When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 586: Erniu Returns Home
Youzhou
Zhuojun
涿县
On the wide and straight cement road, the driver drove the mule cart towards the destination. While driving, he chatted with the passenger Erniu in the car.
"My dear, you are from this village too? I was wondering why you looked so familiar to me. So, it turns out that we are from the same village!"

"Driver, I've already told you, I'm not a nobleman."

"Hey, you can hide it from others, but not from me. My son was admitted to the Zhuo County Higher School, and he has learned poetry very well. Especially General Zhang San's poems, he can even recite them backwards! As for me, I can only read a few lines, such as "The smoke rises straight in the desert, and the setting sun is round on the Yangtze River" The driver slapped his thigh suddenly, "Good, damn, it's written too well!"

Listening to the driver confidently reciting the wrong poem, Erniu corrected him helplessly: "It is the smoke rising straight up from the desert, the setting sun over the long river."

The driver suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, yes, the desert is filled with solitary smoke, the long river is setting with the sun, I was wondering why it was so strange, where is the Yangtze River in the Western Regions? Hehe, fellow countryman, you said you are not a noble, I am not bragging, among many friends I can be regarded as a handsome scholar who can read and write, your level is far better than mine, you don't look like a student at your age, you must be a noble! Noble, can you tell me what you did before? If it is offensive, just... just pretend I didn't ask!"

"Offense." Erniu sighed softly, "It's not something shameful, how can it be considered an offense? I have been in the army for many years, and because of my previous injury, I couldn't keep up with the training. The general took care of me and let me serve as a personal guard. I felt guilty, and it was not until this year that I mustered up the courage to resign from the general."

The driver seemed to have been opened up and started talking. "So you were a soldier and a general before, that's amazing, no wonder you can compose poems. Being a soldier is good, from what I know, just in terms of land distribution, the families of soldiers get more land."

"Don't even mention the care of the village headman and the financial support from the county. Oh, I really regret it. When the general was recruiting soldiers in Zhuo County, my mother grabbed my sleeve and refused to let me join the army. Maybe I'm like you now."

Erniu laughed dryly twice. He was of course clear about what the driver said.

Since Liu Bei became the general, not only these old soldiers, but also other troops have been in a much better situation than before.

Even if they retire, they will be given different arrangements according to the number of years they have served in the army so that they can live an easy life.

However, the driver's words aroused Erniu's curiosity. He was eager to know what his hometown looked like now, so he asked about his own village.

The driver knew the area very well. He said with great joy, "Sir, you have asked the right person. The village you are asking about is not ordinary. This village has produced a warrior who was praised by the general. His wife is also extraordinary."

"Oh? Please tell me, driver."

"Didn't they build a workshop a few years ago? The warrior's wife organized a group of soldiers' families, pooled their savings over the years, and jointly opened a spinning workshop. I heard that they get a share of the profits every year!"

"There's a saying that money can move people's hearts. Isn't there anyone here to cause trouble?"

"Looking for trouble? Haha!" The driver laughed as if he had heard a joke. "My lord, you don't know. Who dares to make trouble for her? Not to mention looking for trouble, if you insult the family of a soldier, the captain will come to your house that night, not to mention looking for trouble?"

"It turns out that I am ignorant."

"Hey, you've been away from home for a long time. By the way, I don't even know your name."

"My name is Erniu."

"Erniu? My dear, your name is exactly the same as the warrior that the general praised!"

"Coincidence, coincidence."

The driver wanted to say something, but the destination was already in sight.

But what’s strange is why there are so many people gathered at the entrance of the village today?
"How strange, how strange. These people's carriages look extraordinary. Wait, those... those are county officials, and there are more than one!" The coachman widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

As soon as he stopped the mule cart, an official came over.

The driver wanted to ask, 'Did you make a mistake?'

Unexpectedly, the official took a look inside the car and smiled. He said in a respectful tone, "Captain Chen, we have been waiting for you for a long time, and finally you are here!"

"Ah? County Lieutenant Chen?" The driver was stunned. County Lieutenant? How could there be a County Lieutenant in his car?

I only heard Erniu behind me say: "Why are you waiting for me at the entrance of the village? Shouldn't it be the county government office?"

"Hey, didn't the county magistrate hear that the hero had returned home and immediately asked us to welcome him at the village entrance?" "!"

The driver then realized that the Chen County Magistrate the official was talking about was Erniu who had been chatting with him all the way!
It turns out that the warrior is right next to him!

"Clap clap."

The driver felt two gentle pats on his shoulders, and when he turned around he saw Erniu's smiling face.

"Thank you for letting me take your car, fellow countryman. Here is the fare."

As he said that, Erniu took out a stack of coins. The driver waved his hands again and again, "I can't take it. You, you are the pride of our village. I can't take it."

"Hey, the general always taught us not to take advantage of others, so please accept it, fellow countryman."

The official at the side echoed: "Yes, yes, just accept it."

After much persuasion, the driver finally accepted Erniu's coins.

The driver looked at the county magistrate and others welcoming Erniu, and thought to himself: How majestic.

Then the driver cracked the whip hard and drove the mule cart away slowly.

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Erniu clasped his fists to each of the county officials, which could be considered as a greeting.

Surrounded by a crowd of people, they walked towards their home in a lively manner. The village has changed a lot. The old thatched houses have disappeared. Every household has built a new house, and even the roofs are covered with green tiles.

There were more and more children in the village, and they looked at Erniu with vigilance, as if they were wondering who this stranger was. But it did not affect his good mood. Just looking at the children's physiques that looked like calves, he couldn't stop smiling.

Finally, Erniu arrived at the front yard of his own home. He looked at the newly renovated house, his wife with gray hair and his mother with hunched back who were standing there in a daze.

His smile froze, and tears rushed out like a flood. He shouted to the familiar figure in the yard, "Mother, my wife, I'm back."

His wife and mother dropped what they were doing, and the three of them walked towards each other and hugged each other tightly.

His wife and mother whispered in his ears in hoarse voices, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back"

Then his wife called in a boy in his teens, who looked 70% like him. He was tall and was even taller than him now!

Staring into the boy's eyes, Erniu felt a blood connection.

The wife urged the boy in his ear: "Quick, call daddy."

The boy stared at the strange yet familiar Erniu, hesitated for a moment, opened his mouth, and shouted loudly, "Father!"

"Hey!" Erniu's smile became more and more brilliant. Now he couldn't help but think of the words of the chief clerk in the army. What was the purpose of their joining the army? Wasn't it for everything in front of them, to let all the people of the Han Dynasty live such a life?

A few days later, Erniu arrived at the county government office as scheduled. The duties and work of the county lieutenant were completely within his reach.

But today he noticed something was wrong. Why were there horse-drawn carriages loaded with goods coming and going on the wooden tracks?

Is there a war?

Erniu decisively sent a letter to the county to return to his post, and soon he received a reply. When he opened the letter, he found that the county government had rejected him. There were only four shocking words written in the letter: "Live a good life".

(End of this chapter)