"Boss, second, third, fourth."
Cousin's family.
I was arranged to have a meal.
After the others left, Zhang's father sighed first, and then said: "Back then, our family was also poor. We rented ten acres of dry land from Wang Miao Zhu's family. We paid the rent every year, but we didn't even get a few bites from it."
"In the year of disaster, the whole family is begging for food. Life is getting better now, but we are also suffering. Now that Yongnian Mansion has been hit by the disaster, some distant relatives have come to seek refuge. If it is not troublesome, let them stay.
There’s no shortage of these two bowls of rice.”
A distant relative who defected from Yongnian Mansion.
To be honest, it's a bit far away. Neither side has moved around for more than a hundred years. Except for the genealogy silently telling the past, the rest are just like strangers.
But after all, the Zhang family is a family of good deeds.
Strangers came to the door for help and were never pushed out, let alone relatives who came to seek help with genealogy.
So in Father Zhang's opinion, it's just a matter of adding a few pairs of fast children.
Not to mention other things, there are seven chefs in this big house right now. Counting the servants, porters, maids, and mothers-in-law, there are more than a hundred people in front and behind.
This does not include the nursing home for martial arts training. If we do that, thousands of kilograms of chicken, duck, and fish are used every day. How much can a few relatives who have fled to Balangzi eat.
"Just follow what dad wants." The third sister answered: "We each have our own things to do. Let my cousin stay and there will be more people to talk to my parents. If you are worried, let your cousin stay."
My uncle's children and grandchildren went to work at my restaurant in the town. It just so happened that I was planning to open a bathhouse opposite the restaurant, but I was currently short of people."
When the eldest brother heard this, he nodded repeatedly.
Now he is a wealthy and idle man. He has thirteen wives at home and is busy giving birth to children all day long.
It's just that I didn't practice martial arts properly in my early years and my body was damaged, so I never made it.
Compared with his big affairs, there is no need to worry about three or five distant relatives. After all, the Zhang family has a big business now, and the mice in the house are bigger than cats.
"Anding County became Anding Prefecture."
"Seven counties and eighty-six towns have been merged into the surrounding area. I have been busy all day and there is wind under my feet. I don't care about how many people there are at home. I will teach my third sister this matter."
The second brother also expressed his position casually.
"Fourth, what do you think?"
The third sister looked at Zhang Heng again.
certainly.
Zhang Heng didn't care about these distant relatives who were out of reach. In comparison, the third sister had changed a lot over the years.
Take a look or two.
The third sister is now wearing a phoenix hairpin on her head. She looks like she is in her early thirties, and her face looks graceful and luxurious. She feels a bit like Wang Xifeng, played by Deng Jie in Dream of Red Mansions.
Do the math.
time flies.
I remember when my third sister got married and my nephew Zhu Chao was born, it was just like yesterday.
In fact, that was thirty years ago.
Time leaves no one behind.
Zhu Chao and Zhu Mu, who came to the Hou Mansion and played with little tigers all day long, also got married and had children.
The third sister has also changed from the third sister, to the third mother, and then to the third grandmother. She is in charge of some trivial matters in the Zhu family's back house and Zhang's house. She is no longer the yellow-haired girl who has nothing to eat and can only dig wild vegetables in the fields all day long.
.
"Fourth brother, why are you staring at me?"
He saw Zhang Heng looking at him blankly.
The third sister was a little confused.
"Third sister, you are beautiful again."
Zhang Heng didn't mention it to his cousin's family, but praised the third sister.
The third sister was dumbfounded and somewhat dumbfounded.
It took a long time before I managed to choke out one sentence: "A person in his forties or fifties has no shame."
Zhang Heng said with a smile: "I am four or five thousand years old, and it is not shameful for me to praise my sister as a younger brother. To say it is shameful..."
Said.
Zhang Heng looked at Lu Sheng, who was standing behind his second brother with a well-behaved look on his face: "Shengsheng, that half-grown boy from my cousin's family just now almost had his eyes popping out when he looked at you."
"hey-hey..."
Lu Sheng is very thick-skinned.
She is a true martial arts immortal, and now she has enriched her knowledge and is creating her own martial arts skills. She is indeed not the kind of little girl who blushes after being spoken to.
Instead, it was the second brother on the side.
Looking at his half-disciple, half-daughter's proud disciple, he felt a little dizzy for a moment: "This damn girl keeps a bunch of martial arts secrets, locks herself in the room all day long, and doesn't like to go out.
Fourth child, I look more and more like you."
"There's nothing wrong with being like me."
"When it comes to cultivation, it's better to be at home and steady. It should be one step at a time."
"If Lu Sheng doesn't have a blood feud to avenge, and if he doesn't have a ten-year contract, why should he force her to run like a whip to a donkey?"
