Cub Nursery

Chapter 168

Rewards are like flowing water, rare antiques, gold and white jade, ginseng and ganoderma, etc., are all tributes that cannot be seen in other places.

"It's worth tens of thousands of gold." The eunuch who gave the reward left, and the baby hurried over to look at it, and said in surprise, "They are all rare treasures."

"Whoever you like can take it and put it in your own room, and if you don't like it, you can send it to the warehouse and put it away." Yan Xun said casually, as if these are not rare treasures, but ordinary things.

The cubs hurried over to pick out the ones they like.

The baby chose a black jade wolfhound with a peculiar shape, the flower tree cub chose a tree carved with white jade, and the snake-bodied cub chose a jade ruyi...

All these rare curios are placed on the Bogu shelf, and the rest are sent to the warehouse.

"After all, it's a life-saving grace." Seeing the cubs scattered, Yan Xun folded his arms and leaned on Jing Fengye and said, "If it wasn't for Mr. Huo, he would not have been willing to enter the Imperial Hospital. I am afraid that the emperor would give Huo Mr. Seal the official and let him enter the imperial hospital."

"I'm afraid the capital will be stormy again." Jing Fengye said in a deep voice.

After experiencing the simplicity of the border towns, and then returning to the capital, these incomparably complicated situations are quite obvious, making Yan Xun exhausted, unable to escape, and can only deal with them.

This capital city is indeed prosperous, but it is also the deepest vortex in the entire Great Qin. Ordinary people entering the capital may have to follow the crowd.

"Clean up and go back to the border town tomorrow," Yan Xun said.

"En." Jing Fengye breathed a sigh of relief, he and Yan Xun really have a good understanding.

The emperor rested for several days and returned to court.

Those courtiers with ghosts in their hearts looked up and saw that the emperor's face was ruddy, his voice was like a bell, and his condition was much better than before. This is not a serious illness, it is clearly in excellent health.

Then the news from the womb a few days ago, coupled with the fact that the emperor claimed that he was sick and would not go to court, and that he could not see his courtiers, it might be a well-known empty city plan.

Many people felt their backs shudder, and looked left and right without a trace, looking for anyone who disappeared secretly. Those who disappeared must have been tricked by the emperor.

The few generals were all high-spirited, headed by Yang Shuning, all of them held their heads high.

Seeing that no one spoke, Yang Shuning took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, I ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to exchange the debt."

"Arrears?" The emperor looked at the Minister of the Household Department fiercely.

Hubu Shangshu didn't know anything, so he hurried out to call for grievances.

Then Yang Shuning said in a calm and unhurried manner, "The hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the border town have spent [-]% of the allocation from the household department, and the rest are all owed by the ministers to Lord Yan, including money, food, and cloth. I also ask Lord Shangshu to raise your hand and help." Pay off the debt."

"Hello, Yang Shuning!" The emperor suddenly became one head and two big.

Back then when he was at the seaside, Yang Shuning led troops to guard him like hooligans, he robbed Yan Xun not only of money and food, but also of fabrics, later he even robbed trains, now he went to the border town, it is still the same.Not only that, but the generals who went to the dynasty were wearing new clothes under their armors. At first glance, they looked like new fabrics produced by the workshops in the border town, which had not been sold in the capital yet.

The emperor thought that he had rewarded Yan Xun with a treasure that was worth more than ten thousand gold, and that Yan Xun had publicly sold the skeletons of hoppers and monsters a few days ago, earning more than ten thousand gold, and the border soldiers got more bones than Yan Xun. , Another large sum of money.

But the debt Yang Shuning owes is real, not to mention that the cubs helped win the battle. If we cross the river and demolish the bridge now, who can guarantee that the demon country will not send a big demon to attack the city next time?

What the emperor could think of, everyone else could think of too.

The civil servants headed by Lu Chaoyang were gearing up to find trouble, to suppress the prestige of Yang Shuning and others, but now that the debts were down, many individuals directly held their breath and almost suffocated to death.

This debt has already been owed, it is impossible to write it off, and Yan Xun has just become a county lord, it is impossible to give him a promotion to offset it.

There was no discussion until the next court, but Yang Shuning directly asked to resign and return to the border town, and the emperor agreed.

Yang Shuning took the Taoist soldiers and left so much mess, and got on the train directly.

