Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 1246 Staying in the Military Camp for the New Year

If General Xu wants to capture the capital, there will definitely be a war to be fought, and they will be a burden if they stay here.

Zhou Guo calculated that the Chinese New Year would be in more than half a month. "Dad, are you guys going to celebrate the Chinese New Year before you leave? If you leave, you will have to spend the Chinese New Year on the road."

Both brothers shook their heads.

Zhou Dacai said: "We have spent so many years in the military camp. We don't want to spend more time in the military camp. Even if we are on the way, we want to go back."

The two men were tired of staying in the military camp. Even though Zhou Da Cang was here, they could only see Zhou Da Cang once in the evening. Sometimes they didn't see him at all for the whole day. There was no point in staying here.

Zhou Guo nodded, "Okay, I'll have someone send you back to the North tomorrow, but I can't leave yet, I want to stay."

Zhou Dacai couldn't help but feel anxious, "Why are you staying here? This battle is no joke, be careful not to get hurt."

Zhou Guo smiled, "Didn't my uncle tell you that I am also a general, just not as high as his. I got this title by relying on my military merits, not forced on me by my adoptive father. Since I am a general, I have to work hard now. Maybe I can become a higher general in the future."

The brothers’ eyes were bigger than lanterns.

Zhou Dafu was surprised and asked, "You are also a general? How can a girl be a general?"

"How fresh!" Zhou Guo said, "I am not the only female general in history, and the title of general is based on military merit, not just men. I have military merit, and I am a general. Who among these generals dares not to accept me?"

Zhou Dacai was very surprised by the smug pride in his words.

He said sincerely, "It's incredible. The little fool in our family has become a general now. He is more powerful than his brothers and sisters at home, and a hundred times more powerful than your father. Well, Dad is not as good as you. There is nothing that Dad can't do for you. If you listen to Dad, you won't have any future. Just do what you want. If you want to stay, stay. I will go back with your uncle."

Zhou Guo was very surprised, "Really, thank you, Dad, you are so kind."

She didn't expect that her father was so open-minded, even more open-minded than her mother.

Zhou Dafu also said: "Our Guo'er is so promising, your father and I will listen to you in the future. We two old guys have been in the military camp for so many years, and we can only ensure that we can survive, and we can't do anything else."

Zhou Guo said seriously: "It's not easy to ensure my survival. I don't know how many people have died over the years."

In the evening, Zhou Dacang came back from the front line. When he heard that his two brothers were in a hurry to leave and go back to the north, he said cheerfully, "Okay, your family should have received the news and are waiting for you. It's good for you to go back now. I'll have someone take you back."

When he heard that the two brothers were leaving, Xu Xiushan also sent them a lot of things, including cloth, jewelry, tea, wine, and everything else, filling several large carts.

Zhou Guo was dumbfounded and asked Xu Sibei beside him, "When did the military camp become so rich that it even has cloth like this?"

She had been in a military camp, where even better food was a rare commodity.

Xu Sibei said: "Silly girl, this is in the capital, what is there?"

Even outside the capital, what can't the commander of an army have if he wants?

He said, "These are the gifts that Dad prepared for your family. He feels very bad for taking their daughter away for no reason."

The girl that someone else raised well will one day become the daughter of his Xu family, and he wants to put her in the family tree. Isn't this stealing someone's girl?

Zhou Guo said: "Although I am a member of the Xu family, I am still a member of the Zhou family. There will be a place for me in the Zhou family tree in the future. I am a member of the Xu family and also a member of the Zhou family. I have two identities. In fact, I am the one who has taken advantage."

Xu Sibei and Xu Yubei beside him had smiles in their eyes. Silly child, don’t you know who is taking advantage of whom?

Zhou Guo asked Xiaoshu to go back with him, "You must be diligent on the road and send the two masters back to Cangshan Village safely and comfortably. I will reward you later."

Xiaoshu responded happily, "Master, can this reward be exchanged for silver?"

The Great Heat is unbearable to watch.

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Your monthly salary is not low. You can get a double salary every year during festivals. How come you don't have any money at all?"

Xiaoshu laughed and said, "I ate them all."

She knew he could spend money, but she didn't expect him to spend so much. She smiled and said, "Okay."

Xiaoshu walked away quickly, his back looking heroic and proud. Wasn't it just to send the two masters back safely? He could still do this small thing.

The team that sent them back was quite large.

In addition to the dozens of personal soldiers assigned by Zhou Dacang, there will be hundreds of escorts from the Haoguo Escort Agency accompanying them on their return trip to the north.

Zhou Guo said, "Dad, uncle, the north is even colder than the capital. Let alone now, the ice and snow won't melt until March or April after the New Year. On your way back, the ice and snow will gradually thicken. Don't rush on the road in the ice and snow. It's better to go slowly than to rush."

Pointing at Xiaoshu, he said, "This is the one who serves me. He has been with me for several years. He has been traveling with me everywhere over the years and has a lot of experience on the road. In a few days, brothers from the escort agency will pick you up and take you back together. They have much more experience on the road than you do, so you should listen to them more."

The two men nodded.

Zhou Dafu said, "We know. Although we have never been to the North, we have stayed in the capital for two years. We have experienced the coldest time in the capital, and we have heard about the North to some extent. Don't worry."

Zhou Dacai looked at her and then at Zhou Dacang beside him, "We are leaving now. You guys should take good care of yourself here. We will wait for you at home."

The two men nodded.

Zhou Dacang said with a smile: "Big brother, second brother, when you go back, remember to help me burn incense for my parents."

The two men took several large carts of stuff and left the military camp that stretched for hundreds of miles in a horse-drawn carriage.

Zhou Dacai looked around while sitting in the carriage and said, "Normally we have to walk on two feet and carry things, but now we are sitting in a carriage like this. Brother, why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"

Zhou Dafu said, "The children are much better than you and I. Even though we were away these years, our family lived well and did not suffer. This is a blessing from God for you and me. Isn't what we feared most these years that our family members suffered?"

Zhou Dacai nodded.

After seeing off Zhou Dafu and Zhou Dacai, Zhou Guo went to say goodbye to Xu Xiushan, "Dad, I'm leaving too."

Even though she said this to her father, if she really stayed, she wouldn't be able to help much.

Xu Xiushan was surprised and asked, "Where are you going? The autumn harvest is over and the New Year is coming soon. As a general, you don't want to spend the New Year with us in the army. Who can you go with?"

Zhou Guo was speechless. "I was thinking of going to other places to have a look. My escort agency and shop just opened there, and I wanted to see if there was any flaw."

Xu Xiushan waved his hand and refused to let him go. "There is no rush for these things. The people below can handle it. You can spend the New Year with us, with your second brother, third brother, and uncle."

Zhou Guo thought about it and decided to give it up. It wasn't long before the Chinese New Year, and it would be the same if he left after the Chinese New Year.

Xu Sibei asked secretly: "Have you forgotten what I told you before?"