Early in the morning, the three Zhang family members came to the door with a cart full of gifts.
Qiu Zongxi was not surprised when he heard the servant's report. From the moment the Zhang family appeared in Xiangwu County, Qiu Zongxi knew that they would definitely come to see Yang Xu. After all, they had failed to return to Yang Shoucheng before, and Yang Xu was the best breakthrough point.
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"Grandpa Qiu, are they here because the General's Mansion is about to revolt?" Yang Xu, who was called over, had no impression of the Zhang family that he had never met, even though he was his uncle or aunt.
He just didn't know how to face these so-called relatives, especially when they brought so many gifts. Before Yang Xu came over, he went around to the front yard and took a sneak peek. A carriage full of gifts was placed in the yard.
Qiu Zongxi did not hide anything and handed over the Zhang family's investigation information, "You can see for yourself."
Zhang Yiyi's life is actually divided into two parts. She stayed in the back house of the Zhang family as a maid, and left the Yang family less than two years after her marriage to join the Zhenbian Hou Mansion. In the final analysis, she was still a housewife.
Yang Xu knew about Zhang Yiyi through Yang Shoucheng and the subsequent narration by the maid Lian'er, and this information was a detailed record of Zhang Yiyi's actions in the back house.
Looking at it, Yang Xu had a look of shock on his face. When he was still in the Zhang family, Zhang Yiyi had taken three lives in his hands, two were servants of the Zhang family, a mother-in-law, and a maid.
The third person was Zhang Yiyi's close friend, but in the end she was tricked by Zhang Yiyi into falling into the water and was scorned by a prostitute. This girl was inherently fiery, and after being rescued from the water, she didn't wait for the scoundrel to come to ask for her hand in marriage.
Hanged himself with a piece of silk.
Qiu Zongxi looked at Yang Xu in disbelief and snorted in disgust, "Although it has been many years, your father sent people to Linzhou Mansion to investigate after you were born. The disciple was originally arranged for the Zhang family by the third lady of the Zhang family.
, wanted to destroy her innocence and let her marry someone who was not a human being, but Mrs. Zhang was smart and cautious, and she used her tricks to escape the disaster."
Because it was Miss Zhang San who orchestrated this situation, Magistrate Zhang gave her a severe punishment and quickly cleaned up all the clues. As a result, Mrs. Zhang was left unharmed. No one thought that Zhang's handiwork was involved.
As for Zhang's nine years in the Marquis' Mansion at the edge of the town, she also had her hands full with human lives. She sold two beautiful maids, and she also beat to death a woman who was accused of stealing.
This woman was just talking nonsense and looked down upon Zhang Yiyi, who abandoned her husband and son. As a result, after being beaten, no one found a doctor for her, and she finally fell ill and could not afford it, which lasted only three days.
After reading it quickly, Yang Xu was in a daze. He only remembered the sick and helpless Zhang huddled in a ball in the cell, with a pale and bloodless face that seemed to be able to fade away at any time.
How dare Yang Xu believe that she has seven or eight lives in her hands, not to mention those maids who were sold out, and they probably will not escape death. How can such a cruel woman be compared with the weak woman in the cell who just coughs a few times at every word?
They cannot be put together.
After a long silence.
"Does the Zhang family plan to take her back to Linzhou Mansion?" Yang Xu suddenly didn't know how to face Zhang, his biological mother, let alone the lives of the eight scoundrels this time.
After seeing Zhan Feiyu's intelligence and agility, Qiu Zongxi didn't intend to treat Yang Xu as a child. He naturally said whatever he wanted, regardless of whether he could accept it or not.
"Take away?" Qiu Zongxi looked at the naive Yang Xu with disdain, and unceremoniously tore apart the bloody facts, "The Zhang family is here to silence them. The Zhang family did a lot of harm to the Zhang family back then! It's just right to kill the Zhang family.
Let your father vent his anger."
The Zhang family has only one purpose in coming to Xiangwu County: to repair the relationship with the Yang family. It would be better if Yang Xu can recognize her relatives. As for Zhang Yiyi's handling, it depends on the attitude of the Yang family.
"The Zhang family is waiting in the main hall. You can ask Xiaoyu to accompany you to meet the guests." Qiu Zongxi does not intend to meet the Zhang family. The Zhang family is not a good person. The Zhang family who made trouble for the general's mansion are also not good people. Snake
It's just a nest of rats.
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By the time Zhan Feiyu and Yang Xu came to the main hall, the three Zhang family members had already drank a cup of tea. When they heard footsteps, even the elder Zhang Minxian stood up.
"Xu'er, I'm your uncle." Zhang Minxian saw at first glance that Yang Xu looked very much like Yang Shoucheng. He had sharp edges and corners, a sullen face, and a pair of dark eyes, showing unruliness, like a man in the wasteland.
The little wolf can pounce and bite the enemy at any time.
