Chapter 144 It’s time to find a wife!
At night, in the study of the main courtyard, Yang Zhengshan was working at his desk calculating the remaining food and silver in the government office.

This time he went to Songzhou Wei not only to deliver New Year gifts, but also to ask for food and military pay.

After accepting Miss Yu Lu, Sha Pingchuan generously met his request and promised to have all the food and military pay delivered to Anyuan City within three days.

This is also what Yang Zhengshan found strange, but whether it is strange or not is no longer important. What he is considering now is how much benefits should be given to the soldiers.

The soldiers in the garrison camp and the soldiers in the garrison outside the city must also be given the money.

In a short period of time, Yang Zhengshan could not change the lives of these military households, but he could distribute some food to them so that they could have a good New Year.

At the same time, he also took the opportunity to win over the hearts of the people and let all the soldiers and military households under the garrison office know how good he was.

This way, he would face less resistance when dealing with the officials in the garrison later.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was thinking about how much food and wages could be distributed to each soldier, the study door was gently pushed open, and Yu Qingyi walked in wearing a light blue jacket embroidered with peony flowers.

Yang Zhengshan looked up at her but didn't care.

Yu Qingyi came to the desk carrying a bowl of soup. She casually opened the lid and served a bowl of Tremella and lotus seed porridge.

"Sir, this is the porridge I just made, please have a taste!"

During this period of time, Yu Qingyi has been staying in the main courtyard and has become familiar with Yang Zhengshan.

She was no longer afraid and shy about Yang Zhengshan as before. Perhaps to please him, or maybe because she just thought he was a nice person, she would often cook some food for him.

There is a small kitchen in the main courtyard, which was previously used for burning firewood and heating the kang, but now it has become Yu Qingyi's exclusive kitchen.

This headmaster is not only good at kendo, but also extremely skilled in cooking. The porridge and soup he cooks are more delicious than those cooked by the cook at home.

Yang Zhengshan did not stop Yu Qingyi from doing these. As long as Yu Qingyi did not leave the main courtyard, he did not mind Yu Qingyi doing whatever she wanted.

Yang Zhengshan seemed to have gotten used to Yu Qingyi's feeding him. He simply reached out to take the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

After finishing a bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge, Yang Zhengshan nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad!"

"Sir, would you like another bowl?" Yu Qingyi asked with joy in his eyes.

Yang Zhengshan looked up and met her bright eyes.

The standard oval face appeared gentle and quiet in the slightly dim candlelight, and the eyes full of joy looked extremely bright, which made Yang Zhengshan intoxicated.

He reached out and handed the bowl to Yu Qingyi. Yu Qingyi did not notice anything unusual about him and took the bowl and filled it with another bowl of porridge.

But just when Yu Qingyi handed the bowl to Yang Zhengshan again, Yang Zhengshan, whether intentionally or unintentionally, held her hand.

Yu Qingyi was stunned at first, then her cheeks flushed, and she pulled her hand back in panic.

"Please enjoy your meal, sir!"

After saying this, Yu Qingyi fled from the study in panic.

Yang Zhengshan came back to his senses, looked down at the porridge in his hand, then looked up at the empty door.

"Meow, I'm going crazy!"

He actually had some worldly desires, and just now he had the urge to pull Yu Qingyi into his arms and ravage her.

In fact, it's not his fault. Although he temporarily suppressed the anger that was seduced by Yu Lu during the day, suppressing it doesn't mean it has completely disappeared.

It would be strange if he had no reaction when there was a beautiful woman hanging around him in the middle of the night.

Food color also.

Now that Yang Zhengshan is in good health, with a healthy waist and kidneys, his normal needs are naturally becoming more and more vigorous.

Even at the age of forty, he couldn't suppress his temper as a man.

Looking down at the bulging collar of his shirt, Yang Zhengshan pulled his beard hard.

"It's time to find a wife! If you keep going on like this, I won't be able to control you anymore!"

