When Lin Zhixiao heard that Jia Ke was leading people to pursue the Tatars, he was very surprised and asked quickly: "Haven't the Tatars been repulsed? Why are we still pursuing them?"
Liu Yu said with a smile: "I don't know about that. The uncle has his own reasons for thinking this way. I just need to do what the uncle tells me. I don't care about anything else."
"Have a rest first, I still have something to do." After Liu Yu finished speaking, he left first.
Lin Zhixiao stayed in this guest room from then on, waiting for Jia Ke to come back. He waited for seven or eight days.
Suddenly one day the boy came to report that Jia Ke had returned. Lin Zhixiao hurried out and met Liu Yu halfway there.
"Uncle Lin, I was just looking for you. Our uncle is back. I just heard from the soldiers that he has entered the city, driving many cattle, sheep and horses. Let's go to the gate of the house to greet him." Liu Yu said anxiously.
Lin Zhixiao said this and hurriedly walked out with him. Halfway through, he said to Liu Yu: "Send someone to inform Chuncao and Qiaolian. Although they are not famous figures yet, they have a special relationship with the uncle after all.
We are half of the uncle's family, if we don't inform them and they remember us, we will be in trouble in the future."
Liu Yu patted her head and said, "How could I forget them? These two aunts are not easy to mess with."
So I grabbed a young boy and asked him to go to the second door to inform the people inside that the uncle was back, and asked them to come out to greet him as soon as possible.
Lin Zhixiao and Liu Yu waited at the gate for a short time before Chuncao and Qiaolian hurried out, followed by Lan Xiang.
It didn't take long for Jia Ke and two deputy Qianhu to come from the long street. Jia Ke led the way on a fire dragon pony, with two deputy Qianhu accompanying him on both sides, and then followed the large group of people, showing great majesty.
When he arrived at the gate of Qianhu Mansion, Jia Ke got off his horse. Lin Zhixiao and Liu Yu hurried forward to greet him. Jia Ke was stunned for a moment when he saw Lin Zhixiao, and then he understood that there must be something in the capital that asked him to come and deliver the message.
Just smile at him.
Then Jia Ke saw Chuncao and Qiaolian behind them. Jia Ke was completely unprepared for their arrival, but it was not the time to ask questions yet.
Jia Ke led people directly into the hall of Qianhu Mansion. In the hall, he ordered Huang Baifeng to bring back the cattle, sheep and horses, register them in detail, and then breed them properly. He also registered the soldiers who died in this battle and reported them to the court for pensions.
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After arranging all these things, let Feng Mo arrange for the cavalry to return to the camp to rest, and give them three days of leave. These three days of food and wine are enough for them to have a good time. These soldiers who went on the expedition with him have been too hard during this period.
.We have to let them relax.
After sending Huang Baifeng and Feng Mo away, Jia Ke summoned Lin Zhixiao in the study.
As soon as Lin Zhixiao entered the door, he quickly knelt down and saluted Jia Ke, "Uncle, I've been away for so long and haven't sent a letter to my family. I miss you so much."
Jia Ke smiled and chatted with him for a few words, and then got down to business and asked him the reason for his visit this time.
Lin Zhixiao hurriedly told Jia Ke that the master had ordered him to come to deliver the message, and by the way, he could help Aunt Zhou deliver the girls Chuncao and Qiaolian, so that he could take care of Jia Ke's daily life.
After Lin Zhixiao finished speaking, he took out Jia Zheng's letter from his arms and handed it to Jia Ke with both hands. Jia Ke took the letter and opened it. It turned out that Wang Tao was quite capable and could actually get through to Wang Ziteng.
This letter is from Jia Zheng, telling him about the exchange of interests between him and Wang Ziteng. Basically, the Jia family let Wang Tao go, Wang Ziteng and Wang Tao managed to upgrade Kaiping Guard to a garrison, and Jia Ke was naturally upgraded to a garrison.
garrison.