In Zhang Minxian's few memories, Mrs. Zhang was a weak woman, with a face similar to her mother who was a singer from the south of the Yangtze River. Her eyes were full of spring under her eyebrows, and her voice was soft and sweet. She was a look that all men would like.
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Zhang Minhua also stood up. Even though Yang Xu looked stubborn and stubborn, he was obviously not the kind of scheming child, which made Zhang Minhua feel relieved.
If everyone was as smart as Zhan Feiyu, Zhang Minhua felt that it would be impossible for the Zhang family to win over Yang Xu.
As for Zhou Shuyao, she looked at Yang Xu. Perhaps because of her young age, a look of disgust flashed through her eyes. Compared to the elegant and graceful children of the aristocratic families in Linzhou Mansion, Yang Xu's appearance was not even comparable to that of those servants.
His skin color was dark and rough, and his clothes were made of cotton and patched, so he was just a little better than a beggar on the street.
Zhan Feiyu was accompanying the guests, so naturally he would not dominate the guests. He sat down on the chair opposite Zhang Minxian, holding the hand stove and watching the fun.
Yang Xu saw Zhan Feiyu sitting down and followed suit. He hesitated for a moment before taking the initiative to speak: "What are you doing here? Don't say it's for my nephew. You haven't shown up in the past eight years."
Yang Xu's frankness made it impossible for Zhang Minxian and the others to step down. These words were like tearing off the Zhang family's face. How could they play the emotional card to maintain relationships, let alone win over Yang Xu.
In less than two quarters of an hour, the three Zhang family members left the Qiu Mansion with dejected faces. It was really because Yang Xu was so indifferent that he couldn't listen to any good or bad words.
As for the carriage's gifts, they were also taken away by the Zhang family. If they didn't take them away, Yang Xu wouldn't accept them at all and said he would throw them out the door.
"Mom, Yang Xu is so rude and rude!" In the carriage, Zhou Shuyao was filled with anger.
She couldn't speak in Qiu Mansion just now, but now she burst out, "The Yang family has been guilty of crimes all these years, and we don't blame the Yang family for being involved, but he actually resents us for being indifferent to him!"
When Zhang Yiyi married Yang Shoucheng, the Zhang family did not get any benefits. Later, something happened in the General's Mansion, and the Zhang family got into trouble and got involved. Even if the relationship with the Yang family was put aside, it was still affected to some extent.
Fortunately, the Zhang family is also a family of officials, and the in-laws and relatives are all members of the officialdom. Moreover, the Yang family is a military general and the Zhang family is a civil servant, so the influence is not great.
Zhang Minxian didn't speak, his eyes were half-squinted and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
Zhang Minhua glanced at Zhou Shuyao who was complaining, and patted her hand, "If Yang Xu was as smart as Miss Zhan, do you think it would be fine?"
"I..." Zhou Shuyao suddenly got stuck.
"The simpler Yang Xu's temperament is, the better it is for our Zhang family." Zhang Minhua's voice was a little lighter. Everything went wrong when he came to Xiangwu County, but he finally got something today.
The Zhang family never thought that they could repair their relationship with Yang Xu in just one meeting, but if it didn't work in one day, it would take ten days, one year or two... Around Yang Xu was still young, and it would take at least more than ten years before he could truly take over the military power.
At that time, the Zhang family will definitely be able to resolve the grudge in Yang Xu's heart. In this way, the Zhang family can take advantage of the General's Mansion.
Zhang Minhua felt relieved and did not forget to teach her daughter, "Shu Yao, why do you think Mrs. Zhang gave birth to Yang Xu? Why did the Marquis of Zhenbian let her give birth to the child?"
In the final analysis, Zhang Yiyi is just for multiple guarantees. With Yang Xu, as Yang Xu's mother, she is constantly involved with the General's Mansion.
Although the Yang family was convicted, the Yang family's power should not be underestimated. In the future, these powers will be handed over to Yang Xu. This is Zhang Yiyi's reliance.
If it weren't for this, why would the Zhenbian Marquis take Zhang Yiyi in? It would also be because of her exploitable value. The Zhenbian Marquis wanted to use Zhang Yiyi to finally get back the military power from Yang Xu.
Of course, Yang Xu's birth was a weakness for General Yang and Yang Shoucheng. They had to consider Yang Xu before doing anything. Yang Xu was born due to many factors.
After the Zhang family left, Yang Xu's tense mood suddenly relaxed, and he finally looked like an ordinary child, "Xiaoyu, why do you think there are so many competing interests between people?"
Even his own biological mother did not give birth to his child because she loved him, and Yang Xu did not expect to find family love from the Zhang family. He just didn't understand and didn't know how to deal with these blood-related people.
Zhan Feiyu couldn't help but think of the Zhan family far away in Jinlin Village. In the end, they had to adopt the family and get rid of the family. Ultimately, it was because of partiality, but also because her parents were honest and had not given birth to a son, so the whole family took advantage of her father.
My mother sucked blood, of course, this was also due to poverty.
