He picked up the medicine bag and put it away, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Alright, brothers, we don't lack money. Leave it to your future son to get married!"
Erzhu smiled innocently, lying on the kang and staring at the beams, sighing: "It's great that I'm still alive!"
Ling nodded: "Yes, we are all alive!"
After saying that, he made the bed next to me and rolled onto it without even taking off his clothes: "Go to sleep, there will be a lot of things to do tomorrow!"
Erzhu said "hmm" and slowly closed his eyes.
However, the image of the Northern Liao people's broadswords kept lingering in his mind, which scared him so much that sweat broke out on his forehead. He didn't fall asleep until dawn.
Chi Xingyue and Ling Jiheng counted the silver for a long time. The rustling sound made her very excited.
However, even the most greedy person has a soft side.
Chi Xingyue discussed with Ling Jiheng: "Erzhu and the others worked hard during this attack. I want to give everyone a red envelope to thank them for their help to the Ling family."
Ling Jiheng chuckled: "It's up to you to decide!"
Chi Xingyue rolled over and lay on the kang, facing Ling Jiheng: "In this case, I will have to give away most of the money I made from selling couplets this time!"
Ling Jiheng didn't care. They were all family members anyway, so it was just a matter of passing the buck from one hand to the other.
After receiving recognition, Chi Xingyue happily gave out red envelopes.
The three brothers Ling Jiren, Ling Jiyi and Ling Jihao were very courageous. They each gave 100 taels of silver and packed it in a red brocade bag with embroidery.
Elders such as the old lady, the old man, Ling Weiyuan, and Ge Jinglan needed to be calmed down, so they were given ten taels of silver each, which was wrapped in a red brocade bag without any embroidery.
Ling Yizhu, Erzhu and others made great contributions this time, and each of them received 100 taels of silver, which was packed in a sky-blue brocade bag.
Baozhu, Xiaohe, Aunt Taohua and others also worked hard. They each received five taels of silver, which was packed in a pink brocade bag.
As for villagers like Cao Dashan and Song Lizheng, who were able to stand up at the critical moment, Chi Xingyue was grateful and gave them a certain reward, ten taels each.
This has to be said to be a double standard. Although everyone is injured, she clearly distinguishes between her family and outsiders and cannot treat them equally.
However, ten taels is not a small amount. If the villagers had not joined them in growing mushrooms, they might not have been able to save enough even after working for several years.
Even if life is better this year, ten taels will be enough to keep me busy for a long time.
When a stuffed pancake falls from the sky, no matter how big it is, it tastes delicious.
Chi Xingyue put all the treasure bags into the space and fell asleep contentedly.
The next morning, it was another busy day.
Chi Xingyue woke up from her sleep and first touched Ling Jiheng's forehead. Seeing that he didn't have a fever, she breathed a sigh of relief.
I was about to get up and wash up, but then I remembered that Baozhu might not be awake. I was about to enter the space, but I found that Ling Jiheng was woken up by my movement.
Chi Xingyue simply took him with him, and then inevitably did the same thing as Ling Yi.
I wasn't too upset. After all, the toilet in the space was different from the open-air toilet. It didn't have any smell and was quite clean.
Afterwards, she used a towel to wash his hands and face, and even simply brushed his teeth and tied his hair. Then she tidied herself up, changed her clothes, and followed him out of the space.
He opened the door of the west room, went to the west wing to see Erzhu, then went to Zheguiyuan and Tinglanyuan to visit the wounded, and then went to Rongsiyuan to have breakfast.
"I made an appointment with Boss Liu to deliver the goods today. My husband, eldest brother, third brother, and fourth brother are all injured. I will take Ling Yi and the others with me today!"
The old lady subconsciously wanted to stop them, but thinking of the Ling family's business principles, she nodded and said, "Bring more people with you and be careful on the road."
Chi Xingyue hummed, quickening her pace as she ate. Before long, she and Ling Jiheng returned to Qingfeng Courtyard.
"How about I go with you?" Ling Jiheng was a little worried because he was afraid that the Bei Liao people were hiding in the dark.
Chi Xingyue shook her head: "Even if we really meet a bad guy, you will be injured and can't protect me.
Don't worry, my marksmanship is pretty good now. Besides, you trained Ling Yi and the others, so it's no problem for me to fight ten of them alone."
Ling Jiheng was persuaded by her words, but he still watched her put on the bulletproof vest.
"Keep your weapons close to you. If you're in danger, hide them without worry. Your husband will take care of the aftermath!"
Chi Xingyue didn't know how he would deal with the aftermath, but he still smiled and nodded, and put the couplets written by the family the day before in the car.
Ling Yi and Jin Bao sat at the front of the train, while Yin Bao and Hong Yu sat in the inner carriage. At this moment, Chi Xingyue felt as if he had been transported to another world.
The car was speeding on the quiet road. The snow that had fallen two days ago had completely covered up any traces of Zhou Jiajun's visit that night.
Chi Xingyue lifted the curtain, took a look, and then closed it. All around was white, and there was really nothing to see.
The roads were slippery due to the snow, and with so many people on board, it took a long time to reach the county town. Chi Xingyue noticed that the guards were particularly strict today.
"What are you doing here? Where's your ID?"
Just as Chi Xingyue was about to take the certificate, he saw Jin Bao stuffing a tael of silver into the other party's pocket: "We are from Qingshan Village and are here to deliver something to Mr. Liu in the study!"
The guards at the city gate are all yamen runners who are not very valued in the county government. They can earn some extra money by standing guard.
After being bribed like this, his expression turned from gloomy to bright.
He lifted the curtain, checked the items in the car, and after making sure there was no danger, he let a few people in.
One of them even asked, "Is everything okay in Qingshan Village?"
Jin Bao didn't say much. He took two pairs of couplets from the car and handed them to the other party: "Alas, it's hard to explain. If we hadn't promised to deliver the goods today, we definitely wouldn't dare to come out."
The yamen runner patted Jinbao on the shoulder and expressed sympathy for the situation in Qingshan Village. He stopped gossiping and let the men go.
Jinbao drove the ox cart straight to the study. When they arrived, he, Lingyi and Yinbao took down the couplets.
"Boss Liu, please count, there are definitely enough!" Chi Xingyue handed the other party a stack of blessing characters: "This is a bonus!"
After saying that, he sighed: "This is the only batch of goods left, please sell it sparingly!"
Although the Ling family did not set up a stall these two days, the golden couplets became completely famous in the county through word of mouth.
Many people went to the streets to ask about it, thinking that the couplets were particularly beautiful because of their jewels and precious stones. They wanted to buy them, but couldn't find any way to buy them.
Boss Liu announced that he had it and planned to make a fortune.
As a result, Chi Xingyue said that there was no stock. Ha, there were only so many, how could it be enough to sell!
"My dear lady, can you please write a little more? Are you short of paper or people?
If you're short on paper, we have some in the warehouse! If you're short on staff, well, I, the waiter, can also read and write!"
Chi Xingyue sighed: "Boss Liu should have heard about it. These past two days... we barely escaped a disaster. Before the New Year, we really didn't dare to come out!"
Boss Liu slapped his forehead and suddenly realized, "Is everything alright at home? Look at me, I didn't react. Hey, those Northern Liao people are burning, killing, and looting. They are really bad people!"
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