A farmer from a well-off family would exchange a few buckets of grain for the lack of salt at home. If he wanted to make clothes for his children, he would exchange two hens for a few feet of cloth, or simply weave it himself. This is a self-sufficient small farmer.

Economically, you may never have used money in your life from birth to death.

However, these military dependents in Liuhewan are not only rich, it seems that every household has a lot of savings, otherwise it would be powerless to sympathize with Xiaocan. It is obviously in troubled times, and most people are struggling to survive, but this group of people are surviving.

It should be quite moisturizing.

After all, this was an era when warriors ruled the country. Since the collapse of the military system during the Tianbao period, a recruitment system was adopted. Soldiers were no longer engaged in labor and production. Naturally, the court had to pay wages regularly and in full in order to support the whole family.

The Iron Rooster Li Cunxu did not pay wages and labor insurance to his soldiers, and made them work in single clothes in the winter, and finally met an embarrassing end. With Li Cunxu's lesson, no subsequent emperor would dare to deduct the wages of his soldiers.

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In addition to fixed wages, soldiers will also receive reward money in every war. For example, in the late Tang Dynasty, the rebel king Li Congke and the emperor Li Conghou competed with each other in increasing the amount of reward money. Middle-level officers had as many as a hundred guan, and ordinary soldiers had 20 guan.

As for Li Congke after he became emperor, he raided the treasury and the harem, but failed to meet the promise he made when he raised his army.

This time when Privy Councilor Guo Wei led the army to suppress the rebellion, the first thing he did was to seize the treasury and use money to pave the way. Now that the war has been going on for more than a year, his soldiers still obey his orders obediently.

This is still the small head. The big head is the war itself. If you lose, you will surrender at worst and ask for rewards from the new master. You can do whatever you want with whomever you want. If you win, don’t blame the soldier for being evil. In short, you will make money both inside and outside.

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With such a generous income, how could it be possible that a family with more than one member of the family serving in the military would have no money? The Xu family had lived next to them for twenty years, and they had never heard of any military dependents in Liuhe Bay starving to death.

This seemingly shabby Liuhewan is actually a wealthy area in Kaifeng City. The key thing is that there are no tax collectors, no servants, no gangsters, and even no competitors. Isn’t it true that you are in Baoshan without knowing it?

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After finding the market, Xu Xian quickly determined the project and started to take action immediately. After all, fifty guan earned a lot of interest every day. He went to the market to order various things from craftsmen and hired donkey carts.

Transport it home.

I just got the mold from the carpenter and I can start working on it tomorrow. Xu Xian walked home with the mold in his arms. As soon as he arrived at Liuhe Bay, he saw a group of half-grown children playing in the small pond.

As a military compound with nearly a thousand households, how could Liuhewan be missing naughty children? Their share of stealing, fighting, and fighting turned the pond where everyone washed rice and washed clothes into a muddy pond.

All of them have become mud monkeys.

Seeing Xu Xian coming, someone shouted, "Look, the nerd is coming!" As he said that, someone dug mud from the pond and threw it towards Xu Xian. The mud fell on Xu Xian's body.

In front of me, my trouser legs were splattered with mud.

Xu Xian smiled and raised his foot to shovel, the mud in front of him flew back again, and landed on the head of the person who threw him. It was like cold water falling into a hot oil pan, a small pond.

It exploded immediately.

"This idiot actually dares to fight back, Jiubao, why don't you go beat him up!"

Some people are fooled, and some people are fooled. At that moment, a clay figure jumped out of the pond and ran towards Xuxian. The people in the pond looked like they were eating melons and watching the fun. They were just wondering why the nerd didn't behave like usual.

Run away with your head in your hands.

Jiu Bao was also surprised. For a moment he didn't know whether he should take action or not. After all, Xu Xian was half a head taller than him. Especially when he looked at him with a smile without any fuss, Jiu Bao felt frightened. He suddenly thought

This nerd had even defrauded a corpse, and he couldn't help but feel timid.

Of course, we can't just go back like this. Isn't it a joke that I can't even deal with the nerds? Jiubao slapped his skinny ribs so that they made a bang bang sound and shouted: "Nerd, I won't make it difficult for you, let me stand on your head."

