The military camp is bustling with activity today.
We've won such a great victory, we should celebrate with a big feast.
Then came the most exciting part: the distribution of rewards for meritorious service.
Although the soldiers from Fujian did not exert much effort.
It was entirely thanks to the Regent and the tank brigade's chaotic rampage.
But their moment of shock while standing on the city wall did add a bit of atmosphere to the war.
And after the fight, they even came out to clean up the mess, which shows they felt a bit involved.
Therefore, Li Chang'an gave most of the soldiers from Fujian a commendation that emphasized participation.
Everyone received twenty taels of silver as a reward.
Only a small number of those who rushed to the front got a few kills, were promoted, and made a small fortune.
Xu Kun is one of them.
Although he only had rudimentary skills, he had a good mentor.
Yang Liulang's strength was second-rate, which Zhang Xianzong considered a cripple, but on the battlefield, he could still be regarded as a fierce general.
Under his special care, Xu Kun also killed two Japanese pirates on the ship and earned some military merit.
Because of his outstanding performance, he was promoted to squad leader, and together with several other outstanding soldiers, he was enlisted in the Tai'an City military.
They would no longer be soldiers under Yang Wenguang.
Touching the gold in his arms, Xu Kun lay on the bed, too excited to sleep.
This was the first time he had ever received so much money.
When I served in the army here, the daily pay was barely enough to eat, so life wasn't very good.
But it's still much better than my father, who toiled in the fields with his back to the sky.
However, after General Yang arrived, the imperial court began to pay the military salaries normally, and some corrupt officials in the military camp were also purged.
Without a superior taking kickbacks, Xu Kun managed to save up some money.
In addition to the spoils of this battle, he discovered that he had actually saved more than one hundred taels of silver in the past six months.
This is a huge windfall for Xu Kun.
Lying in bed, he began to fantasize about how glamorous he would be if he took so much money back with him.
Over the years, Xu Kun hasn't made a name for himself outside. Every time he goes home, he is often ridiculed by his relatives.
This time, he finally made it through the tough times, and he's ready to return home in glory.
While we're at it, let's go see the little fairy in his heart.
As dawn broke, Xu Kun applied to leave the camp and go home for a vacation.
After going through a procedure, Tian Wenjing signed the exit slip for him.
Stepping out of the military camp gate, Xu Kun felt as if he had been transported to another world. He turned to look at the camp, his heart filled with emotion.
Before he knew it, he had been in the army for almost two and a half years. Every place and every road here bears his footprints.
After expressing his feelings, he went back along the main road.
Xu Kun first went to the cattle and horse market to choose a cow for transportation.
The horse was too expensive; he couldn't bear to part with it.
With the boss's enthusiastic promotion, Xu Kun took a liking to a draft ox at the first cattle and horse market.
The boss kept praising how good the ox was and how good his judgment was.
Amidst a chorus of flattery, Xu Kun readily paid the money.
He didn't haggle when he bought it; having so much money in his pocket made him feel quite triumphant.
Even if he cared a lot about money, he was unwilling to haggle with others for a small amount of profit.
Perhaps it was his pride that was getting in the way; he was afraid that others would see through his past misfortunes and was unwilling to show his stingy side.
Pulling the oxcart, Xu Kun went to the grain and oil shop to buy some more things.
The cattle, horses, firewood, rice, oil, salt, and cloth cost him a total of thirty taels of silver.
After leaving the grain and oil store, Xu Kun felt a little heartbroken, but fortunately he had bought everything he needed.
The thought that he wouldn't have to spend any more money made him feel a little better.
After loading all these items onto the oxcart, Xu Kun carefully took a piece of silk and placed it in his bosom.
The price of this silk was about the same as that of an oxcart.
This was prepared by him as a gift for that little fairy; it couldn't be allowed to get dirty.
Xu Kun walked to a gold shop and stood at the entrance, looking at the gold jewelry, lost in thought for a long time.
In the end, he went inside anyway.
When he came out, two ingots of gold were missing from his pocket, but he had an extra gold hairpin in his hand.
It wasn't until noon that Xu Kun drove the oxcart to the entrance of Caijia Village.
He could see a woman in a ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) standing at the entrance of the village from a great distance.
Xu Kun's eyes lit up when he saw the woman.
"Xiaoyue! Xiaoyue!"
Liu Yue heard someone call her name, looked up and saw a man in military uniform waving at her from an oxcart.
Upon closer inspection, she recognized him as Xu Kun, her childhood playmate.
Upon seeing him, Liu Yue gave him a look of disgust, but then she quickly hid it.
She came from a merchant family and lived not far from the Xu family. When she was a child, her father was not so wealthy, and he had worked as a bodyguard for Xu's father for a period of time, so the two of them were childhood playmates.
However, as time went by, Liu Yue also came to understand some things, realizing that not everyone in this world is equal.
Gradually, a barrier grew between Xu Kun and her.
However, Xu Kun didn't understand. He still believed that the two of them were childhood sweethearts and innocent friends, and he kept showing her affection in a crazy way.
Liu Yue also enjoyed Xu Kun's kindness to her, teasing him like a dog.
After all, it can be used to relieve boredom when you're bored.
"Brother Xu, what brings you back today?"
Xu Kun strode up to her, scratching his head and grinning foolishly, not daring to look her in the eye.
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