At the beginning of the ninth year of the Republic of China, Tongcheng Zhanjia.

This day is the Lunar New Year's Eve, and the Zhan family, as a prominent family in Tongcheng, is also preparing to open a ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.

Because this branch of the Zhan family in Tongcheng was moved from another land five generations ago, all the houses of the Zhan family are considered close branches, so when the New Year’s Eve sacrifices, all the houses of the Zhan family in the city are present and participate in the sacrifice.

Outside the ancestral hall, the Zhan family members of different ages were waiting outside, and it was already dark outside.

"Brother, the old man is really eccentric. Zhan Yunfei has read a little more than me, and he is going to leave all the family property to him. Why doesn't he miss me!" A young man in a light blue gown said indignantly Said.

"After all, Yunfei is the eldest son of the third uncle, and he is a few years older than you. It is normal for the third uncle to value him. But since you are going to join the army, Yunxiang, you should stop worrying about such things. Besides, you belong to the third uncle after all. My own son, what's the matter, he will leave some property for you," another young man in a blue brocade dress persuaded, "Okay, the time is up, let's go in. When you are free, you can come to my house to sit Come on, your parents will miss you."

Zhan Yunxiang complied, watched his ninth cousin and other descendants of the family enter the ancestral hall, and then followed.

An old-fashioned family like the Zhan family still followed the old customs in worshiping ancestors. Although both concubine and direct descendant men could enter the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, the concubine's children could only watch from the sidelines, and only direct descendants could participate in the sacrifice in person.

In addition to the sacrifices made by the public sacrifices together, each house must also share sacrifices to worship the ancestors of its own house.

Zhan Zu looked at this room, he held the incense, Zhan Yunfei knelt down and spread out the worship mat, Zhan Yunxiang watched his father and elder brother perform the sacrifice.

The Zhan family is a large family in Tongcheng. Some are doctors and some are businessmen. Because their ancestors are from a scholarly family, they still study books the most. Although the Qing Dynasty has perished and there is no fame to test for, there are still many people who go to study abroad.

Zhan Zuwang's house is the most promising among businessmen, but it's not due to Zhan Zuwang's credit. His father got a lot of property when he separated the family. The local snake in Tongcheng naturally has a smooth sailing in Tongcheng.It's just that although the scope of business is large, it's not too far away, and I haven't even been able to go out to Anhui.Zhan Zuwang inherited the family business, and he was able to maintain it. Although it didn't expand, it didn't shrink much. It's just that since the emergence of new industries outside, business has become more and more difficult.

Zhan Zuwang's aptitude can only be preserved, Tongcheng has produced several powerful figures in recent years, one is Zhan Zizheng who also came from the Zhan family, Zhan Zuwang's nephew, the eldest son of the fifth house in the clan, he is also a The business is not in Tongcheng, but in Shanghai. I heard that the industry is still very large.The other is Zheng Shikui from outside. I heard that Zheng Shikui is a concubine, but his father is a mysterious big man. Zheng Shikui is in Tongcheng. In just a few years, it has occupied half of Tongcheng, and the phrase "Zhancheng South, Zhengcheng North" has spread all over the city.

Zhan Zuwang knew that he could only keep his family's property undefeated, so he pinned his hopes on his eldest son Zhan Yunfei.

However, what he didn't expect was that the eldest son Zhan Yunfei, whom he had placed high hopes on, had a very low mental capacity.

In the 11th year of the Republic of China, Zhan Zuwang and his wife Wei Mengxian worked hard to choose a wife for Zhan Yunfei who was born in a scholarly family, hoping that Zhan Yunfei would take over the family business after he got married.

Because he had high hopes for his eldest son, even in the tenth year of the Republic of China, Zhan Yunxiang, the second son, left Tongcheng with a lot of money to join the army at a military academy outside, Zhan Zuwang didn't care much.

Zhan Yunxiang has a good relationship with Zhan Zizheng of Wufang, and sometimes he doesn't even listen to his father, but listens to his cousin Zhan Zizheng. Zhan Zuwang didn't like this son very much, and now he doesn't even like him. I care about it.

If we want to talk about the friendship between Zhan Yunxiang and Zhan Zizheng, we have to start with Zhan Zuwang's concubine Pinhui, who is also Zhan Yunxiang's mother.

Pinhui was born in a farming family. When she was a young girl, she once rescued a young lady who was in distress while traveling by the water.

After she became Zhan Zuwang's concubine, by chance, she met again the young lady she had rescued at the beginning. That young lady is now married and is Zhan Shao, the master of the fifth household of the Zhan family. Mrs. Kang.

