Chapter 173: The wedding date is approaching, relatives and friends come to visit

Xu Jin's arrival still brings many benefits to Yang Zhengshan.

Unlike the previous assistant military governor Hao Zhaoxian, Hao Zhaoxian only thought about making money all day long and directly threw all official duties to the advisers and clerks in the yamen. Those advisers and clerks did not want to cause trouble, so they took a laissez-faire attitude and did not care about the affairs of the garrison office at all.

This also made the previous military preparation office seem like a decoration. Yang Zhengshan had been in Anyuan City for several months, but the military preparation office had not come to visit him.

Xu Jin was different. This old man was very serious and responsible about everything. He had the power to supervise the military farms, money and grain, and garrison camps of the garrison office, and could almost interfere in any official business of the garrison office.

Logically speaking, most defenders would feel uncomfortable with such a bossy person around.

But Yang Zhengshan was different. He had a clear conscience. He had never taken a penny from the garrison office. He even tried every means to get food and fodder for the training of his soldiers.

He was not afraid of Xu Jin's supervision, nor was he afraid of Xu Jin staring at him all day long. Of course, the premise was that Xu Jin did not hinder his military training plan and garrison renovation plan.

Xu Jin's presence played a good supervisory role for the clerks and runners in the garrison office, and also had a good warning effect on the officials in the garrisons outside the city.

In addition, he was very familiar with various official duties. His presence not only did not hinder Yang Zhengshan, but instead helped Yang Zhengshan to find out the gaps and fill them in.

Unfortunately, Xu Jin was not only in charge of the Anyuan Prefecture Garrison Office, he was also responsible for supervising the military affairs of the other two prefectures. Otherwise, Yang Zhengshan would have wanted to drag him to the Garrison Office to work every day.

However, Xu Jin still asked Yang Zhengshan for the food and fodder that he had promised. Although there were only 100 dan, Yang Zhengshan did not despise it and happily accepted it.

With these food and supplies, there should be no problem with this year's training plan.

As for the rest, we have to wait until the new commander of Songzhou Guard takes office.

Time passed slowly, spring plowing was completely over, and the first batch of trained soldiers from various garrisons arrived at Chengguan Fort in Anyuan City one after another.

The first batch of soldiers consisted of only 500 people, and they were drawn from every garrison, even every fire tower and beacon tower.

Although Yang Zhengshan attached great importance to military training, the farming and border guarding tasks of each garrison were the top priorities. Military training could not be used to neglect farming and border guarding.

So this training is divided into four batches in total, each batch undergoes one month of basic training, and as for the actual combat training, they can only go back and train on their own.

The training was back on track, and Yang Zhengshan would visit Chengguanbao every other day, mainly to add spiritual spring water for the soldiers.

As time went by, his wedding date with Yu Qingyi was getting closer.

The Yang family has already started preparing for their wedding.

It sounds a bit strange that a son and his daughter-in-law are preparing a wedding for their father, but Yang Mingcheng and Wang seem to be doing it very enthusiastically.

Even the new house was arranged by Wang.

It was already May, and with five days left before the wedding, friends and relatives had already arrived in Anyuan City.

Yang Zhengshan wanted to marry Yu Qingyi openly, so he naturally wouldn't hide it. He sent out all the invitations and notified all the people who needed to be notified.

The first to arrive at Anyuan City were the Yang family. Yang Zhengxiang did not come. He had just been here a year ago, and he was already quite old and could not withstand the hassle.

The Yang family was led by Yang Minghui. There were more than a dozen people. Some of them were warriors who had made new breakthroughs this year, and some were people with relatively high reputation in the Yang family who were not too old.

In addition to the Yang family, there are also members of the Wang, Li, Jiang and Lu families who are related to the Yang family by marriage.

The fathers-in-law of the Wang, Li and Jiang families all came, while the ones who came from the Lu family were Lu Zhaoqi and Lu Wenyuan.

As for these relatives and friends, Yang Zhengshan naturally had to receive them personally.

That day, Yang Zhengshan hosted a banquet for them in his mansion.

