After all Zhang Daxian and others were placed, Gao Sheng turned around with his big belly and whispered to the butler beside him: "Acai, help me invite several ladies to the ancestral hall."

"Yes, Master."

At this time, it was already late at night, and the ancestral hall was pitch black except for the candlelight.

Looking at the tablets of the ancestors on the altar, Gao Sheng pinched his goatee and fell into deep thought.

The Gao family has been in Xiamenguan for more than two hundred years. His ancestors have been working hard and have finally saved up some family business. Until now, they are still free of food and clothing. He has built bridges and roads for many years and has accumulated good deeds, and has gained a good reputation as a great charity.

The only regret that Gao Sheng was that the Gao family had always been very thin and had been passed down from generation to generation. During this period, the Feng Shui master and fortune teller hired many people, but they were useless.

It was even worse when he arrived here. He had more than a dozen wives and concubines, but he even gave birth to nine daughters, not a single one with him. After the ninth daughter was born, he also became desperate.

In desperation, Gao Sheng had to find someone to marry into the family and inherit the incense.

Fortunately, several adult daughters are also very successful. The eldest daughter Gao Shuyan is good at doing business. She has been with him since she was thirteen. After taking over the family business, she quickly expanded the scale of her business by more than ten times. Her second daughter has studied medicine from an expert since she was a child. She is now a miracle doctor that everyone admires. Her third daughter likes to dance with swords, but she is also quite famous nearby. The remaining daughters are also well-behaved and sensible, and rarely have any things that make him worry about.

With the sound of tiny footsteps outside.

"Dad, is something wrong when I called us so late?"

The first person to walk in was a beautiful woman who was as white as jade. Her long black hair was hanging down to her buttocks. She wore a plain white background with light-patterned velvets. Her shoulders and back were slim and her neck was slender. Her heroic facial features gave people a strong temperament.

This woman is Gao Shuying, the current helmsman of the Gao family. She went to other state prefectures to collect accounts some time ago. She only came back last night. She had been on the way for half a month and was exhausted and exhausted.

"Well, there is a big thing to discuss with you, let's sit down."

"Dad, if there is any big deal, just discuss it with your elder sister and second sister. I'll go back to bed."

Gao Shengnan rubbed her eyes and said, "She has never been interested in such family affairs."

"Stop and sit down!"

Gao Sheng glared, "This matter is about you!"

"It has something to do with me? No, I'm quite well-behaved recently and haven't caused trouble outside."

Gao Shengnan couldn't understand.

"Don't talk for now."

Gao Sheng turned his head to look at his eldest daughter, "Shu Yan, do you think Xiamen Pass can be kept?"

"Dad, have we discussed this issue before? We just went out to avoid it. When there was no war here, we would naturally be able to move back."

As the saying goes, it is hard to leave your hometown, Gao Shuyan knows that his father can't bear to leave here, but there is nothing he can do about it.

You should know that the hundreds of thousands of Qi troops who are detaining the pass are not a joke, and there are less than 100,000 defenders in the pass, she really can't think of what they can do to resist the hundreds of thousands of troops.

As long as it is not a blind man, it is only a matter of time before the fall of Xiamen Pass is a matter of time. Even the county magistrate is moving the people in the pass to other places, and staying is a dead end.

“Isn’t the situation changing now?”

"Have you changed? Could it be that reinforcements have come during this period when I was not here?"

Gao Shuya asked in confusion, but this was impossible. If reinforcements came, she would not have received any news.

"It's not reinforcements, I think Xiamen Pass may be able to be defended."

Gao Sheng stroked his beard and said slowly.

"Dad, have you heard any rumors? Did the Black Armored Army who entered the mansion just now tell you? There are so many Qi troops outside the pass, what are they using to guard? Don't believe them!"

A team of soldiers were stationed in the mansion. Gao Shuyan had heard from his personal maid, but she was too tired at that time and didn't come out.

"No, they were very polite and didn't say anything, but who is your father? Even if they didn't say it, I can see it myself."

Gao Sheng's beard was raised and a hint of pride appeared on his face.

Although his ability to do business is not as good as that of his eldest daughter, he recognizes second in his ability to observe words and expressions, and no one can be first!

He had had a lot of dealings with Zhang Daxian before, but his changes could not be hidden from him. Not to mention the exquisite iron armor that is hard to find in his pocket, the tone and expression of his speech were slightly different from some time ago.

"Dad, what if you miss it? We can't bet on the lives of all the people of all sizes. Whether we can defend it or not, we will leave!"

Gao Shuyan disagreed with her father's idea of ​​taking risks. In her opinion, the risk of staying is too great and the reward is also low.

"Daughter, if you can, your father doesn't want to take risks. This is a failure. Your business has been getting bigger and bigger over the years, but you have been jealous of others. I don't know how many people outside want to see our Gao family fall down and get a share of the pie."

An ordinary man is guilty of being guilty of being a treasure. Gao Sheng is mentally clear-headed, so he spent a lot of money over the years, building bridges and paving roads, and relieving refugees, in order to gain a good reputation for the Gao family and prevent those who secretly covet it.

However, this can only cure the root cause and not the symptoms. There is no backer. No matter how good the reputation is, it is just a piece of fat in the eyes of Cailang. Especially Jiangzhou is no longer the former Jiangzhou. All the officials of the court have been replaced by people from the Black Armor Army. The good relationship that they had finally made before was gone with the departure of the Qian Dynasty officials.

Nothing may happen in a short period of time, but after a long time, disasters will come, especially in the current chaos in Jiangzhou, so we must find a backer to protect our home as soon as possible.

"Dad, don't worry, no one can hurt you with me! I have learned swordsmanship over the years but I am not a vegetarian!"

Gao Shengnan jumped up and said.

"Where you go, with your three-legged cat skills, you can block a hundred people, but can you block a thousand people?"

Gaosheng has no good luck.

"Dad is optimistic about the Black Armor Army?"

Gao Shuyan naturally knew the hidden dangers of the family, otherwise he would not have brought anyone to take action in person this time.

"Your second sister met a noble person this time, and this is an opportunity for our family!"

Gao Sheng looked at his second daughter who was sitting quietly beside him, with a look of relief.

"Dad, what can my daughter do?"

Gao Pannan asked straightened his waist.

She knew that the young general's identity was not simple. Since her family was in crisis now, as a member of the family, she also hoped to contribute.

"No, you don't need to do anything more, just continue to rescue people in the wounded soldiers."

High-rise waved his hands.

"Dad, have you decided?"
Chapter completed!