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Chapter 284 Xue An Saves Me!Shouzhe save me!
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after some days.

Changningwei, the outskirts of the Acropolis.

There are a large number of mature farms, other courtyards and so on.

Most of the aristocratic families in Changningwei will buy some farms and other courtyards inside and outside the Acropolis, which can be used as industries or a fixed investment to expand the family heritage.

If the family needs money urgently, these investment properties can be sold or used as mortgages to raise funds to tide over difficulties.

The well-known Longzuo Qian family has extremely strong assets.

In Changningwei alone, there are a lot of fixed assets.Among them, there is a huge manor named "Jucaizhuang".

This "Jucaizhuang" is also the largest property of Qian's Commercial Bank in Changningwei.

Jucaizhuang occupies a very large area. It is not only one of the other courtyards of Qian's Commercial Bank in Changningwei, but also undertakes the function of logistics and warehousing.It itself is a huge warehouse.

Back then, Wang Shouzhe and Qian Xue'an teamed up to cheat the Qian family of a sum of food, which was transported away from Jucai Village.

That sum of money just became the capital for Wang Shouzhe to make a fortune. Until now, Wang Shouzhe still has nostalgia for the beginning.

It can be seen from this that the Longzuo Qian family has a strong heritage.

And they have similar large warehouses in the entire Longzuo County, and even some acropolis outside the county. Together with their huge land transportation team, they have formed an extremely huge trade network.These are the true background of Longzuo Qian's as a giant firm.

this day.

In Jucaizhuang, the guys are working as usual.

The Qian family has been passed down for so many years, and has already established a mature internal system. Everyone is busy with their duties in an orderly manner.

The two business managers are doing daily inventory checks on the warehouse.

When they met, seeing no one around, the two couldn't help talking in low voices.

"Old Zhang~" Liu Guanshi said with emotion in a low voice, "Our Changning branch has been really troubled recently. When the 23rd son came, he was in a state of panic and panic. As a result, he just left, and the [-]th son It's coming again... hey~ You said when will this day of anxiety end?"

"The most unlucky thing is the shopkeeper." Manager Zhang said helplessly, "It took the shopkeeper 20 years to make the branch business flourish, and then he took charge of all the branches in Nanliuwei. But when the fourteenth son came, he It is really chilling to use the head of the family to drive him away. Now that the fourteenth son has left, the family invites him back to clean up the mess... Hey~ If the shopkeeper was not born as a bastard, how could he be treated like this..."

"Cough cough!"

Before the two could finish speaking, there was a deliberate coughing sound from behind.

A chubby figure appeared behind them at some point, warning: "Lao Zhang, Lao Liu. It's a troubled time now, you two should speak carefully."

This person was Qian Xue'an who had just been recalled urgently not long ago.

"Big shopkeeper." The two stewards were taken aback, and hastily bowed their hands, "We're just chattering casually to apologize for your injustice."

"I am no longer the shopkeeper, I just came back to take care of it temporarily. Don't talk too much, and do your own duty." Qian Xuean said with a dignified face, "The fourteenth son will arrive soon. Shi Zi will clean up the current stall, you don't want to leave a bad impression on him."

"Here."

The two stewards bowed their heads and took orders.

Although they were resentful in their hearts, they were just small people after all, and they couldn't influence any changes in the situation at all.

After a lot of busy work, time passed quickly.

noon.

Suddenly there was a cry of cranes in the sky.

Everyone in Jucai Village looked up and saw a flying chariot pulled by a red-crowned crane, circling down from the sky.

The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the sun is just right.

The huge red-crowned crane fluttered and flew gracefully, and the car of the flying chariot also reflected streamers of light in the sun, which was gorgeous and luxurious.

If you look carefully, you will find that this flying chariot is different from the flying chariot in the school palace. On the spirit wooden car of this flying chariot, there is a striking logo of Qian's firm.

The curtains hanging on the car body are also made of noble black gold, which is very different from the style of the academy.

Obviously, this flying chariot belonged to the Qian family in Zifu.

You must know that the flying chariot is an extremely luxurious means of transportation. Not only is it extremely expensive to buy one, but the annual maintenance costs are definitely beyond the reach of ordinary families.

Moreover, in Longzuo County, only Zifu Academy has the ability to breed and raise fourth-order red-crowned cranes.

