one's door

Chapter 63

Early in the morning Zhang Yan asked his younger sister Zhang Huiyuan to take him to the fields outside the city.

"The land in front of the second brother belongs to our family!" Zhang Huiyuan was bouncing around very happily. Zhang Yan's return relieved most of the burden on her shoulders, and more importantly, the psychological pressure was reduced a lot. She also returned to her usual laughing appearance.

Following Zhang Huiyuan's guidance, Zhang Yan saw a large piece of land with a wooden sign in it from a distance. According to Zhang Huiyuan's gestures, he probably estimated in his heart that the two military fields are really not small, about [-] mu. look.

According to the farming output of Huangtianyu, generally speaking, it takes at least four acres of land to feed a person, so their current rations for a family of four would require at least sixteen acres of land.Now the extra fourteen acres can make the family's life much more comfortable.

Now Wang Lanping is no longer busy with spinning, even if she is spinning, she just kills the time and spins some for her own use, and rarely sells them.And Zhang Huiyuan no longer took on female celebrity jobs day and night, but only took some big jobs to subsidize her family.

And now that Zhang Yan is back, the Zhang family will definitely get better and better under his management.At present, his first idea is to expand the source of income at home.

The simplest, most direct and safest source of income increase is the military field in front of you.

Military merit field is a very special kind of real estate in the wild world.Its ownership is not in the hands of the local yamen like other land properties, but in the hands of the army.However, the army has no direct management power over the military field, but is managed by the local yamen.The two sides form a mutual restraint balance.

Unless the field of military merit is bestowed, neither the army nor the local government has the right to buy or sell it.However, official food can be planted on unowned military merit fields.Farmers are appointed by the local government and are paid according to the harvest, which is also a very important subsidy item for local farmers.

If the land of military achievements is insufficient, the army will repurchase and hoard it at the edge of the city, or negotiate with the local government to reclaim new land.

Such a policy on military merit fields has also been used for hundreds of years.After continuous improvement, it is very mature and effective.But if you study hard, you can actually find some ways to make money behind the military merit field.Zhang Yan had heard Huagou talk about these things when he was in Yubei Mountain.These are actually no secrets in various places, and Nanyuan Kingdom has never issued a prohibition law on this, it seems that it is deliberately left open.

This has resulted in high-quality fertile fields such as military meritorious land being often bought from military meritorious individuals at high prices, and then kept in their hands, waiting for the army to pay a higher price to buy them back.It is not uncommon to double the income once and twice.

The army also increased the selling price of hard goods such as demon tendons due to the soaring price of military merit fields.And Junwu is Nanyuan Country's largest supplier of monster tendons, and when they increase the price, the monster tendons on the market will naturally rise accordingly.

So who is the loser in the end?

Of course, the latter part was deduced by Zhang Yan's own analysis, not by Huagou.But this is also the current reality of Jun Gongtian.

That's why Zhang Yan felt that Xiao Chongwen and the others would come over and ask Zhang's family to sell these two military fields.Mostly want to get some benefits from it.

But as long as the Zhang family doesn't sell it, these two pieces of military merit will be made with iron, and no one can take them away.It is a property that can be passed on.

And compared to other means to increase the income of the family, changing the harvest in the field is the most acceptable method that will not attract covetousness.

These Zhang Yan had thought very clearly on the way back from Yubei Mountain.

"Second brother, what is this? Is it a wild boar? It looks so strange!" Zhang Huiyuan, who was bouncing around, saw that her brother suddenly took out four small three-inch stone sculptures from her arms, and curiously took one of them and put them on the table. Look at it in your hand.

The stone carving is more than three inches long and one inch high. It looks very delicate overall, and it looks like a strange animal.

It is very similar to a wild boar, but with two big ears erected, the whole body is thickly haired, the tail is long, and the four big teeth stick out from the mouth backwards.

"This is not a wild boar, it's called Dangkang."