Just throw a bunch of mud at it and forget about it."

"Oh, Brother Jiubao is really a small person with a big belly, but what if I don't want to?"

"What? You still don't want to!" Jiubao glared and shouted: "That's easy to say, you give me Xiaocan's marriage contract. My grandma said that Xiaocan will be my mother-in-law."

"Jiu Bao has the talent! Bring Xiao Can here today, don't let her suffer like a nerd again!"

Someone in the pond gave Jiubao a thumbs up, and Jiubao suddenly felt like a man, "What do you think? Let Xiaocan be my mother-in-law. I promise not to bully you in the future. If anyone wants to bully you, I will stand up for you."

Xu Xian frowned and asked: "Brother Jiubao seems to be less than thirteen, what are you doing marrying your wife at such a young age?"

Jiubao pinched his nose and said, "Nonsense, of course I'm giving birth to a baby."

"Then do you know how to give birth to a baby?" Looking at Jiubao's confused face, Xu Xian smiled and said: "It seems that Brother Jiubao's babies have grown in vain, so why not find a pig-grower to finish the job...

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"What are you talking about? Why are you involving the pigmaker again!"

"Jiubao, you idiot, he is playing tricks on you!"

Although he didn't understand how Xu Xian had tricked him, it didn't stop Jiubao from getting angry, "If you dare to trick me, then try my iron head skills! Yeah, yeah, yeah..."

As Jiubao spoke, he lowered his head and rushed over with a shout. Xu Xian put down the mold calmly, grabbed Jiubao's hair in a flash, used his strength to help Jiubao turn around, and put it on his butt.

With a slight kick, Jiubao stumbled back into the pond again.

Jiubao cried loudly, "The nerd bullied me, Da Kui avenged me, I will give the little silkworm to you! Wuwuwu..."

Although this naughty kid usually fights and scolds, he is very united when he meets outsiders. What's more, they are all related to each other, so Xu Xian is just an outsider to them.

Now that my family has been bullied, there is no reason not to regain the situation. A group of people came out of the water and surrounded Xu Xian, wearing clothes indiscriminately. The leader was not tall, and he was wearing

His muscles are strong and well-proportioned, and his big aquiline nose is particularly eye-catching. It is obvious that this man is not a pure Han Chinese.

There have been many Hu soldiers in the army since the beginning of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. There was also such a group in the late Tang Dynasty, called Shatuo people. The Shatuo people were originally under the rule of the Beiting Protectorate. After the Anshi Rebellion, the connection between Beiting and the Tang court was

After Tubo was cut off, the Shatuo people began to work for Tubo. Later, the two sides had a falling out and subsequently returned to the Tang Dynasty.

The Shatuo people were strong in stature and good at riding and shooting. They were also called the Crow Army because they wore black military uniforms. In the troubled times from the late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, the Shatuo people shone brightly.

The Shatuo people contributed a lot to the suppression of the Pangxun Uprising and the Huangchao Uprising. Three of the Five Dynasties Dynasties were founded by the Shatuo people. Li Keyong, Li Cunxu, and Li Siyuan were all outstanding Shatuo leaders.

Although Shi Jingtang and Liu Zhiyuan are also Shatuo people, they have been Hanized, and the Shatuo people group has begun to disintegrate. They cannot be called Shatuo leaders. Especially the "Han Emperor" Liu Zhiyuan, who calls himself a descendant of Liu Bang.

This Da Kui, like Liu Zhiyuan, is also a Chinese Shatuo person. Except for an abrupt nose and a slightly stronger figure than his peers, there is no shadow of Shatuo people at all. Even his name is so down-to-earth.

Looking at the teenagers surrounding him in a circle, Xu Xian teased: "It seems that you are planning to bully the smaller ones?"

Xu Xian responded with a burst of laughter. Da Kui stepped forward and patted his chest as hard as Jiubao, but he really knew what he was saying, "How can we deal with such an idiot like you? I can do it with just one finger."

You were knocked down, but my hands are heavy and I'm afraid I might cripple you. Go beat him up, don't beat him to death."

