In order to boost morale and to make the soldiers who go to the expedition go away, Wei Zheng specially set the time for the troops to send troops after the autumn harvest, which is one day after the soldiers know that their family’s autumn grain harvest is harvested.

As the autumn harvest time approaches day by day, Shanxi was still a deserted place a few months ago. At this moment, it has been covered with waves of golden wheat waves.

A military farm area about ten miles away from Datong City has more than 20,000 mu of fertile land, no exception, and is all shrouded by golden waves of wheat. The villagers guarding the fields are like children, guarding the wheat that is about to be harvested in the military farm with a look of desire.

Of course, some villagers gathered together and discussed their family’s income this year with honest smiles.

In the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, tens of millions of people and millions of residents... all of them are full of desire to welcome the autumn harvest.

In this military farm area, the one who attracts everyone's attention is Carpenter Zhang's family.

Because, in other people's fields, there were only one or two people guarding the edge of the field. However, when Zhang's family came out, the whole family was dispatched, five or six people, both old and young, guarding the edge of the field.

It turned out that this Carpenter Zhang was a former craftsman in the Ming Dynasty. With a low status, he never owned his own fields. He had never had overnight food in the rice jar at home.

In order to support his family, in addition to working for the officers of the garrison and doing some carpenter work for the surrounding military households in exchange for food rations for the whole family to survive, Carpenter Zhang still had a source of income, which was to rent the fields of the officers of the garrison.

However, due to drought, there is only a limited harvest in the fields, and the taxes paid are paid.

After a year of hard work, the whole family has been drinking wild vegetable porridge for at least half a year.

However, God and the court did not allow them to live such hungry days.

As the drought became more and more serious, the farmland rented gradually changed from the initial reduction in yield, and gradually became a time when harvest was eliminated. In order to survive, Carpenter Zhang had to take his family to join the army of refugees to see if there was a way out for him and his family in other places.

At that time, whether it was Carpenter Zhang himself or Carpenter Zhang's family, because they had no food, they were all malnourished, pale, and were full of despair about their future...

Just when they were about to be defeated by hunger, they met the Tiger and Leopard Army...

Not only did they give them food to live, but they also distributed land and cattle and sheep. They dug deep wells... so that they could settle down again in Datong, Shanxi, and have new hope for the future.

At the beginning, they were always full of vigilance towards the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Because, in the eyes of the low-ranking Carpenter Zhang, the Tiger and Leopard Army is the army of the court. Since it is the court, the Tiger and Leopard Army will never be so good to him, a carpenter for no reason. Therefore, there must be some ulterior secrets for the Tiger and Leopard Army to do this.

However, as time passed little by little, they slowly received enough food from the Tiger and Leopard Army, received cattle and sheep, and distributed them to their own fields. After planting grain in the fields, their vigilance finally disappeared.

Instead, it is a heartfelt thank you to the Tiger and Leopard Army.

In order to repay the kindness and to respond to the call of the Governor's Office, Zhang Carpenter, who had always been thinking of "a good man is not a soldier", unexpectedly sent his eldest son to the Tiger and Leopard Army to eat military pay, serve the Tiger and Leopard Army, and serve the General Wei.

At this moment, facing the upcoming harvest, he suffered all his life, afraid that the wheat in the field would have an accident at the last moment. He directly took the six members of his family and took turns to guard his own fields, watching the wheat approaching ripening day by day.

Just as the family was sitting around discussing the upcoming harvest, the fourth brother, who was holding his head up and looking around, suddenly let out an excited exclaim.

"Brother, the soldier's eldest brother is back...Dad...Mom...Brother is back..."

Looking down the path in the fields, Zhang Tiezhu, the boss in a yellow military uniform, walked away from his family with something wrapped in oil paper.

Facing his son who had been in the army for half a year, the family sitting around the ground was like taking stimulants, and at the same time he jumped up from the ground and greeted him in the direction where his eldest son was.

After some greetings, the boss Zhang Tiezhu raised the things Yang Tieti had in his hand in front of his family and said proudly: "Dad, mom... This is what the Grand Marshal asked his son to bring back to honor you..."

"In order to receive the grain from the fields early to the warehouse, as long as the soldiers nearby can come back to help their family harvest in the autumn."

"In addition, the Grand Marshal also gave us soldiers who came home to help with the autumn harvest. Each of them was given five kilograms of mutton..."

"The Grand Marshal said that during the busy farming season, only by eating more meat and oil and water can we have the energy to work and collect the grain as soon as possible..."

