"If you want to start a small business, it’s possible, but since our family is new here and hasn’t settled in yet, maybe wait for two more years!"
Old Yuan knew Yuan Zhaodi couldn’t endure the hardship of pioneering and farming, but this large family had just settled in Shiqu Village, with not an acre of land. The urgent task was to cultivate the land and solve the family’s food problem.
Although they still had some Silver Coin in hand, this money should be kept for emergencies.
They couldn’t spend all the money at once; otherwise, they’d be at a loss when they needed it.
They were outsiders, and even if they wanted to borrow money, they wouldn’t find someone they could ask.
Yuan Zhaodi, after thinking about his father’s words for a bit, no longer insisted.
As for Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Pandi joining the military, it wasn’t postponed because of Wei Shifeng’s Token.
At the moment, Wei Shifeng was indeed their benefactor.
"What about you, eldest?"
After convincing Yuan Zhaodi, Old Yuan turned to his eldest son, Yuan Pandi.
"Dad, I’ll stick to the old ways!"
Farming and occasionally hunting in the mountains were Yuan Pandi’s usual lifestyle.
Though they had changed places, everything remained the same.
Old Yuan finally looked at his youngest son, Yuan Yindi.
For this clever youngest son, Old Yuan initially hoped he would pass the imperial examination to bring glory to the family name. In Great Yin, the imperial exam was the only way to change one’s social status.
However, in Daxia, although the imperial exam could bring glory to the family, the prestige it offered was somewhat diminished in a society dominated by military meritocracy.
"Dad, I want to travel around first, take a look and have some adventures!" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel·fıre·net
Yuan Yindi had always heard others talk about Daxia without experiencing it himself.
The old saying goes, "Seeing is believing."
He wanted to understand the country first before deciding his next steps.
"Alright, make your own decisions!"
Old Yuan nodded, not interfering with Yuan Yindi’s plan.
On the third day after the Yuan Family settled in Shiqu Village, Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi took Wei Shifeng’s Token and headed straight to the Ba River Camp outside Sanchuan City to join the military.
On the same day, Yuan Yindi, with a family-bought long sword at his waist, set out on a journey to explore Daxia.
Old Yuan wanted to give Yuan Yindi some money, but he refused, saying he wanted to gauge Daxia’s landscape with his own skills.
With three sons leaving home, the Yuan Family wasn’t saddened for long because life had to go on.
Old Yuan took out half of the Silver Coin earned from selling a tiger and first bought three acres of good land in Shiqu Village, planting crops promptly.
Then, all members of the family who could work went to cultivate the land.
According to Daxia’s law, the land they reclaimed would belong to them.
Shiqu Village had a great location, but this good geographical position meant that easy-to-cultivate areas were mostly taken.
The Yuan Family could only reclaim mountain land.
Reclaiming mountain land is much more labor-intensive than flat land because mountains aren’t just covered with weeds, but also with shrubs and small trees.
Yuan Zhaodi worked hard for three days and got blisters all over his hands.
However, he gritted his teeth and persevered.
Although he really wanted to slack off, seeing his nephews working enthusiastically, as an uncle how could he slack off and expect to maintain authority in front of them in the future?