Chapter 148: I pay my respects to the Master!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Zhengshan gave a red envelope to everyone in his family.

Needless to say, Yang Mingcheng and others had their red envelopes prepared by Yang Zhengshan with great care.

Yang Zhengshan asked the craftsmen in the official office to make a spear for Yang Mingcheng, Yang Minghao, Yang Yunxue, Lin Zhan and Wang Yunqiao respectively. The material used for the spears was the fine iron that Yang Zhengshan asked Mr. Lu to buy.

Each spear costs more than fifty taels of silver. Although they are not magical weapons, they are much better than the standard weapons in the army.

Such a spear is nothing to Yang Mingcheng and Yang Minghao, but to Yang Yunxue, Lin Zhan and Wang Yunqiao, it is a rare gift.

Although they are young, they have been practicing spear skills for several years. They used wooden spears before, but today they finally have an iron spear of their own. Naturally, the three of them are very surprised.

"Thank you, daddy!"

"Thank you, Master!"

The three men held their spears and bowed in thanks.

Yang Zhengshan looked at them and said with a loving smile: "Practice well and don't let me down."

A daughter and two apprentices, these three talents are the ones that Yang Zhengshan has carefully cultivated.

Although they are not warriors yet, their potential and talent will far exceed that of the three Yang Mingcheng brothers.

Every bowl of spiritual spring water they drink will become a part of their foundation. When they reach age and truly embark on the path of cultivation, they will surely soar to the sky and make a sensation.

Counting their ages, Yang Yunxue is already fourteen years old this year, and Lin Zhan and Wang Yunqiao are already thirteen years old. In two years at most, they will be able to become warriors.

"Yes, I will definitely not let you down!" Lin Zhan said solemnly.

He and Wang Yunqiao were most grateful to Yang Zhengshan. The more they experienced and the more they saw, the deeper their gratitude towards Yang Zhengshan.

Now the Yang family has many servants, and among these servants there are many who, like them, lost their loved ones and had to sell themselves into slavery. Compared with these servants, they are undoubtedly lucky.

But compared with the servants who were sold to other places, the servants of the Yang family were also lucky.

The Yang family doesn't have so many rules and they won't torture their servants. As long as they work hard, the Yang family won't treat them harshly.

Moreover, the Yang family also taught them to read and martial arts. This kind of treatment was definitely not what servants deserved.

"Wu Hai!" Yang Zhengshan called.

"I'm here!" Wu Hai hurriedly walked in from outside.

Yang Zhengshan handed him two baskets and said, "Distribute them to the people below. Give each one a copy for good luck!"

He was still very generous and would give red envelopes to the servants in his mansion during the New Year and other festivals.

The money in it was not much, an ordinary servant would only get twenty cents, while for people like Wu Hai and Ding Qiu, Yang Zhengshan would give two taels of silver.

As for the maids, servants and maids, Yang Zhengshan doesn't need to worry about them. Masters like Yang Mingcheng will give them red envelopes separately.

Wu Hai left, but the red envelope distribution was not over yet. After giving out red envelopes to his family members, there were still other people who wanted to come and pay New Year's greetings.

First, Song Dashan brought his whole family to pay New Year's greetings to Yang Zhengshan, followed by Yang Mingzhen and other members of the Yang family. Yang Zhengshan was generous and gave them all a generous red envelope.

In fact, the red envelopes distributed by Yang Zhengshan this year are considered small. Last year in Yinghebao, all the children in the village came to wish him a happy new year, and he distributed hundreds of small red envelopes of two cents each.

After all the red envelopes were distributed, everyone dispersed happily. Yang Zhengshan walked back to the bedroom with a smile and took out another wooden box.

He came to the west room and saw Yu Qingyi in a daze.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Missing my disciples!" Yu Qingyi came back to his senses and said embarrassedly.

She also has three disciples. The oldest one is seventeen years old and has just become a warrior not long ago. The youngest is only six years old and is an orphan she picked up two years ago.

"When things outside are over, you can go back and see them!"

Yang Zhengshan knew that she was homesick, which was normal. How could a person not miss home when he was alone in an unfamiliar environment during the New Year?
"When will it end?" Yu Qingyi looked at Yang Zhengshan expectantly.

Although she didn't know what Yang Zhengshan was talking about now, it didn't stop her from eagerly hoping that this matter would end soon.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "It may take two to three months at the fastest, or a year at the slowest!"

The Secret Guards have already figured out the general situation of the smuggling case. The only problem is that they have not yet found any clues about Prince Qing's Mansion.

The dual-blade warrior they had been targeting has already left Anyuan City. If this dual-blade warrior is really connected to Prince Qing's Palace, they should be able to gain something soon.

If they couldn't find any evidence related to Prince Qing's Mansion, Lu Hua and the Secret Guards wouldn't be able to waste too much time on it.

Yang Zhengshan estimated that Lu Hua could not wait for a year, let alone half a year.

After all, Lu Hua is the commander-in-chief of the Secret Guard Zhenbei Division, and the Zhenbei Division is responsible for not only Chongshan Town, but the entire northern part of Dayong is under the supervision of the Zhenbei Division.

Lu Hua has been dragging on in Chongshan Town for a long time, and it is impossible for him to keep dragging on like this.

