Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 656: Thousand Cups of Drunk

Yang Zhengshan gently touched Chen Yan's head. The nine-year-old girl already knew how to read people's expressions, which made people feel both interesting and pitiful.

"Wang Lei!"

"Here!" Wang Lei, who was standing outside the door, heard the call and immediately responded.

Yang Zhengshan ordered: "Go to the government office and tell them to register Yan'er's household. Then tell Hongyun that Yan'er's spending will be the same as that of the Yang family's children in the future!"

After the Yang family members got married, they could receive a monthly allowance of five hundred taels each month, which seemed like a lot, but it was not, because they had to live on their own after getting married, and they had to pay for the monthly allowances of their servants and maids, and they also had to take care of their own children.

Apart from the guards, they are responsible for all expenses themselves.

Each of these people's courtyards has at least a dozen maids and servants, and the monthly wages of these maids and servants is a considerable expense. The lowest monthly wage is two taels of silver per month, and the highest is twenty or thirty taels per month. With a dozen servants, the annual expenditure would be at least a thousand taels of silver.

In addition, there are other expenses in the family, such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, firewood, rice, oil, salt, etc., which they are responsible for themselves.

Five hundred taels a month may seem like a lot, but in reality it can only make them a slightly wealthy family, and is not enough for them to be extravagant and indulge in debauchery.

For Chen Yan, five hundred taels a month was enough for her to live a worry-free life.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan would not just give monthly wages, "The school on the island has been built and students can start school next year. Yan'er should also start school next year!"

"Yes, Master, don't worry, Yan'er will study hard!" said Chen Yan.

Yang Zhengshan nodded and smiled gently: "Well, Master knows that Yan'er is a good child!"

"Take Yan'er to the yard and have a look. If you need anything, you can come directly to Qingxia and Hongyun. They will arrange everything!"

"You don't know Qingxia and Hongyun yet, Li Chang, take him to meet Qingxia and Hongyun."

After arranging Chen Yan's affairs, Yang Zhengshan returned to the backyard.

Yu Qingyi was still busy in the space. Yang Zhengshan came to the study in the backyard and also entered the space.

At this time, Yu Qingyi was harvesting dragon bone fruits. The dragon bone fruits had begun to bear fruit this year, and the number of fruits was quite large, more than a thousand.

The dragon bone fruit is different from the Sanhuang Plum and Bingxin Fruit. The Sanhuang Plum and Bingxin Fruit each have only one seed, but the dragon bone fruit has dozens of seeds.

When Yang Zhengshan first obtained the dragon bone fruit, he planted more than 30 dragon bone flowers, and now all these dragon bone flowers have borne fruit.

Now in the space, only the Seven Apertures Meridian Opening Fruit has not yet borne fruit, and the others have basically been free to use.

Yang Zhengshan also achieved new results in his research on the Soul-Fu Pill. He could already refine the Soul-Fu Pill with wind attribute. Unfortunately, neither Yang Zhengshan nor Yu Qingyi were capable of cultivating the wind attribute.

Yang Zhengshan cultivated the Taoist principles of thunder, while Yu Qingyi cultivated the Taoist principles of wood.

Seeing Yang Zhengshan coming, Yu Qingyi asked, "Have you seen Princess Mingxi?"

"Yes, I saw it!" Yang Zhengshan took a basket and started picking dragon bone fruits.

It is a joyful thing to harvest thousands of dragon bone fruits at one time.

Dragon bone fruit can enhance the power of warriors. This ability seems a bit useless, but in fact it is not. Power can actually be understood as the meaning of Tao.

Such as knife moves, sword moves, gun moves and so on.

The sword chopped down with great momentum, captivating and shocking people.

Therefore, dragon bone fruit can also be refined into spiritual pills.

Yang Zhengshan’s next step is to study the spiritual elixir with the attribute of power.

Although he and Yu Qingyi cannot use it, others may be able to use it.

And even if you cannot comprehend the meaning of the attribute of power, it is good to enhance your own momentum. It can be used to scare people. No, it should be used to deter villains.