Yan Xun also boarded the train with the cubs and a group of disabled Taoist soldiers.

Go to the border town.

After returning from the capital, the Taoist soldiers were promoted one by one, and some of them with high military exploits even got the chance to face the saints, which can be described as high-spirited.

And although the cubs didn't get the reward, Yan Xun became the magistrate of the county and had a fief, which was something no one expected.

"This is the border town." Qin Liu stood in front of the bed, looking at the cotton fields outside.

Now the capital is no longer unfamiliar with the border town. The truth about Guiyuan Chongya demon’s siege of the city was revealed before and after, and people who went to visit relatives in the border town came back to spread the word of mouth. There are also those soft cotton cloths in the shopping mall that are extremely affordable. The border town already knew a lot.

May I ask whose child can't tell a story about Guiyuan's insect bud demon attacking the city, and whose family doesn't have a few cheap cotton cloths bought from the mall?

There is also the sale of the skeletons of the hoppers, who spend a lot of money at every turn, and each family is vying to pay for a skeleton with the traces of a baby in the nursery hall. Who doesn't talk about such feats in spare time? sentence.

As a prince, Qin Liu knew more.

Even Qin Qi had been to the border town before, and experienced the siege of the Guiyuan worm bud demon.

It’s just that Qin Qi has a lot of thoughts, and he is neither close nor far from anyone. Qin Liu has not heard what he said, and now he sees the border town with his own eyes, sees the cotton fields and mulberry fields, and the huge textiles that are not inferior to the seaside workshops. The workshop, the soaring demon-watching tower, and the gloomy sky of the demon country farther away, all of these surprised Qin Liu with a tinge of understanding.

Nothing is impossible for Yan Xun in the border town.

The huge border town train station is even more magnificent than the seaside. The clean and bright glass door opened before Yan Xun approached. All the military households in the border town who had been waiting for a long time came out to greet them. The smiles on their faces were unstoppable Fake.

Qin Liu followed behind the cub, looking at these military households who were genuinely smiling and happy for Yan Xun's arrival, he felt rather uncomfortable.

The royal family has always been superior to others. No matter where they go, the people will bow down, but that is just the awe of the people, and there is no such heartfelt joy.

"Master Yan, you are here." Brother Huan took the lead, followed by a group of stewards, all clapping their hands at Yan Xun.

"Go in and talk." Yan Xun cupped his hands.

Brother Huan hurriedly led the way.

The cubs quickly blended in and talked to the stewards.

Qin Liu still followed behind. He was not displeased by being offended or ignored. Instead, he looked at these people carefully, listened to what they said, and wanted to get to know the border town quickly.

After entering the room, Yan Xun said, "This is Your Highness Sixth."

"You don't need to be restrained." Qin Liu hurriedly said.

Seeing that Qin Liu was different from Qin Qi, that he was not putting on airs and speaking casually, everyone was slightly relieved.

After taking his seat, Brother Huan hurriedly asked, "Have you figured out where to draw your lord?"

The stewards behind all pricked up their ears and looked at Yan Xun expectantly.

Their idea is very simple, but they want to know whether the work at hand can continue to be done, and whether they can move in after the fief is designated.

Following Lord Yan has work, clothes to wear, and canned food to eat, my children can go to school to study in the future, maybe they can get rid of their status as military households, take imperial examinations, become officials in the court, and even enter workshops in the future , no matter what, as long as you follow Yan Xun, you will definitely have something to eat.

How could Yan Xun fail to guess what these people were thinking? He shook his head with a smile and said, "My fief is not intended to be lived in, nor is it intended to station troops. It is just to build an umbrella workshop. The disabled soldiers are just working..."

"Then..." Brother Huan was taken aback.

Ever since they heard that Yan Xun had become the county lord, the stewards had been chased and questioned many times by their subordinates, and the stewards had also discussed in private for a long time, waiting for Yan Xun to return to the border town so that they could ask carefully.

But Yan Xun had no plans to run the fiefdom.

It was a county, if Yan Xun opened his mouth, I don't know how many people would be willing to move in, if Yan Xun was willing to station troops, I don't know how many soldiers he could gather.

Anyway, all the military households in the border town are willing, and the Taoist soldiers in the camp in the border town may not have thought about it.

It's just that after thousands of calculations, no one thought that Yan Xun didn't plan to manage the fief, but wanted to build a workshop.

