After a day's rest, Xiaohu, who was about to return home, counted the livestock he had traded back when he came, and found that it had more than doubled, so he glared at the biggest Tieda and Jin Mu: "Why are there so many more cattle and sheep?" If it's not your own, you can't ask for even a needle, have you forgotten the code of conduct that your husband taught you? ”

Tieda and Jin Mu hurriedly explained: "It's not what we want, it's the property left by our father, and the clan is the master of the family to the owner." For whoever feeds us shall be given our original property, and this is the rule of the clan for the survival of the orphans. ”

When Xiaohu heard that this was the reason, he didn't say anything more. However, he didn't plan to ask for their property, he just wanted to leave it to them when they grew up to inherit. He eased his stern tone and apologized gently: "I'm sorry! I shouldn't have scolded you for not knowing the situation! But to whom these cattle shall be, when you are fifteen years old, they shall return to you. Do you have the number of your own cattle, and if so, give it to me, that I may feed you separately, and that which will increase shall be yours, but you will also have a portion to be paid to those who help you to raise it. ”

Tieda hurriedly said, "We don't want it!" We all know that you gave the clan money when you took us away! ”

Xiaohu didn't want to talk nonsense with a few children, so he asked them to report to him the types and quantities of their animals, and he registered them one by one.

When he took in the orphans, his daughter-in-law said that in the future, she could let the children work to earn their own money and spend it themselves, and some people may say that they are not authentic. I actually treat my children hard, but it doesn't matter, children will distinguish right from wrong when they grow up. But they can't get a stitch or thread that originally belonged to the children. Otherwise, they will become the devil who usurps the property of orphans, and the children will grow up to be more exaggerated because of the exaggeration of others, and a copper plate will become an exaggerated hundred taels of silver in their hearts.

Therefore, he first had to register the type and number of animals of each family, and then mark the animals of each family, so that whoever has a cub in the future can also know to whom. Fortunately. In order not to be confused, the herdsmen have made secret marks, and when the time comes, they only need to re-mark them. It won't be much trouble either.

After dealing with it here, when it was time to say goodbye, Xiaohu did not say kind words to the patriarchs who came to see him off, saying that he didn't want those animals. Those are the children. Although they say it is for him. But whether he wants it or not is also a matter of the children's past, and it has nothing to do with these patriarchs.

Among the southern herdsmen, there were also close relatives of these children, who helped Xiaohu drive the cattle to the border city, and the old general Qin got the news, so he sent his own son and Wang Dalai, who had returned, to bring a hundred soldiers to meet them.

Xiaohu was very happy when he saw Laizi, and asked excitedly, "Laizi!" Why are you here? You've come back from pulling food from home?! ”

Laizi replied to Xiaohu with a smile: "Oops! You've been gone for a few days. We're back. We're so much faster than you, like you? Slow treading like a snail! And then. Laizi whispered again: "As soon as we come back, take out my sister-in-law and the things that our family gave to the old general." The old general was pleased, and immediately sent a message to the family to send ducks and fish. Now my sister-in-law is busy at home! Hee-hee!"

Xiaohu stretched out his palm, gently slapped Laizi, and scolded with a smile: "You! It's all so old, why are you still so childish? That's right! I've always wanted to ask you, why did you get promoted to squad leader so quickly? But how did General Qin help? ”

Laizi shook his head proudly and said, "This is not! I got it myself. The camp I went to was either a newly recruited soldier or a veteran who had made a mistake and was punished, and the squad leader and the commander were all to be chosen from among us. I single-handedly defeated twelve recruits and seven veterans and was chosen as a squad leader. The commander who led us said that if I had the ability to train my squad strongly, he would definitely choose me to be a centurion within three years. ”

Laizi can mix in the army, and Xiaohu is also happy. At the beginning, he directly left Laizi in the army, but in fact, he regretted it halfway through. When he went back and saw that the second uncle was very uncomfortable, but he didn't have the slightest intention of blaming him, he blamed himself even more. Now that he knows that Laizi can display his skills better in the army than at home or in business, he can finally let go of the burden he has been pressing on his heart.

Xiaohu patted Laizi on the shoulder, very brother-like, and said, "Very good!" Then you have to do a good job. However, there is one thing that you must know in your heart. No matter how much the commander appreciates you, you must not be proud, let alone make a tone in front of others, if you annoy others and give you a cold knife behind your back, the higher you rise, the worse you fall, you have to remember! ”

Laizi listened carefully, nodded and replied: "I know, I will be careless in front of others, and I will not make people think I am proud!" ”

"That's good!" Xiaohu also knows that although Laizi is a little naughty, he is not impetuous, and I believe that he can do it when he says it.

With Laizi and Qin Baihu leading the soldiers and Sima Ying's people to help drive the livestock, Xiaohu can put a hundred hearts and give all the sheep, cattle, and horses to Laizi, and he will lead people to Daman.

Because Xiaohu still needs to wait for Laizi to come back, he is going to stay in the border city for a few days. Chen Dagongzi gave all the horses in his hand to General Qin to choose, and picked the remaining dozen or so, which were asked by Xiaohu. After the horses in Mr. Chen's hands were all dealt with, he wanted to go back first, so Xiaohu asked Li Darttou to bring his family's dozen horses and follow Mr. Chen to go back first.