"You didn't talk to her?" Yu Qingyi asked casually while picking dragon bone fruits.

"What to talk to her about?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"She must have come here to ask you to go back." Yu Qingyi said.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "The answer is bound to disappoint her, so why bother talking about it?"

"But you have to talk to her!" Yu Qingyi said.

Yang Zhengshan said nonchalantly: "Then let's delay it for a few days, so that she can be mentally prepared and not have too many expectations."

Yu Qingyi thought about it and it was better to delay it for a few days so that Chen Mingxi wouldn't have too high expectations.

Then she stopped asking about Chen Mingxi.

In fact, it should be her who receives Chen Mingxi, but she has never met Chen Mingxi, so naturally they have no friendship, and her attitude can also represent Yang Zhengshan's attitude, so it is better for her not to show up.

"Where's Yan'er?"

"I've already arranged for her to stay. She will stay on Shenmu Island from now on!"

"Will Darong agree?" Yu Qingyi asked.

Yang Zhengshan sneered, "They probably can't take care of a little girl, and do we need them to agree?"

Now he was even more dissatisfied with Emperor Jianxing.

Although Fang An did not elaborate, he had already guessed that Chen Yan's life in Kyoto was not very good.

The emperor is so heartless. It would be better to rely on Chen Zhaojun, the emperor uncle, to take care of your niece than to rely on him, the master.

Yu Qingyi stopped what he was doing and asked, "If our family takes away the Chen family's territory, won't that little girl hate us?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhengshan's expression paused slightly.

"No, she's a smart girl!"

"Are you sure?" Yu Qingyi said.

Yang Zhengshan said: "Don't worry, she will figure it out, and Fang An beside her will also figure it out!"

"Besides, our Yang family will take over Darong's kingdom, but who says we stole the Chen family's kingdom?"

A little girl is not worth Yang Zhengshan's concern, but he also doesn't want to raise an ungrateful person.

Although it was their first meeting, he could see that Chen Yan was a smart girl.

And isn’t there Fang An?
Fang An is a smart man, he should know how to teach Chen Yan.

Yu Qingyi chuckled, "It seems that you already have a plan in mind! But who do you plan to make the emperor!"

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Let's take over the business!"

"Why?" Yu Qingyi was curious.

Yang Zhengshan looked at her, "Because you don't want Ming Zhao to be the emperor!"

Yu Qingyi smiled and said, "That's right, I still hope Mingzhao can practice well and reach a higher level!"

She not only hopes that Yang Mingzhao can become a congenital warrior, but also hopes that Yang Mingzhao can keep up with her and Yang Zhengshan's footsteps and reach a higher level of martial arts, that is, a level above the congenital level.

Although she didn't know whether she and Yang Zhengshan could reach a level above the innate level, this did not stop her from having hope.

Because the higher the level of cultivation, the longer the lifespan. If one's cultivation reaches the innate realm, one can prolong one's lifespan, then reaching a realm above the innate realm should also be able to prolong one's lifespan.

For her as a mother, everything else is meaningless. The most important thing is that her son is still alive and she doesn't have to see him die before her.

Yang Zhengshan continued to explain: "It's mainly because Chengye is in charge of Chongshan Town. He has enough troops, so it will be easier for him to unify the country."

"It will take at least twenty years for Yang Mingzhao to unify the country. With the limited military forces under his command, it is still too early to put an end to this chaotic world!"

Although Yang Mingzhao and Yang Chengye are uncle and nephew, and both are members of the Yang family, they cannot be confused with each other.

Yang Zhengshan passed the title to Yang Chengye, which meant that Yang Chengye inherited Chongshan Town. He represented not his own interests, but the interests of the entire Chongshan Town.

Including the interests of the Yang family, the Tianqing Sword Sect, the Tenglong Guard, and many others.

It is true that Yang Mingzhao is Yang Zhengshan’s son, but he is not recognized by Chongshan Town and he is a stranger in Chongshan Town.

