Chapter 111 The new wife comes in

According to Yang Zhengshan, Yang Mingcheng returned to Anning County this time to arrange a wedding date for Yang Minghao and Liang Zhen. After all, getting married is a very troublesome matter, and the three engagements and six ceremonies are all necessary. Even if the wedding date is set, it will take some time to get married.

However, Yang Zhengshan did not expect that Mr. Liang San was so anxious. He completed the remaining procedures in just a few days and then held the wedding for Yang Minghao and Liang Zhen within half a month.

Mr. Liang Sanye was in a hurry, and Yang Mingcheng was just a junior, so it was difficult for him to refuse. Yang Zhengshan was not there, so it was difficult for Yang Zhengxiang and other elders of the Yang family to stop him. Besides, Yang Zhengshan had already agreed to their marriage, so Yang Zhengxiang would naturally not say much and would only help to arrange it.

At first, Yang Zhengshan wondered why Yang Mingcheng had been gone for so long. Unfortunately, due to the inconvenience of communication, Yang Zhengshan did not ask immediately.

As for the safety issue, Yang Zhengshan was not worried at all. Under the control and management of Liang Chu, Chongshan Town was now much more stable than before. At least no soldiers or bandits dared to block the road openly.

Moreover, Yang Mingcheng and Yang Minghao are both warriors, and with Ding Qiu, a post-natal warrior, following them, their safety is naturally guaranteed.

In this way, Yang Zhengshan was busy with his own things and forgot about Yang Mingcheng and the others.

At the end of August, when Yang Mingcheng and his friends returned from Anning County, Yang Zhengshan was shocked to discover that he had a new daughter-in-law.

But when he found out that Mr. Liang San was urging them to get married, he felt a little amused and helpless.

Everything has been settled, and he has no intention of going back on his word. Mr. Liang San is just worrying for no reason.

However, given Mr. Liang San's indecisive nature, he shouldn't be so anxious. I guess this is what Liang Lin meant.

What else could Yang Zhengshan say about this? He could only accept this daughter-in-law.

The next morning, Yang Mingcheng and his companions returned to Yinghe Fort.

Yang Zhengshan sat in the main hall, waiting for the two newlyweds to serve him tea.

Looking at Liang Zhen dressed as a young wife, Yang Zhengshan smiled like an old father.

He was quite satisfied with his daughter-in-law.

The more I get to know her, the more I feel that Liang Zhen is a good girl.

Liang Zhen is different from Wang and Li. Wang and Li were village women before, while Liang Zhen used to live in the Liang family in Jing'an City and was considered a wealthy lady who had seen the world.

She was the daughter of a concubine and the legitimate child, and her position in the Liang family was somewhat awkward. Coupled with her unreliable father, Mr. Liang Sanye, she must have had a very aggrieved life in the Liang family.

However, Liang Zhen did not develop a complaining personality. Instead, beneath her weak appearance, she was a very strong-willed person.

Moreover, Liang Zhen is very opinionated and has a thorough understanding of things, which he probably inherited from Liang Lin.

As for Yang Minghao, although this kid has matured a lot in the past two years, he is still a little jumpy and heartless.

Having such a daughter-in-law looking after Yang Minghao, Yang Zhengshan felt that it would be very good for Yang Minghao.

Looking at his daughter-in-law and then at his little son who was grinning foolishly beside her, Yang Zhengshan curled his lips. This kid might not be good at other things, but he had good taste in choosing such a daughter-in-law.

"Dad, please have some tea!" Liang Zhen's nervous body trembled slightly as she brought the tea to Yang Zhengshan.

Her father-in-law was a fifth-rank defense officer of a thousand households. Facing such a father-in-law, she felt both proud and nervous.

Given the status of the Jing'an Liang family, it would be difficult for even legitimate daughters to marry into an official family, let alone a concubine's son or daughter.

The daughters of wealthy businessmen either married into wealthy families or became concubines of certain adults in order to build relationships and gain benefits for the family.

Marrying into the home of a fifth-rank defense officer as a daughter-in-law is unique in the Jing'an Liang family.

Yang Zhengshan took a sip of the tea and said, "Since you are already married, you should live a good life in the future. Husband and wife should take care of each other, support each other, and tolerate each other."

Well, he has never been married, so naturally he doesn’t know how to get along with his wife.

Just say a few words in the direction of harmony between husband and wife, it shouldn't be wrong.

Sure enough, after hearing his words, Liang Zhen showed a happy expression.

Yang Zhengshan took out an old silver hairpin from the basket beside him and handed it to Liang Zhen, saying, "This is the silver hairpin left by your mother-in-law. She is gone now, so I will give it to you on her behalf!"

A red envelope should be given to the new bride when she offers tea.

Yang Minghao is the son of the original couple, but the original couple have left this world, so he can only complete this ceremony on behalf of the original couple.

When he first came to this world, his original body left him two silver hairpins and two silver bracelets.

Yang Zhengshan had already given the pair of silver bracelets to his eldest daughter-in-law, Wang, and the other silver hairpin to his second daughter-in-law, Li. The remaining silver hairpin was left for his youngest daughter-in-law.

Such a silver hairpin is not expensive, it is just a souvenir.

"Thank you, Dad!" Liang Zhen took the silver hairpin and said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and took out another red envelope.

This time it was a real red envelope, a silver bill wrapped in red paper.

Not much, just a silver note worth fifty taels.

As a father-in-law, he couldn't give his daughter-in-law jewelry or anything like that, so he could only choose the most affordable and useful things.

"This is what I gave you, just take the flowers!" Yang Zhengshan felt a little uncomfortable.

In the past, when facing Wang and Li, except for feeling a little uncomfortable at the beginning, he eventually got used to it.

Now facing this new daughter-in-law again, he felt awkward again.

I don’t have a wife myself, but I end up having three daughters-in-law!
It is so easy to be a cheap father-in-law.

"Thank you, Dad!" Liang Zhen said again.

"Dad, where's mine?"

Seeing the red envelope, Yang Minghao, who had been standing nearby, couldn't help but interrupt.

Yang Zhengshan looked up and glared at him, then took out another purse from the basket and handed it to Yang Minghao, "This is for you."

The purse was bulging, and it seemed as if there was a lot of silver, but in fact there was only ten taels of silver.

Yang Minghao was not stupid either. After taking the purse, his face fell.

"father!"

He looked at Yang Zhengshan with a resentful face.

"If you don't want it, you can return it to me!" Yang Zhengshan said. Yang Minghao would never return it, and quickly hid the purse behind him.

He was very short of money, or rather, he was the poorest one in the Yang family.

Yang Mingcheng and Wang Shi were in charge of the family business, one in charge of the inner courtyard, so naturally they would not be short of money.

Yang Mingzhi had his own salary and was not short of money.

As for Yang Yunxue, Yang Zhengshan has always been very generous to his little daughter and often gives her some change. Although the amount is not much each time, the little girl likes to save money very much. In the past year, she has saved dozens of taels of silver.

Only Yang Minghao, although he followed Yang Zhengshan around to run errands every day, was seldom given money by Yang Zhengshan. Moreover, Yang Minghao was a spendthrift person, so he could not save the occasional money he had for a few days.

Even Wang Yunqiao and Lin Zhan are richer than him.

Then, Yang Minghao took Liang Zhen to meet his elder brother and sister-in-law. Excuse me, from now on she should be called Liang.

"Brother, sister-in-law, please have tea!"

The two of them were very well-behaved, and it looked like they were doing that.

Wang took the tea with a smile and took a sip, then took out a box and handed it to Liang.

"My sister-in-law doesn't have anything good to give you, so I bought you a pair of jade bracelets!"

As she spoke, she opened the wooden box, revealing the white jade bracelet inside.

This bracelet is not expensive, probably only around twenty taels of silver.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Liang gave Li a warm smile.

Yang Minghao looked at the pair of jade bracelets with envy, and then his gaze shifted to Yang Mingcheng.

"Brother, is the tea good?"

"Well, the tea my father bought is naturally delicious!" Yang Mingcheng said honestly.

"Then~~" Yang Minghao looked at Yang Mingcheng intently, the meaning was self-evident.

I've already drunk the tea, so shouldn't you give me the red envelope?
Yang Mingcheng also knew that he should give a red envelope, so he fumbled around in his body and took out a red envelope.

Yang Minghao took the red envelope in astonishment. This was a real red envelope, the same size as the one Yang Zhengshan gave to Liang Zhen, but it contained not a banknote but one or two taels of silver.

"Brother, this is too little!"

"It's a lot. When your elder brother got married, my father gave me ten copper coins!" Yang Mingcheng said with a simple and honest face.

This was true. At that time, the Yang family was very poor. After marrying Wang, the family did not have much spare money, so the red envelope that the original couple gave to Yang Mingcheng and Wang was only a few dozen copper coins.

"This~~" What else could Yang Minghao say? He could only offer tea to Yang Mingzhi with a depressed look on his face.

He thought that Yang Mingzhi was an official with his own salary, so he should give him a big red envelope.

As a result, Li gave Liang a gilded hairpin, and Yang Mingzhi gave Yang Minghao a piece of silver.

"I can't possibly surpass my big brother!"

Yang Mingzhi's reasons are also very sufficient.

Next came Yang Yunyan and Yang Yunxue. They prepared a sachet and a handkerchief for Liang respectively, which were both sewn by themselves as a token of their appreciation.

As for Yang Minghao, he didn't get a penny from them.

Finally, there were Lin Zhan, Wang Yunqiao, and younger generations like Yang Chengye and Yang Chengmao. They didn’t even need to give red envelopes, they just needed to acknowledge each other.

Yang Minghao was completely discouraged. After all this round, he only received eleven taels and eight cents of silver, while Liang received fifty taels of silver plus a pair of white jade bracelets and a gilded hairpin.

This gap is too big!

After the recognition, Yang Zhengshan said, "Boss, take some time to go to the pawnshop and buy another servant in the next two days."

Wang and Li each had a woman and a maid by their side, and Liang naturally had one as well.

"Okay, Dad!" Yang Mingcheng responded.

Then Yang Zhengshan asked everyone to disperse.

It is natural for a new bride to take a few days to adapt. Yang Zhengshan doesn't care how Liang adapts. Wang is in charge of the affairs of the inner house. Yang Zhengshan believes that she can take good care of this younger sister-in-law.

As for the couple’s residence, there is no longer a courtyard in their home, so they can only live in the wing rooms of the main courtyard.

When everyone was leaving, Yang Zhengshan called out to Yang Mingcheng alone.

"Is everything okay at home?"

Yang Mingcheng had just returned yesterday, so he didn't ask too many questions. Now that he had some time, he wanted to know about the situation in Yangjia Village.

"Everything is fine. The crops in the fields are growing well this year and the harvest should be very good!" said Yang Mingcheng.

The Yang family still has 120 acres of land in Yangjia Village. Although this amount of land is not important to the Yang family now, Yang Mingcheng still cares about the harvest from the land.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "The horse farm will have a batch of horses in a few days. When the time comes, you can pay back the money you owe to the government office first, and use the remaining money to buy some good farmland when you return to Yangjia Village."

Here, arable land is the most stable investment, which is why those wealthy families like to buy land.

Yang Zhengshan was no exception. If it was time to buy land, he would do so.

Now he is just buying some land. When he has enough money, he wants to buy a few farms to run.

"Yes!" Yang Mingcheng replied.

Yang Zhengshan asked again, "How is Mr. Liang San's business going?"

"He has helped Manager Luo contact the Liang family's caravan, and the Liang family's caravan will deliver the cloth to Guancheng in a few days. In addition, Mr. Liang San said that he will come over after he arranges the cloth shop." Yang Mingcheng said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded.

In this way, Luo Shang's problem will be solved, and the Liang family will also go to Ningzhou City to develop.

Perhaps the Liang family will not be able to develop in Ningzhou City, but life will definitely be better than in Anning County.

(End of this chapter)