"Dangkang? Second brother? What is Dangkang?"

"Hehe, it's a magical...monster that can make the crops in the fields abundant."

"Ah? Is there such a powerful monster? Then it is a good monster!"

"Well, it's a good monster. We buried its statue in the four corners of the field, and this year's harvest at home will be more than in previous years. But this is a secret, only the two of us know, understand?"

"Yeah! Second brother, I won't tell anyone!" Zhang Huiyuan shrank her neck with a smile, clutching the small stone sculpture in her hand, as if afraid of being seen by others, and finally couldn't help asking curiously: "Second brother , is this also the skill that magical old grandpa taught you?" Although Zhang Huiyuan has a strong temper and is sensible, she is only a teenager after all, and she is also convinced of the words of the so-called magical monster under the superimposition of curiosity and her second brother's magical experience. No doubt.

"Haha, that's right, that magical old grandpa taught me too. Let's go, let's each hide two, shall we?" Zhang Yan gave another stone carving to his younger sister, and then the two separated and walked away carefully. Stone carvings are buried in the four corners of the field.

It was not an ordinary small stone carving, but a small magic weapon with Zhang Yan's aura engraved with talismans on it.It can also be regarded as a minimalist and weakened version similar to Dou Bing, which does not have the ability to evolve concretely, but has a mild buff power exuded.It is also a product of the combination of Shinto and art.

There are actually many similar things in Taoism.In fact, it is not complicated. The only threshold required is actually the cultivation level of the caster and the concentration of the surrounding aura.

According to Zhang Yan's estimation, after the four Xiaodangkang stone carvings landed, they can be connected into one piece to supplement the crops in their fields. Even if the harvest is imminent, the production can be increased by at least [-]% during this period.In the coming year, production will increase by at least [-]% throughout the year.This is equivalent to the normal harvest of at least six acres of land, which is already a lot for the Zhang family today.

After that, Zhang Yan and his younger sister greeted the farmers who happened to come to work, and got to know each other.These peasants are the ones who are in charge of the Zhang family's army's meritorious fields. They are all out-and-out farmers with good craftsmanship, otherwise they would not be selected by the local government to work in the military's meritorious fields.

On the way back, Zhang Huiyuan was still excited about those small stone carvings.

"Second brother, you said that with those small stone carvings, how much will our family's harvest this year be?"

"I guess it's okay to add [-]% more."

"Wow! Are you so powerful?! By the way, second brother..." Zhang Huiyuan stopped abruptly, and pulled Zhang Yan's clothes. "Brother, look over there, it's Xiao Chongwen and the others!"

Chapter 64 Accept the move

Looking up, Xiao Chongwen and four people were really looking around on the side of the road near the city gate in the distance. Before Zhang Yan could answer the younger sister's words, those four people had already seen Zhang Yan, and walked over quickly with a smile on their faces.

"Second brother! What should I do?" Zhang Huiyuan panicked for no reason.She wanted to drag her second brother away, but found that there seemed to be no place to hide outside the city.

"Don't be afraid, little sister, the second brother has his own measure, how can he be fooled by them again?"

"Second brother, be careful, those people's words cannot be trusted." Although she was still uneasy, Zhang Huiyuan followed her second brother closely. She felt that if her second brother was to be deceived again, she could just remind him not to be fooled again.

As soon as I arrived at the tea stall outside the city gate, I ran into Xiao Chongwen and the others.

"Hahaha! Brother Zhang, I finally found you!"

Zhang Yan smiled but looked at Xiao Chongwen who spoke first without saying a word. He was not at all surprised that the other party found him, and even felt that it was a bit late.

Seeing that Zhang Yan didn't answer, Xiao Chongwen was a little embarrassed, but immediately signaled the three people beside him to start talking.The scene was not so cold that it was difficult to speak.

"Brother Zhang came back with a lot of honor after taking off his armor this time! Great joy! Great joy!"

