Not The Sideburns I Know Chapter 189

Cao Guixiu called his adjutant: "Take him down and teach him to read. If he can learn ten characters by tomorrow, he can stay." After giving the order, the uncle and nephew started to eat. During the meal, they talked about household affairs and drank some wine. They did not mention anything about Liuxian Cave and Jiutiao. They only said that they would take Ryan to the barracks in the afternoon. Ryan saw that he was calm and of course he would follow the host's wishes. After dinner, Cao Guixiu went out and said: "My little uncle has been in the car for too long. Let's ride horses for a while." Ryan had just sat on the horse when a little old lady suddenly jumped out from behind the horse's but.t. The tall horse was startled and Ryan struggled to steady the horse's head. Cao Guixiu, who was standing next to him, had not seen the person clearly, but his hands reacted faster than others and had already pulled out a gun. The old lady identified the person in military uniform, grabbed Cao Guixiu's belt and knelt down, muttering: "Sir, please be kind! Let my son go! He is still young! He hasn't married yet!"

Cao Guixiu breathed a sigh of relief, holding his gun with one hand and straightening his hat with the other, looking at the adjutant. The adjutant was sweating coldly. Although Cao Guixiu could not be said to love the people like his own children, he did not have the bad habits of ordinary warlords. After taking over the town, he never set up any obstacles or restrictions. No one expected that an old lady would cause trouble. The adjutant stepped forward and dragged the old lady away a few steps. The old lady refused to get up and kowtowing on the ground: "Sir, let my son go! Let my son go!"

After the adjutant asked for the name, he whispered a few words to Cao Guixiu. Cao Guixiu put the gun back into his belt and said, "Auntie! Your son has committed a crime! I can't pay you back!" When the old lady heard this, she burst into tears and rushed to Cao Guixiu on the spot, asking him to compensate his son. Cao Guixiu bent down and said, "Your bad boy is too bad. If he doesn't have it, then he's gone! Do you think I'm better than him?" Cao Guixiu stood up and said, "I'll compensate you with myself! It just so happens that I don't have a mother either, so we can be a mother and son together!" After saying that, he actually stamped his heels and saluted the old lady heroically: "Mom! Please stand up!" The old lady looked at him and forgot to cry. She was scared. Cao Guixiu held a horse whip in his hand and pointed around: "You send my mother back well! Don't hurt the old lady!" The adjutant's men swarmed up, and Cao Guixiu got away.

The group walked through the town's market and found that although there were not many people here, all the shops were open, and there were women and children walking on the street. It was a bit prosperous. Compared with the desolate way back, they realized the value of living and working in peace. When people saw Cao Guixiu swaggering through the streets, they didn't know how to avoid him, nor did they look at him. They just went about their own business. The barracks outside the town were also very different from ordinary barracks. Ryan had been to Commander Cao's camp, and it was better not to describe what it was like. He had seen sheep pens, cattle pens, and pig pens, but the barracks were "human pens", and he didn't want to stay there for a moment anyway. However, Cao Guixiu's camp was clean and tidy, without any odor or noise. The soldiers were either washing clothes or playing football, and there were also groups of three or two writing with pencils. They all had clean skin and neat military appearance, just like a group of students camping. When they saw Cao Guixiu, the soldiers lined up to salute. Cao Guixiu said, "Please take care of yourselves! I'll just come and take a look!" Then he smiled at Ryan and said, "How is my place?"

A civilized gentleman like Ryan certainly appreciated the eldest son's rule: "Good! Strong soldiers and horses are secondary. Just this mental outlook is different from other troops!"