Chapter 109 The Wang Family Is Booming! All Parties Come to North Korea
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To the west of Changning Acropolis, near the intersection of Jinsha River and Anjiang River, the corner of a delta is called Ningxi Town.
The terrain of Ningxi Town is mostly gentle, with large and small rivers crisscrossing the territory. The soil is fertile and the fish and rice are abundant. It is one of the important granaries of Changningwei.
There have been two aristocratic families in this town for generations, one is the Ningxi Dang family, and the other is the Ningxi Liang family.
The Ningxi Dang family is a dignified eighth-grade family and occupies most of the high-quality land resources in Ningxi Town. The Liang family in Ningxi is a small ninth-grade family. They have been living cautiously for many years. They have to deal with the "beast" of the Dang family for a long time, and they always want to develop and grow to get out of trouble.
Eighteen or nineteen years ago.
The Liang family in Ningxi once mistakenly participated in the action between the Wang family and the Liu family. As a result, he was severely chopped by the Wang family, and a lot of resources accumulated by his ancestors were consumed.
It stands to reason.
The Liang family in Ningxi was most likely to be devastated by this trauma, and would gradually be unable to withstand the overt or covert embezzlement of the Dang family, and would eventually be lost in the "long river of history."
But now, instead of declining, Liang's life is becoming more and more prosperous. In just eighteen or nineteen years, a second ancestor of the Lingtai realm was cultivated, forming a two-lingtai structure, which had the potential to compete with the powerful Ningxi Dang clan.
The biggest project that caused such a magical situation was Liang Haofeng, the ancestor of the Liang family. Although I suffered a big loss at the hands of the Wang family back then, I also saw the strength of the Wang family and the momentum for future development.
While actively making compensation, relying on his past relationship with Lu Mingsheng, he tried every means to build a relationship with the Wang family to mend the rift. Over time, he gradually gained some of Wang's trust.
Some core farms were granted the right to grow and produce grains such as Wang's No. 7. While Wang sent people to supervise, he also gave a good price to purchase these grains in a unified manner.
By helping Wang's "part-time job", Liang's "family income" in Ningxi has been rising steadily. With money, they also followed Wang's example in expanding family property, mainly through purchasing and expansion and meticulous land reclamation.
The so-called precision land reclamation is the practice of transforming some land that originally cost huge investment in land reclamation into fertile farmland after transforming the topography and landforms.
For example, some rocky slopes, swamps and depressions are usually not cost-effective to open up wasteland due to the huge investment. But as the income per mu increases, those things that were not cost-effective gradually become cost-effective.
With the careful development within the jurisdiction, a small, deeply buried copper vein was unexpectedly discovered by luck. In this way, Liang's development will reach another level.
This day.
Several carriages left Liang's main residence and headed east.
The last two carriages were loaded with some fresh melons and fruits produced in the spiritual fields, pickled spiritual fish caught in Anjiang and Jinsha rivers, white jade spiritual rice wine produced in the family farm and brewed by themselves, and hundreds of pieces of high-quality cloth. , and thousands of catties of fine copper ingots.
The total value of all kinds of materials is probably tens of thousands of gold.
In the first carriage, there were two men, one old and one young, as well as a young girl who thought she looked about fourteen or fifteen years old.
The old man has a pale appearance and a pair of introverted eyes. Sitting in the carriage, he is motionless and as steady as a mountain.
The young man was about seventeen or eighteen years old. He wore a jade crown on his head, a brocade robe, a mutton-fat jade brocade belt around his waist, and black sword boots. He also held an exquisitely crafted sword in his hand. It is made of fierce python leather, inlaid with green jewels.
This young man has a handsome face and a handsome face. He is really a handsome and proud man with extraordinary appearance.
As for the cardamom girl, her eyes were clean and clear, and her skin was so white and tender that it looked like water would flow out of her if she pinched it. She was blinking her big watery eyes and asked curiously: "Ancestor, I am bored all the way. Please tell me the story of the ancestor of the Wang family's Longyan."