After Jia Ke read the letter, his thoughts were exactly the same as what Jia Zheng said in the letter. He would bear it for now and wait until he was promoted. He would talk about the future later.
If he could be upgraded to a garrison, it would be a big leap for Jia Ke's career. From then on, in Kaiping Guard, according to the agreement between Wang Tao and the Jia Mansion, he could command 10,000 troops and be responsible for it alone.
Even ordinary commanders don't have such majesty.
Now that Jia Ke had made a decision, he stopped dragging his feet and said to Lin Zhixiao, "I will write a letter in a while, and then you can take it back to the house and tell your father that I have seen his affairs. Just follow his instructions and let him
He need not worry."
Then Jia Ke said to Lin Zhixiao jokingly: "When are you going to go back? Do you want to stay for two more days and take a look at the scenery of the nearby grasslands?"
Lin Zhixiao smiled bitterly and said to Jia Ke: "Master, please don't make fun of me. I don't have time to travel around. After receiving your letter, I will go back tomorrow. I don't dare to delay the master and his affairs."
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"Since you are so anxious, I won't make it difficult for you. I will write the letter tonight and you can leave tomorrow." Jia Ke said.
After sending Lin Zhixiao away, Jia Ke returned to the back house. As soon as he entered the door, Chuncao and Qiaolian, who had been waiting for him for a long time, rushed into the room. They then helped him change clothes and wash his hands. Lan Xiang stood aside and did not even intervene.
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Jia Ke also let them toss around, and after washing and sitting down again, Jia Ke asked them: "How are you doing, my aunt at home? Is there anything I want you to bring?"
Qiaolian rushed to say: "Everything is fine at home. My aunt is now a concubine. I heard that her name will be sent to the family tree in a few days."
Chuncao spoke up and said, "It's been so many days. I've definitely opened an ancestral hall by now and recorded my name in the family tree."
After listening to their words, Jia Ke nodded with satisfaction, thinking that this is what it should be. Since ancient times, mothers have valued their sons, and now he has become a fourth-level guard, and he is also a figure in the border. As his biological mother, Zhou
Naturally, my aunt will receive preferential treatment.
Jia Ke then said to them: "Now that you're here, you can stay here with peace of mind. I miss you so much since I haven't seen you for so many days. As for the housekeeper, you should learn more from Lan Xiang. What can you do if you don't know all the big characters?"
housekeeper?"
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Chuncao and Qiaolian's expressions turned ugly. They were both servants, how could they be qualified to read and read?
And Lan Xiang stood there quietly at this time, still with that iconic smile on his face. Lan Xiang was not an ordinary family, he was also from an official family, but his father committed a crime, and the family was sent to the border gate.
She was sold as an official slave because she was really good-looking, so she was bought by Jia Ke for personal gain.
Lan Xiang has lived quite comfortably with Jia Ke in the past few months. During this period, she also used Jia Ke's name to buy her parents back. Now she can be regarded as a family reunion.
When Qiao Lian and Chuncao came a few days ago, she could see that these two people had an unusual relationship with the uncle. So she took a step back temporarily and allowed them to take charge in the mansion.
In fact, she looked down upon these two people. How could two maids who could not read or write compete with her? What's more, their methods were so simple and crude. All she had to do was sit tight on the Diaoyutai and wait for Jia Ke to come back to make a decision.
That's right, there's no need to argue with these two little girls.
Sure enough, as soon as Jia Ke came back, he immediately took away their power. Jia Ke also had his own considerations. Not everyone can be the housekeeper. Although Lan Xiang has only been here for a short time, he is still very capable. During this time
It is better to let her do the housekeeping duties as she takes care of everything up and down. As for Chuncao and Qiaolian, they can help supervise and learn from them at the same time. When his own family business gets bigger in the future,
Just let them take care of some things, but now they are asked to take care of the house, Jia Ke is really worried.
After all, I am worried about having two illiterate girls as housekeepers, so let them learn for a while.