Handan City.

The days-long snow and snow finally stopped briefly.

A carriage slowly drove out of the palace city and, under the protection of ten guards, headed towards Guocheng not far away.

In the carriage were three men, one old, one big and one mist. Their clothes were quite luxurious, the silk was fine and the style was gorgeous, and they looked like they were not ordinary people at first sight.

It was Zhao Yong, Zhao He and Zhao Qian’s three generations.

This time, the master father Zhao Yong had a whim and suddenly proposed to have a white dragon fish suit (a private visit on a mini-coated basis). As a well-known filial son, Zhao He naturally followed him with his eldest son.

Xiao Zhaoqian is over three years old. When he speaks, he can express his meaning very completely. He jumps and jumps in the carriage. Obviously, he is very excited about this trip.

Zhao He looked at Zhao Qian's happy expression and felt a little emotional in his heart. Speaking of which, it seemed that it was his eldest son who had been so old and had left the palace for the first time.

Zhao He smiled and said, "Qian'er, what do you want to do when you come out this time?"

Zhao Qian raised his head and said loudly: "You want to have a snowball fight! My father said that there are many children like me outside, and you can have a snowball fight together!"

Zhao He laughed silently and said for a while: "Okay, then you have to beat him well later. Don't cry if you are hit by someone else."

Zhao Qian pouted his mouth and said dissatisfiedly: "Father, Qian'er won't lose!"

The Lord Father, who was standing by, looked at his son and grandson with great interest, and after a while, he said, "Today we will meet the old acquaintance of the widowed father."

Zhao He was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Vie."

Anyway, I just want to accompany the old man to relax. As for whom I go to see, Zhao He doesn't care.

Although there are only ten guards next to the carriage, there are actually more than 300 people secretly protecting around them. Any militant with more than ten people will be discovered immediately within 200 steps. There is also an elite group of thousands of people who are on standby at any time and can arrive within two minutes.

Zhao He never jokes about his own life.

The carriage quickly drove into the Guocheng in Handan and headed to the east.

Since the capital of Haojing, the first capital of the Zhou Dynasty, was located in Guanzhong, most of the princes chose to build the palace city in the southwest direction, and the east was generally where civilians lived. The further east and north, the more remote and poorer they were.

The carriage was driving for a long time but didn't stop, which surprised Zhao He. He didn't know who the old acquaintance he was talking about was, and he actually lived in such a civilian area?

Soon, Zhao He got the answer.

Handan was a city established in the Western Zhou Dynasty, so the layout of the city was also very Zhou Dynasty, which is "clear market".

There are houses, handicrafts, and smelting. As the name suggests, the market is naturally a market.

There are thirty-three yards and six cities in Handan, with a total of thirty-nine markets, which is also very large in this era.

Moreover, with the continuous victory and expansion of Zhao State, the expansion plan of Handan City was also put on the agenda. Zhao He ambitiously proposed the plan to expand Handan to Jiushijiufang City, and has begun to ask Fei Yi to order Handan Mansion to make specific verification and planning.

In his historical knowledge, there were more than one hundred markets in Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, and even Linzi had three hundred villages in the same era. Yan Ying was able to say "Zhang Mei was in the Yin and sweated like rain" in front of King Ling of Chu two hundred years ago. Handan could not fall behind too much, right?

Back to the topic, this time the market where the master father brought Zhao He and Zhao Qian to is located in the northeast of Handan. Its name is "Zhenguofang".

Looking at the three words "Zhenguofang" on the door, Zhao He frowned and felt familiar, and then immediately remembered - Isn't this the master's father's handwriting?

This market can actually be titled by the master's father, it doesn't seem simple.

As soon as he drove into the gate, the master's father stopped the carriage, hugged Zhao Qian, and took Zhao He off the carriage.

Zhao He was curious and looked at the Zhenguofang in front of him with a large number of curiosity. Its decoration style was not much different from other markets in Handan. Occasionally, there were one or two slightly larger mansions. It could be seen that they were either a little rank or had a few money, but that was all.

Very ordinary place.

The master father obviously saw Zhao He's doubts, smiled, but did not explain, and walked forward quickly.

Zhao He followed his master's father around the yard, and his curiosity became more and more intense.

Why does the Lord’s father seem to be quite familiar with this place?

In winter, the entire Zhenguofang was deserted and there were not many pedestrians. Occasionally, three or two came towards me. After seeing the master's father and Zhao He and his party, they hurriedly gave in to the side.

As he walked, the Lord Father suddenly stopped outside a rather noisy house and knocked on the door.

Some old wooden doors were opened, and a little boy with a braid showed his eyes from the crack of the door, and looked at his master's father and Zhao He's three grandparents and grandchildren.

With a slam, the wooden door was closed.

Zhao He: "..."

An exclaim came from inside the door: "There are people outside!"

A series of exclamations followed.

"Are the Qin people here?"

"Second and third son, be prepared and get the weapons!"