As Zhang Heng said this, he gave Lu Sheng a "I'm very optimistic about you" look.
after all.
Cultivation comes from loneliness.
People like those who only know how to fight bravely, fight and kill, if they don't die today, they will definitely die tomorrow.
Lu Sheng was born in martial arts.
What he is practicing is the real magic method of the Wuji Demon Sect. The method itself has a violent aura. It should be controlled by calmness and yin should be used to transform yang. The so-called extreme line is not just pushing the head and pushing hard. The brain is certain.
What you need is true martial arts.
The white horse passed through the gap.
Another ten years have passed in a hurry.
This year is the sixtyth year since Zhang Heng came to the Dali Realm. In the autumn of the same year, the little tiger White Tiger's bloodline awakened for the second time and entered the realm of true immortals.
It was also this winter.
Brother Zhang, who worked hard to create a human being, finally had his first heir.
Zhang Heng did not break his promise and gave him a portion of the captured dew as a congratulatory gift. The other portion was given to his second brother to lay the foundation of martial arts for him.
There is humanity.
When one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
Zhang Heng asked himself that he was not bad. With his ability, it is not difficult to simply make a person become an immortal.
A strange thing like dew is one of the shortcuts.
First of all, Brother Zhang, who was stuck in the realm of martial arts and had not made any progress for many years, broke through the mirror on the spot with the blessing of Tianlu's baptism and enlightenment, and overcame the tribulation and became a true martial arts immortal.
half year later.
Brother Zhang was not to be outdone, and went through the tribulation to seek immortality.
Unfortunately, I was too hasty and not fully prepared. I passed through the tribulation, but my body was shattered by the thunder tribulation, and I became a ghost immortal without a body and only in the form of soul.
certainly.
There is no perfect path for mankind, and ghosts and immortals are also immortals.
If you have this destiny, if you imitate Nezha and use heavenly materials and earthly treasures to transform into an immortal body, you will still have a glimpse of the great road in the future.
It's just that it's difficult.
And it’s exactly what Zhang Heng thought.
His eldest brother is not a law-abiding person.
In the past, I could only have a nest at home, but I stayed there for twenty years. It was purely for the purpose of giving birth to an heir and getting a share of the dew from him.
Now that Tianlu has been taken, the path to immortality has become a reality.
Goodbye to you.
He only stayed for two days. On the morning of the third day, he left behind his one-month-old child and his wife and concubines at home, and headed overseas. He said that he had discovered a secret land of immortals overseas, but he was too weak to explore it.
I have been waiting for this day for thirty years.
Zhang Heng had nothing to say.
Because there are people who love freedom uninhibitedly.
His eldest brother has been unwilling to be ordinary since he was a child. He talks all day long about being a real man in this world and not living in depression for a long time.
No matter how bad ghosts and immortals are, they are still immortals, with a higher starting point than mortals.
No, I can't stay for one more minute. I have to work hard.
It's hard to stop Zhang Heng.
People with dreams are lovely.
It's just that once the eldest brother leaves, it will be difficult to deal with the wife, children and concubines left behind.
The child is fine.
He was named Zhang Luo and was raised by his grandparents. When he grew up, he could practice martial arts with Lu Sheng.
On the contrary, those sisters-in-law were a bit difficult to deal with.
Looking at the weeping wives and concubines, Zhang Heng was speechless: "There are differences between immortals and mortals. It's hard to say when my eldest brother will come back after he leaves. As for you, you are all miserable people. I have two
Here’s a way, you guys have a listen and see what you choose.”
"First, those who can stay in the Zhang Mansion will have one more level of food and clothing expenses in the future. They will be raised by the Zhang family and buried by the Zhang family. Your monthly salary will not be lost."
"Second, give each of you some money and give you a farm. There are three to five hundred acres of land under the farm. The land deed will also be given to you. It will be regarded as your severance pay."
"If you are willing, take the money so that we can get together and have a good time. Just treat it as someone who has taken care of you all these years, and you can be yourself again after you go back."
Upon hearing this.
A group of sisters-in-law looked at each other.
Since they married into the Zhang family twenty years ago, whether they are wives or concubines, the oldest is only thirty-six or seven, and the number of concubines who entered the family in the next few years is only twenty-four or five.
Once you hear the money, return it to the farm.
There are hundreds of acres of land under the farm.
These concubines, who came from poor families, half-prostituted themselves, and half-earned their fortunes, didn't cry any more.
"Fourth Uncle, can you take this seriously?"
A concubine asked with tears in her eyes and a look of joy on her face. Even Zhang Heng didn't know that people's expressions could be so complicated.
"really."
