Chapter 9: Selling Money
The dazed is only temporary, Zhou Fan knew from a very young age that if he didn't even have the courage to solve a problem, he would only be an ostrich, and he could only wait for death.
In his previous life, his parents died very early, only his grandmother took him and his sister, grandma was old and frail, and she still gritted her teeth to maintain the life of the family, and Zhou Fan also inherited her grandmother's perseverance and unyielding character.
Zhou Fan's eyes quickly became clear, and he looked at Zhou Zhou Mu and said, "Dad, what should I do now?"
Zhou Fan is completely unfamiliar with this world, Gui Feng is weak, just an ordinary peasant woman, but although Zhou Yimu is silent, he is very assertive in what he says and does, so Zhou Fan can only ask Zhou Yimu.
Zhou Zhou Mu saw that Zhou Fan calmed down so quickly, he was deeply pleased, in his opinion, it is very important to calm down quickly, this is the basis for whether Zhou Fan can survive, if he is panicked, it is difficult to survive in the patrol.
It seems that his son has matured a lot in an instant when he experienced the hair binding ceremony, Zhou Zhou Mu thought in his heart, and quickly said: "This matter can't be rushed, we have to wait first." ”
Zhou Fan raised his eyebrows slightly, but he believed in Zhou Yimu and did not continue.
No matter what, life has to go on, Gui Feng quickly cheered up a little from her sadness, she was busy making today's lunch, Zhou Fan wanted to go in to help, it was considered to be filial piety, after all, he said that he could only live for four years.
At this time, Muramasa Luo Riftian arrived at Zhou's house.
"Kazuki. Luo Litian smiled without saying a word, he usually looked like he was smiling, but he couldn't laugh when he came to the door this time, so he looked very serious.
Luo Litian is very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing, and if he doesn't have a good attitude, he is likely to give the other party a chance to use the topic to play.
"Muramasa, please inside. Zhou Yimu knew that Luo Litian would definitely come, so he had already prepared.
Luo Litian was not polite, and followed Zhou Yimu into the small hall of the Zhou family, and sat on the wooden chair that was about to fall apart.
Zhou Fan went out of the stove room and quickly brought Luo Litian a glass of water.
Zhou Yimu lit the dark red tobacco on the top of the cigarette bottle and smoked it, he was waiting for Luo Litian to speak.
Luo Litian glanced at Zhou Fan, who was standing next to him, and stopped talking.
"Muramasa, if he ties his hair today, then he is not a child, and he is not going to hide his family affairs. Zhou Yimu said lightly.
"That's good. Luo Litian nodded and said, "Yimu, here's the thing, the children who have completed the hair binding must follow the arrangements of the village to do things, and Ah Fan is no exception." ”
"Recently, the patrol team is in urgent need of additional manpower, I think Ah Fan is quite clever, so I want him to join the patrol team and contribute to Sanqiu Village, what do you think?"
Zhou Mu Muran nodded and said, "No problem." ”
Zhou Zhou Mu knew that Luo Litian asked him for his opinion, but he just said politely, Zhou Fan's lifespan was so low, he could only join the patrol, he couldn't refuse.
"Thank you in advance for your understanding. Luo Litian picked up the cup and took a sip of water, and his hanging heart fell to the ground.
Luo Litian originally thought that the Zhou family would be the most troublesome to deal with, after all, Zhou Yimu was very popular in the village, and it was not easy to provoke, if Zhou Yimu did something for his son, Luo Litian would not be surprised.
Thankfully, things went well.
"When is he going to report to the patrol?" asked Zhou Zhoumu, taking a puff of his cigarette.
"The patrol team is in a hurry, and this group of rookie patrols said that they will join the team in five days. Luo Litian showed an apologetic look on his face, "So the time is tentatively set to join the team in five days, that is, the morning of the sixth day from today." ”
Mao Shi is the time when the sun rises and dawns, which generally refers to 05 o'clock to 07 o'clock.
"Okay, I'll let him report on time. Zhou Zhou Mu simply responded.
Seeing that Zhou Zhou Mu agreed, Luo Litian reached into his arms, and then laid out three light gold round hole coins on the wooden table.
The coin is engraved with tadpole-shaped runes.
"According to the rules, these three coins are the first reward given by the village to Ah Fan to join the patrol, and in the future, Ah Fan can receive a copper coin every month, and he can receive a Xuan coin every year as his salary, Yimu can rest assured that the village will not treat Ah Fan badly. Luo Litian Wenyan explained.
As Luo Litian spoke, he looked at the three Xuan coins, and there was a hint of greed in his eyes.
This is the money system of the officials of the Great Wei State, a proper hard currency.
Of course, envy is envy, and Luo Litian doesn't dare to have the slightest greed for ink, because this is hard money!
You can be greedy for any money, but you can't be greedy for this money, otherwise not to mention that people will look for him desperately, just the strict laws of Wei can kill him.
Zhou Zhou Mu looked at these three Xuan coins, and there was not the slightest look of joy on his face, because this was life money, which was equivalent to selling his son's life to the patrol.
Zhou Fan naturally understood, he sighed, and he felt like he couldn't help himself.
