After feeding the Lilliputian Kingdom, I became rich through plane trading

Chapter 171: The ancestors gave them all to you!
When Yun Jin heard that his guardian angel liked music, chess, calligraphy and painting, he instantly became sad.

He hates reading the most.

When I was a child, I was a naughty boy who was sleepy in class and naughty after class.

I am the type of person who gets dizzy when seeing too many words, but enjoys listening to storytelling.

In order to learn the art of war when he was young, he forced the young Yun Zhan to memorize the entire book of military tactics and its annotations, and then repeat them to him.

As a result, Yun Zhan could recite all the military books by heart, and when he grew up, it was natural for him to join the army.

Yun Jin considers himself to be a rough guy.

Today, he is able to become the Grand Marshal commanding the three armies, all thanks to his superb martial arts and outstanding talent in commanding troops.

How come the Yun family's patron saint doesn't look like him at all?
He loves reading so much, which is very similar to his eldest son Yun Zhan.

The old ancestor felt a little melancholy.

"Brother Zhan, I'll leave the book buying to you."

"Buy more for your children, and pick the best ones!"

Yun Zhan knew his father's temper very well. He glanced at him and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll write a letter and send it back to Beijing, asking my mother and the others to help with this matter."

There has been constant war in Yuzhou, and bookstores and the like cannot remain open.

If I want to buy books and paintings, and especially the best and most comprehensive ones, I can only write a letter back to Beijing and ask my family there to help me buy them, and then send my servants to deliver them here personally.

Yun Zhan took this matter very seriously and immediately went back to his study to write a letter.

Yun Jin stood there and thought about it, and felt that it was inappropriate to repay such a great favor with just a few books.

Even if it was his own grandchildren who were filial to him, there was no reason for him to let the children suffer in vain.

Yun Jin moved several large boxes out of his bedroom.

Open them all and show them to Yunzhen openly.

"In recent years, we have fought at the border and captured a lot of spoils, most of which are treasures of Tatar nobles. It's not bad to exchange them for money."

"Child, take a look and see if there is anything you like? The ancestors will give them to you!"

Yunzhen wanted to say no.

These are things that our ancestors fought hard for, and each piece of trophy is a medal that belongs to him alone.

Moreover, prices soared during the famine years, and there will definitely be many places to spend money in the future.

How could she take away the old ancestors' property when she was short of money? This was inappropriate.

"I do not……"

As soon as Yun Jin heard her, he knew she was going to refuse, so he raised his hand to interrupt her and picked out a few items from the box.

"Just accept what our ancestors gave you. Don't be embarrassed."

"Look at this dagger, it's quite nice. And these jewels, take them! Otherwise we won't accept your things anymore."

Yunzhen scratched his head and put down a small ceramic tray.

"Thank you very much, old man. You can just put it on top."

If they don't accept anything, Yun Jin and his son will probably feel guilty.

Just collect an appropriate amount and then compensate them with more supplies later.

Yunzhen enlarged the dagger and jewelry on the tray and found that the dagger was inlaid with various rare gems. The overall design was luxurious and beautiful, and looked full of exotic style.

These things become cultural relics and antiques in the real world, and their research value is higher than selling them.

Yunzhen put it in the safe, planning to pack it up together with the ancient books after they were delivered, and ask Pei Rongzhao to send it to the History Museum.

***
After dinner in the evening, Yunzhen went to his father to ask for the family tree.

She wanted to explore the relationship between her family and Yun Jin and his son.

As a result, her father told her with a surprised look on his face:

"Ancestors from a thousand years ago?! I only have ancestors from within the past 300 years."

A thousand years, given the backward productivity, short life expectancy and widespread early marriage in ancient times, was enough to pass on for 30 generations.

During these 30 generations, the descendants of the Yun family have long been scattered all over the country due to the division of legitimate and illegitimate families, the separation of brothers, natural disasters, wars, and population migration. Even the family tree and ancestral hall were built separately after the division. "If you want to find a family tree from a thousand years ago, you probably have to travel through most of the Xia Kingdom."

Yunzhen thought it was too troublesome, so he gave up and turned to ask the system instead.

"The Yun Jin father and son should be the ancestors of my family, right?"

The system gave a positive answer: "After tracing the origin of the Qiankun Stone, it was confirmed that they were the ancestors of your family."

Yun Zhen was completely relieved after hearing this.

It doesn't matter if she is not the real ancestor, she will still provide supplies and take care of her.

But if there is an extra layer of blood relationship, the sense of closeness is still very different.

We can feel more relaxed and confident when doing anything for them.

***
The next morning, Yunzhen entered the study.

He walked to the bookcase habitually and glanced at each plane.

In the ancient dimension, Yun Jin and his son were discussing the next battle plan with a group of deputy generals.

Yunzhen did not disturb them, but switched the scene and looked around the military camp.

The soldiers in the camp were all busy with their own things.

In the kitchen, the cooks were washing, cutting, lighting fires and heating pots, apparently preparing for lunch.

The ancients originally only ate two meals a day, breakfast at 9 a.m. and lunch at 4 p.m.

But a thousand years ago, with the development and progress of productivity and the improvement of living standards, the pattern of three meals a day had gradually taken shape.

The Great Zhou is now in the midst of a famine year, and food supplies are in very short supply.

Before Yunzhen arrived, soldiers guarding the border had to eat only two meals of thin porridge a day, just to get by.

Their granaries were refilled yesterday, and they were promised a continuous supply in the future.

Yun Jin then gave the order to change the diet back to three meals a day.

This will allow the soldiers to have more energy to cope with daily training, and they will no longer be half-dead and in a worrying state when going to the battlefield to kill the enemy as before.

Since there was a lack of conditions for long-term preservation in ancient times and Yun Zhen gave a lot, the cooks were more generous in using ingredients when cooking.

Meat is especially difficult to store, so eat it quickly to avoid waste.

The chef was using the fat from the meat to make lard, and there were bowls of golden and crispy lard residue next to him.

Several helpers stood there, swallowing madly, staring with infatuated eyes.

The chef glared at them, stretched his neck to look around, and when he saw that there was no one around, he grabbed a piece of lard and ate it, then gave one to each of the helpers.

Well, that saying really holds true.

There is no chef who doesn't steal food.

Yunzhen smiled and looked somewhere else.

Beside the small pond, a group of chores were washing clothes, and not far away sat a few more who were responsible for mending the damaged clothes.

Many of the clothes piled on the ground are in tatters and have several layers of patches. I don’t know how long they can still be worn.

The weather is getting colder, and they haven't taken out their cotton-padded jackets, quilts, etc. to dry in the sun.

Is it that the time has not come yet, or is there no reserve at all, and they are prepared to withstand the cold wind with only a few sets of clothing?

A soldier who was mending his clothes sighed and said to the person next to him:

"The marshal's clothes are all in tatters, and he hasn't bought any new ones."

"After this repair, it won't be possible to repair it again if it's damaged again."

Another soldier glanced sideways, shook his head and said:

"Alas! No one in Yuzhou dares to open a shop to sell cloth. It's a long way from the capital to here. We can't let our servants come all the way here just to deliver a few pieces of clothing, right?"

"Let's see how things go in a few days. Maybe we can go to a town farther away to make some purchases."

"But many people have fled to escape the famine, so whether you can buy one depends on luck."

(End of this chapter)