Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

Although the Su family is not as wealthy as those large families, they are still relatively well-off.

The whole family held a three-day banquet to celebrate Su Chen's wedding.

On the train to the north, Su Chen acquired quite a few good things, so he wasn't short of money.

The guns they got on the train alone were enough to equip a battalion of soldiers; they were quite valuable.

In this chaotic world, having a gun gives you confidence. In addition, Su Chen also had a lot of treasures on him, all of which were taken from the tomb of Emperor Taizu of Liao. He made a lot of money after selling them.

Yin Xinyue is now completely one of the Su family's own.

The clan's treasury was managed by Yin Xinyue, with the old clan chief serving as her deputy.

After the wedding, the Su family held its first internal meeting.

Su Chen, as the clan leader, sat in the main seat.

Yin Xinyue sat beside him.

"This time, I'd like to have a chat with all the elders and peers about the future of the village," Su Chen said. "Everyone can speak freely without worrying about their status."

Yin Xinyue spoke first, “The village used to have a security team, but there were too few people. I suggest expanding the security team and changing it into a guard team, with the number of members increased to about twelve.”

"Six people during the day and six people at night take turns patrolling and keeping watch."

The Su family is no longer living a life of uncertainty, with 750 mu of clan land alone, and it will continue to expand, soon reaching thousands of mu.

With so much land, it's impossible for the villagers to cultivate it themselves; they must recruit some long-term and short-term laborers to help.

When there are too many people in a village, problems are more likely to arise.

In particular, there were refugees fleeing everywhere, and the place was unstable.

With the guards and guns around, there's no need to worry about those things.

"The number of guards needs to be continuously expanded, but they must be our own people."

Yin Xinyue has a discerning eye.

The village's original security team was too small, and there was a shortage of firearms and ammunition at the time.

Now that we have so many guns and ammunition, there's no need to be frugal anymore.

“We still need to build high walls and bunkers,” Yin Xinyue said. “Those refugees are starving and capable of anything, so we must take precautions.”

Yin Xinyue's suggestion was very useful.

The villagers nodded in agreement.

They didn't want their hard-won happy life to just disappear like that.

“Now that we have money, I think we should hire some more teachers to come back,” the old clan chief said. “The children in the village still need to go to school and can’t be too lazy.”

Let's build a school for our village.

For a family to survive, it needs a continuous stream of descendants.

Studies should not be neglected.

“That makes sense. We don’t need to invite those old gentlemen; they’re too old-fashioned. Let’s hire some students who graduated from modern schools and universities,” Su Chen pondered.

Those old scholars were preoccupied with the eight-legged essay and the Four Books and Five Classics, which were no longer suitable for this era.

Mr. Democracy and Mr. Science are the mainstream trends going forward.

We shouldn't be afraid to spend money on this; in fact, we should spend more.

“New Moon, take three thousand silver dollars from the village’s accounts and give it to the old clan chief so that he can be in charge of building a school and hiring teachers.”

Su Chen gave the instructions.

After the Legalist bronze mirror became a family treasure, it has been subtly changing everyone.

Even the old clan chief has focused his attention on teaching and educating people.

Propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame should be upheld and passed down in an orderly manner.

For a family to thrive, it must have successive generations working tirelessly.

"I've left Lingtian to Fourth Uncle."

Su Chen said, "You will be in charge of the annual farming."

"The guard team will be handed over to Uncle Liu. In addition, Old Liu with Black Back and Partridge Whistle can teach the villagers knife and gun techniques to strengthen their bodies."

Su Chen redistributed everyone's responsibilities.

The meeting lasted for nearly an hour, and everything was finalized.

The Su family is indeed thriving now.

……

arrive home.

Those bright red "double happiness" characters haven't been taken down yet.

Su Chen used to live in an adobe house, with only a few tiles to keep out the wind and rain.

During this time, the old clan chief led all the clansmen to build a small courtyard for Su Chen, which was entirely constructed of blue bricks.

Although it can't compare to the luxurious Crescent Hotel, at least we have a place to stay.

The courtyard had two entrances and two exits. The innermost room was where Su Chen lived, while the side rooms were given to Black-backed Sixth Brother, Partridge Whistle, Old Foreigner, and Flower Spirit.

The outer rooms are left empty; they will be used by servants and maids in the future.

In addition, there are several empty guest rooms.

If guests arrive, they can check in directly.

Several ancient trees and famous flowers have been transplanted into the courtyard, making it appear tranquil and peaceful.

Su Chen moved into this small courtyard with blue bricks when he got married.

"It's clear that the people in the clan trust you very much."

As soon as they entered the room, Yin Xinyue snuggled up to Su Chen, saying, "Only when a family is united can it grow stronger."

"With such a wonderful wife to share the burden with me, things will definitely get better and better."

Su Chen picked up Yin Xinyue and placed her on the bed.

……

A night of revelry.

The next day, Su Chen got up early and went to inspect various parts of the village.

When the clansmen who had passed by saw Su Chen, their eyes were filled with respect.

If it weren't for Su Chen, they would have starved to death long ago.

Aside from the clansmen, the village also saw the emergence of small vendors who carried two large baskets on shoulder poles.

The basket contained sugar and some daily necessities.

For example, candy, cigarettes, persimmons, peanuts... and peddlers even traded chicken feathers for candy.

Previously, small vendors would avoid Sujia Village, but now they are eager to be the first to come to Sujia Village and trade with the villagers.

Several children, armed with money, crowded around the vendors, wanting to buy the candy from their baskets.

The village was immediately filled with laughter and joy.

Everywhere exudes a vibrant sense of life.

In the fields, villagers are working, employing over a hundred long-term and short-term laborers on more than 700 acres of land.

In addition, there were some tenant farmers.

Every year, after renting land and paying taxes, the tenant had to give the landlord the lion's share and keep only a small portion for himself.

These are all excellent locations, with a chance of growing rare and precious materials.

Hua Ling chose an auspicious location and planted the Deer-living Grass there, diligently cultivating it.

These deer-living herbs are real treasures. I'll have to find time to talk to Uncle Liu and ask him to assign someone to guard them so that nothing goes wrong.