Zhengjiazhuang, located in the Pearl River Delta region, is the core place.
Generally speaking, people in places named after their surnames mostly use the place name, and the people in the Zhengjiazhuang area are no exception. Most people have the surname Zheng. In Zhengjiazhuang, the Zheng family is a well-known local family, and the head of the Zheng family has already He is sixty-eight years old and is a senior figure in the Zheng family. He is absolutely clear-cut. Mr. Zheng has the final say in everything, and the old man is also an elder in the Zheng family village.
As the saying goes, the unitary family has high seniority. Mr. Zheng’s father is an elder in the village and has twelve children, and Zheng Youwei is the youngest son. Mr. Zheng’s father only had a son when he was sixty years old. Now, Zheng Youwei Because all the brothers and sisters in front of him died, he was the only one left. There were many people older than him in the village, but whoever saw Mr. Zheng had to respectfully call him "Old Master". Where is the seniority? Yes, no one dares to ignore it.
More importantly, the Zheng family has countless fields, and people living for hundreds of miles around rely on renting the Zheng family's fields to make a living. However, Mr. Zheng is kind to people and is very tolerant to the people. He collects very little land rent, and encounters God's unfavorable solar terms. , the people in the village had a bad harvest, so the old man even opened a warehouse to help the surrounding villagers, so the villagers respected the old man from the bottom of their hearts when they saw the old man. When they saw the old man, they called him "grandpa" sincerely, which was sweet to the old man's heart. This also became the motivation for the old lady to do good deeds.
The more he does good deeds, the more people support him, and the more people support him, they also encourage the old man in disguise to continue doing good deeds.
Over time, the reputation of Mr. Zhengjiazhuang as a kind man spread throughout the surroundings. The old man also had a habit of chatting with people and telling everyone the secret of his longevity, which was to do good deeds and be kind to others. The villagers were also willing to listen, so The old man has always been in a good mood.
Recently, the old man has been unhappy and often gets very angry.
In the Zheng family's house, you can often hear roaring and angry scoldings, which makes the people in the house tremble with fear for fear of angering the old man. The old man's eldest son Zheng Yuanlong has never been scolded by the old man since he was a child, but recently the fifty-year-old son The eldest son was not only scolded to death, but also beaten several times by the old man with a faucet-headed cane. One can imagine how bad the old man's mood was.
At this moment, the Zheng family is on a tight string, and something could go wrong at any time.
Zheng's backyard, Zheng Yuanlong's courtyard.
The old housekeeper of the house came to the courtyard. The housekeeper walked very slowly, his hair and beard were all white, and his back was hunched when he stood in front of others. He was already a very old man. In his early years, he was Zheng Youwei's personal attendant. Later, I have been the housekeeper of the Zheng family for more than 40 years. I have long regarded myself as a member of the Zheng family. Although the old housekeeper is old, he still continues to work and has been working hard all his life.
Zheng Yuanlong was talking to his wife when he saw the housekeeper walk in. He stood up and asked with a smile: "Why is the old housekeeper here? If you have something to do, you can just send someone to report it. Why do you need to come in person?"
Butler Zheng shook his head and said: "Eldest Young Master, the Second Young Master is back."
"Wonho is back, that's great, I'll go pick him up right now."
Zheng Yuanlong was overjoyed, stood up in a hurry, and hurried outside, leaving the old housekeeper and his wife behind. The Yuanhu mentioned by Zheng Yuanlong was Zheng Youwei's second son Zheng Yuanhu. Compared with Zheng Yuanlong, he had always been there. Serving his old father at home, Zheng Yuanhu spent very little time at home, almost all of it in Guangzhou City, because Zheng Yuanhu was the only one in the Zheng family who was an official in the city, and Zheng Yuanhu had a high official position. He was the mayor of Guangzhou City and was very powerful. .
Also because of Zheng Yuanhu, the Zheng family is as stable as a mountain in Zhengjiazhuang. No one from all over the country dares to provoke them. The Zheng family never relies on its own people in the court. They are very fair and popular. The surrounding folks regard the Zheng family as their own. Gen, Zheng Yuanlong came to the hall, saw Zheng Yuanhu with a slicked back hair and a suit, and said with great joy: "Second brother, you are finally back. These days, I have been scolded and beaten to death by the old man."
"You deserve to be scolded to death."
Zheng Yuanhu rolled his eyes and said: "My old father raised us. Even if he scolds you and beats you, you have to endure it."
"you you,……"
Zheng Yuanlong curled his lips and said speechlessly: "Come on, I know you are like this. You will leave everything up to the old man."
Zheng Yuanhu said: "I am filial."
"Yes, yes, the second child is filial and the eldest brother is unfilial, so that's okay." Zheng Yuanlong said depressedly.
Zheng Yuanhu said with a smile: "Brother, you said this, I didn't say it."
Zheng Yuanlong felt frustrated and no longer bothered about the matter of filial piety. He changed the topic and said, "I can't help you. This time you come back and you can help me say a few words. I really have encountered a problem."
"What do you need my help with?" Zheng Yuanhu asked curiously.
Zheng Yuanlong shrugged his shoulders and said with a helpless expression: "You are the mayor of Guangzhou. You must know that this area of our home is going to be taken back. People from the government have come several times and want to negotiate with the old man. And The government officials said that even if the land and house were taken back, we would be given more compensation. I thought I couldn't go against the government, and besides, our old Zheng family couldn't resist the government's troubles, so I persuaded the old man to agree."
After a pause, Zheng Yuanlong said: "Guess what, as soon as I spoke, I was scolded by the old man and was chased all over the yard with a faucet and crutches. In the end, I was afraid that the old man would fall, so I had to stop and let him I was beaten with a stick a few times to discourage myself. Not only that, for a person of my age, the old man threw me into the ancestral hall to reflect on my demerits. Tell me, in order not to cause trouble for you, I was completely embarrassed."
Zheng Yuanhu frowned and his expression became serious.
Zheng Yuanlong was thoughtful and thought of other possibilities and asked, "Are you coming back to persuade the old man?"
"Hmm~"
Zheng Yuanhu nodded with a serious expression.
Zheng Yuanlong no longer had a smile on his face, and said helplessly: "Second brother, in my opinion, you can't persuade the old man. The old man sticks to his word, and no one can disobey him. However, with a little planning, there is still something to be done. Maybe, why not, let’s call the third child back first. The third child is the old man’s sweetheart. With the help of the third child, maybe we can make it happen.”
Zheng Yuanhu nodded and said: "Eldest Brother's words are reasonable. We will be more confident if we call Third Sister back."
Zheng Yuanlong said: "I will send someone to notify the third child to come back."
Immediately, Zheng Yuanlong called his attendants and asked them to inform him.
The third child among the two is named Zheng Yuanfeng. The old man of the Zheng family only had a daughter when he was forty-five years old. Now Zheng Yuanfeng is twenty-three years old and has not yet been married. In an ordinary family, she would have been married long ago, but Zheng Yuanfeng is still single. , but Zheng Yuanfeng is not an ordinary character. He opened a factory in Guangzhou on his own ability and made a big career, which added a lot of luster to the old man's face.