"Kill the Qin people!"

arms?

Zhao He's mouth twitched obviously, and he was about to ask his master's father to retreat just in case, but he saw him shaking his head with a smile.

The wooden door was opened again.

This time the gap opened became larger, and several small heads appeared in the cracks of the door one by one, and their eyes looked at Zhao He again from Zhao Qian, and then the master father.

"The Qin people's clothes are so beautiful!"

With a thud, the little head at the bottom was knocked and instantly shrank back.

A girl, about seven or eight years old, jumped out from behind the crack in the door, holding a wooden stick in her hand, and said in an old-fashioned manner: "Who are you waiting for, why are you going to invade my Zhao State territory!"

Zhao He: "..."

The Lord's Father laughed: "Where is your eldest Father? I came to see him last year, are you in good health?"

The girl was obviously stunned: "Do you know my eldest father?"

The Lord's Father said seriously: "Of course I know you, and I know you too. By the way, when I came last year, your eldest father was looking for you with a board to ask you not to pull your brother's little croaker."

The little head that had just disappeared appeared again and shouted, "Sister is a bad guy, it hurts to pull people!"

The little girl's face turned red a little, and the stick in her hand hit her brother's butt. The little boy instantly screamed and ran into the house.

The girl snorted heavily and said, "Who, who said it! I see you are like a Qin spy. I heard that Qin spies are very good at lying, and they also like to hide in dark corners and peek at children!"

At this moment, an old voice came: "Jiang'er, don't make a fuss! The noble man is here, let go!"

An old man who was about the same age as the Lord Father walked out hurriedly with a little boy with tears. After seeing the Lord Father, he was shocked and happy and was about to kneel down on the spot.

The Lord's father seemed to have expected it, so he stepped forward and supported the old man, and smiled and said, "Okay, there is no need to be too polite."

Zhao He, who was standing behind, exclaimed and finally recognized the old man.

This is a personal guard of the Lord's father, but it seems that he has been away from the palace for many years.

The old man saw Zhao He and suddenly felt more surprised. He wanted to kneel down, but his father slapped him on the shoulder: "I told you not to kneel, just don't kneel, there are so many rules, find a place to sit down and talk!"

The old man smiled embarrassedly and bowed to Zhao He: "I have seen the king in the mountains."

At the door, a group of children exclaimed in surprise.

"Master, he is the Master!"

"The eldest father really didn't lie. He really saw the eldest king!"

"He actually has two hands and two feet!"

"It's also two eyes and one nose!"

"I'm wearing clothes too!"

"It seems like Uncle Wang next door!"

Zhao He looked at the group of curious children and smiled: "..."

Shouldn’t children from poor families be very reserved? What the hell are these bears?

Not to mention, this makes Zhao He feel a little like his childhood before he traveled through time, and he still missed him a little for a while.

The old man named Shan was sweating profusely by the children's words, and he slapped his butt on his face: "Go and go, just play with it."

The children scattered and hid behind the mulberry trees, stables, woodsheds and kitchens. Only small heads stick out and blinked curiously.

Looking at the old man who was a little scared, Zhao He laughed and said, "It's okay, okay, Qian'er, go play with these brothers and sisters."

The Lord Father had already been familiar with the passage and sat down on the tree stump beside him, and smiled and said, "Okay, let them play with them. By the way, the old brothers, they all called Hewu... to chat with me."

Shan was stunned for a moment, then his face was a little dim: "Master, those old brothers, are all gone."

The Lord Father was stunned: "It's gone? There are still more than ten last year, why are they all gone?"

Zhao He listened from behind and then realized that the master father was seeing these former personal guards coming.

Shan replied, "They all went to Yandi to settle down!"

Lord Father: “…”

After a while, the master father sighed, "Oh, why bother? Isn't it good to be a landlord in Handan? If I remember correctly, when you were discharged from the army, I also gave you two thousand acres of land. It should be possible for you to live a good life."

Shan Gan coughed and said, "Well... If I tell the truth, please don't be angry, Lord Father."

The Lord Father said, "You said that."

Shan said, "Actually, it is mainly because of the one-to-ten military merit field. You also know that the children of our old guys all joined the army. In the battle against Yan State... some died, but at least they were lucky and earned some military merits. After the old guys decided that if all the lands of people were replaced and they moved to Yan State together, they would not only have a care, but at least three or five generations should be free. Moreover, they could also watch over the Lord's Father and Da Zhao, so that they would not let those Yan State cause trouble!"

The Lord Father was silent for a while and said, "How many died?"

Shan scratched his head, as if he was hesitant, but under the strict stare of the Lord's father, he still spoke: "A dozen or so old guys have about thirty or forty children to fight Yan State, and they are back... more than twenty."

The Lord Father's face changed and he said, "A dozen, so many?"

Shan also sighed and said, "Yes, but this is nothing. There is no immortality when we go to the battlefield. We are all used to it."

