The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 27 Yang Zhengbao's Small Abacus

There is still a sad atmosphere in Xingping Village.

The sacrifice of the ancestors made the Lu family in Fuzhou immersed in grief.
Even the most naughty children on weekdays wear hemp and mourning obediently to keep watch for their ancestors,
Under Fan Sanbo's "hands-on", the government promised to only collect [-]% of the tax owed, and the remaining [-]% was postponed, which did not bring joy to the Lu family.

In the eyes of the tribe, the ancestors are irreplaceable.

Lu Changle has been busy dealing with various matters in the clan, except for a trip to Chashan to discuss business and business.
Most of them receive guests who come to worship.

As soon as the ancestors left, the influence of the Fuzhou Lu family as a local clan began to be manifested.
Many clans have sent people to pay respects, and the farthest Lu Changle has ever received is from Jianyang.

Even some clans that do not communicate frequently sent people to send silk money and condolences,
In their words, an old man who died generously for the clan is worthy of admiration.

This is the result of Fuzhou Lu's low-key handling. If there is a lot of fanfare, more people will come.

Lu Jinyuan, Lu Changfu and others proposed to let the ancestors go away in a good manner,
After discussing with his second uncle, Lu Changyuan finally refused.

Firstly, it was the last wish of the ancestors, and secondly, there were too many things going on recently, and the expenses were huge, so I couldn’t afford it.
In the end, the old ancestor died at the hands of Zheng Du. If things got bigger, I don’t know what the Zheng family thinks.
In troubled times, keep a low profile.

Lu Changle sat in the side room of the ancestral hall to rest his mind, slumped on a bench,

Too tired to move a finger.

Today is the sixth day that the ancestors left,

From the first day, Lu Changle, as the patriarch, has been involved in all matters of the clan,
To greet and send off, to entertain and return gifts constantly,
Everyone else can be lazy, only Lu Changle, the new patriarch, can't be lazy.
After six days, my body didn't feel like my own.

Fortunately, after the busy tomorrow, the ancestors will not be so tired after they are buried in the ground.

Just squinting his eyes, the thin monkey shook Lu Changle awake again.

"Patriarch, patriarch, second uncle told you to go to the entrance of the village quickly." The thin monkey said anxiously.

Lu Changle opened his eyelids with some difficulty, yawned, and asked, "Village entrance? Which distinguished guest is here?"

Let yourself go to the entrance of the village, it must be a big shot.

"The patriarch is Yang Zhengbao from Shurong Village."

It's him!

Lu Changle was taken aback when he heard the words, and hurried to the entrance of the village without caring about his grooming.

When we came to the entrance of the village, we saw many tribesmen gathered around the center of the road, blocking Yang Zhengbao's way.

"Here comes the patriarch"

"Patriarch, the surname Yang dares to come, beat him up"

"No one bullying my Lu family? Patriarch, you speak up, I will knock out all the teeth of this old thief"

Seeing Lu Changle coming, the people in the clan made way for him and spoke,
There was already a lot of hatred with the Yang family, and the fight at the beach,
The contradiction that had been a little weaker intensified again.

Seeing that Yang Zhengbao dared to come to Lu's territory,
Many tribesmen with white scarves surrounded him with red eyes,
If it wasn't for the second uncle's pressure, he would have done it long ago.

"I don't know what kind of wind brought Patriarch Yang here." Lu Changle stepped forward and said expressionlessly.

Yang Zhengbao looked Lu Changle up and down, and said in a deep voice, "Old patriarch Lu has left, and Yang came to see him off for the last time."

Before Lu Changle could ask, Yang Zhengbao took the initiative to explain: "There is a rift between the Yang and Lu clans. From the standpoint of the clan, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a feud, but from a personal standpoint, Yang admires the old patriarch Lu very much. Speaking of which, if the pirates raided Shurong Village ten years ago, if the old patriarch Lu hadn't led the crowd to support, I'm afraid the Yang family in Fuzhou would have suffered catastrophe. The patriarch is complete."

The audience fell silent, and everyone looked at Lu Changle.

Lu Changle just pondered for a moment, turned sideways, and made a gesture of invitation to Yang Zhengbao: "Master Yang, please."

Yang Zhengbao came here in a private capacity, so calling him patriarch Yang is not appropriate.

In the battle ten years ago, both the Lu and Yang clans devoted their efforts to fighting the pirates.

The battle was extremely tragic that night, Lu Changle's parents were killed in the chaotic battle,

Yang Zhengbao said that the ancestor led the crowd to support, mainly because the two villages were too close to each other, and a small group of pirates attacked Xingping Village.

After the Lu family killed the pirates, the ancestors brought people to Shurong Village to support them.

It's not sympathy, it's mainly because of the relationship between the two villages.

If the pirates wiped out the Yang family, Xingping Village would definitely be next.

