In mid-November, after a few days of north winds, the weather was rarely clear, and the streets were crowded with beggars, and the beggars huddled in the corners took the opportunity to breathe.

Several fast horses galloped all the way, and only when they approached the Zhou family's compound did they regain their speed.

Immediately, several people were in the winter robes of the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou, the robes were very old, but under the well-equipped bows, arrows, waist knives and spears on the waist, everyone seemed to be strong, and the passers-by looked sideways along the way, and their expressions were full of awe.

Looking at the expressions of the pedestrians, several men immediately straightened their waists.

"This is not Brother Shi'er.." Someone on the side of the road waved hello with a smile on their faces.

Immediately, a man with a meaty face nodded slightly at the passer-by with a bit of arrogance, which was regarded as a greeting.

The group of them passed, and the people on the side of the road dared to point and speak.

"This is the three splashed skin stones of Dongwangzhuang?" Someone said, "At the beginning, he didn't even go to sell smuggled salt, and his mother was angry, and his father drove him out of the house, and his wife also took the children back to her parents' house....."

"That was before." Someone immediately interrupted him and chirped, "Now that people have become a captain and raised a small flag, it is a clear official body, not to mention that the wife and children have come back early, and the people who are waiting to be concubines are lined up outside the gate, and his father is dangling in the village all day long, eager to raise his head to the sky..."

As soon as these words came out, thinking about the stone three rags that had just passed, the angry horse was full of pride, and everyone was envious and sighed.

"I really didn't expect this group of smugglers who everyone avoided to be so creative..."Everyone muttered, their eyes following the figure that had already disappeared.

"I don't know if Second Master Lu still recruits soldiers..."Someone suddenly said, with a bit of yearning in his eyes, "I also want to try.."

"Yes, yes, I heard that Second Master Lu's soldiers eat well..."Someone immediately chimed in.

"But I've heard it's bitter... said that Shangguan fought very hard...", some people hesitated.

But this statement was immediately refuted.

"No matter how hard Shangguan fights, it's better than when he was beaten by the Tartars..."The man snorted and said, "I heard from the three boys of my neighbor's family, as long as they practice hard, Shangguan is excellent, and he never beats and scolds at will." If you practice well, you'll be given an extra reward....."

Passers-by were a little moved.

"I also heard about a big event..."The man thought of something and lowered his voice, "I heard that the next step is to divide the fields among the soldiers who have meritorious rewards..."

Field! These two words were like a thunderclap, startling the people present to lose their temper.

For these poor people, having a piece of fertile land of their own is the biggest dream of their life, and having a field will be passed on to their children and grandchildren. The family business is thriving, and what is more tearful and blood-boiling dream than this.

But in today's world, for most people, it's ultimately just a dream.

Suddenly hearing this news, everyone was a little sluggish.

"Really?" Everyone asked.

The man said no more, because he didn't know the specifics, but the news still made everyone talk on the street for a long time before it dispersed, and when he dispersed, he had already made up his mind that he or his son must think of sending himself or his son to serve as a soldier.

A few fast horses here quickly arrived in front of the Zhou family's compound.

It was very lively in front of Zhou's house, and the masons were making the final decorations. There were a lot of idlers squatting and standing in front of the door, laughing.

A plaque was hung on the renovated gate, on which were the words "Loyal and Righteous Heirloom" written by the prefect of Hezhong Prefecture.

See these people coming. The laughers were silent, and even the masons stopped what they were doing, full of fear.

"It's Shi Sanye.." The busy steward at the door saw it and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him with a smile.

This Shi San is the first captain of Xie County's defense of Tunbao, and he was not even an official at this level before, but in today's world where military defense is a major event, it is equivalent to the second-in-command on the territory of Xie County. Especially the soldiers under him are not bad, for Xie County, there is a lot of peace of mind to have such a tunpu soldier to protect him.

Shi San had already turned over and dismounted. There is no arrogance on his face when he crossed the street, and he tried to laugh, but it made his face look even more terrifying.

"We are here to send Young Master Zhou a congratulatory gift for his housewarming." He said, directing the others behind him to unload a few bags of hemp from their horses, and they didn't know what they contained.

The steward nodded, he was dismissed and investigated in the investigation case brought by the Liu family's father's rehabilitation case, but fortunately he made a few contacts and was recommended to the Zhou family to do things, and he was still a little aggrieved and dissatisfied in his heart, and felt that it was very decadent to fall from the level of the prime minister's seven-rank official to the civilian home, but he didn't expect that not long after he came, he realized that things were not at all what he imagined.

When the mother and son of the Zhou family entered Beijing, from time to time everyone in the local area came to greet and see if they needed help, and after the mother and son of the Zhou family came back, more people came, and even the county order of Xie County came to sit every once in a while, and when the housewarming moved to a new home, there were more people coming, and not only on the territory of Xie County, Hezhong Mansion, and even Taiyuan Mansion There were people coming, and the status of the people who came was not low.

As soon as he invited Shi San and a few people to enter the door and sit down to drink tea, he saw another team of people rolling in, and the people who came were also obviously dressed as soldiers of the Great Zhou, but compared to Shi San and others, their clothes were very bright, and the two people led by them were still wearing new cotton armor.

"Third Brother Shi, you're here too." From afar, they greeted loudly, turned over and dismounted, and the weapons on their bodies collided with each other, adding a bit of killing chill, making the idlers around them take a few steps back in fear, staring at these more fierce sergeants.

