After nearly a month on the expedition, Liu Jun finally went home again.

Although Liu Jun gave the brothers a holiday, he is now the chief soldier of Nanhou Town, and his personal soldiers have already arranged for their personal soldiers to take turns to take vacations to ensure that there is a team of personal guards around Hou Ye at any time. There were 100 guards left, and they had already fought a full set of honor guards for Liu Jun along the way, from the Marquis of Zhennan, and from the chief military officer of Yunyang.

Even the Huangzhou Prefecture and Macheng County had already sent a team of officials to open the way in front, and the gongs and drums were beaten, so it was not lively. As soon as you enter Xiwan Town, you can immediately see a newly established tall stone archway at the entrance of the street, which is exactly what the local government was ordered to build, in order to commend Liu Jun's achievements. The stone memorial arch is very magnificent, and the slightly faceless characters in Xiwan Town gathered under the memorial arch early to welcome Liu Jun at this time.

For these fathers and neighbors, Liu Jun didn't put up any show, and came to greet the familiar neighbors. The Liu family has returned to the Liu family in Suokouhe, but Liu Jun still came back to Xiwan directly this time, and his family also returned to Xiwan early.

After a chill, Liu Jun walked home surrounded by everyone.

"The second master is back!"

In the distance, Liu An was shouting loudly.

Then several servants began to light firecrackers, and in the crackling sound, the middle door of Liu's house was opened. Liu Jun also found out at this time that the house of the Liu family also has a lot of changes, the gate has obviously just been renovated, the lintel is higher, and the lion at the door is also bigger. There is also a small gate on each side.

Just looking at this façade, you know that the Liu family is different from the past.

The Liu family is full of lights today. Up and down beaming. The door opened, and Daddy Liu, his eldest brother Liu Zhao, and his brother Liu Jian all came out to greet him, and Daddy was even more excited when he saw his son.

He took Liu Jun's hand. I was speechless for a long time with excitement, my son had already been made a marquis, and even he, an old showman, had won the title of a loose official, Liu's mother also got a fate, and even Liu Jun's grandfather was posthumously presented with a five-grade official.

After entering the house, Liu Jun saw Xueqi accompanying her mother, aunt and sister-in-law and sisters standing inside to greet her.

Arrived home. After putting down his luggage and washing up a little, Liu Jun followed his father and two brothers to his grandfather's spirit to pay tribute. Father Liu looked at his father's tablet and talked excitedly for a long time, crying and laughing, and carefully reported the good news of Liu Jun's promotion to knighthood.

Next. The Liu family is a constant guest. The people of the Liu family in Suokouhe were the first to come over, returning the gifts of the cart, followed by Liu Jun's father-in-law, Lu Weizhang, who also came with many gifts, then several of Liu Jun's brothers-in-law, and then local officials and squires.

At this time, celebration seems to be about eating and drinking.

Daddy Lu had already arranged everything and invited a kitchen team to bring his own materials to the door to organize the banquet. For these guests who came. Daddy Liu welcomed them all. Liu Jun is more calm, this is the so-called rich in the mountains with distant relatives. Poor in the downtown no one smells.

I think that at the beginning, he rushed to Liu's house to congratulate him on his birthday and gave him a heavy gift, but no one looked at him. And now, the Liu family's attitude towards him is really heaven and earth. It's a bit snobbish, but it's impossible to care too much about these things.

Liu Jun also welcomed those who came to add icing on the cake, and he kept greeting everyone with a smile on his face, at least on the surface, he did the etiquette.

Many people who came over politely made a request to Liu Jun, that is, if they could send some family children into the Nine-Headed Bird Camp, they all knew that the Nine-Headed Bird was going to expand its enrollment again. Of course, these people didn't intend for their children to go directly to ordinary soldiers, they knew that the Hydra was treated very well now, and they hoped that the children would enter the Hydra and serve as some petty officers or civilian officials or the like.

Many people have seen that many of the Macheng children who joined the Nine Headed Bird earlier were mostly ordinary businessmen's children, Xiucai children, and even farmers, craftsmen and monks, but a few months later, the first group of people who joined are not officers now, and luckily, Liu Jun's brothers have all become adjutant generals, staff generals, and guerrilla generals. The mixed ones are worse, at least they are also officers of the eighth or ninth grade.

"The nine-headed bird does have to expand its recruitment, and all the fathers and villagers are willing to support it, which is naturally the best." Liu Jun agreed to these people's requests with a smile, but it also showed that the people they sent had to go through an assessment and selection, but the children of their hometown would definitely be given priority.

"Recently, I'm preparing to do a big deal, the income will be very high, but I can't do it alone, I hope to pull more people to partner, if Shibo happens to have time in his hands and has nowhere to invest, then you can consider my side." I don't dare to say much else, but I dare to guarantee that this business will definitely be more profitable than investing money to buy land, and it will be more stable and long-lasting. ”

Liu Jun threw out a tempting news, but refused to disclose the specifics, only saying that if you want to do this business in partnership, you can prepare money first. And this business is very large, at least more than 1,000 taels to be eligible to join the house.

Although it is said that the imperial court is very poor, but in the locality, especially in Huguang, the gentry are still very rich. However, many people have money but have nowhere to invest, and it is difficult to buy land if they want to, and a lot of silver can only be buried in the cellar. And now Liu Jun proposed a big deal, and the income was higher and more stable than buying land, which immediately aroused the curiosity of many people.

It's a pity that Liu Jun didn't want to talk about it anymore, and directly threw out the threshold of a minimum of 1,000 taels of silver for entering the house, but this attitude made more people interested. If Liu Jun came up and talked about how his business was promising, how he could make money, maybe everyone would be vigilant and would not believe it.