Therefore, some of the top aristocratic families in Longzuo County would buy some flying chariots from the Academy for their own use.Firstly, there is indeed such a need, and secondly, it is also to show one's own strength.

The Longzuo Qian family owned two spirit bird flying chariots of their own.

However, the general son-in-law is not eligible to take the spirit bird flying chariot when traveling, only the head of the family and the ancestors of the family are eligible, or some elders can also call it at critical moments.

This time, Qian Xuehan went south on a spirit bird flying chariot, which must have been arranged by the head of the family, Qian Qinhong, and there must be some kind of intention in it.

Soon, the spirit bird flying chariot landed directly on the inner square of "Jucaizhuang".

Qian Xuehan and his entourage came down one after another.In addition to the servants, behind Qian Xuehan there is an old man with an extraordinary bearing, which is quite eye-catching.

Qian Xuean, who led the crowd to greet him, was terrified.

With just one glance, he recognized that it was Qian Jingde, one of the elders of the Qian family.

Once upon a time, Qian Jingde was also born as the youngest son of the direct line, but in all aristocratic families, only the eldest son has always been the descendant of the direct line.The remaining direct lineages can only be regarded as direct lineages if they give birth to offspring.

However, Qian Jingde was also born as a descendant after all, and he is quite close to the current direct lineage, and his status is higher than that of the general elders who are born in the direct lineage.

In addition, I heard that the lineage of Elder Qian Jingde has produced an outstanding young alchemist from the "Xue" generation.It's just that Qian Xuean is away all year round, and has less contact with Qian Xuefu.

The spirit bird flying chariot, the eldest son, and Elder Qian Jingde accompanied him. This is a rare high-standard configuration. Generally speaking, only the old sixth-rank family can have such treatment.It can be seen from this that Qian's Elders' Association and Wang's willingness to restore relations this time is still very strong.

Thoughts in Qian Xuean's mind were racing, and he had already speculated and calculated a lot in just a moment, but his actions were not delayed.

When Qian Xuehan and others got out of the car, he had already led the crowd to greet him: "Qian Xuean has met the fourteenth son, and paid his respects to Elder Jingde."

Qian Xuehan hurried forward a few steps, supported Qian Xuean, and said humbly: "Xuean eighth brother, you and I are brothers of the same generation, so don't be so polite."

It is true that they are of the same generation, but one is the eldest son of the direct lineage and the other is the concubine of the direct lineage. The difference in status and status is as big as the difference between heaven and earth.

If it wasn't for Qian Xue'an's excellent management of the Changning branch, which created a lot of wealth for the Qian family, his outstanding performance would have fallen into the eyes of the head of the family, and even the ancestors, and won the attention of the family by virtue of his ability.A concubine like him who was born in a straight line, not to mention the eldest son like Qian Xuehan, even a straight line like Qian Xuefu, would not look at him seriously.

Even Elder Qian Jingde nodded his head to Qian Xuean, showing admiration.

As a member of the Presbyterian Church, he was also very impressed with Qian Xuean.

When Qian Xuean was promoted to take charge of the Nanliuwei branch, Qian Jingde voted in favor.After all, it is really not easy for a mere straight-blooded concubine to achieve such a feat, which shows his outstanding ability.

Next, the two sides naturally had some routine actions such as exchanging pleasantries and cleaning up the dust.

until night.

Qian Xuehan recruited Qian Xuean into the study by asking about the account book.

Qian Xuean had already guessed that this would happen when he was urgently recalled, and he was already fully prepared.As soon as he entered the door, he pulled himself together and prepared to answer Qian Xuehan's question.

Unexpectedly, before he had time to react, Qian Xuehan rushed forward, hugged Qian Xuean and cried bitterly: "Brother Xuean, help me~~"

Qian Xuean's whole body froze and instantly petrified.

The immobile and serious expression on his face also collapsed at this moment, leaving only a heart full of astonishment.

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a few days later.

On this day, the wind was sunny and the sky was cloudless.

Due to the arrival of distinguished guests, the two major ferries of Changning and Dingpu were closed for half a day.People come and go on weekdays, and the bustling ferry has become extremely quiet. Only Wang's personnel are allowed to enter the area of ​​the ferry.

Qian Xuehan's envoy to the Wang family in Changning did not take a flying chariot carelessly, and landed directly in Ping'an Town.Instead, according to the etiquette, pass the greeting card and walk on the right path.

