Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Lord Luo!

Luo Jin?

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Something is wrong!

When did he become so prestigious that he even let Second Master Lu and the county magistrate come in person?

Although he will go to Chongshan Pass next to serve as a trial centurion and a garrison officer, this should not be so important to the Lu family and Luo Jin.

The rank of military officers is falsely high. Trial centurion, a sixth-rank military officer, is actually not as good as the eighth- and ninth-rank officials in the county government.

Even if he is a centurion, it should not be so important that the Lu family and Luo Jin will take the initiative to come and get close to him.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through Yang Zhengshan's mind.

Not for him?

Then what?

What is there in him that is worthy of their attention?

The Yang family does not have it, but Chongshan Pass does!

Zhou Lan!

The only possibility that Yang Zhengshan could think of is Zhou Lan.

Who is Zhou Lan?

The guerrilla general of the left camp of Chongshanguan Town Flag should not make the Lu family and Luo Jin so warm, but don't forget that Zhou Lan was born in the Ningguo Mansion.

Being related to the Ningguo Mansion, even if it is a distant relationship, it is not to be underestimated in Anning County.

Suddenly, Yang Zhengshan found that there seemed to be a very thick thigh in front of him.

Hug the thigh!

Yang Zhengshan felt that he should be able to try it.

Unfortunately, he didn't know whether Zhou Lan's thigh would let him hug it.

Ugh.

This thigh is not that thigh, it's not the same thing.

Yang Zhengshan came back to his senses and smiled: "Second Master Lu, let's go forward to greet him!"

"It should be!" Second Master Lu replied.

Although the Lu family is a prominent family in Anning County and does not need to be afraid of a seventh-rank county magistrate, Second Master Lu is a commoner after all. In terms of himself, he is not qualified to show off in front of Luo Jin.

The two came forward, just as Luo Jin got off the carriage.

"Brother Zhengshan, I came here uninvited, please forgive me!" Luo Jin smiled at Yang Zhengshan, then looked at Master Lu, "Is Mr. Lu here too?"

"I am here to see the County Master!" Yang Zhengshan bowed.

"I am here to see Master Luo!" Master Lu also bowed.

"Brother Zhengshan, this is not right. You are not a commoner now. You are now a trial centurion of Chongshan Pass!" Luo Jin bowed his hands as a return gesture, and then reached out to help Yang Zhengshan and Master Lu up.

"I haven't seen Mr. Lu for a while. We need to have a good chat today!"

Obviously, Luo Jin knew that Yang Zhengshan was going to Chongshan Pass, and naturally knew that Zhou Lan had been to Yangjia Village.

Yang Zhengshan didn't care what he was thinking, and he welcomed them all into the village after a few polite words.

However, he did not arrange Luo Jin and Master Lu on the road in front of his house, but asked Yang Zhengxiang to set up a table of wine and food at home.

There was no need for Yang Zhengshan to make special arrangements. Yang Zhengxiang had already made arrangements the moment he found out that Mr. Lu was coming.

Although Yang Zhengxiang was old, he was not senile. He naturally knew that the Lu family was different from others and could not be arranged at an open-air banquet.

Luo Jin's purpose of coming here was the same as Mr. Lu's, both wanted to get to know Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan guessed correctly that they all came because of Zhou Lan.

However, Yang Zhengshan guessed wrong about one thing. They did not want to establish a relationship with Zhou Lan. To put it bluntly, they were not qualified to establish a relationship with Zhou Lan.

Their purpose was just to make friends with Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan felt that the Yang family was not qualified to be friends with the Lu family and Luo Jin, and Luo Jin and the Lu family also knew their own limitations. They were not qualified to establish a relationship with the Ningguo Mansion.

Zhou Lan personally came to Yangjia Village to find Yang Zhengshan, which showed her respect for Yang Zhengshan. With this respect, Yang Zhengshan was qualified to establish a relationship and be friends with Luo Jin and the Lu family.

