Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 480 6.51 The connections in Rongguo Mansion
Volume VI

6.51 Love and connections in Rongguo Mansion
On February 24, Wang Ziteng's body was finally returned to the capital; the next day, the Wang family officially held a funeral. No matter what happened in private, on the scene he was a "killed" martial artist. No matter what, he must be given some face. Every martial arts family in the capital They all sent representatives to the door to express their condolences, but none of them showed up.

Zhou Yang has not been idle these days. He basically spends time in the Miyun Camp to clean up the army and returns home once every two days. In order to prevent the Wang family from using Xue Pan to make any plans, he specially sent his uncle to him every ten days and on the last day. The "rest" of going home was omitted, and the couple arranged it for a while until he agreed to an excellent condition.

However, he underestimated the brains of the Wang family, or Wang Luan'er——

"My surname is Zhou, if the people below hadn't come to tell me, I wouldn't have known you were here." Wang Ren, who was dressed in filial piety and whose expression was full of all emotions except filial piety, strode over and waved to the few followers he brought with him. People, "If I ask you to go out standing today, people will think that Uncle Wang is scared - ah!"

"Brother Lian!" Zhou Yang slapped Wang Ren over, glanced at the servants who never dared to move, until he forced them back with his eyes, and then shouted angrily to Jia Lian, who was smiling apologetically, " You promised to owe me a favor and asked me to come here just for these two people? Do you know how many people this will offend?"

When Zhou Yang came to Wang's house, he was naturally not proactive, but Jia Lian came to the door in person. He begged and promised, but it was not a condolence. He would not give face to Wang Ziteng when he was alive, let alone hope for him after he died. Anyway, he and Wang Ziteng Anyone with some knowledge of his grudges knows about it; he didn't even go through the front door, but was led by Jia Lian's boy Xing'er from the back door and went directly into the backyard.

Originally, he thought it was another matter of money. In just a few days, the Wang family's property has been divided up by the gang of jackals. It is normal for the Wang family to have no money for funerals. If he can exchange the money for a Rongguo Mansion Favors only amount to thousands or even thousands of taels anyway, so this business is not a loss, and he can also see the miserable state of the Wang family with his own eyes; but as soon as he got to the inner courtyard and saw the scene clearly, he knew that something serious was going on.

Not to mention Wang Ren, who was huddled in the corner with his face covered and groaning, the various servants and servants who were kicked out of the inner courtyard by the Li brothers, and not to mention Mrs. Wang Ziteng, whose face was twisted and gloomy, staring at her with murderous eyes, just looking at the eyes. Wang Luan'er, who was kneeling on the ground in full filial piety but wearing a woman's bun to symbolize marriage, Zhou Yang knew that he had been tricked again.

"Ziyang, Ziyang!" Seeing that he turned around and was about to leave, Jia Lian hurriedly rushed to stop him, "Xian brother, listen to me, after all, the Wang family has been friends with us for hundreds of years and several generations, so we can't really let me Seeing them being bullied, right? It’s my ancestor’s intention to come here for my brother, it’s not just to stand up.”

"In that case, second brother Lian will work hard, and I won't waste any time." Zhou Yang sneered and didn't bother to answer. He expected the current Rongguo Mansion to withstand the pressure of most of the declining martial arts, and still protect the Wang family?Let's wash up and sleep, there is everything in the dream, "It happens that my brother still has a lot of official duties in the army, so I will leave—"

"Zhou, if you dare to leave." Before he could take a few steps, he heard a familiar roar.

"How is it?" Zhou Yang paused and looked at Wang Xifeng, who had just come out of the room, with cold eyes, "Or do you think Second Grandma Lian has any clever tricks that you want me to hear?"

"I -" Wang Xifeng's originally strong expression suddenly became stuck, she shrank away from looking directly at him, looked at the Li brothers and whispered, "Let them go out first."

"Daxiong, Dahu, you two drag the one in the corner out too." Zhou Yang frowned, but still gave him face, stared at Wang Xifeng with a serious expression and said, "Think clearly about what you are going to say, if it is something unkind, Please', don't waste your time - you can say it now."

"Can you?" Wang Xifeng said quickly.

"I'm not asking you to speak." Zhou Yang interrupted her coldly, ignoring her flushed face. Be it Jia Lian or Wang Xifeng, including Mrs. Wang Ziteng who could only show her face, these three people You can basically ignore your IQ, so he looked at Wang Luan'er, who was the only one kneeling, "What kind of conditions do you think you can get in exchange for my help?"

"My little girl knows that Mr. Zhou's military power is powerful. Nowadays, the Wang family may not be valued by adults, no matter whether it's money or people." Wang Luan'er said quickly, "But many things cannot be measured simply by money. Although my father has not been in Beijing for a long time, the Wang family is still good at it. Having established a foothold for two generations, there are many things that the generals definitely don’t have.”

Zhou Yang's expression wrinkled, and his words hit his pain point.

He has developed very smoothly since he arrived in this world, and he has risen from the third level to a high position at a young age. However, this is also his shortcoming, that is, he has risen too fast and is too empty. He does not have the background and circle of many established families. , as Wang Luan'er said, even if the Wang family is suspected of being a "nouveau riche", they still scorn him in this regard.

but--

"If Wang Ziteng was really capable, he wouldn't have offended so many people." Zhou Yang snorted indifferently. If the former Beijing Camp Jiedushi - the official position is still vacant - if he really understood so many things, he wouldn't have offended so many people. As for offending most of the martial arts in Beijing, even those who have already declined. "Second Brother Lian." Wang Luan'er heaved a sigh of relief, and turned to Jia Lian with a sweet smile.

