Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 529 Bloodline

"Wow, this place is much more lively than Venice!"

Boarding the Nanyang Chengguan Wharf, Catherine could not help but express her sincere admiration when she saw the dense flow of people, the swallowtail boats shuttling back and forth, the wide and flat concrete road, and the neatly sized buildings.

It has been almost a year, and the prosperity of Nanyang is better than ever.The Huguang rebellion made the wealth accumulated in Huguang people flow to Nanyang at an alarming speed, in exchange for the food, cloth, gunpowder, steel, medicine and other strategic materials urgently needed by the rebels, and the influx of millions of white people and countless refugees It has provided an extremely strong impetus for the development of Nanyang. Now Nanyang is blooming everywhere in both industry and agriculture, and its development speed is jaw-dropping.

It is easy to see how amazing the development of Nanyang is now through a single data: up to now, a total of 850 six buildings with a height of three floors or more have been built in Nanyang this year, with an average of three buildings a day, and all of them are reinforced concrete house!This is a very frightening number, behind which is the rapid development of Nanyang's cement, glass, ceramics, steel and other industries, otherwise it is impossible to support such an amazing real estate development.

Yang Menglong was heartbroken by this, how many houses with a long history have been pulled down like this, these are all cultural relics!But the owners of the cultural relics didn't feel any regrets. They said that they had had enough of this kind of old house. Anyway, with their financial resources, it is not difficult to build a reinforced concrete building. Why bother with themselves?It is a pity that so many old houses have been knocked down, but considering that the large-scale construction of buildings has provided jobs for countless refugees, Yang Menglong will not talk about protecting cultural relics and historic sites, and people will only think that he has taken the wrong medicine.

This kind of buildings that can be seen everywhere in modern society made the businessman from Venice stare straight at his eyes, especially after learning that these houses use a lot of steel and concrete, and even the doors are iron doors, Catherine couldn't help crying : "Are you building a house or a fortress?"

——For thousands of years, Europeans have been staying in dark and damp castles. It was not until the Renaissance that they moved into cities.As for a castle, the first requirement is to be strong enough and high enough, so in Catherine's eyes, these buildings are like small fortresses!
Yang Menglong shrugged, wondering whether to build a real fortress to open the eyes of this little foreign girl, so as to save her from fussing all day long.

Nanyang Mansion has a special department responsible for entertaining these foreigners, Yang Menglong doesn't need to worry about it, he pointed out the way to the mansion for these foreigners, and then rode a fool to find his wife impatiently.He left Nanyang for the capital in April, and he hasn't been home for more than five months. He really misses his wife.

In the leisure and fitness area of ​​Nanyang Second Technical School, Liu Ziyan and Cheng Qi are playing billiards.Nanyang No. 1000 Technical School started construction as early as last year, and the renovation was completed this year. It covers an area of ​​more than [-] acres, with rockeries, artificial lakes, gardens, several teaching buildings, and even a small factory that provides internship opportunities for students. , the hardware is even worse than that of the school in Wuyang.Unlike the No. [-] Technical School in Wuyang, Nanyang No. [-] Technical School recruits students from all over the country. Anyone who is interested can come and apply, but they have to pay tuition.To put it bluntly, the first technical school is exclusively open to the children of Nanyang, and the second technical school is open to foreigners.Considering that it is inappropriate for a young couple to always be separated in two places, Fang Yizhi managed to transfer Xiao Yufang, Cheng Qi, Liu Ziyan and the others to the No. [-] Technical School for a very good reason: Experience is needed here. teacher!

So, these two beauties played billiards in the leisure and fitness area leisurely.The billiard game was also created by Yang Menglong. The balls of different colors are made of ceramics, extremely round. These two hit the cue ball with great interest and pocketed the balls of different colors. The teachers on the side It made my heart itch to see it, and I wish I could go up and play a few shots, but...but but, this is a gift from Yang Menglong to his wife, who dares to touch it?
In a round of fierce competition, Liu Ziyan led by as much as two goals. She proudly aimed at the black ball and said, "Xiaoqi, it seems that you are still the loser in this round. What should I do?"

Cheng Qi snorted: "It's not too late to say that after you pocket the black ball!" She has a spirit of not admitting defeat, as long as the opponent hasn't pocketed the black ball, she will not admit defeat.

Liu Ziyan smiled: "Okay, I'll make you feel convinced to lose!" Taking a deep breath, aiming, the pineapple cue was retracted, ready to go...

Cheng Qi's little heart was pounding, he won with just one stroke, and it would be a lie to say that he was not nervous.But Liu Ziyan did not shoot, and the winning shot was delayed, which made her even more nervous: "What are you doing, why..." Following Liu Ziyan's gaze, I immediately knew why she didn't hit.

She simply forgot to play ball, and all her attention was attracted by the guy who ran in spookily!

