Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 458: To be admired by all people is like having a tiger in your heart and sniffing the roses.

"I, your humble servant, kowtow to you, my Lord!"

The man had probably been peeking for a long time, and when he saw Yang Zhengshan coming over, he knelt down nervously and bowed.

Yang Zhengshan stepped forward and helped him up.

"no!"

Being supported by him, the man was stunned for a moment, and then became even more nervous and at a loss.

"Wang Laosan, please invite the Marquis in first!"

At this time, Xiong Hu calmed down and reminded.

"Ah, please, please!" Wang Laosan said stutteringly.

Only then did Yang Zhengshan walk into the house.

Three adobe houses, with the main room in the middle and bedrooms on both sides, are the most common layout in Liaodong area.

The low house was a little dim, but still warm.

Yang Zhengshan looked around casually. Well, actually there was nothing to be concerned about. There was not even a bench in the room, only a stone.

"Please forgive me, sir, there is no place to do it here." Xiong Hu said cautiously.

"Ok!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and looked at the clothes on the man and the child.

The clothes are not thick, but they are new.

Afterwards, he didn't say much to Xiong Hu and Wang Laosan. He turned and walked out of the main room and went into the kitchen.

The kitchen is between the main house and the west wing. There is an earthen stove inside. There are sparks underneath the stove, obviously because the kang has just been heated.

There was no place to cut firewood near the village, but hay could be cut.

You can just take a sickle and go to any place outside the village to cut a large bale of hay.

Yang Zhengshan did not see any food in the kitchen, so he asked, "Where is your food?"

Wang Laosan hurriedly ran into the main house and carried out half a bag of grain.

Yang Zhengshan opened it, pinched a few grains of brown rice and put them in his mouth.

It's good rice, no sand, no mold.

"that's it?"

"There is another bag in the room!" Wang Laosan said in a low voice.

Yang Zhengshan nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, put it away!"

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan went to a few more houses. His identity was too noble for these people. Even though he did not reveal his identity, these people still felt frightened.

So he did not communicate with these people to show his friendliness, but just checked the situation in the villagers' homes.

The conditions were a bit difficult, but fortunately he didn't find any major problems.

The houses are draft-proof, the villagers have clothes and food, and can even burn fires to keep warm.

This is the maximum that Chongshan Town can do.

No matter how many there are, Yang Zhengshan can’t do anything!
After he checked five or six households, a group of people came galloping on horseback from outside the village.

"Zhang Ye, the Left Captain of Jinghu Fort, pays his respects to the Marquis!"

Jinghu Fort was under the jurisdiction of the Jianning Guard Lieutenant General's Office, and had a garrison office with five thousand households and a garrison camp of one thousand people.

All the villages in this area are under the jurisdiction of Jinghu Fort.

"Since you are here, come walk with me!"

Yang Zhengshan did not blame them for coming here on their own. The main reason was that he did not find any problems here, which showed that Zhang Ye was still very serious about his work.

"Yes!" Zhang Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the wind and snow gradually subsided, and Yang Zhengshan rode his horse slowly towards the next village.

"How's the situation here?"

He asked as he walked.

"It can still be maintained, but many people have caught a cold. Although I have hired doctors for them, we have no medicine and cannot treat them." Zhang Ye said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. The shortage of medicinal materials is a problem faced by the entire Chongshan Town.

Especially now that it is winter, he can no longer use the Nine Herbs Nourishing Body Recipe, and the people have lost a way to nourish their bodies.

The Nine Herbs Health-preserving Recipe is the weeds in the Lingquan Space. There is naturally no shortage of weeds in the Lingquan Space, but the problem is that it is winter, and he really can't explain the origin of those weeds.

"There is no more medicine left in the general's mansion. They can only rely on themselves to get through this time!" Yang Zhengshan said helplessly.

Zhang Ye looked at the helplessness on Yang Zhengshan's face, and suddenly there was a bit more respect in his eyes.

"Your Majesty has done enough for the people. The people are grateful for your kindness!"

He is not flattering, but telling the truth.

Not to mention the original civilians and military households of Chongshan Town, just look at the 800,000 refugees, who is not grateful to Chongshan Town?

The changes that Yang Zhengshan brought to Chongshan Town were not limited to the people affected by the disaster. The original people and military households in Chongshan Town also benefited greatly.

Yang Zhengshan has long been accustomed to these compliments.

Of course, habits are habits, and Yang Zhengshan still appreciates such praise very much.

Why did he work so hard?
Is it for an official position?
Or is it for wealth and glory?

Or is it to achieve a reputation for benevolence?
Not at all!
He just wanted the sense of accomplishment of making achievements.

