Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Xu Jin's arrival still has many benefits for Yang Zhengshan.

Different from Hao Zhaoxian, the former military officer, Hao Zhaoxian only thought about making money all day long, and directly left all official duties to the master and the clerks in the yamen. Those masters and clerks did not want to cause more trouble, so they just muddle along. His attitude is that he doesn't care about the affairs of the garrison office at all.

This also made the previous Bingbei Dao Yamen look like a decoration. Yang Zhengshan had been in Anyuan City for several months, but the Bingbei Dao Yamen had not even come to visit him.

Xu Jin is different. This little old man is very serious and responsible for everything. He has the power to supervise the garrison's farmland, money and grain, and garrison camps. He can intervene in almost any official affairs of the garrison's office.

It stands to reason that most defenders should feel uncomfortable with such a gesticulating person next to them.

But Yang Zhengshan was different. Yang Zhengshan had a clear conscience. He had never been greedy for a penny from the garrison office, and even tried every means to get food and grass for the training of the soldiers.

He is not afraid of Xu Jin's supervision, nor is he afraid of Xu Jin staring at him all day long, provided of course that Xu Jin does not hinder his troop training plan and fort renovation plan.

Xu Jin's presence played a very good role in supervising the civil servants and officers in the garrison office, and also had a good warning effect on the officials in the forts outside the city.

In addition, he was very familiar with all kinds of official affairs. His presence not only did not hinder Yang Zhengshan, but actually helped Yang Zhengshan to find out and fill in the gaps.

It's a pity that Xu Jin is not only responsible for the Anyuan Prefecture garrison office, he is also responsible for supervising the military affairs of the other two states, otherwise Yang Zhengshan would want to drag him to the garrison office every day.

However, the grain and grass promised by Xu Jin still came to Yang Zhengshan. Although it was only a hundred tons, Yang Zhengshan did not dislike it and accepted it happily.

With these provisions, there should be no problem with this year's training plan.

As for the rest, we have to wait until the new Songzhou Guard commander takes office.

Time passed slowly, and the spring plowing was completely over. The first batch of training soldiers from each camp came to the Chengguan Fort in Anyuan City.

The first batch of soldiers was only 500, and they were drawn from each fort, and even each fire road pier and beacon.

Although Yang Zhengshan attaches great importance to troop training, the field and garrison tasks of each fort are the top priority, and cannot be ignored just because of troop training.

Therefore, this training is divided into four batches, and each batch will conduct basic training for a month. As for actual training, they can only let them go back and train on their own.

The training was on track, and Yang Zhengshan would visit Chengguanbao every other day, mainly to add spiritual spring water to the soldiers.

As time goes by, his wedding date with Yu Qingyi is getting closer and closer.

The Yang family has already prepared for their wedding.

The son and daughter-in-law were preparing for their biological father's marriage. This may sound a bit weird, but Yang Mingcheng and Wang seemed to be very enthusiastic about it.

Even the new house was organized by the Wang family.

The time has entered May, and there are still five days before the wedding, and relatives and friends have already arrived in Anyuan City.

Yang Zhengshan wanted the matchmaker to marry Yu Qingyi, so naturally he would not hide it. All the invitations that needed to be sent were sent out, and everyone who needed to be notified was also notified.

The Yang family was the first to arrive in Anyuan City. Yang Zhengxiang did not come. He had just arrived a year ago, and he was already quite old and could not withstand the hardships.

The Yang clan was led by Yang Minghui, and more than a dozen people came. Some of them were warriors who had made breakthroughs in the Yang clan this year, and some were people with a relatively high reputation in the Yang clan and who were not too old.

In addition to the Yang family, there were also people from the Wang family, Li family, Jiang family and Lu family who were related to the Yang family by marriage.

The in-laws of the Wang, Li, and Jiang families all came, and those from the Lu family were Lu Zhaoqi and Lu Wenyuan.

Yang Zhengshan naturally had to receive these relatives and friends in person.

On the same day, Yang Zhengshan hosted a banquet in his mansion to entertain them.

