During the meal, he talked about the rouge, and learned that Ruan Yimian had figured out the rouge recipe by himself, and now he was already selling rouge to make money, Ruan Yiwen was very surprised, and Huo Aowu was also a little surprised.

Ruan Yiwen was impatient and couldn't rub sand in his eyes, but after discussing with his father and mother, Ruan Yimian still decided not to tell him what happened in the dream. They used the excuse of Second Uncle Ruan's house again, Ruan Yiwen didn't seem to believe it, and Huo Aowu couldn't see any thoughts on his face.

Ruan Dexian was afraid that they would make a mistake, so he diverted the conversation and asked about Huo Aowu's future plans.

As soon as Huo Aowu arrived in Shanliu Village yesterday, he was stopped by the villagers and asked for a long time.

I haven't seen him for a few years, he has more scars on his face, and his face is more fierce, many people in the village are afraid of him, but those older people who watched him grow up know that his character is not bad, just looking fierce, naturally they are not afraid of him.

The people who came back the day before brought back how much money they had bringed, but they were arranged by the government on errands, and what they planned to do to make a living in the future were all inquired about, and Huo Aowu did not fall behind.

Huo Aowu is not a flamboyant character, people asked him how much reward he won, he only said not much, asked him if he got an errand, he shook his head, and then asked what kind of livelihood he would make in the future, he said that it was still the same as in the past, hunting to earn money.

The answer is disappointing, he didn't have any expression when he spoke, and the rest of the people who came back from the border were all in high spirits, so he couldn't help but let the villagers mumble behind his back, didn't he get out of the way when he was at the border?

Originally, this group of people in the village who joined the army, everyone was most optimistic about Huo Aowu, not to mention his tall stature, he also knew some kung fu, maybe he would please an adult at the border, or like the descendant in Furong Village, he was rewarded for his meritorious work.

I never thought that Huo Aowu would come back empty-handed, and it didn't look like he had taken much silver. The rest of the people got the silver bounty, and when they came back, they all bought things for the family!

Originally, it was just speculation, but after asking, everyone decided that Huo Aowu was not famous at the border.

The people in the village secretly sighed, no wonder everyone came back, but this Huo Aowu arrived a day late, it turned out that he didn't get much reward, and he didn't have the face to come back with others, so he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to hang his face when asked!

Today, when Ruan Dexian was working in the fields, he heard someone talking about it, and the one who gloated about the disaster and said something cool behind his back.

Ruan Dexian actually didn't believe it very much, first, Huo Aowu was down-to-earth and didn't like to be public, even if he won the reward, he probably wouldn't publicize it outside; Second, when Huo Aowu said yesterday that he wanted to help Ruan Yimian pay for the medicine, his tone was very firm, and he didn't hesitate at all, if he didn't have much silver on him, he shouldn't open his mouth easily.

Although he knew this in his heart, Huo Aowu was so good to their family, Ruan Dexian had to worry more about him, and he asked about it when he didn't eat.

For the Ruan family, Huo Aowu did not prevaricate as casually as he did with the people in the village.

"I still have some money on hand, even if I don't work for the past few years, I can't go hungry, hunting is only a temporary livelihood, I have other plans for the future, but I haven't decided yet."

When he said this, Ruan Dexian and Lu Caimei were relieved.

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After eating, it was still early to see that it was still early, so Huo Aowu said that he would go to his old house to see how it should be repaired.

Huo Aowu's house is at the foot of Gongshan Mountain in the village, and his father is a hunter, so he specially chose to build a house here in order to facilitate hunting in the mountains.

The Ruan family is located in the center of the village, and it takes about a quarter of an hour to walk there, and many families have to pass along the way.

The village is full of people, and everyone has to say hello and say a few words when they meet on the road. Many people who were eating at the door with rice bowls saw Ruan Dexian and them passing by, and they all talked at the top of their voices.

"Where are you going, Uncle Ruan, has Brother Mian'er been feeling better lately?"

