the camp, she couldn't help but burst into tears and quickly pleaded with the guards.
"No! There is no order without rules! Military law is the life of the army! If there are laws that are not followed, law enforcement is not strict, and violations are not investigated, then military law will become a joke! If military law becomes a joke, then the army will become a joke!"
Zhu Ping'an shook his head firmly, rejected Hua'er's plea for the guard, and insisted on punishing the guard by military law!
"Son-in-law, just once, just this once, please, I beg you..." Hua'er begged with red eyes. She felt that the guards let them in out of kindness. If the guards were punished by military law for this, how could she live with it
"No! Once the military law is used, there will definitely be a second and third time... This loophole cannot be opened." Zhu Ping'an shook his head firmly again and rejected Hua'er's plea.
"Son-in-law..." Hua'er clasped her hands together, placed them under her chin, and looked at Zhu Ping'an pitifully.
"No!" Zhu Pingan turned his head away, "If it's for their own good, don't enter the military camp without permission next time!"
Hua'er's tears fell like rain...
"Hua'er, don't beg him!" The demon woman Ruonan couldn't stand it anymore. She stepped forward and stood in front of Hua'er. Then she glared at Zhu Ping'an and said unhappily, "Hey! Zhu Ping'an, don't take chicken feathers as your order! Don't tell us about military law and discipline. You know how long we have lived with you. We are not enemies, nor are we spies. We are harmless to your military camp! What's wrong with Erdan and Datou letting us in?!"