The Changning Wang family also followed the etiquette, and the family elder Wang Xiaohan personally steered the ferry to welcome Qian Xuehan.

As the head of the family, Wang Shouzhe will meet Qian Xuehan in the main hall of the main house.

If Wang Shouzhe's eldest son Wang Zong'an was in the main house, Wang Zong'an would meet him at Dingpu Ferry.It's just that Zong An is currently studying in the Zifu Academy, so Wang Shouyong, the fifth generation of "Shou", will welcome him instead.

Beforehand, the two parties have exchanged documents and jointly finalized the detailed process, and the two parties have no objection.

It stands to reason that the Qian family is a fifth-rank family, while the Changning Wang family is only a seventh-rank family.If it were an ordinary seventh-rank family, the head of the family would probably go to greet them in person, do a little fuss, and give face to the fifth-rank Zifu family.

But what kind of person is Wang Shouzhe?The Shouda Firm he built with his own hands dealt a severe blow to Qian's, and he has already proved that he is qualified to be Qian's opponent, so how could he lower himself in front of Qian's?

What's more, this time it was Qian who put on an attitude and wanted peace talks, so naturally he needed to lower his stance.It was Qian Qinhong, the head of the Qian family, who came in person, and Wang Shouzhe at most went out of the main house to greet him.

I don't know who passed on the welcome process like this, but it made the Changning Wei family, big and small, and even the common people quite excited, a little proud.

The Wang family of Changning is domineering, not only dare to confront the fifth-rank family head-on, but also put on an attitude of equal status to each other.This makes them feel inexplicably comfortable physically and mentally.

After receiving the person, the ferry left Changning Ferry and headed for Dingpu Ferry.

The river is vast and endless, and even when the weather is sunny and sunny, the wind and waves on the river are one after another, and the water flow is quite turbulent.

The elder Wang Xiaohan, who was in charge of welcoming him, explained to Qian Xuehan: "Young Master Fourteen, the upper reaches of the Anjiang River are connected to the Great Wilderness. Whenever the water rises, some spirit fish and beasts from the Great Wilderness will flow down the river and enter the river. Anjiang River Basin. Therefore, we can occasionally encounter third-order aquatic beasts on this section of the river."

"Look at the gorge of the shadowy mountains over there, it is the 'Duanlong Gorge'. This section of the gorge is narrow and tightened, which directly leads to the turbulent water flow and frequent dangers in the Anjiang section of the downstream Ping'an Town. Before the land was opened, Ping'an The area around the town is often flooded with water." Wang Xiaohan talked eloquently, "When my ancestor Zhouxuan opened up wasteland, the first thing he did was to wipe out the aquatic beasts on the side of the river, and vigorously built river embankments. , Dredging the river."

"More than ten years ago, under the decision of the head of the family, our family used cement mixed soil to consolidate the river embankment, promote water conservancy, and build large-scale terraced fields along the coast, which made my Ping'an Town an increasingly important granary. "

Speaking of all these things, Wang Xiaohan is quite proud.

The Wang family's management of the Ping'an Town area can be described as one generation after another, with painstaking efforts, regardless of cost.Without such persistent efforts, there would be no Ping An Town today.

"It is precisely because of the existence of a family like Wang's who has a pioneering spirit and is willing to work hard for it from generation to generation, our Longzuo County can continue to expand, and the habitat of our human race can also expand." Qian Xuehan looked into the distance. The huge and magnificent terraced fields, the round face is full of emotion and admiration, "The aristocratic ancestor Zhouxuan, the head of the Shouzhe family, are all heroic masters with great talents and strategy, which is really admirable."

Qian Xuehan is very humble and low-key, and when he speaks, he always puts himself in the position of the junior.But in fact, he was only ten years younger than Qian Xuean, and was about the same age as Wang Shouzhe.

The higher the level of the family, the men with direct bloodlines tend to marry and have children later.After all, being born in such a family, as long as there are no major problems with aptitude, a spiritual platform cultivation base will always be able to escape, and the ultimate goal of many descendant bloodlines and some straight lineages is often to become a celestial being.

For example, Qian Xuehan’s father, Qian Qinhong, devoted himself to cultivation when he was young. He didn’t start marrying a wife and having children until he officially took over the family at the age of 60.

