Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 266 The Foundation Has Been Firm

In the hot and dry August, the whole south is plunged into a sweltering heat, only the golden rice is hanging down.Give great relief to others.

But it's been a delightful month for the Jiayan family.

After months of irrigation, his married woman was finally pregnant.

Lao Huai comforted me, but it was the case.

Once he is an heir, he can't sit still thinking about the future.

"You pot burner, you have three months in your stomach, why don't we go and see our fields!"

"Tian?" The woman opened her skirt. After she became pregnant, the milky white corset was wrapped up. It became more and more difficult. While wiping the table, she said:

"It's so far, it's inconvenient!"

"Besides, I have it in my stomach, so it's not easy to go."

"fine!"

Jia Yan said with a smile: "I specially found someone to do it. It's Yicheng in Xiangyang Prefecture. I took a boat, a few fellow soldiers, and everyone went together. It took half a day to get there. It's very convenient."

Seeing that the woman was tempted, Jia Yan stroked his beard, looked at his son who was studying seriously, and said, "Dog, ask your husband for leave tomorrow morning, let's go and see our own land."

Hearing this, Gou'er lost his mind and said in surprise, "Father, how much land does our family have?"

"Hahaha!" Jia Yan was quite proud, and raised three fingers: "Fifty acres, a full fifty acres, are all good paddy fields. When I get old, I will count on it to support me!"

"Hey!" Gou'er also smiled happily: "Father, with so many lands, how much money do you have in a year?"

"This, anyway, can supply you with reading."

Jia couldn't figure it out clearly, and there was doubt in the tiger's eyes: "Hurry up and clean up, we have to eat."

As he spoke, he slapped the woman's buttocks, causing a wave of flesh.

The dog is used to it.

This pair of parents never knew how to avoid taboos.

Two dishes and one soup, especially the large plate of meat is mouth-watering.

"Eat more dogs, you will be a scholar in the future!"

Although the mother-in-law is pregnant, Jia Yan still has the same attitude, and gave the meat to the cheap son.

In this era, the premature mortality rate is too high. In fact, children may not be able to support themselves when they are born. Dogs are eight or nine years old. If there is no accident, they can reach adulthood, so they still have to catch what they already have.

"Father, you may not be a scholar anymore."

The dog muttered: "Sir, you can't take the exam for a scholar in this troubled time, and the imperial court and King Yu have no intentions..."

"Nonsense!" Jia Yan scolded, "This troubled world will definitely end. By then, you will be at the right age. Isn't it easy to be a scholar?"

"Read more!"

That's what he said, but he also murmured in his heart.

If there were no scholars and candidates, where would Jinshi come from?
All the officials and lords in this world are Jinshi!
"Oh!" The mother-in-law frowned, worried about her son: "What should we do with the dog!"

"I'm in a hurry, it's better to pack your bags, it's important to start tomorrow."

This time, I made up my mind.

The next day, Gou'er went to ask for leave early in the morning, and the master taught him not to delay his studies, so he let him go.

A family of three, together with several military households, joined a small boat and headed to Yicheng County.

After walking for a while, we finally saw a plain.

Unlike other paddy fields full of rice, nearly [-] mu of land here is covered with weeds.

Even so, it is like a chessboard, divided into pieces and orderly.

And on the ridges of these fields, one stone tablet after another was erected, and the owner of the land was written.

"Dog, this is it!"

Because of the increasingly strict requirements in the army, Jia Yan read and recognized characters for two hours a day, no matter how elm-headed Jia Yan was, he could read five or six hundred characters.

Regardless of the mud on the ground, he ran fast, found a stone tablet that was gradually covered by weeds, and hurriedly cleared it.

Only with the smell of green grass all over the ground, he is willing to give up.

I was so excited that I couldn't help but ask again for confirmation.

"That's right, it belongs to our family."

The dog confirmed it again and said in affirmation.

The mother-in-law cheered up, touched her swollen belly, and said proudly: "The head of the family, is this really our family?"

"Is that still fake?"

Jia Yan looked at the woman with a strong chest and becoming more and more plump, feeling a surge of enthusiasm in his heart, and said proudly: "On this stone tablet, my name, hometown, age, and military camp are engraved. There must be no false ones."

"In addition, have you seen it? Only [-]% of this area has steles engraved, and the rest are kept. If you make meritorious service in the future, it will be very convenient to directly expand the stele."

Sure enough, when the mother and son looked over, the stone steles were densely packed, but they were scattered and orderly, and they were obviously reserved.

In addition, the military households who accompanied them were also in high spirits, as if they were different from their family.

Jia Yan couldn't help but lay down on the ground, grabbed a handful of grass and ate it straight away, with tears in his eyes: "The grass in my field tastes better than rice."

This feeling is unparalleled.

He has been in the army for so many years, no matter how much money he has received, it is still not as good as the surprise from the land.

At this moment, he can't wait to live here immediately and watch his land full of rice. Unfortunately, after years of fighting, he has forgotten how to cultivate the land.

"Oh, some land can't be reclaimed—"

Jia Yan panicked.

Huguang is sparsely populated, and even tenants are hard to find. He has to be busy with training and fighting, and he really can't manage the land.

Do you really have to wait until you get old?
At this time, not far away, a young son, under the protection of several servants, saw this scene:
"These people rushed to this place as soon as they left Yicheng. I thought there was something there, but it turned out to be a wasteland."

Zheng Sen was inexplicably surprised.

As soon as he arrived in Yicheng, he saw hundreds of people rushing away with their families and their families. There was a stream of cars and horses, which aroused his curiosity, and he couldn't help but come to have a look.

Unexpectedly, the big man in front of him cried while eating green grass.

Is it so difficult for King Yu?Do you have to cry even when you eat grass?
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Impatiently curious, Zheng Sen hurriedly walked over and asked.

"There is nothing difficult."

Looking at this son, Jia Yan could not help but wake up from the excitement, shook his head and said, "I just thought that after working hard for half my life, I finally got this piece of land. I have to wake up from my dream with a smile."

"land?"

Zheng Sen was taken aback, the ridges of the field were surrounded by squares, and it was easy to tell the size. At first glance, it was only about fifty acres.

For such small people, it is not bad.

"It seems that you are doing well!"

"No way, I'm not good at doing business. This is what I fought on the battlefield."

Jia Yan said proudly: "I have been with King Yu for just over a year, and I have fought several battles, so I earned it."

"Are these all?"

Zheng Sen was startled. Although the tens of thousands of acres of plains had not been cultivated, they were extremely fertile, and King Yu was willing to reward them directly.

"These people are all colleagues in the army."

Jia Yan grinned and said, "King Yu specially took a few days off to let us see our own land with our own eyes."

"Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you know how good the land is."

Zheng Sen was silent.

From the eyes of the veteran in front of him, he saw a deep recognition of King Yu.

These people are the foundation of King Yu. I don't know how many people there are in this piece of land.

(End of this chapter)