Umbrella-making workshop sounds like a joke.

Nowadays, there are all kinds of oil-paper umbrellas, and ordinary old people have this skill. Even if a workshop is built, can the umbrellas made be sold?

"I know what you guys think, but it's a secret." Yan Xun put it aside, and asked about other things, "How is the workshop? The weather is getting colder, and the winter clothes are about to be prepared."

"Yes." Brother Huan immediately cheered up and said carefully.

After talking about the business, Yan Xun asked again, "Is there a pregnant woman or brother in the past few months?"

"There are a few, and I assigned them some easy work." Brother Huan said hastily.

"Well, when you are about to give birth, you will be granted three months of paid leave. Husbands and wives have vacations." Yan Xun said, "The people in the border towns are still very nice. If you have a good relationship, you should get married as soon as possible. Children That is the greatest wealth."

"Indeed, there are quite a few men and brothers who have that kind of meaning." Brother Huan said, "I used to be poor, so I don't want to get married..."

Even if they get married, the child may not be able to support him after birth, just like Brother Huan's younger brother who starved to death.

Now that we are full of food and drink, and the benefits in the workshop are good enough, naturally many men and brothers start to be interested, and hook up with them in their spare time, but there are still some people who are worried that their future work will be affected by pregnancy. intend to get married.

Those who are already pregnant are already married. They used to eat poorly and drink badly. They were skinny and skinny. pregnant with a baby.

"There are still too few men, I'll go to Daying to ask later." Yan Xun said.

"I'll tell them to go back and prepare." Brother Huan doesn't need Yan Xun to say too clearly now, he knows the meaning of the string, and immediately goes to work.

After a day's rest, Yan Xun and Jing Feng went to the camp in the border town at night.

Yang Qiong is listening to training in the tent.

The hoppers attacked the city violently, and Yang Qiong was seriously injured. If Yan Xun hadn't brought Guiyuan Green Ganoderma in time, Yang Qiong might not have survived.

This time when the generals entered the capital, Yang Qiong was still recovering from his injuries and did not follow him to the capital, but he was also promoted and had more soldiers under his command.

"Your home is on the outer city wall?" Yang Shuning asked coldly, "Go to the outer city wall before your injury heals, you don't want to live?"

"Don't bother father." Yang Qiong said firmly.

His cultivation level is not bad, even though he was seriously injured and nearly died, but he has Guiyuan Green Ganoderma lucidum, and he has almost recovered now, so it is the right way to guard the outer city wall.

"I'm your father, who cares if I don't worry? Yan Xun? He is a traitor, have you really been bought by his sweet words? Without those food and drinks, we Dao soldiers still have to guard the border town, and we still have to serve the border town." Die in battle!" Yang Shuning shouted loudly.

There was a moment of silence in the big tent, and Yang Qiong's calm voice sounded, "Father is right, have you finished scolding? I want to go back to the outer city wall."

"Get lost!" Yang Shuning yelled.

Yang Qiong fell out of the big tent, rolled around on the ground, stood up neatly, and walked out slowly.

He frowned, thinking about what Yang Shuning said in his heart, sometimes he didn't know whether his father was really cheating on Yan Xun, or if he was just acting, or if it was a fake show for real.It’s just that he got Yan Xun’s help, and Yan Xun helped him a lot. If the Taoist soldiers guarding the outer city wall under him didn’t have the guns, cannons, and battle robes given by Yan Xun, and the Guiyuan Green Ganoderma lucidum given by Yan Xun, they wouldn’t be able to survive. Know how much to lose.

Those are all human lives. It is important to defeat the demon kingdom, but human lives are equally important.

And in Yang Shuning's eyes, these are all the benevolence of women. As a general, he should purely guard the border town, nothing else.

"Sweet talk." Yang Qiong sneered.

The workshop under Yan Xun's hands earns countless wealth every day, and he alone is as rich as an enemy, what can't he want?Those little cubs obeyed him, and that Jing Fengye was simply his shadow.

Yan Xun, who has become a county lord, now has money, power, and power.

He doesn't need to sweet talk the Taoist soldiers, he only needs a word, and he doesn't know how many Taoist soldiers will defect.

"No one can understand him, not even you." Yang Qiong murmured, "He is a celestial being. How can we mere mortals know what he is thinking? He didn't force anyone to eat, everyone voluntarily."