Because Luo Jin and Lu Erye deliberately made friends, the banquet was very enjoyable, and both the host and the guests were happy.

The banquet lasted for an hour before the two stood up to say goodbye.

Yang Zhengshan and Yang Zhengxiang sent them out of Yangjia Village together, and only after watching them leave did they breathe a sigh of relief.

However, they only breathed a sigh of relief for a while, and had to cheer up to deal with other guests.

The arrival of Lu Erye and Luo Jin brought a lot of excitement to the banquet.

The guests who were invited were all very surprised, and at the same time they looked up to the Yang family, and their attitude became more enthusiastic when they left.

Today's banquet was really tiring.

It took more than an hour to welcome the guests, an hour to eat the banquet, and another hour to see the guests off.

At the end of the day, Yang Zhengshan felt dry mouth and his speech was a little hoarse.

And Yang Zhengxiang was even more dizzy. After all, he was old and a little weak.

By the time Yang Zhengshan had sent off the two in-laws from the Li and Wang families, it was already dusk, and Yang Zhengshan dragged his somewhat exhausted body back home.

After the banquet, the villagers helped to clean up the house inside and out.

When Yang Zhengshan returned home, only his family was left sorting out the gifts brought by the guests.

You can't come to the banquet empty-handed.

Today, the Yang family received a whole yard of gifts.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the gifts in the yard and said in astonishment, "Why are there so many?"

The gifts in the yard were clearly divided. The left side was all agricultural and sideline products such as chickens, ducks, eggs and meat, while the gifts on the right were much neater, packed in exquisite boxes or covered with oilcloth.

"Dad, these are from the Lu family and Lord Luo, and those are from other guests!" Yang Mingcheng ran over and pointed at the gifts on both sides and said.

Yang Zhengshan had actually guessed it, but he was still surprised.

"Tsk tsk, did we make a lot of money from this banquet?"

"Not only did we make a lot of money, we made a lot of money!" Yang Mingzhi also ran over and said happily.

In order to host this banquet, Yang Zhengshan actually spent a lot of money.

He invited the best chef in the county, and did not hesitate to prepare all kinds of chicken, duck, fish and meat. He cooked more than 20 tables, and each table cost more than one or two taels of silver on average.

Originally, he thought that hosting a banquet would be a loss, so he told Yang Zhengxiang that he would pay for the banquet, but in the end, the banquet was not only not a loss, but also a big profit.

However, the profit mainly came from the Lu family and Luo Jin.

Even if the cost of this banquet was paid by the family, the things sent by the Lu family and Luo Jin were also for Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan stepped forward to look at the gifts sent by the Lu family and Luo Jin.

The number of pens, inkstones, gold and silver jewelry, silk fabrics, furs and medicinal materials, etc. was not less than what Zhou Lan had sent before.

However, in terms of value, Zhou Lan's gift is definitely more valuable, and in terms of sincerity, Zhou Lan's gift is more sincere.

Yang Zhengshan looked at these things, thought for a while, and said, "Put them away first, we will also have to return the gifts in the future."

This time they accepted the gifts from Luo Jin and the Lu family, and in the future, when Luo Jin and the Lu family have something to do, they will also need to send gifts to them.

Since they came to the banquet, they will naturally pay attention to reciprocity in the future.

If the relationship is closer, they will also send gifts during festivals.

For prominent families, reciprocity is very important, which means that both parties are willing to maintain friendly relations.

And if the Yang family wants to grow and develop, it is inevitable to have intersections with some old prominent families.

Even the Yang family has to take the initiative to make friends with these prominent families.

Yang Zhengshan didn't think so much before, but this time with the arrival of the Lu family and Luo Jin, Yang Zhengshan had to consider these things.

The Yang family was busy again before packing up all the gifts.

But looking at the gifts piled up on the kang, Yang Zhengshan felt a headache again.

Their house couldn't even hold the gifts, which was really a happy worry.

Yang Zhengshan thought about building a house again.