HLnovel Chapter 723 Entering the Military Camp for the First Time
Chapter 723 Entering the Military Camp for the First Time
After Old Man Zhuang gave Qin Lang an acupuncture injection, he helped Lu Qingqing pack her luggage.
When we say packing up, we actually just put some commonly used things into the tent.
As for the things in Old Man Zhuang’s box.
When Lu Qingqing was moving things into the tent, she quietly put the box back.
At this moment, Old Man Zhuang looked at the boxes and touched them lovingly.
The things here are all the property he has accumulated after saving for most of his life.
Only doctors know how important these medicinal herbs and utensils are.
Of course, Old Man Zhuang was completely unaware of this at the moment.
A few days ago, these boxes were empty.
The two had just put their things away when they heard someone calling them from the entrance of the tent.
"Hey, new guy, it's time for dinner, hurry up and go to the kitchen to get your food!
If you go too late, there will be no food!"
Old Man Zhuang responded quickly and was about to run out when he was stopped by Lu Qingqing.
"You stay here and watch over Qin Lang. I'll go get the food."
With that, she quickly walked out of the tent.
At the entrance of the tent, a young man in white linen clothes was waiting outside.
Seeing Lu Qingqing coming out, he said anxiously:
"You're the new one!
Why are you so slow? Come with me quickly.
If you go too late, you might not be able to get bran pancakes!"
As he said that, he pulled Lu Qingqing's sleeve and ran forward.
After running for a long distance, I saw a large group of soldiers queuing up in front of me.
The boy went straight to the team on the far right and pulled Lu Qingqing to the end of the team.
Worried that Lu Qingqing didn't know, he explained it specifically.
"See that 'Nine' up there? We doctors all come here to get food."
Only then did he have time to ask:
"Are you the healer who just came here? Why are you so young?"
Lu Qingqing looked at the boy's still somewhat childish face and said:
"My name is Lu Qing. I'm not a healer, but an apprentice to a healer."
The young man looked as if he had expected it, and became closer to him.
"I was just saying, you look about my age.
By the way, my name is Li Wu, and I’m Doctor Li’s apprentice.
Our two tents are next to each other, let's visit each other often!"
Lu Qingqing looked at the talkative boy and started chatting with him.
The doctor Li whom Li Wu followed was originally a doctor in Pengcheng County.
He was recruited by the government and joined the army as a doctor.
As for Li Wu, he is the distant nephew of Doctor Li.
His family used their connections to get him into Doctor Li's clinic.
Unexpectedly, more than a month ago, something happened in the capital.
When the news came, Pengcheng County was immediately taken over by the local vassal king, Prince Su.
Prince Su led his army to strictly guard the Pengcheng County Wharf, an important river transportation route.
At the same time, conscription was carried out throughout the fiefdom.
Of course, this conscription not only recruits soldiers, but also doctors.
In addition, war supplies such as food, fodder, and medicinal materials were also fully taken over.
In addition, King Su's conscription was different from King Huai's previous conscription.
His policies continued and improved the Qin Dynasty's conscription system.
Under the premise of a large amount of ideological propaganda, relatively generous salary and benefits, and a harsh punishment system for deserting military service.
Furthermore, Prince Su usually had a good reputation. (Of course, this good reputation was only in comparison with the surrounding princes.)
With the support of several conditions, most of the adult males in the entire Su Wang fiefdom joined the army.
Today, it is the place with the strongest military power in the entire Su Wang fiefdom.
It is not the provincial capital, but Pengcheng County, an important river transportation route.
As the capital fell, the common people, wealthy businessmen and powerful people around the capital all fled.
A considerable number of them left by boat.
The location of Pengcheng County is right on the route of the Grand Canal.
In other words, these common people and wealthy businessmen had to pass through Pengcheng County when they took a boat.
After Prince Su took control of Pengcheng County, he directly blocked the river.
All passing ships were stopped.
As for the ordinary people on the boat, they were taken directly into the city.
The men were sent to the military camp, while the elderly, the weak, women and children were all assigned to do odd jobs such as washing, sewing and mending in the city.
As for the wealthy and powerful people on the ship, their property was confiscated and they were imprisoned.
So far, only a few families who originally had very good relations with Prince Su have not been fined or imprisoned.
The rest were all stopped.
When Lu Qingqing heard this, she just wanted to curse, "Fuck you!"
In the north, rebels and barbarians were fighting and killing each other, while in the middle, bandits and robbers were looting.
After finally getting here, he ended up having his entire family and property taken away by Prince Su.
I can only say that it is really difficult for people to survive these days!
Li Wu across the street had been living in Pengcheng County and didn't think anything of it.
In his opinion, as long as he can survive and not starve to death, it is a good life.
As for the world, who fights whom and who becomes the emperor, it has nothing to do with him.
The two chatted for a while and slowly moved to the front of the line.
Li Wu looked at the pancakes in the hands of the people walking back and said in surprise:
"Hey, Lu Qing, we are lucky today!
Today's wheat bran pancakes have significantly less bran than before."
Lu Qingqing also looked in the direction he said, and saw that the pancake was black.
I don't know how he knew that there was not enough bran.
Soon, it was their turn to step forward.
Li Wu came over with a smile and said:
"Uncle Chen, these pancakes look quite delicious to me. You have to pick out a few big ones for me."
Uncle Chen, who was getting his meal across the street, heard this and swiftly picked up four pancakes from the side of the basket.
“I’ve already saved it for you, kid.
I've also left two pieces of pickles for you to take back to Doctor Li.
Remember to tell him that I left this for him alone."
Li Wu walked forward with a smile and put away the pancake and the two pieces of black pickles.
"Don't worry, Uncle Chen, I will definitely pass on the message."
After putting the things away, he pointed at Lu Qingqing behind him.
"Uncle Chen, this is the new apprentice of the doctor who arrived today.
Our tents are next to each other, so you should pick out a few bigger pancakes for him."
Uncle Chen looked at Lu Qingqing and replied:
"Okay, I'll definitely pick a big one for you!"
As he spoke, he picked up four larger pancakes from the side and handed them to Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing took the pancake and thanked Uncle Chen.
Li Wu stepped forward and looked at the pancakes in Lu Qingqing's hand. Seeing that they were all big, he said with some pride:
"You followed me to get food today, but it was thanks to our Doctor Li.
Ordinary people don’t get such good treatment.
You don’t know, but a few days ago, Uncle Chen suddenly had a fever at night.
If Doctor Li had not prescribed him a fever-reducing medicine overnight, he would have been thrown into the isolation area the next day.
You know, a few days ago, there were still plague patients in the quarantine area.
If you really go in, you'll die!"
Lu Qingqing didn't expect this to happen and continued chatting with Li Wu.
This young man may not have chatted with his peers for a long time.
When he saw Lu Qingqing, he talked incessantly.
The two chatted until they returned to the tent and then separated.
Through Li Wu, Lu Qingqing gained a preliminary understanding of the situation in the military camp.