The pension plan of the ancient cannon fodder woman

"Master Wen, have you applied for home leave?"

Su He moved a stool and sat down, chatting with Chen Wen with a smile.

It was obvious that Chen Wen was very happy to see Su He.

He then stood up and saluted Su He respectfully.

"Sister Hehua, I haven't come to thank you in person. Not long after I followed you back to Guangyuan, my uncle sent me to the border."

Su He looked at Chen Wen with a smile. At this moment, he had long lost his fair and tender childish appearance and became thin and tall. He had grown up all of a sudden. Ignoring the grease at the corners of his mouth, he could barely be an adult.

"I know. I heard from the old lady that you worked very hard at the border. Your mother and your grandmother are very proud of you."

Su He felt Chen Wen's respect for her and was very happy. She enthusiastically asked him to eat.

"These are the most popular ones. Your grandma loves them very much. Oh, I have two more cans here. You can take them to your grandma later."

Su He heard that Chen Wen was coming, so she took two cans of peanut butter with her before getting on the carriage. She figured that if she didn't send him off, Zhang Xu would come again, and this was a good opportunity to find some free labor.

"Okay, Sister Hehua, I'm now a squad leader, in charge of five people. Uncle Chen said that in two years I'll be able to be the captain of a team, in charge of 50 people."

Chen Wen happily shared his good news with Su He.

"Congratulations! You have achieved your dream. I believe you will become a general in the future. And earn an imperial decree for your mother."

Chen Wen blushed when Su He said that. General, he secretly thought in his heart that this was his ultimate goal.

The three chatted for a while, and Chen Wen struggled to stand up and prepared to leave.

"Sister Hehua, I'll be leaving first. Tietou, I have three months of vacation this time. I'll find a chance to hang out with you guys."

"No need to look for me, you will definitely come. Old Madam Chen will come to live in the tea stall next month. The old lady usually stays for half a month."

Tietou found Chen Wen's surprised expression very funny.

“The old lady is a frequent visitor to ours.”

In the end, Chen Wen still carried the bag given by Su He and left with a burp.

Su He looked at Chen Wen's back thoughtfully. It seemed that the situation at the border had improved a lot, otherwise Chen Wen would not have been able to come back.

The next day Su He went back to the city, and Liu Bai stayed in the village to train the children.

Now Wang Bin lived with them again because Chuchu went back to the village to take care of the children, and Wang Huahua went to live in the newly built staff dormitory of the county government.

So Wang Bin simply returned to Su's house.

Liu Niang and Su He arrived home before dinner and just in time for dinner.

Liu Niang entered the kitchen and started heating up the food. Their first meal after returning to the city was usually the food they brought from the village, which was faster.

"Sister, why are you back so early?"

Mu Tou was a little curious. My sister usually stayed for a month before coming back.

"Chen Wen is back. He might come to play with you in a couple of days."

"From what he said, the border is relatively stable now. Mu Tou, do you want to go on a study tour with Qu Qing and Xu Wenyuan?"

"Study Tour?"

Mu Tou looked at his sister in surprise, because studying abroad lasts for years.

"But I still have to prepare for the provincial examination."

"You have a low chance of passing the exam since it is your first time. Besides, it is still two years before the first exam. You can go out and have some fun. I will pay for it. How about you go with the escort agency?"

Su He interrupted her brother's fantasy very bluntly. The higher the level, the harder the exam will be. It is basically impossible to pass it on the first try.

"You are only 17 years old. What's the point of staying in this county all day? Don't you want to be an official? Go to Dayong and experience the local customs and people firsthand. Listen to what the people think. What kind of official do they need?"

"Hehua, it's so chaotic outside right now, it's not appropriate for the three of them to go out alone."

Wang Bin looked at his thin cousin and advised Hehua to think again.

"Cousin, haven't you noticed the change in the weather?"

Wang Bin was a little confused. He really didn't notice it.

“The days are getting shorter again.”

Wang Zhi suddenly said something, and Su He nodded and added.

"It would be fine if things return to normal, but if the nights get longer, that would be terrible. Think about it, why do most murderers commit crimes at night?"

"I calculated the time. The daytime hours will be more normal this year and next year. Mu Tou, if you want to go out, you can do it in the next two years. If it's too late, your sister won't agree to go out."

Su He did not insist on her own way, of course she still respected her brother's ideas.

"Sister, I'll ask A-Qing and Wen-Yuan tomorrow. By the way, can I tell them about this?"

Su He nodded. She was originally planning to tell the magistrate.

"You can say that, but don't publicize it to avoid causing panic."

Mu Tou asked worriedly.

"Sister, what preparations should we make?"

Everyone looked at Su He, waiting for her to speak.

“Not to mention stockpiling all kinds of food, I’ve also thought of lighting supplies. I’ll have everyone make candles together in the future, and we’ll start after the autumn harvest.

Also, if the weather really moves towards polar night, I hope we can live together for a while.

Then prepare some self-defense equipment.

For example, bows and arrows, knives, and the big swords provided by the county government, you can generally protect yourself.

There is a great shortage of weapons in the village. I will think of a solution.

Su He thought of the two boxes of weapons he had collected in the secret room of Landlord Jin's house, which could be used in times of crisis.

"I will go to the government office with you tomorrow and talk to Magistrate Ge."

Su He was planning to go to the Zhao Mansion again, tell Chen, and ask if there were any daggers or something for sale.

"Can we harvest the fruit before the fall harvest? It would be more reassuring if we picked it early. We can combine our vacations and go home to help during those days."

When Wang Bin knew that there were materials for making candles, he wanted to go back and pick them immediately.

"No, the fruit is ripe at that time. The Chinese tallow tree is very tall, and we need to find some that can climb the tree."

Liu Niang has been in the village for a long time and is more familiar with the children in the border village.

"There are many children in the border villages. We can recruit them and give them 10 wen a day. If they pick two full baskets, they can get an extra wen for each extra basket. The more you work, the more you earn."

The wages were cheaper than he had imagined, so Su He decided to listen to Liu Niang.

"Sister Lotus, didn't you say you needed to prepare some tools? What are you doing? Leave it to us, and we'll help out as well."

For such an important matter, Wang Liang was rarely serious.

"To make candles, gauze is more commonly used, and for others, bamboo sieves are used. And..."

Su He took a small notebook and told everyone the production process. Everyone in the room was her own family, and no one would be stupid enough to tell anyone about it. Even if they wanted to tell anyone, they would wait until their own home was ready.

"Besides that, let's go to the grocery store and buy some candles. I'll bring them with me next time I return to the village."

"Okay, we'll go buy some tomorrow. By the way, what about Huahua? Should we let her live with us?"

Su He shook his head. Things haven't come to this point yet.

"Not for now. Tell her the situation tomorrow and ask her to come with us when the weather gets unusual."

"Sister, I'm going back to read."

Mu Tou suddenly felt that he was useless and could only study hard.

"Hey, I'll be out for a walk soon."

Su He let her brother go after giving him some instructions, and she continued to talk to everyone about personnel allocation.