Zhang Heng was not joking: "My eldest brother has a cold heart. Once he leaves, it's hard to say when he will come back. If he really doesn't see anyone for thirty to fifty years, you will be in trouble."
When the concubine heard this, she was silent for a few seconds: "Fourth uncle, these clothes and jewelry we are wearing..."
Zhang Heng said speechlessly: "Whoever owns it belongs to him. The Zhang family will not take it back, you can take it away."
"This bracelet is mine. You borrowed it to wear. Return it to me quickly."
"Hey young man, is there any justice? This is obviously a bracelet given to me by the master. Who saw me borrowing it from you?"
"I'll scratch you little vixen to death. This is my golden hairpin. Why did it get into your hands?"
"Lu Qian, are you crazy? Didn't you give this to me?"
"Who said I gave it to you? I just wanted to lend it to you. Return it to me quickly."
Fight.
Grab it.
Make a fuss.
All of them were good sisters in the past, and their feelings are deeper than the last.
When they heard that the clothes and jewelry could be taken away, everyone refused to admit it, and it was hard to stop fighting.
Zhang Heng was speechless.
certainly.
There are also those who do not fight or grab. After living in the Zhang family for more than ten years, the Zhang Mansion is like a prison and a harbor in a storm. Some people have long been accustomed to this comfort.
Say it.
Why are you going out? You have food and accommodation here, and there are people who give you money to spend. Go out and be a small village owner, and one day you will be called Mrs. Zhang Fengguang.
Zhang Heng looked around.
There were quite a few people left behind, four in total, including the sister-in-law Liu who had given birth to a child and was promoted to the head wife, and three concubines who were older and had no relatives outside and did not want to leave.
For them.
Those concubines who want to divide the family property and leave are not good people, and they even murmur in private: "They are all little sluts, thinking that the uncle is not around, and they can't live without a man. Bah, a bunch of kiln ladies, the fourth master is just like that."
We should seize them all and sell them to old bachelors in the drug gang."
Carrying a bag.
Sitting in a sedan chair.
Life is a banquet, and now it is just an end.
For a while.
The uncle's house, which used to be noisy as if he were singing a big show, suddenly became deserted.
Liu's sister-in-law, who was promised to be the head wife, was also a smart person. Seeing this, she quickly took the hands of the three of them and comforted them: "From now on, the four of us will be the first wife and the third wife in the uncle's house."
"We are equals. My son Zhang Luo is also your son. You are the second mother, she is the third mother, and this is the fourth mother. There are also many properties in the uncle's house. The four of us will work together to manage them. What are you waiting for, uncle?
I’ll give him a surprise when I come back.”
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
Zhang Heng had previously been thinking about whether to merge the uncle's mansion with the Zhang family's mansion.
It’s better to forget it now.
Zhang Heng didn't care much about what happened in his eldest brother's mansion before.
These concubines are just like weeds in his eyes.
Look now.
They are also living people, so leave the properties, shops, and more than a hundred servants under the eldest brother's name to them. They can take care of the inside and outside, teach the younger ones, and have something to do so that they are not lonely.
As for whether there are people who can't stand the loneliness and go out to steal people.
It is inevitable that when a man is alive, his wife will be unvirtuous and his children will be unfilial.
The eldest brother patted his butt and left without saying a word. He never thought about how these wives and concubines would live after he left.
That is to say, the Zhang family is rich and noble.
In a small household, if the husband leaves for a few years and doesn't come back, he has to go out and sell the house if he has no choice. Because there are old people above and young people below, they have to find a way to make a living.
And Zhang Heng estimates.
His elder brother doesn't care about this either.
After living together for twenty years, they just left without a word of explanation. Human beings are so ruthless. How could they be like this? Even raising a cat or dog wouldn't be a problem.
real.
If you are not poisonous, you will not have a husband. Women are like clothes.
His eldest brother is becoming more and more like a villain.
"Brother is also out of tune."
"I just entered the fairyland. If I don't settle down for a few years, I will think about running outside every day."
Went back.
Zhang Heng told the second brother about the affairs of the house, and the second brother Zhang became a little angry: "If you ask me, you shouldn't have given him Tianlu. It would be better to give it to the third sister."
Zhang Heng shook his head: "I intercepted three portions of the dew back then, one for you, one for the eldest brother, and one for the third sister. It's just that the time is not right now. If I give it to her at this time, she won't eat it, she will only keep it.
To the Zhu family."
silence.
The second brother sighed: "The water thrown out by the married daughter is still the fourth generation you think carefully. The third sister has taken the life-extending pill and has a lifespan of three hundred. In another hundred years, the descendants of the Zhu family will reach the fifth generation and the sixth generation."
If you don’t have any feelings anymore, give Third Sister Tianlu to help her become an immortal, then Third Sister will no longer have any thoughts about the Zhu family."
