May is when Sophora japonica blossoms, these small, white flowers fall to the ground under the breeze blowing Buddha, full of fragrance.
Mother Bai said to Yuxi, "Madam, I learned how to cook acacia rice with Mommy Yu. Would you like me to try it." If there are a few dishes on this table, it is easy to get bored. So in the past two years, Mother Bai not only learned from Master Man and Master Yu, but also from other people. Try to make more tricks on Yuxi's table.
Yuxi smiled and said, "At noon, let's try a dish."
This Sophora japonica rice is a special snack in Shanxi and other areas, but I don't know how Yu Ma learned it. However, the method of this Sophora japonica rice is also simple, that is, first mix Sophora japonica with flour, add salt and chili noodles, etc., and then steam it in the pot. It is steamed and served, mixed with cooked oil, added with some sesame oil, sprinkled with chopped green onion, soy sauce and other seasonings, and then mixed well, ready to eat.
At noon, Yuxi took a few bites, but didn't eat it. She didn't like the taste very much. It was Yun Qing who had eaten the entire plate, still feeling like he was still unfinished.
Yuxi smiled and said, "If you like it, let them make Sophora japonica dumplings in the evening?" If you eat too much, no matter how delicious it is, it won't taste good, so it's better to eat differently.
It’s good to work from home. I don’t have to talk about food. If he didn’t practice swords every morning and evening, he would definitely gain weight: “Don’t forget the dumplings, and fried Sophora japonica rice at night. Xu Wu and Xu Daniu both like to eat. point."
Yuxi nodded and said, "Okay." Xu Wu, Xu Daniu and others, Yuxi didn't know what they liked to eat. Anyway, no matter what they do in the big kitchen, they will eat deliciously.
In the evening, Ermao, the guard next to Feng Dajun, came back and said to Yun Qing: "General, most of the stolen grain has been recovered." Not only the grain was recovered, but the ill-gotten gains of the bandits also fell. In the hands of Feng Dajun.
Yun Qing was not surprised by this result, because he told Feng Dajun to act by chance. The so-called acting by chance means that if the bandits have too many combat powers, they will be threatened and lured to return the grain. Otherwise, they will be destroyed directly. Yun Qing asked, "Are there any casualties?"
Ermao said: "There were no serious injuries, there were more than 60 minor injuries. We only killed these bandits, and let go of those who did not resist." Having said that, Ermao quickly explained: "Master Thousands of people say those who dare not resist. The bandits are all nearby people. They were all forced by the government to go up to the mountain to be a bandit. This time they robbed us of food, because they were starving to death without food, so they took the risk. "If they can survive, where? Dare to snatch the Northwest Army's food and grass, purely looking for death.
Yun Qing frowned, and only said, "When can I get to Yucheng?" I have been hearing Yuxi's talk about corruption in government officials before, but this time I have an intuitive feeling. The weather last year was smooth, and under normal circumstances, it’s okay for people to survive. But now it is robbing the Northwest Army's food, which shows how bad the situation is.
Er Mao said: "You can arrive in at most half a month." Six hundred elite soldiers went to Long County fully armed and rode on horseback day and night. It only took eight days to reach Long County. When I went there was a light car and Jane. When I came back, I brought hundreds of thousands of stone grains, so the speed naturally slowed down.
Yun Qing nodded and waved Ermao down. After thinking for a while, I went to the backyard and told Yuxi about the incident: "Three hundred and four hundred thousand shi of grain cost 16,000 shi."
Yuxi was not very interested in the damaged food. She asked, "I heard that there are nearly 2,000 people in the band of bandits in Long County. Feng Dajun dared to attack others' cottage with 600 people?" , It's not so big.
Yun Qing laughed, with a proud look on his face, and said: "This group of bandits is just a mob. The army has brought with them the elite of the Ding Bei army. It is no problem to block ten, let alone when the army leads them to attack. There is no defense yet." Feng Dajun led his troops to attack. These people were still enjoying the flavour and drinking spicy food, and were extremely happy.
Yuxi said: "The Northwest Army is still strong. If Chen Yu was with the Northwest Army, even if there were twice as many bandits in Maruoshan, they could still be wiped out." Such a strong fighting force is not the group of bandits at all. Comparable.
Yun Qing said: "If I lead the troops, only three thousand will be able to kill the bandits of Maruoshan." This is really not a big word. The Northwest Army has strong combat effectiveness and good equipment. not a problem.
Yuxi shook her head slightly. The Northwest Army was always at a disadvantage when fighting the North Abductees, which made her think that the combat capability of the Northwest Army was only average. But now he knew that it was not that the Northwest Army could not do it, but that the North Abductees were too strong. However, Yuxi didn't intend to tell Yun Qing this, so that Yun Qing felt that she was extinguishing her prestige and arrogant people in Changbei: "Is there any disturbance to the people along the way to Feng Dajun?"
Yun Qing said: "Our army has strict military discipline and will not do anything to disturb the people." It was Yuxi who said this too, and it was a shame to ask other people. The Northwest Army has strict military discipline, and where can it disturb the people? In fact, Yuxi didn't underestimate the meaning of the Northwest Army, but just asked one more question.