Yang Zhengshan raised his head and drank the porridge in his hand. He was about to continue calculating how much food should be distributed to the soldiers, but his mind was full of thoughts.

Sometimes the graceful dance of Yu Lu appears, and sometimes the bright figure of Yu Qingyi appears under the candlelight.

"..."

If the mind is not calm, the spirit cannot be at peace.

Yang Zhengshan felt that he was a little unhealthy. No, it was his brain that was unhealthy. He was uncontrollably thinking about things that he shouldn't be thinking about.

In desperation, Yang Zhengshan could only put down the pen in his hand, stand up, take the gun, walk out of the room, and wave it under the cold moonlight.

It was the coldest time of the year, and the weather was freezing cold. For just a moment, Yang Zhengshan felt the icy breath penetrating his clothes, but it was quickly dispersed by the heat released by his body.

On the other side, Yu Qingyi, who escaped back to the room, felt like a deer was beating its heart, its face was flushed, its heart was beating like a thorn, its eyebrows and eyes were full of spring, and it was even more beautiful and charming.

If Yang Zhengshan saw this scene, he would probably turn into a beast.

Yu Qingyi's thoughts were also in a mess. She really wanted to please Yang Zhengshan, but she never thought of involving herself.

After spending some time together, she felt that Yang Zhengshan was a relatively decent person, and she also sensed that Yang Zhengshan had no ill will towards her, so she was able to let down her guard and try to please Yang Zhengshan.

Her purpose of trying to please Yang Zhengshan was very simple, so that she could safely pass through the time as a prisoner, and also to find a support for the Tianqing Sword Sect.

For a martial arts sect like the Tianqing Sword Sect, it is very necessary to make friends with a powerful official.

But in fact, most officials look down on martial artists and martial arts sects, or they use them as tools.

The Black Cliff Village colluded with many officials in Anyuan Prefecture City, so they were able to suppress the Tianqing Sword Sect and make it unable to raise its head.

Therefore, Yu Qingyi wanted to surrender to Yang Zhengshan in order to seek Yang Zhengshan's protection and support, and use Yang Zhengshan's power to fight against Heiyazhai.

This was what she had been thinking before.

But now her thoughts have changed unconsciously.

Hearing the noise outside the window, Yu Qingyi looked out.

The thick window screen blocked her view and the dim moonlight made it difficult for her to see clearly. She could only see a tall figure moving back and forth in the yard.

Thinking of the intense heat just now, Yu Qingyi's heart beat faster.

Although she always called herself a commoner woman, she had never really married and had never truly fallen in love. She was still as innocent as a little girl.

And now she was like a young girl who had just begun to fall in love, with her heart and mind full of chaotic thoughts.

As the night deepened, the world became quieter. Yang Zhengshan practiced hard for more than an hour before he suppressed his anger.

Inside the room, Yu Qingyi sat blankly by the window for more than an hour before looking away.

……

Sha Pingchuan was still very honest. As he promised, he sent a large amount of grain and three thousand taels of silver to Yang Zhengshan on the third day.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan didn't ask for much, and all the grain and money were what the Anyuanzhou garrison deserved, but they were intercepted by the former Weisi Yamen.

However, Yang Zhengshan had no right to collect those old debts. As long as Sha Pingchuan was willing to give him food and money, he didn't mind keeping Miss Yu Lu at home.

It's just a few more mouths to feed, the Yang family can afford it.

The girl Yu Lu was also strange. After arriving at the Yang family, she did not leave the main door or the secondary door and did not make any noise.

Yang Zhengshan didn't go to see her, and she didn't think about looking for Yang Zhengshan. She was so honest that it was a bit unbelievable.

Yang Zhengshan didn't care about this. As long as the girl behaved herself and didn't cause any trouble, Yang Zhengshan wouldn't bother with her.

As for whether or not to really take her as a concubine, Yang Zhengshan really had no such idea.