As Da Kui said, he pulled out a skinny young man from behind. The man's eyes were rolling around like a monkey spirit, and he whispered to Da Kui: "I don't know who the nerd learned the trick of cleaning up the nine treasures from just now."

, I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat him. If I lose, I'll lose everyone's face. Among us, you are the best at fighting. Just deal with him neatly. Everyone will obey you in the future. You don't.

Seeing that A Liang can no longer bear it, he has wanted to take the lead for a long time."

"Yes, we can't let A Liang show his face. He has to wait until I join the army before he wants to stand out." Da Kui obviously has as many muscles in his head as his body. When someone deceives him, he can't wait to jump out and use the gun. That

The guy named Xiaozi folded his arms and smiled evilly, waiting for a good show.

"Don't say I'm bullying you, I want you to hit me three times on the chest first!" Dakui said, stretching the muscles in his chest with both arms and moving.

"Do you really want to fight?"

"I think you were scared and got under my crotch. I will spare you today!"

"Drilling the crotch! Drilling the crotch!..."

In ancient times when entertainment activities were scarce, this was definitely a good show. The naughty kids around also watched the fun and were not afraid of causing trouble, and started to make noises along with it.

Xu Xian put his hands behind his back and said, "I don't think there's any benefit at all. This fight isn't worth it. I think it's better to do this. If I lose, I'll dig into your crotch. What should you do if you lose?"

"If I lose, I'll get into your pants too!"

"Who cares about you digging into your crotch? If you lose, you must be respectful when you see me and obey my orders in everything. I tell you not to go east or west!"

"What? Then I will have to obey your orders for the rest of my life!"

"That's what I mean. If you are scared, just get out of the way. Don't pretend to be a hero in front of me like this in the future!"

"I'm afraid of you, so just bet! Watch the boxing!"

Xu Xian waved his hands repeatedly, "Didn't you tell me to hit you three times on the chest first?"

Dakui puffed up his chest and said, "What's the difference? Just hit him, but you're not allowed to hit him anywhere else!"

Xu Xian walked up to him, stretched out his index finger and tapped his strong chest three times, took a few steps back, and said with a narrow smile: "I'm done beating him, you can start now!"

The naughty children around burst into laughter. Da Kui was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. His face turned red and he roared: "How dare you, a nerd, play tricks on me!" Before he could finish his words, the man rushed forward, and his fist went straight to Xu Xian's face.

Cheeks.

Xu Xian's body dwarfed and he dashed forward. The moment he passed by Da Kui, his left elbow slammed into Da Kui's ribs. As the runner-up in the Municipal Children's Cup Martial Arts Competition, he also practiced Jeet Kune on his own.

The Taoist Xu Xian was quite confident in his own skills. Even if his ribs were not broken, he was still lying on the ground unable to get up.

Unexpectedly, Dakui just covered his ribs and grinned, but Xu Xian staggered because of his steps. Just as Dakui was about to lift his foot, Xu Xian kicked him on the left hip first. He should have been thrown to the ground.

The big guy just staggered back a few steps. This guy was really as strong as a calf.

Da Kui suffered a loss and was really angry in his heart. He didn't care about his fists and kicked, and rushed towards Xu Xian with his arms like windmills.

Da Kui suddenly punched the old master to death, but Xu Xian didn't know how to start and was forced to retreat repeatedly. Da Kui jumped up and grabbed Xu Xian's shoulder. Before he could grasp it, Xu Xian hurriedly grabbed it.

With a little force of his middle finger, he twisted Da Kui's arm and pinned him down, "You lose!"

"I didn't lose! I didn't lose!" Da Kui roared angrily. Regardless of the risk of his fingers being broken off, a rolling boy pinned Xu Xian under him and raised his fist to hit him. A figure jumped out of the crowd and bumped into Da Kui.

On top of his body, Dakui rolled on the ground several times before he stopped.

This young man was tall, with a round face and big eyes. It was rare for a young man with such good features to be found in Liuhe Bay. He said to Dakui who was getting up: "Dakui, you lose!"
To be continued...