Qin Official

"Are we going to live here for the next month?"

Walking outside the leftmost room in the row of huts, Heifu frowned.

It looked like a house that had been built for a long time. The walls were made of earth, but many of the adobes were cracked and had pits. The wooden door was also very old, and there was even a hole as big as a fist. On the roof, the thatch weighed down by wooden beams and earth blocks rises in the wind, making people worry that they will be swept away at any time, and it is not known whether the inside is leaking or not...

In short, it was similar to the construction site shacks he had seen in his previous life, barely enough to accommodate him. The only thing he could see was that the ground outside was shoveled clean, and not a single weed was left.

Ji Ying had long been used to it. After all, he had already served twice as a guard, so he laughed at himself: "I miss living in the county jail. At least there is no leakage, and I don't have to train and work."

With that said, he pushed the door open for Heifu and joked: "Master, go first."

"A good soldier, he also knows how to respect others."

Hei Fu could only accompany him in his misery, and reluctantly bowed down to go in, because the door was only seven feet away.

After entering the house, he found that not to mention the anointing lamp, even the firewood was not lit, and it was already a little dim. Only after his eyes adjusted to the dimness in the house, Heifu could clearly see its internal settings.

Inside the small room, there is an aisle in the middle that can accommodate two people walking side by side. On both sides of the left and right is an earthen platform about one foot wide, slightly higher than the aisle, with a total of ten straw mats spread out. This means that the soldiers live according to "what", ten people per room.

When he entered, there were seven people in the room chatting. As soon as Hei Fu came in, they stopped talking, turned around, and looked at this uninvited guest with seven pairs of eyes!

At this time, Ji Ying also got in. He was shouting before he even entered the door: "Is there anyone from Zhenshui Township?"

After he entered the door and looked at the people inside, he suddenly became happy, pointed at the two people on the bed on the left and shouted: "Aren't these two brothers, Pig and Mu! It's your turn to serve in Zhengdan too!"

When Hei Fu looked at him, he saw a short man with small eyes and a round face who was only six and a half feet tall. Next to him was an eight-foot-strong man with big arms and thick arms, who was taller than Hei Fu. If Ji Ying hadn't shouted out, he wouldn't have believed that these were two brothers...

"We are cousins." The two answered their doubts. They also recognized Ji Ying and recognized him with a smile. It turned out that although they did not live in the same house, they had served together last time, so they knew each other. .

Hei Fu was a little embarrassed to call them by their names, pig means pig, and pei means bull instead of peony. Did the parents of these cousins ​​make an appointment in advance? He actually gave them names like animals.

But when I think about it, I feel relieved. Most ordinary people in this era do not have surnames or surnames that are only given to nobles. They are named after they are born. They just point to an object. As for whether it refers to chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, etc. Flowers, plants and trees all depend on fate. I think the nickname of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also Piggy.

If parents don't want to point to things, they will call them brothers and uncles in order of age, such as Ji Ying. There is also the Fengfei area of ​​Chu State. Liu Ji, the incompetent youngest son of Mr. Liu’s family, is almost 30 years old and has not yet married a wife. He is idle all day long...

In addition, you may also be given a name that suits the occasion, such as Heifu, because you were born a fat, dark boy. His younger brother was named Jing because his mother was frightened when she was pregnant for ten months and was about to give birth.

Therefore, the two brothers were particularly envious of their eldest brother Zhong. The name Zhong was chosen by their parents when they specially invited the fortune teller of this era, the "Sun Man", to come to their home and read the "Ri Shu" of the imperial calendar of this era. It was very formal, decent and nice... …

After that, Zhi and Mu also helped introduce the other five people in the house.

"This is Xiao Tao, from Yunmeng Township." Xiao Tao is a short young man, the same age as Hei Fu. He is very shy, sitting in the corner, silent.

"These are Ping, Ke and Can't. They are all from people near the county seat."