"Sister, you have listened to the story of Patriarch Longyan so many times that your ears are almost calloused." The handsome young man said with a smile, "In my opinion, the reason why the Celestial Wang Family can develop so fast is because of Relying on the merits of the head of the family, Wang Shouzhe, senior Shouzhe is creative and eclectic, as well as foresighted and meticulous in planning. He is truly a model for my younger generation to learn from."
"Brother, I know that you admire Senior Shouzhe because Senior Shouzhe also had a low-grade first-class qualification and passed the preliminary examination for admission to Zifu Academy. Last time someone praised you for being like Shouzhe, so you Keep it in mind." The cardamom girl pouted and said, "In my opinion, the reason why the Heavenly Man Wang family is in this situation is because of the strange woman Longyan Ancestor who held up the sky."
The handsome young man did not give in, and the two of them began to argue about their idols.
Seeing the two juniors arguing, the old man glanced majestically: "Hongxuan, Mu Qing, don't argue anymore. The Celestial Being Wang family can start from a small ninth-grade family and become famous in Longzuonan. In Liuwei’s Celestial Family, Patriarch Longyan and Patriarch Shouzhe are indispensable to each other. Let’s just discuss the past of these two seniors in a small carriage.”
"Once you are outside, especially after arriving in Ping'an Town, don't speak casually, or you may cause trouble."
"Yes, Ancestor Haofeng, we should be careful in our words and deeds." The two juniors both respectfully and obediently shut their mouths. After all, they are the legitimate sons and daughters of the Liang family, and they have received very strict education since childhood.
The three people in this group are the ancestor of the Liang family, Haofeng, and the current eldest son, Liang Hongxuan, and the second daughter, Liang Muqing. I had prepared enough supplies for this trip, naturally in order to rush to Ping'an Town as scheduled to participate in the promotion feast of the Heavenly Man Wang Longyan.
This "Wang Family Banquet" is a good time for Liang Family to curry favor with Wang Family. I brought my eldest son with me to see the world. But it was Liang's little idea to bring his second daughter with him, to see if there was any chance of taking his "relationship" further with Wang.
Liang's motorcade circled to the south of Changning Acropolis and headed east along Anjiang to Guandu, Changning.
Today's Guandu in Changning has changed a lot compared to more than ten years ago. The original ferry has been demolished and rebuilt, and the area has been expanded several times. The building materials used are strong and durable cement mortar and a new type of building material called hollow bricks.
Hollow bricks are large bricks that are fired at one time. The construction speed is fast, and there is a lot of cement in them, so the structure is strong and the sound insulation effect is very good.
This hollow brick and new frame structure construction method was pioneered by Tianren Wang. It is said that there are already many new structure buildings in Pingan Town.
However, it is still relatively rare north of Anjiang.
"It is said that the Wang family of Heavenly Man couldn't stand the low efficiency of Guandu in Changning a few years ago." Liang Haofeng got off the carriage with his juniors and visited the new ferry. "So after several negotiations and entanglements between the Shouzhe family and the city guard, they finally We spent a lot of money to capture Changning Ferry and expanded it massively. Tsk tsk, being able to capture Guandu shows how powerful the Shouzhe family master is."
"These floors are made of flat cement." Liang Hongxuan was also full of praise. "In this way, even if it rains, it will not be muddy and it will be very clean when you step on it."
Liang and others were talking.
Suddenly, a rich old man's voice not far away sounded: "Isn't this the ancestor of the Liang family, Haofeng? You actually came to participate in the Wang family's feast of gods and humans more than ten days in advance?"
Liang Haofeng looked back and saw that he was indeed an old acquaintance. He immediately laughed and said, "Isn't this the Yunfei ancestor of the Sun family in Xing'an? Are you going to participate in the feast of heaven and man in advance?"
