Chapter 152 Shen Yuanjing and the others returned home with their rewards!
"Sun Siyuan, you killed three bandits. Reward: six taels of silver, three catties of rice, and three catties of charcoal!"
"I'm from Sun Siyuan's family, please move aside, I can carry it!"
Shen Yuanjing continued reading: "Jiang Shun..."
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After reading it aloud, Liu noticed that none of her family members were present and immediately asked, "Yuanjing, where are yours? Did you kill any bandits?"
Shen Yuanjing: "I killed them. I killed ten. I killed about the same number of Yuanxu and Yuankun. When we go home later, we'll take the stuff back with us!"
Liu wanted to ask more questions, but Shen Conglian pulled her back.
The children have already said that they killed a lot of people. If they say it out loud, some people will definitely be jealous. This stupid woman, how can she not have a brain at all!
The rest of the Shen family members immediately followed them when they saw them returning!
Shen Yuanjing did not leave until he had distributed all the items.
There was still quite a bit left on the carriage. After deducting what they wanted to take home, they sent it all to the eldest sister's courtyard!
The entire Shen family had gathered in Old Madam Shen's room, waiting for Shen Yuanjing to return home!
“Mother, I saw the waist tag on Yuan Jing just now!” Shen Conglian mentioned.
Madam Shen's eyes lit up: "What kind of waist tag?"
"Second brother, could you be mistaken? They've only been gone a few days, how could they possibly become officials?" Shen Congli didn't believe it.
Shen Conglian also felt it was a bit impossible: "We'll know when they get back and we'll ask them!"
If Yuan Jing can become an official, can his sons Yuan Xu and Yuan Kun also become officials?
Yuan Xu and Yuan Kun must have killed quite a few bandits, right? They're no less capable than Yuan Jing and his group!
When Madam Shen heard that there was silver, rice, and charcoal, she was delighted. It wasn't that she coveted these things; rather, she felt that perhaps the Shen family descendants had truly found a way out.
"Grandparents, Father, Uncles and Aunts, I'm back!" Shen Yuanjing entered the room.
His brothers also bowed to their elders along with him!
They didn't come in empty-handed; they carried their things back immediately.
Madam Shen and the other elders were overjoyed.
"Good children, you are all wonderful!"
Shen Yuanjing took out a large bag of silver and placed it on the table.
"Grandfather and Grandmother, this is the silver we obtained from killing bandits. We are now handing it over to you for management!"
Madam Shen was even happier, and everyone else smiled when they saw so much silver.
With money, food, and charcoal readily available, this winter might be a bit easier.
Shen Yuanjing took a pig's leg out of the bag and showed it to his family like a treasure.
"Grandma, this salted pork leg was taken from a bandit's den; no one else has it. I was afraid someone would see it and steal it, so I hid it in a bag!"
Madam Shen was overjoyed to see so much meat.
"These must weigh at least thirty or forty pounds, right?"
"Mother, we'll have meat to eat during the New Year!"
"Grandma, I want to eat meat right now!"
"Mother, Yuanjing and the others have finally returned. Let's cook some meat for them!"
Madam Shen nodded happily: "Alright, cut up two pounds, so the children can eat their fill!"
Shen Yuanjing smiled and continued taking things out of the bag: "There are also dried vegetables, salted fish, hazelnuts and pine nuts. We hid everything we saw to bring back!"
Grandpa Shen praised them one by one: "They are all excellent, these are the true sons of the Shen family!"
Shen Congwen suddenly asked, "Yuanjing, where is your older sister?"
The others froze.
Shen Yuanjing: "My eldest sister has to guard the garrison and can't come back."
Shen Congwen said expressionlessly, "She's a woman, why would she need to guard the garrison!"
Shen Yuanjing immediately frowned.
“Father, my eldest sister is now a commander-in-chief, in charge of the military garrisons in the entire Baihe County. These words are just for our family to hear; they must not be spread!”
"Commander-in-Chief?" Shen Congyi exclaimed in surprise.
Shen Yuanjing took out his waist token: "I am now a junior captain under the eldest sister."
Shen Yuanxu also took out his waist tag.
“I am also a squad leader.”
Shen Yuankun: "Me too..."
The Shen family members were completely stunned!
Old Master Shen asked in a trembling voice, "Eldest son, what is the official rank of a junior flag officer?"
Shen Congwen: "...Seventh rank!" A true seventh rank!
Shen Conglian: "Isn't that the same as being a county magistrate?"
Shen Congwen frowned and said, "The ranks in the military are different from those in the imperial court!"
Old Master Shen: "That's a seventh-rank official position, with a seventh-rank salary, and the ability to command troops!"
Hearing his grandfather's proud tone, Shen Yuanjing's cold expression gradually softened, and he smiled and said, "I have ten soldiers under my command now. But my eldest sister is the real expert. All the soldiers in the entire garrison are under her command!"
Old Master Shen fell silent.
After a while, he said seriously, "The fact that Lanxi is a woman must be kept secret. Otherwise, it will be a great disaster for my Shen family."
Shen Congwen frowned and said, "Yuan Jing, tell your older sister to fake her death and step down."
Shen Yuanjing: "Father, why do you think we were able to achieve merit and be promoted in the military in such a short time?"
"Without our older sister protecting us and strategizing for us, how could we possibly have accomplished this on our own!"
Old Master Shen looked at his eldest son: "Eldest son, stop talking. Things have come to this point, it's all up to fate!"
Shen Conglian: "Brother, now there are riots and Prince Cheng is rebelling. Our family can't survive without someone protecting us!"
Shen Congwen lowered his head, looking troubled: "If word gets out that Lanxi is a woman, our Shen family may be doomed!"
Shen Conglian pouted: "Our family is fine now? If it weren't for Lan Xi, we wouldn't have made it to Dongchuan!"
Madam Shen's face was stern, and she thought for a long time before speaking.
"Let's leave it at that for now. Lanxi is willing to help our children plan for the future, which shows that she still cares about the Shen family!"
"Keep your mouths shut! The fact that Lanxi is a woman must not be spread!"
"If you really can't help it, just think about your own child who joined the army, think about where the rice and meat in your bowl, the charcoal burning in your house, all of them came from!"
After a scolding from Madam Shen, the members of the Shen family all agreed.
During the meal, Liu felt sorry for the child and kept putting meat into the child's bowl.
Shen Yuanxu and Shen Yuankun felt a churning in their stomachs and quickly scooped it out.
"Grandma, Grandma, eat up! We've had enough meat in the garrison. The sight of meat makes us nauseous!"
"I won't eat either, you all eat. We'll earn more merits in battle and bring back more rewards and goods, so the family won't have to be frugal anymore!"
As her grandson placed the meat in her bowl, Madam Shen nodded happily.
"The child has grown up and become sensible..."
As Shen Congwen ate his meal, a tightness gripped his heart. He had completely lost face in front of his family.
It's all because of the eldest daughter.
How could she treat her father like this? How could a woman like her follow the example of men and join the army? It's simply turning the world upside down and disregarding morality!
"Father, I'm going to see Mother!"
Shen Congwen froze, then nodded sullenly.
Madam Shen nodded lovingly: "Yuanjing is such a filial child!"
Shen Yuanjing went to his mother's room.
Zhou Xinrou is having a meal.
"Mother, this is the gold and silver jewelry I received when I wiped out the bandits. Give it to you to use!" Shen Yuanjing took out a bag of gold and silver jewelry and placed it on the table.
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