Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 70 Letter from Brother
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Captain Gao pointed at the young men and said viciously, "Just wait for me!"

Ah Zhu stuck out his tongue at him: "What are you waiting for? Are you going to treat us to a meal?"

"Fuck you!" Captain Gao was so angry that he wanted to kill all these brats right now.

He pointed the whip in his hand at Shen Heng and Shen Zhao: "Mr. Shen! Don't be so arrogant! I will teach you a lesson sooner or later!"

After saying this, he mounted his horse and left with four or five garrison soldiers.

Shen Heng snorted and called his friends: "You all stay for dinner today. The tofu workshop just needs to warm up the pot, so let's cook some sweet potatoes to try."

"What is sweet potato?" A Gua asked curiously.

"You'll know soon." Shen Heng ran to his sister's room and took out a basket of sweet potatoes.

"This thing is sweet and tastes best when roasted in a pot." He scrubbed the pot clean, washed the sweet potatoes a little, poured them into the pot, added water and started cooking.

After the temperature in the stove rose, he buried a few more in it.

Several young men were sitting by the stove, warming themselves by the fire. Song Yuan approached cautiously and sat with them.

Soon, a pot of sweet potatoes was cooked, and the sweet aroma filled the entire workshop.

The young men didn't need to be told and were eager to open the pot and pick out the sweet potatoes.

It was so hot that it hissed. He poured it from his left hand to his right hand and took a bite with the skin on: "Wow! It's really sweet!"

Shen Heng also pulled out two sweet potatoes from the stove, picked out a few cooked ones, put them on the grate and brought them to his mother and sister.

Shen Zhaozheng and his mother are sewing a new cotton robe.

These are cotton robes made for my second brother and father. I will make two more for myself and my mother later.

After all, the packed cotton clothes are not decent to wear outside. Our family is going to do big business in the future, and we can't let others look down on us.

As the saying goes, respect the clothes first and then the person, and this is especially true for merchants. In the future, when dealing with foreign merchants, you must dress neatly.

"Ah Zhao, the sweet potatoes are ready. You and Ah Niang should try some." Shen Heng put the sieve on the small table and whispered, "Brother has been called up again. Can we get the money for the conscription back?"

Shen Zhao shook his head: "That money was given to the government, how can I get it back?"

"It's such a huge loss. I wouldn't have paid that money if I had known." Shen Heng sighed.

Fifteen thousand dollars! He has been busy for so long but hasn’t earned that much.

Shen Zhao picked up a sweet potato and peeled it: "It's not completely useless. At least my brother has joined Chen Wuhou's army. He has a good relationship with my father and will always take care of him."

Moreover, Chen Wuhou expressed in person that he would let his elder brother become a clerk, so there must be nothing wrong with that.

In this way, my brother follows his superiors, which is at least better than a cannon fodder who charges into battle. If he returns victorious and is rewarded, he may be promoted.

"That's true." Zhang Shanyue sighed, "If Chen Wuhou hadn't arrived in time today, your elder brother might have been taken away by that Gao."

"Besides, that Gao has made an enemy of our family, so he will certainly take revenge on us." Thinking about what happened today was terrifying. If his son fell into the hands of Captain Gao, he would be in danger of death.

Shen Zhao nodded: "Yes, we really have to thank Chen Wuhou."

Shen Heng took a big bite of the sweet potato and whispered, "I wonder if Gao will follow the team?" If not, he would find a way to kill him.

The border guards are tough and fierce. Not only will they kill someone secretly, but even life-and-death fights will break out between two villages.

The government will at most come to mediate, but will not take any action.

But the man named Gao never stayed alone, so I had no idea where to start.

On the other hand, perhaps the man surnamed Gao is also keeping an eye on the Shen family and waiting for an opportunity to take action.

The more Shen Heng thought about it, the more he felt that Captain Gao was a disaster. Even if he didn't deal with him, he would find a way to deal with the Shen family.

The next day.

