Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 476 Late Night Visitor
Yang Zhengshan came to the grassland in the south. There were many small flowers whose names he could not tell mixed in the green grass. The breeze blew gently, and the green grass formed green waves.

Yang Zhengshan looked into the distance and whistled.

A long whistle sounded throughout the space, and a moment later, the sound of horse hooves could be heard.

Yang Zhengshan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a dozen young horses running out from the orchard in the west.

Seeing Yang Zhengshan, the dozen horses seemed particularly excited and galloped towards Yang Zhengshan with all their might.

In just a few breaths, they arrived in front of Yang Zhengshan.

Hehehe~~
The horses were neighing happily, and Yang Zhengshan reached out and touched the two horses in front of him.

"You're eating my fruit again!"

"There's not enough grass for you to eat, yet you insist on eating fruit!"

Yang Zhengshan said somewhat helplessly.

These horses have been raised in the space for more than half a year. They are all descendants of Hong Yun, but their physique is not outstanding. If they were raised outside, they could only grow into superior horses at most.

But now they are in the Lingquan space, and in the future they will definitely be no worse than Hongyun.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan often brought Hongyun into the space, but Hongyun was his mount after all, so Hongyun could not stay in the space all the time.

But these horses can. They are very smart. Yang Zhengshan told them not to go to the pond, the medicinal garden or the tea garden, and they really didn't go.

However, Yang Zhengshan did not tell them not to go to the orchard, so many fruits in the orchard were eaten by them.

Fortunately, the orchard is big enough now, so even if we let them eat, they won’t be able to eat all the fruits.

Yang Zhengshan talked with the horses for a while and then went to the tea garden in the east.

The tea trees in the tea garden have grown a lot of new buds, and Yang Zhengshan picked a lot of them.

To be honest, he could not keep up with the growth speed of the tea trees. After pinching off the tender buds, they would grow again in more than a month. With such a large tea garden, Yang Zhengshan could only pick a small part.

As for the medicine garden, there is no need to mention it. Yang Zhengshan has allowed it to grow freely.

However, during this period of time, Yang Zhengshan planned to collect a batch of medicinal herbs, pick out some that grew better, prepare them, and either keep them in the courtyard for emergency use, or take some out for his family to use.

Brewing wine, frying tea, preparing medicinal materials, collecting royal honey, taking care of precious medicines and Sanhuang plums, just like that, a month had passed unknowingly.

That day, when Yang Zhengshan came out of the space, it was almost dusk.

His frequent entry and exit of the space did not attract the attention of his family, because he entered the space from the study every time, and he could also sense the situation outside from within the space. As long as someone knocked on the door, he could come out of the space at any time.

Even Yu Qingyi didn't know what he did in the study every day.

One month is enough time for the Yang family to adapt to life in Kyoto.

Yang Mingcheng invited several successful candidates to Kyoto, and the Yang Family Elementary School was reopened. The children studied when they should study and practiced martial arts when they should practice martial arts.

The families of the Yang family guards had almost taken over. Yang Zhengshan divided the three farms in Wanping County among them and built a training ground in a farm relatively close to Kyoto.

There are only a hundred guards on duty in the mansion. There is no need to keep all the guards in the mansion. There is no problem with food and accommodation for so many guards in the mansion, but there is no place spacious enough for them to practice.

So Yang Zhengshan asked them to divide into three teams and take turns to guard the Marquis' Mansion. The remaining two teams stayed in the farm outside the city and practiced on weekdays. If there was a mission, Ding Qiu, Wu Zhan and Luo Jinsong would arrange it for them.

Walking out of the study, Yang Zhengshan found Wu Hai standing outside the door.

"Master Hou!"

"Well! Thank you for your hard work on the road!" Yang Zhengshan nodded with a smile.

Wu Hai just rushed over from Chongshan Pass today. He stayed in Chongshan Pass to clean up the mess. His return also meant that all the affairs of the Yang family in Chongshan Pass had been arranged.

"It's not hard. I came here by boat, it was fast and easy!" Wu Hai said with a smile.

As Yang Zhengshan walked towards the main courtyard, he asked, "What's the situation in Chongshan Town?"

"Everything is fine. When I left, the General's Mansion had already started to build the road, and the spring plowing was not delayed. All the government offices have made preparations!"

"By the way, the Ying River was dredged after it thawed, and many ships docked at Chongshanguan Pier half a month ago!"

Wu Hai said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. The dredging of Ying River again meant that Chongshan Pass could be connected to the sea again. The existence of a waterway could greatly enhance the cargo transportation capacity in the central and western parts of Chongshan Town.

