Wei Ni

If you don't become a householder, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive.

This sentence couldn't be more suitable for Xia Houhui.

In his early years, he was used to Uncle Sun taking care of family affairs, but now that he has welcomed a bride, he will no longer interfere with the trivial matters of the family.

However, he just ignored me and kept doing this and that.

I won’t talk about the evil beasts and children.

Anyway, from his salary and the occasional rewards for military achievements since he took office, he has never used half of the five baht to supplement his family income.

The tenants of Yangquwubao provided money for weddings, funerals and the education of children at home, which also caused the family's annual farm income to drop sharply.

When they got married, the emperor Cao Rui gave him a lot of money, which finally gave the family a chance to improve. However, Xia Houhui took in Zhang Li and other nine households of followers, and Houlu recruited highly skilled papermakers. The gifts prepared by Wang Yuanji during the picnic with her brothers and children, as well as the expenses reserved for the purchase of horses and weapons for the upcoming tribe, suddenly returned to the past.

Of course, Wubao’s daily food and clothing are still sufficient.

But Wang Yuanji felt that there was still a long way to go before engraving and printing could be developed, and it was unknown how much money would be invested, so we should save money if we could.

Anyway, Shiquan Pine Forest is located in a remote area, so no one should care about it. It won't be too late to buy it in the future when there is more money.

This also made Xia Houhui a little surprised.

He doesn't even have enough money to build a thatched cottage for his young master. What confidence will he have in the future to compete with the Sima Master who has three thousand dead men?

Especially since he only has more than 500 children in his care now~
No, you have to find a way to make money.

And it’s urgent.

As for Emperor Cao Rui, genius Yin Yin warned him a few days ago that he should rely on his status and not ask for money. He can pretend to be his elder brother Xia Houheng! The eldest brother who holds a redundant official position has plenty of time and means to manage things properly.

After returning from Shiquan Pine Forest, Xia Houhui went straight to the study and wrote a letter to his eldest brother.

First, he claimed that he had accepted Ding Mi and had plans to seek relief from his imprisonment, but then he thought about Ding Mi's previous indifference to the Xiahou family, so he asked his eldest brother Xia Houheng to help pay attention to Ding Mi's behavior to see if he It is worthy of the Xiahou family’s dedication and support.

Immediately, he told his uncle that he wanted Uncle Sun to go to Bingzhou to look for Qianhong and buy a good horse for the upcoming part. He also said that he had a very harmonious relationship with Tian Yu Qianhong and others, so he asked his eldest brother if he had any concessions. The family formed a caravan to sell horses from Bingzhou to and outside the capital.

Not selling war horses.

War horses are strategic military supplies, and the transaction will be noticed by Emperor Cao Rui, and may even be reported to the temple by others and held accountable.

It is a horse that pulls a cart to plow the fields, a young man, or an inferior horse ridden by the old and the weak.

There are many dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in the capital; and the bad horses and horses outside Yanmen Pass in Bingzhou are not worth much. As long as the horses can be successfully obtained, the profit margin is still very large.

As for how to deal with pass inspections or government restrictions.
When he returned from Bingzhou, Qianhong, who was on his farewell trip, hinted that he could help him buy some servants or slaves!
The young and strong people who can serve as subordinates can operate it, but a few bad horses are nothing!

At the end of the letter, Xia Houhui also complained that Yangquwu Fort was now very poor and did not even dare to buy wine or cut meat. He also ate meat after returning, so he let his elder brother read it. With the help of him, it would be enough to give him three percent of the profits from the horse trade.

"Why is this happening in our family? My husband is trying to trick my eldest brother like this just for a little money!"

Wang Yuanji, who was helping with the grinding, laughed so hard when she saw Xia Houhui writing the last part, she couldn't help but criticize it.

Xia Houhui didn't feel ashamed at all about this.

A family does not speak the same language, and the eldest brother is like the father. If you are in trouble, who else can you turn to if you don't look for your eldest brother?

Besides, without him Xun Qianhong to smoothen the relationship, the eldest brother would not be able to make a living in horse trading!

Immediately, he dried the ink, enveloped the book and gave it to Uncle Sun, asking him to find Xia Houhe's retinue the next day and deliver it to his eldest brother.

Well, Uncle Sun has returned.

As for why he went to Hanoi County, it was because he was from Yewang County, Hanoi.

In the past, he was instructed by Xia Houhui to place the adopted children inside and outside the capital as much as possible, so he found Sangzi's old friend to help settle most of the children in Hanoi County, so he would go there to have a look when he had nothing to do.

Two days later, it was nearly noon.

In Yangquwu Fort, Wang Yuanji stood leaning against the door, watching Xia Houhui riding away.

There was some reluctance in his eyes, but he was also calm.

When you marry a general, you have to get used to sending your husband off to the battlefield. If Xia Houhui hadn't followed the expedition and merged with the state, he would have been in Huainan by now. It was a blessing to get along with each other for nearly ten days, and An Neng asked for more.

Yes, Qin Lang's class teacher is back.

Moreover, the emperor Cao Rui also set a time for the next day to review the army and commend the soldiers for their merits, which also meant that Xia Houhui would leave the capital the next afternoon.

And why didn't he wait until sunset before leaving home?
The tribe that his eldest brother Xia Houheng was looking for for him finally arrived at the small house outside Luoyang City today!

Originally, the play should have arrived in Luoyang a long time ago. After all, Yanzhou and Sili are next to each other, so the journey to Luoyang is really not that far.

Since the journey was not far and he had never traveled far, the adults in his family planned to escort him all the way to Yinrongyang County, Henan Province. However, on the second day of departure, the adults were frightened and injured by a bad horse, so they had no choice but to return.