He glanced at Sun Yunfei and saw that he was leading a few young tribesmen, followed by several carriages. When he came to Changning Ferry, he was naturally going to participate in the feast of heaven and man.
Xing'an Town is located between Shanyang and Donggang. Due to its low-lying terrain and many lakes and few fertile fields, Xing'an Town has not developed very well. Even so, there are still three ninth-grade aristocratic families crowded in that poor place.
Sun Yunfei smiled heartily and said: "Thanks to the care of the Tianren Wang Family Alliance, we have vigorously promoted reed planting technology in our Xing'an area, allowing our three poor families in Xing'an to live a good life."
"Can you make money by planting reeds?" Liang Haofeng was slightly surprised, "Reed catkins cannot keep you warm, and the roots are tasteless when eaten..."
"Ordinary varieties will not work. It's just a high-yielding reed species brought by the Donggang Chen family from overseas. They have developed root systems and are more suitable for swampy areas. They grow very quickly. Only a small amount of manpower and material resources are invested to utilize all the swampy areas." While Sun Yunfei was excited, he said with a look of helplessness, "It's just that the swampy tidal flats that no one cared about before have now become popular, and our poor families have accumulated more grudges over the years."
"I came earlier this time because I wanted to discuss with the head of the Shouzhe family and see if we could mediate..."
Liang Haofeng glanced at their carriage filled with gifts and the two beautiful girls among the younger generation, and sneered secretly in his heart. Why did you come to the head of the Shouzhe family in advance to discuss it? You clearly came in advance to curry favor with the Wang family. So I can use Wang's name to suppress your two old rivals.
However, seeing through is not telling.
Firstly, Liang Haofeng and Sun Yunfei have no grievances. Secondly, Liang Haofeng came here in advance to curry favor with the Wang family and let the juniors get closer to the Wang family's juniors.
The two old guys, who had lived for more than a hundred years, chatted with each other like old friends reunited after a long separation. The juniors on both sides also greeted each other and were familiar with each other.
We are all from the last family of Changning Wei, so it would be a good thing to get to know each other more.
"Old friend Haofeng, I heard that your little friend Hongxuan passed the preliminary examination for the academy's admissions this time?" Sun Yunfei looked at Liang Hongxuan with some envy, "This boy has good looks. If he has a chance to enter Zifu Academy If so, no one in the Lingtai realm will be able to escape in the future. By then, your Ningxi Liang family will be an eighth-grade family with three Lingtai realms."
"Haha, I just passed the preliminary test. Whether I can pass the final test when I go to the academy remains to be seen." Liang Haofeng said modestly, but the pride and pride in his eyes could not be concealed. Of course, those who get in through the re-examination will basically be ordinary students in the academy in the future. Most of them are the kind of people who watch the seniors and brothers from the academy fighting in the ring, and then cheering crazily below, with faces full of admiration.
But even so, for the ninth-grade family, this kind of opportunity is rare even in hundreds of years. The probability is much higher for an eighth-grade family, let alone a seventh-grade family. If they are willing, each generation can recruit one person to become an ordinary disciple.
At this time, because of his outstanding appearance and his status as having passed the preliminary examination of the Academy, Liang Hongxuan had become a minor leader among the young people after interacting with each other. He was quite arrogant in his chatting and laughing.
At this moment.
The large ferry has arrived, and people are getting on board in an orderly manner. There are also corresponding places for the carriage to stop. Now that the ferry has been expanded, the throughput on both sides has become greater. There are ferries coming and going in less than half an hour, but now it only carries half of its capacity.
Just after the two small families of Liang Haofeng got on the boat, suddenly, another huge motorcade appeared outside the ferry. One of the middle-aged knights rode up to the ferry and shouted in front of the ferry: "Wait a moment for the ferry. I am Gongsun Qiang. We, Gongsun of Shanyang, are going to get on the boat."