"Has Uncle Ruan eaten it? Aowu and Yiwen are back? ”

……

Huo Aowu and their group of soldiers had just come back, and their every move was watched by the villagers, and as soon as he came back, he lived in the Ruan family, and everyone talked about it behind his back.

Knowing that they were going to the Huo family's old house, everyone started talking again.

Several women and husbands who were sitting together and picking wild vegetables sighed and showed sympathy.

"When I went up the mountain yesterday, I took a look, and the house was so dilapidated that it probably couldn't be inhabited."

"This boy from the Huo family, he lost his father and mother early, joined the army at a young age, and finally came back alive, but he couldn't save some money, and now he has to borrow it from the Ruan family, it's really pitiful!"

"I don't know if his good hunting skills have fallen over the years? In the future, I can only rely on hunting to eat, and if I am unfamiliar, I can't do it. ”

"Shanzi, didn't they say that those who came back from retirement this time had a silver reward? It's just a few taels of silver to repair the house, and it's okay......"

There are those who are kind and sympathetic, and naturally there are those who say cool things.

A few men who were standing aside smoking dry tobacco were a little unimpressed when they heard the women's words.

"Who called this kid not to know the height of the sky! Obviously, he was able to keep some silver, but he insisted on joining the army, not to mention that he didn't make a name for himself, and he also lost all the land that his father and mother saved for him, and now he is really poor and white. At the beginning, my boy cried and shouted that he refused to go, and the people in the village laughed at him for being unproductive, and now it seems that this 'promising' is not necessarily going to be successful! ”

"Yes! I went on a trip and didn't catch anything, and I also had a scar on my face, and I am afraid that my daughter-in-law will not be able to please it in the future! ”

"That's not for sure, he lives in the Ruan family now, so isn't there a ready-made one? Brother Mian'er is afraid that it will be difficult to find someone anymore after retiring from his family, so it is just right to make a pair with him! ”

"Don't you dare to say that, let Ruan Dexian and his son hear it, I'm afraid they will come to you desperately!"

"Hey, a sick brother, it's hard to say......"

Huo Aowu was naturally unclear about the discussions behind these people's backs, he had already taken the Ruan family's father and son to the front of his house at this time.

This place is close to the mountain, there are more snakes, insects, rats and ants than the other places, and the people in the village don't like to build houses here, and there are only two families in this area, Huo Aowu and Xu Qingshan.

The Huo family's house was built spacious, with a total of four main houses and two side rooms, including two bedrooms, one hall house, one stove house, one latrine, and one miscellaneous house, and a vegetable garden in front of the house, which was fenced along with the house.

From the outside, the house was indeed very dilapidated, the yard was overgrown with weeds, the straw on the roof was scattered, the beams of the house were somewhat collapsed, and the fence door made of bamboo had long since fallen to the ground.

But Huo Aowu opened the doors of a few rooms and looked at it, and it was okay inside.

Although a thick layer of ash has fallen and some cobwebs have formed some cobwebs, it looks a little dilapidated, but it is not impossible to live in it after cleaning it well, replacing two beams, and repairing the roof. Most of the furniture in the house is good, and it can be used when it is cleaned.

The house was gray, Ruan Yimian was arranged to wait in the courtyard, Huo Aowu and the others turned around twice, discussed how to repair it, and then came out.

When the four of them were about to go back, they met Xu Qingshan, who lived next door.

Xu Qingshan also just came back from the border, unlike Huo Aowu, a native of the village, Xu Qingshan's family fled from the drought a few years ago, and his father was hungry on the way to escape the famine, injured his body, and died a few months after the foot of the pomegranate village.

As soon as his father left, there were only two people left in his house, him and his mother, orphans and widows. His family has neither land nor land, and he relies on his mother to dig wild vegetables in the mountains and help others to barely make ends meet.

Xu Qingshan began to look for work everywhere at the age of twelve or thirteen, he had no skills, he looked like a thin monkey, and the people in the village didn't think much of him.

Because the two families lived close to each other and were the same age as Huo Aowu, he often ran behind Huo Aowu.

