Chapter 1672: Glory and wealth
Zhou Kang's eyes widened, looking in disbelief.
He felt that Zhou Yi was boasting.
Anyway, everyone has never seen him eat meat, so he can do whatever he says!
But……
Zhou Yi's appearance of a tiger-backed and bear-back waist, and even though he was carrying a load, his body was still as straight as a javelin, it still made Zhou Kang a little confused.
Poor literature and wealth in martial arts.
Of course, it is not that poor families can study, letting a person leave birth and study specifically is a heavy burden for ordinary people. If you wanted to take the exam for fame and fortune, you would need the teachings of famous teachers, and this is not something you can do.
But Fuwu is also real.
In the entire mountain village, most people are full and hungry. Most people have never eaten meat a few times in their lives, and there is no oil or water in their stomachs. Almost everyone has pale faces and thin skin. When walking on the road, their legs are shaking.
Therefore, many people are obviously very young, but their bodies are hunched and thin, without any energy on their bodies, and their skin is like old elm bark.
A twenty-year-old is already in his thirties and forties.
And because most people are in a long-term malnutrition state, everyone is still short.
But when you look closely at Zhou Kang, it is completely different. Although his skin is dark, it looks very full. There are water chestnuts where there should be water chestnuts, and there should be meat. The spirit is evenly symmetrical. After a closer look, he found that this year, he has grown a lot taller, and his eyes are particularly energetic.
This...he really has meat to eat?
Zhou Yi did not continue to brag about anything.
After staying in the army for a long time, I got used to training and didn't find anything to do. Especially when I just came back from the army, I always felt uncomfortable all over my body.
He continued to carry the burden tirelessly and harvest it, like a calf. In the evening, he worked alone, more than three or four strong men.
Several cousins were already exhausted and irritated.
Zhou Yi was still energetic and went to his uncle's house for dinner in the evening.
The uncle was willing to let Zhou Yi's uncle cut a few taels of bacon, stir-fry some side dishes, and then put some turbid rice wine. He called a few elders to come and drink with him.
The younger generations won't invite them.
Yes, I can't afford it.
At this time, in Zhou Kang's eyes, Zhou Yi was already qualified to be with his elders. As for other confused boys, they were too lazy to pay attention to it.
Zhou Kang first sighed and said that Zhou Yi's father passed away early, and how pitiful the orphan and widowed mother were, now he has a future.
For Zhou Kang, having a son is better than three or four, or even more, this is promising. This is not only promising, but also promising.
With this strength, you will definitely not starve to death in this life. When others starve to death, Zhou Yi can find food to eat.
"Can you beat roe deer?" Zhou Kang asked.
"You can shoot arrows, and you can also use muskets." Zhou Yi said: "But the bow is not easy to find."
Can shoot arrows...
"Tsk tsk..." Zhou Kang and several uncles widened their eyes at the same time.
It’s different to know how to shoot arrows. There are also mountain products in the mountains. During the slack farming period, a group of strong men will go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and mushrooms, or eat some wild game. Of course, the cost-effectiveness ratio is very low. Sometimes, after a few days, running around the mountains and fields may not necessarily lead to a harvest. It is wasted energy, and the wild animals in the mountains become essences.
But it would be different if you know how to shoot arrows.
Anyone in the village can shoot like this one or two, but it does not mean that the shooting is accurate. It is important to know that a qualified step archer needs years of practice to barely be able to shoot accurately.
"If you shoot a target in the army, you can hit four or five arrows with ten arrows." Zhou Yi was very modest. He sucked rice wine in one mouthful. On the one hand, he couldn't bear to give up. On the other hand, because he couldn't bear to drink, he had a relatively shallow alcohol tolerance. He was different. A bowl of rice wine, and he drank it as he spoke, and wiped his mouth.
"What……"
Uncles, look at me, look at you, look at Zhou Yi like a monster.
Somehow, although Zhou Yi's words always seem to be a fantasy, his honest and firm look has to believe it.
At this time, an uncle couldn't help but mention: "I have lived a few days and harvested rice, but don't eat them all. Although Xishan Money House is free of rent, it can save some surplus grains throughout the year, but if you can sell some of these surplus grains, you can sell them some. If a pound of rice is better, you can sell them for two cents. Then I will change the copper coins and go to the market to pull some cloth for your mother and make a good dress."
"Two quotations?" Zhou Yi frowned and said, "But when I passed by Ningbo City, I clearly could sell one pound of rice for seven cents."
"This... how is this possible? The Liu Dong family in the collection said that the rice now is not valuable... can he cheat people?"
Zhou Yi suddenly felt strange. Seeing that several uncles were looking at him, he said, "The purchase price is five cents. I just heard a few comrades say that one of the family is also in the countryside, but the family is within dozens of miles of pounds of the city. Otherwise, I will go to ask my comrades after studying books?"
