Chapter 435: New Year's Day, Natural Disasters Are Coming

Entering the back hall, Liang Xiu was standing in the hall, looking at the scroll on the wall. Hearing footsteps, Liang Xiu turned around and said, "My nephew greets you, uncle!"

"Haha, what's the matter? You are interested in painting!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"No, I'm just killing time out of boredom!" Liang Xiu said.

Liang Xiu is now nineteen years old. When Yang Zhengshan went to Liang’s cloth shop, the boy was only six years old. Thirteen years have passed in a flash, and Liang Xiu has grown up.

"Please sit down!" Yang Zhengshan gestured for him to sit down.

The servant quickly served tea to Yang Zhengshan and also changed a cup of tea for Liang Xiu.

"How is your father's health recently?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Dad is in good health, but he's old and not as healthy as before!" Liang Xiu said.

Yang Zhengshan calculated in his mind that Mr. Liang San was already forty-seven or forty-eight years old. He was not a warrior, and forty-seven or forty-eight years old was already considered an old man.

"Well, I haven't seen your father for a long time, and I miss him a little!" Yang Zhengshan said.

The two families were relatives. In the years after Yang Mingzhi and Liang Zhen got married, Mr. Liang Sanye often came to the Yang family to see his daughter, and Yang Zhengshan also often drank with him.

However, as the years passed, Third Master Liang seldom came to the Yang family. On the one hand, it was because Third Master Liang was old, and on the other hand, it was because the distance between the two families was far. Before, the Yang family was in Tenglongwei, and the Liang family had always been in Ningzhou City, more than a thousand miles apart.

"My father has always been thinking about my uncle. When my nephew came here this time, my father asked him to bring a fur coat!" Liang Xiu said as he opened the wooden box next to him.

There was a green fur coat in the wooden box, but the fur was gray.

Yang Zhengshan reached out and touched the fur. "Is this lynx fur?"

"Yes, my father bought it by accident." Liang Zhen said.

The fur is thick and brown-gray in color. The leather is soft and thick, has strong warmth retention, is solid and durable, and is considered a relatively valuable type of fur.

Yang Zhengshan didn't hesitate, he picked up the fur coat and put it on, feeling the softness on his neck, he shook his shoulders, "Yes, it's really warm!"

In fact, he had all kinds of furs. Chongshan Town was rich in various furs. If he wanted any fur, it would be easy to get it.

But after all, this was the kindness of Mr. Liang San and Liang Xiu, and he certainly couldn't take it lightly.

Seeing that he liked it, Liang Xiu felt a little relieved.

Given the current status of the Yang family, the Liang family is truly a far cry from it.

Although the Liang family is now considered a wealthy family, they are ultimately just a merchant family, and are not as wealthy as the other two relatives of the Yang family, the Wang family and the Li family.

The Wang family and the Li family are both farmers, and now the relationship between the Wang family and the Li family has become different because of the Yang family and the Yang clan.

The children of the Wang family and the Li family all studied martial arts and literature in the Yang family. Although they have not achieved anything yet, they are no longer ordinary farmers.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan chatted with Liang Xiu for a while about family matters, but Liang Xiu obviously had something to ask him, and he didn't open his mouth several times when he wanted to.

Seeing him like this, Yang Zhengshan said directly: "If you have something to say, just say it. There is nothing you can't say to your uncle!"

Liang Xiu was a little embarrassed, but Yang Zhengshan had already made it clear, so he could only stand up, bow and say, "My nephew has something I would like to ask for your permission!"

"what's up?"

"My nephew wants to do the glass business!" Liang Xiu said, bending over.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him and fell into deep thought.

In fact, Liang Xiu is a good person, but he is not good at doing business.

Mr. Liang Sanye was not good at doing business. If it weren't for his virtuous wife, Liang Lin, the Liang family would not have been able to build up a fortune in Ningzhou City.

Liang Xiu has been calm and mature since he was a child, but his calmness and maturity do not make him suitable for business because he is not cunning enough.

