Chapter 115 Winning People's Hearts
Jun Moye frowned slightly when he heard this. This shouldn't be the case!
"According to Tianyuan law, the families of soldiers who died in battle receive a pension. Since your father was a fifth-rank general, the pension should be more than generous. As his family, you should be treated preferentially. Why do you have to hunt even to buy medicine for your sick mother?"
When Li Xiao heard this, there was a hint of hatred in his eyes.
"Of course it's because someone in the army took my father's military merits. My father died in battle, and he did make great contributions. But someone abused their power and bent the law, favoring a relative, and took away the honor that should have belonged to my father."
Jun Moye patted his shoulder upon hearing this.
"I'm sorry to bring up your sad story."
Li Xiao restrained his expression.
"It doesn't matter. I've gotten used to it over the years. But this tiger, can you guys give me a hand..."
Jun Moye took out a purse and handed it to Li Xiao.
"Use this silver to treat your mother's illness first. I'll give you this tiger. Consider it as a purchase from you. The tiger skin can be used to make a cloak for my wife."
Li Xiao looked at the heavy purse in his hand. He knew there must be a lot of silver in it without even opening it, so he hurried to return the silver.
"This is too much. This tiger is not worth so much..."
Jun Moye reached out to stop him.
"Not much. This deal is mainly about what we like. This tiger is very much to our liking, so we are naturally willing to spend money to buy it."
Li Xiao looked at the two of them. He was somewhat familiar with the people from the surrounding villages, but this was the first time he had seen these two people. Moreover, their archery skills were top-notch.
"Are you new to the Northwest? I've never seen you before."
Jun Moye smiled bitterly when he heard this.
"We were exiled here and have just settled down in Guanping Village. I lost my parents along the way, so I understand your desire to get your mother treated. Your mother is alone at home, so you should go back and find a doctor to treat her.
I can’t help you with anything else. If I were still in the Imperial City, I could still help you get justice for your father’s case. Unfortunately, fate is against you…”
Li Xiao looked at Jun Moye in surprise. Doesn’t he have a father either?
"Then I'll take it first. What should I call you? When my mother gets better, I'll come to Guanping Village to thank you. I'll pay you back when I earn money later."
Jun Moye spoke.
"My name is Jun Moye, and this is my wife."
Li Xiao bowed upon hearing this.
"So it's Master Jun and Madam Jun. I, Li Xiao, will remember your kindness in saving my life and giving me the silver today."
Jun Moye spoke with a smile.
"This is the fate that brought us together. Go back quickly and remember to apply medicine to your wounds."
Li Xiao nodded, glanced at the two of them, and then left.
After his figure disappeared, Su Hanchu looked around, raised his hand to put the tiger into the space, and then walked down the mountain with Jun Moye.
It was not until they went down the mountain and looked around to see that there was no one around that they got the tiger out. Jun Moye then carried the tiger on his back and headed towards Jun's home.
This tiger is full of treasures and can be sold for some silver.
The next morning, the two men took the tiger to the town to sell it, and brought back the curved plow made by Zhang the blacksmith.
Soon the word spread in the village that the Jun family actually had a tool that could plow the fields without the need for oxen.
Many people came to the Jun family's fields out of curiosity.
Including Aunt Zhou.
"Hanchu, where did you get this thing? It's amazing that you can plow the fields without a cow."
Su Hanchu smiled and spoke when he heard this.
"Aunt Zhou, this is called a curved plow. It's an upgraded version of a hoe. It can replace oxen in plowing the fields, and it saves both effort and time."
The others became even more curious after hearing this.
"Miss Jun, where did you buy this? How much silver did you pay?"
When Su Hanchu heard this, an idea came to his mind. Here came the opportunity to win people's hearts.
"I discovered this after watching my family members digging the ground for the past few days. It's not expensive, only 500 coins are enough. A family can use one for several years."
Aunt Zhou spoke hurriedly upon hearing this.
"Five hundred coins, is it really only five hundred coins?"
Su Hanchu spoke with a smile.
"Auntie, judging by what you said, I wonder if I would lie to you. I still have a few at home. If you don't mind, you can come to my house later to get them. After all, if you have this thing, you don't have to borrow a cow, which is much more convenient."
The others began to whisper.
"Five hundred wen isn't expensive, is it?"
"It's not expensive, and it's convenient. Otherwise, I would have to be so humble every time I borrowed someone else's ox. Now if I had a curved plow at home, I wouldn't have to borrow someone else's ox anymore."
Su Hanchu ignored what they said and continued working.
When they were going back, Aunt Zhou brought two people to Su Hanchu's house to buy a curved plow. Su Hanchu really only accepted 500 coins. After all, he was not doing it for money. There are many ways to make money, and there is no need to make money from the grassroots people.
In order to produce more curved plows as quickly as possible, Su Hanchu simply arranged for Fang Zhiyi and Lu Zhan to go to the town to help Zhang the blacksmith make curved plows.
Thanks to the curved plow, the Jun family's fields and dry land were quickly plowed.
Su Hanchu and Jun Moye personally brought people from the Jun family, as well as some villagers who came to help spontaneously, such as Aunt Zhou, He Fang and others, to dig a ditch next to the mountain stream and bring the mountain spring water to the fields.
As time passed, another courtyard of the Jun family had been built. This courtyard was larger, allowing Chuntao, Jiang Like and others to each have a room. Jun Moye personally nominated Anyuan.
Let Li and Jun Moyan live in the main house of Anyuan.
Liu Ling and Jun Mohua lived in the side room of Mo Chu Garden, and Ping'er also lived there to take care of Su Hanchu and Jun Moye.
Everyone else lived in Anyuan.
Su Hanchu had promised to treat everyone to a meal once the house was built. That day, Su Hanchu asked Jun Moye to personally invite You Chatou and the remaining escorts.
He took Chuntao and others to prepare meals.
He Fang and Aunt Zhou from next door also came to help.
This time, all the family members who built the house for the Jun family were invited. Of course, the Jun family’s several tables were not available, but Aunt Zhou and others took the initiative to bring their own tables to use together.
Both courtyards of the Jun family were filled with tables and benches.
As You Chatou and others arrived, Su Hanchu asked everyone to serve the dishes.
Jun Moye brought You Chatou and others to the hall and prepared good wine.
You Cha looked at the Jun family's house. Apart from being a little spacious, there was nothing inappropriate about it.
It has to be said that You Chatou and the others really admired Su Hanchu's cooking skills. The seven or eight dishes on the table all tasted delicious.
"Young Madam's cooking skills are getting better and better."
Su Hanchu spoke with a smile.
"Youchatou is too kind."
Jun Moye picked up the wine glass.
"Come, let me toast to you all and thank you for coming to my house to witness our move into a new home."
Several people also picked up their bowls.
"You're welcome, Master Jun."
In this way, we ate and drank together.
Until Youchatou and others had almost finished eating.
Jun Moye then looked at Su Hanchu.
Su Hanchu stuffed three silver notes of one thousand taels each into Jun Moye's hands.
Jun Moye reached out and took it.
"Captain You, Captain Wan, Captain Ning, thank you for your care along the way. This is a token of our appreciation. When you return to the Imperial City, please consider the months we've spent together and say a few words for us so we can live a peaceful life in the northwest."
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