That ghostly guy is of course Yang Menglong.It’s been almost half a year since I’ve seen him. This guy has accomplished extraordinary feats. He was granted the title of Marquis and became the governor of Huguang. He is almost one of the most powerful people in the entire Ming Dynasty. But he doesn’t look changed at all, he’s still a doll The face looks like a smile even when it’s not smiling, the majesty of a superior, the majesty of a general without anger, you can’t even find a ghost on his body, he still comes over with a flattering smile , a little guilty (dumping others and running out to play outside for five months, of course guilty), said: "Playing pool? Ziyan, you are getting better and better, and you are two goals ahead!"

Liu Ziyan snorted, quickly lowered her head, and stared at the black ball: "General, are you willing to come back?"

Cheng Qi pouted: "I thought you had a new love outside and forgot about us!"

Yang Menglong yelled injustice: "How is it possible, I miss you all, and ran back as soon as the battle was over!"

Liu Ziyan threw the cue away and stretched out her hand straight in front of him: "Where's the gift!?"

Cheng Qi took a step forward, her fingertips almost touched the tip of Yang Menglong's nose: "That's right, where's our gift!?"

Everyone present suppressed their smiles and slipped away... General, general, all of your women are role-playing roles, it seems that you are having a hard time!

Yang Menglong has long been used to girls' aggressiveness, and with a smile, he conjured up a crystal clear sapphire, held it in his hand, and said like a monkey offering a treasure: "Look, I bought it back for you at a high price. Gems, how beautiful."

In fact the gem was a gift from Catherine, and he didn't spend a dime on it.

The temptation of gems to women is no less than the attraction of a pile of fresh meat to a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex. Liu Ziyan and Cheng Qi stared at this gem without blinking, and the light of the gem was reflected in their eyes , The saliva is about to flow out.

Yang Menglong was extremely proud: "How about it, you two beauties, are you satisfied with this gift?"

Liu Ziyan looked away a little bit with difficulty, and said: "Satisfaction is satisfaction, but..."

Cheng Qi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said what was in her heart: "But, why is there only one!"

Liu Ziyan said: "Yes, why is there only one? Shouldn't there be three!? Only one, how do we divide it?"

It's really an inch...

Only villains and women are difficult to raise, this is absolutely true!

Yang Menglong laughed dryly and said, "Of course there's more than one, you'll have as many as you want...By the way, where is my Princess Tianxian?"

Liu Ziyan pointed at the door: "Aren't you here?"

Cao Cao was really here. As soon as he said Xiao Yufang, he saw her holding a book and walking in with brisk steps and a calm smile, her eyes as gentle as a dream.As soon as he saw her, Yang Menglong was so excited that he cheered: "Honey, I'm back!" He threw the gem and rushed forward with open arms, giving her a passionate bear hug!

Liu Ziyan and Cheng Qi turned pale with fright, and screamed in unison: "Don't hug!" Their voices were shrill and trembling.

Yang Menglong seemed to have been hit by a fixed spell, his quickly closed arms froze in the air, his whole body remained motionless, only his two eyeballs were spinning around——just when he was about to hug Xiao Yufang Only then did he notice that the eldest wife's abdomen was already swollen, and her current condition was not suitable for such a violent hug. If he tried hard, it would kill someone!Xiao Yufang smiled, hugged him lightly, and asked, "You're back?"

Yang Menglong nodded foolishly: "Back... you're back. You... are you pregnant?"

Liu Ziyan rolled her eyes, and Cheng Qi simply cursed in a low voice: "Idiot!"

Xiao Yufang said, "It's been five months."

Yang Menglong yelled anxiously: "You still run around when you have a child? What if you fall and knock? Jiang Zheng and the others are really outrageous. They asked them to protect you, but they actually let you run around, turn around I have to clean them up! Stop standing, come here, sit down quickly, how tired you are standing..." He kept talking, his hands were not idle, and he carefully supported Xiao Yufang to sit down, That carefulness made Liu Ziyan and Cheng Qi jealous.He didn't know it, squatting beside Xiao Yufang rubbing his hands, he kept giggling, his mouth couldn't close.Cheng Qi couldn't help shouting: "Still laughing, still laughing, the saliva is coming out!"

Yang Menglong smirked: "I have a child, I'm going to be a father soon, it's great!" No way, Chinese people value inheritance the most, he has no relatives in this world, although there are several confidante , There are many good brothers who are utterly devoted to each other, but there is no relative who is connected by blood, and the loneliness is difficult to get rid of.Well now, he has a child, his bloodline will continue, his business has an heir, and he will not be alone anymore.He was so happy that he knelt on the ground, put his ear on Xiao Yufang's belly, and muttered: "The child is talking to me, I want to hear what that little bastard is saying."

It was a bit shocking for a grown man to do such a thing in public, but Xiao Yufang was not surprised. She held his head with a gentle smile and gently stroked his hair... In her eyes Here, isn't he a child who can't grow up, who needs her care, love, and even pampering?

Cheng Qi and Liu Ziyan looked at each other, and they both saw the envy hidden in the other's eyes.

(End of this chapter)