It's the sense of accomplishment that I have accomplished something great and that countless people are grateful to and admire me for.

From the moment he first integrated into the Yang family and led the Yang family to a good life, he felt a sense of accomplishment.

Afterwards, he helped alleviate poverty in Linguan Fort, Yinghe Fort, Anyuan City, and Tenglongwei, ensuring that the military households and civilians had enough food and clothing, and then achieved a well-off life.

Wherever he was, he brought blessings to the people and won their praise, which made him feel extremely satisfied and had a great sense of accomplishment.

This is the motivation for him to be diligent in his official duties.

As for why he has such a weird hobby, it’s actually very simple.

Because he was just an ordinary person in his previous life and had neither the opportunity nor the ability to achieve such an achievement.

When he came to this world, he had such an opportunity and such ability, so he also had new pursuits.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan doesn't care much about power and wealth.

The moment he possessed the Lingquan Space, power and wealth were already within his reach.

If he was not pursuing a sense of accomplishment, Yang Zhengshan would probably prefer a leisurely and carefree life.

As for enjoyment, being praised is also a kind of enjoyment.

Now he has a lovely wife, many children and grandchildren, personal servants to serve him, and no shortage of delicious food and wine.

The only thing missing is probably a large number of wives and concubines!
However, Yang Zhengshan said that I am a person who is not interested in vulgarity, I act with my heart rather than my body.

Physical satisfaction is not as enjoyable as psychological satisfaction.

Besides, I don’t lack physical satisfaction. Don’t I have a lovely wife?

So Yang Zhengshan likes the feeling of being praised.

Let all people admire you, it is like having a tiger in your heart and sniffing the roses.

After Yang Zhengshan and Zhang Ye inspected several villages, they followed Zhang Ye to their garrison. Originally, the garrison of Jinghu Fort was not here, but as Chongshan Town expanded northward, many garrisons moved their garrisons northward.

There were not many soldiers in the Qianhu Suo, only about a hundred people.

Yang Zhengshan's arrival made the soldiers both excited and thrilled.

Compared to the refugees' panic, the soldiers did not have too much fear of Yang Zhengshan, but rather felt more like they were close to him.

Of course, there are differences in status, and they would not act recklessly in front of Yang Zhengshan.

"Greetings, my Lord. My Lord is mighty!"

Hundreds of soldiers stood in front of Yang Zhengshan and shouted loudly.

"Hahaha~~" Yang Zhengshan looked at this group of soldiers and couldn't help laughing.

"Zhang Ye, do you have any wine or meat? Today I'm going to treat you brothers to some wine and meat!"

He hadn't had contact with lower-level soldiers for a long time. As his status and position became higher, his opportunities to come into contact with lower-level soldiers became fewer and fewer.

"My Lord, please wait a moment. I will have someone prepare it right away!" Zhang Ye said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan winked at the attendant behind him, who immediately took out a silver ingot and handed it to Zhang Ye.

Zhang Ye hesitated.

Yang Zhengshan said with a smile: "Take it, this is my treat, so you don't have to go to the garrison office to settle the account!"

It’s not that he can’t enjoy the wine and meat here, but the wine and meat in each thousand-household unit are limited, especially the wine. The thousand-household unit does not provide alcohol. The wine in the thousand-household unit must belong to the soldiers themselves.

Yang Zhengshan would not take advantage of his soldiers.

"Then I won't be polite!" Zhang Ye didn't hesitate. He took the silver and went to prepare drinks.

Yang Zhengshan turned to the soldiers and said, "It's cold outside. Let's go to the main hall and talk!"

The lobby of the Qianhu Suo was not big, but if they squeezed in, it could accommodate thirty or forty people. As for the extra people, they could only stand outside or go back to their own barracks.

Yang Zhengshan sat among the soldiers and chatted with them casually.

The soldiers were full of energy when they shouted together, but they seemed a little nervous when they spoke to him alone.

Yang Zhengshan always had a smile on his face and asked the soldiers about their family situations in a friendly manner.

Military households are all suffering!
Even though Yang Zhengshan has been in charge of Chongshan Town for more than two years, the military households in Chongshan Town still live a tight life.

However, compared with the past, the lives of military households have improved a lot.

Last year, the Yinghe River was dredged and the Heiyun City was built. This year, official roads and villages were constructed, all of which gave the military households and civilians in Chongshan Town an opportunity to make money.

Although they are doing hard labor, this is still a very rare opportunity for them.

After chatting for more than an hour, Zhang Ye brought a group of soldiers to serve wine and meat.

Zhang Ye also spent a lot of money, killing an old cow and two sheep.