Nod.
Zhang Heng thought so too.
after all.
The third sister is a love-minded person. In the early years, her eldest brother was so obstructive and wanted to take her to Tiandao Sect to cultivate immortality but she didn't even go. She only wanted to live with Brother Zhu.
If there is such a rare thing as Tianlu, which is bound to become an immortal, she will probably not eat it herself, but will leave it to Zhu Chao, Zhu Mu and the others.
In that case, just wait.
A hundred years later, the Zhu family has changed through several generations.
This kind of emotion has faded away, and it is too late to cultivate immortality again.
This.
It is also a common method used by some sects to recruit disciples.
When I went out to walk in the mortal world, I saw a man with extraordinary talents. I fell in love with him and wanted to take him to the mountains to practice.
But they don't want to go because they have parents to support and a wife and children to raise at home.
It doesn't matter.
Just wait until sixty years to come back.
At that time, my parents had passed away, and my wife and children were not here either.
Without worries and fetters in my heart, I can move forward on the path of spiritual practice.
As for the age issue.
It has never been a problem for large sects.
It’s good to be in your 60s.
No matter how old or old you are.
Not to mention that there is still breath, even if there is no breath, it is not too late to continue to practice after death and entering the underworld.
"Old Four."
We talked about the eldest brother and third sister.
Brother Zhang lowered his voice and whispered: "People from the Tianyao Cult came to me and said they wanted to talk to you."
"Oh, Heavenly Demon Empress?"
Zhang Heng was silent for a while: "When did this happen?"
"That's all for now."
"The Heavenly Demon Sect is more cautious towards you and doesn't dare to contact you rashly."
"Besides, on my side..."
The second brother paused: "Looking at the meaning behind their words, I can become the master of this palace because of the great efforts of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Third Prince's lineage."
"Well, it's not impossible."
Zhang Heng had no objection.
after all.
The second brother has no foundation in the court, nor does he follow the orthodox path of studying.
He works as a catcher first and then as a head catcher.
He was promoted from the position of head catcher to county captain, and then from county captain to county magistrate.
after that.
When Anding County was established as a prefecture, the county magistrate became the prefect, which sounds quite legendary.
But think about it carefully.
One place is no better than another.
No one recommended him in the court, so how could this position fall to the second brother?
People from the third prince's lineage have spoken out, and this may be true, but it has not been stated clearly before, and it is only said today that they hope to use this favor as a stepping stone to get something from him in exchange.
Um.
I guess I need something from him.
"Did they say they wanted to talk to me about something?"
Zhang Heng asked again.
"Didn't say."
The second brother shook his head directly, but thinking of the scene that day, he added: "The person who found me also used a secret identity, hiding his head and tail. I guess the thing I want to find you is also something secret.
The kind that can’t see the light of day.”
Zhang Heng nodded.
If you can see the light, you can just come to him directly, and there is no need to beat around the bush and ask the second brother to give him a message.
To say that I don't know how to contact him is just to deceive myself and others.
To say this, it is better to say that I am afraid of arousing other people's ideas.
And I want to make one of the four concubines of Emperor Li.
The person behind the Heavenly Demon Cult, the Heavenly Demon Empress, came forward in person, so this matter must be no small matter.
And he couldn't think of anything other than Emperor Li's matter that could make the Heavenly Demon Concubine, the mother of the third prince, who lived deep within the palace, behave like this.
"It is estimated that there are changes in the palace."
Zhang Heng thought for a while: "Is there something wrong with Emperor Li?"
There is too little information.
It’s not good to jump to conclusions.
But this possibility is very high, otherwise the Heavenly Demon Sect could endure it for more than ten years without coming to contact him, so there is no reason why it can't endure it now.
"Let's meet and see what we say."
Zhang Heng nodded in agreement, and then added: "But I am not a storyteller in a restaurant. I can meet you if you want. Tell them that I heard that the Tianyao Sect contains many secrets of the demon and human races.
,I am very interested."
Finished.
Zhang Heng looked at Brother Zhang again: "If Lu Sheng wants to create her own true martial arts skills, she must have reference objects and stones from other mountains. Sheng Sheng is your apprentice and also my niece. I will not ignore her."
"
Brother Zhang was about to speak but stopped.
He still wanted Lu Sheng to become a disciple of Zhang Heng.
It's just that after being rejected last time, I never had the chance to speak again.
And after so many years of getting along with each other.
Brother Zhang also knew that his fourth brother had a very popular sect in the upper world as his support, and his status in it was not low.
Is Lu Sheng’s surname Lu or Zhang?
If one day he is gone and people's hearts change, then the child Shengsheng will be lost.
Think of this.
Chapter completed!