The fire was extinguished, and only scattered Yu Yan rose. Yin Shenglong led his men into the cave to search, found several bandits who were fainted and tied up with ropes.

As for the dead bodies all over the ground, except for Liu Heiqi and other important figures, the others were piled up together and burned!

At this point, the bandit suppression ended successfully, and the bandits died or fell, and no one escaped.

On the way back, everyone was very happy. Liu Heiqi's death represented the official extermination of the bandits in Shu, the Yulin Army was completed, and the great victory was won.

Back in the camp, Yin Shenglong went to find the general to report, while Xu Yan went to treat the wounded.

In this battle, a total of five people died and sixteen were injured. The bodies of the dead soldiers were buried nearby and reported for pension. The injured were treated immediately.

A man from Lincheng County took Liu Heiqi's body away, and hung it on the city wall the next morning to warn the world.

In such a hot weather, the bodies began to rot within two days, surrounded by flies, and a foul stench fluttered in the wind, causing pedestrians entering and leaving the city gate to cover their noses.

I don't know if I warn you, but I must have been disgusted!

At the same time, Zhao Shouting submitted a memorial to the court, indicating that the bandits had been eliminated and that Shu was stable, and the court issued an order to reward him.

The decree is gorgeous and rewarded, but there is no promotion. Peng Yue, Yin Shenglong and others also have rewards.

However, Xu Yan did not mention the decree at all, and Zhao Shouting used half a piece of paper to praise him, and focused on the methods of making salt, pharmaceuticals and ice.

This made Zhao Shouting feel very guilty, thinking that he had implicated Xu Yan. He was first-class in fighting, but he was not good at interpersonal communication, and even offended many nobles. Therefore, although he made many military achievements over the years, he has never been reused.

In response, Xu Yan said no care, just follow the circumstances!

He actually didn't want to be an official, because since ancient times, power struggles have been complicated and cruel. He just wanted to spend his life peacefully and happily, and did not intend to go to the muddy water.

Zhao Shouting initially thought he was talking angry, but in the next few days he found that he really didn't take it seriously, and he also encouraged Hu Zi to go to dig the bird's nest together, and eventually fell to his nose and face, which made people laugh and cry.

Zhao Shouting admires his careless mentality very much. Sometimes it is not a good thing to be utilitarian!

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In a blink of an eye, it was time to go to the county town to collect the accounts again. Xu Yan brought a few soldiers with a tiger-backed and bear-waisted waist to Renhuitang with a proud look. He was about to pinch his waist and shout when the sharp-eyed shopkeeper Wu saw it. He hurriedly came in, served a cup of iced sour plum soup, and then began to pour bitter water.

"Brother Xu, you have caused me a lot of trouble. Because of your business, I was almost broken by the old lady, saying that I was so greedy that I dared to do business with the soldiers who suppressed bandits. If it weren't for years of friendship, I would have been kicked out of the house this time!"

Xu Yan originally wanted to show off his mightyness, but when he heard this, he felt a little embarrassed. He picked up the sour plum soup and took a sip, and praised: "Sweet and sour, delicious, not bad!"

"Brother Xu, don't interrupt me. Tell me the truth. When you asked me to sell ice, did you want to seek the protection of my master?"

"Shopkeeper Wu, you're just talking about it. Which of us is with us?" Xu Yan called out.

Manager Wu looked like this indeed: "At first, the old lady told me that when I was cheated by you, I was a little unbelievable. Now I finally understand that it is indeed a hero who is a boy!"

Xu Yan spread his hands: "Shopkeeper Wu, even though the boy is a little selfish, he has not cheated you in terms of making money, right? The income of one month is equivalent to the profit of your pharmacy for half a year. The prefect is honest and loves the people as his son. The old lady is kind and generous, and is respectful. But the family always needs to eat and drink. What we do is serious business, not cheat or cheat. The money is made completely, and you don't have to have any worries!"

Manager Wu sighed: "It is precisely because of this that I promised to cooperate with you. If it were the unreal money, even if you killed me, I wouldn't have any trouble!"

"So you see, should this business continue?"

"Of course we have to continue. If you don't do such a profitable business, you will be a fool!"

I have been tied up on the boat, and even if I jump down now, it is useless. It is better to make more money and just treat it as compensation!

Xu Yan came and was empty-handed, but when he returned, he pulled more than a dozen cars, all of which were filled with money.

After returning to the camp, he handed over the money. Xu Yan came to the camp and handed over the account book to Zhao Shouting.

"General, this is the account of ice sales in the past month. I have brought it all, totaling more than 3,700 taels. Please check it out!"

"so much?"

Zhao Shouting took the account book and looked at the amount on it, and was a little shocked. His annual salary was only 300 taels of silver. Xu Yan just made a piece of ice and earned his ten-year salary. It was incredible.

Xu Yan smiled and said, "It's thanks to Manager Wu. He sold the ice to a sky-high price and slaughtered those wealthy families. He made so much money in such a short time!"

The accounts in ancient times were very simple, which was who bought a lot of ice and spent money, and then wrote a total and arranged it up and down.

The account leader is the Sun family in Lincheng County, and his family contributed one-third of the money.

"Ha, it's really a rich man!" Zhao Shouting's laughter was a little cold.

Xu Yan felt something in his words, and couldn't help but look into it inquiringly, but he didn't see anything.

Could it be that he already knew that the Sun family was in contact with bandits?

The reason why Xu Yan knew was because he had seen the Sun family's manager chat with Liu Heiqi in the parody. Liu Heiqi robbed merchant goods and sold most of them to the Sun family at a low price. The two had a lot of business dealings.

Where did Zhao Shouting know?

Why haven't you moved?

Now that all the thieves have been removed, there should be no worries!

Xu Yan couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. Whether the Sun family died or not had anything to do with him.

Zhao Shouting looked through the accounts and looked happy: "With this money, the soldiers who fell into battle will be given a pension. Boy, you have made a great contribution!"

Xu Yan laughed and rubbed his hands: "Then should you give it to me with your jade pendant?"

I said it to him last time, but I haven't had a sure letter, which made him envious for a long time.
Chapter completed!