"Every hustle and bustle in the world is for profit, and the prosperity of the world is for profit. The Zhang family is a family of officials, and everything the Zhang family does is for official career. As long as you keep your heart, you will not bend the law for anyone's personal gain in the future, even if it is
Your wife, children, then everything will be solved." Zhan Feiyu believes that as long as there is no profit, no one will work on Yang Xu.
Yang Xu nodded understandingly. A few years later, the people of the Daqing Dynasty talked about General Yang, the King of Black Hell. In addition to the fact that he led the soldiers of the Daqing Dynasty to guard the border and killed the barbarians, they talked more about General Yang.
Integrity and selflessness.
Regardless of whether they are the generals and soldiers under him, or members of the Yang family, including his wife and children, anyone who violates the criminal law will be sent to the government office for strict punishment.
"If the Zhang family gives you a gift in the future, you accept it. You can give it to the people of Xiangwu County in the name of the Zhang family, or you can give it to the military. No matter who gives you a gift, you will do it." Zhan Feiyu hehe.
If you don't accept it once, the other party will think you are not sincere, and there will be a second and third time.
But if Yang Xu does this, unless he is a big fool who has too much money and no place to use it, no one will give Yang Xu gifts anymore, and he can also get a good reputation. It would be great to kill two birds with one stone.
In the next half month, the Zhang family really came to visit again, this time it was Zhang Minhua and Zhou Shuyao, who knew that Yang Xu was too young to drive away the two women.
The Zhang family does not seek to repair their relationship with Yang Xu in a short period of time, but many spies in Xiangwu County are watching. The Zhang family is doing this for outsiders to let them know that the Zhang family is still related by marriage to the Yang family who is about to revive.
From now on, the Zhang family will be much more successful in the officialdom.
"Thank you young master."
"The young master must be a little boy under the seat of Bodhisattva, so he is so kind-hearted."
"My mother can finally have enough to eat."
At the entrance of the rice shop, after Yang Xu spread the news, Zhang Minhua brought a carriage of valuable gifts. In addition to five hundred taels of silver notes, the remaining clothes, cloth, medicinal materials, etc. were all sold by Yang Xu to the highest price.
Went.
As for the money I got, I bought coarse grains at Mipu. The poor people in Shitou Village and several surrounding villages could come and take away fifty kilograms of coarse grains. It was freezing cold, but there was already a long queue on the street.
The villagers who received the food were extremely grateful for Yang Xu's emotion.
As for the gift being sent by the Zhang family, the common people didn't care. They only knew that they received the grain from this young master. Fifty kilograms of whole grains with a little more water would be enough for a whole family to eat for a month.
Already.
In the private room upstairs, Qiu Zongxi looked out the window and looked back, "You have a lot of clever ideas."
If Yang Xu doesn't accept the gift, the Zhang family will definitely visit again.
But Yang Xu accepted it and exchanged the gifts for coarse grains to give away. The Zhang family probably would not bring gifts to get close to them again. The total gifts for the carriage amounted to two thousand taels.
Chewing the walnuts peeled by He Nuan, Zhan Feiyu looked down and said, "The Yang family is about to revolt, and now it's time to win over people's hearts. Fortunately, Yang Xu is a military commander. As long as he is a scholar, the Zhang family has many ways to force Yang Xu
Submit."
Scholars value reputation, and the Zhang family is the elder. If he has made mistakes in the past, but now he has sincerely apologized, Yang Xuruo would be rude if he shut out the Zhang family. If the Zhang family operates secretly, the scholar's words and writings will not stop him.
It can ruin Yang Xu's career.
Fortunately, he is a military commander. As long as he knows how to lead troops to fight, reputation is not important.
For the emperor on the throne, it is better if a general does not have a good reputation. If a military general starts to manage his own reputation, the emperor will doubt whether the general has disloyal intentions. After all, there is a saying that he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.
In such a cold weather, the three Zhang family members naturally stayed in the other courtyard without going out. Even if they wanted to communicate with Yang Xu, it would take a few days. After all, Zhang Minhua just went to Qiu Mansion yesterday.
"Sir, it's not good." Suddenly, the servant's voice hurriedly sounded outside the door.
Zhang Minxian, who was just about to eat, put down his chopsticks and asked with a straight face: "Why are you panicking? What happened?"
"Sir, Master Xu..." The young man lowered his head and quickly told the story of Yang Xu's charity.
Who would have thought that the gifts that Zhang Minhua forcibly placed in the Qiu Mansion yesterday were taken to the door of Mipu by Yang Xu early this morning and sold. This was a slap in the face of the Zhang family.
"Say it again?" Zhang Minxian's face turned completely gloomy, and there was anger in his eyes. This is unreasonable!
Zhang Minhua also looked extremely ugly. She originally thought Yang Xu was too young to refuse, but who knew he could do such a disgusting thing.
The key is that once this news spreads, everyone in Longyou Road knows that the Yang family and the Zhang family will not deal with it, otherwise how could Yang Xu sell all the gifts sent by the Zhang family.