In the scorching heat of August, the entire south is plunged into a sultry heat, with only the golden rice paddy hanging down, giving others great relief.
But for Jia Yan's family, this is a happy month.
After many months of irrigation, his wife finally became pregnant.
It's nothing more than this to comfort me.
Once you have children, you can't sit still thinking about the future.
"Poker, you're already three months pregnant. How about we go see our fields?"
"Tian?" The woman opened her clothes. After becoming pregnant, the milky white bra wrapped her up, which made it even more difficult. She wiped the table and said:
"It's so far away, isn't it convenient?"
"Besides, I have something in my stomach, so it's hard to leave."
"fine!"
Jia Yan said with a smile: "I specially found someone to do it. It was in Yicheng, Xiangyang Prefecture. We took a boat and a few fellow soldiers and we all went together. We can get there in half a day. It's very convenient."
Seeing the woman's attraction, Jia Yan touched his beard, looked at his son who was studying seriously, and said, "Gouzi, ask your husband for leave tomorrow morning, and let's go see the land at home."
Hearing this, the dog lost his mind and said in surprise: "Dad, how much land does our family have?"
"Hahaha!" Jia Yan was quite proud and raised three fingers: "Fifty acres, a full fifty acres, are all good paddy fields. When I get old, I will look forward to providing for them!"
"Hehe!" The dog also smiled happily: "Dad, with so much land, how much money do you need in a year?"
"This can help you study anyway."
Jia Yan couldn't figure it out clearly, and there was doubt in his eyes: "Hurry up and clean up, it's time to eat."
After saying that, he spanked the woman's buttocks, causing a wave of flesh.
The dog is used to it.
These parents never know how to avoid taboos.
Two dishes and one soup, especially the big plate of meat are mouth-watering.
"The dog should eat more and he will become a scholar in the future!"
Although his mother-in-law was pregnant, Jia Yan's attitude remained unchanged and he gave the meat to his cheap son.
The mortality rate in this era is too high. In fact, children may not be able to live after they are born. Dogs are eight or nine years old and will reach adulthood without any accident. They still have to hold on to what they have.
"Dad, it's not necessarily a scholar."
Gou'er muttered: "Sir, the scholar said that in these troubled times, the scholar cannot pass the examination, and the court and King Yu have no intention..."
"Nonsense!" Jia Yan scolded: "This troubled world will definitely end. When the time comes, you will be of the right age. Isn't it easy to become a scholar?"
"You have to study more!"
Even though he said this, he was also muttering in his heart.
If there are no scholars and scholars, where will the Jinshi come from?
All the officials in the world are Jinshi!
"Oh!" The mother-in-law frowned, worried about her son: "What should we do, dogs?"
"In no hurry, it's better to prepare your luggage. It's important to leave tomorrow."
Only now did I make up my mind.
The next day, the dog went to ask for leave early in the morning. After being warned not to delay his studies, the teacher let him go.
A family of three, together with several military households, built a small boat and headed for Yicheng County.
After walking for a while, we finally saw a plain.
Unlike other paddy fields full of rice, nearly 10,000 acres of land here are covered with weeds.
Even so, it is like a chessboard, divided into pieces one after another, in an orderly manner.
And on the ridges of these fields, stone tablets were erected one after another, inscribing the owners of the land.
"Dog, this is it!"
Due to the increasingly strict requirements in the army, which required two hours of reading and writing every day, Jia Yan could recognize five to six hundred words, no matter how hard he was.
Ignoring the mud on the ground, he ran quickly and found a stone tablet that was gradually covered by weeds, and hurriedly cleared it away.
He would not give up until the ground was filled with the smell of grass.
I was extremely excited and couldn't help but ask again for confirmation.
"Yes, it belongs to our family."
The dog confirmed it again and affirmed.
The mother-in-law became happy, touched her bulging belly, and said proudly: "Master, is this really our family?"
"Then there's still a lie?"
Jia Yan looked at the woman who was becoming more and more plump with a strong mind. He felt warm in his heart and said proudly: "On this stone tablet, my name is engraved, as well as my place of origin, age, and military camp. There must be no falsehoods."
"Also, have you noticed? Only 30% of the stone monuments are carved in this area, and the rest are kept. If you perform meritorious services in the future, it will be very convenient to expand the monuments directly."
Sure enough, when the mother and son looked at it, they saw that although the stone tablets were densely packed, they were also scattered in an orderly manner, and they were obviously reserved.
In addition, the military households accompanying them were also in high spirits, which was very different from theirs.
Jia Yan couldn't help but lie down on the ground, grabbed a handful of grass and ate it directly, with tears in his eyes: "The grass from my own land is more delicious than rice."
This feeling is unparalleled.
After serving in the army for so many years, no matter how much reward I received, it could not compare to the surprise that came from the land.
At this moment, he wished he could live there immediately and watch his land being planted with rice. Unfortunately, years of fighting had made him forget how to farm.
"Alas, we can't cultivate the land -"
Jia Yan panicked.
Huguang is sparsely populated, and even tenants are hard to find. He is busy training and fighting, and really has no way to manage the land.
Do we really have to wait until we are old?
At this time, not far away, a young master, protected by several servants, saw this scene:
"These people rushed here as soon as they got to Yicheng. I thought there was something there, but I didn't know it turned out to be a wasteland."
Zheng Sen was inexplicably surprised.
As soon as he arrived in Yicheng, he saw hundreds of people rushing away with their families in tow. The traffic and horses were flowing like a stream, which aroused his curiosity and he couldn't help but come over to take a look.
Unexpectedly, the big man in front of him actually started to cry while eating grass.
Is it so difficult for King Yu? He has to cry even if he eats grass?
"What kind of trouble did this big brother encounter?"
Unable to resist curiosity, Zheng Sen hurriedly walked over and asked.
"There's nothing difficult about it."
Jia Yan looked at the young master and couldn't help but wake up from his excitement. He shook his head and said, "I just thought that after working hard for half my life, I finally have this land. I have to laugh even in my dreams."
"land?"
Zheng Sen was stunned. The fields were surrounded by squares. It was easy to tell the size. At first glance, it was only about fifty acres.
For such ordinary people, it's pretty good.
"It seems that you are running the business well!"
"No way, I'm not good at doing business. I got this from fighting on the battlefield."
Jia Yan said proudly: "I have only been with King Yu for more than a year, and I have earned it by fighting several battles."
"Are these all?"
Zheng Sen was shocked. Although this tens of thousands of acres of plains had not been cultivated, it was extremely fertile, and King Yu was willing to directly reward it.
"These people are all fellow soldiers."
Jia Yan grinned and said, "King Yu specially gave us several days of leave to let us see our own land with our own eyes."
“Only when you see it with your own eyes can you know how good the land is.”
Zheng Sen was silent.
He saw the deep recognition of King Yu in the eyes of the veteran in front of him.
These people are the foundation of King Yu. I don’t know how much land there is.