Wealth and glory seek stability

Hua Rong stopped Jin and said, "Sister, don't rush to find her. Come in. I have something to give you."

Jin went into the house with a suspicious look on her face.

Hua Rong bolted the door, made sure there were no outsiders, and then pulled Jin to sit on the kang.

Jin was shy and twisted her body unnaturally, "Brother Rong, it's broad daylight, isn't it bad?"

"What's wrong?"

Hua Rong opened the package by himself, which contained the monthly salary he had earned from following Jian Xi over the past few days.

"Look, sister. General Shen transferred me from the army to his sister's side as an ordinary guard. I get eight taels of silver a month. Miss Shen has always been generous, and I have saved up all the rewards she gave me."

Hua Rong pushed all the silver in the bundle in front of Jin, "From now on we don't have to live on that little allowance. Tomorrow I'll take you to the cloth shop to buy some cloth and make some clothes for you and Little Butterfly."

Jin was already in tears. "Brother Rong, I can raise Little Butterfly by myself. You don't have to give up your military position for us. If you become someone else's bodyguard, you will have to swallow your anger."

Hua Rong knew his wife had misunderstood when he heard this, and he took Jin into his arms, "Sister, it's not as hard as you think. I've been in the army for nearly ten years, and I'm still young now. Don't you know if I'm the right material? It's better to find a job so that you and the child can live a better life. You haven't had a good life with me, so I will definitely buy you a few maids to serve you well in the future."

Jin scolded, "I don't want this from you. As long as you are happy, I am willing to do anything."

"Girl..."

Eyes facing each other.

No words were spoken for a long while.

"Is Hua Rong home?"

There was a knock on the door.

Jin's face flushed and she urged, "There's someone outside, go open the door."

Hua Rong propped himself up, changed his clothes quickly, kissed Jin, and then walked out the door.

"devil."

After saying this, Jin also stood up and put on her clothes.

When I went out, there were only Hua Rong standing in the yard, and——

A lot of pockets and cloth.

Hua Rong opened one of the pockets, "It's refined rice!"

Jin also stepped forward and opened a bag. "It's full of peanuts. There's a whole pork in the basket. Who sent this? So generous."

Hua Rong looked through them all before saying, "It was sent by Miss Shen."

He was already flattered to receive the extra "bonus" given by Jian Xi. He didn't expect that there would be New Year's goods when he returned home. With these things sent by Jian Xi, his whole family didn't have to buy New Year's goods.

Jin touched the cloth that Jian Xi brought. "This floral cloth is really beautiful. It's obviously made of good material. I was just thinking about buying some cloth when Miss Shen brought it to me. With these things, we don't have to sell food for several months, and we still have four fat chickens and ducks."

It would be a lie to say that he was not touched. Hua Rong now truly felt Jian Xi's thoughtfulness. He did not ask him to bring the gift back, but waited for her to come back and then sent a servant from his family to deliver it in a low-key manner.

Jin suddenly remembered something and said, "Brother Rong, they have given so much, what gift should we give in return?" This pile of things looked like it would be worth at least thirty or fifty taels, so it would be a real problem to decide on a gift in return.

"The person who delivered it said that there's no need to return the gift. This is the New Year's benefit from Miss Shen's family to her subordinates. She asked me to spend the New Year with my family and do my job well next year." Hua Rong picked up the bag on the ground and went into the kitchen.

Jin stepped forward to help, "This Miss Shen is really a wonderful person." It is not difficult to send gifts, but it is not easy to send them to the heart of the person and make them feel no burden.

Hua Rong didn't say anything, and felt even more grateful that he had met a good master.

As for men's dignity?

nonexistent.

Just when the rice was in the rice jar.

He saw that his wife and daughter ate brown rice every day.

There was even only a small bag of refined white flour. It was obvious that Jin was reluctant to eat it and gave it specifically to Little Butterfly.

The only meat in the house was a few eggs in the basket.

Hua Rong opened the lid of the pot.

In the pot were hot wild vegetable dumplings made with wild vegetables and coarse grains, and a bowl of wild vegetable soup.

"Pour it out. We're having meat today so fry the remaining eggs." Hua Rong said as he was about to pour the wild vegetable soup into the chicken feed bowl.

Jin grabbed it and said with regret, "It's okay. Scrambled eggs are also food. It would be a waste to throw it away. I'll eat this. I'll steam some rice later. You and Little Butterfly can have the rice."

Hua Rong didn't listen to Jin's words. He looked at Jin steadily and said, "Sister, I promise that I will never let you eat this again. I have never been so grateful as I am now. I listened to General Shen and didn't continue to waste time in the army."

Jin's heart skipped a beat when she was looked at. She loosened her grip and poured all the wild vegetable soup in Hua Rong's hand into the chicken feed bowl.

"Mom! I'm hungry."

Huadie pushed open the door and found that the atmosphere in the yard was a little strange.

"Who are you?" Huadie had obviously forgotten her father.

Jin waved, "Little Butterfly, come here quickly, this is your father, don't you recognize him?"

Hua Rong hasn't been home for three years, and for a moment, the father and daughter didn't know what to say.

Hua Die tilted her little head, looked up at the tall Hua Rong, her eyes rolling around.

"Dad? Then can you let me ride a big horse? Brother Shitou said his dad would let him ride a big horse."

Hua Rong glanced at his calloused hands, then gently placed them under Hua Die's armpits and on his neck.

Huadie laughed so hard that her body shook, "Wow! Daddy is so tall!"

Hua Rong finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"Do you want Daddy to run?"

"miss you!"

"Hold on tight!"

The yard was suddenly filled with the laughter of father and daughter.

Jin smiled with relief and said, "Don't spoil her. This girl is very clever and mischievous. She acts like a tomboy all day long, following Shitou and the others up trees and down rivers. Now that you're back, you can help me take care of her."

It was still the nature of father and daughter, and after a while, the two of them formed a united front.

"It's fine this way. When little Butterfly grows up, I will teach her martial arts. I guarantee that no one will dare to bully her in the future."

Huadie was overjoyed when she heard that. "Really? Great! I want to learn martial arts. If anyone says I'm a bastard without a father again, I'll beat him to death."

Hua Rong paused for a moment, then said seriously: "Yes, beat him to death. If you can't beat him, come back and tell Dad, and Dad will help you beat him."

Jin's eyes were moist. This was a good day that she had never dared to imagine even in her dreams.

I walked into the kitchen and was about to cook a good meal, but there was no water in the water tank. I picked up the carrying pole outside and wanted to fetch some water.

Hua Rong put down the little butterfly and took away the carrying pole, "I'll do it."

Huadie didn't want to leave her father for a moment now, "Daddy, I'll go with you."

"Okay, little butterfly, lead the way."

"Order!"

A big one and a small one walked out of the yard.

Jin blinked and almost thought it was just a dream.

He turned around and saw things piled up in the corner, then pinched himself.

"Hiss! It hurts so much, it turns out to be real."