I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 370 Deception
Tian San agreed with Meng Liang's words, "I'll go back to Tianjia Village right now and bring that mother and daughter here!"

He looked at Yang Kang and asked, "Could you please lend me a few men?" If the mother and daughter refused to go with him, he would simply have his men tie them up.

Yang Kang raised his hand and slapped him across the face. "Do you want to cause trouble for Jin Zhang Chun?"

Tian San's head turned to the side after being hit. "I didn't! Why do you say that, shopkeeper?"

"You knew perfectly well that your wife was working at Princess Zhaoshan's estate, yet you led Jinzhangchun's men to kidnap her. If your wife were to plead with Princess Zhaoshan for help, and Princess Zhaoshan were to speak, would Jinzhangchun agree or disagree?"

"If I agree, Jin Zhangchun will lose all face; if I don't agree, Jin Zhangchun will offend Princess Zhaoshan."

If he messes up the job, how will he survive?
Thinking of this, Yang Kang raised his hand and slapped Tian Sanyi again!

"I'm telling you, no matter what method you use, you must deliver the bets you owe without alerting anyone. If even a whisper of it gets out, I'll sell you to work in a mine!"

Tian San stammered, "I promise I won't tell anyone!"

Yang Kang: "Make him sign and put his fingerprint on it!"

Meng Liang took out the contract he had already written, cut Tian San's thumb, and pressed his fingerprint on it.

"I'm giving you three days. If you don't bring the people and the items back in three days, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Yes, yes," Tian San scrambled out of the brocade tent and returned to Tianjia Village without a moment's delay.

In Tianjia Village, Tian San's parents were busy working in the fields.

"Uncle Tian, ​​Aunt Tian!" The villagers chatted as they planted rice seedlings. "We haven't seen your Tian San for a long time. Where did he go?"

"My Tian Sanke has made something of himself!" Tian San Niang said, beaming. "He's made friends with a big shot in the prefectural city, and he's taken him on trade routes!"

How could Tian San, who is so lazy and gluttonous, still run a trade route? The villagers were so surprised that they stopped planting rice seedlings.

Tian San Niang talked on and on, "You don't know, running trade routes can make a lot of money. You can earn dozens of taels of silver in half a year!"

"We toil in the fields for a living, and if we can save five or six taels a year, that's a blessing from God!"

"Your Tian San is really something!" the villagers said enviously. "If your third son becomes successful in the future, don't forget to help us neighbors out!"

“That’s for sure!” Tian San Niang agreed readily.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding villagers quickly followed suit and flattered Tian San's parents. Tian San's parents felt as if they had suddenly gained a lot of strength, and they were much more energetic when they did their work.

As the sun gradually set, the villagers, exhausted from a long day, dragged their weary bodies home. When Tian San's parents arrived, the aroma of rice wafting from the kitchen made them frown. They looked displeased at Tian Hua, who was busily working in the kitchen. "Don't you know how much rice we have? Cooking so extravagantly, what family will dare marry you?"

Tian Hua looked aggrieved. "Dad told me to do it."

Tian San's father paused while washing his feet. "Who?"

Tianhua pointed to the west room, "Father."

Tian Sandie didn't bother to wipe the water off his feet and went barefoot into the west room. Sure enough, he saw the figure lying on the bed. He was furious and grabbed a feather duster to hit it.

Tian San was jolted awake, howling as he dodged.

"You scoundrel, weren't you supposed to be out on the trade routes? Why are you back again?"

"I knew you never told the truth! Which whore's been having your fun with these past few days? I'll beat you to death!" "Father, Father!" Tian San ran all over the room as he was being beaten. "I'm back with good news!"

Uncle Tian didn't believe it. "What good thing could you possibly have?"

"I made a fortune in the capital city, and I've come back specifically to take you there to enjoy a life of luxury!"

Tian San's father paused, his eyes widening in disbelief. "You, you're serious?"

"Of course it's true!" Tian San said confidently. "I went to Suzhou with Brother Meng these past few days and earned thirty taels of silver. Since I plan to stay in the prefectural city from now on, I simply rented a courtyard here. I came back this time to take you to the prefectural city to live a good life!"

Overjoyed, Tian Sanniang cried, "Father, did you hear that? Our Tian San has made something of himself!"

The feather duster fell to the ground, and Tian San's father's hands trembled. "I thought I wouldn't see you amount to anything before I closed my eyes!"

Tian San Niang pressed her for details about the house, and Tian San casually made up a story, "It's in Chanming Lane, a two-courtyard house with five rooms in total. One room is for you and Dad, one room is for me and Ahua's mother, one room is for Ahua and her younger brother, and the remaining rooms can be left to them when they have children in the future."

Uncle Tian interjected, "When your aunt and uncles come to visit, they can squeeze in."

Tian San Niang quickly added, "Your uncles are too."

Uncle Tian scolded, "Nonsense! How can an uncle live at his nephew's house!"

Tian San Niang retorted, "If Aunt can stay, why can't Uncle?"

As Tianhua listened intently to the sounds from the west room while sitting in the kitchen, the thought of having her own room brought a smile to her face.

Tian San interrupted his parents' argument, "Father, Mother, let's pack our things and go to the prefectural city when Ah Hua's mother comes back!"

"What about Ah Hua's mother's job?" Tian San Niang asked reluctantly. "She earns a hundred coins a day!"

Tian San lied, "What's a hundred coins? The rent for that courtyard is two hundred coins a day!"

"What? What kind of courtyard is so expensive?" Tian San Niang was heartbroken and wished she could move in right now.

Two hundred coins for each day later, who can bear that?
Tian San complained, "Ahua's mother shouldn't have been doing that job for a long time! She only gets a hundred coins a day, but the rules are ridiculously strict. She insists on cleanliness, hygiene, and secrecy, as if everyone is after that little bit of stuff!"

Tian San Niang was reluctant to give up, especially since her family had already received so much in advance payment for the wages. If A Hua's mother quit, what would happen to the advance payment?
Tian San was stunned; he had forgotten about this part.

"Father, Mother, let's use your savings for your funerals to pay back the money to Ahua's mother first," Tian San coaxed. "Once we get back to the prefectural city, I'll pay you back!"

Tian San Niang was reluctant and looked at Tian San Die. Tian San hesitated for a moment, then said, "Going to the prefectural city is the priority, let's do it this way! As for the land at home..."

Tian San chimed in, "I've already rented out the land at home. The harvest each year is enough for our family to eat, so we don't need to buy grain anymore."

Tian Sandie looked at his son with satisfaction, "This trip was much more thorough than before."

“Having gone out and seen the world, he naturally matured,” Tian San Niang praised her son.

When Ahua's mother returned, Tian Sanniang couldn't wait to persuade her about the matter. Ahua's mother was also very tempted. In her life, she had hardly ever been to the prefectural city or even the county town.

Moreover, Ah Hua's mother looked at her son eating and said that once they went to the prefectural city, her son could find a school to study at.

Tian San Niang made up her mind and immediately took the silver to the house of a woman she knew, asking her to help her hand the silver over to the steward of the Tian estate.

Early the next morning, Tian San and his family of six set off for the prefectural city with all their belongings.