However, although Yang Zhengshan behaved very kindly, several of the fathers-in-law still seemed a little reserved.

They are all ordinary farmers. Although their lives have improved a lot over the years because of the Yang family, their nature as ordinary people has not changed.

Facing the high-ranking official Yang Zhengshan, they seemed extremely nervous and even had trouble speaking clearly.

Old Man Wang and Old Man Li just drank silently. Only Jiang Cheng was better and could say a few words to Yang Zhengshan.

As for Lu Zhaoqi, he also felt very uncomfortable.

My brother-in-law is going to remarry. Does that mean he, the second brother-in-law, is out of date?
There is no way around it. There is definitely a gap. Even though Yang Zhengshan has tried his best to eliminate it, the relationship between the Yang and Lu families has become much more awkward.

After the banquet, Yang Mingcheng took Old Man Wang and Old Man Li to the guest rooms, while Jiang He took Jiang Cheng back to their own courtyard.

For a moment, only Lu Zhaoqi and Lu Wenyuan were left in the hall.

The leftovers were cleared away and tea was served. Yang Zhengshan simply wiped his slightly hot face. He could drink a lot, but drinking with these old brothers still made him a little tipsy.

"Second brother, wipe it." Yang Zhengshan handed a wet towel to Lu Zhaoqi.

"Yeah!" Lu Zhaoqi also wiped his face.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Lu Wenyuan with a smile. Lu Wenyuan was already twenty years old this year and was no longer as naive as before.

It’s just that he is a little thin, and looks a bit like a weak scholar.

"Wenyuan, you sit down too!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Thank you, uncle!" Lu Wenyuan said politely.

"It's been four years since we last saw each other. Time flies so fast, four years have passed in the blink of an eye!" Yang Zhengshan said while making tea.

He really felt that time passed quickly. At that time, he had just come into this world and Lu Wenyuan was just a little boy, but now Lu Wenyuan has grown up and become a big man.

"But I think my uncle is younger than before!" Lu Wenyuan said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan laughed out loud, "You are better at talking than before!"

Lu Zhaoqi came over and sat down, and Yang Zhengshan poured him a cup of tea.

"Are Dad and Mom in good health?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Everything is fine, they just talk about you all the time!" said Lu Zhaoqi.

It’s true that I keep complaining about it, especially recently, I’ve been complaining about it a lot.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "As long as they are in good health, I will go back to see them if I have the chance!"

This is the bad thing about this world: it is too troublesome to go out.

In the previous life, a distance of more than 300 miles could be traveled in a few hours by car, and it was easy to make a round trip on the same day. But here, a round trip of 300 miles would take at least two days.

This was at full speed. If he followed the convoy, it would take at least five or six days to go back and forth. Yang Zhengshan certainly couldn't spare so much time, so he could only say that there was a chance.

"By the way, when will Wenyuan get married?" Yang Zhengshan suddenly remembered that Lu Wenyuan was not married yet.

Lu Wenyuan is already twenty years old, which is considered an older young person in the countryside.

"Dad means to wait until he takes part in the autumn imperial examination before getting married!" Lu Zhaoqi said.

"That means we have to wait another three years!" Yang Zhengshan was a little surprised.

"Well! Three years is not that long!" said Lu Zhaoqi.

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and understood Lu Songhe's idea.

Now Lu Wenyuan is just a juren, so even if he finds someone of equal status, Yue’s family won’t be very well-connected.

Apart from anything else, the legitimate daughter of the Lu family would not marry Lu Wenyuan.

The reason is very simple. The Lu family's background is too shallow and they are not a good match for the Lu family. Lu Wenyuan has no qualifications at all.

But if Lu Wenyuan can pass the imperial examination three years later, that would be a different story. At that time, he could not say that he was marrying above his station no matter who he married.

The Lu family’s foundation is too shallow. If Lu Wenyuan can enter the officialdom, he will definitely need to rely on the help of the Yue family.

That's why Lu Songhe delayed Lu Wenyuan's marriage until three years later.

This situation is actually not uncommon. Many scholars from poor families will not get married too early.