"This -" Jia Lian was so attracted that he almost didn't come to the live broadcast. It wasn't until Zhou Yang snorted dissatisfiedly that he realized, "Brother Ziyang, I'll make a game for you in a few days. We brothers will call us again." Brothers from other families, come to my yard to have fun together, you just treat it as acquaintance with new friends, no matter how capable you are, multiple friends lead to multiple paths, right?"

"Brother Lian, you have to think clearly." Zhou Yang sighed softly, he was really tempted.

The "other families" that Jia Lian said were not referring to the inner circle of the four kings and eight princes - given Jia Lian's current situation, he could not invite them - but to the Jia family's own personal circle. These people have basically declined. But there is a saying that "a broken ship also has three-pound nails." As long as there are a few useful ones in it, it is indeed much more valuable than killing the Wang family.

Moreover, "network" is not just about talents. Just like Jia She, who is a complete loser, he still has his own circle. If he wants to do anything, he can still find many "of his own people". If Shangshu can do the same thing, , the following scribes might be able to do it better and cheaper, especially the source of information, "cats have their own ways, mice have their own ways" is not just talk.

"It's just..." Jia Lian licked his face and said, "When everyone arrives, Sister Luan'er will come out to meet you, and Feng Yatou will follow you. There must be someone by my side to serve me. There is no need to mention any status. Anyway, I will mainly be in that courtyard from now on, and everyone will definitely bring something with them, so Brother Zhou can’t be empty-handed, right?”

"It's just the two of them?" Zhou Yang pondered for a moment, then pointed at Mrs. Wang Ziteng and Wang Luan'er and asked.

"Lian Er, you have grown up and are playing more and more." Before Jia Lian could answer, Wang Xifeng, who had been standing next to her, couldn't help but sarcastically said. After saying that, it was not enough, she looked at Mrs. Wang Ziteng again, "I My second aunt, my second uncle’s body is still cold, I didn’t expect you to have such thoughts, I really underestimated you at first.”

"Isn't Sister Feng the same? Younger sister remembers that Lian's second brother's letter of divorce has already been given?" Wang Luan'er's words blocked Wang Xifeng very much.

"Hmph!" Wang Xifeng was unreasonable in this regard and could only endure it after holding it in for a long time.

"Why, are you two taking the lead in today's matter?" Zhou Yang naturally wouldn't watch his woman feel uncomfortable, "It must be like usual, second brother Lian entertains the front yard, Feng Lazi entertains the back house? Fortunately, there are not many people this time , there is basically no one in the inner house, no matter what Feng Lazi is, I am afraid I can only rest for one day this time."

"What Mr. Zhou said is right." Seeing Zhou Yang speak, Wang Luan'er immediately chose to shut up.

"Hmph, if it weren't for the two family members who came to our Jia family this time, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to find anyone to talk to." After saying this, Wang Xifeng immediately became energetic. She glanced at Wang Luan'er first, and then looked at Zhou arrogantly. Yang said, "That fake prude is here too, do you want to meet him together?"

"There are plenty of opportunities. It's not too late to wait." Zhou Yang waved his hands indifferently, then turned to Jia Lian and said, "Okay, since second brother Lian has decided, I won't bother you anymore. I'll be ready in two days. You Remember to say hello. I will not say anything else about these two people from now on. There is just one thing. Brother Lian must not get involved in the industries outside. Otherwise, let alone you, it will be difficult for me to withstand them. ."

"Don't worry, I was dragged into drinking by the Chen family the day before yesterday. Brother Chen (Chen Yejun) asked about you at that time, saying that you haven't come to play for a while." Jia Lian is not completely ignorant of the rules. At least he is from a wealthy family. He has all the knowledge that a child should have, "And Brother Ma (Ma Xin) is also indispensable. After two days of the situation, I will call them too?"

"Okay, Second Brother Lian will make arrangements." Zhou Yang nodded. Chen Yejun and Ma Xin are both serving in the Imperial Guards. They are the closest guards of Emperor Changxing, but Qi Jianhui, the commander of the Imperial Guards. , now it’s a bit “empty”, “It’s just that there will be a lot of people by then, how can Brother Lian arrange it?”

"What do Ziyang think?" Jia Lian asked curiously.

"Xue Zihao also has a small courtyard on Gonghou Street. It has five main rooms with three entrances and three exits. If Brother Lian is willing, just move it there and use it. You can handle the paperwork in Shuntian Mansion and just tell me below. ." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "Anyway, the yard is not far from you, and there are usually people cleaning it up, but this relocation will take a lot of time anyway, and your host may have to be delayed a little bit."

This can be regarded as compensation for Jia Lian. People and connections in Rongguo Mansion cannot be exchanged for money. Jia Lian just helps him connect. Considering the current situation of the Jia family, these fallen families will definitely turn around and hug him, which is equivalent to his future. A circle is just a yard, what does it mean?
"In that case, you're welcome as a brother." Jia Lian laughed so hard that he couldn't even open his eyes.

(End of this chapter)