"That's right! It's been a few years since I haven't seen Brother Zhang's battlefield aura. It really shocked the brothers!"

These flattery were extremely embarrassing, so blunt that Zhang Huiyuan curled her lips when she heard it.It's hard for Xiao Chongwen and the others to continue talking one sentence after another, making the scene seem quite lively.

"Brother Zhang will definitely start a new life again when he comes back this time! Brothers and I have prepared a table of delicious dishes for you at Changjia Restaurant, and I will treat you as a welcome brother!"

Feeling that the little girl's hand on his arm was exerting strength, Zhang Yan turned to look at the little girl, signaling her to take it easy.Then he looked at Xiao Chongwen and the three of them again and said, "I dare not recognize these 'brothers'. Before, they almost split their heads, and they managed to escape from death with great difficulty. Now, forget it, You guys should go find someone else, I don't have much oil in my body, why bother?"

While talking, Zhang Yan led his younger sister to bypass Xiao Chongwen and the others.

"Don't! Brother Zhang's words are right, misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! This is a brother's affair, should we give the brothers a chance to explain it? If Brother Zhang is worried, you can tell me where we are. I just want to have a few words of truth with Brother Zhang."

Hearing this, Zhang Yan stopped in his tracks, looked at Xiao Chongwen and the others with eager faces, and saw some signs in his heart.

These four people are absolutely inseparable from Zhang Yan's previous "arson and murder", and they were definitely directly involved in it.But these four people are definitely not the masterminds, because based on Zhang Yan's understanding of these four people in his memory, these four people will not let the local government help them to deal with them.Especially when he came back this time, the behavior of the official who was registered in the yamen opened Zhang Yan's mind.

However, Zhang Yan's predecessor was only a son of a wealthy family. Although he had been living in Langyuan City, he had never been in contact with the depths of this pool of water, and many things were not clear at all.Not to mention the strangeness about those officials in the local government.So he originally planned to take his time, stand firm first, and then find a way to eliminate the lurking threats around him.But the royal official gave a time limit of "three days".Zhang Yan understood that it was someone who didn't want him to settle in Langyuan City smoothly, and there would be disturbances within three days.

After thinking about it, it is more sure to put it in the open than to accept it secretly, and it will not affect the family.It also happened to see what tricks were coming from the opposite side.

"It's not impossible to go, but you have to answer me a question first, that is, who was harming me when I was convicted in the past?" Zhang Yan used the Taoist truth when he asked this question, and let his voice be heard in an instant. It has the power to shake people's hearts.

Xiao Chongwen and the others were just ordinary people, and they were defenseless, they were caught by Zhang Yan's low shout, their eyes trembled and their faces turned pale.

Ma Shan, who was the least courageous, shuddered and subconsciously said: "Don't care about our business, it's Wu Shao who is hurting..."

"Shut up! What nonsense?"

Xiao Chongwen was shocked when he heard Ma Shan say the word "Wu Shao", and quickly pushed Ma Shan to wake him up, interrupting Ma Shan's half-spoken sentence.

"Young Master Wu? Yes?"

"Hahaha, Brother Zhang must have heard it wrong. In fact, the few of us didn't know about Brother Zhang's previous case until a few days later, and we were also taken aback. How about a misunderstanding? There are quite a few of them You have to explain it clearly to Brother Zhang."

The words spoken are water poured out, how can a sentence of "I heard it wrong" be perfunctory?

Wu Shao?

Zhang Yan searched for the memory of his predecessor in his heart, and soon there was a very suitable person who matched these two words.The identity and age of the person who can make the four of Xiao Chongwen the "young masters" is naturally clear, the identity is high and the age will not be old.Coupled with the behavior of the royal official in the local yamen before, a name called "Wu Qingling" emerged from the memory of his predecessor.

The previous understanding of Wu Qingling was only superficial. To him, it was just a high-ranking legendary figure. He had never dealt with him before and only heard about it in the words of others.