The three of them chatted about family matters, and Lu Zhaoqi's embarrassment was relieved a lot, while Lu Wenyuan's attitude towards Yang Zhengshan remained the same respectful as before.

On the other side, Yang Mingcheng arranged several people from the Li family in the guest room and took Old Man Wang to the yard of their main house.

"Grandpa!"

As soon as the two of them walked into the yard, Yang Qingwan ran out.

This girl is so shrewd. She obviously doesn't even remember what her grandpa Wang looks like, but she still calls him in a very affectionate manner.

"Oh, Qingwan has grown so big!" Old Man Wang looked at the pretty little girl and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.

To be honest, he was really nervous when he arrived at the Yang family, and he could hardly walk.

He felt a little better after entering the courtyard of the main house.

"Grandpa, my mother has been waiting for you for a long time!" Qingwan walked forward, took Old Man Wang's hand, and pulled him into the house.

At this time, Wang and Wang Zhang also walked out of the house. When Old Man Wang was eating in the front yard, Wang Zhang was taken to the backyard by Wang.

The mother and daughter have been talking to each other in sweet words for a long time.

"father!"

Looking at her biological father, Wang's eyes became red.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Old Man Wang was just an old farmer in the country. At this time, he didn't know what to say and could only say okay.

In fact, he felt a little unfamiliar with Wang. Although Wang was his daughter, Wang was no longer the same as before.

Wang has become fatter and more wealthy. During these years of being in charge, she has also developed some aura.

Her aura could be ignored in front of Yang Zhengshan, but in front of Old Man Wang, she seemed very distant.

"Dad, come in quickly!" Wang welcomed Old Man Wang into the house.

Tea and snacks were already placed on the tea table in the room, but after Old Man Wang came, Chunhua brewed another pot of tea.

"Yaya, you are so lucky!" Old Man Wang couldn't help but sigh.

At first, he was somewhat reluctant to marry his daughter to the Yang family, because at that time the Yang family was not only poor, but also had a sickly son.

When Wang married Yang Mingcheng, her injuries were already very serious and she was basically unable to work.

It was Wang Zhang who came up with the idea to let Wang join the Yang family.

However, Wang Zhang's idea at that time was very simple. She just felt that Yang Lu was a sensible person. With such a mother-in-law, her future life should not be bad.

However, Wang Zhang did not expect that Yang Lu would die of illness in the third year after Wang married into the Yang family. At that time, she regretted it for a long time.

Needless to say, Yang Zhengshan came to this world and took over the original body. The Yang family's life became better and better. Now the Yang family has become a family of officials, and Wang has become the eldest lady of the Yang family.

"Haha, my parents are blessed to have a daughter like me!" Wang said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, we are blessed by you!" Old Man Wang also laughed.

In the past two years, Wang Shi has provided a lot of support to the Wang family. Every time the Yang family sends holiday gifts, Wang Shi will send them a separate one back.

That little bit of stuff was nothing to the Yang family, but it was a considerable sum of money to the Wang family.

"Dad, have the eldest and third sisters-in-law stopped making trouble?" Wang asked cautiously.

It was she who was responsible for the division of her mother's family. She impulsively made her parents divide the family, and she was worried about it for a long time.

Although her parents had sent her letters saying that everything was fine at home, she was still worried that her two sisters-in-law would continue to make trouble.

"What are they making a fuss about? How dare they make a fuss now?" said Wang Zhang.

Father Wang also nodded and said, "Don't make a fuss. Didn't I buy thirty acres of land two years ago? Fifteen acres of it was given to your second brother, and I told them that the remaining fifteen acres would be given to whoever is filial to them!"

After the Wang family split up, they lived with Wang Erlang. Although Wang Erlang had a stronger personality, he was still very filial to them.

The key is that the second daughter-in-law is a sensible person and will not make trouble with them.

"That's a good idea!"

Wang chuckled.

She didn't ask her parents to be rich and powerful, she just hoped that they could live a more comfortable life.

Only if the two sisters-in-law don't make trouble can my parents live a comfortable life.

(End of this chapter)