"Revise a book?"
The uncles felt crazy again.
Zhou Kang felt his forehead was about to explode. He took a breath and was so shocked that he spoke a little unscrupulously: "Revising books... is writing letters, can you write letters?"
Zhou Yi said honestly: "There are night classes in the army. I don't learn well, so the gentleman always scolds me."
Zhou Yi did it as soon as he said, but unfortunately he couldn't find the pen and ink, so he found a piece of straw paper, then found a piece of carbon, and actually started writing on the straw paper.
The uncles and uncles were looking straight and writing... The children of the third family could still write. This is a scholar, it is amazing, it is amazing.
In fact, Zhou Yi's handwriting is not good. His handwriting cannot even be included in the category of running scripts, and can only be considered as neat. Just this... In the cultural class in the camp, he is still a target of criticism, but he can barely deal with it by judging words.
The one he wanted to write to was a fellow comrade in Ningbo. Because he was a fellow villager, he had a good relationship in the army.
After a while, the letter was written, and Zhou Yi said, "Tomorrow I will go to the market to ask someone to send it. I will know after asking. My comrade, who is usually like my own brothers and sisters, is a life-long friendship."
Which of the people in the army is not a friendship that is life-threatening? When the rebellion was put down, the big guys stood shoulder to shoulder and handed over their left and right to them. The battle was so dark that anyone could not only kill their own lives, but also expose their backs to the enemy, protecting each other, and saying life is not an exaggeration.
Zhou Kangren and others started to tremble again.
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In fact, Ningbo City is not far away, even if you walk, you can get there in three or four days.
So there was an echo soon.
But it was not a letter, but Zhou Kang's robes came in person. Not only did they come, they also came with a merchant escorting the car.
The appearance of this team immediately made the entire mountain village boil.
Zhou Kang was a villager from the village and came to greet him in person. Looking at the merchant wearing silk clothes, another man with a waist like Zhou Yi, and a few friends, his eyes were straight, and he felt a little inferior. He looked down at the patches on his body, and he looked ashamed.
However, when Zhou Yi and Pao Ze met, they were extremely intimate and hugged each other directly. They asked about their current situation and inquire about the whereabouts of other Pao Zes. They seemed to have endless things to say.
This merchant was surprisingly polite to Zhou Yi.
The merchants are insightful people and know that the people who came out of the First Army are unusual. People all look at people's conversations. Most people are confused and can't make a fuss for a long time. But after seeing Zhou Yi's robe, he didn't dare to take it lightly after talking for a few times.
The merchant said, "I heard from Brother Liu and said that the rice here is cheap, so I came here specially. To be honest, I bought this rice to make wine. The price is of course easy to negotiate, but it takes good rice, four cents per catty, and I will collect all of it. I want to sell it. Come and call it. Oh, is this Zhou Xiandi? Brother Zhou Xiandi... is also a capable person, why don't you go to Ningbo to find a job? In this mountain village, it is inevitable that you will destroy all your abilities."
"Four verses...because the four verses are there..."
The village was boiling again.
Zhou Kang was so happy that he almost fainted.
In the past, it was just two cents, but it was a tyrant businessman who was killed in the market. He had no knowledge of bullying us rural people!
And now... it can be sold for four quotas.
"Quick, hurry, please, please, please."
In the entire Xiaoshan Village, the merchant and Zhou Yi's comrades were regarded as nobles.
People were jogging and shouting.
On the second day, the merchants and fellow comrades left.
Zhou Yi sent them for more than ten miles, but when he came back, he found that his doorstep was already overcrowded.
Most of them... are some women.
They all looked at him with a strange look.
This small thatched hut seemed to be suddenly shining.
"Liuzhuang has a daughter who is good-natured and handsome. The one who was a matchmaker had broken through the door and refused to respond. Liu Laosan has just such a daughter and is reluctant to marry..."
"You know the bamboo craftsmen in the market. They have a shop in the market. They have money and have no sons. They only have two daughters. They are eager to find a good family. His family is in the town and has three shops. They are casual every year, without dozens of taels of silver?"
Zhou's mother was surrounded by many matchmakers and was already dizzy.
In the past, the family was an orphan and widowed mother, and no one looked down upon it. If the son joined the army, there was no need to mention it.
But my son has only been back for less than a month and suddenly became a popular commodity. It seemed that the Zhou family became a family with status all of a sudden.
The media protector was like a fly smelling the meat and came in groups, and no one left was left in the villages and eight miles.
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Thanks to Li Guanyu (Yueguan) and Al trainer for the rewards. The tiger kneels down. Yueguan is the founder of historical novels... Thanks for the reward, thanks very much.
Chapter completed!