His mother helped take care of Huo's mother for a period of time when she was sick. Huo Aowu was grateful, thinking of this friendship, he also took good care of Xu Qingshan, and taught him his own hunting skills.

However, Xu Qingshan has no talent, he doesn't learn very well, and he can't make a living by hunting.

Every time he went up the mountain, he returned empty-handed, and in the end he had to rely on Huo Aowu to help, he was deeply frustrated, and he was not less laughed at.

Everyone asked him to do short-term work honestly, don't be ambitious, not everyone can do this job.

But no one expected that Xu Qingshan, who everyone looked down on, would come back after four years in the army, but there were earth-shaking changes, he had been out of the limelight in the past few days, and compared his master Huo Aowu.

There was a person in Furong Village who got an errand for a servant, and the people of Shanliu Village were very red-eyed, and they only hoped that there would be a servant in their village, and if they wanted to go to the yamen to do things in the future, they would also have a way. I didn't expect that there was really one in their village, and that person was Xu Qingshan.

Xu Qingshan not only got the errand of the servant, but also brought back a reward of twenty taels of silver, which made the people in the village envious. There were about thirty people in the village who went to join the army, and he alone took up the silver and errands.

Twenty taels of silver can buy a few acres of land, and there is also a salary of 1,500 wen a month as a servant, which is enough to support him and his mother. In the future, the two of them will no longer have to worry about whether they have eaten the last meal or not, and they will no longer have to look for work everywhere with a shy face.

The mother and son are now raising their eyebrows, and now that the people in the village see them, they are much warmer, and everyone wants to walk around with Xu Qingshan more, and if there is anything to ask him in the future, it is good to speak.

Xu Qingshan's salted fish turned over, which made Huo Aowu even more defeated.

The people in the village are sighing that the feng shui is taking turns, and when they go outside, it is still Xu Qingshan who is so clever and can put down his body, and people are more popular. Although Huo Aowu has brute strength, his temperament is dull and unflattering.

Xu Qingshan, who "turned over the salted fish", was very enthusiastic when he saw Huo Aowu, and ran over in a puff of smoke.

"Master, you're back! When are you going to renovate the house? I'm bringing my brothers to help! He grinned, with a smile on his face, greeted Huo Aowu and greeted Ruan Yimian again.

"You haven't gone to the yamen yet?" Huo Aowu asked with a twisted eyebrow.

"I went to report early this morning, and I have already registered with the paperwork, but the adults above are gracious, and we are allowed to rest for half a month before going to the duty, just so that I can help you finish repairing the house and then go."

Huo Aowu nodded: "I'll go to the town tomorrow to buy all the things that need to be bought, and start construction the day after tomorrow, you can come over the day after tomorrow." ”

"Master, I'll go to town with you tomorrow, and I can help you move things, and I'll call my brothers over in the afternoon, let's sum it up together, and we can start construction the day after tomorrow!"

Huo Aowu was also polite to him: "Then you come to Uncle Ruan's house early tomorrow and wait for me." ”

"Huh!" Xu Qingshan happily agreed.

After talking to Xu Qingshan, Huo Aowu went back with the Ruan family's father and son.

On the way back, the more Ruan Yimian thought about it, the more he felt that Brother Huo really didn't accept this apprentice in vain, Xu Qingshan was so concerned about his master's affairs, and it was not in vain that Brother Huo took care of him so much before.

Originally, Xu Qingshan's "master" was still a little wishful thinking, but now it seems that his eldest brother Huo has regarded Xu Qingshan as his own. I don't know what happened when they were in the army at the border, this Xu Qingshan was more attentive to Brother Huo than before, not to mention, and those who were in the army seemed to have a good relationship with them, otherwise Xu Qingshan would not have said so lightly that he wanted to call them over to help.

No matter what, Brother Huo is even more kind to him, Brother Huo repairs the house, Xu Qingshan and their comrades-in-arms know that they want to help, and they shouldn't stay out of it!

Ruan Yimian quietly clenched his fists, planning to talk to him Brother Huo, and he would also go to help the day after tomorrow.