Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 705 A Place to Live
"father!"

Upon seeing Yang Zhengshan arrive, the group quickly stood up to greet him.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and nodded, then sat down next to Yu Qingyi. "What were you two talking about just now?"

He hadn't even stepped into the courtyard when he heard them laughing happily.

"We're talking about Cheng'an's marriage!" Yu Qingyi said with a smile.

Yang Cheng'an was born in the sixth year of Xingyue, and now it is the twentieth year of Shenmu, which means that Yang Cheng'an is already fourteen years old, or fifteen if we count the traditional Chinese age system.

She's at the age where she should be getting married, but it's still a bit early.

The Yang family has a rule that both men and women must be at least sixteen years old to get married.

"Hasn't Cheng'an's marriage been settled? It's that young lady, Zhou Yunxian!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"I'm talking about that little girl! She's on Shenmu Island right now!" Yu Qingyi said with a smile.

Zhou Yunxian is Zhou Lan's grandniece, and also Zhou Yuanchen's daughter.

Previously, Zhou Lan went to Chongshan Pass to demand an explanation and proposed that the two families form a marriage alliance, which Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to agree to.

There aren't many people in this world who can make Yang Zhengshan submit, but Zhou Lan happens to be one of them.

"How is the young girl?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Yu Qingyi smiled and looked at Madam Zhu. Madam Zhu smiled gently and said, "Miss Zhou is a very nice person, but she is a bit too feisty."

"She's more than just feisty, this girl actually beat up Cheng'an!" Yang Yunxue laughed.

Yang Zhengshan raised an eyebrow. "Why did you beat up Cheng'an?"

Then, the group of people recounted the story in turn.

This happened just a few days ago. The Zhou family moved back to Kyoto, but they left some people behind on Shenmu Island. Zhou Mao and Zhou Xu both planned to retire on the island, and Zhou Yunxian, Cheng'an's young wife, also stayed on the island.

Zhou Yunxian, however, has a fiery personality. Despite her sweet appearance, she seems like a pushover, yet she possesses a fiery nature and has the attributes of a somewhat violent little girl.

The engagement between the two families was naturally not kept secret. It was arranged by Yang Zhengshan and Zhou Lan, but Yang Mingzhao and Zhu Shi also needed to be informed.

So the news reached Yang Chengan's ears.

Given Yang Cheng'an's personality, he would naturally want to get to know his new wife once he found out.

However, this boy is at the age where he is disliked by everyone and loves to play pranks. He doesn't quite understand the meaning of a wife yet and only sees Zhou Yunxian as a little girl he can play with.

Then this boy started teasing the young girl. If it were an honest girl, she would have been bullied to tears long ago. But Zhou Yunxian was different. This girl used to have some unruly habits in the Ningguo Duke's Mansion.

Yang Chengan was a troublemaker, and Zhou Yunxian was not one to be bullied. As time went on, their quarrels escalated until they finally came to blows.

"Cheng'an lost?" Yang Zhengshan asked, his eyes wide.

The crowd fell silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"What's wrong? This kid can't even beat a little girl? He's such a loser!"

"No, no!" Yang Yunxue laughed. "Cheng'an said that men don't hit women, so Yunxian punched him twice."

She then pointed to her eyes and said, "My eyes are all purple from the beating, and the swelling hasn't gone down yet!"

"..."

Well, this kid actually knows how to be gentle with women.

Yang Zhengshan shouldn't have said anything at all.

When children fight, adults naturally don't take it to heart. Yang Zhengshan thought his grandson should be more assertive, but judging from this, Cheng'an probably wouldn't be able to stand up to his wife, Zhou Yunxian.

He's already being beaten by his wife now; if they get married, he'll be beaten every day.

Yang Zhengshan suddenly felt a little sorry for his grandson. He had arranged such a shrewish wife for him. What if the two of them didn't get along and fought every day?
"What is the young girl's character like?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

This time, no one spoke, and they all looked at Madam Zhu. Madam Zhu smiled and said, "Miss Zhou is a good girl, and I think she is very good!"

"Really?" Yang Zhengshan blinked.

"Indeed, although Miss Zhou has a rather fiery personality, she is usually very composed, polite, and has no bad habits!"

"In comparison, Cheng'an is rather unruly!"

Zhu said this.

What could Yang Zhengshan say? Even the child's own mother thought the marriage was suitable, so how could he possibly call off the engagement?

In fact, Yang Zhengshan was not too worried about Zhou Yunxian's character. Although the marriage was arranged hastily, it was Zhou Lan who proposed it.