In the past few days waiting for Laizi to come back, Xiaohu did not have time to wait, but searched for herders everywhere. His sheep and cattle could be brought from the south or herded locally, but the horses had to be herded by insiders. Old General Qin told him privately that in the future, when there was a shortage of war horses in his army, he would give priority to selecting them from Xiaohu's horse farm. Therefore, he must put the breeding of horses in the hands of professional horse wranglers. At least the horses that are raised cannot be inferior to the war horses that are nourished by the army. It is said that several of the homeless people were originally masters of horse breeding in the army, only after the drought. A great plague broke out in the horse farm, killing nearly half of the horses, and he was sentenced to three years of exile for his crimes.

This matter is still General Qin's hearing that Xiaohu is looking for a good wrangler. Take the initiative to sue him. He said to Xiaohu: "Those are all good horse breeders, but because the horse farm has suffered from the plague, they have also suffered unjustified disasters. Go find them, and if they're willing to help you herd the horses, I'll help them transfer the penal colony to your stable. You don't have to worry about them not being able to herd your horses well, if they do a good job with you. I'll say hello to the horse breeding camp here, and I can let them return to the camp at the end of the three-year period! ”

Xiaohu asked puzzledly, "Why do you want them to return to the camp?" Then they're all gone, don't I have to find someone else in my horse farm? ”

"They all came here for military service. If they can't return to the army, then their place for military service will be in vain. If you want to keep them, it's very simple, give them more money, so that they can pay for military service and marry and have children. That's it. But. You don't have to give too much, you can't do too much! ”

Xiaohu listened to the old general's words, and after saying goodbye to him, he went to the place pointed out by the old general to find the exiled wranglers.

With a clear address and a person's name, it's easy to find someone. The next day, Xiaohu found the first of them, named Gu Lier, a herdsman from the western border, a Hui tribe. Generations of horses.

In the days that followed, the other four were found. They all expressed their willingness to release the little tiger! They were originally raised as herders. Now in the penal colony, they are asked to carry hoes and shovels, and force them to farm and do farm work, what is this what they have done?! For more than a year, they were about to be tortured and go crazy. Now that someone is finally willing to reach out and save them from the sea of suffering, how can they disagree.

After Xiaohu asked what they meant, he quickly ran back and looked for the official document from General Qin to mobilize the displaced people. General Qin was very powerful, not only let the local prefect approve the official documents, but also let his subordinates take Xiaohu to pick up people.

When Xiaohu completed the formalities, he also took it. Over there, they have also successfully sent the cattle to the north, and they have completely handed over to Daman, and rushed back in the shortest possible time.

Laizi did not go back to the barracks that night, but stayed in General Qin's mansion and slept in the same bed with Xiaohu and chatted for half the night.

Laizi put his ear on Xiaohu and whispered: "The old general sent our bow and crossbow to the weapons camp, and the people in the weapons camp are really powerful." They changed our bow and crossbow again, and now they have changed it to a foot-footed one, and it is mounted on a cart. Tiger Niu secretly told me that that guy can shoot through a shield more than ten feet away, and he can also shoot ten shots in a row. It's unexpected! Gee! That's right! You can't talk about that! It's all about confidentiality. ”

Xiaohu replied softly: "Hmm! If I don't say it, don't tell anyone else, it's up to me. After a pause, Xiaohu asked, "What did the old general say about the grain you brought back this time?" ”

When Laizi heard this, he quickly raised his head and turned sideways, held his head in one hand, and said to Xiaohu: "Oops! I almost forgot about the big thing. The old general said that our family's rice is indeed of the highest quality, and it is full. But the problem is that you can't pull the rice over! I have to cook rice before every meal, which is too troublesome. If this is a war situation, it will be a big deal. The old general said that this time it was fortunate that there was not much grain, so forget it. He said that next time, our family must turn rice into rice before it can be given to the army. I also told the general that if it was rice, the price would be different. The general said he would give us the price that other grain merchants had sent. ”

Xiaohu nodded and said, "We ignored this matter and didn't think it through. However, this will not happen again in the future, and I will find an opportunity to apologize to the old general. It's just that our family doesn't have much food, and it's not enough to supply the army, can the old general say it? ”

Laizi shook his head and replied, "I don't know about this!" However, there has never been a shortage of food for the army. In normal times, the generals themselves used their salaries to buy grain from the people, and when there was a war or famine, the household department allocated it to the military headquarters, which in turn distributed it to the various armies one by one. Why don't you ask the old general yourself tomorrow! Do you want to help the old general collect food? If so, it would be better to ask for a set of measuring instruments from the army to bring back, and their measuring instruments are a little larger than our civilian ones. ”

Xiaohu: "Hmm! Said: "I really want to help the army buy grain, but our family doesn't have the strength of those big grain merchants, so much grain has to be turned into rice, and the problem is not small!" Don't make a mess when things don't work out, it's not good. ”

Laizi sighed softly and said, "I also think that our family can't be in a hurry, how big a bowl and as many meals as you want, don't be reckless." If you mistake the military, then the crime is not small! ”

Xiaohu was stunned for a while and didn't speak, and then spoke: "I know!" It's too early to think about that, don't think about it. Go to sleep! (To be continued......)