The Great Seminary

Chapter 71 Uncomfortable

The burly man was Zhao Fucheng, one of the hundred guards of Zhihai Village, who was promoted by Zhang Gui through a martial arts competition.

The hundred guards of the militia are of the ninth rank, and the deputy hundred guards are of the ninth rank.

Not to mention Zhang Gui, even the military government in Pingyang County did not have the right to directly promote a commoner without any merit to an official position.

However, as the commander-in-chief of the military camp, Zhang Gui can recommend to the Pingyang County Military Office who to promote when there is a vacancy in his subordinates' duties.

As for whether the county military government agrees or not, he doesn't care at all. He just wants to make the name known first.

As for the remaining soldiers, they were the best-looking ones selected by Zhang Gui from among the thousands of young and strong soldiers in Zhihai Village.

The lines and actions had been rehearsed long ago.

But when the time came and he really did it, he felt his face flush and his back tingling.

The reason behind this is easy to understand. Since ancient times, it has been said that "it is difficult to bully fellow villagers."

The word "qi" here has the dual meaning of deceiving and bullying.

That is to say, an ordinary person who grew up in his hometown.

Suddenly one day, his luck turned and he became successful.

People outside will be afraid of him and respect him, and he also feels that he is very great, and he uses his power and authority naturally.

But in the eyes of his neighbors and relatives in his hometown, this big man will inevitably have the preconceived image of a loser at first.

When that big shot returns home and sees his familiar neighbors and friends, he will definitely not be able to act cool at first.

For example, Zhang Gui could only nod his head in a serious manner and jumped onto the shore without waiting for the ladder to be set up.

But it was even harder to stay on the shore, where the discussions were harsh:
"Well, that seems to be the boy from Miss Yang's family.

I heard that he was successful, but I didn't expect him to become so successful all of a sudden.

Isn't this just like a poor boy in a play who rises to fame overnight? ";
"Oh, the fish market is closed, so I came here to pick up some frog fish and small shrimps. I didn't expect to see such a lively scene.

The warship seemed to be occupying the berth of Qifu's family.

Soon his big ship will come back and start fighting, and then it will be lively."
"What are you thinking? You said it was a warship.

He was wearing a mandarin duck jacket, an iron helmet, and carrying a short sword.

You still fight.

When our Pingyang Zhang family was still the four-dimensional ancestor, it was the prime minister who governed the world and regulated the yin and yang.

Isn't it a good time to have 'Ten Thousand Generals' come to hand in their invitations and claim to be their lackeys during the New Year holidays? "…

In this situation, Zhang Gui could only pretend that he was deaf.

When he sees an acquaintance and the other person doesn't say hello, he just turns his head and pretends not to see them.

He was anxiously waiting for his men on the warship to come down quickly and do their job.

Before the soldiers had finished their retreat, an extremely familiar figure timidly approached.
"Brother Guigui, is that you?"

Zhang Gui lowered his head when he heard this, and looked back at his fifth cousin, Yangsha, from his aunt's family with an awkward smile.
"It's only been three or five days since we last met, and Shasha can't recognize her cousin. It's really heartbreaking.

Hahaha, cousin, it was just a joke.

It's the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the fish market is closed, why are you playing here?"

“My mother asked me to find my fourth sister and go home.

I searched for a long time and finally found this place.

I didn't recognize you until I saw you, Guigui, come home from your official post. You looked so impressive.

"Really? Hahahaha.

It's cold outside, Shasha, you should go home quickly.

Your fourth sister can't run far and will be back by herself in a while.

By the way, I will bring people back home later to bring back a few jars of fish and shrimp paste.

Go back and ask your aunt, mother, and second mother to prepare."

Yangsha's elder sister Yanglin is the most beautiful among Zhang Gui's cousins.

I, Yang Duojie, have tried several times to bring Zhang Gui and Yang Lin together to form a closer relationship.

In a disguised way, it made Zhang Gui calm down.

As a result, Zhang Gui was unwilling to do anything with his close relatives due to the taboos of his previous life, so he had to pretend to be deaf and dumb and not respond.

Yang Lin also preferred gentlemen with refined manners and had no interest in men like her cousin, who was superficially ordinary despite being a refined person. Naturally, no one mentioned the matter.

Recently, Zhang Gui accidentally saw Yang Lin walking with a handsome student who looked very young.

I think I was having a romantic time again today and forgot about time.

“It was a great time to be young.

Alas, at the same age, people talk about love, watch lanterns, set off fireworks, eat Yuanxiao, and light lanterns.

I really had to rack my brains to cover up the evidence of the crime.

It's really the same person with different fates."

At this time, all the soldiers under his command finally got off the boat.

Zhang Gui hurriedly led them around Pingyang Town and bought things for thousands of people to use for the festival.

Spending money is as easy as flowing water.

And 'money is the courage of a hero, and power is the hair that scare people'.

He was wearing a formal uniform of an eighth-rank military general, and was followed by a group of soldiers as bodyguards. He was given thousands of taels of silver without any hesitation.

Gradually, those who were following to watch the fun stopped laughing, and the way they looked at Zhang Gui gradually changed from joking to envy mixed with a bit of alienation and awe.

At the same time, in the main house of the Zhang family in Pingyang.

The head of the family, Zhang Qitai, had his eyes closed with an annoyed look on his face.

He was in his early forties, with three long wisps of beard, narrow eyes, a hooked nose, and fair skin.

Although he had no talent for cultivation, he had practiced swordsmanship for decades but still could not get the hang of it.

But thanks to his hard work, he also achieved the cultivation level of a seventh-grade 'Bing Shao'.

It is a classic configuration for a young and strong head of a famous family.

To put it poorly, there is nothing wrong with it;
Well, not many advantages.

Four words to describe it: 'just average'.

In recent days, this new head of the family, who is mediocre overall, has encountered great difficulties.

The ancestral property 'Wangbei Village', which was sold to the imperial merchant Pinghu Rong family, was incredibly looted.

Except for the house, not a single hair was left.

Just as he was in distress, a personal servant came to his side quietly.

He softly reported, "Master, the two young masters of the Rong family wish to see you."

Zhang Qitai became furious as if a firecracker had been lit when he heard this.

"Here they come again, they won't let me have peace during the Lantern Festival!

On the morning of the 31st day of the first lunar month, these two dandies, along with their many followers, went to the brothel in Siyang County to hang out.

He didn't come back until the eleventh day of the first lunar month.

Then in the middle of the night he told me about the tens of thousands of young servants;

Hundreds of stewards and guards;
Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver melons;
Countless amounts of grain, vegetable, fruit and seeds, along with hundreds of ox and horse carts, were packed up.

How can I believe such a bizarre thing?

Besides, what does it matter if I believe it?

Zhuangzi was not washed by our Pingyang Zhang family.

What’s my business…”

As a personal servant, he naturally knew his master's temperament well, so he stood with his head lowered and said nothing.

After the owner had spread the raft, he whispered:
"Whether it's our business or not, you should meet them to save face."

In fact, it is not just a matter of face.

The Zhang family in Pingyang has not yet overcome its financial crisis, so they still have to sell their land.

And the best buyer is still the Shuanghu Rong family.

In addition, the imperial merchants did business on behalf of the royal family, and the money they spent was naturally the emperor's money.

Now that the "goods" bought with the emperor's money are lost, it will be difficult to get out of this by simply talking about reason and right and wrong.

Anyone who gets touched will be covered in hair!
(End of this chapter)