Although Pin Hui is an aunt, the kindness of saving her life cannot be easily forgotten, and what Pin Hui values ​​most is her son Zhan Yunxiang. Pinhui, Zhan Shaokang and his wife, who are ready to educate Zhan Yunxiang to become a talent, often take Zhan Yunxiang to their home.

As for the eldest son of their family, he is so wise and close to a demon, he doesn't look like a child at all. Zhan Shaokang and his wife have truly experienced what their parents' mood is like in Zhan Yunxiang's body.

It's better for the child to be a bit bearish. If he is like his son, he has been worry-free since he was a child, and he will not feel the sense of accomplishment of being a parent at all!

Because of the close relationship with Wufang, although Zhan Yunxiang was also angry at his father's neglect of himself and his mother, the hostility was not as strong as in the original book.

Dad, you see I'm not happy, right?Then I won't be an eyesore in Tongcheng!

So under the protection of his cousin Zizheng, Young Master Zhan Yunxiang ran away from home with a lot of money to join the army.

Because the time was wrong, he did not attend the Whampoa Military Academy with the full name of the Army Military Academy of the Republic of China that often appears in various fanfiction - because this school was built in the 13th year of the Republic of China, and it has not been seen yet - but the Northeast Army Military Academy.

This school was founded by Lu Eryuan, the son of Lu Zhenhua, the Northeast Army & Lord, who returned to China in the ninth year of the Republic of China. Many of the instructors in it were Lu Shi who were born in the same period as Lu Eryuan or one or two in the evening. They were officers who were serving in Lu Zhenhua's army. It is also the most advanced. After graduation, you can directly serve in Lu Zhenhua's army.

As Lu Eryuan is a young commander, the people who come out of this military academy are his direct descendants, and the future is limitless.

Although he didn't know why his cousin praised the school far away in the Northeast so much, but adhering to the principle of "everything my cousin says must be right", Zhan Yunxiang naturally went to participate.

Zhan Yunxiang left home, Zhan Zuwang didn't feel it, but when his eldest son also ran away from home, Master Zhan deeply felt that he must have committed some crimes to cause this kind of thing to happen.

The matter of Zhan Yunfei running away from home has to be talked about when he got married.

After Zhan Yunfei got married, his wife soon became pregnant.

Originally, this was a good thing, but unexpectedly, Zhan Yunfei's wife died of dystocia after she was pregnant in October, and the child was not kept.

Zhan Yunfei was so gloomy at that time, even if Zhan Zuwang and Wei Mengxian wanted to comfort their sad son, they didn't want to see his face with the expression of nothing to love all the time.

Zhan Yunfei has a book boy called Lu Chao, who is very valued by him, and he is also of the same age, Zhan Zuwang and Wei Mengxian asked Lu Chao to enlighten the young master from time to time, who knows, the effect of this enlightenment is there, Zhan Yun Fei finally stopped being gloomy, and ended up going to another extreme, going out to study and see the world!

Zhan Zuwang's mood almost collapsed.

Moreover, he is getting old, and he doesn't have a son to help him, and he is worried about handing over the family business to outsiders. Is this the rhythm of the Zhan family's decline? !

After thinking about it, Zhan Zuwang finally made a decision. For the sake of the Zhan family's business and to fill in the vacancy when the eldest son was away, even if Mengxian disagreed, he would write a letter to call his younger son Zhan Yunxiang back!

He didn't know where Yunfei went, but he still knew that Yunxiang went to the military academy to study!

So the Zhan family's family letter was sent from Tongcheng, Anhui, to the Northeast Army Academy far in the northeast.

After receiving the letter from home, Zhan Yunxiang felt like this: ...?_? Ha ha.

Second Young Master Zhan has had enough of his own father's partiality, and his cousin's family treats him very well, and the classmates in the military academy here are also very close to him. In comparison, his own home is simply a "devil's den". He doesn't want to go back!

Even if Zhan Yunfei was killed, Zhan Yunxiang would not go back, not to mention that it was his second young master who had been suffering all along, not his pampered elder brother!

He would not do the stupid thing of making wedding clothes for others.

In the 12th year of the Republic of China, winter.

It was snowing in Tongcheng, and the weather outside was so cold that people shivered. In Zhan Zuwang's study, a charcoal pot was burning, and the whole room was warm.

But Master Zhan stayed safely in the house, wearing thick warm clothes, sitting on the armchair, still shivering slightly.

He is not cold, but angry.

He slapped the white paper on the table with a "slap", and cursed angrily, "Nizi, Nizi!"

Mr. Ji, the housekeeper of the Zhan family, watched Zhan Zuwang's actions, and he knew what he was doing. He was afraid that the letter he had sent to let the second young master come back to take care of the family business would be rejected.

