Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Making Money

When Miao Ying woke up, he was the only one left on the bed. He reached out and touched the other side of the bed. It was already cold. Huo Xing didn't know how long he had been gone.

He got dressed and got up. There was no sign of Huo Xing in the yard. Li Hongying was sweeping the yard and was surprised to see him go out alone. "Is Ah Xing gone already?"

Miao Ying nodded: "I don't even know why he left." Then he remembered something, went back to the room and lifted the pillow to see that Huo Xing really didn't take the purse with him.

He pinched his purse, tilted his head back slightly, and sighed.

Li Hongying thought he was worried and comforted him, "He knows how to take care of himself."

Miao Ying nodded. Huo Xing had gone out to earn money, so he couldn't stay idle at home.

After breakfast and lunch, Li Hongying and her grandmother prepared to go hoeing the fields. They had to clear the land before spring planting. He originally wanted to tell his grandmother not to go because she was too old, but when he saw her carrying a hoe with joy in her eyes, he let them go.

They took Huo Xiaobao with them, and Miao Ying set off to the neighboring village on his own to find a peddler to discuss business.

When they arrived at the neighboring village, the peddler had just returned home to rest. Miao Ying pretended to buy something and looked at his stuff. He had everything, including snacks, but they were all cakes and pastries, no sugar. So when the crowd dispersed, Miao Ying still stayed there.

The peddler's name was Wang. He looked quite small and asked Miao Ying what he wanted.

Miao Ying thought for a moment and said, "I want to talk to you about cooperation."

Wang the peddler looked at him carefully and asked, "What kind of cooperation?"

"I see that there are no sugar cubes among the things you sell, and I happen to be able to make sugar. If you buy sugar from me, I can give you a lower price." Miao Ying said.

Peddler Wang hesitated for a moment before he said, "What's the price?"

"I sell them for five coins and two pieces during the Lantern Festival. If you buy them from me, I'll charge you ten coins and six pieces. As for what price you sell them for, I won't interfere."

After saying that, Miao Ying handed him the candy he had brought with him: "This is candy, you can try it."

Wang the peddler took the candy but did not eat it directly. Instead, he broke off a piece of it and tasted it. It tasted like candy.

"If you're willing, come to Rongshu Village in ten days and we'll exchange the money for the goods."

Wang the peddler nodded and said, "How can I find you in Rongshu Village?"

"Just ask the Huo family who just moved in." Miao Ying was also worried that he would not come if he made candy, so he asked for a deposit of twenty cents.

Wang the peddler was also a businessman, so he naturally understood the intention.

After discussing the cooperation, Miao Ying breathed a sigh of relief. When he returned home, the people who went to the fields had not returned yet, so he went to look for them again and found that there were not only his grandmother and mother in their fields, but also a few more people.

Miao Ying immediately saw Ye Feng, Erniu and Huo Xiaobao playing in the fields.

Seeing Miao Ying coming over, Ye Feng stopped hoeing: "I saw my aunt carrying a hoe to plow the land. Since it's not farming season now, I came to help."

"Thank you very much." Miao Ying didn't have any extra hoes in his hands, and he couldn't just stand there and watch, so he wanted to snatch the hoe from Ye Feng's hand. Ye Feng didn't let him. While they were talking, Ye Feng touched Miao Ying's hand.

"My goodness, these hands are not meant for farm work. Let me do it, you go play with Erniu and the others." Ye Feng touched his hand twice, then pulled the hoe away with force.

Miao Ying had no choice but to go play with the two children. While they were working, Ye Feng asked again, "Xiaobao, are you also getting ready to go to school?"

Miao replied, "Yes, no matter how well you study, it is important to be able to read and write."

Ye Feng also nodded: "That's right. Look at your brother Qin, didn't he find a good job just by knowing arithmetic?"

"What should I pay attention to when going to school?" Miao Ying had been thinking about finding out. Isn't Ye Feng the best candidate right now?

"There's nothing special to be aware of. The two teachers are very kind." Ye Feng said, "Just pay according to your ability. If you're well-off, you can pay more. If you can't, a piece of meat can be considered as your salary."

"Are there two more masters?" Miao Ying was surprised.

