Chapter 068 The brand represents one's own people

Xu Xingxia said nothing, walked to the front of the charcoal furnace, rolled up the sleeve of her left arm, then picked up the red soldering iron, and slowly landed on her left shoulder. Suddenly, a burst of blue smoke rose, making a hissing sound, and a strong smell of burnt flesh came. Beads of sweat appeared on Xu Xingxia's forehead. When Xu Xingxia took the soldering iron away, a charred triangle mark appeared on his left shoulder, which was shocking.

"Oh my God!"

"Why do you need this?"

"Why do you want to burn yourself like this?"

The military households around couldn't help but get a little turbulent and whispered.

Just now, everyone thought that Xu Xingxia deliberately made things difficult for the people who passed the assessment to show his status as a 100-household adult. Now it seems that this is not the case. Xu Xingxia himself was the first to get angry. If he wanted to torture people, there would be no such torture people.

Some smart military households felt a little surprised, but they felt a little surprised. Today's selection of people is not as simple as seen on the surface. What Xu Xingxia needs is probably not as simple as killing the Tartar soldiers.

Xu Xingxia let go of the soldering iron, returned to his position, and said casually: "Lin Dacheng, you have passed the assessment and are one of our Niujiao Dun. Whether to brand this mark depends entirely on you. You can decide for yourself."

Lin Dacheng's face suddenly turned a little red. What people fear most is being forced, especially in the public eye. As long as they are humans, they cannot be reluctant to face. Lin Dacheng is also a person who loves face. Xu Xingxia dares to be imprinted in public, and he cannot not dare. After pondering for a while, Lin Dacheng said in a deep voice: "I'll do it!"

After saying that, he walked to the charcoal stove, picked up the burnt soldering iron, gritted his teeth, and landed on his left arm. Suddenly, a stream of blue smoke came out, making a hissing sound, and the rich smell of burnt flesh was emitted. When the soldering iron was released, Lin Dacheng's forehead and back were covered with cold sweat. There was also a triangle mark on his left arm.

Xu Xingxia said calmly: "It's great. You can stand aside."

Lin Dacheng covered his arm and stood aside.

Those military households looked at me, and I looked at you, and no one said anything. They were all guessing what purpose Xu Xingxia did this. The Jun Yu who was preparing to participate in the assessment seemed a little tumultuous. Could it be that everyone who passed the assessment had to make a brand on their arms? There were three Jun Yu, who might be too afraid of the red-hot iron and quietly left the assessment queue.

Xu Xingxia said with a serious expression: "Don't misunderstand everyone, this mark is definitely not an assessment condition. As long as you meet the previous two conditions, you are a member of Niujiaodun. Whether you want to leave this mark depends entirely on yourself. Now, continue the assessment."

The seventh Jun Yu began to appear. Unfortunately, his riding and shooting performance was still relatively bad. None of the five arrowheads hit. The following few Jun Yu were the same, all off the target. Xu Xingxia was certainly quite disappointed, but the surrounding military households were also disappointed. This riding and shooting level was indeed much worse than that of the Tartars. Just as Xu Xingxia was secretly shaking her head and preparing to relax the assessment conditions, it was Liu Heng's turn to appear.

Liu Heng's riding and shooting skills are not very good, but he hit two targets, which is the same as Lin Dacheng's performance. However, compared with others, it is already considered good. So far, only two people are on the target. Unfortunately, his other three brothers are not so lucky. They have not shot once and are all defeated.

After passing the assessment, Liu Heng walked straight to the charcoal furnace, picked up the burned soldering iron, closed his eyes, and left a triangle mark on his left arm. He didn't understand why Xu Xingxia asked this. He just simply felt that since Xu Xingxia himself had left a mark on his left arm, he would definitely not be wrong when he followed him.

After Liu Heng, it was Chen Shouwang. Maybe he was pulled out by Xu Xingxia just now and asked a lot of questions. The nervousness stage has passed. Chen Shouwang seemed quite calm during the riding and shooting assessment. As a result, his first four arrows were all lost, but the last arrow shot accurately hit the bull's eye, winning a lot of applause. Xu Xingxia also applauded and praised. Just in terms of the position on the target, Chen Shouwang's grades were the best.

Perhaps there was a precedent for Chen Shouwang. Jun Yu, who participated in the cavalry and shooting, had a great chance of taking the target. In the middle, five people passed the assessment in a row. The best score was a man named Mao Shisan. Jun Yu, who looked a little poor, had no money to name himself, and he simply followed the ranking as his name. However, it has to be admitted that his archery skills are indeed not bad. Four of the five arrowheads were on the target, which is considered to be quite outstanding.