Today's Qian Qinhong is only in his early [-]s, he has already stepped into the realm of heaven and man, and his appearance is only middle-aged.This is because he, as the head of the family, deliberately pretended to be old in order to make himself appear mature and stable. If he pretended to be young, he would be no different from those "young talents" in the academy.

"Patriarch Shouzhe is indeed extraordinary." Qian Jingde, the elder of the Qian family, also highly praised Wang Shouzhe, "I met him once in Tianyuan Danfang, Longzuo County. Limited~"

Qian Xuefu, who is quite promising among his descendants, has a close relationship with Wang Shouye of the Wang family.Due to various reasons, he has a relatively deep understanding of Wang Shouzhe, and he belongs to the group of elders who is close to the Wang family.

That's why, Qian's elders and Patriarch sent him to accompany him.

Talking and admiring the scenery, before we knew it, the ferry had already sailed halfway and arrived at the center of Anjiang.

There is a vast expanse of water on both sides, and you can't see the shore. You can only vaguely see the remnants of Liuping Mountain, which are piled up like a barrier in the distance.

From a distance, the mountains are as hazy as if drawn out by ink, and the end seems to be integrated with the sky.

Suddenly.

A sudden dark color appeared in the turbulent water flowing upstream.

It was a small boat with a black awning.It went down the river at an extremely fast speed, just like a sharp arrow heading straight for the ferry.

There are two people in the boat.

One is a rowing boatman in a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat.

The other one was a woman with a graceful figure.

She was standing pretty on the bow of the boat, her face was covered with a veil, so she couldn't see her true face clearly.

The wind was blowing in the river, but she was wearing a fairy-like long skirt that was not affected by the wind. The ribbons and pleats of the skirt fell naturally, as if she was in a quiet room, without a single sway.

The rolling river could not conceal her refined charm.

"Everyone be careful!"

In just a split second, Elder Qian Jingde, whose cultivation had reached the mid-stage of Heaven-Human Realm, was terrified, and suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

His face changed drastically: "The situation is not right."

As soon as he finished speaking, the boatman on the boat moved first.

I saw his body tremble, and the coir raincoat on his body burst suddenly, turning into countless fragments and flying away.

At the same time, the bones of his body swelled rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a "King Kong Giant" with a size of more than ten feet.

Although this "King Kong Giant" is large in size, it moves as nimbly as a bird.

In the wind of the river, he stepped on the river, as if walking on flat ground, and in the blink of an eye, he was already in front of the ferry.

next moment.

He soared into the air like a bird, and punched the ferry boat fiercely.

The wind was violent, and the energy exploded.

At this moment, he came to the world like a King Kong, the God of War, majestic and invincible.

"Adobe Vajra Battle Tactic!?"

Qian Jingde's eyes suddenly became serious.

Under the operation of the kung fu, a burst of purple profound energy surged out of his body in an instant.

Without the slightest hesitation, he soared into the sky directly, and when the purple energy was boiling all over his body, his whole body was like a round of bright purple sun, which was so powerful that it made people tremble with fear.

The kung fu he practiced is exactly the "Zi Ji Zheng Yang Jue" of the Qian clan's town clan kung fu, and it is a rare, mysterious and profound kung fu.

According to legend, the "Ziji Zhengyang Jue" has been cultivated to the extreme, and his body is as thick as a mountain. Qian's first generation ancestor once relied on the "Ziji Zhengyang Jue" to face three Zifu realms with his own strength. The Venerable Master resisted for an hour before he was defeated.

Of course, the rumors may be exaggerated, but Qian's ability to stand up to now is indeed due to this "Purple Urgent Zhengyang Art".

Its combat power is so strong that it can be counted even among top-grade exercises.

The surging purple profound energy condensed into a palm print, which was slapped out by Qian Jingde's backhand.

"boom!"

Fists and palms clashed, and a violent shock wave spread in all directions, causing the ferry to tremble uncontrollably, and waves of waves exploded from the affected water.

The vigor also knocked off the bamboo hat of the "boatman", revealing the true face of the "boatman".

Unexpectedly, a bald monk with full of hostility in his brows.

"It's you... the traitor from Banruo Temple, 'Evil King Kong'?!" Elder Qian Jingde's face changed suddenly, "You are so brave, you dare to attack our Qian family in public!"

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(End of this chapter)