However, although Yang Zhengshan behaved very kindly, several in-laws still seemed a little reserved.

They are all ordinary farmers. Although their lives have been much better over the years because of the Yang family, their nature as ordinary people has not changed.

Facing the high-ranking official Yang Zhengshan, they seemed very nervous, and they were even embarrassed to speak.

Father Wang and Father Li can only drink with their heads down, but Jiang Cheng is better and can still say a few words to Yang Zhengshan.

As for Lu Zhaoqi, he felt very unhappy.

My brother-in-law wants to renew his relationship, will his second-in-law become obsolete?

This is something that can't be helped. There must be a gap. Even if Yang Zhengshan has tried his best to eliminate this gap, the relationship between the Yang family and the Lu family has still become a lot more awkward.

After the banquet was over, Yang Mingcheng took Father Wang and Father Li to the guest room, while Jiang He took Jiang Cheng back to their own courtyard.

For a while, only Lu Zhaoqi and Lu Wenyuan were left in the hall.

The leftovers were removed and the tea was put on the table. Yang Zhengshan simply wiped his hot face. He had a good capacity for drinking, but drinking with these big brothers still made him a little tipsy.

"Second brother, wipe it off." Yang Zhengshan handed a wet towel to Lu Zhaoqi.

"Yeah!" Lu Zhaoqi also wiped his face.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Lu Wenyuan with a smile. Lu Wenyuan was already twenty years old this year and was no longer as immature as before.

It's just that his figure is a little thin, and he looks a bit like a weak scholar.

"Wenyuan, please sit down too!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Thank you, uncle!" Lu Wenyuan said politely.

"It's been four years since we last met. Time flies. Four years have passed in the blink of an eye!" Yang Zhengshan said as he brewed tea.

He really felt that time passed quickly. At that time, he had just come to this world, and Lu Wenyuan was just a little boy. Now Lu Wenyuan has grown up and become a big man.

"But I think my uncle is younger than before!" Lu Wenyuan laughed.

Yang Zhengshan laughed, "You are more talkative than before!"

Lu Zhaoqi came over and sat down. Yang Zhengshan poured him a cup of tea.

"How are Dad and Mom!" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"They are all fine. They just keep talking about you!" Lu Zhaoqi said.

They really talk about you, especially recently.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "As long as they are in good health, I will go back to see them if I have the chance!"

This is the bad thing about this world. It is too troublesome to go out.

In the past life, a distance of more than 300 miles can be reached in a few hours by car, and it is easy to run back and forth on the same day, but here, it takes at least two days to run 300 miles back and forth.

This is the case of galloping. If you follow the caravan, it will take at least five or six days to go back and forth.

Yang Zhengshan definitely can't spare so much time, so he can only say that there is a chance.

"By the way, when will Wenyuan get married?" Yang Zhengshan suddenly remembered that Lu Wenyuan has not married yet.

Lu Wenyuan is already 20 years old, which is considered an older youth in the countryside.

"Dad means to wait until he participates in the autumn examination before getting married!" Lu Zhaoqi said.

"Doesn't that mean we have to wait for another three years!" Yang Zhengshan was a little surprised.

"Well! Three years is not a long time!" Lu Zhaoqi said.

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and understood Lu Songhe's idea.

Now Lu Wenyuan is just a scholar. Even if he finds a suitable match, the family of his wife's family will not be too high.

Apart from anything else, the legitimate daughter of the Lu family will not marry Lu Wenyuan.

The reason is very simple. The Lu family has too little background, and it is not a good match with the Lu family. Lu Wenyuan has no right to marry someone of high status.

But if Lu Wenyuan can pass the imperial examination three years later, it will be different. No matter who he marries, he can't say that he is marrying someone of high status.

The Lu family has too little background. If Lu Wenyuan can enter the officialdom, he must rely on the help of the Yue family.

Therefore, Lu Songhe will delay Lu Wenyuan's marriage for three years.

This situation is not uncommon. Many scholars from poor families will not get married too early.