Even if he wants a woman, he should find a proper wife.

After receiving the food and money sent by Sha Pingchuan, Yang Zhengshan continued to be busy with the training of the garrison camp.

It was already the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and all the New Year gifts that the Yang family was supposed to give had already been given out.

There is Yang Mingcheng in Anning County and there is Yang Mingzhi in Jianning Wei.

This year, Yang Zhengshan did not prepare any special New Year gift for Zhou Lan. He just asked Yang Mingzhi to prepare a similar New Year gift and send it to Zhou Lan.

It’s not that Yang Zhengshan doesn’t value Zhou Lan anymore, but he really can’t give Zhou Lan anything special.

We can't ask him to write another book on military strategy.

Arriving at Chengguanbao and looking at the soldiers who were training, Yang Zhengshan nodded with satisfaction.

These soldiers have been training for more than half a month and have almost completed basic training. The remaining training will probably have to wait until after the New Year.

"grown ups!"

Seeing Yang Zhengshan, Han Cheng immediately came forward to greet him.

"Get ready. Tomorrow I will distribute food and wages to the soldiers, and the day after tomorrow I will dispatch 300 people to inspect the garrison outside the city!"

Yang Zhengshan ordered.

Speaking of which, he hasn't visited the garrison outside the city yet. Last time, he warned Tian Gui and other garrison officials, and he doesn't know if these guys have done anything bad recently.

If these guys don't do anything, Yang Zhengshan doesn't mind cleaning them out before the New Year.

"I obey your command!" Han Cheng responded quickly.

Yang Zhengshan nodded and walked into the main room.

Han Cheng followed closely behind, and at the same time he winked at the young man behind Yang Zhengshan.

The young man hurried to the next room to prepare tea.

This young man is Han Cheng’s eldest son, Han Fei. He is already 23 years old and has reached the level of refining strength.

Yang Zhengshan had previously said that he wanted to meet Han Cheng’s eldest son, and later Yang Zhengshan kept Han Fei by his side.

In the main hall, Yang Zhengshan chatted with Song Dashan, Yang Mingzhen and others about the situation of the soldiers.

I just want to know if there are any bad apples in the garrison camp's soup.

Although he had previously cleared out all of Xu Wanfu's cronies, there were still spies from other forces in the reserve camp.

After more than half a month of training, Song Dashan, Yang Mingzhen and others have screened all the soldiers.

The screening results were very good. There was nothing too difficult to deal with here. There were only a few minions. Song Dashan and his team had already driven them away.

"The screening cannot stop. You have to keep an eye on them and cultivate your own confidants."

"Ming Zhen, especially you, if you want to achieve something in the army, you must have a group of brothers who can trust you with life and death."

"Now is the best opportunity. You need to put more thought into whether you can turn the soldiers under your command into your brothers!"

Yang Zhengshan began to persuade him patiently again.

He has already brought out Yang Mingwu, Yang Chengze and others, and now there are very few people he can teach them.

But Yang Mingzhen and other members of the Yang family had just joined the army not long ago and still had a lot to learn.

Although they are all team officers now, it does not mean that they are all qualified team officers.

"Yes, I'll think about it carefully later!"

Yang Mingzhen humbly accepted Yang Zhengshan's teachings.

To them, Yang Zhengshan is not only an elder, but also a teacher.

It was Yang Zhengshan who made them warriors, and it was also Yang Zhengshan who gave them a future.

"Ok!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and nodded.

He was still very satisfied with these Yang family members.

Obedient, down-to-earth, pragmatic and not impetuous, Yang Zhengshan can find many advantages in them.

This has to do with their background. They used to be a group of farmers' children. To put it bluntly, even if they wanted to learn some bad habits, they didn't have the conditions to do so.

In addition, the people Yang Zhengxiang sent to him were all selected.

There are some ruffians in the Yang family, but Yang Zhengxiang doesn't like them.

(End of this chapter)