Chapter 73: Chinese New Year's Eve
In the blink of an eye, it is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and in the barracks, there is also a jubilation, high and rare kindness, all soldiers can take three days off, from the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve to the second day of the first month, these three days can be without training, except for the soldiers on duty, the rest of the people can move freely.
For the New Year, these soldiers didn't feel anything before, anyway, that's what happened, there was no money in their pockets, no matter how big the festival was, there was no difference between them and usual, but now it's different, as soon as Gao Yuan became the master, he immediately repaid the military salary for the whole year this year, and he ate and lived in the barracks, and there was no cost, and these soldiers almost didn't have families, and they came and went without worry, and now they have money in their pockets, so they have a lot of thoughts.
Gao Yuan's three-day holiday made the business of Goolan Courtyard in Fufeng City boom all of a sudden, but he didn't expect it at all. It's no wonder that these soldiers, stay in the barracks for three years, and the sows can also race mink, not to mention that they have to go to Curie Pass to be stationed after the New Year, that place, speaking of which is not far from Fufeng City, but it is really uninhabited, not to mention women, and sows can't see a few.
Gao Yuan, who learned the truth afterwards, could only smile a few times, "It seems that I will have to find a way to get a daughter-in-law for these people in the future!"
But in the evening, all the soldiers still returned to the barracks on time, a few cauldrons in the barracks were already steaming, not only killed several sheep, chickens, ducks and fish were everything, there were all kinds of white steamed buns, the rarest thing was that Gao Yuan got dozens of jars of good wine, although it was not the best and most expensive wine produced in Wufu, but compared to the previous mud soup, it was no longer the same.
Zheng Xiaoyang sat with Gao Yuan and the others, looking at the rich food before this hot scene, sighed, and couldn't help but secretly sigh, Lu Hong would never pay for these things, how much money does this Gao Yuan have, can he fill it in? He raised these soldiers one by one to be strong, and he was even more loyal to him, so what did he want?
Seeing his soldiers' eyes shining and salivating one by one, Zheng Xiaoyang was also depressed in his heart, and after a few glasses of stuffy wine, he was drunk and unconscious.
Gao Yuan naturally didn't pay attention to what Zheng Xiaoyang was thinking, after having a New Year's dinner with the soldiers, he arranged it, then stepped on the war horse, and went straight to Lu Hong's mansion.
Compared with the food in the barracks, the county lieutenant's family is naturally much more exquisite, more than a dozen kinds of delicacies are dazzling, usually he doesn't care much about eating, and then for a period of time has been the Ye lady taking care of his diet, basically what to eat, which is like Lu Hong's family, specializing in raising cooks, changing tricks to do, today is the most important meal of the year, but also racking his brains, maybe the owner is happy to eat, and it is not necessary to raise wages in the coming year.
Even though he has made a foundation in this barracks, but sitting at the table, Gao Yuan's index finger is still moving.
After drinking a few glasses of wine with Lu Hong, Lu Hong was disappointed, and sighed, "Your eldest brother has spent every year at home for the past twenty years, but this year he is going to wander outside. I received a letter a few days ago, he has already arrived in Qi with the Li family, where the customs and food tastes are very different from ours, and I don't know if he is used to it, every time your aunt mentions him, she bursts into tears."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Lu on the other side had already hidden her face and wept.
Gao Yuan hurriedly stood up, filled the cups of Lu Hong and Mrs. Lu with wine, and said: "Uncle and aunt don't have to worry about the eldest brother, I think that the Li family is famous all over the world, naturally wherever they go, there are people who flatter, the eldest brother's study tour, is also for the next big picture, the ancients said well, the sky will descend to the great task and the people, must first suffer their minds, work their muscles and bones, the eldest brother's trip this time, is also in response to the ancients' words, the eldest brother can't welcome the second elder at home, isn't this still me?" If the second elder has any orders, just tell me that Gao Yuan will definitely not let the eldest brother have the slightest worry outside."
Hearing Gao Yuan's words, Lu Hong smiled, "That's not bad, speaking of Gao Yuan, you have really impressed me these days, even your uncle said that you are really a second person, speaking of which, do I still have to prepare a gift to thank Huo Tianliang for that kid, but it is his knife, a brick, so that you completely change a person, this year is good, next year is a good day!"
Yixi said Gao Yuan and Mrs. Lu both laughed.
"That kid is only afraid that he won't dare to go back to Fufeng for the Chinese New Year this year, and Wu County Ling is still angry!" Gao Yuan said with a smile.
"Speaking of next year's profit, Gao Yuan, I want to ask you, you said to Zhang Taishou that next year, we will roll out our wine business in the whole county, and there will really be more than 100,000 yuan a year? In this way, the two of us combined, so much money is really not how to use it, haha!" Lu Hong daxiao up.
There was a snap, but it was Mrs. Lu next to her who heard this, and she was so shocked that even the chopsticks fell to the ground.
"It's still conservative!" Gao Yuan said with a smile. Gao Yuan changed a pair of chopsticks for Mrs. Lu, "Fufeng is a border county, the people's livelihood is suffering, and there will be tens of thousands of yuan of income in a year, the more you go inward, the richer you will be, the richer you are, and the greater the consumption of wine, so uncle can rest assured, we will definitely have more than 100,000 yuan of income next year, plus Xianyunlou, in short, next year uncle can do whatever he wants."