The three chatted about family matters, and Lu Zhaoqi's embarrassment was eliminated a lot, and Lu Wenyuan's attitude towards Yang Zhengshan was still as respectful as before.

On the other hand, Yang Mingcheng arranged the Li family members in the guest room and took Old Man Wang to the yard of their big house.

"Grandpa!"

Yang Qingwan ran out as soon as the two entered the yard.

This girl is so cunning. She obviously doesn't remember what Grandpa Wang looks like, but she still calls him affectionately.

"Oh, Qingwan is so big now!" Old Man Wang looked at the pretty little girl and smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed.

To be honest, he was really nervous when he came to the Yang family. He almost couldn't even walk.

He felt a little better after entering the courtyard of the big house.

"Grandpa, my mother has been waiting for you for a long time!" Qingwan stepped forward and took Old Man Wang's hand and dragged him into the house.

At this time, Wang and Wang Zhang also walked out of the house. When Old Man Wang was eating in the front yard, Wang Zhang was taken to the back yard by Wang.

The mother and daughter had been talking about intimate words for a long time.

"Dad!"

Looking at her father, Wang's eyes were red.

"Good, good, good!" Old Man Wang was just an old farmer in the countryside. At this time, he didn't know what to say, and he could only say good.

In fact, he felt a little unfamiliar with Wang. Although Wang was his daughter, Wang was different from before.

Wang was fatter and more prosperous. In the past few years of being the head of the family, she also developed some momentum.

Her aura could be ignored in front of Yang Zhengshan, but she seemed very distant in front of Old Man Wang.

"Dad, come in!" Wang welcomed Old Man Wang into the house.

Tea and snacks were already placed on the tea table in the house, but after Old Man Wang came, Chunhua brewed another pot of tea.

"Ya Ya, you are still lucky!" Old Man Wang couldn't help but sigh.

At the beginning, he was a little reluctant to marry his daughter to the Yang family, because at that time the Yang family was not only poor, but also had a sickly person.

When Wang married Yang Mingcheng, her original injuries were already very serious and she basically couldn't work in the fields.

At that time, it was still Wang Zhang who made the idea to let Wang join the Yang family.

But at that time, Wang Zhang's idea was also very simple. He just felt that Yang Lu was a sensible person. With such a mother-in-law, the future life should not be too bad.

But Wang Zhang didn't expect that Yang Lu died of illness in the third year after Wang married into the Yang family. At that time, she regretted it for a long time.

Needless to say, Yang Zhengshan came to this world and replaced the original body. The Yang family's life became better and better. Now the Yang family has become an official family, and Wang has become the eldest lady of the Yang family.

"Haha, my parents are also blessed to have a daughter like me!" Wang said with a smile.

"Yes, we are blessed by you!" Old Man Wang also laughed.

In the past two years, Wang has helped the Wang family a lot. Every time the Yang family sent a festival gift, Wang would send them a separate one back.

That little thing is nothing to the Yang family, but to the Wang family, it is a huge sum of money.

"Dad, are the eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law not arguing anymore?" Wang asked cautiously.

It was her fault that her parents' family separated. At that time, she impulsively asked her parents to separate the family. She was worried about this for a long time.

Although her parents had sent her letters before saying that everything was fine at home, she was still afraid that her two sisters-in-law would keep making trouble.

"Why are they making a fuss? How dare they make a fuss now!" Wang Zhang said.

Father Wang also nodded and said: "Don't make trouble. Didn't I buy thirty acres of land the year before last? Fifteen acres of it were given to your second brother. For the remaining fifteen acres, I told them whoever is filial should be rewarded." to whom!"

After the Wang family separated, they lived with Wang Erlang. Although Wang Erlang had a stronger personality, he was still very filial to them.

The key is that the second daughter-in-law is a sensible person and will not make trouble with them.

"That's a good idea!"

Wang chuckled.

She doesn't want her parents to be rich, she just wants her parents to live a more comfortable life.

Only when the two sisters-in-law don't make trouble can the parents live a comfortable life.