"The two masters are from the same family." Ye Feng said, "Girls and boys in the village can also go to school. They are taught by the master's husband, Master Song."

Miao Ying's impression of Rongshu Village became better and better. He knew that the previous society valued boys over girls, and in this world, boys are still valued over girls and boys. The fact that Rongshu Village allows girls and boys to go to school is already a very advanced thing.

Time flew by as they chatted while working, and soon they had finished hoeing the field. Ye Feng said, "I still have some seeds. They're just the right kind of vegetables for this season. They'll be ready to eat in about a month, and won't interfere with planting crops later."

"Thank you so much," Li Hongying said. "You've helped us so much."

"What's the big deal? We are all neighbors, we should help each other." Ye Feng carried the hoe and the dirty Erniu and prepared to go home.

On the way home, Miao Ying invited Ye Feng and Erniu to his home for dinner, but Ye Feng declined, saying that there were elderly people at home and that they could have dinner together again when there was a chance.

They said goodbye at the intersection. Grandmother and Li Hongying praised Ye Feng highly. Miao Ying also thought he was a good man. He remembered that Ye Feng had said that day that he would give him some physiology lessons. It seemed that he had to go and learn it, otherwise he would always be at a loss.

When Huo Xing was not around, Miao Ying always felt that the yard was very empty. Huo Xing had no presence at home before and didn't talk much, but after he left, the yard felt much emptier.

After returning home and resting for a while, Miao Ying told them about his trip today. He said that he had agreed with the peddler that he would come to pick up the sugar in ten days, and he would be ready to make malt sugar in two days.

Grandma then said that there would be a temple fair on the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head. Could he also go and set up a stall? Miao Ying nodded. Of course he would not miss such an opportunity. As long as he could make money and it was such a simple thing, he would do it.

"Then I'll go buy glutinous rice tomorrow," Miao Ying said. "Is there anything Mother and Grandma should bring?"

They shook their heads, saying that they had everything at home and everything was fine.

Without Huo Xing, Miao Ying felt that the road to the town was a bit far, and he would still feel a little tired when he was halfway there, but there was no tall figure squatting in front of him and offering to carry him.

Miao Ying put down the three buckets of glutinous rice in his hand, gasping for breath. He leaned against the roadside to rest for a long time before carrying the glutinous rice back again.

By the time he reached the village entrance, Miao Ying was completely exhausted. He felt like he was about to faint, so he leaned against a banyan tree to rest. He happened to meet a couple from the village. The wife looked at the glutinous rice at Miao Ying's feet, patted her husband's shoulder, and then said to Miao Ying, "Let us help you carry it back. You look so pale, you must be exhausted."

Miao Ying wanted to refuse, but the older man had already carried his glutinous rice and was heading home. Then his sister-in-law helped him up and said, "Come on, I'll take you home."

Miao Ying was deeply touched. If this happened in Nankouba Village, people would have accused him of pretending to be weak and seducing other men at the village entrance. After all, people with a heart see everything as dirty. The people in Rongshu Village are the best, they are warm-hearted and loving.

They sent Miao Ying home and said goodbye to Li Hongying and others before leaving. Miao Ying collapsed in the yard, and his grandmother brought him a glass of water.

"You bought so much." Grandma looked at his sweaty forehead and said, "It must have taken a lot of effort to carry it back here. If I had known, we would have gone with you."

"It's okay." Miao Ying finished a bowl of water, "I need to practice." He was not used to his weak body and missed his old body very much. After all, he had eight abdominal muscles.

In the next few days, the family was busy. Grandma went to plant vegetables, Miao Ying and Li Hongying prepared to make sugar at home, and Huo Xiaobao had already traveled around the entire village with Erniu and the others. Now it seems that Huo Xiaobao was the one who truly integrated into the village first.

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In the city, Huo Xing stayed in the escort agency, waiting for the mission to be assigned to him. When he had no mission, he would practice boxing and kicking with the people in the escort agency. After the competition that day, many people wanted to compete with Huo Xing.

Huo Xing was a little anxious. When would he be able to go back to see Miao Ying while working as an apprentice in the escort agency? He had also promised Miao Ying that he would go back in April to help him harvest the rapeseed.

