Chapter 274: A Field of Study

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"What is this?" Su Wenyue asked, looking at the large boxes that Han Yu had his men bring in.

This morning, Han Yu had left early and by this time he had returned, bringing in several large boxes with an air of mystery. She wondered what was inside them. Could they be spoils from the recent attack on the stronghold? Su Wenyue thought about what she had heard from other officers' wives: typically, their men would only turn over a fraction of the loot to the Imperial Court while the majority would be divided in private. Without these extra shares, even with their monthly army provisions, most in their position would struggle to make ends meet, not everyone had the wealth of a dowry from their mother's family like hers.

Su Wenyue had only heard about it before, and although Han Yu had gone on missions, albeit infrequently, he had never brought any loot home. She wondered whether the tasks assigned to him had no benefits worth mentioning, or there was some other reason.