Chapter 43 Very Thick Thighs

Lord Luo!
Luo Jin?

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Something is wrong!

When did he become so influential that he could even invite Master Lu and the county magistrate to come in person?

Although he will go to Chongshan Pass next to serve as a trial centurion and a garrison officer, this should not be something that the Lu family and Luo Jin should attach so much importance to.

The rank of military officers is artificially high. The sixth-rank military officer, the Trial Centurion, is actually not as good as the eighth- and ninth-rank officials in the county government.

Even if he was a centurion, he would not let the Lu family and Luo Jin come over and get close to him.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to Yang Zhengshan's mind.

Not for him?
What is that for?
What was there in him that they valued?
The Yang family doesn’t have it, but Chongshan Pass does!

Zhou Lan!

The only possibility Yang Zhengshan could think of was Zhou Lan.

Who is Zhou Lan?
The guerrilla general of the left camp of Chongshan Pass Town Flag, this alone should not be enough to make the Lu family and Luo Jin so close, but don’t forget that Zhou Lan was born in the Ningguo Mansion.

Being related to the Ningguo Mansion, even if the relationship is remote, cannot be underestimated in Anning County.

Suddenly, Yang Zhengshan found that there seemed to be a very thick thigh in front of him.

Hug your thighs!
Yang Zhengshan felt that he should be able to give it a try.

Unfortunately, he didn’t know whether Zhou Lan allowed him to hug her thighs or not.

Nonsence.

This thigh is not that thigh, and they are not the same thing.

Yang Zhengshan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Second Master Lu, let's go forward to greet him!"

"It's my duty!" replied Master Lu.

Although the Lu family was a prominent family in Anning County and had nothing to fear from a seventh-rank county magistrate, Mr. Lu was, after all, a commoner. Based on his own personal qualities, he was not qualified to put on airs in front of Luo Jin.

The two men walked forward, just as Luo Jin got off the carriage.

"Brother Zhengshan, I hope you will forgive me for coming here uninvited!" Luo Jin looked at Yang Zhengshan with a smile, then looked at Mr. Lu, "Is Mr. Lu here too?"

"I, a humble commoner, pay my respects to His Excellency the County Magistrate!" Yang Zhengshan bowed and said.

"I greet Lord Luo!" Master Lu also bowed.

"Brother Zhengshan, this is not right. You are no longer a commoner. You are the trial captain of Chongshan Pass!" Luo Jin bowed in return, and then reached out to help Yang Zhengshan and Master Lu up.

"Mr. Lu and I haven't seen each other for a while. We need to have a good chat today!"

Obviously Luo Jin knew that Yang Zhengshan was going to Chongshan Pass, and naturally he also knew that Zhou Lan had been to Yangjia Village.

Yang Zhengshan didn't care what he was thinking. He greeted them all into the village after some polite conversation.

However, he did not arrange Luo Jin and Lu Erye on the road in front of his house, but asked Yang Zhengxiang to set up a table of wine and food at home.

There was no need for Yang Zhengshan to make special arrangements. Yang Zhengxiang had already made arrangements as soon as he found out that Mr. Lu was coming.

Although Yang Zhengxiang is old, he is not senile. He naturally knows that the Lu family is different from others and cannot be arranged to sit at an open-air table.

Luo Jin's purpose of coming here is the same as that of Mr. Lu Er, both of them want to get to know Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan guessed correctly, they all came here because of Zhou Lan.

However, Yang Zhengshan guessed wrong about one thing. They did not want to have any relationship with Zhou Lan. To put it bluntly, they were not qualified to have any relationship with Zhou Lan.

Their purpose was just to make friends with Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan felt that the Yang family was not qualified to be friends with the Lu family and Luo Jin, and Luo Jin and the Lu family also knew their own limitations and they were not qualified to have any relationship with the Ningguo Mansion.

Zhou Lan personally went to Yangjia Village to find Yang Zhengshan, which showed that she valued Yang Zhengshan. With this appreciation, Yang Zhengshan was qualified to establish relations and become friends with Luo Jin and the Lu family.