Zhang Shanyue and his nephew Shen De stayed at home to take care of the tofu workshop, while Shen Zhao and his second brother took a group of people to Tingyi.

Comparing the drawing on the deed and asking Ting's father to come over for confirmation, Shen Zhao walked to the twenty acres of land he had bought.

Although he said it was his own land, his father's name was actually written on the title deed, because according to the laws of this dynasty, merchants were not allowed to own land.

The fields were on the north side of the official road and west of the inn, with some snow still on them. Shen Zhao took steps to measure them, then used a wooden stick to mark the area of the inn.

She planned to build a high-walled courtyard first, and then build a few thatched houses and a stable in the courtyard.

Three brick houses were built near the official road, one for displaying goods and two for travelers to rest.

You can also sell snacks and tea here, and business will definitely be booming.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhao told his second brother and several bricklayers about his plan.

"There are three brick houses on the south side. The houses should be spacious and have no windows."

"We need three thatched houses in the back, facing north and south, a kitchen, and a stable. How long do you think it will take to complete?"

Several masons' eyes twitched, and they said in unison: "Even if your family bought all the materials, it would take at least half a year to finish the construction."

"So long?" Shen Zhao was a little dissatisfied.

How about building a high wall first?
She told the mason her idea: "Then you should build a yard first. The height should be 15 feet and the thickness should be moderate."

The bricklayers looked at each other and had no choice but to agree.

It's hard to find work these days because no one builds a house in winter.

Shen Zhao added: "You can find a few more people to work with me. I want to build the wall as soon as possible."

"No problem!" the bricklayers nodded.

Then I went to look for water source and found a canal used to irrigate farmland not far away, but there was not much water in it.

It might be enough for cooking and eating, but it is impossible to do laundry.

Forget it. I don’t plan to live here. At worst I can go home and take a shower and change clothes.

In the next few days, Shen Zhao transported a lot of food, vegetables, tofu, etc. to the inn for the people who were building the wall, and provided two large quilts for the people guarding the construction site to keep them warm.

On the fourth night, which was also the fifth day since his eldest brother left home, Shen Zhao sat on the kang and applied for a seven-day no-reason return.

After a while, a ceramic bowl appeared on the kang, with a piece of white paper tied to it.

Taking the white paper, Shen Zhao unfolded it and read it:

"A Zhao is fine. Brother has set up camp outside the Yumen Pass Commandery. You will leave the pass tomorrow. Brother will serve under the command of Marquis Pingwang and stay in the same tent with Marquis Chen Wu for the time being. Everything is fine."

After reading the letter, Shen Zhao hung the pottery bowl in his shop again and bought it again. The delivery address was written as: In the camp outside the Duwei Mansion at Yumen Pass, under the command of Pingwang Hou, in the backpack of Shen Xun in the tent of Chen Wuhou, to be received by Shen Xun.

Click on payment and it will show as received in a short while.

After thinking about it, she bought another bag of chocolates from the mall and the delivery address was her own room.

After receiving the goods, she wrote a note and put it on the box. She tied it tightly with twine to prevent it from falling.

Then he would store the box of chocolates in his own shop and sell it at a price.

Then she clicked to buy again, and the delivery address was changed to the address provided by her eldest brother.

Soon, the purchase information showed that it had been signed for, indicating that the item had been delivered.

In the camp inside Yumen Pass, Shen Xun was lying on a camp couch, covered with a quilt given by his sister, his head resting on his backpack, and he was dozing with his eyes closed.

Next to him was Chen Wuhou, covered with the same quilt, snoring like thunder.

At this moment, Shen Xun suddenly felt his backpack move, as if something inside was slowly propping it up.

I reached in and felt around, and found a bowl.

Shen Xun smiled silently and put the bowl away.

After a while, the backpack moved again, and there was that familiar feeling again.

Shen Xun was puzzled, reached in and touched something, and felt a rectangular box.

I can’t see anything in the dark tent and I don’t know what this is?
Chen Wuhou suddenly turned over and asked dazedly, "What are you doing instead of sleeping?"

(End of this chapter)