Sihuang City, Beicheng Dudu Mansion.
After the lecture, Shan Liwen, the new governor of Beicheng, deliberately left Yi and Chang behind to ask about the incident of false death that occurred during the mountain search. He also encouraged Chang Si to think about it and gave it to Chang Si to think about it. The paper document said:
"Brother Chang, this is the retirement document of your friend, the captain. He was promoted to one level and retired as an uncle. The two soldiers also retired. This stack of silver notes, totaling 24,000 taels, is in the military camp. The exchange of white jade coins for silver follows the rule of exchanging one white jade coin for one thousand taels of silver. Your friend is not a body refiner, so he cannot take away the white jade coins. I hope you can understand."
After receiving the official document and a briefcase containing thick banknotes, Chang thought about it and thanked him repeatedly.
Before his last mission, he asked Shan Liwen to help Mu Shuangquan organize his retirement. Unexpectedly, the matter was completed in just two days. Chang Siguo was very satisfied to be able to give Lao Mu such a huge sum of money.
After quitting, Chang Siguo went straight to the examination room in Beicheng.
Shan Liwen gave him a ten-day holiday, so that he could freely enter and leave the Four Deserts City without having to click on his fingers.
The letter delivery service he made was related to the Bandits Breaking Army, and he would have to wait a few days before the reward would be given.
In addition to offering fire bottles and discovering authentic achievements, Shan Liwen has already hinted that there will be other benefits in the future, so he is not in a hurry.
Chang Siguo didn't care too much about this. Being able to exchange credit for the favor of Lord Shan and General Fang was enough for him without any background.
The soldiers who were not seriously injured in the North City Injury Check-up House went back to their barracks to recuperate, and they were no longer overcrowded.
Chang Si turned around and went to the public room, greeted the doctor he was familiar with who was not so busy, and then walked into the next room and saw Mu Shuangquan sitting on the bed, leaning against the bed board, holding a large black pottery bowl with his right hand, slurping, slurping, gulping Drink medicine.
Three of the ten beds in the room were vacant. He nodded to a soldier waiting on him and motioned for him to go out.
Mu Shuangquan drank the bitter medicine in one breath and handed the bowl to him, only to find that it was Hei Wa who took the bowl. He hurriedly said: "This can't be done, your status is different now..." He reached out to grab the empty bowl again.
Chang Siguo put the bowl on the table by the wall and said with a smile, "What's the difference? Don't move it."
Looking carefully at Lao Mu, his complexion and energy have improved a lot. It seems that he has recovered well. An old soldier who has spent the rest of his life in battle can survive tenaciously after a moment of decadence. He is tougher than the weeds on the roadside.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, blocking the view of the other hospital bed, he put the three rolled documents into Mu Shuangquan's hands, and explained: "This is the retirement document for you and the two brothers. You have falsely promoted one level, Mr. I retired from my post and returned to my hometown, enjoying the preferential treatment of 100 acres of fertile land with no taxation."
Of course, you have to pay for the land out of your own pocket.
The ward was occupied by some high-status team leaders and uncles. The two who were awake had long noticed Chang Siguo in black robes. After hearing what Chang Siguo said, they all turned to Old Mu. With envious eyes.
Retiring from the bandit army is not an easy task, and it is an honorable retirement.
I am truly lucky to have a friend who is a body refiner.
I also secretly felt sorry for Lao Mu. If he stayed in the army, he might even become a captain. It would be a pity to retire.
Mu Shuangquan didn't know much about literacy. He spread out the document with his name on it and looked at it over and over. His eyes were red with excitement, his lips were trembling slightly, and his palms were unsteady.
After being in the bandit army for a long time, he knew that retiring from the post of chief uncle was a great thing to return to his hometown in glory. Even the local county magistrate would look at him differently and treat him with courtesy, because Nanping valued military merit and respected brave soldiers.
He never dreamed that he, a thief who joined the army, would one day wash away his shame and glorify his ancestors.
I thought it would be good if I could get rid of my military status and switch to a good status.
Hei Wa gave him such a surprise, and he was filled with mixed feelings and emotions for a while.
Chang Siguo patted Lao Mu, who was trembling with excitement and was speechless, and said with a smile: "You and your brothers have earned it with all your hard work. You deserve it."
He took out a cloth bag from his arms, put it in Lao Mu's hand, and whispered in his ear.