Just as she was talking, Yang Qiong raised her head and saw Yan Xun and Jing Fengye slowly entering the camp.

Although the Taoist soldiers on both sides of the road turned a blind eye to Yan Xun, their waists were straight, their eyes were not squinted, and they cheered up without any trace.

The traces of dragon scales on Jing Fengye's body became more and more clear, as if he was fighting silently with these Taoist soldiers.

"Little General Yang." Yan Xun cupped his hands at Yang Qiong, "Not recovering? Why did you come out?"

"I'll go to the outer city wall." Yang Qiong also cupped his hands at Yan Xun.

"Take care of your wounds. After all, the outer city wall is close to the demon country. There are countless demon winds and poisons. Even wearing a battle robe may not be able to fully protect you." Yan Xun said, "Well, before you go, go to Xiaohua to see, Just over there in the ward, it looks like the other cubs are also..."

Yan Xun didn't stop Yang Qiong from going to the outer city wall, but he wasn't at ease, so he asked him to go and see the flower tree cubs.

"Thank you." Yang Qiong cupped his hands again.

The flower tree cubs came to the ward to see a doctor, the bright cubs came to make vaccines, the shaking mountain cubs and the snake body cubs who came to watch the fun were also there, if something wrong happened to Yang Qiong, the flower tree cubs would definitely keep him to recuperate .

Arriving outside the big tent, before Yan Xun got close, he heard a roar from inside, "What are you doing back here? Finally, I will listen to what I said?"

"Which old man?" Yan Xun raised his eyebrows, "General Yang, it's me."

There was a moment of silence inside, then Yang Shuning walked out of the big tent and said, "So it's Master Yan, come in quickly."

"I'm here to ask General Yang to borrow troops and prepare to build an umbrella-making workshop." Yan Xun said, "It's still the old rules, eating, and there are additional subsidies for canned food, plus money subsidies."

Building a railway station, building aqueducts in the fields, and even building a tower to watch demons can all be successfully completed by borrowing troops. Now that Yan Xun borrows troops again, this is already a matter of regulations, and Yang Shuning will naturally not refuse.

After finalizing this matter, Yan Xun said again: "Nowadays the border towns are becoming more and more stable, and there are many unmarried brothers in the military households, can General Yang allow some Taoist soldiers to meet them? It couldn't be better."

With Yan Xun around, the frontier city will definitely become more and more safe in the future. The cubs are preparing to research higher-level equipment. Maybe next year's hopper mad monster will not need the help of cubs to lead the army. It will continue to develop like this , the border town will only become more and more stable.

And the military households have jobs in the workshops, and have saved money on hand. Sooner or later, the unmarried brothers and men will find a partner.

If the border town camp is completely separated from these military households, then the number of military households in the border town will increase in the future, and I am afraid that they will be separated from the border town camp.

And getting married is the best bond of connection.

"I'll make arrangements." Yang Shuning said.

"That would be great." Yan Xun said with a smile.

No matter what Yang Shuning thinks in his heart, Yan Xun's suggestion at this time must be taken seriously, because there is no other better way than this.

The bedding on the kang was thickened again, and the kang was also hot.

Under the oil lamp, there was a layer of mist on the glass window.

Jing Fengye picked up Brother Dan and sent him to the kang where the cubs were resting, and when he came back, he closed the door carefully, leaned over to Yan Xun and asked, "Have you decided which fiefdom you want?"

"En. The border town is very big, and the cotton fields and mulberry fields don't occupy much land now. I plan to choose a piece of land at the edge of the border town to build an umbrella workshop, and then build a concrete road directly to the workshop." Yan Xun said, "This way we can Based on the umbrella workshop, it will gradually expand outward without occupying much land in the border town."

"Does your lord really want to make that kind of umbrella?" Jing Fengye spread the bed sheet on the kang, the cotton cloth is easy to wrinkle, so you have to pull it out hard.

The corners of the cotton cloth were tucked under the mattress, and then the soft pillows were placed on it after tidying up, and the quilt was also carefully placed.

"There's not enough green cotton, so we can only make a bad move." Yan Xun said, "The loss of the siege of the hoppers and demons is still too great. It would be great if there were not so many injured Dao soldiers, and we can save some Guiyuan. Green Lingzhi."

