Chapter IX: Settlement

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After the first wisp of purple qi in the heavens and earth was swallowed into Chen Jiu's abdomen, Chen Jiu's eyes slowly opened, and a touch of purple brilliance flowed in it, slowly disappearing.

Looking at the sleeping fat man and Uncle Zhong, Chen Jiu stood up gently, but an unpleasant smell on his body was quickly caught by Chen Jiu.

Looking at the layer of greasy on his body, he gently showed a smile, Chen Jiu walked towards the river, although the greasy was hateful, but it was not tiresome, because it represented the beginning of washing the marrow and cutting the hair.

The river water in the early morning is still a little cold, no, it should be said that it is bitterly cold, but you can't go to see people with this layer of stench.

"Poof" Chen Jiu jumped into the river without hesitation, remembering that a certain great man in his previous life liked winter swimming, Chen Jiu was already about to embark on the road of cultivation, although the body was thin and weak, but how could it be inferior to a great man.

Scrubbing, scrubbing, scrubbing, rubbing over and over again, before going ashore to change clothes.

During this period, two unlucky fish disturbed Chen Jiu's bathing, and Chen Jiu threw them ashore without hesitation and became breakfast.

When Chen Jiu came back, the fat man was still asleep, Uncle Zhong had already woken up, Chen Jiu nodded, then lifted the fish in his hand, and suddenly said: "Why did a thief come last night, and the treasure was actually lost."

When the words fell, the fat man suddenly a carp struck: "What, the treasure is lost."

The fat man looked around, and then looked at the intact package before he breathed a sigh of relief, but after seeing Chen Zhong and Chen Jiu's playful eyes, he smiled wryly and sat down embarrassed.

Then the remnants of the charcoal fire from last night soon raised the fire, and the two fish were just appetizing for everyone, but now they didn't have the heart to stay here longer, and they wanted to grow a few more legs and leave this place full of sin.

The three of them traveled eastward, passing through an unknown number of villages, and finally came to a very remote village with about 300 families.

This way was in a hurry, and several people's clothes were full of dust, and at this time, when they saw this village in the deep mountains, several people walked quickly.

A burst of dog barking woke everyone in the village, and Chen Jiu's thin body came to a wooden door, and knocked a few times.

"Who?" came the voice of an elderly woman from inside.

"Grandma, we are passing by your village, this road is dusty, do you want to spend the night and change your clothes?" Chen Jiu was fifteen or sixteen at this time, because he was thin and poor in parenting, his voice sounded like a child, but Chen Jiu seemed to be a child.

The wooden door opened with a "squeak", revealing a weather-beaten face.

The old lady glanced at the three of them, and then nodded: "Come in."

The hut was very simple, with only simple pots and pans, and several separate rooms.

"When the time comes, the guests will be smiling, the old woman's home is simple, and I hope a few people don't mind."

Chen Jiu shook his head: "Grandma, we are lost merchants, we were caught by bandits halfway, and we have to change and wash them all the way."

Saying that, he took out a piece of silver and handed it to the old lady, the family doesn't seem to be rich, and several of them are big-bellied men, so I'm afraid that the food in this family will bottom out.

Seeing that the old lady was hesitant, Chen Jiu smiled: "Grandma, this is our intention, if you don't accept it, we won't be able to bother here."

The old lady smiled when she put away the silver.

Chen Jiu glanced at the fat man: "You go and boil water, now everyone has to clean it."

After chatting with the old lady for a while, I learned that the old woman's sons and daughters had gone to work in Chengcheng, and it would take half a month to come back.

It didn't take long for the water to boil, Chen Jiu was the youngest, and he took a bath first.

After washing, it is really different, and the whole body is comfortable and transparent.

Chen Jiu looked at Chen Zhong and the fat man, and put his hands behind his back: "I look at the small mountain village well, why don't we settle down here."

Uncle Zhong has no opinion, the little fat man has the least human rights among the three, and he has no right to speak.

