Chapter 9 All 9 Are Back

Today, several children in the private school were looking forward to time going faster so that they could go home earlier.

When school was finally over, Wei Guangde and several children ran out with their schoolbags on their backs without looking back, unwilling to stay in the private school for a moment.

To be honest, Mr. Sun was very disappointed with the performance of these children. He felt that these children did not put their hearts into learning at all.

Most of the scholars of this era still adhere to the principle of "turning a deaf ear to the outside world and reading the books of sages with one heart", so Mr. Sun really didn't know what happened in recent days. He just felt that the children of the military households were a little active today, as if they had encountered something happy.

Wei Guangde and others rushed out of the private school in a hurry and ran out of the town soon. At this time, they were a little tired, and gradually slowed down their pace and continued to jog home.

Not far from the town, they entered the military fort's farming area. In the fields that were still deserted a few days ago, several farmers who were working appeared.

Seeing this scene, Wei Guangde and others quickly recognized that the soldiers in the fields were not the soldiers in the household of the guard.

They followed the expedition, and now they are in the fields, which must mean that they have returned.

The people of the Ming Dynasty were still very simple in the middle period. In fact, even in the late Ming Dynasty, they were still hardworking and willing to work hard. As long as they had a bite to eat, they thought it was nothing to suffer a little.

These soldiers should have returned today. Wei Guangde really couldn't guess whether it was noon or afternoon. He didn't see anyone on the way to the private school in the morning.

But just like that, they went out for many days, and when they got home, they didn't say they would rest for a few days. They all put down their things and went to work in the fields.

After all, the whole team was in a hurry to leave, and many people didn't finish their work in the fields.

Seeing a few children running over, the men in the fields waved to them. The fort was so small, and there were so few people, who didn't know each other.

After asking, I learned that they arrived home after noon. They got off the boat at Pengze Wharf last night. Because it was too late, they did not rush back overnight. They set off after a night of rest.

Waving his hand, Wei Guangde and his friends continued to trot towards the military fort. They soon saw the military fort, and the two patrol boats that had been docked on the river in the distance were also cruising on the river. There were fish to eat tonight.

After entering the fort gate, the friends said goodbye and went home. They were in a good mood today. When the soldier guarding the gate of the mansion greeted him, Wei Guangde also responded with a smile.

He ran into the house in a flash. There were already quite a few people in the front yard, sweeping away the cold and deserted environment before.

Outside the lobby, Wei Guangde heard the voice of Wei Lao talking.

".Warehouse, that's good. Everyone has been out for many days. If there is no other work, let's go home and rest for a few days."

"Thank you, sir."

The voices of other people came from the hall, and Wei Guangde also heard them. Although it was a bit noisy, he could still distinguish them. They were the voices of several general flags and small flags in the fort.

Sure enough, after standing outside the door for a while, he saw Zhang Dayong and other officers walking out of the hall. Seeing Wei Guangde standing outside the door, they all laughed and teased him for a few words before leaving.

Some of them left in a hurry because they saw Wei Guangde here and knew that their boy must have returned.

In this era, home is very important, and family is even more important.

They have been out for many days, and these seemingly rough soldiers are actually homesick.

But this time, I also brought back a lot of baggage, so I asked people to move the things into the warehouse first, and also arranged other things in the garrison. The patrol and fishing that were delayed before should also be caught, otherwise there will be no fish to eat tonight.

As for the soldiers, those who were not arranged naturally went to work in their own fields, that is, the people Wei Guangde and his men met when they came back.

For the soldiers, they don’t expect to receive much food and salary from the upper level every year. Everything depends on their own hands and digging food from the fields.

For the soldiers in Bengshanbao, it is good to meet a good official like Wei Baihu. After working for a year, at least they can still have something to eat. Although they are not full, they will not starve to death. They just hang on like this.

At the end of the year, they can still see a little salary for the New Year.

It is also because the garrison is in a good location. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River. From time to time, they can get some fish, which is much better than the garrison troops in other places.

In fact, the garrison area of ​​the entire Jiujiang Garrison is in a good location.

Since it is called Jiujiang, the density of rivers here is naturally high, and you can always see rivers around the garrisons.

However, those near the small rivers are not allocated fishing boats. No, they should be called sentry boats, which are used for patrolling the river. They are military equipment.

Those garrisons near the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake will always be assigned a few boats. In addition to patrolling the river, they can also fish. Naturally, life is much better than other garrisons.

Seeing that everyone has left, Wei Guangde entered the lobby. Looking at his father sitting behind the table in the lobby, he called out affectionately, "Dad, you are back."

Although it was nonsense, Wei Guangde felt that he should do this at this time, as a son to express his longing for his father.

"I'm back."

Wei Meng looked at his youngest son who came in, and his face was also smiling.

"Dad was away for a few days. Did you listen to your mother and brother?"

Wei Guangde nodded like a chicken pecking at rice in response to Wei Lao's question. Although he really wanted to ask his father how he had been spending the past few days, it seemed that now was not the time.

In the lobby at this time, in addition to their father and son, Wei Wencai was also standing next to his father. After listening to their conversation, he interjected: "A few days ago, after you left, dad, this kid hasn't practiced calligraphy at home. hehe"

Is it really okay to snitch in front of others?

When Wei Guangde heard his eldest brother mention this, he was naturally a little embarrassed.

"However, didn't you see dad and your fleet coming back yesterday? This kid just calmed down and practiced for a while after dinner."

After laughing, Wei Wencai continued.

"I made you worry."

Father Wei touched his beard and said.

It seems that people in the Ming Dynasty like to grow beards. My father is like this, and so is Mr. Sun in his private school.

Seeing Father Wei's actions, Wei Guangde unconsciously reached out and touched his bare chin.

"When I came back and saw that everything was fine at home, my father felt relieved. By the way, go and see if the boat has returned and ask them to take care of more. Today, every family in the fort needs to share some. We have all been tired from being outside for a few days. It’s scary.”

Father Wei was very considerate of the soldiers in the fort. When he came back, he arranged for sailors to go fishing. Maybe this was his habit.

It is said that relying on mountains and mountains depends on water, and relying on the Yangtze River, it is natural to think there.

Wei Wencai agreed and turned around to leave. Wei Guangde also jumped to the side of the case and asked Wei Wei about his experience in the past few days.