Economic development is inseparable from transportation. Today, the population of Chongshan Town has nearly doubled, while its economic potential has increased several times.

Once the refugees have completely adapted to life in Chongshan Town and reclaimed the wasteland in the north, their output and consumption capacity will increase.

As long as Zhou Lan can act according to his plan, it can be foreseen that the next three to five years will be a period of rapid development for Chongshan Town.

In the future, Chongshan Town may not be able to be compared with Tenglongwei, but it can definitely become the richest border town among the nine border towns of Dayong.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, "Well, you should take a good rest for the next two days. After you have rested, you can take over the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion. Lu Shou will be your deputy. You should teach him well. When you are over 60, you can let him take over from you!"

Being a housekeeper is not something that just anyone can do.

Wu Hai has worked as a housekeeper in the Yang family for so many years that he knows everything about the Yang family. However, he is still somewhat unfamiliar with the situation in the capital, and Lu Shou can make up for his shortcomings in this area.

As for why Wu Hai was waiting for him outside the study, he understood that he was simply afraid that Lu Shou would take his position as housekeeper.

Yang Zhengshan is a nostalgic person, so he naturally would not remove Wu Hai from his position as housekeeper.

However, Wu Hai is not young anymore, he is already 56 years old. Even if he is allowed to continue to be the butler, he will not be able to do it for many more years.

Lu Shou is not even 40 years old yet. In a few years, when Wu Hai retires, Lu Shou can take over.

"Yes, I will teach Lu Shou well!" Wu Hai said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Let's make another rule at home. From now on, servants in the family who are over 60 can go home to live in their old age, and their monthly salary will be paid as usual until they die."

"If you don't have any children to take care of you in your old age, you can stay in Yangshan Hall in the mansion and retire."

The Yang family has only been rising for a short time, and the servants in the family are not very old. Wu Hai should be the oldest one.

One can receive a pension after retiring at the age of 60, which sounds like a harsh requirement.

After all, in this world, the average life expectancy of the people is only around 40 years old.

But the servants of the Yang family are not ordinary people. Not only are they nourished by spiritual spring water, but almost all of them are warriors. It is not difficult for them to live to the age of sixty.

So Yang Zhengshan set the age limit at sixty.

"My Lord, you are so kind. I am so grateful!" Upon hearing this, Wu Hai was about to kneel down and kowtow to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan quickly pulled him over and said, "Okay, stop kowtow all the time!"

"It is our blessing to be able to serve the master!" Wu Hai was really moved.

He used to be a housekeeper for other people's families, but the difference between the two was like heaven and earth.

In his heart, being able to come to the Yang family is a blessing.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "Okay, go and have a rest. I don't need you to serve me here!" "Well, I'll take my leave!"

Wu Hai stood there with his head bowed, while Yang Zhengshan continued walking towards the main courtyard.

When he arrived at the main courtyard, Yu Qingyi and Ming Zhao were already waiting for him to eat.

Yu Qingyi went out today, invited by the wife of Duke Ningguo to burn incense at the Mahayana Temple.

After a quick wash, Yang Zhengshan sat at the dining table and asked casually, "Did Lady Ningguo say anything?"

"No, today the wife of Duke Ningguo mainly brought her grandson to see the girl. She invited me just because she wanted to find someone to talk to!" Yu Qingyi said with a smile.

"Oh? Which girl is she?" Yang Zhengshan asked curiously.

"The Huaiyang Li family!" Yu Qingyi said.

Yang Zhengshan showed a look of understanding.

The Li family of Huaiyang Prefecture is the family of the former Prime Minister Li Siyuan. After Li Siyuan retired, he went to Huaiyang Prefecture to live out his retirement.

In the past, when Li Siyuan was in the court, the Ningguo Mansion did not form an alliance with the Li family. Now that Li Siyuan has retired, the Ningguo Mansion is going to form an alliance with the Li family.

When the food was served, Yang Zhengshan asked casually, "Is it time to set a date for Chengmao's wedding?"

During this month, the marriage between the Yang and Xue families progressed very quickly. The procedures of accepting the marriage proposal, asking for the name, and accepting the betrothal gift had been completed. The next step was to set a date and wait for the marriage to take place.

"Well, I wrote a letter to Mingzhi yesterday. I selected three dates and asked him to see which one is suitable!" Yu Qingyi said.

The man will set the wedding date and then notify the woman. If the woman has no objection, the wedding date can be set.

Yang Mingzhi will definitely not be able to come back by then, but Li will definitely come back.

"You decide on the arrangements." Yang Zhengshan thought about it and felt that there was nothing he could do to help with this matter.