As a son, it is natural for me to show my filial piety when an elder in the family is injured.

According to his wishes, he wrote a letter to Xia Houheng to tell him the whole story, and then rushed to Luoyang after he recovered.

But the adults in his family didn't allow it. He was just injured from a fall, and he recovered after resting for a few days. It was not a serious injury like missing an arm or a broken leg. How could he use this as an excuse not to send his son to go?

Furthermore, Xia Houhui is already a key general, so it is not difficult to find a confidant.

Choosing his son was a kind of support that took into account the affection of his father. If his son delayed in coming, Xia Houhui might misunderstand him and think that his son was arrogant and turned him away.

For this reason, there were still disputes between father and son, but the final result was that a filial son emerged from the stick.

After receiving a beating, Nabu hurriedly hurried and arrived before Xia Houhui left Luoyang.

All this was informed by a letter written by his eldest brother Xia Houheng.

It also made Xia Houhui quite happy.

A person with a filial heart is relatively more trustworthy in character, and he also knows which family this person comes from: he is a grandson of General Luzhao.

Lu Zhao was born in Chenliu, Yanzhou.

He was originally a general under Cao Cao in the Wei Dynasty and had very senior qualifications. He was the general when Cao Cao took control of Yanzhou.

But his general strategy was ordinary.

At least in Cao Wei, where there are many talents, he is not considered handsome, but he is loyal and brave enough to fight.

And he was very unlucky.

In the fourth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao sent General Liu Bei of the left to supervise him, Zhu Ling and other generals to attack Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was killed before the battle, so he and Zhu Ling led their troops back, but Liu Bei took the opportunity to attack and kill Xuzhou's governor Che Zhou and occupied Xuzhou.

As a result, he was angered by Cao Cao and seized the troops and left them idle.

Later in the Battle of Guandu, Xia Houyuan, who was then the prefect of Yingchuan, was guarding Xuchang. He interceded with Cao Cao on the grounds that he had few soldiers, so that Lu Zhao could resume his military training.

It was also at that time that he became a general under Xia Houyuan.

For example, Xiahou Yuan went out five times to suppress rebellions, guarded Guanzhong, and later Hubu Guanyou. He was always with him, and he accumulated merits and was granted the title of marquis.

Therefore, Lu Zhao has always been grateful to Xia Houyuan.

When he died of illness in the army before the Battle of Hanzhong, he left a letter to warn future generations, saying: "If we had not conquered the West (Xiahou Yuan), how could we, a common people, have the title of Marquis Yinzi? You, the younger generation, should remember your kindness and never let it go. Of."

His descendants also did this.

Even after Xiahou Yuan was humiliated as "General Bai Di", they still maintained respect and closeness to the Xiahou family; they also voluntarily observed mourning for Xiahou Yuan and the Ding family for one year each, and from then on every new year they would send people to give them local products or gifts. Come to congratulate me in person.

This is also the reason why Xia Houheng recruited the descendants of the Lu family to serve as his tribe.

Loyalty is commendable.

After the implementation of the ninth-grade Zhongzheng system, the Lu family, which had established itself as a martial artist and had the highest number of generals, fell into decline.

Among the second generation, the person with the highest position was just a county captain.

Therefore, when they received Xia Houheng's letter, they were overjoyed. After considering the young men of the clan one by one, they selected the most outstanding ones and sent them over.

Yes, he is not Lu Zhao's direct grandson, but his grandson.

"The name is Fan, and the courtesy name is Junsheng. He is a man of few words, has a calm and resolute nature, has little skill in bowing and horseback, has a little bit of courage, and may be worthy of being a general's pawn; has little education, knows etiquette, is proficient in writing, has tasted military books, and may be worthy of being a general's subordinate."

This is how the Lu family introduced Lu Fan in their letters.

It also made Xiahou Hui beam with joy.

Nowadays, humility is regarded as a virtue. The Lu family dares to claim that their young man is brave and has read military books, which means that Lu Fan is capable of both civil and military skills.

At least, his talents can match those of his ancestors, right?
I just don’t know, if I train him carefully and give him many experiences, will he be able to stand alone?

With such expectations in his heart, Xia Houhui hurried on the road very fast. Even Zhang Li, the retinue who went along with him, would remind him from time to time that his riding horse was too inferior to keep up.

When I was young, I went to a small house outside the city.

He jumped off his horse, handed the horse's reins to Sun Lou, the steward who heard the noise, and stepped inside.

But after taking just a few steps, he couldn't help but stop his feet and look sideways.

Because a young man accompanying Sun Lou bowed to him and said in a voice that was still changing his voice, "Fan, meet the general."

Are you Lu Fan? !

Xia Houhui, who stopped and turned around, was speechless for a moment.

You can't blame him for being surprised.

Because the young man in front of him who calls himself Lu Fan has a big frame, but he is only about seven feet in length. He has light beard on his upper lip. He can tell at a glance that he is not yet fifteen. The reason why Xia Houhui didn't pay attention to him when he came in just now was because he thought He is Sun Lou's family member who came over to help!
Oh, what do you think, brother?
I am a man who has been out in the army all year round. I often fight for my life against thieves and enemies. You chose such a young boy to be my subordinate. How could I dare to lead him on the battlefield?
And the adults in Lufan’s family must not worry about it day and night!

If there really are no other suitable candidates, you can give up for now. It won’t be too late to recruit Lu Fan after his body has grown in a few years~
For a moment, Xia Houhui was filled with thoughts. (End of chapter)