The steward in charge of this large ferry was excited and hurriedly replied: "I obey the order of Patriarch Qiang." These ferries are now managed by the Wang family.
Shanyang Gongsun Qiang was no ordinary person. Even the head of the Shouzhe family had to politely call him uncle when he met him.
The other ferry passengers naturally had no objections. Today, the Gongsun family of Shanyang is already an eighth-grade family, and is the mother family of the head of the Shouzhe family. Its status is extraordinary.
Carriages drove into the ferry one after another.
Since people and vehicles had to be separated before boarding the ship, everyone in the Gongsun family got off the carriage and boarded the ship on foot according to the rules.
"That's the ancestor of the Gongsun family." Liang Haofeng narrowed his eyes and said, "I haven't seen it in eighteen years. Gongsun's strength has reached such an unfathomable level? I can't see through it at all. I'm afraid it's already... It’s the fifth or sixth level of the Lingtai realm.”
"Ancestor Anni is only about a hundred years old now." Sun Yunfei also said with envy, "At such an age and with such cultivation, plus the Gongsun family's current wealth, Ancestor Anniu is expected to reach the realm of heaven and human."
The two of them were about to come forward to greet them.
Suddenly, an old lady was helped out of a carriage by two middle-aged women. Her hair is already gray, but she looks like a graceful and luxurious grandmother from a wealthy family surrounded by people.
She raised her eyes and looked at Guandu, Changning, and the surging water of the Anjiang River, and she burst into tears for a while: "I remember the last time I went back to my parents' home, it was the day Shouzhe got married. It's been eighteen or nineteen years. I didn't expect that I would still be alive. I saw Aunt Longyan promoted to the Heavenly Realm. I’m afraid this is the last time I return to my parents’ home.”
"Third Grandma." Gongsun Yan, the current head of the Gongsun clan, was now a mature man in his thirties. He personally helped the old lady walk to the boat and said with a smile, "You are only eighty-two years old this year. Your body is still strong. Not only did cousin Shouzhe ask for a few immortality pills from the academy last time, but he also personally delivered one to you."
"You have a lot of things to do when you return to your parents' home in the future. Zong An's nephew will get married in a few years. Your boss will have to come back in person, right? Besides, cousin Shouzhe said that you should wait until he ascends to heaven."
As soon as Wang Shouzhe was mentioned, the old lady smiled happily: "Shouzhe is a good kid, but he doesn't know how to save money. Brother Xiaohui, Brother Xiaozhi, I are all so old..."
Another woman who was somewhat elderly but well-maintained also supported the old lady and said, "That's Shouzhe's filial piety. He said that you are the only fifth generation of the Wang family. How much can he do?" You can do whatever you can with your heart. Shouzhe, that kid, usually keeps sending people to give me all kinds of beauty products."
Liang Haofeng on the side saw this and knew who these two women were after just a little thought.
One is Wang Zhenrong, the fifth generation of the Wang family, and the other is Wang Liuyu, who is from the Liu generation. Although those who married back then were all direct descendants of the Gongsun family, as the Wang family became more and more powerful today, their status within the Gongsun family also increased.
After all, Liang Haofeng now relies on the Wang family for survival. How can he not study the Wang family genealogy? He immediately greeted him with a smile: "Haofeng has met all the Gongsun family members."
If you should flatter, you still have to flatter him, and leave a good impression on the head of the Shouzhe family later. After all, the head of the Shouzhe family seems to be the kind of person who attaches great importance to the elders in the family.
While talking.
Suddenly!
A man on the river is flying across the river. Every time he falls, he will be a little bit on the river, and he will fly over like a big roc spreading its wings. In the surging river, his seemingly small body looked so majestic.
"That's Ancestor Xiaohan..." Gongsun Qiang said with sharp eyes.
"Why did you alert Brother Xiaohan to come and pick him up?" Wang Zhenrong was both comforting and sad at the same time.
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