Chapter 360 Everyone's Quiet Changes
At first, Song Liyun was puzzled as to why Xiao Shitou was unwilling to come back. After asking a few more questions, Xiao Shitou shook his head vigorously, tears in his eyes, and said that he was willing to stay in Wuda to take care of Lao Ma for Song Liyun.
At that time, Song Liyun was in a hurry to come back, but when she saw that Xiao Shitou refused to leave, she gave up.
On the way back, Song Liyun talked about Xiao Shitou again.
Song Dekui obviously understood boys' minds better than her and pointed out the reason directly.
"He's afraid that he'll have a slave brand on his face, and it would be uncomfortable for Madam Yun to see it!"
Song Liyun was speechless, thinking that she was confused. Xiao Shitou had asked her and knew that Madam Yun was working at Baolinju, had food to eat and clothes to wear, and did not work hard, so he did not mention coming back.
It turned out that he was worried that his mother would feel uncomfortable seeing him become a slave.
This is indeed unavoidable, as the mark on Little Stone's face can easily be misunderstood.
It was a custom in the Wu Dynasty that people sentenced to exile would have gold tattoos on their exposed skin to indicate that they were criminals.
With such an obvious mark, I'm afraid the small stone will find it difficult to be accepted by the world.
After hearing the news that Xiao Shitou was alive but not coming back, Madam Yun was sad, but then she began to look forward to it again. She wanted to go to the grassland to reunite with her son.
Song Liyun expressed her support for Madam Yun's idea.
Only Xiao Shitou stayed in the Wuda tribe. Now it was freezing cold, and it would take a long time for him to go back to the grassland.
Madam Yun was not in a hurry. She just said that she would marry into Song Liyun as a maid and let Xiao Shitou sell himself as a slave.
In fact, Song Liyun had no intention of treating Madam Yun as a slave, but just a hired servant.
If you become a companion, you will be a real master and servant who can be beaten, scolded, punished and sold.
She soon put these household chores aside as Song Liyun was very busy.
It was the time when the ice cellar was storing ice like crazy. On the third day after she returned to Suijin Town, she went to check the newly built ice cellar.
The ice cellar is surrounded by a courtyard and is built in a very wild style.
It is 15 feet high and two meters deep underground, with a thick insulation layer and filled with square ice blocks.
When Song Liyun arrived, craftsmen were unloading river ice from an ox cart.
The ice cellar is big enough, and it will take another half month to fill it up, which means it will end before the beginning of spring.
Another ice cellar was filled with slaughtered beef and mutton, and each gap was filled with crushed ice.
These were sent by the Wuda tribe after the Huangsha River froze.
Not only were there mutton skewers running all over the ground from the headquarters, but there were also livestock from the vassal tribes.
In addition to meeting Tianxianglou’s daily consumption, it can also supply beef and mutton from the entire Qili County.
As the year comes to an end, every household is buying New Year's goods.
The market in Suijin Town became more and more prosperous, and even the streets separated by low walls were crowded with people.
Compared with the bleak New Year's Eve a year ago when every household was decorated in white, the current appearance of Suijin Town has completely changed.
The newly built houses for the military families outside the town are neat and uniform, while the town is full of tall courtyards and shops.
Song Dekui was not idle either. As soon as he came back, he handed over the mutton management work to Manager Mu.
There are so many things to do now that Manager Mu is so busy that he is dizzy and urgently needs a helper.
Song Liyun brought gifts to the garrison to meet Captain Luo to express her gratitude for his help in hosting Song Zhenping's wedding.
Captain Luo and General Wang had been waiting for her to come.
Ever since Abu arrived with fifty cavalrymen, they already knew what had happened to the Uda tribe.
We also learned that the leader of the Dongyue tribe was killed, and now the entire Mida Valley is controlled by Wuda.
Whenever he thought that from now on, there would be no more Di invaders in Suijin Town, Captain Luo couldn't stop smiling.
Even if he could no longer make military achievements, he could still station troops and farmland and make a lot of money.
Qili County Magistrate Jiang Feng has already leaked that the imperial court wants to build Qili County into a border trade city, and his Suijin Guard is the most lucrative checkpoint.
