Chapter 15: Zhengshan is also a sentimental person

Touching the bamboo leaves embroidered on the cotton-padded jacket, Lu Songhe sighed softly, "You guys are so thoughtful!"

He blamed the original body for not taking good care of his daughter, but he also understood that the original body had no choice. After all, the original body was suffering from hidden injuries and was powerless.

If you want to blame someone, blame him for not having the nerve to regret the marriage.

He was dissatisfied with Yang Zhengshan as his son-in-law, but he did not really hate Yang Zhengshan.

In fact, although the original couple lived a poor life, they had a very good relationship. They were together for twenty years and except for the occasional quarrel, they had never had any major conflicts.

"This is what we should do!" Yang Zhengshan helped Lu Songhe put on his cotton clothes.

The size is just right, and although the fabric is just ordinary cotton, it is made very carefully, and it is obvious that Yang Yunyan put a lot of thought into it.

"I heard that your injury has healed?" Lu Songhe said casually.

"Well, okay, but..." Yang Zhengshan looked sad.

He was not pretending, he really felt sad, but the reason for his sadness was not because of his original wife.

He was a good young man, but now he is a grandfather. What does it matter if he is healthy? He is no longer the young man he used to be.

Thinking that he had aged ten years inexplicably, he felt as bitter as if he had eaten bitter gourd.

However, he has been in this world for a month and a half, and he has actually accepted all these hardships. However, when facing his cheap father-in-law, he has to show his sadness for his deceased wife.

"Forget it, Qing'er is unlucky. You still have the children. You should take good care of them in the future!" Seeing him so sad, Lu Songhe's dissatisfaction in his heart dissipated a lot, and he comforted him instead.

Yang Zhengshan felt relieved, but there was still a hint of sadness on his face.

I am so miserable!

Woohoo, when I think about those carefree days I used to live, my heart becomes bitter.

Back then, I was also a little green dragon in the bar and bathhouse, but now I’m a father and a grandfather, woohoo, I can’t have fun anymore.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes became red when he suddenly recalled those happy days.

He missed the enchanting figure under the lights and wine, the long legs walking on the streets, and the warm little hands in the bathhouse.

Seeing him like this, Lu Songhe's heart softened even more.

Alas, Zhengshan is also an affectionate person!
He misunderstood, but it wasn't really a misunderstanding. Yang Zhengshan was indeed an affectionate person, but the object of his affection was those happy little days.

What he is deeply affectionate towards is not a person, but the ocean.

Yang Zhengshan secretly glanced at Lu Songhe, and seeing that he looked gentle, he immediately felt that the performance was almost over. He quickly suppressed the sadness on his face, but said with a forced smile: "Dad, the day before yesterday, bandits attacked Jiangjia Village, and I killed the leader of that group, Scar Liu."

"The county government has offered a reward of three hundred taels of silver to Scar Liu. This matter..."

He didn't say the rest, but waited for Lu Songhe's reaction.

The purpose of his coming today was not just to build relationships with Lu Songhe, but also to ask Lu Songhe for some advice.

Although he should get the three hundred taels of silver for killing Scar Liu, he didn't know if there was any trick behind it, nor did he know whether the county government would really fulfill its promise.

He didn't really care whether he could get the reward or not. He wasn't short of money anyway. He was mainly afraid that this matter would bring disaster to the Yang family.

It wasn't that he was too careful, but this was not the world he used to be in, nor was it the well-ordered society he used to be in. He was new here, so it was always better to be cautious.

"You killed Scar Liu!" Lu Songhe said in surprise.

"Yeah!" Yang Zhengshan nodded.

Lu Songhe's eyes widened a little, "I heard that he is very powerful."

"He's quite powerful, but a little worse than me." Yang Zhengshan said.

Lu Songhe looked him up and down, and said thoughtfully: "This is a good thing. The reward is not important. What's important is that this matter can make Lord Luo pay attention to you!"

"Do you have any idea?"

Yang Zhengshan shook his head. "I know very little about the county government, and I don't know what to think for a moment."

Lu Songhe stroked his gray beard and nodded slightly.

"Lord Luo is a capable man. It is your luck to be in his eyes. However, if you want to seek an official position, you still need to plan carefully!"

Warriors can also become officials. In the military, as long as one is a warrior, he can be promoted after joining the army for about a year and become a grassroots officer such as a general flag or a captain.

At the local level, warriors can serve as assistant officials or miscellaneous officials, such as county magistrate, patrol inspector, post station magistrate, captain of police, etc.

What specific official position one can hold depends on the operation. An assistant official like the county magistrate cannot be decided by the county government and requires a lot of connections.

The position of county magistrate is not something Yang Zhengshan can imagine at the moment. In fact, he likes the position of inspector very much. Although inspector is only a ninth-rank official position, he has his own yamen and dozens or even hundreds of soldiers under his command, and his responsibilities and powers are not small.

As Anning County is close to the northern border, three inspection offices have been established. Compared with the position of county magistrate, the position of inspector is easier to obtain.

However, this is just Yang Zhengshan’s idea. Whether it can succeed depends on whether Lu Songhe has a solution.

"There's no rush for this matter. Let me ask Dalang first!" Lu Songhe said after thinking for a moment.

Naturally, he wanted to help Yang Zhengshan get a job. After all, Yang Zhengshan was his son-in-law, and the children of the Yang family were his grandchildren. Helping Yang Zhengshan was like helping him get his deceased daughter.

In the past, Yang Zhengshan had neither the ability nor the opportunity, so he naturally would not have such an idea, but now that Yang Zhengshan has the opportunity, he must help.

Yang Zhengshan was not in a hurry. He just had such an idea, not that he had to seek an official position.

If there is a chance, he will try his best to get it. If he doesn't get it, he won't be too disappointed.

At noon, Yang Zhengshan stayed at Lu's house for lunch.

Lu Songhe had two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Lu Zhaoqi, worked as a clerk in the county government, and the second son, Lu Zhaoran, was responsible for managing the family's fields. The Lu family's fields were not just dozens of acres, but hundreds of acres, making them true gentry and landlords.

In addition, Lu Songhe has four grandsons, Lu Wenchun, Lu Wenjie, Lu Wenhua and Lu Wenyuan. Among them, the best student is Lu Wenyuan, who is sixteen years old this year and has already become a student. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to take part in the college entrance examination next year.

However, Yang Zhengshan did not see Lu Wenyuan today. Lu Wenyuan was studying at an academy in the county town and seldom returned to Qinghe Town.

The Lu family was very caring towards Yang Zhengshan, the son-in-law. Several younger generations respected him very much and did not make things difficult for him or look down on him.

So the lunch was very lively. Yang Zhengshan even drank a few glasses of wine with Lu Zhaoran. When he left Lu's house, even his steps were a little unsteady.

(End of this chapter)