But it was such a person who made Zhang Yan understand that he might be facing the thickest arm in Langyuan City.

Wu Qingling, the only son of Wu Yuan, the governor of Langyuan City.This identity alone is enough for Zhang Yan to understand his current situation.

"Little sister, you go back first. Brother, go and see what they have to say. Don't worry, I'll be back in the afternoon."

"But second brother, you..."

"Be obedient, the second brother won't be coaxed like before, this time I want to talk to them, we can't bear the guilt of the past, right?" whispered the truth in the little girl's ear .

"Alright then, second brother, be careful yourself!" Zhang Huiyuan finally nodded.She did feel that her second brother was different from before, and he would always give her a sense of peace and stability.It seems that Xiao Chongwen's clowns are not enough for the second brother to play.

Zhang Huiyuan left first, and Zhang Yan and the four smiling "brothers" walked towards the restaurant they used to frequent.

As soon as he entered the restaurant, Zhang Yan looked around, did not follow to the wing room, but walked to a table near the door in the lobby and sat down.

"It's very stuffy in the wing room, just sit in the lobby."

"This……"

"Okay, okay, Brother Zhang, if you want to sit outside, you can sit outside." Xiao Chongwen replied with a smile, and then turned his head to ask the waiter to move the food and drinks to the table outside.

The shop waiter was nimble, and a table of dishes was ready outside in a short while.

"Come on! Brother Zhang, have a taste of this wine! Hahaha, don't worry, this is fruit wine. Even Brother Zhang, you can drink a pot of wine. Come, fill it up!"

Chapter 65

The fruit wine is basically sweet, similar to the alcoholic drinks that Zhang Yan drank on Earth.But it doesn't mean that every kind of fruit wine is not on top.Some sweet fruit wines also have a strong punch.

Zhang Yan didn't feel it after taking a sip of wine, but after three or two sips, he felt that his fighting power was exhausted in an instant.

"As expected, you are waiting for me here." I thought in my heart, and then with a thought, the spiritual energy in my body guides the meridians and soaks into the body, like a net that spreads all over the body, sucking out all the alcohol in the body that makes people feel drunk. Then it is excreted bit by bit through the sweat glands in the palm of your hand.

Because sitting by the door, the ventilation is good, and it is also time to eat in the lobby, the aroma of all kinds of food in the air is strong enough to cover up the inexplicable alcohol smell on Zhang Yan's body.

But only the alcohol smell on Zhang Yan's face remained, making him look like he was drunk.

The four of Xiao Chongwen will definitely not do good if they come here, how could Zhang Yan not know this?He used the Daoist Gangyin to deceive them before, and the word "Wu Shao" he got actually showed the clue.Now following is nothing more than bringing the other party's methods to the light, so as not to hurt the family members secretly.

Since he found this kind of fruit wine with great stamina to dig a hole, the other party must have a backhand, and pretend to be drunk, let's see what tricks these people are going to play.

"I... this wine is wrong...you..."

"Brother Zhang, this fruit wine will only last for a while, just drink a couple of sips of water. Come on, hot tea, you'll be fine." Xiao Chongwen brought a cup of hot tea to Zhang Yan with a smile on his face. Worried about Zhang Yan's drunk appearance.

The three people on the side began to test without saying a word.From their point of view, Zhang Yan can't drink any more, and if he drinks any more, he will fall down. This is not in line with their plan.Now this kind of seven-point drunk is the most suitable, and it is also the easiest to make words out of.

"Brother Zhang, what is your relationship with Mr. Zhou Cangzhou? Did you get involved when you were in the army?"

"Master Zhou? No, it doesn't matter, it's so far away... What a fart." Zhang Yan shook his head, pretending to be drunk, this acting skill is more or less familiar to anyone who has been in a wine shop, Totally handy.