"It's a nice outfit." Shi San said with a little envy and a little jealousy.

A few of them laughed and straightened their chests.

"But don't worry, the master said, next spring, I will be able to give you new clothes." The first one patted Shi San's shoulder, and said as if comforting and ostentatious.

"It doesn't matter if you have clothes or anything, the most important thing is to give some armor as well..."Shi Sanqiang said with jealousy.

"Lao Shi, you are here to fight bandits, horse thieves or something, and what armor are you using?" The visitor laughed.

This sentence only made Shi San and the others blush, but they had nothing to say, and the person in charge came here to greet them and interrupted their conversation.

"We are from Hedongyi, and we will send congratulatory gifts for our Lord Lu." The attitude of the visitor towards the steward changed. Trying to soften his gaze, he said.

Who is this Lord Lu, the person in charge is very clear, and immediately shouted to let the newspaper in, and he personally led the way.

Seeing them walk in first, Shi San and the others chased after them with envious eyes.

"Tiedan, this kid came later than us, but he followed the adults to Hedongyi and killed the Tartars twice. Now that I've been promoted to the management team, I heard that I need to release a defensive officer. One person said.

"Damn, no, I also want to talk to adults, next time a tartar comes, let's go first, what's the fun of staying behind and fighting some thieves..."Shi San wiped his nose and said hatefully.

When Liu Meibao heard Lu Yan's letter, she was bringing a few servant women to place congratulatory gifts, and after they came back from the capital, they added three more servant women and five male servants, but they didn't expect that with the arrival of the housewarming, Zhou Liangyu took someone to welcome and send it there. Song Niangzi took care of the tea and meals and received the visiting female dependents, while Liu Meibao was in charge of registering the gift list. It's still so busy that people are on their backs.

She put down the pen and paper in her hand and happily ran to the place where Song Sanniang was a guest, and saw that there were two men in military uniforms sitting in the room.

Seeing her walk in, the two men immediately stood up.

"Is he back? How about the journey? Liu Meibao asked hurriedly.

This girl was wearing a pink embroidered gold collared long jacket and orange pleated skirt, her face was as pink as jade, her eyes were bright and her teeth were bright, and she smiled when she spoke, which only made the two men a little distracted at first sight.

Song Sanniang coughed lightly. The two men came back to their senses, their faces flushed, and they bowed their heads in a panic to hide their gaffes.

"I've arrived in Taiyuan Mansion, and it's estimated that I will be back in three or five days." They hurriedly said. One of them thought of something and took out a letter from his sleeve, "This is for the girl..."

handed over the letter in front of other people's parents, although they were an unmarried couple, but they were also a little bit like that, and the servant women present couldn't help but look at Song Sanniang.

"The adults said they would give it to the girl personally." The other man seemed to notice that Song Sanniang's face was wrong, and hurriedly explained.

It's not that we're deliberately hiding it from you.....

Song Sanniang's face was even more ugly.

Liu Meibao smiled and took the letter with thanks.

The hustle and bustle of gift-giving congratulatory greetings did not disperse until the night was thick, closing the door, Song Sanniang instructed the kitchen to make wine and food for the people to eat, which attracted a lot of thanks and admiration, the current servant women and men in the family are basically some criminal officials who have been betrayed, and they did not expect to meet such a good master, they are very grateful in their hearts, they have enjoyed blessings and suffered crimes, so they cherish today's life even more, and only hope that such days will be better and better, so they will do their best.

Liu Meibao finished registering the last gift list, and then hurriedly followed the servant to the dining room.

There is a place at home, and it is no longer like the kitchen in the kitchen in winter and the yard in summer when eating, but there is a special dining room, the windows are clear, and the layout is not luxurious, but it is very decent.

Zhou Liangyu had been waiting at the door, and when he saw her coming over, he showed a smile.

"Tired, aren't you? Are your hands sour? Have people compress their eyes with hot water at night. He said.

Liu Meibao smiled at him.

"I'm not tired, I'm just sitting and writing, how can my brother be tired of ushering in, and I have to talk to those people decently.." She smiled, and lowered her voice while approaching him, "Talking to people is the most tiring, and my brother also remembers to use a hot towel to cover his face at night..."

Did he say that his cheeks hurt when he laughed, Zhou Liangyu smiled, and couldn't help but reach out and touch his face, and it was really a little sour...

Song Sanniang, who had been watching their brother and sister talk, lowered her head and picked up chopsticks.

"Eat quickly, it's a tired day, rest early." She said slowly.

After eating and washing, while waiting for her hair to dry, while sitting on the new bed, Liu Meibao opened Lu Yan's letter, saying that it was a letter, but it was actually composed of several letters, on a piece of paper, write some in a few days, tell her about today's march there, what is new, most of them are talking to themselves about where she went, whether the road is good or not, and the vision of life after returning to Shanxi.

"....If you want to renovate the house at home, you will naturally do it in Yanchitan when you get married, and we will come to the ethics hall after we get married, so the ethics hall should also be arranged, but it doesn't matter, and you can arrange it when you get married, I just want to marry you earlier...."

The soft light and the red charcoal fire next to the bed made the room warm, Liu Meibao leaned on the head of the bed, wrapped in the quilt and smiled from the bottom of her eyes. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )