Although Xu Guan was well prepared, he still felt a little worried. Among all his classmates, Zhang Shuning was the most calm and reliable. He decided to invite Zhang Shuning to the Xu family to do him a favor.
"If it were the platform, Xia Zhifeng, a disciple of Prime Minister Zhang, might be better!"
Xu Guan was stunned for a moment. Indeed, Xia Zhifeng, a disciple of Zhang Xiang, was more important in terms of status. However, Xu Guan firmly shook his head.
"Xia Zhifeng has become a disciple of Zhang Xiang. There are still a few people in the school who care. The Xu family may not know about this little girl. It's better for you, who is tall and has a bookstore. Then you can pretend to be more and do it.
It seems like he comes from a wealthy family and has huge power behind him, that’s all.”
Zhang Shuning subconsciously touched his nose. It seems like there is no need to pretend! I just come from a wealthy family and I am very powerful!
Although my father will not follow me around and support me to bully others, everyone else will. You can choose anyone from the emperor, queen, prince and vassal king to the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. Anyone who is willing to support me will fight in a car.
The amount is countless!
He shook his head, cheered up, followed Xu Guan, and supported him.
Zhang Shuning secretly speculated along the way, and he found that Xu Guan was well prepared this time. His letter, which was extremely humble, even contained a little bit of coercion and inducement. It was a combination of soft and hard tactics.
First of all, he lowered his request to the minimum. Neither he nor his father would change their surnames. He only asked that one of his sons change his surname to Huang and inherit the incense... At this point, if the Xu family still did not agree, it would be unreasonable.
And there is another layer inside. When Xu Guan’s son grows up, and it will be decades later, how many elders of the Xu family will be left? At that time, it will not work to restrain Xu Guan.
, it’s not just about doing whatever you want.
Secondly, Xu Guan said that he had made money from doing business with others, and he was willing to use the money to support the other children of the Xu family to go to school... This was not only to silence the Xu family, but also to show his strength1
Yes, being able to make money is a manifestation of strength. As the saying goes, money leads to magic. If you don't care about me, how can you still care about money?
And the story behind being able to earn so much money at such a young age is definitely worth pondering.
Xu Guan showed his strength without leaving any trace.
Furthermore, the most troublesome thing about this kind of thing is the relatives of the Xu family.
Uncles, uncles, seventh aunts, and eighth aunts all appear... I don't know what it has to do with them. Anyway, in most cases, these people don't play any good roles.
If you want the descendants of the Xu family to change their surname to Huang, who will give you the face?
You, father and son, eat from our Xu family and drink from our Xu family. You rely on us to survive. You are so ungrateful so quickly. You deserve to be killed!
Although they did not give Xu Guan and his son any good face, they were so righteous and confident.
This time Xu Guan proposed that using the money he earned to support the children of the Xu family was equivalent to giving them a big piece of fat. How could these people not be tempted?
Even for this little money, you should support it!
Of course, people won't say that. They can only say that no matter how great the family law is, it can't win over favors. Our Xu family has a noble family style, a kind heart, and our children are so filial and considerate. How can we let Huang
The family is the last one?
Anyway, the truth lies with them, and everything they say is correct.
All in all, after Zhang Shuning speculated again and again, he found that Xu Guan's letter was extremely humane and watertight... He must have been preparing for this day for a long time!
In other words, he was thinking about this for countless days and nights when he couldn't sleep.
Historically, Xu Guan served as the Minister of Rites after Lienzhong Liuyuan, and wrote to the Emperor. With the approval of the imperial court, he was able to change his surname to Huang.
In fact, from this point in time, including the petition, it can be seen that the Xu family is not willing to give up this promising descendant, and the matter of changing the surname is far from being solved with just one sentence.
Although Zhang Ximeng made a lot of efforts, breaking up aristocratic families, relocating and suppressing wealthy families, Zhu Yuanzhang also issued imperial edicts, worked hard to establish schools, and arranged for veterans to return to their hometowns to shoulder the responsibility of managing the local area.
But even today, many villages still have the same surname, and they are all relatives. It is not easy to expect them to do something if they all come together and the parents are incompetent.
But if you want to ruin one thing, that's more than enough.
There are also many villages that still retain ancestral temples and still regard the explicitly prohibited patriarchal laws as something more important than national law.
In the ten years since the founding of the country, although we have worked hard to govern, we cannot achieve great governance without eliminating all evils.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the clans in the south of the Yangtze River, the Hu Feng in the north, the chieftains in the southwest... these things are entangled and cannot be solved overnight.
It can even be said that Zhang Ximeng came to Jimin Academy to give lectures in the hope of cultivating more talents from an academic perspective, accumulating greater strength, and then using a more vigorous attitude to clear away bad policies and reshape the world.
Xu Guan's surname change this time may be regarded as a resistance of the younger generation against the clan family.
However, Zhang Ximeng did not take a clear-cut stand and supported Xu Guan, which is also worth pondering. Perhaps in Zhang Ximeng's view, this is not the best time, nor is it the most suitable entry point, and he still needs to wait.
But no matter what, Xu Guan has a great chance of winning this time, and Zhang Shuning doesn't think Xu's family will stop him.
But Zhang Shuning never expected that one person would be unwilling.
This man is Xu Guan’s father!
When Xu Guan mentioned to him that he needed to find an elder and brought up the matter of restoring the Huang surname... Xu's father's entire face changed. He was trembling all over and shook his head desperately.
"No, no!"
A grown man was so confused that he backed away repeatedly.
Xu Guan saw this and felt the urge to cry.
This is his father, a man who is extremely humble.