The four of Xiao Chongwen looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Yan's answer was the same as what they had guessed in their hearts.Then he asked again: "Then why did Mr. Zhou visit your house in person to take care of your family's old and weak?"

"I, I am the Shangfeng Gang, who takes care of me. Master Zhou is my good friend of Shangfeng, so..."

It turned out to be such a relationship.Xiao Chongwen and the others were completely relieved.As long as there is no direct relationship between Zhang Yan and Zhou Cang, if something happens to Zhang Yan later, Zhou Cang won't be offended too much.And although they didn't know Wu Shao's specific plan, they also knew that there must be other means behind, and they were just one of Wu Shao's efforts to deal with Zhang Yan.

"We are also very guilty about the previous things. This time you come back, we want to help you find a way to make up for it. Recently, a few good shops in the city are going to be sold. If you have an idea, we can help you connect. We will definitely let the other party give it to you. How about your lowest price?"

"Shop? No."

"Why don't you? Didn't you always want to open a shop? Anyway, you have cleared your sins now, and you have returned to Langyuan. Buying a shop to do business is much better than guarding two fields a day. ? Otherwise, how can there be a rush?"

Zhang Yan still shook his head, but did not answer.

"I said Brother Zhang, you haven't registered yet, have you?"

These words seemed abrupt, but to Zhang Yan who was already "drunk", there was no need to worry about it.And Zhang Yan secretly said "Sure enough", these four people were probably aiming at the documents that he had not yet completed the registration procedures in his hand.

Zhang Yan followed the words of several people and replied: "It's not over. The yamen said that it will take a few more days before it will work."

"Then you have to put away your registration document, it will be troublesome if you lose it."

"Don't worry, I've always carried it with me. I can't lose it." While talking, Zhang Yan patted his chest vigorously, as if the document that was very important to him was in his arms with.

"Hahaha, that's good, that's good!" Xiao Chongwen and the others immediately laughed.A stone in my heart also fell down.

Before Wu Qingling approached Xiao Chongwen and they asked them to "help" to find a chance to meet Zhang Yan today and find a way to find out where Zhang Yan's registration document was.It would be best to get Zhang Yan drunk, just like last time. Anyway, Zhang Yan's drinking capacity is very shallow, so it can be done with a little trickery.Even the easy-to-mouth but powerful fruit wine this time was provided by Wu Qingling to Xiao Chongwen and the others.

Xiao Chongwen and the others had also thought in advance that the documents were the basis for Zhang Yan to travel around and the basis for avoiding being "misunderstood", so they would definitely carry them with him. Now it seems that they guessed correctly.The document was on Zhang Yan's body right now.You only need to wait for Zhang Yan to get drunk and take away the paperwork, then Xiao Chongwen's work will be completed.

"Oh! That's good! Come, come, drink some more! We'll take you back after drinking these few cups."

"Yes, yes, don't worry, Brother Zhang, there isn't much left in the pot, just share a little among the five of us. Come, come, I'll fill it up for you."

After drinking this thing to a certain level, there is really no resistance.Special is the state Zhang Yan is in attire.He didn't hold back the drink either, but he swallowed it "reluctantly" after a few words of rejection.

There were only three more glasses, Zhang Yan guessed that his alcohol capacity should be down, so after muttering something, he tilted his head on the table, and the whole person lay down on it and "passed out".

The four of Xiao Chongwen laughed, and each put down the wine glasses in their hands, with smug expressions on their faces.Xiao Chongwen gave a wink to Ma Shan who was sitting next to Zhang Yan. The latter understood, moved his chair, and pretended to help Zhang Yan pat his back to slow down his drinking, while the other hand reached out to Zhang Yan. In his arms, he quickly found a folded small cloth bag, which felt like thick paper, so he took it out.

"Open it and see if it's that thing?"

"Hmm... That's right! This is it! Registered document!" Ma Shan nodded again and again, quickly glanced at the things in his hand, then closed them and put them in his arms.