Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?

Hearing him say that he was old enough to retire, Su Ziling was shocked and incredulous, "Your career has such a short shelf life? You're already old at 20?"

Shelf life? Although it was the first time he heard it, it was easy to understand. Lu Yan was obviously used to hearing some strange words from her mouth.

"It's not that short. When the next batch of new Blue Guards are trained and can perform tasks independently, I will probably be over 30 years old. Then I can let go."

As he spoke, he chuckled, "In fact, being able to live to retire is still a good thing. Not many of our predecessors lived to retire. Some of them died before we could even carry out missions independently."

Late at night, everything was quiet and even the sound of the abacus in the house slowed down.

"Snapped"

"Snapped"

It kept ringing from time to time, and finally fell silent.

Su Ziling looked back at him, not knowing how to say the words of comfort. Lu Yan seemed to notice it, raised his hand and touched her head, then changed the subject.

"How's it going? Are you done yet?"

"It's over. This is a reward from the palace. It includes a hundred acres of good farmland and a thousand taels of silver, but it's in silver notes. Also, the farmland is not on our side. It seems a bit far away."

Lu Yan took the deed and took a look at it. "Well, it's a little far, but it's okay. When the time comes, you can build a farm there and hire some people to help with the farming. If you still want to grow sweet potatoes and ginger taro, you can also build a workshop."

"I thought so too," Su Ziling smiled until his eyes narrowed. "Our emperor is quite generous. Not only did he give a thousand taels of silver, he even gave us fertile land."

"Generous?" Lu Yan raised his eyebrows and snorted softly, "He is the most stingy person, very stingy."

Although there was some disdain in his tone, there was more of a smile on his face.

"Is he nice to you?" Su Ziling asked.

The several blue-clothed guards outside the house were so frightened that their faces froze when they heard the young couple inside saying bad things about the emperor.

They looked at each other, then silently left the Su family courtyard and chose to guard outside the yard.

This distance is just right, so you won’t hear anything you shouldn’t hear, and you can still keep watch at night.

Lu Yan closed the box and opened the next one. "It's okay. The last leader of the Blue Guards was my father. They grew up together and had a very good relationship. It's a pity that the old man passed away too soon."

His tone was calm and nonchalant, "When he left, I was only nine years old and had just entered the Green Guard training. He was kind of taking care of me."

"The old man grew up with His Majesty, and I grew up with the Crown Prince. Later, he became the leader of the Blue Guards. Most of the time, he treated me as a junior."

What he didn't say was that if things were not good, Su Ziling would have gone to the capital long ago. As for the rewards, the emperor originally planned to give him jewelry and other things, but he stopped him.

He also knew that Su Ziling did not want to go to the capital, but wanted to stay on this piece of land and farm well, and did not want to be disturbed, so he appointed him as a fourth-rank agricultural encourager.

He also knew that she liked silver and land more than jewelry. She would not like to wear those jewelry, so it would be better to cater to her preferences, so she asked him for silver and land.

Hearing him say that his father grew up with the emperor and he grew up with the prince, Su Ziling frowned.

"What's wrong?" Lu Yan looked down at her.

Su Ziling asked very seriously, "Your father, bah! It was your father who grew up with the emperor, and you grew up with the prince, so shouldn't our son also grow up with the prince's son?"

Lu Yan: "..."

Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time and just stared at her, Su Ziling raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes, "Hey! Come back to your senses."

Lu Yan turned his head away and laughed softly.

Su Ziling looked puzzled. "What are you laughing at? I'm serious," she said, pouting. "I'm telling you, I won't send my child there."

"Well," Lu Yan responded, "I won't see you off."

Su Ziling was relieved after hearing his words. Who knew he would change the subject and say, "The premise is that we have to have a child first, right?"

Su Ziling: "..."

"So, Susu, should we take a break?" Lu Yan moved closer, his warm breath hitting her neck.

Su Ziling shrank his neck and turned around. "It's still early. I still have a little bit to calculate. If you are sleepy, go to bed first."

Her voice was a little urgent, and even though she turned her back, her red earlobe still caught Lu Yan's eyes.

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time, it's still early." He said with a smile in his voice, and spoke meaningfully.

Su Ziling felt his throat was a little itchy, or perhaps a little embarrassed, so he coughed lightly and cleared his throat.

"Well, this seems to be food money, but I calculated it and it seems to be too much."

Lu Yan stretched his neck to take a glance, "It's more than enough, it's for you."

"Okay!" Hearing him say that, Su Ziling happily collected them. He gave one thousand taels for those tens of thousands of tons of sweet potatoes and bitter melons. It was more than just a lot, it was a lot.

"This is from Shen Xingye. Remember to write it down. He gave me five hundred taels of silver..."

She paused. Five hundred taels? Was she dazzled?

Thinking of this, she counted again and finally confirmed that it was five hundred taels. "He gave five hundred taels. Isn't this a bit too much?"

"It's not much, just keep it." Lu Yan touched her head and comforted her.

Su Ziling curled her lips. She couldn't remember how many times she had been touched on the head, but she didn't have time to care. "Not only silver, but also two pieces of cloth. The cloth is a bit expensive, it seems to be silk. There are also jewelry. This set of jewelry is not cheap, right?"

It is still made of gold, but it is not complicated, simple and elegant, which is relatively speaking quite in line with her preferences.

"Keep it. He doesn't need this little money. Look at Lu Jingyu's and see what he gave."

Su Ziling put the things back in their place. "Yes, let's make a note of it and return it when he gets married."

"Yeah," Lu Yan nodded, "but maybe I don't have to pay it back."

"why?"

"It's also possible that he won't be able to find a wife."

Su Ziling: "..."

"This seems to be given by Uncle Shen, a dagger?" Su Ziling looked at the dagger in his hand, then looked at Lu Yan.

"This dagger has some history. It seems to have been given to him by the late emperor. You should keep it if I give it to you."

"Well, there seems to be another jade pendant here."

Lu Yan took the jade pendant and was absent-minded for a moment, "We can't accept this, let's return it to him tomorrow."

"Oh." According to Su Ziling, the dagger cannot be taken because it is too valuable.

"This belongs to Brother Lu. It's three hundred taels of silver, and there are some cakes, fabrics and so on. The style of this fabric is quite novel."

"Well, he was poor, and the little money he had was used to support the wounded. These fabrics are from the other side of the border. They are not as soft as cotton, but they are more durable."

On their wedding night, the couple sat on straw stools and counted their silver and money until late at night. After they finished counting, Su Ziling was so sleepy that he yawned continuously.