Chapter Nine

The daze is only temporary. Zhou Fan knew from a very young age that if he did not even have the courage to solve a problem and could only be an ostrich, he would have to wait to die.

In the previous life, his parents died very early, only his grandmother took him and his sister. Grandma was old and frail, and still gritted her teeth to maintain the family's life. Zhou Fan also inherited her grandma's perseverance and unyielding character.

Zhou Fan's eyes quickly became clear, he looked at Yi Yi Mu and said, "Father, what should I do now?"

Zhou Fan was completely unfamiliar with the world. Guifeng was weak and was just an ordinary peasant woman. On the contrary, although Yiyimu was taciturn, she was very assertive in her words and actions, so Zhou Fan could only ask Yiyimu.

Zhou Yimu was relieved to see Zhou Fan calm down so quickly. In his opinion, being able to calm down quickly is very important. This is the basis for Zhou Fan's ability to survive. It's hard to survive on patrol.

It seems that his son has matured a lot in an instant after going through the hair-binding ceremony, Yi Yimu thought to himself, and quickly said, "We can't worry about this, we have to wait first."

Zhou Fan raised his eyebrows slightly, but he believed in Zhou Yimu and did not continue talking.

No matter what, life had to go on, and Gui Feng quickly cheered up a little from her sadness. She was busy making lunch today. Zhou Fan wanted to go in and help out as a show of filial piety. After all, he could only live for four years.

At this time, Muramasa Luo Kaitian arrived at Zhou's house.

"Yimu." Luo Haetian said with a stern smile. He was always smiling, but he couldn't smile this time, so he looked very serious.

Luo Haetian is very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing. If his attitude is not correct, he may give the other party a chance to use the problem.

"Cunzheng, please come in." Yi Yimu knew that Luo Kaitian would definitely come, so he was prepared.

Luo Haetian was not polite, and followed Zhou Yimu into the small hall of Zhou's house, and sat on the wooden chair that was about to fall apart.

Zhou Fan went out of the kitchen and quickly brought a glass of water to Luo Haetian.

Yi Yimu lit the dark red shredded tobacco on the tobacco bottle and smoked it. He was waiting for Luo Kaitian to speak.

Luo Haetian glanced at Zhou Fan, who was standing beside him, before he stopped talking.

"Cunzheng, he's wearing his hair today, so he's not a child anymore. I don't plan to hide the family affairs from him." Zhou Yimu said lightly.

"That's good." Luo Kaitian nodded and said, "Yimu, this is the case. Children who have finished their hair must obey the village's arrangements, and Afan is no exception."

"Recently, the patrol team is in urgent need of replenishment. I think Afan is very clever, and I want him to join the patrol team and contribute to Sanqiu Village. What do you think?"

Yi Yi nodded his head and said, "No problem."

Yi Yimu knew that Luo Kaitian asked him for his opinion, but it was just a polite word. Zhou Fan's lifespan was so low that he could only join the patrol team. He couldn't refuse.

"Then thank you for your understanding first." Luo Haetian took a sip of water from the cup, and his hanging heart fell to the ground.

Luo Haetian 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 was not easy to provoke. Luo Haetian wouldn't be surprised if Zhou Yimu did something for his son.

But luckily things went smoothly.

"When is he going to report to the patrol?" Zhou Yimu asked, taking a puff of cigarette.

"The patrol team is in a hurry. The new patrol team said that they will join the team in five days." Luo Haetian showed an apologetic look on his face, "So the time is tentatively set to enter five days later. Team, that is the sixth morning from today."

Mao Shi is the time of sunrise and dawn, which generally refers to 05:00 to 07:00.

"Okay, I'll let him report on time." Zhou Yimu responded simply.

Seeing Yi Yimu's promise, Luo Kaitian stretched out his hand into his arms, and then placed three round-hole round coins with light gold on the wooden table.

The round money is inscribed with tadpole-shaped runes.

"According to the rules, these three mysterious coins are the first payment for Afan to join the patrol in the village. From now on, Afan can receive one copper coin every month and one mysterious coin every year as his salary. I won't treat Afan badly." Luo Kaitian explained warmly.

When Luo Kaitian was talking, he looked at the three profound coins with a hint of greed in his eyes.

This is the money made by the official family of the Great Wei State, a proper hard currency.

Of course, envy is envy, and Luo Haetian does not dare to have the slightest greed for ink, because this is life-saving money!

Any kind of money can be greedy, but the money that sacrifices one's life cannot be greedy, otherwise, let alone people who sacrifice their lives will find him desperately, and the strict laws of Wei State alone can kill him.

Yi Yimu looked at the three profound coins without the slightest hint of happiness on his face, because it was money for his life, which was equivalent to selling his son's life to the patrol.

Zhou Fan naturally understood, he sighed, feeling quite involuntary.

Yi Yimu had made it very clear to Zhou Fan before that joining the patrol was his only option, and he had no other choice.

Luo Haetian's mission to Zhou's house this time was all completed, he stood up and said, "Then I won't bother."