"The first step is to do what you say, to strengthen the army. Gao Yuan, I want to build an army of 1,000 people, so that it will have weight to speak in Liaoxi County, but we only have 500 soldiers in Fufeng, and this number of soldiers is too many, I am afraid that it will make Lord Taishou dislike." Lu Hong groaned.
"Uncle, Fufeng was robbed this year, this is an opportunity, in addition to the number of five hundred regular soldiers, we might as well set up a name, just name them after the township soldiers, and Pingsu is also stationed in the township, but training, weapons and equipment, we all treat them equally, in this way, even if Taishou doesn't like it, there is nothing to say, who let us Fufeng is a border county, repeatedly robbed by the Donghu people, this is to defend the township, not to mention not to let too adults pay, if he has a slight resignation, you might as well let Wu County Ling go to cry bitterness when the time comes."
Lu Hong daxiao: "Good boy, it's always you who have a lot of ghost ideas. Now that you have 300 people on your team, plus Zheng Xiaoyang and Naha, the 500 regular soldiers are basically full, but Zheng Xiaoyang and Naha I am always a little worried, do you arrest all the army's training?"
"Uncle, are you going to roast me on the fire?" Gao Yuan smiled and toasted Lu Hong with a glass of wine, "Even if I am covered in iron, how many nails can I hit?" Besides, if you really do this, wouldn't it make Zheng Xiaoyang and Naha deviate from morality, the little nephew can't interfere in the affairs within the authority of these two people, and besides, uncle, you are a person who wants to do big things, if there is only one nephew around to help, then how can it be successful?"
Lu Hong nodded slightly, "You are so good, everything is very thoughtful for me, others listen to such a beautiful difference, I am afraid that I will not think about it, so I will respond, and you will push it out."
"Uncle, crabs have crab roads, shrimps have shrimp roads, I don't know how Naha is, then Zheng Xiaoyang has lived in my barracks for these days, and I have also observed him carefully, this is not a useless person, although he has more thoughts, but as long as his uncle controls it properly, this person can still be reused." Takato said cautiously.
Lu Hong daxiao: "Naha is much simpler than Zheng Xiaoyang, he is a straight temper, Zheng Xiaoyang is as you said, he has more thoughts, but these two people are indeed not incompetent, but compared with you, they don't seem to stand out. Also, I should be satisfied with you alone, how can I expect everyone to be as good as you."
"Uncle, this is an elbow bend, and his own family praises his own family!"
"At this point, I can see it very clearly, Zheng Xiaoyang and Naha's two teams must be trained, I didn't know how to start before, now it's okay, with your mold, everything is easy to say, Gao Yuan, you have become a whip in my hand now, from time to time I will take you to beat the two of them, from next year, I will pay them full salary, but since they have eaten full salary, then they have to show the appearance of being a soldier, otherwise don't blame me for being polite." Lu Hong's eyebrows lifted, but his domineering spirit was revealed.
Gao Yuan's heart moved slightly, Lu Hong didn't have any lofty ambitions before, he just wanted to get more money to pave the Golden Avenue for his son, so that he made these hundreds of soldiers in Fufeng County look like Huazi, but now that he has money in his hand, and then he is guided by himself, he has some great ambitions.
"On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, you will go to the Curie Pass to garrison, and when you come back in exchange for Naha, I will pay your troops according to the salary of 300 people." Lu Hong smiled, "But I see what you do in the team, I'm afraid that I will post money to get in."
"My money, it's not my uncle's money, stick some in it, that's what it means!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "Uncle, naturally, you can only pay according to the routine, otherwise Zheng Xiaoyang and Naha will be red-eyed again, but I have to create a strong army for my uncle, take it out of my pocket, and the two of them will have nothing to say, if they have the ability, they can do it themselves, right?"
Lu Hong patted Gao Yuan's shoulder vigorously, "Chao'er has a good brother like you, even if I close my eyes in the future, I can rest assured."
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she couldn't help but say angrily: "What is this talking about during the New Year?" Take a sip and sprinkle it, and wash away the words. Gao Yuan, tomorrow, your Uncle Lu is going to say goodbye to you, Uncle and Mother have prepared an eight-color gift for you here, I don't think you understand these either, Zhang Yi and Cui'er can't figure it out, your family must be unprepared, isn't it?"
Gao Yuan couldn't help but sweat profusely, "Uncle, isn't it just a marriage, why do you have to prepare eight-colored gifts?"
Mrs. Lu and Lu Hong are both daxiao, "Sure enough, fortunately, we have been prepared, there is no man in the Ye family's family, I will go with your Uncle Lu tomorrow, and Wu County Ling and Mrs. Wu will also go, what about us, as the elders of your family, but it is Wu County Ling and his wife who are fighting, speaking of which, your marriage is actually made by the two adults of Fufeng County, the county commander and the county lieutenant, and it is also the first one."
Gao Yuan's heart was furious, "This is not a blessing from my uncle and mother."