"This is for you!" Yang Zhengshan handed the box in his hand to Yu Qingyi.

"For me?" Yu Qingyi was startled, then a look of joy appeared in her eyes, "Can I open it?"

"Of course!" Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and said with a smile.

Yu Qingyi opened the box, revealing a ruby-gilded hairpin inside. The bright ruby ​​inlaid on the hairpin looked particularly dazzling.

Looking at the ruby ​​on it, Yu Qingyi was delighted at first, and then said in a low voice: "Sir, this is too precious."

She is also a woman, how could she not know the value of this gilded hairpin?
This small gilded hairpin must have cost over a hundred taels of silver.

"Just take it, I'm giving it to you!" Yang Zhengshan touched his nose and said.

This ruby-gilded hairpin was originally the dowry he had saved for Yang Yunxue, but now?
He could only say sorry to his adopted daughter.

Dad will save up a dowry for you slowly in the future. Now, dad will use your dowry to find a stepmother for you!
If Yang Yunxue knew what he was thinking, she might call him a scumbag. But unfortunately, Yang Yunxue didn't know.

"Thank you, sir!" Yu Qingyi lowered her head and her cheeks turned red again.

When Yang Zhengshan saw her blushing face, his heart couldn't help but beat faster.

"I'll bring it to you!"

Having said that, he did not allow Yu Qingyi to refuse. He directly picked up the gilded hairpin in the box, and then took off the silver hairpin on Yu Qingyi's head.

But he seemed to have forgotten one question.

That is, he doesn't know how to wear his hair in a bun.

As soon as the silver hairpin was taken off, black liquid fell down like a waterfall.

Yang Zhengshan tried in a hurry to tie up his long hair, but it became more and more tangled.

The pair of hands that had practiced the Thousand Machine Hands were as uncontrollable as ten carrots.

His clumsy look made Yu Qingyi laugh.

The clear laughter echoed in the room, but Yang Zhengshan was stunned.

It was the first time he had seen Yu Qingyi so bright and beautiful. Before her blush faded, her bright smile appeared again. She was like a blooming rose, so beautiful that people wanted to touch her.

Yang Zhengshan really touched it, his hand let go of the soft hair and fell on the rosy cheek.

The laughter stopped abruptly and Yu Qingyi's cheeks turned red.

The atmosphere in the room became ambiguous.

Yang Zhengshan could even hear his own heart beating, and the beast in his heart seemed to be about to break out of its cage.

But at this moment, Wu Hai's voice was heard outside the door.

"Master, Miss Yu Lu wants to see you!"

The manic beast was suppressed in an instant, the ambiguous atmosphere was broken, and Yu Qingyi jumped up like a frightened deer and fled into the bedroom with disheveled hair.

Yang Zhengshan held the gilded hairpin stiffly, his face suddenly becoming gloomy.

Damn, I’m very angry!
The atmosphere was building up here, but it was interrupted by someone.

Yang Zhengshan walked into the main room with a sullen face. Wu Hai was standing outside the door with a humble look on his face. Not far away, Miss Yu Lu was standing quietly with her maid and old woman.

Today, Yu Lu was wearing a light blue jacket and had light makeup on her face. She didn't look as gorgeous as before, but had a more delicate look like a young girl.

It was as if she was a different person. For a moment, Yang Zhengshan was unable to connect the Yu Lu in front of him with the half-covered, charming and seductive dancer.

Looking at Yu Lu, Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.

"come in!"

Yu Lu walked into the main room and bowed.

"I pay my respects to you, Master!"

The voice was still as soft as before, but the emotion in the tone seemed a little cold.

Yang Zhengshan sat in the main seat and looked her up and down.

Suddenly, he found that the girl was not as weak as he had imagined, which changed his previous impression of her.

My concubine!

Yang Zhengshan continued to frown.

"I don't mean to take you as my concubine!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yu Lu raised her head, revealing her white neck, "Master, I have entered the Yang family!"

"Haha, where the gate of the Yang family is is not determined by this courtyard, but by me."

Yang Zhengshan chuckled, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

Feeling his gaze, Yu Lu trembled slightly, and suddenly she felt as if she was seen through, as if all her clothes had disappeared and she was standing naked in front of Yang Zhengshan.

The calmness just now turned into panic.

"It's your concubine, no, it's your servant who wishes you a happy new year, Master!" She knelt on the ground and bowed.

That’s right, she was just a slave. Sha Pingchuan said she was his goddaughter, but in fact he held her indenture contract in his hand.

Sha Pingchuan gave the person to Yang Zhengshan, but did not give Yang Zhengshan a sales contract.

It is still unclear whether this person belongs to Yang Zhengshan or Sha Pingchuan.

Yang Zhengshan stared at her, then his eyes moved to the two old women and two maids behind her.

During the time they lived here, their every move could not escape Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

Yu Lu is very honest and has never left Xiuchun Garden, but the two old women around her seem a little dishonest and often find excuses to wander around the yard.

"You two old women are a little ignorant, so I'll let someone teach you for two days!"

Yang Zhengshan had not originally planned to deal with these two old women, but now that they had bumped into him, there was no need to keep them.

As for Sha Pingchuan, they are just two ignorant old women. How could Sha Pingchuan turn against him for this?

(End of this chapter)