"I'm making lunch, and I'll go after lunch."

"No, there are still a lot of things waiting for me to deal with, and I will come back to disturb you next time."

"..."

Zhou Yimu sent Luo Kaitian out, then turned around and walked back.

There was a soft cry from the stove, and it was obvious that Gui Feng knew that the village Zheng Luo Kai had come to give money for his life, and that he was hooked on her sadness, so she started to cry again.

Yi Yimu didn't know how to comfort this kind of thing. He walked into the hall, Zhou Fan was frowning and staring at the three profound coins on the table, wondering what he was thinking.

"These money are of great use to you, and I will handle it for you. You can't use it indiscriminately." Yi Yimu walked over, put away the three profound coins on the table, and said in an unquestionable tone.

Yi Yimu was worried that Zhou Fan was going through his longevity and wanted to take money to give up on himself.

Zhou Fan just smiled and said, "I have no problem, but how much is this mysterious coin worth when you convert it into copper coins?"

"One mysterious coin is worth one thousand coins, that is, one thousand copper coins." Zhou Yimu explained, "But often there is a price but no market."

Zhou Fan nodded, that is, the village gave him three copper coins all at once, which really surprised Zhou Fan, but when he thought that it was his own life-saving money, Zhou Fan felt that it was not much.

After all, life is the most valuable thing.

"I'm going to comfort my mother." Zhou Fan stood up and stopped asking about money. He believed that Yi Yimu would make arrangements for him.

After lunch, Guifeng threw some corn on the ground, and all the yellow-haired chickens raised by Zhou gathered around to peck at the rice, and she caught the biggest old hen with one hand.

She tied the old hen's chicken feet with a straw rope again, brought it in, and handed it to Yi Yimu.

"Dad, who are you going to visit?" Zhou Fan curiously watched Yi Yimu mention the old hen.

In ancient times, captive poultry in rural areas cost a lot of food. Usually, they were reluctant to slaughter and eat them. They were all left to lay eggs. Only when there were no eggs were they considered to be sold or slaughtered to celebrate when the festival came.

"It's not me, it's us." Yi Yimu corrected, "You go to Lu Kui's house with me."

"Lu Kui?" Zhou Fan frowned slightly.

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As the name suggests, the Lukui is very burly. He is about seven feet tall, and his body is not small. He sits naked on a large mahogany armchair like a hill.

When Zhou Fan saw Lu Kui for the first time, he also took a deep breath. What surprised Zhou Fan was not Lu Kui's height, but Lu Kui's knotted muscles, and every muscle was full of explosive power.

During the process of Zhou Fan's coming, he learned from Yi Yi Mukou that Lu Kui was the captain of the patrol team, but Zhou Fan did not expect that the captain of this patrol team would be so... burly.

Before reporting, it is not strange to come to visit your own Shangfeng, especially in a team like the patrol team that is in danger at any time, it is more appropriate to visit Shangfeng.

Zhou Fan agrees very much with Zhou Yimu's arrangement.

"Brother Zhou, you're so polite. You and Afan are guests. I'm very welcome, but don't bring gifts. It's not easy to raise this old hen. You'll bring it back later." Lu Kui laughed. Dao, his full beard trembled along with it, looking very bold.

Lu Kui looked at most in his thirties, so it was natural to call Yi Yimu his eldest brother.

Lu Kui's wife, Lu Shi, brought tea to Zhou Fan and Yi Yimu and then retreated.

Zhou Fan looked at the layout of the house. Not to mention other furniture, the hall alone was twice as large as the Zhou family's. Obviously, Lu Kui's family was very rich.

Zhou Yimu is not very good at this kind of communication, he just shook his head and said, "It's just an old hen, just stay."

Lu Kui just nodded lightly, of course he wouldn't bother about such trivial matters, and instead said: "Brother Zhou is here this time, and I know why, I can't stop Afan from joining the patrol team, but Afan is here. Fan can be regarded as the one that I have seen since I was a child, Big Brother Zhou can rest assured that in the patrol team, I will definitely take care of Afan for one or two."

Lu Kui said this in a very calm tone, and seemed very skilled, and it could even be said to be a bit formulaic.

Zhou Fan heard it, and this Lu Kui probably didn't know how many people he had said this to.

"Then I'll trouble you." Yi Yi nodded his head blankly, he took out a profound coin from his arms and pushed it on the table.

Lu Kui stared at this profound coin without moving his eyes. He took a deep breath and looked at Yi Yi Mu and said, "Brother Zhou, this profound coin is too precious, and you should take it back if you don't get paid for it."

As the captain of the patrol team, Lu Kui can receive two Xuan coins a month, which sounds like a lot, but the dangers of the patrol team are well known, and this salary is not much at all.

In fact, Lu Kui had only been promoted to captain of the patrol team for half a year, and his predecessors and predecessors all died in office.

Not everyone can get Xuan coins, and Lu Kui is not sure how long he can get Xuan coins.

Every profound coin was fought back with life, and every profound coin was very precious.

This one on the table is no exception.