If you want him to say, if he were the second young master, no matter how good the master said in his letter, he would not come back. It is good for the master to respect his wife and value his son. He is a son, how could he treat the second young master so harshly?Aside from other things, when the second young master hadn't had the heart to join the army a few years ago, he was able to read and write just like the eldest young master. Because of his late enlightenment, no one taught him, and his wife didn't care. Aunt Pinhui made a fuss, but it didn't make things easier for the mother and son.It's all about this, when the master checked the homework of the two young masters, he insisted on comparing young master Yunxiang and young master Yunfei, and belittled the second young master everywhere.This heart, I don't know where it is.

It's just that although he slandered in his heart, he was loyal to Zhan Zuwang, and he didn't open his mouth to complain for the second young master.

After the movement of Zhan Zuwang patting the table subsided, Steward Ji stepped forward to persuade him: "Master, Young Master Yunxiang is young and vigorous. It's not surprising that he has so many thoughts of serving the country and serving the country after he graduated from the military academy. You are the father of Young Master Yun Xiang, there is no overnight enmity between father and son, if you write a few more times, the Young Master will always come back."

Zhan Zuwang still blew his beard and stared: "Come back? This rebellious son, I think, he won't come back until the funeral for Lao Tzu! Do you think it is so difficult for him to come back and inherit the family business?"

Mr. Ji sighed in his heart. It would not be difficult if he really inherited the family business, but the master did not do it properly. Obviously, he just asked the second young master to come back as a spare tire. When the eldest young master returns, the family business will still be the eldest young master s things.The second young master joined the military academy, and he has a bright future in the future. When he comes back to "inherit" the family business, he will do hard work, and his future is gone. The second young master is smart, so naturally he doesn't want to come back to do white labor.

It's just that he can't say what he thinks in his heart, not only can't say it, but also he has to comfort the master who is angry with the "Nizi": "Master, I pity the parents of the world. The second young master has been away for so long, not only you miss him, Aunt and grandma should also miss him very much, right? Besides, the second young master is not young anymore, the eldest young master is married anyway, and the second young master is still single!"

Zhan Zuwang's eyes lit up: "What you said makes sense. Let Pin Hui write a letter to Yun Xiang, and don't ask him to inherit the family business, just come back and get married."

I'm afraid I won't be able to leave when I come back!

Mr. Ji thought so, and obeyed Zhan Zuwang's instructions, pushed open the door of the study, closed it carefully, and walked slowly away on the cleared snow.

Pin Hui has her own yard in Zhan's house, after all, she is the second young master's biological mother, and Zhan Zuwang only has her as a concubine.

It's just that Zhan Zuwang has always respected and even doted on his first wife Wei Mengxian, and he values ​​his eldest son Zhan Yunfei far more than Zhan Yunxiang, so the servants sometimes neglect the second wife.

In the past, when Zhan Yunxiang was still at home, for the sake of her son, Pinhui had to be aggressive and seemed extremely harsh. Now that she has calmed down, her character has improved a lot, but the treatment is naturally not as good as she used to be after she was aggressive. up.

The snow in the yard was very thick, every time Mr. Ji took a step, his feet would always sink in, and a lot of snow stuck to the sides of his shoes.

The servant who followed him opened the door for him, and the heating in the room mixed with the strong smell of charcoal made him wrinkle his nose uncontrollably.

When he walked into the room, Pin Hui was making the servant girl beat her back, he bent slightly, and then asked with a smile: "Auntie, how about rest?"

As Zhan Zuwang's confidant and also an old man of the Zhan family, Mr. Ji is very respectable in the Zhan family. Although Pin Hui is an aunt, Mr. Ji would not bend down to give someone a difficult job if he had something embarrassing to do. My aunt salutes.

Even after the Republic of China, in an old-fashioned family like the Zhan family, the concept is still the same. The concubine is not considered a serious master. If she is not favored, what is the difference from a servant?

Zhan Zuwang didn't like his second son, and there was probably a reason why Zhan Yunxiang was a concubine's "slave child".

↑Hey, this kind of scum who can't control his lower body but always blames women and children for his mistakes!If you don’t like it, why accept it, give birth ←_←!

Seeing Mr. Ji coming, the servant girl breathed a sigh of relief, but the movements of her hands remained unchanged.

After punching it a few more times, Pinhui waved her hand: "Okay, you can stand on the side first."

After the servant girl stood up on the side, she asked: "Boss Ji, you are a busy person, what brought you to my place?"

"Auntie is right, today is a good thing, it's a great thing." He said with a busy smile.

Pinhui looked at him suspiciously: "Good thing? What's good about this family, can you think of me?"