After asking, Xu Xingxia learned that Mao Shisan had been roaming east of the Yellow River for a while. This so-called roaming was actually just a nice saying. To be precise, he was a horse thief who had been raiding for a while. This skill of riding and shooting was trained in the horse thief team. However, being a horse thief was not a long-term solution after all. I heard that Xu Xingxia was going to recruit people and was well treated, so Mao Shisan came back to participate. His whole family died at the hands of the Tartars, and he had long wanted to kill the Tartars to avenge their relatives.

In the end, a total of more than 50 Junyu participated in the assessment, but only thirteen people took the target. All the others were empty. In other words, according to the most basic requirements, only thirteen people passed the selection. After passing the assessment, these thirteen people left a triangle mark on their arms. They were almost the same as Liu Heng's thoughts. Since it was done by Xu Xingxia, they would definitely not be wrong when they followed them.

After the assessment was over, Xu Xingxia announced loudly: "Okay, today's assessment will end here, let's all disperse!"

The Junyu who lost the election was quite unwilling to accept it. Someone shouted: "Sir, the quota is not full yet! Give us another chance!"

Xu Xingxia said expressionlessly: "The dissatisfied quota is temporarily free."

You Junyu asked unwillingly: "Sir, can't you give us another chance?"

Xu Xingxia shook her head and said with a cold expression: "Here, I can give you another chance. Even, I can give you countless chances. But, on the real battlefield, will the Tartars give you another chance? None of the five targets were shot. I can only say that even if you go to the battlefield, there is only one dead end!"

"I can't take you to die! Otherwise, I'm not responsible for your parents! It's not easy for your parents to raise you, so don't waste your life! Well, this assessment is over. The next assessment will be in three months. I hope that in three months, your riding and shooting skills can be improved. Only when you all have the ability to fight with the Tartars will I recruit you!"

The military households looked at Xu Fuqing helplessly, hoping that he would persuade his son to open the back door for some of the military officials. Unfortunately, Xu Fuqing didn't say anything. How could a father destroy his son's platform in public? What's more, Xu Xingxia is right. It's a fool to want to kill the Tartars with such poor riding skills. Even if Xu Xingxia promises to join the army, he will be slaughtered.

No matter how the military households were expecting, Xu Xingxia ordered the thirteen military officials who passed the assessment to gather and took them to the open space next to them to start the whole team. He took out some silver patterns from his arms and handed them to each person, and said gently: "Each person has five taels of silver, this is my gift to everyone."

Chen Shouwang hesitated and said, "Sir, is this what I gave to us by my hair?"

Xu Xingxia shook her head and said, "No, this is my personal post."

Chen Shouwang nodded and said, "I understand."

The other Junyu nodded at the same time.

Since it was the money Xu Xingxia gave them privately, their identities were a bit different from Xu Xingxia. To be precise, they were not only soldiers of Niujiaodun, but also Xu Xingxia's servants. They already knew that Niujiaodun's weapons and equipment were all paid out by Xu Xingxia, and the food was also the food. They ate from Xu Xingxia, used from Xu Xingxia, and wore Xu Xingxia. What was it not Xu Xingxia's servant? You must be aware of your own identity and set your own identity.

In the late Ming Dynasty, servants were definitely not an insulting word. On the contrary, at some point, it was still a symbol of identity. Especially armed servants, which was not something that ordinary people could do. Look at the Pinglu Qianhu Institution, how many people want to become armed servants of Peng Feng, but they have no way to become servants of Xu Xingxia. Now, it is a good choice for them to become servants of Xu Xingxia.

They seemed to understand a little why Xu Xingxia had to make such a mark on his arms and ask them to make such mark on his arms. The military servants did not understand the too complicated truth. They only knew that this mark represents their own people. If there is no such mark, I'm sorry, then they are not their own people.

In fact, what they guessed was not too far away, and Xu Xingxia did think so. Since he was his own person, he must have a little mark. Such a brand seems to be a good choice. The slight pain of the brand is also a small test for these people. If you can't even bear the pain of the brand, why are you talking about killing the Tartars?

Xu Xingxia finally said: "I will give you a day to settle down your family. Tomorrow morning, we will arrive at Niujiaodun on time to report. Now, disband!"
Chapter completed!