The ancestor also said before his death that Yang Zhengbao is a character,

Sincerely came to worship, Lu Changle couldn't refuse.

Yang Zhengbao cupped his hands, said "Thank you for Chengquan", then walked straight to Lu's ancestral hall with his head held high.

"Patriarch, why did you let him in?" A young man asked puzzledly.

Lu Changle looked at Yang Zhengbao's slightly lonely back, and said seriously: "This is the honor and pride of our ancestors, we should not stop it, besides, if he enters the village alone, if he is not allowed to worship, Outsiders will say that it's good that our Lu family is small-minded, but if it is said that the Lu family is afraid of even an old man, we can't afford to lose face."

It is the radiance of the old patriarch's personality that can make the enemy take the initiative to send the last journey.

Everyone heard the words and did not speak again.

Two quarters of an hour later, Yang Zhengshu, who was running around anxiously, finally waited for Yang Zhengbao, who came to Lu's ancestral hall alone.

"Brother, what did they do to you?" Yang Zhengshu asked nervously while looking at Yang Zhengbao's whole body.

Yang Zhengbao asked him to walk together, and when he came to the entrance of Xingping Village, Yang Zhengshu knew that his elder brother was going to offer incense to his deadly enemy.

If you don't listen, you can't hold back.

Although it was less than [-] minutes, Yang Zhengshu felt that two years had passed so long,
If the eldest brother had an accident in Xingping Village, the elders of the Yang clan still had brothers, why wouldn't they scold him to death?
"It's just a stick of incense, what can happen?" Yang Zhengbao said lightly.

The two chatted while walking, and seeing that the people from the Lu family were far away, Yang Zhengshu said in a low voice, "Brother, do you really admire Old Ghost Lu to offer incense?"

"Fourth brother, everyone is gone, let's accumulate some morals"

"Yes, it's right to call him Patriarch Lu," Yang Zhengshu quickly changed his words.

To his brother, Yang Zhengbao said frankly: "Yes, and no."

"Brother, what do you mean?"

"Lu Yuanfeng has his way of dealing with people. He not only led the Lu family to escape many catastrophes, but also twisted all the clan members into one rope. Among other things, the performance of the clan members is worthy of respect. This is Say it from your heart, not flattery"

"This worship also has selfish motives. The Lu family occupies [-]% of the water. If you want to have a better harvest in the field, it depends on their expressions. Xuan'er lost the bet, and whether she can get away with it all depends on Lu Changle's thoughts. between"

Speaking of this, Yang Zhengbao sighed, and said worriedly: "Finally, an old friend who has known me for many years wrote to me, saying in the letter that Daming has too many evils, and he is not optimistic about the relationship between Daming and Jianlu in Jinzhou. In the decisive battle, once Master Wang loses, he will no longer be able to resist Jianlu's iron hooves. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have become two rebels. There is a world feud against you with a knife all day long, so I can be prepared for the rainy day."

Yang Zhengshu's expression changed drastically when he heard the words, he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

After the arena, the share is fixed,

That is to say, if the Zheng family does not fall for a day, the share cannot be changed for a day.

Although that Zheng Zhibao was hateful, he saw it very accurately.

The root of the conflict between the Lu and Yang clans lies in the water.

There is no rush, and the conflicts between the two races are less.

Instead of fighting fiercely all the time, it's better to be realistic and seek more benefits for the clan.

"Brother is still thoughtful, and younger brother admires it," Yang Zhengshu said with admiration.

While I was still entangled with Lu's matter, my eldest brother was already looking to the future,

No wonder the eldest brother is the patriarch, and he can only be the head of the house.

Yang Zhengbao raised his head proudly, patted Yang Zhengshu on the shoulder and said, "Personal pride is worth nothing in front of the clan. To be honest, I am a little envious of Old Ghost Lu. He has a successor, so he can leave at ease."

"That Lu Changle?" Yang Zhengshu said disapprovingly, "It's just a lucky prodigal. Once Lu Yuanfeng leaves, no one can hold him down. I heard that even the family's tea mountain is sold, and the prodigal is still the prodigal."

I don't feel sorry for the cub selling grandfather Tian, ​​if he was in the Yang family, I would definitely kill him.

Yang Zhengbao shook his head and said, "Fourth brother, if he is really as useless as you said, I don't need to come here."

It's just across the river. Yang Zhengbao is very clear about what happened to the Lu family.

At the most difficult time for the Lu family, Yang Zhengbao did not wait for anyone who came to the Lu family.

Whether it's selling water or canceling a bet, you can talk about it.

However, Yang Zhengbao has not waited for Lu Changle until today,
The old man Lu Yuanfeng will be buried tomorrow, today is the last chance for reconciliation,
Yang Zhengbao knew he couldn't wait any longer, so he gritted his teeth,
For public and private purposes, I can only take the initiative to come.

(End of this chapter)