Chương 44: Chapter 74: The Year-End Festival

The next day. After Jiang Huanyu's family finished breakfast, he originally planned to go to the Zhao family in the front courtyard and ask Zhao Shuan and his son to help with the move. Unexpectedly, Zhao Shuan and his son arrived first.

"Brother Jinhu, Uncle Zhao." When Jiang Wenfeng opened the door and saw the two of them, he greeted them warmly.

"Stone!" Zhao Jinhu excitedly hugged him. Father and son entered the courtyard. Zhao Shuan carried a few grass carp and a piece of cured meat.

"Brother Shuan, what is this…" Jiang Huanyu looked at the things in his hands in confusion. Zhao Shuan chuckled.

"Big Tiger has been clamoring to come and give thanks for a long time, but Stone hadn't returned yet."

"Stone, your Brother Jinhu said that this time on the front line, it was all thanks to you. Otherwise, forget earning military merit and爵位, he might not even have kept his life." During the battles of Phoenix Immortal Commandery and Crane Commandery, Zhao Jinhu had also chopped off the heads of several barbarian soldiers. He earned the Zanniao爵位 and was rewarded with some farmland and mountain forest. After the two sides exchanged courtesies, Jiang Huanyu accepted the grass carp.

As for the cured meat, Jiang Wenfeng declined it.

"My eldest nephew is still growing. Keep this meat to nourish him."

"It just so happens Father told me to call you and Brother Jinhu over to help us move. We'll stew this fish for lunch." The two families were very familiar with one another, so they no longer stood on ceremony.

"Big Tiger, go back and bring the ox cart over. Let's help your Uncle Huanyu move." This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. With the help of the Zhao father and son, the move went very quickly. With two ox carts going back and forth several times, all the belongings were moved. At noon, Hu Yufen cooked a rich meal at the new residence in Blackwater Pond, and everyone ate happily.

After eating and drinking their fill, the Zhao father and son left. The brothers and sister then began choosing rooms. A three-entry courtyard should originally have had more than twenty rooms, but because they had not had enough silver, Jiang Huanyu had only asked people to build twelve rooms, leaving space for future expansion.

"Mother of the children, you take charge of the household matters. Stone and I will go to town." Jiang Huanyu found Hu Yufen and spoke.

"Mm. I'll get you some silver." Hu Yufen hurried into the room and brought out a money pouch. Her face showed some worry.

"This is all that's left at home. I don't know if it will be enough." Exchanging for Blackwater Pond's mountain forest and building the new residence had almost exhausted all of the family's savings. At this time, Jiang Wenfeng also told them about the money spent in the Royal City to save his younger brother. He and Zhang Bin had stayed in the Royal City for half a month. Including the money spent on connections, all expenses together came to more than three hundred taels of silver, all advanced by Zhang Bin.

Just as the three were worrying about how to repay this huge debt, Lu Zhiyuan and Mute Uncle slowly walked over. Jiang Huanyu hurriedly put away the money pouch and smiled as he cupped his hands.

"Teacher, are you satisfied with the residence?" Lu Zhiyuan nodded slightly, then looked toward Mute Uncle. Mute Uncle understood. He took out a silver note from his chest and handed it over. It was a five-hundred-tael silver note issued by the imperial family. It could be exchanged for five hundred taels of silver in any commandery or county city.

"Teacher, this…" Jiang Huanyu did not reach out to take it. Lu Zhiyuan seemed to have expected what he was thinking. He once again gestured for Mute Uncle to take out a promissory note. The general meaning was that this money was temporarily being lent to him. Jiang Huanyu hesitated again and again. In the end, he accepted the silver note and signed his name and pressed his fingerprint on the promissory note. With the silver note, father and son immediately set off for Cloudwater Town.

The Year-End Festival was approaching, and Huang Yunxiao had also returned from Willow County to Cloudwater Town. At this moment, the two brothers were in the hall discussing the "Three Debates Before the Court" that had shaken the literary world.

"Big Brother, I keep feeling that Teacher Lu's defeat was somewhat strange." Huang Qingzhou sighed endlessly, feeling regret for Lu Zhiyuan. Huang Yunxiao shook his head slightly.

"You and I are both rough men. We don't understand these things, so it isn't good for us to judge."