Zhou Yimu had made it clear to Zhou Fan before that joining the patrol was his only choice, and there was no other choice.
Luo Litian's task of coming to the Zhou family this time was completed, and he stood up and said, "Then I won't bother." ”
"I'm making lunch, I'm going to leave after lunch. ”
"No, there's still a lot of work for me to deal with, and I'll bother next time. ”
“......”
Zhou Zhou Mu sent Luo Riftian out, turned around and walked back.
There was a soft cry in the stove room, obviously Gui Feng knew that Muramasa Luo Split Tian came to give her life money, and she was sad, so she cried again.
Zhou Mu didn't know how to comfort him for this kind of thing, he walked into the hall, Zhou Fan was frowning and staring at the three Xuan coins on the table, not knowing what he was thinking.
"This money is of great use to you, and I will handle it for you, and you can't use it indiscriminately. Zhou Zhou Mu walked over, put away the three Xuan coins on the table, and said in an unquestionable tone.
Zhou Zhou Mu was worried that Zhou Fan was experiencing the longevity of the incident, and wanted to take the money to give up on himself.
Zhou Fan just smiled and said, "I have no opinion, but how much is this Xuan coin worth when it is exchanged for copper coins?"
"One coin is worth a lot of money, that is, a thousand copper coins. "But it's often priceless." ”
Zhou Fan nodded, that is, the village gave him three copper coins at once, which really surprised Zhou Fan, but when he thought that this was his own money, Zhou Fan felt that it was not much.
After all, life is still the most valuable.
"I'm going to comfort my mother. Zhou Fan stood up and stopped asking about the money, he believed that Zhou Yimu would arrange it for him.
After lunch, Gui Feng sprinkled some corn on the ground, and the yellow-haired chickens raised by the Zhou family all came over to peck the rice, and she caught the biggest old hen with one hand.
She tied the old hen's paws with straw ropes, brought it in, and handed it to Zhou Yimu.
"Dad, who are you going to visit?" Zhou Fan looked at Zhou Zhou Mu curiously and mentioned the old hen.
In ancient times, captive poultry in rural areas cost a lot of food, and they were usually reluctant to slaughter and eat, so they were left to lay eggs, and they really didn't have eggs to consider selling or slaughtering them to celebrate when the festival arrived.
"It's not me, it's us. Zhou Zhou Mu corrected, "You come with me to Lu Kui's house." ”
"Lu Kui?" Zhou Fan frowned slightly.
......
......
As his name suggests, he was a burly man, about seven feet tall and not small, sitting bare-chested on a wide mahogany armchair like a hill.
When Zhou Fan saw Lu Kui for the first time, he also took a deep breath, and what surprised Zhou Fan was not Lu Kui's height, but Lu Kui's knotted muscles, each muscle was full of explosive power.
In the process of coming, Zhou Fan learned from Zhou Mukou that Lu Kui was the captain of the patrol, but Zhou Fan didn't expect the captain of the patrol to look like this...... Burly.
Before reporting for duty, it is not a strange thing to come to visit your own peak, especially in a team like the patrol team that encounters danger at any time, and it is even more appropriate to visit the peak.
Zhou Fan agreed with Zhou Zhoumu's arrangement.
"Brother Zhou, you are so polite, you and Afan are guests, I am very welcome, but don't bring gifts, this old hen is not easy to raise, you will bring it back later." Lu Kui laughed, his full beard trembled, looking very bold.
Lu Kui is in his thirties at most, and it is natural to call Zhou Zhou Mu the eldest brother.
Lu Kui's wife, Lu Shi, brought tea to Zhou Fan and Zhou Yimu and retreated.
Zhou Fan looked at the layout of the house, not to mention other furniture, this hall alone is twice as big as the Zhou family, obviously Lu Kui's family is very rich.
Zhou Zhou Mu was not good at this kind of communication, he just shook his head and said, "It's just an old hen, you can stay." ”
Lu Kui just nodded slightly, of course he wouldn't dwell on this kind of trivial matter, and instead said: "Brother Zhou came this time, I also know that because of something, Afan's joining the patrol team is not something I can stop, but Afan is also a big one I have seen since I was a child, Brother Zhou can rest assured that in the patrol team, I will definitely take care of Afan." ”
Lu Kui's tone was very calm, he seemed very skillful, and he could even say that he was a little formulaic.
Zhou Fan heard it, this Lu Kui probably didn't know how many people he had said this.
"Then I'm bothering you. Zhou Mu Muran nodded, he took out a Xuan coin from his arms and put it on the table and pushed it over.
Lu Kui's eyes stared at this coin motionlessly, he took a deep breath, looked at Zhou Zhou Mu and said, "Brother Zhou, this coin is too valuable, it is useless, you better take it back." ”
As the leader of the patrol, Lu Kui can receive two Xuan coins a month, which sounds like a lot, but the dangers of the patrol are well known, and this salary is not much at all.
In fact, Lu Kui was promoted to patrol captain for only half a year, and his predecessor and predecessor died in office.
Not everyone can receive the coin, and Lu Kui is not sure how long he can receive it.
Every coin is fought for with all your life, and every coin is very precious.
This one on the table is no exception.