"There is probably something going on in the demon kingdom soon, so many monsters have died, those big monsters will definitely react." Jing Fengye said, "If the big monsters don't respond, we can visit the demon kingdom again .”

Most of the ant marching monster population has decreased by half, and now they are all raised on the horse farm, with Dahei sitting in charge. These ant marching monsters are very honest, and domestication is also very easy. When the time comes to bring the domesticated ant marching monster into the demon country, it will definitely be better than before. Much easier.

"I think so too, as expected, Master Jing is the one who knows me." Seeing that the bed was made, Yan Xun rushed over and got into the bed.

The two of them used to sleep under separate quilts, but they have been sleeping under the same quilt these days.

Jing Fengye also got into bed, Yan Xun rolled over and leaned into his arms.

"Brother Dan doesn't know when he will break his shell." Yan Xun said, "I think Xiaodan spoils my brother too much. He is still a child, so he feels like a little adult. He arranges this and that for him."

"This time Xiaodan stays in the capital, and I can't arrange it even if I want to." Jing Feng said at night.

"Hey, if Brother Dan breaks his shell suddenly, Xiaodan won't be able to see Brother Dan for the first time, I don't know if he will be sad." Yan Xun whispered, "Xiaodan is a madman who loves his brother."

"The cubs too." Jing Fengye held Yan Xun's hand, feeling a little cold, so he rubbed his hands together.

In the next room, the cubs moved out their own nests, tidied them up carefully, and moved out Brother Dan’s nest together, put it in the middle, and put Brother Dan on it.

The snake-body cub stretched out the tip of its tail and touched the egg-laying brother, "I don't know when this brother will break his shell. Master Jing has prepared a lot of clothes for him, and we have to find time to sew some."

"My brother is so big, so the little iron donkey should also be smaller." The black and white cub said, "It may not be appropriate to scale it down, and the style has to be changed."

"Yeah, the iron wheel shoes have to be smaller."

"There is also the shirt, which has to be shrunk."

"There are still preparations."

As the cubs talked to each other, Brother Dan was shaking in the nest, feeling very happy.

The next day, Yan Xun was going to choose a fief.

The road outside was full of dirt and rocks, and the road was not smooth. Riding an iron donkey would definitely not work, so Yan Xun went to the racecourse to borrow a war horse.

Ruan San, who is now in prison, had met Qiu Bao, but Qiu Bao didn't do anything, so they are safe and sound.

The war horse is majestic and majestic, just like the Taoist soldiers, they all carry a murderous look.

"Let's go." Yan Xun turned on his horse, clamped the horse's belly, and the horse immediately left like an arrow.

Behind the mirror, Feng Ye also followed closely behind on a horse.

The cubs also grabbed the rope, staring ahead with piercing eyes, and followed Yan Xun closely.

It didn't stop until the outermost edge of the border town, near the forested low hills.

The terrain here is flat, although not a single blade of grass grows, but it is backed by the mountain, and the front and the border city are far away, so it is a good place for each other.

"That's it." Yan Xun said, "Build the road first, and then build the umbrella workshop."

"Success, we'll draw the blueprints when we get back." The black and white cub rode around and ran back.

Everyone got off their horses to rest. The war horses ate the hay and drank water not far away. Yan Xun and the others brought charcoal stoves and ate scones, sliced ​​meat and canned food.

Looking at the docile war horses, Yan Xun said with emotion, "These war horses are really spiritual, and they are really good to us."

"Yes." The snake-bodied cub nodded quickly, "I am very stable lying on the horse."

Although the identities of these monster cubs have not changed, their circumstances have been changing. Not only the people in the border town accepted them, but even the war horses receded their hostility towards them and carried them forward meekly.

Perhaps these war horses are the first to change. Whoever is good to them and who is malicious to them, these warhorses need to cover up the least, and they don't need to cover up.

"It's getting late, let's go back and make arrangements." Yan Xun said, "We must prepare enough things for the Taoist soldiers, and we must not be short of catties. Let them help the disabled Taoist soldiers brought this time... ..."

"Can they do it?" Jing Fengye asked.

There are quite a few disabled Dao soldiers brought here this time, ranging from severed fingers to severe cases where it is almost impossible to move. Although they have all been treated, they are not the same as healthy Dao soldiers.

"They will help." Yan Xun said calmly, "No matter how you say it, they are all Dao soldiers."