The wife of a woman collecting herbs cannot be bullied

Chapter 657

The return of Chu Xu and his party to Beijing was quite a sensation.

Both the emperor himself and the people of Great Chu were more enthusiastic than ever for a clan general who had made great efforts for the country on the sea, pacified the southern seas, and achieved unprecedented peace along the coast of Great Chu.

As soon as the 'Fierce Dragon' docked at the Royal Inner Dock, the imperial ministers sent by Emperor Jing Xing and several virtuous clan princes greeted the ship.Firstly, they wanted to personally experience the feeling of standing on the heroic 'Fierce Dragon', and secondly, they wanted to give these officers and soldiers enough dignity.

When the purpose of the award was announced earlier, the soldiers were naturally impassioned, and the family members of the ship stood up to listen, and they were also very excited, after all, they also had a part in this dignity.

After finally waiting for the welcoming ceremony to end, before Chu Xu had time to change into his clothes, he was ordered to meet with him, and followed the imperial envoys into the palace.

Those young boys who had been practicing for almost a year also dispersed in a rush, and went back to their respective homes, chatting and laughing happily all the way, I don't know how excited they are.

At this time, even the most naughty children think: It's good to go home!
Jiaojiao looked at his father's back, covered his nose with his hand and said, "Daddy doesn't take a bath, it stinks!"

Shi Chuying almost fell down laughing.

This little girl Jiaojiao has an exceptionally good nose, which family born by the sea doesn't live with the smell of fresh fish?However, as long as she has seen it once, she will know what kind of fish and shrimp it is just by smelling it from a distance without looking at it next time.Don't look at her growing up to be more than two years old by the sea, but calling her daddy stinky every day...

But what Jiaojiao said is correct, Chu Xu is now used to the smell of the sea, and he can't detect it, but for the inland people, even if they are facing the wind for a mile, they can still detect the smell of sea oysters Son.

This is his audience, it is conceivable that the one who suffers is not him...

After the high-profile imperial envoys and officials left, the deacons and officials from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Households went to work directly on the "Fierce Dragon".

Shi Chuying heard that there were 30 elite soldiers when they went there, and this time there were 15 people on defense.These thousand people were all given a month's leave, and those who are far away from home can also ask for another leave to visit relatives, of course, with the consent of their own superiors; in addition, each officer and soldier has received an extra reward, [-] taels of silver per person, sailors and other miscellaneous [-] taels per person!

"...My son is very happy to see those uncles." After watching the scene, Brother Shi came back and said to his mother and younger sisters, "Good guy, I have lifted twenty or thirty boxes of silver boxes alone! Click here Those who are famous will be given a few ingots of silver, and those uncles grinned to their cheeks."

"Why don't they go home and share the money?" Yoyo asked her mother, what a waste of time on the boat, they couldn't get off the boat, they could only wait.

Shi Chuying is asking people to check the luggage first according to the list, so as not to stay in a mess for a while.Hearing my daughter's question, I also took the time to reply: "These uncles were all transferred from various barracks below, and they dispersed after disembarking. Once they return to the barracks, how much money will be left in their hands if the reward money is sent to them?" , but it’s hard to say.”

Chu Xu never bothered to withhold military pay, nor did Wu Zuqing and others allow it to be deducted. These soldiers have been lucky with Chu Xu in the past few years.

The soldiers all lamented that they had to follow such a leader, who had money himself, looked down on those petty methods, and could lead everyone to get rich together.

"Yes, I heard that there is a month's leave, and those who are far away can ask for leave to visit relatives. My son also heard that the reward came from the old sage's private treasury. There are two eunuchs overseeing the work." Maybe they are afraid that they will also withhold the reward money?
"Really? Does daddy also have a holiday? Mom, why don't we let daddy take us to a restaurant?"

After talking about the restaurant, he struggled again: "These people like money and should earn it themselves. Selling turtle eggs can earn five taels a month."

Yoyo is already eight years old, her mind is jumping a bit, she was talking about this one thing, and then she ran to another one.But those who are familiar with her are used to her jumping method.

Selling turtle eggs started a few years ago.At that time, in order to earn money, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family planned to dig tortoise eggs on the beach to sell when the tortoises were laying eggs. Most of the children from poor families by the sea did this, and the competition was fierce.

After hearing about it, Yoyo followed suit. A group of children rushed to dig with headscarves, small sand buckets and shovels.

The children of Chu Xu's family, except Jiaojiao who was too young and had no chance to go, have all done this small business. They are barefoot, wearing half-length coarse cloth trousers and jackets, and big bamboo hats. No one knows anyone.

Brother Zhao once took his younger siblings to watch turtles laying eggs at night when the moonlight was bright...

The beach in Nanwaihai has no end in sight. When the egg-laying season comes, turtles in the sea will come ashore densely and dig the sand to lay their eggs.Although a lot of them are poached by people and other animals every year, many little turtles are still born every year.

This is also a balance of nature.

Turtle eggs are quite nutritious, many people buy them, but even more people sell them.The days when the children can earn this kind of money are short, and it is not unusual for them to compete for good stalls, or grab other people's turtle eggs.Although you can buy a few taels of silver a month, you have to fight frequently to protect food.

Shi Chuying only gave the children some rules and methods in the arena, as well as the principles of handling, and did not intervene, and Chu Xu only analyzed how to rob them and how to fight would be more beneficial...

Anyway, none of these two parents stopped their children from fighting on the beach. As long as they didn't do bad things because of their family status, they would let them go.

Due to the delay in distributing the reward money, the family members on board had to count their luggage again. They had counted every day a few days in advance, so they just counted again when they were idle and bored.Therefore, by the time they can disembark, every family is ready to go.

When the group of them returned to the mansion, Chu Xu followed closely.After the family washed up, they had a simple lunch and then went to rest.After sitting on the boat for a month, everyone is a little tired.

Shi Chuying was in good spirits, first she called the stewards and aunts from all over the place, and ordered: the people accompanying this time will have half a month's vacation from now on, let the stewards and aunts immediately appoint people to handle the tasks in their hands Errands, let everyone have a good rest and rectification.

(End of this chapter)