Chapter Twenty Three
"Why should we go out and be a tenant? If there is a natural disaster or war, the little food we grow will not be enough to pay taxes!"
Dingshan's words were like a wake-up call, causing many people who had abnormal thoughts to wake up instantly.
Especially the dozens of people who just came from Ren Ya Xing yesterday. Half of them sold themselves because they couldn't survive, and the other half were deceived or forcibly captured and sold to Ren Ya Xing on the way to escape.
In a word.
Even if they get the deed of betrayal, they will most likely be caught and sold again when they go out.
The young men behind Dingshan also felt that their brother Ding was right.
If you worry about the last meal every day, you might as well be a part of the girl!
The girl is the granddaughter of the head of the royal family, and she will definitely be fine in the future.
Everyone came to a conclusion in their minds, and looked at the upright girl under the dusk with firm eyes.
Xue Zijin nodded with satisfaction and asked in a loud voice: "No one wants to leave?"
"If we don't leave... we will put our lives in the hands of the girl."
"Yes! As long as the girl can keep us fed, I will be a well-fed ghost even if I die tomorrow. I'm afraid she will be a grandma bear."
"Yes! My head is no bigger than the mouth of a bowl. Eighteen years later we will be a good man again."
For a while.
The passionate shouts of the men in the fields were like the vanguard of the dead soldiers who were about to go to the battlefield.
very good!
With the atmosphere in place, Xue Zijin raised his hands and pressed down.
The commotion immediately calmed down.
"Since everyone is willing to put their lives in Zijin's hands, Zijin will never treat everyone badly."
The girl wore a neat cotton long-sleeved shirt and trousers, and a pair of black thick-soled cloth shoes.
Wang Shuzhen worked overtime to make these two pieces specially according to her daughter's request.
Xue Zijin held his head high, stretched out three fingers and continued: "Here, I would like to give you three promises.
1. Three meals will be enough for the next three meals. 2. There will be a reward for any work done. 3. If unfortunately he dies, his family members will receive twenty ounces of money at a time, and they can also enjoy a month's rest."
As soon as she finished speaking, the crowd became restless again.
"This is great! Not to mention the basics, even if you serve as a soldier for the Jin Dynasty, the conditions are not so good!"
"That's right! In terms of having three meals a day, it's much better than other places, not to mention getting twenty ounces of money if you die."
"Isn't that right? The money we have to work for is only a few coins. Twenty coins is enough for our family to live a good life for several years."
Seeing that everyone was so excited that they were almost dancing, Xue Zijin curled his lips and smiled and said again: "I will not break my promise to you, and I only have one request for you."
When everyone heard this, they all fell silent and waited with bated breath.
"That is... absolute obedience."
The girl raised her voice and asked, "Tell me, can you do it?"
"able……"
"able……"
"able……"
"good."
Xue Zijin shouted: "Today's training is to run around Nanshan in half an hour."
Half an hour... a lap??
Everyone turned their heads and looked towards Nanshan, who could not see the end of the mountain behind...
Good guy!
After completing this circle, it is at least fifty miles!
Finished running in half an hour...
Everyone swallowed.
Seeing this, Hongxiu curled her lips, took a step forward with her hands behind her back, and said loudly: "It only took me and the girl fifteen minutes to run from Dongzhuang, and it is thirty-five miles to get here from Dongzhuang.
Is it possible that you guys, you guys, are not as good as us two girls?"
"How is that possible?"
Everyone was excited by the red sleeves and immediately became brave.
joke.
They won't be as good as two little girls.
Xue Zijin gave Hong Xiu an approving look. This girl really did not disappoint him. He only ran with her for three days and her body functions were fully activated.
"Okay, let's do the warm-up exercise with Hongxiu first. The first one to come back will get some meat later, and the last one to come back will be punished with fifty push-ups."
After the explanation, Hong Xiu began to teach everyone how to warm up by stretching.
Xue Zijin was practicing Juntiquan on the other side.
Everyone was doing the warm-up exercises in a decent manner, but after hearing the sound of fists breaking through the air.
Many people couldn't help but look at the petite but vigorous figure next to them as if they were swimming dragons.
So, when Hongxiu yelled and started running, those absent-minded people didn't react for a moment, and they were slowed down by several meters.
Seeing that others had taken the lead, these people hurriedly chased after them.
Xue Zijin finished practicing a set of military boxing, and it was almost ten-quarters of an hour before everyone set off.
When she caught up along the road at the foot of the mountain, she saw only a dozen people running at a steady speed behind Hongxiu.
"Girl! The others didn't listen to me and ran away with all their strength."
Seeing that his girl was catching up to him, Hong Xiu pouted and complained as he ran.
"It's okay."
Xue Zijin rubbed her hair and comforted her: "They will regret it."
"Yeah! It's just that if you don't listen to the girl, you will suffer the consequences."
If you don't pay attention to rhythm and breathing during long-distance running, you will have to crawl back later. The girl told her this on her first day of running.
Hongxiu wrinkled her little nose proudly and shouted to the dozen or so people behind her: "Everyone, pay attention to regulating your breathing. We have to speed up."
After saying that! Her pace suddenly quickened, and the dozen or so people behind her took a deep breath and caught up.
quickly.
On the road ahead, there were groups of tired people lying on the roadside.
Dingshan, Qiu Wu and others sat slumped on the stones on the roadside, breathing heavily.
"I can't do it anymore... I can't do it anymore... I really can't run anymore..."
Qiu Wu lay on the stone in a panic, feeling as if his whole body was going to explode.
Dingshan was just like him, venting his anger was like blowing a bellows.
But before they could calm down, the sound of neatly-paced running could be heard from behind.
A dozen people turned around and saw in the dim morning light, two petite figures leading a dozen big men, running past them very fast.
Dingshan: "..."
Qiu Wu: "..."
All the younger brothers: "..."
"Ding...Brother Ding...they...they are chasing...chasing...catching up..."
"I... saw it, got up... and chased..."
A dozen or so people from Dingshan got up and started running again staggeringly.
Behind them, there were about twenty people who were also bending over with their stomachs in their hands, and running was harder than walking.
An hour later.
These thirty or so people helped each other back to the camp.
The dozen or so people who arrived first had already finished practicing Juntiquan and were now holding bowls and preparing to have breakfast!
Thirty or so people stood in a row dejectedly, no one had the nerve to say they wanted to eat.
Xue Zijin wiped his face and hands with a hot cotton towel before raising his eyes to look at these gray-faced young men.
"Do you know where you went wrong?"
Chapter completed!