But now with Liu Jun's attitude, everyone thinks that this business is probably a real profitable business, not a scam. Besides, Liu Jun is not the little Lian General Manager now, he had to rely on the support of the Li family, the Mei family, etc., but now Liu Jun himself is the Hou Ye.

"Oh, Master Hou must bring so-and-so, the silver is easy to say, and eight thousand taels can be raised immediately." A businessman from the town of West Bay immediately said. If he hadn't been a neighbor of Hou Ye for more than ten years, how could he, a small businessman, have a chance to get in touch with Hou Ye. Now Hou Ye wants to do business. It's not going to be too late to keep up. Everyone knows that in the Ming Dynasty, businessmen must have a relationship with the gentry and nobles in order to ensure that they can do it for a long time.

"There is no urgency in this matter for the time being, if Shibo has the heart, just prepare the silver, and I will inform you when the time comes." Liu Jun looked unconcerned. Then he casually threw out a sentence, "At the beginning of this transaction, it will raise at least one million taels of silver to join the partnership, but the return is also high." Now I can only tell you one thing, this trade is much more cost-effective than buying land, and even more profitable than buying and selling salt! ”

Profits from the sale of salt!

In just five words, it shocked all the squires and merchants who gathered around. The profits of the salt trade. In these years, the trade with salt is the most profitable. Those micro-businesses, which one is not tied to hundreds of thousands of millions of net worth, what does it rely on, isn't it salt?

However, although the salt industry is profitable, it is monopolized by those noble salt merchants, and it is difficult for outsiders to enter the sky. Is there any way for this new candidate to get involved?

Liu Jun just threw out a tempting beginning, and then refused to say anything more. He didn't even have time to pay any more attention to these people, he raised his glass and toasted everyone. He said that he was tired and had to retire and rest first. Zhennan Hou spoke, of course everyone didn't dare to have an opinion.

Liu Jun left his father and brother to entertain the guests for him, and went back to the room directly.

Lu Xueqi sat in the house, and when she saw him coming back, she immediately wanted to pour tea for Liu Jun, Liu Jun took her hand, "You are now Mrs. Hou, and you are pregnant, just let others do this." ”

The so-called Xiao Biesheng is newly married, Liu Jun has been out for nearly a month, and he really misses Lu Xueqi.

"Madam, you see it's getting late, let's rest early!" While speaking, Liu Jun reached out to grab her waist, but Lu Xueqi hid to the side, "Husband, the concubine is inconvenient, so I can't accompany my husband." Tonight, you go to sleep in the West Wing. ”

Liu Jun looked at Lu Xueqi a little stunned, "Madam, in fact, your body is not in the way now. ”

"No, what if you hurt your child." Lu Xueqi refused to give Liu Jun the slightest chance.

Liu Jun couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't expect it to be such a result, he had drunk some wine, and a fire rose in his heart, but now there is nowhere to extinguish it. Shen Man Chen Yuanyuan is still in Hutou Fort, and it is difficult to quench his thirst in the far water, but he didn't expect that he has beauty, but now he can only sleep alone.

But he didn't want to force Lu Xueqi on this matter, knowing that she cared about the child, and talked to her about the things after the separation, and finally Liu Jun had to go to the West Chamber.

Entering the West Wing, Liu Jun found that the room was actually lit with lights and incense, and a good smell wafted around.

There was also one more person on the bed!

Liu Jun almost thought that he had gone to the wrong room, and then he saw that the person on the bed was Yaoyao, and when he saw him blushing, he immediately lowered his head and didn't dare to look at him. Liu Jun looked left and right, looked at her again, and almost thought of something in his heart.

"Xueqi arranged for you?"

Yaoyao nodded, echoing in a mosquito-like voice.

Liu Jun walked over and sat down beside her, Yaoyao's body shook a little, and Liu Jun sat away a little. Yaoyao is Xueqi's personal ring, or a wedding ring, this kind of girl ring is the lady's personal person according to the custom at this time, after the marriage, it often becomes the aunt's room, in the case of the lady's illness and menstruation or even pregnancy, instead of the lady to accompany the uncle. If you're lucky, you may be able to be an aunt in the future. If you can have a son and a half daughter, your position will be more stable.

"Okay, I'm a little sleepy, I want to go to bed early, you can go down early and rest." Yaoyao is a very beautiful girl, but Liu Jun is not the kind of person who wants to arch when he sees cabbage, and he will not force others.

Unexpectedly, Yaoyao, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly raised her head when she heard this, "Does my uncle dislike me?" ”

Hearing this answer, Liu Jun was also very surprised, just now I saw her reaction, and thought she was unwilling. "You're a good girl, but you have to choose for yourself, if you don't want to, I won't force you, and I won't embarrass you in the future. Even later, Xueqi and I will find you a good family and send you to get married. ”

"I do!"

Yaoyao quickly replied, then lowered her head again, "I do." She repeated.

Liu Jun looked at her carefully, trying to see if this was her true thoughts.

"Master Hou, I'll serve you in a wide coat!"

Yaoyao seemed to want to show her attitude with her actions, she no longer sat there with her head down, she raised her head, and wanted to dress Liu Jun widely.

Liu Jun held her hand and looked into her eyes, "Have you thought about it?" ”

"Hmm."

Liu Jun smiled, let go of her hand, and let her start undressing herself. Yaoyao is a good girl, since this is her choice, Liu Jun is also willing to accept it, she can do it if she wants, as long as it is consensual, why hesitate.

"Master Hou, blow the lamp!"

"Leave a lamp, I want to see you carefully."

"It's embarrassing."

The lights in the house were blown out several times, except for the last small lamp, and the light in the room dimmed, and silence was better than sound. (To be continued......)

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