During these years in the Xu family, although he is the son-in-law and one of the owners, can a person who can't even keep his own surname still be considered a human being?
After all, he is just a slave.
Eat an extra bowl of food, put more salt in cooking, sweep the yard to find scattered leaves... no matter how small, it may lead to a scolding.
Even for no reason, he was scolded, and even more outrageous, he was slapped... until the corners of his mouth bleed, which was horrible to watch.
Xu Guan knew clearly that Zhang Ximeng was indeed right about the grace of survival. Living humbly was still alive, at least he did not starve to death.
But it is just alive, not much better than cattle, horses and livestock!
"Dad, the baby is ready, don't worry!"
"No, it won't work...Master, I'm in a bad mood today, be careful to offend him!" As he said this, Father Xu ran to the corner, picked up the broom, and began to sweep the yard.
He worked extremely carefully, not daring to stop at all for fear of provoking the wrath of the Xu family. Long-term taming had left him with no courage.
Seeing Xu Guan's eyes, he felt even more heartbroken. The so-called master was naturally Xu Guan's grandfather, but after marrying into the family, he was considered a member of Xu's family, so he definitely couldn't be called grandpa.
He should be called grandpa, but this title is really a bit awkward. Every time he calls it, it hurts Xu Guan.
As for Xu's father, he can only call him master like a servant.
That's right, the son-in-law is a slave!
Not even as good as slaves. After all, since the equalization of land, servants all have land. They are more like hired workers. Although the son-in-law also has land, his land is controlled by the Xu family.
At this time, an old man came out of the main room and yelled, "I give you food and drink! You are not living a good life day by day, doing nothing and doing nothing. Sooner or later, this family will fail you. I am really angry to death!"
While he was talking, he actually raised his crutch and wanted to hit someone.
Xu Guan saw this and could no longer bear it. He wanted to complain for his father, but Zhang Shuning suddenly moved forward and suddenly said: "Old gentleman, I am the owner of Huaxia Bookstore. I came here today to hire someone."
Father Xu, I hope it will be convenient for you to take up the post of steward."
The old man was startled and said subconsciously: "Are you mistaken? What can he do?"
Zhang Shuning smiled and said, "No matter what he can do, I am willing to hire him and pay him the salary. There seems to be nothing wrong with him."
The old man was startled again. He looked at Zhang Shuning carefully and suddenly said coldly: "Young man, who are you? Are you making fun of me? And, Xu Guan, you brought him here just to play tricks on your grandfather? You are dishonest.
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Xu Guan was stunned for a moment. He instantly understood Zhang Shuning's intention of hiring his father, and he was grateful in his heart. His father had already humbled himself to this point, and he needed a little help to increase his weight and give him the courage to resist the Xu family.
"If I look back at my grandfather, this man is my child's classmate and friend, and he is indeed the owner of Huaxia Bookstore. Nowadays, Huaxia Bookstore's business is huge, and it is second to none in Jiangxi! My grandson is lucky enough to have 10% of the shares in the bookstore.
I get some dividends every year, the amount is not large, and there are several thousand guan of treasure notes. My son, I came here this time because I want to honor your old age."
The old man was startled and said subconsciously: "Really or not? Since you have this money, why don't you give it to your grandfather?"
Xu Guan said calmly, "Returning to my grandfather, my grandson has received the kindness of the Xu family in upbringing and has nothing to repay. I want to use this money to benefit the children of the Xu family. I would like to invite all uncles and relatives to come together to testify...
… My grandson doesn’t ask for anything else, I just hope that people can know my sincere heart and repay my kindness!”
The old man pondered over and over again, feeling a little angry in his heart but unable to express it. Xu Guan's words were beautiful, but since he had money, why should he share it with others?
Can't you just honor your grandfather directly?
But obviously, the old man couldn't say that. This was his grandson, and he had to rely on the power of the "Xu family" to control him.
"Okay, if you're thoughtful, let's do it in three days!"
Xu Guan didn't say anything. He found out that his father was responsible for this matter, and he still needed to awaken this man's courage.
Zhang Shuning also agreed with Xu Guan's judgment, "It seems that we need to use relatives of the Xu family to put pressure together. Now we need to make it clear to our father first and let him have the courage."
After a brief discussion between the two, Zhang Shuning returned home temporarily... What seemed to be an easy task turned out to be complicated, and Zhang Shuning was helpless.
Don’t persuade others to be kind without going through their suffering!
This son-in-law is really not a human being!
Zhang Shuning thought about it in every possible way, and he also planned to go home and have a good talk with his father.
But just as he was passing by Xia Zhifeng's house, he suddenly spotted a group of people, playing and playing, led by a gorgeous woman with a springy face, who ran straight inside.
"I said Feng girl! The second aunt is here!"
Is this person Xia Zhifeng's second aunt?
Zhang Shuning was immediately stunned.
At this time, Xia Zhifeng was holding a stack of books and was about to ask Zhang Ximeng for advice, but was frightened by the formation in front of him.
"Second aunt, are you okay?"
The woman smiled so happily. She looked up and down, and couldn't help but stretched out her plump arms to hug Xia Zhifeng, making Xia Zhifeng almost out of breath!
"My good girl, you are already so old! Nothing more. My second aunt has found a good marriage for you. Where is your father? Let him come out quickly, I want to talk to him!"
Xia Zhifeng was stunned subconsciously, "Marriage? I'm so young, I can't do it?"
"Why not! I am your second aunt, can I harm you? Let's make an engagement, and we will get married in three to five years! You girl, you are carved out of the same mold as my dead sister, and the second aunt saw it
I just feel bad for you! Don’t worry, this marriage will go well!"