"My Lord, there is not much meat here. The cattle and sheep we raised before were all in Jinghu Fort. We moved here in a hurry this year, so the cattle and sheep were not brought here!" Zhang Ye explained.

"Well, wait until next spring and drive the cattle and sheep over here. The grass here is more delicious and you can raise more cattle and sheep!"

Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

There were too many people to fit in the main hall, so some soldiers had to go back to the barracks to drink.

Yang Zhengshan was not polite either. He walked around the barracks with wine in his hand, drinking with the soldiers one by one.

The wine was of poor quality, but Yang Zhengshan drank it happily.

Under his leadership, the soldiers also relaxed and toasted him one after another.

The lively atmosphere even dispelled the severe cold of the night.

That night, Yang Zhengshan stayed at the Qianhu Suo and returned to Chongshan Pass the next day.

After entering winter, the various government offices within the mountains finally became idle.

Although there are still many things to deal with, it is much easier than before.

Yang Zhengshan finally got some free time and rested at home for two days.

The wind stopped, the snow stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and the warm sunshine shone.

Yang Zhengshan found a recliner and sat under the eaves in front of the main hall, with a stove next to him boiling tea.

While drinking tea, he watched Yang Chengmao and Yang Qingwan who were practicing shooting in the yard.

Yang Chengmao just turned fifteen this year, and he became a warrior half a month ago.

Yang Chengmao's appearance is very different from Yang Chengye. Chengye is tall and strong with ordinary looks, while Chengmao is slightly thinner with handsome looks.

In terms of personality, Chengye is mature and steady. He does things in a methodical manner and lacks some of the youthful spirit. Although Chengmao is also relatively stable, he is much more cheerful than Chengye.

As for Yang Qingwan, the term "round and smooth" is the most appropriate.

Her round face looks cute and adorable, especially the baby fat that makes people want to pinch it.

She looks very much like the former Wang family, but later the Wang family developed horizontally and is very different from the current Qingwan.

I don’t know whether Qingwan will develop horizontally in the future!
Just as Yang Zhengshan was daydreaming, Chengmao and Qingwan had already put away their spears.

"grandfather!"

"Yeah! Not bad!"

Yang Zhengshan collected his thoughts and said with a smile: "Chengmao, your gun lacks a bit of violence, it doesn't have that kind of indomitable momentum. If your heart is not ruthless enough, your gun will not be sharp!"

"Remember, our Yang family's spear skills must be fierce. After stabbing once, don't even think about stabbing a second time!"

The Yang family's spearmanship was derived from the spearmanship learned on the battlefield. On the battlefield, you may only have one chance to attack, so you must try your best.

Although Yang Zhengshan has improved the Yang family spear skills a lot over the years, he still retains the most fundamental artistic conception of the Yang family spear skills.

What about holding back one's strength or keeping back-up tricks? There is no such thing in Yang Family Spear Technique. Yang Family Spear Technique is all about using all your strength and aiming to kill with one strike.

Of course, this is just basic shooting skills.

When one's cultivation reaches the acquired level, the Yang family's spearmanship will also change, because acquired warriors can use their internal energy.

You can burst out strength with all your strength, but the burst of energy requires continuity.

Therefore, when it comes to the acquired realm, the Yang family's spear skills are still extremely sharp, but they have become more durable.

In fact, every warrior has a different fighting style. Even if they practice the same technique, each person's body, personality, habits, and perceptions are different.

Just like the three brothers Yang Mingcheng, their foundation is the Yang family spear skills and Kui Niu strength, but if you watch them fighting now you will find that their fighting styles are completely different.

Yang Mingcheng's force was so powerful that every move he made seemed to be filled with infinite strength.

Yang Mingzhi is flexible and adaptable, and his sharp spear tip is accompanied by a sense of adaptability.

Yang Minghao, on the other hand, focused on his energy. When fighting, his energy was roaring like thunder and his energy was surging. In terms of energy explosion, Yang Minghao was even better than Yang Mingcheng and Yang Mingzhi.

They are all disciples taught by Yang Zhengshan, but the three have different styles.

This is actually caused by their body, personality and habits.

Yang Mingzhi is thin, so he can't achieve the same strength and power as Yang Mingcheng.

Yang Mingcheng has a simple and honest character, so he is not good at adapting to changing circumstances.

Yang Minghao has a somewhat impatient temperament, so he prefers an outburst of energy.

Each has its own characteristics and advantages.

We cannot say who is good or bad, only what suits you is the best.

However, all this is too early for Yang Chengmao. He is still laying the foundation. What he needs to do is to practice the essence of Yang family spearmanship. When he reaches the acquired realm, he will slowly find his own characteristics and a style that suits him.

(End of this chapter)