As if he hadn't heard Xia Lan's question, Uncle Cheng didn't say anything. He just looked up at the starry sky.
After a long time-
"Child Lan, I don't know much about Lord Wu 'an's life. This is a taboo in Great Qin, and no one dares to talk about it in private.”
Uncle Cheng shook his head and sighed." This old man only knows that Lord Wu 'an started off as a sword smith and rose up from the grass. In the end, he became Great Qin's General.”
After saying this, he slowly stood up and patted Xia Lan's shoulder.""Baby Lan, remember Uncle Cheng's words. Live well.”
Looking at his back as he turned around and left, Xia Lan's eyes slowly gathered a determined gaze. Her slightly lowered hands clenched into fists.
"Survive?"
"But my goal is far more than that.”
He seemed to be talking to himself in a low voice.
Not far away, Uncle Cheng, who had already taken a few steps, froze and shook his head.
……
On the 29th of March, Xia Lan's group of 11 finally arrived at Shuoyang County's drill ground.
The drill ground was where they trained.
When Xia Lan and the others arrived, there were already county officers and soldiers waiting at the entrance of the drill ground to welcome them.
Uncle Cheng took out a roll of bamboo slips from his pouch and handed it over to the officer on the drill ground.
Xia Lan, on the other hand, secretly sized up her surroundings.
Shuoyang was located in Longxi and was considered an important town on the border. Hence, the training grounds of Shuoyang County were very formal.
Seeing everything in front of her, Xia Lan could not help but sigh.
It had been more than ten years. In his previous life, he was used to the life in the military camp. After tossing and turning for more than ten years, he was lucky enough to see the military camp that was more than two thousand years old and experience the life in the military camp more than two thousand years ago. It was really exciting.
"Children, train well. This old man will go back first.”
While Xia Lan was looking at the military camp, the village miser had already completed the handover with the soldiers.
At this moment, he was bidding farewell to everyone.
Xia Lan and the others cupped their hands at Uncle Cheng.
Uncle Cheng looked at them deeply, as if he wanted to remember the appearance of this batch of guards in his heart.
"All of you, listen up!"
"This official's name is Miao, and I'm the chief subordinate of the county's Left Lieutenant. I'm in charge of your administrative life during your shift.”
The official who was in charge of the exchange with Uncle Cheng put away the bamboo slips and turned to look at Xia Lan and the other eleven people. His tone was stern.
Xia Lan and the others cupped their hands slightly and followed the chief assistant Miao towards the drill ground.
Walking into the drill ground, Xia Lan realized that the historical legend of the Great Qin Empire's strict military governance was indeed well-deserved.
One could see the whole picture from a single glance. Just this small Shuoyang County's drill ground alone had been shoveled flat and tidy, without a single weed.
The training grounds were clearly divided into different areas. There were trenches, fences, and gates between each area. It was as if the Qin soldiers had obsessive-compulsive disorder.
After passing through the drill ground, the group was led by the chief assistant to a row of low barracks.
"The 11 of you will stay in barrack C13!”
Chief Miao pointed to a barrack in front of him and said.
Xia Lan was worried about the barracks in front of her and frowned slightly.
It was unknown if this barracks had been around for a long time, or if Shuo Yang County had experienced war, but the adobe walls were mottled and dilapidated.
There were even many cracks that were as wide as a finger.
As for the wooden door of the barrack, it was covered with scratches and holes from swords and spears.
A gust of wind blew, and the hole in the wooden door let out a whimper. The grass on the roof even danced, as if it would be blown away at any moment.
"Thank you for your trouble, High Official."
On the other hand, many of Xia Lan's group had come to serve the night shift many times, so they seemed to be used to it.
After thanking the chief assistant, someone pushed open the wooden door of the barrack and walked in.
Xia Lan and the others followed him into the barracks.
Seeing that all of them had gone in, the chief assistant looked at Xia Lan's back and thought for a moment before turning around and leaving.
……
The living quarters were filled with a moldy smell.
After Xia Lan and the others entered, they each looked for a suitable bed.
"To be honest, the barracks in Area A are still more comfortable!”
Among the eleven people, a burly man with a full beard threw the luggage in his hand near the door and muttered.
Xia Lan had some impression of this person. He seemed to be a butcher in the Li Family Village of Ten Mile Village. His name was Chou.
Speaking of the name of the Warring States Period, it was quite interesting.
When a child was born, the more well-off families would spend some money and food to hire a teacher for the child and give him a decent name.
If the family was not well-off and the parents were illiterate, they would name him.
This naming was referring to the thing in front of him, which was the child's name.
Therefore, there were many names such as pheasant, pig, and rock.
Some of them would name their children based on the weather and appearance at the time of their birth.
For example, the dark husband recorded in the " Cloud Dream Qin Bamboo Slips " was called dark husband because he was born dark.
As for the ugliness, Xia Lan guessed that it was probably because she was born ugly.
There were also some families with many brothers and sisters who would use the names 'Bo' or 'Ji' or 'Shu'.
"Ugly, you lived in Barracks A?”
Ugly muttered, immediately attracting the attention of a few old guards. One of them, a skinny man who was as thin as a bamboo pole, hurriedly threw down his luggage and ran over to ask.
His name was Qing, and he was also from the surrounding villages of Ten Mile Village.
"Of course!"
Seeing the envious gazes of the old guards, Ugly's vanity seemed to have been greatly satisfied.
Xia Lan and Yuan from the same village looked at each other. They also put down their luggage and prepared to go over and listen.
"Big Brother Ugly, is there a difference in the living quarters?”
Yuan asked curiously.
Chou grinned and said rather proudly,""That's for sure."
"Our Great Qin values martial arts. The people of Qin are brave, so naturally, there must be comparisons everywhere.”
"It's the same for the barracks.”
Chou began to talk non-stop.
Xia Lan finally understood after listening to him.
It turned out that the barracks were divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D.
Amongst them, the A-class barrack was of the highest standard. According to Chou, the A-class barrack was not inferior to the layout of an ordinary family, and it was quite comfortable to live in.
As for the lowest grade T-shaped barracks, according to Chou, they were similar to pigsties.
In the beginning, according to the time of arrival, the barracks were temporarily allocated.
Ten days after the shift began, the barracks would be rearranged.
The arrangement this time was based on the comprehensive evaluation of each barracks.
The comprehensive evaluation referred to the performance of each barrack during the shift.
The overall evaluation was very complicated.
From daily life to training, to combat ability, and so on, they were all assessed.
"Sons, do you want to stay in Barracks A for a while?？”
Seeing that everyone was looking forward to it, Chou shouted loudly.
"Of course I want to!"
Everyone said in unison.
"Good! This time, if you become the station commander, you will all have to listen to your orders. We will definitely be able to live in the A barracks!”
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