After dinner, Chen Jiu looked at the old woman: "Grandma, there is still stability near this mountain village, is there a ringing horse?"

Ringing horses are robbers.

The old woman smiled: "The security here is quite good, the army of the state capital is stationed everywhere, where is there any loud horse that dares to take root here."

Chen Jiu nodded: "That's good, a few of us have praised some money over the years, it's too chaotic outside, maybe when we will lose our lives, looking at the mountain village is good, I want to settle down."

The old woman glanced at the three of them: "This settlement is easy to say, there are nearly 1,000 people in this mountain village, and you three are not missing."

Chen Jiu smiled when he heard this: "Grandma, what do you think of my two partners?"

Grandma looked at the treacherous little fat man with a treacherous face through the light, and Chen Zhong, who was full of loyalty, and smiled: "One rape and one explosion, how did these two best get together."

Chen Jiu "・・・・・".

Chen Zhong "・・・・・・"

Little Fat Man "・・・・・・".

Chen Jiu smiled after relieving his feelings: "Grandma, my two relatives have suffered a lot with me over the years, and this business has not been successful.

Speaking of this, Chen Jiu patted the package: "As for this dowry, matchmaking money is indispensable."

Chen Zhong and the little fat man on the side were stunned for a moment, no one expected that this guy would start looking for a daughter-in-law for the two of them before they settled down.

The old woman smiled at the corner of her mouth: "This matter is easy to handle, just leave it to me, there are still a few little girls in this village who are worried about getting married."

Speaking of which, he glanced at Chen Zhong and the little fat man with red faces.

Apparently the old woman mistook their uneasiness for shyness.

After a few people rested for a day, the old woman invited a man who was about forty years old, looked at Chen Jiu and the three people, and the man smiled: "Are you three going to settle in our village?"

Chen Jiu stood up, looked at the old woman's appearance, and obviously knew the identity of the person in front of him: "I have seen Muramasa."

After taking out a booklet, Muramasa found a brush: "The state government has a rule that if a new household wants to settle down, it must make a book, but this kind of thing is strict at the top and loose at the bottom, so there is no problem."

After Chen Jiu glanced at the little fat man, the little fat man took out a silver ingot in his arms: "Please also ask Lord Muramasa to help you up and down."

The village did not refuse, and after putting away the money, he glanced at the three of them: "You can find a place in this village to start building a house, if you are afraid of trouble, there are people in the village who want to move out, you can buy the house together with the mountain."

Chen Jiu motioned to the little fat man again to take out a silver ingot: "Please also ask the adults to do it for us."

Mura Zheng glanced at Chen Jiu, this kid is quite good.

"I'll go back and tell them, you can move in the day after tomorrow, as for today, you will stay at the old lady's house" After saying that, Nakamuramasa left in a hurry.

Obviously, after receiving the benefits of Chen Jiu and others, he went to work for a few people.

Chen Jiu looked at the distant village and then at the old lady: "Thank you Grandma for taking care of you."

Madame shook her head: "It's nothing, as for the marriage, let's wait for you to decide."

Speaking of marriage, Chen Zhong and the little fat man have nothing to oppose, both of them are not young, and it is definitely a happy event to be able to marry a woman from a good family, as for the young lady of the official eunuch family, don't even think about it, people will look at you as a mouse.

Chen Jiu looked at the two of them and took a bite of a corn tortilla: "After settling down, those things in the cottage before are already in the past, don't get involved in illegal taboos, otherwise the hard-won quiet will be destroyed again."

The little fat man and Chen Zhong both nodded.

However, the little fat man's next sentence almost choked Chen Jiu to death: "Xiaojiu, you recruited a daughter-in-law for us, so what should you do, we don't worry about you being single."

Chen Jiu gave him an angry look: "Just live your life."

The fat man swallowed the tortilla and took a sip of water, burying his head in the bitter eating.

Alas, Chen Jiu sighed, the habits he had lived for eight years were going to change, and he was at a loss for a while.