"The second young master is not young anymore. The eldest young master has already been married, but the second young master is still studying in the Northeast. The master said, it doesn't matter if you study, but it is always necessary to carry on the family? Let me come to you for details. Choose a good marriage for the second young master!" Director Ji hurriedly told what Zhan Zuwang had ordered before, and specially polished his words.

Pinhui sneered twice: "Yo, the eldest young master is gone, and now he thinks of us Yunxiang? What a good marriage, what good marriage can he choose!"

"Auntie, that's wrong. Our Zhan family is a big family in Tongcheng. What kind of daughter-in-law can't the second young master marry? After all, she is also the young master of our Zhan family. Don't lose face!" Mr. Ji replied .

"Then, can we Yunxiang marry someone like the eldest mistress, or a wife like that? Please tell me." Pinhui was not blinded by him, and asked back with a sneer.

Director Ji hesitated, not knowing whether to answer or not.

"Tell me, why did our master think of marrying my son, don't fool me with words." Pinhui continued to ask.

"You are thinking too much. The master just misses the second young master and wants to see his son." Mr. Ji said, his steps moved slightly away. The charcoal gas in the room is too heavy, it is better to stay in his own room Charcoal burning is comfortable.

Pinhui nodded knowingly: "Do you want me to write to Yunxiang to ask him to come back? Why, the young master left, and finally remembered that there is still Yunxiang who can use him? It's too late! You go back and tell Zhan Zuwang, My son is doing well outside, and the previous one wrote me a letter, saying that he has behaved very well, and the young marshal is also very optimistic about him. Don't use any excuses to let him get married, there are many good girls outside, Yunxiang Having said that, many instructors want to be his matchmaker, and they are all decent official ladies! I, just wait for the good news of my son, just hug my golden grandson!"

Mr. Ji was choked to death by her words, but anyway, this Aunt Hui is not his concubine, nor is Zhan Yunxiang his son. To be honest, all of this is Zhan Zuwang's fault. Well, if you are so angry that you vomit blood or something, let the master do it yourself.

Zhan Zuwang was really trembling with anger when he heard what Mr. Ji conveyed, but it was useless, if Zhan Yunxiang didn't come back, no matter how many letters he sent, he wouldn't come back.

If the first letter sent didn't say that he ran away and asked him to come back to inherit the family business, but said that he was dying and asked him to come back quickly, then everything would not be so difficult.

Back then I didn't make up my mind to curse myself, but now... Ah, the water of the Yellow River, my tears!

Zhan Zuwang stopped in his hometown, but his precious eldest son did not.

Ever since he took the pseudonym Su Mubai and took his attendant A Chao with enough money to go on the road together, Zhan Yunfei was like a bird out of the cage, extremely happy. 【←_←There seems to be something wrong】He first traveled to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Suzhou and Hangzhou for a generation, and then decided to go north to Beijing on a whim.

Because many big figures and great writers were in the north, Ah Chao also knew about it, so naturally he didn't object to the young master's opinion.

The most important thing is that they have plenty of money, and it will not be a problem to spend another two or three years like this.

I could have gone there by train, but after Zhan Yunfei and Wenqing had a fit of thought, he had to walk slowly and enjoy the mountains and rivers along the way.

Ah Chao said that he was tired of following such a young master.

Okay, okay, you are the young master, I listen to you, so the master and servant bought two horses and rode all the way north.

then……

The reality tells us, don't go to places you are not familiar with, especially when you think you are not a road idiot.

Wanting to go to Beijing but getting lost in the Northeast is actually a skill, isn't it?

Knowing that he was in the wrong place, it was enough to just turn around, but Master Zhan suddenly wanted to exchange feelings with his younger brother who was studying in the military academy, so he made the mistake and went to the Northeast Army Academy.

Of course, a momentary whim is not enough to support Zhan Yunxiang to go too far.

As a southerner, he is not very suitable for the northern climate, especially, here is the cold northeast.

As a young man, Zhan Dashao not only lacks combat power, but also has a weak physique.

Weak physique, if it is just to keep out the cold, just buy a few more thick clothes, but, in the Northeast where "what are you looking at", "what are you looking at", and "try another look", the physical fitness and combat effectiveness are directly related. hook up.

Because of this reason, the young master Zhan who was weak and fighting five scum could have left the Northeast safely with Ah Chao, who was thankful to his ancestors, and returned to a warmer place—even though those places were also heavily snowed—but who let him go? Did he offend someone on the way?

Offending ordinary people can be settled, but unfortunately, the person he confronted, surnamed Lu and named Zhenhua, is the largest and strongest warlord in Northeast China.

Chao: Ancestor, help! QAQ!

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