But now it is a national mourning, so they can't show too much happiness. After exchanging a few words with Song Liyun, they talked about the dividends of Tianxianglou.
The last time dividends were distributed was in October, and the garrison only received three hundred taels.
After the sales started, other stores joined in one after another, and Pingyang Prefecture also came to purchase mutton and furs.
In order to open up the market as quickly as possible, Song Liyun discussed with Jiang Feng and launched shopping coupons in the name of the government, allowing them to use property deeds and other items as collateral to buy on credit and settle the bill after one month.
During the time Song Liyun was on the grassland, she missed the November dividend, so the share she deserved is still in the hands of Captain Luo.
Wang, the military officer, took out a five-hundred-liang silver note and said with a smile, "Miss Song will be a distinguished person in the future. I'm afraid that if she accepts this money, she will never touch these filthy things again!"
His words have a profound meaning.
Speaking of which, Song Liyun is still a military household and a member of the garrison. The right thing for her to do is to follow the garrison to make money, or to do things for the garrison.
Captain Luo and Wang Jun don't need to be so polite if they need instructions.
But his words clearly meant a test, and the reason was naturally the coronation decree that had just been issued.
Song Liyun smiled bitterly and said, "Captain Luo, General Wang, you're worrying too much! Such a noble person, if he can ascend to heaven in one step, he also has the possibility of falling to the mortal world.
Current affairs have nothing to do with those of us who actually need to buy food to eat.
No matter who is the emperor, the common people also need three meals a day and military pay.
You can’t always beg for money with your palm facing up, you can only stand up straight if you have money in your wallet.”
When the new emperor ascended the throne, the Marquis of Zhenbei, who was the empress dowager's brother, became the powerful Duke of Anguo.
The small Wuda tribe has also changed. In the past, Madam Wuya was just a concubine of the Marquis of Zhenbei, but now she is a royal relative.
Although this change was already expected by Captain Luo and Wang Junxu, the situation became different with the addition of Song Liyun.
Song Liyun is a military household of the Suijin Guard.
Song Liyun had not expected this situation to happen today.
At first, she thought Zhao Tingduo was just an ordinary soldier and wanted to flirt with him.
Even when the two of them decided to get married, he was still just the manager of a small tribe.
It wasn't until Zhao Tingduo revealed his relationship with the Marquis of Zhenbei that Song Liyun was slightly surprised, but still not very moved.
It was perfectly normal for high-ranking officials to have several illegitimate sons. Moreover, the Wuda tribe had returned to the grassland and would have no connection with the Marquis' Mansion in the future. A Shi was still just the young master of a small tribe.
But this time, when she actually arrived at the Wuda tribe, met Madam Wuya, and saw the various supplies sent by the Marquis and the imperial gifts from the palace, she, like Song Zhenping, truly felt that something was wrong.
The royal family, which had never entered her mind, had already affected her, a commoner in the remote countryside, and it might affect her even more in the future.
But what does this noble status have to do with earning money, and Song Liyun has never thought about relying on anyone to live.
She thought so, but others did not think so, just like the change in attitude of Captain Luo and General Wang.
Hearing that Song Liyun still had the same intention of making money as he thought, Captain Luo slapped Wang Junshou on the back and laughed, "Old Wang, I knew Song girl wasn't that kind of person! Money is the real treasure, and it's always more important than face."
It is true that the more money you have, the less it is enough. Even though he was given more than 500 taels of silver last month, he is still waiting for the money to be used.
In order to station troops, a military household courtyard had to be built in the garrison.
Wang Junxu was also relieved. "Miss Song is so insightful. I've been worried! I hope she can find more ways to make money and help us, the rough guys, to benefit from it."
Song Liyun reassured the two with just one sentence: "Don't worry, my two lords. My business in Suijin Town has just begun, and I will rely on you to take good care of it in the future."
Captain Luo smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits, and he patted his chest to assure: "Don't worry, Song girl, no matter how good Jiang Feng'er's words are, I will help you keep it locked up, and no one can move it away!"
Song Liyun frowned: "What did County Magistrate Jiang say?"
Captain Luo and General Wang looked puzzled and said in unison, "You don't know about such a big thing?"
"He's trying to poach our employees!"
(End of this chapter)
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