He did not dare to hand over all the banknotes to Lao Mu at once. He was worried that Lao Mu would be overjoyed and overexcited, causing his wounds to burst, which would make him extremely happy and sad.
Mu Shuangquan's eyes were wide open. The surprise was too unreal. He felt that the four thousand taels of silver were very hot.
I thought it would be good to have two or three hundred taels of silver left over.
Chang Siguo pressed Lao Mu's right hand that was about to give way, signaling that the wealth would not be revealed.
There were other people in the ward who were paying attention. The two of them made eye contact for a while, watching Lao Mu put the bag into his arms, and then whispered: "Lao Mu, when you go back, go to Hei Lao for me." I went to my father’s house and I wonder if he has any relatives at home?”
After the war, Father Hei’s grave could no longer be found and was completely destroyed.
He felt regretful and could only burn a pile of yellow paper money there.
Mu Shuangquan's veins appeared on the back of his hands, and he pinched the edge of the document tightly with his thumb and index finger. This was something more important than his life. He nodded fiercely: "When the injury is healed, I will go back to the camp to look for it. I will definitely be able to get the old man." Hei's address, I'll make a few more trips to deliver some belongings. Don't worry, Lao Hei has helped me a lot, and I can't forget this kindness."
"Just put your best efforts into it." Chang Siguo nodded. He was putting his best efforts into this body and asked Lao Mu to take care of his injuries and come to see him off when the time comes.
After chatting for a while, I saw that Lao Mu was always distracted, so he didn't stay any longer and said goodbye.
After leaving the examination room that smelled of medicine, Chang Si walked past the classics library in the city.
Before he went on the mission, he asked Song Mu to help him find out the whereabouts of An Xuelun. During dinner this morning, Song Mu replied that An Xuelun had returned to camp earlier.
Chang Siguo decided to stay for a few days before going outside the city to visit Old Man Mo and An Xuelun.
At this time, construction work was going on everywhere in the Bandit Army camp, and it was a mess. As long as people returned safely, it would be fine. It didn't matter if he went later.
It was almost noon, Chang Siguo was wandering among the bookshelves, engrossed in reading, when he suddenly heard someone calling him.
"Heiwa!"
Looking up, he saw An Xuelun, whom he hadn't seen for several days.
"Brother An, when did you come back? I was planning to go out of the city to inquire about your whereabouts." Chang Siguo put down the book and handed it over in surprise. He didn't expect An Xuelun to find him first and said enthusiastically.
"I came back the day before yesterday. I heard that you were out of the city on a mission."
An Xuelun was dressed in a brand-new white brocade robe, with a long sword hanging on his waist. His face was as white as jade, and he was full of energy. He no longer had the image of a beggar when he was wandering outside the city. He shook his head and blamed: "Brother, how can you join the Four Wastelands City? ? Didn’t you agree that I would recommend you to General Feng? Why don’t you wait for me a few more days? "
There was some reproach in his tone, and there was a smile in his eyes.
Chang Si thought of his words a long time ago and apologized: "Brother, you also know that I don't get along with that guy named Ke. We are under the same roof and we don't look up or down. It is not a very honorable thing for a body cultivator to be bullied into a warehouse as a waiter. Forget it, stay away, out of sight and out of mind."
An Xuelun knew the deal was done, and he couldn't hold on to it unless he fell out and wouldn't even be friends. He sighed with regret and said: "It's so good to have such a talented person to be forced away by someone named Ke, and to be forced away by Fatty Zhuang." It’s a pity that this guy was blind and let him go.”
He only blamed himself for not being able to go to the city together that day, otherwise, no matter how much Shan Liwen said, no matter how great the benefits he promised, he would not be able to succeed. He could also hear that Chang Siguo still had some complaints about the bandits.
Chang Siguo repeatedly handed over his hand and said, "I am so complimentary, but I am so ashamed of myself."
An Xuelun reached out and grabbed Hei Wa's wrist and said, "If you don't pay me for a meal of wine and meat today, I won't let you go."
"Haha, one meal is not enough to compensate, at least ten meals."
Chang thought about it and laughed, hearing what An Xuelun said, knowing that the matter would pass like this.
He didn't go looking for An Xuelun outside the city. He was somewhat worried about An Xuelun's blame and wanted to use time to dilute it.
He still admired An Xuelun's public-minded character. The two of them had shared several life-and-death hardships, and he didn't want to lose this nagging and true-hearted friend.
