Dragging his tired body, Jia Yan's dark face was full of doubts. He looked at his son with big letters written on the desk and chair and asked loudly.
"Dad, are you back?"
Gouzi put down the pen and paper and took the luggage from his father's back. At the age of eight, he was still not strong enough to carry something weighing dozens of kilograms.
"I'll do it!" Jia Yan shook his head, took off the bamboo basket on his back, and put it into the house.
In the heavy bamboo basket, there were not only winter clothes and leather boots, but also many things captured on the battlefield. The dead and prisoners were the easiest to make a fortune from.
"Dad, Mom went to the station in the city to rent a mule cart. It's almost summer harvest, so we have to go to the fields to see."
Gouzi watched Jia Yan take out things one by one, including gold and silver jewelry, a piece of cotton cloth, and even some paper and pens.
"My dear mother, she is only eight months old, why is she going out?" Jia Yan cursed, "I don't know anything, so I have to think about our Jia family's family!"
After scolding for a few times, he pointed at something and said:
"This cotton cloth was rewarded by King Yu to make a swaddling clothes for your brother. When you go to school, you have to get a decent robe to wear."
"But, Dad, it's hot today!"
Gouzi glanced at the hot sun outside and said helplessly.
"You know nothing, let your mother do it first. In a few months, autumn will come and it will be ready to wear. My son cannot be compared to others."
Jia Yan snorted, took out two more books, and said, "Your father bought these specially, but it took a little merit."
When Gouzi saw it, he saw that it was "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", both official school editions, and he was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you, dad."
"Thank you for that. You earned it by watching you work hard for it!"
Jia Yan raised his head proudly, then patted his son on the head and said, "Study hard, become a scholar and stand out, and let your father enjoy a happy life."
Gouzi nodded sharply.
You know, only your husband has the official school version of the book, and everyone else has copied the book, which is very precious!
After a while, the mother-in-law, who was holding her back and holding a big belly, came back sweating. When she saw her husband, she said happily: "Master, you are back."
"came back."
Jia Yan hurriedly supported her, looking at her big belly, she couldn't help but feel happy: "Don't run around, there's still someone in your belly!"
"I know." The woman nodded. With her sharp eyes, she immediately saw the luggage in the corner and said happily:
"You've carried a lot this time."
"There are many trespassers." Jia Yan said proudly: "We were defeated with a bang, and we got a lot of good things."
"Um?"
Suddenly, he saw the woman stretch out her right hand and almost poke him in the mouth.
Jia Yan was confused.
"Where is the land deed?" asked my aunt.
"I didn't ask for the land deed this time."
Jia Yan shook his head. Seeing that the woman was about to get angry, he smiled and said:
"Listen to me, when I come back this time, I will be rewarded based on my merits. I have been promoted to captain. I have hundreds of people under my command and know a lot of information."
"Secretly they are saying that the land in Huguang has almost been divided, and it will be divided into Henan next."
"Henan?" the woman asked loudly, "Where is that?"
"When I came back from there, I walked for a long time without seeing anyone."
Jia Yan was still frightened and said: "Fortunately, merit points can now be exchanged for a lot of things, such as houses, donkeys, cattle, armor..."
"Master, what did you change?"
The woman asked impatiently.
"When I go to Xi'an this time, the minimum merit point is eight points. We are eight points. We just want to stop renting a house and change it to our own house."
"Can I change it?"
My mother-in-law was very surprised.
"I can change it, it's exactly eight o'clock."
Jia Yan was a little confused, but he still said: "However, we can only change to a single room, which is similar to this one. There is no yard, and the dog is getting older, so he can't live in the hall all the time, right?"
"Oh!" The woman was a little disappointed.
"However, I have found out that it costs ten points to change the courtyard with one entrance, 12 o'clock for two entrances, and 20 o'clock for three entrances."
Jia Yan said: "We have to go to Nanjing to play next, at least at five or six o'clock. Let's exchange for two and score enough."
"How many hundred silver coins can you get in the market?"
"That's good." The woman patted her chest and said happily, "I can be hospitalized next time."
The whole family was instantly happy.
At this time, Gouzi suddenly said: "Dad, Uncle Tang came back to see everyone a few days ago and said that he bought a three-in yard..."
Jia Yan's expression suddenly changed.
Bang bang bang——
The sound of the dog crying echoed throughout the yard.
…
At this time, Wang Chunqing was wearing neat clothes. Under the leadership of Yaren, he came to the courtyard to look at the house.
During a trip to Xi'an, he not only became a soldier, but also became a great leader, and his money bag became richer.
Considering that I would be stationed in Xiangyang in the future and would need a place during my holidays, I asked someone to rent it.
"Although there are four families here, they are all warm-hearted. There is also a military commander like you. They are all serious people..."
Yaren grinned in front, pointing to the slightly dilapidated hut in front of him and said: "A man made a fortune in this house before, and the feng shui is very prosperous!"
"Get rich?" Wang Chunqing looked at the roof with holes in it: "What is his profession?"
"This..." Yaren hesitated, but seeing that Wang Chunqing looked wrong, he could only bite the bullet and said: "I heard that he is from the search department..."
"Search Section?" Wang Chunqing narrowed her eyes, turned around and walked away.
"Sixty cents, it can't be any lower. Working as a laborer at Xiangyang Wharf will cost you fifteen cents a day!"
The tooth man gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.
"Fifty cents! This is the lowest price."
"Fine!"
Wang Chunqing looked back and said with a smile: "But you have to help me fix the roof."
After pressing the thumb print, Wang Chunqing was in a good mood and patrolled the room.
Suddenly, I heard a child crying.
Others in the courtyard didn't take it seriously, but watched the excitement:
"The dog has a very good voice!"
"I heard that his mother weighs fish and prepares meat every now and then. Is it possible that she's not in good health?"
"That's the joy of being a soldier. The food and drinks are covered by the King of Yu. You can wear two sets of clothes a year. The pay is real!"
…
"Soldier?"
Wang Chunqing was stunned, then walked closer, and through the door, he saw a burly man sitting with an air of strength, and a child beside him was rubbing his buttocks and crying.
"Brother, which battalion are you from?"
Wang Chunqing said with some respect.
"Me?" Jia Yan looked this person up and down, and then said proudly: "I am in Min'en Camp, but I was in Tongguan with His Highness before, and we were separated later."
"This is Wang Chunqing from Mingjie Camp!"
"oh!"
Jia Yan knew about Liu Tingjie. He asked bluntly: "Why haven't I seen you before? Are you a new neighbor?"
"I just thought I'd be your neighbor."
Wang Chunqing had already sharpened his skills in the military camp and said with a smile.
After a conversation, the two of them were happily chatting.
"Brother, don't exchange land for your merit points. I heard that it will be allocated to Henan."
Jia Yan persuaded sincerely.
"I know!"
Wang Chunqing nodded and said: "Brother, I am planning to change my house, and I just want to start a family and start a business."
As he spoke, he said with a wry smile on his face: "I'm in my thirties and I still don't have a woman!"
"So we still have to fight hard and earn merit!" Jia Yan said with emotion.
"Yes, it's good to fight, don't stop!"
Wang Chunqing said eagerly.
"It's better to follow King Yu, you can have everything!"