The Yang family has done a lot of work in the marriage of men and women over the years, and Yu Qingyi is very familiar with it, so he doesn't need any help at all.

"I don't think Chengmao is in any hurry about getting married!" Yu Qingyi said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly. "This kid is now training with the Royal Guard Battalion, so naturally he doesn't care about marriage!"

When they were at Chongshan Pass, Yang Zhengshan said that Yang Chengmao would go to the Royal Guard Camp for training after he got married. But now that they were in Kyoto, the Royal Guard Camp became the Yang family guard, so Yang Chengmao followed Yang Chengye to the Royal Guard Camp for training.

This kid is happily running to the Royal Guard Camp all day long. I guess he has forgotten about his marriage.

"Haha~~ I think Chengmao is also a martial arts fanatic!" Yu Qingyi said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but be surprised. He had never noticed that Yang Chengmao had the attribute of a martial arts fanatic before, but since Yang Chengmao became a warrior, this attribute seemed to become more and more obvious.

……

It was late at night and Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi had already gone to bed.

But suddenly, Yang Zhengshan was awakened by a slight noise.

Yang Zhengshan is a light sleeper, but normal natural noises will not wake him up, such as the sound of wind, rain, insects, etc. Even the footsteps of Qingxia, Hongyun and others will not wake him up, because he can unconsciously analyze whether these noises should appear around him.

This perception is magical, just like when you are familiar with a certain sound, this sound will not attract your attention, but if a sound you have never heard of suddenly appears, you will immediately become alert.

Yang Zhengshan’s sense of these things was not obvious before, but after breaking through to the innate realm, his perception ability became more and more obvious.

Hearing is part of perception, but perception is not limited to hearing.

It should be more like a kind of divine perception, just like Yang Zhengshan can sense the celestial phenomena. Now Yang Zhengshan has a special perception of all new things around him.

A slight noise was enough to wake him from his sleep.

Yang Zhengshan frowned and slowly sat up.

Another noise was heard! And it had already entered the main courtyard!
The person who was able to evade the Yang family guards and sneak into his main courtyard is definitely not an ordinary person.

Innate warrior!
Yang Zhengshan put on his robe.

"What's wrong?" Yu Qingyi asked sleepily.

"A master is coming!" Yang Zhengshan looked a little solemn.

Yu Qingyi suddenly woke up, "Master! Where is he?"

Anyone who can be called a master by Yang Zhengshan must be a congenital warrior.

"Don't panic, I'll go out and take a look first!" Yang Zhengshan opened the bedroom door and glanced at Qingxia who was sleeping in the outer room.

"Master Hou!"

Qingxia was awakened by the sound of him opening the door.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "You go in and accompany the lady!"

After saying that, he walked out of the outer room again, came to the main room, pushed open the wooden door of the main room, and his eyes were immediately locked on the door of the ear room not far away.

The moonlight was cold, and the yard looked as if it was covered with a layer of white frost.

But there was a tall osmanthus tree in front of the door of the ear room. The moonlight shone through the not-so-lush tree canopy, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

And in this mottled area, a figure can be vaguely seen.

The man was wrapped in a black robe. It was impossible to tell whether he was fat or thin, or what his face looked like, but his back seemed to be slightly hunched.

"Who!" Yang Zhengshan asked in a deep voice.

"Follow me!" An old voice sounded. Yang Zhengshan inexplicably felt familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard this voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure disappeared into a wisp of green smoke. The next moment, he had jumped onto the top of the wall and flew towards the mountain behind the mansion like a ghost bat.

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes, stared at his figure, and followed closely.

This person's speed is not fast, and although his lightness skills are good, they should not be much stronger than Yang Zhengshan's. As for his cultivation, he should have just entered the innate realm.

Yang Zhengshan only knew of one innate warrior, and that was Ji Zhen, but it was obvious that this person was not Ji Zhen.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the back mountain, one after the other. There were lush vegetation on the mountain and relatively few buildings. There were basically no servants and guards here. However, there were a few houses for guards to guard inside the wall under the shady slope.

The focus of the Yang family guards' duty is not inside the mansion, but on the walls surrounding the mansion.

As for the reasons, firstly, this is Gui'anfang, where nobles live, and the guards outside the mansion are already very strict. Secondly, most of the servants of the Yang family are warriors, and many of them are acquired warriors, who do not need guards at all.

Therefore, this huge mansion only has a hundred guards, and they take turns on duty.

There are only about thirty people on duty at night.

In comparison, the Yang family’s current guards are indeed much more relaxed than when they were in Chongshan Pass.

(End of this chapter)