Hearing this, Carpenter Zhang quickly took the mutton and handed it to his wife under the longing gaze of several children.

Then, he said with emotion: "The Great Marshal is really a Bodhisattva in this world. No, it is better than the Bodhisattva. He has such a small matter so thoughtful. Meeting such a great Marshal is really a blessing for us ordinary people..."

"When the grain is collected and the money is sold, I will definitely find someone to set up a tablet of immortality for the Grand Marshal, burn incense for the Grand Marshal every day, and pray for the Grand Marshal to live a hundred years."

"Since these mutton were given to us by the Grandmaster, we will take it. Eat two pounds at noon today to welcome the boss. The rest will be eaten when the food starts to be collected..."

Amid the cheers of several children, the whole family went home early under the greeting of Carpenter Zhang.

While the family was sitting around the stove and eating stewed lamb, Carpenter Zhang did not forget to ask the boss about his condition in the army.

Under the complicated eyes of curious, puzzled, worried...

The boss Zhang Tiezhu replied proudly: "My parents... tell you a good thing... Two months ago, because I performed outstandingly during training, the battalion commander promoted me to the squad leader. Not only did he take charge of ten brothers, but his military salary also increased from the original six taels of silver per month to the current ten taels of silver per month."

After saying that, he took out five ten taels of silver in front of everyone, under the stunned gaze of everyone.

Then, pointing at Yinzi and talking...

"This is the silver salary I paid for seven months after joining the Tiger and Leopard Army. A total of fifty taels of silver. I didn't spend one or two, and I was all here. Today, my son will hand over the money to you... You will live a better life in the future. With the money, buy more meat, and make one or two new clothes for your younger brothers and sisters..."

After hearing what the boss said, especially after witnessing the money the boss put on the table with his own eyes, except for the unsensible children, everyone else showed a heartfelt shock.

Although when sending his son to the Tiger and Leopard Army, Carpenter Zhang heard the recruiting Tiger and Leopard Army that the military pay of the Tiger and Leopard Army was very high, far exceeding other government troops in the court. More importantly, in the Tiger and Leopard Army, no matter who they are, as long as they have the ability, they can become officials and have not deducted military pay.

When he heard this, Carpenter Zhang also held a skeptical attitude.

Because, in Zhang's perception, the Ming Dynasty did not have such a good army. Especially for people like the boss, they can only be a bully soldier who is bullied for the rest of their lives...

In this case, there are two reasons why the boss was sent to the Tiger and Leopard Army...

One is to give the family a way out.

Another one is to repay the favor and repay the life-saving grace of the Tiger and Leopard Army to save themselves and their families.

Now, the white silver placed on the table in front of him directly proved to Carpenter Zhang that all his worries and questions were overly concerned... The Tiger and Leopard Army not only paid the boss a full salary, but also made his boss an officer...

Thinking of this, Carpenter Zhang's gratitude to the Tiger and Leopard Army and General Wei Zhengwei's gratitude has doubled again.

After taking a deep breath, he spoke to the boss: "Tiezhu, Iron Zhu, I sent you to the Tiger and Leopard Army to repay the kindness of the Tiger and Leopard Army to our family. Now it seems that I am the right way to let you go to the Tiger and Leopard Army."

"Since the Tiger and Leopard Army is so good to us, you must work hard in the Tiger and Leopard Army... and serve the Tiger and Leopard Army and the Grand Commander... Otherwise, our old Zhang family really doesn't know how to repay the kindness of the Grand Commander and the Tiger and Leopard Army to us."

Zhang Tiezhu nodded and replied cautiously: "Dad, I know what you said. I will definitely work in the Tiger and Leopard Army. For the Tiger and Leopard Army and the Grand Commander, even if I let me die on the battlefield, I will not frown..."

When he heard the word "death", although Carpenter Zhang frowned, he did not express his worries in his heart. Instead, he answered with a look of relief to his son.

"Tiezhu, you are right. We can have nothing... but we must not have a conscience..."

"The life of our whole family was saved by the Grand Marshal. Without the Grand Marshal, we would have been starved to death on the road to being refugees. If there was such a day, it would be not only you, but even if you saved your life, I would be willing."

After saying that, he said to his wife who was blushing because of these words and was about to cry: "You woman, you will cry if you know what you know... The general saved our whole family and also asked the boss to join the army, eat military pay, and give him the official position. That is why he respects us."

"It is also worthwhile to serve the general to die at a critical moment."

"Okay, don't cry anymore... Put the money away immediately and save it for the boss..."
Chapter completed!