He is in his twenties, and he is indeed plain-looking. Like most common people of this era, his eyes are blank and dull, and there is nothing impressive about him.

And "Ke" and "Ke" are also two brothers. The names together are so funny, but Ke's face is covered with acne marks, and Ke's face is cross-eyed, and his mouth is pursed and he doesn't like to talk. Logically speaking, brothers would not be drafted together, but they were all adults and separated and were not "cohabitants", so they were drafted together.

Generally speaking, these people are all about the same age as Heifu, and have served in the military once or twice at most.

"This is Uncle Chao, who is also from Yunmeng Township."

At the end, Zhi introduced the person closest to him. This person was older. He looked about thirty-seven years old and had a long goatee. I didn’t know that he was called “uncle” because his brother ranked first in the family. , or is it the honorific title given to someone who is older?

Chao Bo seemed to be a person with a higher status in this group of people. He did not stand up and hold his hands like the others. He just sat leisurely on the couch, nodded, pointed at Heifu and said: "Young man, where are you from?" ?”

Heifu had been silently memorizing everyone's names just now, and now he raised his hands to them and said: "I come from Yunmengxiang..."

"So we are from the same hometown." Uncle Chao laughed, showing his yellow teeth.

"Looking at your age, it's your first time to serve. It doesn't matter. I will take more care of you in the future... What do you call me?"

"Heifu." Heifu responded softly with a smile.

"What!?" As soon as these words came out, the whole room was shocked. Uncle Chao, who was sitting cross-legged because of his age, stood up and looked at Hei Fu in surprise: "You are Hei Fu! "

"The black man who can defeat the three thieves?" Pig and Mu also looked at him in surprise.

Has my reputation reached this point? Heifu was a little surprised and had no choice but to nod.

"Half of Anlu County is talking about your deeds today, and we were talking about you just now." Brothers Ke and Bu came over to talk, their words full of compliments.

"You... you... can you really, can you seize a white blade with bare hands?" Xiao Tao, who had been silent all this time, also spoke. It turned out that he was a stammer, but his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Hei Fu.

Ji Ying felt proud now. He raised his head again and said, "Of course, brother Hei Fu is very good at martial arts. It was me who helped Hei Fu catch the thief. He was even honored as a nobleman!"

"It's really amazing." Ping, who lives in the county town, also cast an envious look. What he cared about was Heifu's title.

"It's nothing." Heifu was still very modest, waving his hands and saying: "Everyone, please sit down and talk. From now on, everyone will be a hero. Heifu is serving in the army for the first time, so I hope you can take good care of me."

Everyone then looked at each other and sat down again, but after just a few words, Heifu had already judged their attitude towards him.

Piggy and Mu are naturally curious; Ke and Bu are a little afraid, perhaps because they are afraid that Heifu is a brave and aggressive person who will bully them; Ping is envious of Heifu's title; Xiaotao is the young man's admiration for the brave. Maybe Heifu's courage to defeat the three thieves is what he longs to possess...

As for that uncle? He looks like an old man, and I can't figure out his plan for the time being.

At this moment, Hei Fu discovered that out of the ten straw mats in the house, eight had simple bedding spread out on them, and only two were still empty. That was probably the place reserved for Hei Fu and Ji Ying...

If you calculate it this way, there is still one less person in the room.

"Where is the other person?" Ji Ying also noticed it. He casually sat beside She's bed and asked.

"That gentleman went to Hùn Xuan." Zhi said cautiously, as if he was a little afraid of that person.

"So, there are two gentlemen in this room."

Heifu took advantage of the last light before dark and looked at the attire of everyone in the room. He found that the others were all Guizhou soldiers, but he didn't know what kind of person the other soldier was and whether he was easy to get along with.

At this moment, the wooden door outside was kicked open!

The cold wind brought the rain in, and then a loud voice sounded:

"It's really unlucky. Nai Gong just went to pull an arrow, but it rained!"