Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

However, in the end, there were still four women who didn't leave.

The leading woman knelt before Li Yuan and said,

"Lord, we are servants assigned to the Commandant's military fortress yamen."

"We have nowhere else to go, so we implore the Commandant to take us in."

Li Yuan understood that their status was the same as those women assigned to military households as wives.

They were not free individuals but property bestowed upon the Commandant.

If Li Yuan didn't want them, they would have nowhere to go and would eventually starve to death.

Li Yuan carefully examined the four women. They were all young, and their figures and appearances were top-notch.

Compared to those ordinary wives assigned to military households, they were much better, just not as good as the Chu sisters.

Li Yuan sighed and asked the leading woman,

"What is your name?"

The woman bowed gracefully and replied with her head lowered.

"Reporting to milord, this servant is called Liu Qing."

Li Yuan carefully observed this woman named Liu Qing.

She wasn't old, probably in her early twenties.

Her features were delicate and pretty, making her a beautiful woman.

However, there seemed to be several scars on her face, probably from beatings by that fellow Wei Lun before.

Moreover, her body was obviously thin and weak, indicating long-term malnutrition.

The other three women were similar.

Since these women had nowhere to go, and Li Yuan's household did need someone to do chores,

he decided to keep these women for the time being.

At this moment, Commandant Yuan Li walked over to Li Yuan, clasped his fist, and bid farewell.

Seeing that Li Yuan had just taken in four women, he assumed that this young Commandant Li would definitely want to enjoy himself.

If he stayed any longer, it would be a bit tactless.

Li Yuan thanked Yuan Li for his help today.

After Yuan Li left, he instructed Liu Qing,

"Since you are servants sent by the Military Governor's Office,"

"you should be very familiar with this residence."

"Then give me a tour."

Liu Qing quickly got up and led the way.

"Master, please follow me."

Liu Qing introduced the place in front, while Li Yuan followed behind, looking around.

This residence was a two-courtyard house, and the area was not small.

There were six main rooms, four rooms on the left and right, and a small garden in the back.

This residence was much better than his earthen house in Dongxiang Village.

After touring the front yard, Li Yuan walked to the backyard.

He found that the main house in the backyard was sealed with a strip of paper.

Just as he was about to ask, Liu Qing brought over a booklet.

She handed the booklet to Li Yuan and said,

"All of Wei Lun's property has been inventoried."

A total of twenty-three robes.

There was one good horse and one old horse in the stable.

In addition, there were some weapons and equipment, one set of leather armor, and one short-bodied chain mail.

Three long sabers, one spear and one lance each, two bows, and three quivers of arrows.

The rest were various sundries and five shi of grain.

In addition, Wei Lun also had three shops within the West River Fortress.

One wine shop, one grain shop, and one cloth shop.

It seemed that this Commandant Wei Lun had really accumulated a lot of wealth over the years.

But now, it was all going to benefit him.

Li Yuan was in a good mood.

He walked to the door and instructed the four subordinates standing at the entrance of the residence,

"Cui Ping, you guys go back to Dongxiang Village and bring my women here."

Now that he had such a good house, how could he let the women in his family suffer?

Cui Ping and the others immediately accepted the order and went back to pick up the Chu sisters and Xiao Xia.

Li Yuan then called Liu Qing over.

He tossed her a tael of silver and instructed,

"Go to the street and buy some fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables, and prepare a table of wine and dishes for tonight."

Having moved into a new house, he naturally had to have a good meal.

Liu Qing immediately accepted the order and left with the other women.

Before long, Liu Qing returned with the three women, carrying various ingredients.

The stove was lit, the iron pot slid in cooking oil, and the chopped meat slices and vegetables were stir-fried in the pot.

The chickens and ducks were cut into sections, mixed with sauces, and stewed in the pot, emitting a fresh fragrance.

The women worked hard in the kitchen, and beads of sweat rolled down their faces.

In fact, they were very hungry now. After Wei Lun was dealt with, they were not allowed to leave the residence.

The grain in the warehouse was to be handed over to the new master.

They were afraid of being short on weight and did not dare to touch it.

They could only rely on some leftovers from the kitchen for the past few days.

Today, they had been kneeling in the courtyard since morning, and they had not been able to eat a bite of food by evening.

Now, smelling the fragrance of the food, it was like torture.

The feeling of hunger became even stronger.

If they were lucky, they would have to wait until the master had finished eating before they could get some leftovers.

To fill their stomachs.

They could only work hard now, in order to ask the new master not to treat them harshly.

Before long, the food was ready, and Li Yuan asked the women to set up tables and chairs in the courtyard.

At this moment, the sound of a carriage came from the front of the door.

The door was pushed open, and the Chu sisters and Xiao Xia appeared at the door.

Chu Wanjun walked in front, her eyes swept over the new house, and her expression was very calm.

The bamboo and Xiao Xia behind her were very pleasantly surprised.

This house was much better than their earthen house in Dongxiang Village.

Especially Xiao Xia, it was the first time she had lived in a brick house.

Chu Wanjun walked up to Li Yuan and asked softly.

"Husband, was your first day on the job smooth?"

Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

"Everything is fine. I have already taken the position of Commandant."

Then he pointed to the new house and said,

"This is the new house that the town guard gave me. Are you satisfied?"

Before Chu Wanjun could answer.

Xiao Zhu and Xiao Xia replied cheerfully.

"Satisfied, satisfied, this is much better than the earthen house, it's big and spacious."

Chu Wanjun could only smile helplessly and shake her head.

Seeing the women happy, Li Yuan was also happy.

At this time, Cui Ping said to Li Yuan outside the door.

"Brother Li, we won't bother you anymore, we'll go back first."

Li Yuan hurriedly called Cui Ping in.

He reached out and took out a tael of silver, put it in Cui Ping's hand, and said,

"Everyone has worked hard today. Take your brothers to find a wine shop to eat some wine and meat."

"Have a good rest."

"Come to the door to wait for me tomorrow at Chenshi."

After sending Cui Ping and others away.

Li Yuan walked into the yard and said to the women.

"Come over and sit down, let's eat."

Chu Wanjun and Xiao Zhu sat on Li Yuan's left and right, while Xiao Xia served on the side, helping to add soup and rice.

The family began to eat, and they were all happy.

Liu Qing and the other three women stood in the corridor, serving.

Li Yuan raised his eyes and saw that the women were all staring at the food on the table, swallowing their saliva.

Li Yuan thought for a moment, and probably understood.

When he checked the house during the day, he found that the stove was cold and there was no food left in the kitchen.

It was estimated that they had not been able to eat well for several days.

Li Yuan said to Liu Qing.

"Liu Qing, you guys, go get rice too."

"Let's eat together."

Hearing this, Liu Qing was shocked, and immediately knelt down and said to Li Yuan in a low voice.

"The master is still eating, this servant dare not eat first."

Li Yuan smiled gently.

"I know that, but you should also have not eaten for a day."

"If you starve your body, how can you serve the master well?"

"Xiao Xia, go get them some rice."

Xiao Xia agreed and got up to get a bowl.

Before long, she filled four bowls with a large pottery bowl.

At Li Yuan's instruction, she poured fragrant hot soup on the fragrant millet rice, and spread green vegetables and meat on top.

Xiao Xia brought the pottery bowl to the four women, and then showed a sincere smile and said.

"Sisters, you can eat too, my Li Langjun is a very good person."

"Those who follow him can eat their fill."