"The Xiang army has retreated, we can go home."

Ying Bao told Zhou Fu about defeating the Xiao family brothers, and finally said: "Now that Cao Shen is dead, the two of his subordinates have taken refuge in the Xiao family, and it is estimated that they are not in the county seat, so I will go to the county seat after a while to clean up the family house." ”

"Okay, I'll take your mother with me then." After Jiang Saburo finished speaking, he went to greet his father and mother and his eldest brother to pack up their things and go back to the village.

Jiang Saburo's things are simple, only some daily necessities and food, and the rest of his family's food and valuable items are stored in his daughter.

As the villagers returned to the village one after another, everyone got busy.

The straws of the field are to be cut and the ground to be turned, and the wheat is to be threshed and dried.

Then it's time to plant rice and hoe beans.

And at this moment, the county government suddenly came and asked Jiang Saburo to go to the county seat, saying that the new county magistrate was going to summon him.

The official also joked: "Jiang Cunzheng doesn't have to be nervous, it's a good thing, you will know when you arrive, it's inconvenient to say it." ”

Jiang Saburo was confused, so he had to go to the county seat with the officials.

Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang were not at ease, so they insisted on going with the third brother, as well as Chen Zhu, and they all said that they were going to the county seat to buy something, and they happened to go together.

Sakura Po wasn't worried, because the book in her mind suddenly had a new content, which said that Daddy would get a position, or a high-ranking official position.

Sure enough, when Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang came back, they told everyone the good news that Jiang Sanlang was appointed by the emperor of the New Zhou Dynasty as the lieutenant of Jiupin County, and he would stay in the county seat to guard in the future.

Moreover, Jiang Sanlang also chose Chen Zhu as his subordinate, and the county order also agreed, and now Chen Zhu is already the head of the county guard.

"Really?" Patriarch Chen was overjoyed, rubbed his hands and said, "Our old Chen family has finally come up with a person to eat public food, hehe!" ”

Tang Shi was even happier, clapped his hands and said, "Oh, God bless, our Zhu'er has finally come out." ”

turned his head and handed his daughter-in-law a string of money to Shaw Brothers: "Go to the grass market and get a pot of wine, and our mother will celebrate in the evening." ”

"Well, I'll go now." Shaw pursed his lips and smiled, and took his little girl to the grass market outside the village to buy wine.

Patriarch Chen stroked his beard and said to himself: "San Lang went to the county seat to become a county lieutenant, so who is in charge of our village?" ”

Tang glanced at him: "Of course it's Jiang Dalang, now the most respected family in our village is none other than the Jiang family." ”

Patriarch Chen nodded: "Yes, yes!" I'm going to discuss with those few businessmen and let Jiang Dalang take over the affairs of the village. ”

After that, he went to find a few village elders with his hands behind his back and walked to Jiang's house together.

When Jiang Dalang heard Patriarch Chen's intention, he was a little surprised, and said crampedly: "I, I can't do it." ”

"Why not?" A village elder blew his beard and glared: "Do you want to hold your third brother back?" ”

Jiang Dalang:

Patriarch Chen touched his beard and said: "The village of our village belongs to you, don't shirk it, there are so many families outside waiting to build a house, and there is no delay." ”

"Yes, Dalang, don't miss the farming." Chen Sanyou also said: "We chose you because you are familiar with San Lang's affairs, and you may not be able to take it all through if you put others aside." ”

Uncle Jiang thought about it. I had to nod: "Okay." ”

So, Jiang Dalang took over the work of his younger brother Jiang Saburo and served as the village chief of Dongchen Village.

A few months later, the Zhou dynasty not only put down the rebellion of King Cheng, but also recovered all the lost cities, and then conquered three large states, further expanding their territory.

Today, there are only four states left in the territory of Daqian, and they are all very barren land boundaries, and there is very little arable land.

The soldiers of Daqian couldn't even eat, where could they still work for the imperial court, so they fled one after another and came to the territory of the Zhou Dynasty, because many of their homelands were here.

Those merchants and aristocratic families also fled one after another and took refuge in the Great Zhou.

Among them is the Wen family.

Wen Jingyan entered Jiankang City with his family, and he himself still became the doctor of Tai Hospital with his superb medical skills.

In the fourth year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Zhou Emperor led his troops to conquer the remaining three states in one fell swoop, brought the Great Qian Emperor Murong Xian back to the capital, and was named the Marquis of Longevity, and the brocade clothes and jade food were raised in the inner courtyard of the palace.

Xiao Chengjun was also brought back and lived in the Earl's Court with his brother Xiao Mo.

Their father, who was a little hemiplegic after a stroke, fortunately had no worries about his life, and was made an earl by the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, living under the emperor's nose, and like his son, he was not allowed to leave Beijing for nothing.

Now Sakura Bao is sixteen years old, a proper eldest girl, and has moved to the county seat with A-Niang.

Jiang Saburo served as the county lieutenant in the county government, and he was busy with affairs, so someone had to take care of his daily life.

So Chun Niang took her daughter to live in the courtyard next to the shop.

It just so happened that the girl was also older, and it was not appropriate to show her head often, so Chun Niang also bought two little girls, and hired a mother-in-law and a coachman who did chores.

The two little girls are not big, they are both eleven or twelve years old, and they are from poor families.

Sakura named them Muxiang and Apricot Blossom respectively.

Mu Xiang is a little more stable, Xinghua is lively, they have been sold by their parents since they were nine years old, and then sold to Qinchuan County, just happened to meet Chun Niang and her daughter to go to the tooth shop to see people.

Chun Niang saw that they were pitiful and thin, so she bought them all.

"Little lady, the mail has arrived." Xinghua carried her skirt and ran quickly into Sakura's boudoir, handing the package in her arms to the little master.

Sakura took the package and took scissors to unpack the stitches that had been sewn up.

There was a letter in the package, as well as a few beautiful silk cloths, and a box of beaded flowers.

This was sent by his younger brother Jiang Jie, and the letter said that he was going to take the examination this year, and asked his father and sister to accompany him in the capital.

Sakura pursed her lips and smiled, and immediately took the letter to find A-Niang.

She hadn't seen her two younger brothers for several years, especially Jiang Jie, who had never returned home since she followed Mr. Wu to Jiankang.

Jiang Jie once sent a letter back, saying that he was left by the emperor to study in Guozijian and was not allowed to return to his hometown until he was admitted to the Jinshi.

He also said that Mr. Wu had already served in the capital and would not be able to come back.

Now that the country is unified, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty once again opened Enke, recruiting talents, regardless of birth, as long as it is a talented person with lofty ideals, the emperor will personally investigate, if there is no bad deeds, no loss of morality, will be given the corresponding position.

"Mother, Xiaojie sent a burden and a letter." Ying Bao read the letter to Chun Niang, and finally asked, "Do we want to go to the capital?" ”

Chunniang took the letter and looked at it carefully, but unfortunately she didn't recognize any of them.

sighed and said, "Go back and wait for your father to come back, let's ask him if he is going." ”

Since her husband became a county lieutenant, he has been going out early and returning late every day, sometimes going out of the city to inspect, and not coming back for a day or two.

Sakura Bao: "Dad will definitely not be able to go, so let's go when the time comes." ”

Dad is busy, he often doesn't return home, and he is now a high-grade military attaché, so it is impossible to casually put down his position and go to the capital, in case he is demoted by his boss, then he will embarrass his younger brother.