Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Wu Xingwang had never felt such a sense of accomplishment as he did today. He held a small box in his arms and walked briskly home.

The box contains the dividends distributed this year.

Except for the first few years when he followed his father to learn business, this was the least amount of money he had ever received, but he was very happy.

When his father was still alive, he always told him to take good care of the family business. Everything in the Wu family would depend on him in the future. He would not allow him to make a wrong step, and he never praised him no matter how well he did.

Now, someone tells him that he should not be in a hurry to make money, but should take it slowly, step by step, and that he cannot eat hot tofu in a hurry.

Wherever there is a problem, we discuss it together and try to find a solution.

They are even so tough that they won't talk about anything they can't reach an agreement on.

After returning home and closing the study door, Wu Xingwang poured all the silver and money in the box onto the desk, counting them carefully with great satisfaction in his heart.

Jiang and Qian came to the study and saw him counting the silver back and forth.

Jiang couldn't help but interrupt him, "Master, you've counted three times. Isn't that enough?"

"That's right, master. My sister and I have been here for a long time, but nothing is more important than the money on the table!" Qian chimed in.

Wu Xingwang picked up a small box on the table and handed it to Jiang, "This is for the two of you, take it and divide it."

"Thank you, sir." Jiang took the box and smiled widely.

Qian came forward and looked at her eagerly, "Sister, open it and take a look."

Jiang tapped her forehead with his finger, "It's not like you haven't seen good things before, look at how useless you are."

As she spoke, she opened the box, revealing exquisite jewelry hairpins and rings.

"It's so beautiful. Master, did you buy it in Cangwu County? You haven't taken it out for so long since you came back." Qian said angrily.

Wu Xingwang said with a smile, "Mr. Yun obtained the money from suppressing the bandits, and the city lord distributed it to the people below."

"All divided?" Jiang was a little surprised.

"separated."

Qian's eyes widened and she exchanged glances with Jiang. "Lord City Lord is so generous."

"Master, we have really met a noble person." Jiang smiled with relief.

Wu Xingwang remained silent and continued counting the silver on the table.

Jiang counted the jewelry in the box, picked out two for Wu Yao, kept one for herself, and gave the rest to Qian.

"Sister, why did you give them all to me?" Qian saw that she only took one.

"I'm old and don't like wearing these. I'll leave them for you and Yao'er." Jiang said.

Qian's eyes flickered, she bit her lip, and picked out two nice-looking pieces of jewelry from the ones allocated to her.

"These two are perfect for the young lady."

Wu Xingwang felt jealous when he saw his two favorite women fighting over a few pieces of jewelry.

"When the harvest is good next year, I will buy you lots of jewelry," he promised.

Jiang and Qian smiled at each other, then took the box and went back to the backyard.

All the management of Longtan received bonuses. Their rewards were silver money and some gold and silver jewelry seized from the bandit suppression.

The reward for the soldiers below was two taels of silver each, plus a dou of rice.

Those injured in the bandit suppression campaign will receive an additional reward of twenty taels of silver, and each soldier who participated in the bandit suppression campaign will be rewarded with ten taels of silver.

The Yun family's secret guards and the troops brought by Yun Yu were separated and each received a reward of ten taels.

Their clothes and shoes are different from those of the soldiers.

Considering that they will get married in the future, Lin Yinan has already selected a place and asked Lin Qingxiang to arrange people to build a family compound for them.

When the rewards were distributed, the entire military camp on the mountain was in an uproar, and everyone had a bright smile on their face.

"Brother Huzi, Master Yun said that we can take turns to take a day off and go home. When are you planning to go back?" Datou held a piece of grass in his mouth, his eyes full of energy.

Hu Zi's home is in Dongxi Village. It takes a whole day to go back and forth. If he wants to go back, he has to set out before dawn and arrive home at noon. After having lunch at home, he has to rush back so that he can get back before the lights are blown out in the military camp.

He glanced at the gauze bandaged on his arm and said, "I plan to go back the day after tomorrow morning."

"You are lucky. The reward you get is ten taels more than ours." Datou said enviously.

Hu Zi slapped him on the back of his head, "You useless thing, it's good enough to have ten taels. I've never seen anyone who wants to get hurt. If the boss finds out, you'll be in big trouble."

Shitou said, "That's right. We are lucky. We were selected to fight the bandits because we performed well in the assessment. I heard that the others who were not selected are working hard to surpass us next time."

"So don't let your guard down, there are many people who want to surpass you," Hu Zi encouraged.

Shitou said again, "Brother Huzi, you have made great contributions in this bandit suppression campaign. You should be promoted to captain, right?"

"That's right, Hu Zi is very skilled."

"Yes, it should be promoted."

The ten men under Hu Zi's management all agreed.

"Don't talk nonsense about things that don't exist." Hu Zi said solemnly.

The military marquises, brigade commanders, and colonels above were all secret guards. Compared with them, Hu Zi knew that he was far inferior and he still had a lot to learn.

"It would be great if I could become a sergeant." Big Head chewed some grass roots in his mouth, his eyes empty and daydreaming.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the grass not far away.

They looked at each other, and Hu Zi jumped up from the ground and rushed forward with a knife in hand.

"Who is there? Come out!" He said in a cold voice, his eyes fixed on the bushes.

Shitou, Datou and others followed and drew their knives at the same time.

"General! Calm down, we are just passing by to collect firewood."

The three men raised their hands in the grass, shivering and slowly standing up.

"Who is coming?" Hu Zi did not dare to relax at all and pointed his sword directly at one of the men.

This is an important military camp, how could they come here casually?

The man had never seen such a scene before and was almost frightened to death.

"We are indeed villagers from nearby. We just came to Longtan two months ago." An older man said in a trembling voice.

Others echoed, "Yes, yes, we also helped Longtan harvest sugarcane."

Hu Zi was afraid that there was something fishy going on, so he didn't dare to let them go. He took off the rope around his waist.

"Tie them up and go back to notify their families to bring their household registration to pick them up."

After tying up the three men and blindfolding them, Hu Zi took them to the foot of the mountain not far from the camp.

Datou went back to report to the captain who was in charge of them.

The secret guards came on horseback, asked the names of the people, their villages, and the reason for going up the mountain, and then sent soldiers to the village to collect the village chief and his family, bringing their household registration to pick up the people.

The secret guard looked at Hu Zi, whose arm was bandaged, with admiration in his eyes.

An hour later, the village chief of Dongwang Village and the families of the three men came with their household registration documents to take the people away.

Before leaving, the secret guard warned the village chief, "This forest is a military camp security area. Do not enter without permission in the future."

The village chief nodded fearfully and said, "Yes, the general is right. I will warn the villagers when I go back."

The secret guard waved his hand and asked Hu Zi to untie them and leave.

"You're a great kid!" The secret guard patted Hu Zi's shoulder.

The next day, Hu Zi and his friends received a piece of news.