Yuxi nodded and said, "This matter is worth publicizing." Let people know that the Northwest Army has strict discipline and is good for them.
Yun Qing didn't quite understand the meaning of Yuxi's doing this.
Yuxi didn't explain, but said: "You will know from now on. But this matter must be done without leaving a trace."
Yun Qing's curiosity has never been strong. When Yuxi didn't say anything, he didn't follow up. He just said, "I just don't know if the food Han Ji purchased from Jiangnan can reach Yucheng safely?" The one in Taiyuan is the small head.
Yuxi smiled and said: "Since you are not at ease, send someone to respond. Don't be too many, just send three to five hundred people." The local officials all eat people without spitting out bones, and they are too black. The camp guards there must not be much better. If the local army fails to suppress the bandits, Yuxi feels that when these Northwest Army appear, they will definitely be requisitioned. If it really has to be requisitioned, it will happen to let the Northwest Army go out and make a debut, so that people can see the gap between this local army and the Northwest Army. Can not get benefits, but also earn a good reputation.
Yun Qing thought about it, and said, "Five hundred is too conspicuous, just three hundred people!" Three hundred people are not too many, but not too few.
When Yun Qing returned to the front yard, Yuxi had someone summon Yunshan, the former Azalea. Azalea was later renamed Yunshan by Yuxi. Giving him the surname Yun also gave him a sense of belonging.
When Yuxi saw Yunshan, he asked, "You often travel to and from the Northern Captives. Do you know why the Northern Captives are so much stronger than the Northwestern Army?" During the war, the Northwestern Army had more people than the Northern Captives, but every time you went to the front The confrontation has to fall under the wind. There is also the natural barrier of Yucheng, otherwise there is no way to stop the iron cavalry of the North abducting people.
Yunshan said: "The Beibao people have lived on horseback since they were young, and they live on nomadic hunting, so their riding and shooting are beyond our reach."
Yuxi thought for a while, and asked, "Then what's the difference between what they eat and us?" The North Abductees are not only better than the Northwest Army in terms of riding and shooting, but also better in physical fitness.
Yunshan said: "They eat cattle, sheep, horse meat, and drink horse milk, goat milk, etc." They mainly eat meat.
Yuxi knows that it is no wonder that these people have better physical fitness than those from the Central Plains. Since I was a child, I have been drinking goat's milk and so on, and my body has naturally improved. Just like her, she has been drinking mutton since she was a child, and her body is better than ordinary people.
Yunshan suddenly thought of something and said: "The people in the North are used to drinking mare's milk and other things. It's easy to carry, put it in a skin bag when you want to drink, and pour it into water to drink."
Yuxi blurted out, "You're talking about milk powder?" She had heard of this term in her last life, but she didn't know much about the others.
Yunshan thought that Yuxi had heard people talk about this before, and nodded: "The word milk powder is also appropriate. But our people are not used to drinking this thing, the taste is too strong." I feel sick when smelling this smell. Where can I drink it
Yuxi said, "Goat's milk is good for your health, and I have been drinking it." But the goat's milk that Yuxi drank was cooked with almonds and chrysanthemums, and sugar was added to remove the taint. It's just that these almonds and sugar are all precious things, and it is impossible to supply them to the army in large quantities. However, chrysanthemums are not expensive.
Thinking of this, Yuxi asked: "You said you want to order the Northwest Army to drink goat's milk and horse's milk, can it be done?" It is impossible to eat meat every day, but Yuxi thinks it should not be too difficult to provide some dairy products. . But Yuxi worried that these people would not drink it.
Yun Shan said: "There are 100,000 people in the Northwest Army. If everyone drinks it every day, this amount is a lot."
Yuxi said: "You can't provide all of it, so you can let some people drink it first. It's just that I'm worried that they don't want to drink it."
Yunshan smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry about this. As long as they know that drinking this thing is good for their health, they will drink it. It really doesn't work. Let the general give an order that they have to drink if they don't drink." , Did not drink.
Yuxi said: "Take it slowly, don't worry." Raising sheep is not difficult. Many people in Yucheng will raise sheep. The only trouble is that there is no vast grassland outside the Great Wall. It is unrealistic to want to farm in large quantities. However, as long as there is a direction, work hard in this direction. One day, everyone can drink milk every day.
Looking at Yuxi, Yunshan said sincerely: "Madam is the lucky star of the soldiers of Yucheng." Not only did he take care of the orphans according to the Buddha, but he also worked hard to help improve the lives of the soldiers. Having such a general's wife is really a blessing to one hundred thousand soldiers in Yucheng.
Everyone loves to listen to good things, but Yuxi is a layman, so naturally he can't avoid being vulgar. But Yuxi said modestly: "I also do something within our power."
Yunshan said: "The madam is too modest. Nowadays, the generals and soldiers in Yucheng don't think about the generals and the ladies. If the marshal sees all this today, he will definitely be very pleased." It is a pity that the major general married a shallow-eyed man. If the Xu family also married a virtuous helper like his wife, he would not end up in such a field, so it is correct to say that the elders should marry a virtuous wife.