Chapter 171: Returning with a full load
Lin County, Huayang Pavilion, Sanyangli.
The entrance of the village, which used to be dotted with pedestrians, has suddenly become bustling.
Sanyang Lili is bringing the people in the village, as well as Gra's family, all looking forward to it.
"Mother, I heard that Ah Weng has made a lot of contributions, and today the son is going to return to his hometown, is it true?"
The young man of twelve or thirteen years old, who had grown quite strong by this time, looked at his mother with a look of anticipation on his face.
The woman touched the young man's face and replied with a smile: "There should be no mistake in the documents issued by the government. ”
As soon as the woman finished speaking, she heard the sound of gongs and drums beating in front of her.
The people hurriedly looked up, and saw ten horsemen driving cattle and sheep coming, and the leader was none other than Gela.
"Ah Weng, it's Ah Weng!"
When the three children saw their father, they all shouted excitedly and rushed straight ahead.
"Hey, little cubs!"
After half a year of expedition, Gra's beard grew a little, and his face also had a little murderous aura.
It's just that when Guerra saw his three children, the rock-cold heart that had been sharpened outside the plug also melted instantly.
He jumped off his horse and rushed up to pick up a child in one hand, and hearty laughter echoed at the entrance of the village.
"Congratulations to Gera for his exploits!"
At this moment, Li Zheng walked over, with a smile on his face.
In addition to Li Zheng, two other men also strode forward, their eyes full of envy.
These two people, who were later freed slaves, were also assigned to Sanyang.
In the past, although they were not from the same tribe as Gra, they were just from the same background, which naturally made the relationship between the three families irreversible.
When Gera joined the army, the two also took care of Gerla's wife and children.
"Brother, congratulations!"
They stepped forward and congratulated them.
Gra did not become unpopular because of his meritorious service, but learned humility from the Zhao people.
He first saluted everyone back, and then laughed and said: "In order to celebrate my Zhao Guoda's breaking of Lin Hu, and to thank you for taking care of your family, today I killed two sheep and held a feast!" ”
Two adult sheep, worth more than 600 yuan.
This is also because of the developed animal husbandry in Zhao State, which has led to a great reduction in the price of sheep.
If it is changed to Chu, Wei, Han and other countries, the price of adult sheep may be as high as 500 yuan, and two is 1,000 yuan.
If converted into food, it is enough for a family of five to live for more than a month.
Although Sanyangli is not poor, it is not very rich, and even if every family raises sheep, it is rare to have the opportunity to eat mutton.
Most of the time, after the sheep are raised, they will be sold for money.
Therefore, when Gera said that he would kill two sheep today and put on a feast, the villagers suddenly boiled.
Only Guerra's wife had a look of pain on her face.
After moving to Sanyangli, the life of the Gera family was not particularly good, and only two adult sheep distributed by the government and a few lambs were distributed by the government.
In order to make the flock grow, Guerra's three children take care of several sheep almost every day.
Today, there are four more lambs.
Those two adult ewes are still the meat of Guera's wife's heart.
He was reluctant to sell his sheep, and the grain had just been harvested, and before that, the whole family of Guerra had to rely on Guera's military salary to feed.
Previously, Guerra was just an ordinary soldier.
Even if the military salary of the soldiers in Shenqi is much higher than that of the rest of the Zhao Kingdom, it is still a little reluctant to feed a family of five.
If it weren't for the care of the two families in the village, who were both Huns, I am afraid that several children would starve.
After enduring hardships, Guerra's wife became more and more calculated, so when she heard that her man had to kill two sheep to feast the whole village, she would show a painful look.
You must know that it is not enough to feast the whole village with two sheep.
At home, they must also take out food, as well as the rest of the vegetables, melons and fruits, which cost money.
Guerra knew his wife very well.
After he saw his wife's face, he immediately stepped forward and said, "This time, I beheaded the fifth level and received a reward of two ploughing cattle, a total of 200 large and small sheep, and two acres of mountains and forests. ”
"You see, these are all the wealth that the king has rewarded my family with, and killing the villagers at both ends is nothing!"
When Guerra's wife heard this, she couldn't help but grow her mouth in surprise.
Before that, although she also wondered why her man would bring a large herd of cattle and sheep when he returned home.
It was only at this time that she realized that these cattle and sheep were all rewards earned by her own men for their military exploits.
"Ju, there are so many rewards!"
Guera's wife's face was full of disbelief.
Back then, on the grassland, although he would be rewarded for following the tribe to make meritorious contributions, it was impossible to be so rich.
Two ploughing cows, worth about 10,000 yuan.
The total value of 200 sheep of various sizes is about 15,000 yuan, and if the lambs are grown, the value can be doubled.
For an ordinary family, owning two farming cattle and two hundred sheep is definitely unimaginable wealth.
When the farming season is busy, renting the cattle to the rest of the farmers will also have a continuous income.
Not to mention, there are two more hectares of mountain forest.
After only one battle, Guerra made the whole family the richest man in Sanyang, and all the villagers who learned the news showed envy on their faces.
The two men who were both Huns, but chose to stay, also showed remorse.
One of them was named Chisse.
Chisse was more introverted and content with the status quo, and after regaining his freedom, he did not choose to join the army or choose the high-risk construction industry.
He honestly chose to serve as a paid servant.
Although Chisai's paid wages for forced service were higher than those of Gra's military salary, they were not much higher, and they could only barely make their families survive until the autumn harvest.
After the autumn harvest, Chisse's family life has changed a little, which has made Chisse very satisfied.
Tugu is shorter, but his head is more flexible.
He became a construction worker, and his salary was not as good as Chisedo, but when Tugu learned the technology, his income skyrocketed, and he became a figure with a face in the entire Sanyang.
The two of them are relatively satisfied with their current life, and they have never thought of returning to the grassland and living that kind of life without a fixed place.
It's a pity that people have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away.
Compared with Guera's sudden wealth, the few achievements achieved by the two are simply not worth mentioning.
Especially Chisse.
His wife often muttered, saying that Chisai did not make money without Tugu, and why the Huns, who had recovered their freedom, did not live as well as others.
Chisse also wanted to work as a construction worker in the past, but Chisse only had the strength to do it, and even if he went to work as a construction worker, he could only do the simplest and most tiring work, and the money he earned was not even as good as now.
He was also distressed and didn't know what to do in the future.
It wasn't until he saw Guerra return with a full load that Chisse suddenly felt that he had found a direction in his life.
Isn't it just going into battle to kill the enemy?
Guerra was brave, but Chisse wasn't far behind.
I didn't dare to work hard before, because I couldn't get any benefit even if I worked hard, but now it's different.
Chisse can be sure that as long as he goes to the battlefield, even for those rewards, he will definitely fight the enemy!