Chapter 33: The Silver Reward
Zhou Hao asked in surprise: "Brother Sun, are you mistaken! My reward is seven hundred taels, but here it is a whole thousand taels!"
Sun Qi smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Make no mistake, seven hundred taels is your reward, and the remaining three hundred taels are your meeting gift for your brother!
"This can't be done! Brother Sun, you quickly take it back. Zhou Hao said as he drew out three silver tickets and wanted to return them to Sun Qi.
Sun Qi pressed Zhou Hao's hand and said sincerely: "Haozi, listen to Brother Wei and finish speaking." These three hundred taels are not only a meeting gift, but also a reward for helping you survive a catastrophe for your brother today. If it weren't for your intercession in front of the general, you would have to shed your skin if you don't die this time! A mere three hundred taels of silver is not enough to express your brother's gratitude!"
"But I really can't take it, Brother Sun, you better take it back!" Zhou Hao said hurriedly.
Diao Gui's greed for money is just around the corner, and Zhou Hao doesn't want to follow in his footsteps!
"Hehe, are you afraid that this is ill-gotten wealth obtained by embezzlement for your brother? Don't worry, every penny of money for your brother is dignified, and it is definitely not obtained by greed! Even if the general knows, he will never blame you!" Sun Qi smiled calmly.
Sun Qi is in charge of the money and food of the entire pro-military camp, even if he is honest and honest and never does anything corrupt and perverts the law, but outside the law, he also has his own way of making money. In the entire Beiyan officialdom, who of the officials has not made a fortune except for the meager fortune? This can be regarded as one of the unspoken rules of officialdom, and even General Xue has a tacit attitude towards this.
"Do I really accept this?" Sun Qi said everything to this, Zhou Hao hesitated for a while, and finally decided to accept the silver.
"Haha, Haozi, you can accept it with confidence, I hope you will help you more in the future, how can it harm your reasoning!" Sun Qi saw Zhou Hao accept the silver, and his heart was also happy.
At this time, Zhou Hao was even more emotional. I thought that in Changqing Mountain, even if the master worked hard, he would never be able to earn back three hundred taels of silver all year round. No wonder everyone wants to be an official, everyone wants to hold power. He is not an official yet, just to be able to say a few words in front of the general, and the money will be automatically sent to the door.
Thinking of his grandfather who was still in Shuangfeng Village, Zhou Hao's heart moved, and he quickly took out eight silver tickets, put them in front of Sun Qi and said, "Brother Sun, I still want to ask you for a favor." ”
"My brother, if you have something, just say it, you're welcome!"
"I also have a grandfather at home, named Zhou Dingshan, who lives in Shuangfeng Village in Changqing Mountain. I want to ask Brother Sun to help me exchange these silver tickets for silver, and find someone to bring them back to my grandfather, do you think it's okay?"
"Hehe, it's just a gesture! Now there are basically military information and documents every day, and there are exchanges between the outpost of Changqingshan and the governor's mansion. I'll ask the messenger to help you, and I'll bring the money to your grandfather along the way!"
Zhou Hao thanked him and said, "Then thank you Brother Sun!"
With these 800 miles of silver, grandpa no longer has to worry about food and clothing, and he no longer has to be busy in the mountains and forests. Thinking of this, Zhou Hao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and let go of a heart.
After completing the silver reward, all that remains is to exchange martial arts skills.
I saw Zhou Hao stand up and bow his hand to Sun Qi: "Brother Sun, the younger brother still has to choose martial arts, so I'll leave!"
"Wait, I'll send you up for my brother. The guy who guarded the book collection on the fourth floor was very tired. If you don't say hello for my brother, I'm afraid I'll have to snub you. After speaking, Sun Qi led Zhou Hao and went straight to the fourth floor.
When the two of them came to the fourth floor, they saw at a glance that a young deacon wearing a nine-grade cyan official uniform and a sick face was sitting bored at the door of the library and yawning.
Seeing that the top boss was coming in person, the deacon quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Lord Sun, why is your old man here?"
Sun Qi pulled Zhou Hao and said: "Su Xuan, this is the good brother of the official, and he is the personal guard in front of the general's frame!
"Yes, yes, the lower officials must be good at serving this Lord of the guards!" The young deacon named Su Xuan hurriedly agreed.
"Hmph! That's good!" After speaking, he said to Zhou Hao: "Haozi, for my brother and official business, I won't accompany you much! If you need anything, just come to your brother!"
"I'm tired of Brother Sun!" Zhou Hao hugged his fists and thanked him.
Sun Qi also bowed his hand to Zhou Hao, "Oh, oh!" and went downstairs.
Seeing Sun Qi walking away, Su Xuan hurriedly said to Zhou Hao: "Lord Qinwei, I don't know what kind of exercises you want to choose?"
"If you want to choose an intermediate internal martial arts, I don't know if Deacon Su has any guidance?" Zhou Hao replied.
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be! Xia Guan is not a person who practices martial arts, where can he talk about the word "guidance"! It's just that I've been here for a long time, and when I'm bored, I've also read all the exercises here, and I feel that there are a few exercises that are very mysterious. If the adults can trust the lower officials, the lower officials will pick out those exercises. Su Xuan replied a little smugly.
"Oh, that's great, I'll find it one by one!" Zhou Hao said with a hint of joy on his face.
"But the lower officials are brave, please show the battle medal, this is the rule, and the lower officials dare not disobey!" Su Xuan said with a sad face.
"It should be!" Zhou Hao took out the battle card and handed it to Su Xuan.
Su Xuan took a look at it, and an expression of disbelief suddenly appeared on his face, and he was surprised for a moment before continuing: "My lord is really good! He actually beheaded more than 100 people in one battle! Could it be that Zhou Hao, who attacked Fusang people this time, had the first combat merits in the whole army, and was ordered by the general as a personal guard, Lord Zhou?"
"I'm Zhou Hao, I'm not an adult!
"Hehe, the army returned yesterday, and today it will spread! Hunt the earth storm bear alone, outwit Fusang, steal the gate of the village single-handedly, and behead more than 100 in the first battle, in our pro-barracks, there is a great young hero!" Su Xuan is not very old, but he is in his early twenties, and when he said this, he looked at Zhou Hao with a look of admiration.
"How can it be so mysterious! Where do you think I look like an amazing young hero?" Zhou Hao said with a smile.
"But this beheading is more than 100 at least true!" Su Xuan looked at Zhou Hao with fiery eyes.
Zhou Hao shook his head and said, "If you want to believe it, you can believe it! I can go in and choose the exercises, right?"
"Of course, of course, sir, please!" Su Xuan stepped sideways and stepped out of the door.
Zhou Hao walked in, only to see a huge library with more than a dozen bookshelves sparsely arranged. On each shelf, there are twenty or thirty books of exercises.