This is not the peak season for escorting, and most escorts are at home for the New Year. After all, they don't have much time to spend with their families on weekdays, so the people in the escort agency are all newcomers. However, they do get a monthly salary when they are free, but Huo Xing feels that the monthly salary he gets is not enough.

He had heard that the escort could receive a reward for each escort mission, part of which was given by the owner and the other part was rewarded by the escort agency. Although escorting an escort was a life-threatening undertaking, the income was also considerable.

On the third day of Huo Xing's stay at the escort agency, he felt a little tired, so he found the manager and asked him if he could go out and find a job.

The manager slapped his thigh and said he had forgotten something: "I said I wanted to talk to you, but I forgot. The escort leader told me about your situation. Besides escorting, the escort agency also has some other jobs. The money is paid daily. If you want to go, I can ask someone to take you there."

Huo Xing nodded and kept thanking him. It was always good to make more money.

There are many powerful people in the capital city, and most of them have martial arts masters in their families. Some of them do not have such deep roots, but want to have a prestigious family. In order to save face when they go out, they will borrow martial arts masters from some martial arts schools or escort agencies. Zhenwei Escort Agency is the most borrowed.

However, most of the famous escort leaders in the escort agencies are unwilling to take such jobs. Firstly, the young masters are difficult to get along with, and secondly, it is not so pleasant to say it out loud. But Huo Xing does not care about these. As long as he can make money, he can do anything.

Because Huo Xingren was tall and strong, and a new face, he was quickly rented out after he had fought a few times in the martial arts field.

The day before, under the instruction of the young master who rented him, he overturned the guards brought by the mortal enemy of the young master's family. The young master was very happy and gave Huo Xing a large reward.

The next day, Young Master Li's mortal enemy, Young Master Wang's men were waiting outside the escort agency before dawn and rented Huo Xing back immediately. Then Young Master Wang instructed Huo Xing to beat up Young Master Li's men, and he also received the reward money.

When he was not serving as an attendant to the young masters, Huo Xing would go to the gambling houses at night to keep things under control. These were jobs that the former bodyguards were unwilling to do, but Huo Xing was happy to do every one of them because he could make money.

Soon, voices of opposition were heard from the escort agency, saying that Huo Xing's actions damaged the reputation of the escort agency. Huo Xing didn't quite understand the twists and turns involved, so he had already packed his luggage when someone brought up the issue.

The escort agency has already given him a lot. If it weren't for the escort agency, he wouldn't even be able to earn this much money. Now that it has affected the escort agency, it would be better for him to leave.

Huo Xing was carrying his bag and preparing to tell the steward and the chief escort. As soon as he walked into the main hall, he heard an urgent order.

These days, he has also understood some of the operating rules of the escort agency. Such urgent orders usually mean big things.

He couldn't leave or stay now, so he could only stand there as a pillar.

"Captain, this is what happened. A convoy of an escort company was robbed in Cangzhou, and the owner came to us and asked us to go with him."

Generally speaking, there will be no robbery when the escort is on a mission. After all, the escort agency usually has some background. An obvious robbery like this is usually agreed upon between the escort and the robber.

It seems that this is a special setup, but each line has its own rules. If they break these rules, they will have a hard time in the future.

Seeing the chief escort hesitate, the messenger said, "It seems this owner has some connections with the escort agency."

The chief escort pulled his hair, it seemed that he had to go this time.

However, the escort agency is short of staff right now. They are a bunch of newbies and only a few of them have actually escorted someone before. But it is urgent. Many experienced escorts cannot come back today, but they have to set off tonight.

"Immediately send someone to contact the escort master who lives nearby and go to Cangzhou immediately. For the rest of you, select your own men who are good at fighting. We will set out at noon."

After the order was given, the entire escort agency was bustling with activity. The chief escort then saw Huo Xing carrying a bag. He thought about it and realized that Huo Xing had good fighting ability, which was also considerable compared to them, but he had no experience.

Huo Xing also looked at the chief escort, who cleared his throat and said, "This is what happened. We need to leave urgently. It will be dangerous. You..."

"I'll go." After saying that, Huo Xing remembered something and looked at the chief escort hesitantly.

The chief escort said, "Yes, there is money, and there will be a large reward."

Huo Xing nodded immediately: "I'll go."