Chapter 16 Yes, You Were Picked Up

Towards evening, Yang Zhengshan returned to the Yang family.

The Yang family is still very lively. The affairs of Jiangjia Village have ended, and the young men from Yangjia Village have all returned.

Yang Chengze, Yang Chengxu, and Yang Qinwu had nothing to do, so they came to the Yang family to practice martial arts.

But there is one more person today, Yang Minghao also came back.

"Dad!" Yang Minghao pouted and looked resentful when he saw Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan was slightly stunned when he saw him, "Why are you back?"

"I miss home!" Yang Minghao said aggrievedly.

How could he not feel wronged?

When he returned home, he realized that his family was living a good life. Not only did they have meat for every meal, but his elder and second brothers had also regained their martial arts skills.

And what about him?
I worked in the blacksmith shop every day, it was hard and tiring, and there was even no meat to eat.

Thinking about the suffering he had endured and the good life at home, he really wanted to ask Yang Zhengshan if he was adopted.

If he really asked, Yang Zhengshan would definitely say, yes, you were picked up, not just you, this whole family was picked up by me, so what do you think!
Well, Yang Zhengshan had indeed forgotten about his youngest son. Except for the first time he saw his youngest son when he went to the county town, he never thought of him again.

Don't blame him. There are so many people in the family, so it's normal to neglect them.

Yang Mingcheng and Yang Mingzhi were still close to him, so he couldn't ignore them even if he wanted to. But Yang Minghao was always in the county town, so he naturally wouldn't think of him if he couldn't see him.

"It's good that you're back. Don't go to the blacksmith shop anymore!" Yang Zhengshan didn't care about Yang Minghao's grievances. He pretended not to see anything and just said lightly.

"Really!" Yang Minghao immediately became happy when he heard that.

"Well, practice martial arts well in the future and strive to become a warrior as soon as possible." Yang Zhengshan said.

It doesn't matter whether you drive one sheep or two sheep, so one more Yang Minghao doesn't matter.

However, the house is becoming more and more crowded. Yang Minghao can only live in one room with Lin Zhan. If there is one more person, they can only live in his main house.

It seems that I will have to build a big house next year.

Yang Zhengshan thought to himself.

He hadn't had such an idea before, but when he saw the Lu family's large courtyard, he had this idea.

However, whether he can live in a big house depends on whether the county government can give him the reward money.

The county government was still very honest. It should be said that the magistrate Luo Jin kept his promises. On the fourth day after Jiangjia Village was hit by bandits, Yang Zhengshan received a reward from the county government. Three hundred taels of silver were delivered to Yang Zhengshan without a cent less.

The person who came to deliver the reward silver was Yang Zhengshan's brother-in-law Lu Zhaoqi.

Inside the main hall of the Yang family, Lu Zhaoqi looked with great interest at the people practicing martial arts in the courtyard.

"Your place is much more lively than before."

Yang Zhengshan took out the teapot he had just bought and brewed a pot of tea. He said, "My injury has healed. The clan leader wants me to get more involved in clan affairs. Those guys were sent by the clan leader!"

Lu Zhaoqi nodded slightly, then looked at Yang Zhengshan, looking at the white hair on his temples, and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, you've aged a lot!"

"..."

The corner of Yang Zhengshan's mouth twitched slightly.

Can we not mention old age? We are good brothers. If we do, I will have the urge to hit him. Yang Zhengshan is ten years older, and he admits it now. But when someone suddenly mentions it, he still feels aggrieved and depressed. He wants to grab Lu Zhaoqi's ears and yell, "I am only 28 years old this year. I am a good young man."

Too bad he can't.

"We are old, and our children have grown up!" What else could Yang Zhengshan say? He could only shift the topic to his children. He didn't want to continue to dwell on the subject of age.

"I heard Wenyuan is a good student!"

When mentioning his youngest son, Lu Zhaoqi immediately revealed a smug look, "Haha, Wenyuan is indeed good. The teacher in the academy said that he has a great chance of passing the academy exam next year!"

"For the college entrance examination, we need to go to the provincial capital, right?" Yang Zhengshan asked as he poured tea.

"Yes! We will set off in May." Lu Zhaoqi said.

Yang Zhengshan said with a smile: "Let Mingcheng go with him when the time comes, so that he can take care of him."

Lu Zhaoqi took a sip of the tea, and the faint fragrance of tea flowed through his mouth, "It's enough for Wenchun to accompany me!"

"Haha, Mingcheng has practiced martial arts, so you can rest assured with him protecting you!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

The Yang family and the Lu family are real relatives. Since they are relatives, they naturally have to be closer, exchange courtesies, and help each other. This is what relatives do.

It is about two hundred miles from Anning County to Jing'an Prefecture. Not to mention the danger, just look at the traffic conditions here. It will take at least three or four days to walk more than two hundred miles. Without someone to take care of you, this road is really difficult to travel.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan also wanted to go to the provincial capital to take a look, but considering that there was still more than half a year before the college entrance examination, he couldn't make up his mind now.

If the time is right, he will go there in person. If he doesn't have time, he will let Yang Mingcheng go with him.

"Then I won't be polite. I'll trouble Mingcheng to go with me when the time comes!" Lu Zhaoqi no longer refused and accepted Yang Zhengshan's kindness.

Then he changed the subject and said, "Dad has already told me about seeking an official position."

"Lord Luo was very happy that you killed Scar Liu. He even summoned me to ask about your situation."

"But if you want to seek an official position, I'm afraid you don't have a chance for now. There are only a few official positions of high rank in the county government, and they are all filled to capacity. Now that no one is stepping down, you have no chance to get in."

"If you just want to work in the county government, it shouldn't be difficult. I can help you get a good position as a third-shift yamen runner or a postmaster or horse soldier!"

It’s not that he was unwilling to help Yang Zhengshan, but he really had no choice.

He was just a clerk without even a rank. How could he get an official position for Yang Zhengshan?
Yang Zhengshan was a little disappointed when he heard this, but his disappointment soon disappeared. "It can't be forgotten. As for the yamen runners and the like, I don't care about them either."

What he wanted was an official position with a certain rank, not some low-ranking position.

Although this low-ranking position gave him some power and income, it also restricted his freedom.

Instead of wasting time on that, it is better to stay in Yangjia Village to improve your own strength, train your children, and wait for the opportunity.

He believed that as long as he was strong enough and the children in his family were outstanding enough, he would have a chance to succeed in the future.

"Don't be too disappointed. You have already been recognized by Lord Luo. You may be reused by him at any time." Lu Zhaoqi comforted.

What he said was correct. Luo Jin did remember Yang Zhengshan, but whether Luo Jin would help Yang Zhengshan get a position depended on whether Luo Jin really valued Yang Zhengshan.

It can be seen from the fact that Luo Jin did not summon Yang Zhengshan that he actually did not value Yang Zhengshan very much. He only paid attention to Yang Zhengshan because of Scar Liu's death.

This is understandable. Yang Zhengshan is a warrior, but in Luo Jin's eyes, he is just an ordinary citizen. It is not worth it for him to keep Yang Zhengshan in his mind.

(End of this chapter)