Given Zhou Lan's personality, she wouldn't act recklessly in such a situation.

The marriage of the two children is no small matter. It involves the alliance of two families and has great significance, especially for the Zhou family, this marriage is of utmost importance.

Zhou Lan must have put forward this matter after careful consideration, and it is even possible that she had planned to do so for a long time, but the situation just happened at the time, so she brought it up.

Zhu's meaning was also quite clear.

Yang Cheng'an is too unruly and needs a strong wife to keep him in check.

In response, Yang Zhengshan could only offer his condolences for Yang Chengan.

Kid, you'll see what it's like to have a tigress at home!

After finishing discussing Yang Cheng'an's matter, Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Yunxue and asked, "So you're not planning to go back?"

He didn't want to drive Yang Yunxue away from Shenmu Island. He would naturally welcome Yang Yunxue if she wanted to stay on Shenmu Island. However, this was a matter for the Liang family, and Yang Zhengshan didn't want Yang Yunxue to cause dissatisfaction among the Liang family because of this.

Yang Yunxue said, "Jinyan and I have already discussed it and decided that we will stay on Shenmu Island from now on, and let Qingping inherit the title in Da'an!"

The Changping Marquis's Mansion was upgraded to the Pingguo Duke's Mansion. The title was conferred not on Liang Jinxing, the eldest grandson of the Liang family, but on Liang Jinyan. This was not proposed by Yang Zhengshan, but at the request of Liang Chu.

Yang Zhengshan naturally didn't care about any title, but Liang Chu had other considerations.

If Liang Jinxing inherits the title, the Liang family will be several levels removed from the Yang family. However, if Liang Jinyan inherits the title, the relationship between the two families will be much closer.

Even if two generations pass, the two families will still be true relatives.

As for whether there are any dissatisfactions within the Liang family, that is not a question Yang Zhengshan should consider.

And even if there are complaints, what can be done?

Above the Liang family are Liang Shengze and Liang Chu, and in between are Liang Jinyan and Yang Yunxue, both innate martial artists. Even if Liang Jinxing is unwilling, he is powerless to do anything about it.

"What about Liang Chu? What are his plans?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask. Although Yang Zhengshan had met Liang Chu in Kyoto, they hadn't discussed Liang Jinyan and Yang Yunxue, so he really didn't know what Liang Chu's plans were.

Yang Yunxue replied, "My father-in-law plans to come to Shenmu Island soon after things have settled down in Da'an."

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly; the Liang family was also planning to settle down on Shenmu Island.

As the saying goes, a large tree branches out, and a large family will always branch out into many branches. A family like the Liang family, which has been passed down for four hundred years, has long since branched out into countless branches.

However, the branches of the Liang family no longer have much connection with the current Liang family. The current Liang family actually only has one branch, Liang Shengze, and Liang Shengze doesn't have many descendants. Similarly, Liang Chu doesn't have many descendants either, so the current Liang family population is relatively simple.

Similarly, the Zhou family also has few direct descendants. Zhou Mao only has one son, Zhou Xu also only has one son, while Zhou Yuanchen has two sons and two daughters.

However, the Zhou family still maintains its kinship ties. The Zhou clan is a sizable family with hundreds of members, unlike the Liang family which is scattered.

"Since you're staying on Shenmu Island, let's arrange a job for Jinyan." Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and continued, "Tomorrow, have him go find Wu Zhan, and he'll work for the Shenmu Navy from now on!"

Liang Jinyan has a mild personality, his abilities are just average, and he doesn't have much ambition.

To be honest, this guy is just a lazy bum; he has no ambition other than cultivating.

If he had even a little bit of ambition, he wouldn't have been able to stay in the Five Cities Garrison for over thirty years.

Since this guy is going to live on Shenmu Island, Yang Zhengshan naturally can't let him be idle. He'll arrange a job for him first.

Shenmu Island is not like the Da'an New Dynasty. In the Da'an New Dynasty, being an official could require a lot of energy, especially for some important official positions, where all energy had to be devoted to official duties.

Working on Shenmu Island is different; there are fewer things to do, so you don't need to waste too much energy, and it won't affect your cultivation.

Even Jiang He, the head of the government office, has become quite relaxed now. He only needs to handle some simple official business and make long-term plans every day, without having to spend too much time on it.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan chatted with Yang Yunxue and the others for a while, and then Yang Yunxue and the others said goodbye.

In the following days, Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi summoned all their children and grandchildren one by one.