Because Luo Jin and Mr. Lu had deliberately made friends, the banquet was very enjoyable and both the guests and the hosts were happy.

The banquet lasted for an hour before the two of them stood up to leave.

Yang Zhengshan and Yang Zhengxiang escorted them out of Yangjia Village, and only after they saw them off did they feel a little relieved. However, they only felt relieved for a short while, and had to cheer up to deal with other guests.

The arrival of Mr. Lu and Luo Jin brought a lot of excitement to the banquet.

The invited guests were all extremely surprised and looked up to the Yang family. When they left, their attitude became even more enthusiastic.

Today's banquet was really exhausting.

It took more than an hour to welcome the guests, an hour to have the banquet, and another hour to see the guests off.

At the end of the day, Yang Zhengshan felt dry mouth and his voice became hoarse.

Yang Zhengxiang was even more dizzy. After all, he was old and not in good spirits.

By the time Yang Zhengshan sent away the two in-laws from the Li and Wang families, it was almost dusk. Yang Zhengshan returned home dragging his somewhat tired body.

After the banquet, the villagers helped clean up the house inside and out.

When Yang Zhengshan returned home, only his family members were left sorting out the gifts brought by the guests.

If you come to a banquet, you can't come empty-handed.

Today, Yang Jiaguang received a yard full of gifts.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the gifts all over the yard and said in astonishment, "Why are there so many?"

The gifts in the yard were clearly divided. On the left were all agricultural and sideline products such as chicken, duck, eggs and meat, while the gifts on the right were much neater, packed in exquisite boxes or covered with oilcloth.

"Dad, these were sent by the Lu family and Lord Luo, and those were brought by other guests!" Yang Mingcheng ran over and pointed at the gifts on both sides and said.

Yang Zhengshan had actually guessed it, but he was still surprised.

"Tsk tsk, did we make a lot of money from this banquet?"

"It's not just a big profit, it's a huge profit!" Yang Mingzhi also ran over and said happily.

Yang Zhengshan actually spent a lot of money to host this banquet.

The best chef in the county was hired, and all kinds of chicken, duck, fish and meat were prepared without any scrimping. More than twenty tables were prepared, and each table cost more than one or two taels of silver on average.

Originally he thought that hosting the banquet would be a loss, so he told Yang Zhengxiang that he would pay for the expenses of the banquet. But in the end, not only did the banquet not lose money, but it made a lot of money.

However, the profit mainly came from the Lu family and Luo Jin.

Even if the cost of this banquet was paid by the clan, the gifts from the Lu family and Luo Jin were for Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan stepped forward and looked at the gifts sent by the Lu family and Luo Jin.

The number of pens, ink, paper, inkstone, gold and silver jewelry, silk fabrics, furs, medicinal herbs, etc. was no less than what Zhou Lan had sent before.

However, in terms of value, what Zhou Lan sent is definitely more valuable, and in terms of sincerity, what Zhou Lan sent is more sincere.

Yang Zhengshan looked at these things, thought for a while, and said, "Put them away first, we will have to return the gifts later."

This time they accepted gifts from Luo Jin and the Lu family, and in the future, if Luo Jin and the Lu family have any problems, they will also need to send gifts.

Since they have come to the banquet, it is natural that we should pay attention to the etiquette and reciprocity in the future.

If the relationship is closer, gifts will be sent during festivals.

For prominent families, reciprocity is very important, as it represents the willingness of both parties to maintain friendly relations.

If the Yang family wants to grow and become stronger, they will inevitably have interactions with some old and prominent families.

Even the Yang family has to take the initiative to make friends with these prominent families.

Yang Zhengshan hadn’t thought about so many things before, but with the arrival of the Lu family and Luo Jin, Yang Zhengshan had to consider these things.

The Yang family was busy for a while before they packed up all the gifts.

But looking at the gifts piled up on the kang, Yang Zhengshan felt a headache again.

Their house is so full of space that they can’t even fit the gifts. This is truly a happy trouble.

Yang Zhengshan started thinking about building a house again.

(End of this chapter)