Not to mention others, even Lu Wenyuan and Lin Zhan were not familiar with him.

In comparison, Yang Chengye has been recognized by them and is also someone they are familiar with. If Yang Mingzhao replaces Yang Chengye, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among some people.

On the contrary, it would be much easier to let Yang Chengye take over the Taiping Army. The Taiping Army had only been established for a few years, there were not so many interests involved, and not many forces were involved.

At most, there are only a few people. Chen Buyu represents the Chen family, Li Baoshan represents the Li family, and there is also Li Wenchun.

The others are all members of the Yang family, so there is no need to worry too much.

Chen Buyu, Li Baoshan and Li Wenchun are also easy to deal with. As long as they are given an official position, they should be satisfied.

If you are not satisfied, Yang Chengye can easily deal with it.

So after weighing the pros and cons, Yang Chengye is more suitable to take the path of an emperor.

……

The courtyard that Yang Zhengshan arranged for Chen Mingxi was quite good. This courtyard was called Guixiang Garden, and it was a courtyard in Shenmu City specially used for entertaining guests.

Although the courtyard is not big, the scenery is very nice.

Just when Yang Zhengshan entered the space, Liang had also made arrangements for Chen Mingxi. Liang was thorough and meticulous in his work. After Wang moved into the Lingquan space, Liang was responsible for taking care of some chores at home.

In fact, Liang doesn't have to worry about general matters. The only time she needs to take care of things is when guests come.

After arranging the matters at Guixiang Garden, Liang took her leave.

At this time, only the people brought by Chen Mingxi were left in Guixiang Garden.

As the princess of Darong, Chen Mingxi naturally had no shortage of servants around her. She brought thousands of people with her to Shenmu Island this time. In addition to her personal army, there were also forty or fifty eunuchs and maids.

After Liang left, Chen Mingxi's expression became a little worried.

"Your Highness, the Yang family's attitude doesn't seem very good!"

In the hall, the nanny beside Chen Mingxi spoke softly.

Chen Mingxi looked up at the lush osmanthus tree in the yard and said softly, "It's as expected!"

"This~~" The nanny's face looked a little unhappy.

As a nanny who had served Chen Mingxi all her life, she naturally felt that Chen Mingxi was extremely noble.

It is certainly not wrong to say that Chen Mingxi is noble. In Dayong, Chen Mingxi is a congenital warrior of the royal family, and his status is only lower than that of the emperor and several predecessors.

The Yang family's attitude towards Chen Mingxi seemed polite and courteous, but in fact they just didn't care much.

Even the nanny felt that her Royal Highness the Princess was not as good as the little princess Chen Yan here.

Well, her feeling was not wrong. In Yang Zhengshan’s heart, Chen Mingxi was indeed not as important as Chen Yan.

Yang Zhengshan and Chen Mingxi are not even casual acquaintances. At most, they are friends because of Darong's relationship.

But Chen Yan is Yang Zhengshan’s legitimate disciple, and also Chen Zhaoxuan’s only child, so Yang Zhengshan must take better care of her.

"Did you see it?" Chen Mingxi asked without paying attention to the nanny's dissatisfaction.

"What did you see?" Nanny was a little puzzled.

"Prosperity!" Chen Mingxi turned around and walked to the armchair in the hall and sat down. "The prosperity of Shenmu Island, although many places seem very simple, the prosperity of the port is obvious to all."

"So many merchant ships, so many people! It all shows that this is a prosperous place!"

"And the strength. Those navy officers who brought us here are definitely the elite among the elite!"

"Yang Zhengshan is good at training soldiers. This is a well-known fact. A glimpse of the whole picture shows that the current strength of the Yang family is far greater than before!"

"They have the power to dominate here, why do they want to go back to Darong?"

Chen Mingxi felt a little bitter in her heart, and at the same time she blamed her nephew Emperor Yanping. She didn't understand why Emperor Yanping wanted to let a person like Yang Zhengshan leave Dayong.