As he said that, Shan Yizhi surrounded Xiao Zhaoqian and pointed at him, saying, "These are all my two children left behind by my children in Yan. Their mother is also miserable, so I asked her to remarry, and the remaining few will follow me."

The master father looked at the children and suddenly laughed: "I still feel good when fighting."

Shan hesitated and thrust his chest: "That's necessary. I have started practicing martial arts. When they grow up, they have to continue fighting for Da Zhao!"

The master father waved his hand and said, "Okay, I will join Qian'er's personal guard in the future. The widow's father will be approved!"

Shan was anxious and hurriedly said, "Master, this is not very good."

The Lord Father glared and said, "What's wrong with it? Are you still worried that someone dares to object?"

After saying that, the master's father glared at Zhao He, and Zhao He looked up directly at the sky, indicating that it was nothing to do with me.

Shan smiled and said, "The master's father misunderstood. It's not that he is not good to be with the eldest son, it's really... It's the same as the eldest son, just like being with you. Safety is safe, but he can't achieve military achievements!"

Zhao He twitched hard and almost laughed out loud on the spot.

Lord Father: “…”

After a while, the Lord's father shook his head speechlessly and said, "Okay, then let's do whatever you old people. By the way, the Yan State is quite chaotic. Why are you here? Isn't it better to wait for three to five years before going?"

Shan laughed and said, "What the Lord Father said, our old brothers were galloping around the world with the Lord Father back then. How could some Yan people be afraid of? To be honest, I was afraid that you would not be able to find us when you came, so I stayed here. When it was spring, I sold this house and went north to Yan land to find those old brothers. By that time, I would also let Yan people know the skills of the hundreds of generals of the Great Zhao Imperial Guards!"

While saying this, Shan's old face showed obvious pride.

The Lord Father looked at the mountain in front of him and sighed for a long time: "Ah, everyone has left, and no one who talks to the widow's father from now on."

Shan Zheng wanted to say something, but he was immediately interrupted by the Lord's Father: "By the way, I see that there are no people in the shop, what's going on?"

Shan Xiao said, "My father doesn't know anything. Our Zhenguofang is a first-class military meritorious service. Most of the children who went out of the yard have made a lot of military merits from the Great Zhao army. Now they are either in Qi or in Yan, and these houses have been sold, so there are no one left."

"Sold?" Zhao He couldn't help but interrupted curiously and said, "Who can he sell it to?"

Shan looked at Zhao He, subconsciously corrected his sitting posture, and smiled apologized: "By the king, it was mainly sold to businessmen from other places, and some scholars who wanted to become officials in Dazhao. I am dissatisfied with you, our Dazhao has won many battles over the years, and the house in Handan is very expensive. Although such an ordinary house is worth a lot of money, I am reluctant to sell it."

When Zhao He heard this, he said, "Good guy, the housing prices are starting to get started. You have to pay attention when you go back."

The Lord's father chatted with Shan for a long time and asked about Shan's recent life very carefully.

Shan Xiaoxiao said, "There is nothing unsatisfactory about it. Really. Now the Great Zhao is strong, and the people of our Great Zhao are also strong. They all hope that their children will join the army and earn military merits as soon as possible to build a big mansion. Oh no, I used to think that I would come back to build a big mansion, but now I always think that I will go to another place. The proportion of military merits in Guanzhong is to change land for one acre to eight acres, and Yan State will change one acre to ten acres. Do you think this is a little less..." As he said that, he didn't forget to take a peek at Zhao He.

Zhao He: "..."

Can the border areas of Yan State be compared with places like Guanzhong, Qin State?

The master father glared at Zhao He and said, "Did you hear it? I will change it when I go back!"

Zhao He spread his hands helplessly: "Change, change it now!"

In the distance, Xiao Zhaoqian had already started to blindfold his eyes and counted it carefully. The many children scattered and hid in various strange places. One of them ran too fast and fell in the snow and fell, his head hit the corner of the wall. He didn't care about anything to hide and do, and cried loudly while holding his swollen forehead.

On the side, the Lord Father and Shan watched this scene, and smiled knowingly and continued to chat with themselves.

“Is there enough food?”

"Enough, there are so many! Although there are few people in the family, I hired a few people to help last year and collected too much food. I even went to sell some, changed a few pieces of cloth and made a lot of new clothes."

"This is OK. Are there any guys who bully others on their power?"

"How many, but after we reacted to the lieutenant, one or two came to apologize obediently, and nothing happened. By the way, the master father was the second wife of the next family stole the person. As a result, Siko's people only asked her family to pay the money. You said that stealing people should be soaked in a pig cage. How could you say that the law is not legal..."

At this moment, Zhao Qian, who had become like a mud monkey, jumped into the cottage happily: "Catch you!"

...

Zhao He looked at this scene quietly and suddenly understood why his master father brought him and Zhao Qian here today.
Chapter completed!