Now that the Yang family has too many members, it's inevitable that some members will be overlooked if they are all gathered together. Therefore, Yang Zhengshan prefers to call them over one by one to talk to them individually.

Although this takes more time, it ensures that everyone can be taken care of, and it also shows his love as a grandfather or great-grandfather.

After meeting with the Yang family, Yang Zhengshan then summoned Wang Mingzhe's family.

Wang Mingzhe already has a grandson, and his grandson is already four years old.

Seeing the chubby little guy kowtow to him and call him "Grandmaster" in a childish voice, Yang Zhengshan smiled so wide his eyes disappeared. "Come here, let Grandmaster take a good look at you!"

Wang Mingzhe helped his eldest grandson up and brought him to Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan held the little guy in his arms, and looking at the little guy, his eyes crinkled with laughter.

"This kid is obviously your grandson. Just look at those eyes of yours! All three of you look exactly alike!"

Wang Mingzhe, Wang Chengxue, and this little guy Wang Jihai all have a very obvious feature: their eyes are slightly upturned, which makes them look particularly lively, especially when they smile.

"Hehe, this kid is nothing like me, too mischievous!" Wang Mingzhe laughed.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at him and said, "You have the nerve to say that? When you were a kid, all you did was sleep. You always looked like you were sleepy. Boys should be a little mischievous! Someone like you is a real worry!"

Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Wang Mingzhe when he was a child.

When Wang Mingzhe was a child, he not only loved to sleep, but also liked to be lazy. As long as there was a place for him to lie down, he could sleep for most of the day.

Wang Mingzhe is quite lazy now; he doesn't do anything other than alchemy and cultivation.

After playing with the little guy for a while, Yang Zhengshan finally got down to business.

"I want you to go somewhere, and take your whole family with you!"

"Where? Where did my brother and sister-in-law go?" Wang Mingzhe asked.

The elder brother he was referring to was naturally Yang Mingcheng. Yang Mingcheng had disappeared for several years, and everyone knew that he must have gone to some unknown place.

However, no one knows exactly where it is.

"Yeah, it's pretty deserted over there, and most people can't stand the loneliness, but you should be able to!"

"Besides your family, I also plan to select a few more children to go!"

"That will be our permanent home from now on!"

Yang Zhengshan said.

Whether it's Shenmu Island or the Da'an New Dynasty, although both belong to the Yang family, in Yang Zhengshan's heart, these two places are merely the base of the Yang family's power. The Spirit Spring Space, however, is Yang Zhengshan's true foundation, and he intends to make it the Yang family's ancestral land.
Living conditions in the Spirit Spring Space are still very basic, and there are many uncertainties within the space, which is why Yang Zhengshan hasn't allowed the entire Yang family to move in.

Once the Spirit Spring Space is built up and it is confirmed that the Spirit Spring Space can exist for a long time, Yang Zhengshan will definitely turn it into the Yang family's ancestral land.

"I see. Is it inconvenient to get in and out of that place?" Wang Mingzhe guessed some of the situation of the Spirit Spring Space.

"Yes, it is a bit inconvenient, but you can still come out!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Wang Mingzhe hesitated for a moment before saying, "This disciple is willing to follow Master's arrangements!"

Yang Zhengshan would never harm him, so he had nothing to worry about. He was just pondering what kind of place it was.

"That's good. You all go and pack your things first, and we'll move in together in two weeks!"

"How will we move there? By boat?" Wang Mingzhe asked.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and shook his head, "You don't need to take a boat. Just pack your luggage and leave it at your own home. You'll know how to move it over when the time comes!"

Wang Mingzhe's eyes lit up, and he became even more curious about the place Yang Zhengshan had mentioned.

Yang Zhengshan didn't go into details, but gave him a few more instructions before letting him leave.

After seeing Wang Mingzhe off, Yang Zhengshan summoned Jiang He and asked him to prepare some supplies.

Jiang He definitely couldn't move into the Spirit Spring Space, as he still needed to take care of all the big things on Shenmu Island. However, Yang Zhengshan still reminded him to train a successor first.

He won't move into the Spirit Spring Space now, but he will definitely move in later.

Living in the Spirit Spring Space has many advantages, so Yang Zhengshan moved all his close friends and family into the Spirit Spring Space.

For the next two weeks, Yang Zhengshan prepared for the relocation of people into the Lingquan Space.

This time, the number of people migrating is much larger than the last time.

Moreover, many of the people who moved in this time were members of the Yang family.

(End of this chapter)