In fact, she was somewhat wrong in blaming Emperor Yanping. Given the situation of the Yang family at the time, both Yang Zhengshan and Emperor Yanping had to let the Yang family leave Dayong, and the best outcome was for the Yang family to leave Dayong.

Of course, Emperor Yanping also made some mistakes. After the Yang family left Dayong, Emperor Yanping no longer cared about the Yang family and did not maintain the close relationship between Dayong and the Yang family. At the same time, he also developed a fear of Chongshan Town and Tenglong Guard.

This caused the Yang family and Darong to drift further and further apart.

The Yang family had long ceased to be vassal of Darong, and the relationship between the Yang family and the Darong royal family became estranged.

At this time, Chen Mingxi realized that it would be difficult for him to invite Yang Zhengshan back.

In the following days, Yang Zhengshan did not come to see Chen Mingxi, which proved that Chen Mingxi's guess was correct.

In the end, Chen Mingxi had to lower his posture and meet Yang Zhengshan.

But just when Yang Zhengshan was about to meet Chen Mingxi, Shenmu Island welcomed a guest who surprised him.

An Yuxing is here!
This was something Yang Zhengshan had not expected.

He knew that An Yuxing had left Sanshan Valley, and thought that An Yuxing would come to find him in the future, but he did not expect An Yuxing to come so soon.

"Haha, Senior An, long time no see!" Yang Zhengshan was much more enthusiastic towards An Yuxing.

An Yuxing was still the same as before, unkempt and ignoring his alcohol.

He had a wine gourd hanging around his waist and smelled strongly of alcohol.

"Haha, have you prepared some wine for me?" An Yu walked over and laughed.

Yang Zhengshan extended his hand and made a gesture of invitation, "Of course, I'll have the Immortal Drunken Brew, the Herb Brew, and the Thousand Cups Drunk that I just brewed recently!"

"Drunk from a thousand cups?" An Yuxing's eyes lit up.

Yang Zhengshan laughed and said, "Try it!"

The two walked side by side into the back hall of the front yard, where food and wine had already been prepared, especially wine, there were more than a dozen jugs of it.

"Let me taste a thousand cups of drunkenness!" An Yuxing couldn't wait any longer.

Yang Zhengshan picked up a bronze wine jug and poured him a glass.

“This wine is very interesting!”

An Yuxing didn't hesitate to pick up the wine glass and drink it all in one gulp.

As the wine went down my throat, I felt a slight spicy sensation immediately, and then as it entered my stomach, an extremely strong current of heat spread out.

Afterwards, An Yuxing felt a sense of comfort all over his body, as if every pore was breathing, and his whole body felt unobstructed.

"This is it!" An Yuxing showed a surprised look.

What surprised him was not whether Thousand Cups of Drunk tasted good, but the effect of Thousand Cups of Drunk.

He could clearly feel that the Thousand Cups of Drunk had the effect of purifying the true energy.

Yang Zhengshan said complacently: "This is the wine I brewed with great effort, isn't it good!"

Qianbeizui, the name doesn't seem to have anything special about it.

Well, this name was just randomly chosen by Yang Zhengshan.

What this means is that the wine is not strong enough and you may not get drunk even if you drink a thousand glasses.

It has a low alcohol content, but no herbicide has been added, so its taste is very light.

However, the value of Thousand Cups of Drunk far exceeds that of Baicao Niang, Zuixian Niang and all the wines brewed by Yang Zhengshan before, because it is brewed with spiritual fruits.

Among them, light fruit, cloudberry and winter pine cones were added, and there were quite a lot of them.

Thousand Cups of Drunk not only has all the benefits of Lingquan Water, but also has the effects of expanding meridians, purifying vital energy, and concentrating the mind and calming the spirit.

It's almost like a panacea that cures all diseases.

And its medicinal effect is very mild. Not only can it be consumed by innate warriors, but even ordinary people can drink it.

The amount of Thousand Cups of Drunk brewed this year is relatively small, but Yang Zhengshan should brew a large amount next year, and then he will add it to his cultivation salary.

(End of this chapter)