I'm incredibly ambitious after being reborn.

Chapter 39 The Son-in-Law is Really Not Bad

"Damn it, I've been wanting to get rid of Lao Zhuang's group for a long time. I was just about to say, 'You don't even deserve the surname Sang!' That son of a bitch Sang Shoucheng, I spit on him. When he needs money, he'll practically shower everyone with gifts, but when he loses money, he'll practically crawl into Youzhou City. And that Sang Shouxin, he's no better! I swear, I should have given that son of a bitch a good whack at the south wall!"

In Dongsangjiazhuang, Anbian County, there used to be an old locust tree. It was a "Sifangcheng" (square city), which is actually the ruins of Wubao, which is more than a thousand years old. There are also Tang Dynasty foundations for guarding the fort. However, there are countless foundations from Hebei North Road to Hedong Road during the Tang Dynasty, so it can't be called a famous historical site.

It has archaeological value, but not much.

Most of them developed into large courtyard houses in the Jin style, which could store soldiers and grain, as well as defend against foreign enemies.

In peaceful times, it developed into a place for natural villages to discuss matters. Now, the men of Dongsangjiazhuang have just had a fight. Some were injured, but none of them were seriously hurt. After all, the other side that started the fight also had the surname Sang.

Even if they split into different clans, it doesn't mean they're really going to fight to the death.

Even physical pain is still pain, and a grudge has definitely been formed.

"At next year's Three Clan Association meeting, we'll make Old Zhuang's side suffer. We'll also let the Sang family outside know whether Old Zhuang's side is acting like human beings. When it comes to raising money, they're all smiles and no manners, but when it comes to settling accounts, they act all high and mighty, and then they just disappear! Tch!"

"Anyway, Dongzhuang hasn't lost out on Grandma's family. According to Shouyi, Shouye's daughter can help make connections. We don't need to earn the mountains of gold and silver that Lao Zhuang is talking about, right? I'm going to work in the south!"

"Stop shouting, everyone. Shouyi, tell me, even if the new son-in-law of the Shouye family has taken over 'Golden Mulberry Leaf,' what kind of business is he going to do? How many people from Dongzhuang can he take with him?"

"I heard that Shouyi's new son-in-law is a capable man. He's run many big businesses and has hundreds of employees working for him. By the way, Shouyi, our new son-in-law doesn't do anything illegal, does he?"

Completely bewildered, Sang Shouyi smiled bitterly to himself. He really just wanted to say one thing: "Damn it!"

These people from our own group really won't listen to advice!
Moreover, these people only listen to half of what others say, and they blindly follow the crowd.

Logically speaking, the Sang Family Compound and Dong Sang Family Village should not have fought. The "Old Village" that the people of Dong Sang Family Village refer to is the old Sang family residence. In the past, the backbone of the family was the cultured and respectable people from the old residence.

For many years, Lao Zhuang came up with the ideas, and Dong Zhuang provided the labor.

In the old days, when Lao Zhuang went to the surrounding counties to make a living by collecting manure, Dong Zhuang helped by providing manpower and labor. On average, two people died every three months, which is how the Sang family's old house was able to make a comeback.

That's how local bigwigs are; as long as they're not all dead, as long as they have descendants, they'll do all sorts of sit-ups (a form of self-help), and it's pretty much the same whether it's the south or the north, just with completely different approaches.

This falling out was partly due to Zhang Daxiang, but that wasn't the core reason; it was more of a morale booster and a courage stimulant.

There was a guy from Dongzhuang who stubbornly insisted on going to work in the south, but in reality, he was afraid of the Sang family's old residence. He had no choice but to be afraid, since the Sang family compound had officials, and for generations.

After selling his shares in "Golden Mulberry Leaf," Sang Shouyi's first priority wasn't to deposit the money, but to return to Anbian County and show off...

He used to hang out at the Sang family's old residence, considered one of "old Zhuang's people." This time, because the Sang family's steward betrayed his allies and fiercely protected his own direct descendants' assets, it would be too embarrassing for him to fawn over them like a sycophant and only end up being rejected.

So, with a bag of cash in his pocket, he went to Dongzhuang to play cards, drink, and brag. A former manager who had dealt with import and export trade, with such strong lowbrow interests, naturally attracted the simpler-minded people in Dongzhuang.

Most of the people in Dongzhuang were farmers who could only work as laborers in the city, but like Xiangzi, they firmly believed that they could turn their lives around after enduring enough hardship.

It's not that there aren't excellent role models, like Sang Shouye. If he hadn't died, he really wouldn't have become another Xiangzi.

There are quite a few people from Dongzhuang who have turned playing Texas Hold'em into an art form, while the people of Laozhuang are more or less cunning. Perhaps they learned some classic fundraising techniques from the Yangtze River Delta, or perhaps they went to Jindu to learn from their experience. In any case, they will definitely sacrifice some of the people from Dongzhuang.

It's unclear exactly how many will be sacrificed; it depends on the scale of the Sang family's business.

If business is good, then naturally there will be fewer sacrifices, or even none at all; but if business suffers a major setback, like it is now, then without a doubt, the collateral Sang family members who "contribute money and effort" will be used as bait to cut losses.

In the years when the commodity economy was not well developed, the losses would not be too great, but as the economy gets better and better, these losses will be magnified.

However, generally speaking, large and prominent families would not go to such extremes as to sever ties with smaller branches of the family, especially in a geographically unique region like Hedong Road, where people have always relied on their clansmen to unite and withstand wave after wave of natural and man-made disasters.

It can be said that if everything in the new society hadn't changed so rapidly, and the flow of capital and goods hadn't been as fast as a great river, this phenomenon wouldn't have emerged so quickly.

If the main lineage and the collateral lineage can fall out, then the direct and illegitimate children of the collateral lineage can also fall out, and then even brothers with the same father will quickly divide the family property...

After all, in this new era, capable people can start a family anywhere they go.

It's actually quite normal for the Sang family to be in this situation.

Sang Shouyi felt he had stepped into a huge pit.

"Everyone can rest assured. Sister-in-law Lai called beforehand, and I also came back from Jiyang City. Shouye's new son-in-law comes from an absolutely respectable family. They have several grandfathers who became martyrs. In fact, the new son-in-law's own grandfather was the former director of the Second Chemical Plant in Jiyang City, and he just retired. This Second Chemical Plant is no small affair; many years ago, they set up Jiyang City's first chemical fiber production line. Just think about it, that's chemical fiber, it requires so many permits and procedures, they have a lot of influence..."

Sang Shouyi, who was unjustly blamed, could only keep talking and, incidentally, embellish the parts where Li Laidi had exaggerated.

For example, the "Shizipo" business was originally a business that could earn several hundred thousand yuan a year. Sang Shouyi gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, saying that his new son-in-law planned to build a logistics park, which would be a good opportunity to integrate all the existing resources.

The people of Dongzhuang have a low level of education, but they are not ignorant. They may not be able to do jobs that require writing and calculation, but if they were to learn to drive or load and ship goods... wouldn't those be their ancestral skills?

It's just that we used to drive carts, now we drive them.

As for loading and shipping, isn't that something you can do with your strength?
OK!
This son-in-law is really good; he knows how to tailor things to fit.

(End of this chapter)