All businessmen are dishonest!

The reason why Luo Shang was able to develop the Luo family into a wealthy business family was because Luo Shang was cunning enough.

She is able to judge the situation, win people's hearts, and know how to take advantage of situations. Luo Shang is also ruthless and daring.

Otherwise, even with Yang Zhengshan's support, the Luo family would not have its current business.

In comparison, Mr. Liang Sanye's character is far inferior to Luo Shang's, which is why Yang Zhengshan did not support the Liang family.

Similarly, Liang Xiu is not suitable for doing business.

With the protection of the Yang family, he could do some small business in Ningzhou City. However, if he traveled all over the country like Luo Shang, it would probably not work.

"You are not a qualified businessman!" Yang Zhengshan did not hesitate to say too much. "Uncle does not recommend you to do business! Especially the glass business."

Over the past six months, Dayong has opened up a lot of markets for glass products, and it has become a well-known fact that the glass business can make money.

Many people had come to Yang Zhengshan before, wanting to do the glass business, but they were all sent away by Yang Zhengshan.

Wang Zhenze, Qi Ting and others were also under great pressure. If it weren't for Yang Zhengshan's support behind the scenes, they would have been devoured without leaving even a bone.

Given Liang Xiu's personality and the Liang family's strength, it is not a wise choice to get involved in the glass business.

"This~~" Liang Xiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Then my nephew won't do it anymore!"

"Haha, what kind of business are you doing? If you don't mind, just go and work as a clerk for your brother-in-law!" Yang Zhengshan patted his shoulder.

Merchants are merchants after all, and even if they are rich, they are just vassals of officials and powerful people.

Yang Zhengshan has been helping the Luo family get rid of their merchant identity, and now he doesn't mind helping the Liang family get rid of their merchant identity.

However, the situation of the Liang family is more troublesome than that of the Luo family, because the third master Liang was born in the Jing'an Liang family, and the Jing'an Liang family committed the heinous crime of killing nine generations of the family.

Although Yang Zhengshan helped Mr. Liang Sanye obtain an amnesty order, pardoning Mr. Liang Sanye's family, it did not mean that the Liang family would not be implicated.

At the very least, Liang Xiu's generation could not become a high-ranking official. At most, he could only be a minor official of the sixth or seventh rank.

This is also the reason why Yang Zhengshan did not let Liang Xiu come to Chongshan Pass to work before.

"Is this okay?" Liang Xiu was surprised and happy.

"Why not?" Yang Zhengshan said, "You can work as a clerk for Minghao for two years now. After he sets up his government, it will be easy for him to arrange an official position for you."

Establishing a government, that is, the headquarters of the lieutenant general, and waiting for Yang Minghao to be promoted to lieutenant general and take charge of the headquarters, and arranging an official position for Liang Xiu would be a matter of a word.

Liang Xiu is Minghao's brother-in-law, so it's only natural for him to take care of him. "Nephew, I understand!" Liang Xiu smiled foolishly.

He himself didn't like doing business, and this time he asked Yang Zhengshan for help because it was actually his mother's idea.

Liang Lin was smart, so it was normal for her to want to do the glass business. However, she was just a woman after all, so it was normal for her not to think through some things.

Rather than doing business, Liang Xiu would rather enter the officialdom. Liang Xiu was well-read, so it would be easy for him to be a clerk.

"Okay, go talk to Minghao later and tell him my suggestion on this matter!" Yang Zhengshan said.

It's just a small matter, there's no need for Yang Zhengshan to speak up in person, Yang Minghao can arrange it himself.

"Thanks, uncle, nephew!" Liang Xiu said with a silly smile.

In the following days, many people came to the Yang family to give holiday gifts, including Yang's in-laws and Yang Zhengshan's former colleagues, such as Wang Bin, Lin Shoude, Xu Jin, etc. However, no matter where they are now, they will send someone to deliver a holiday gift during the holidays.

However, the Yang family was different from the past. It was impossible for them to arrange people to deliver gifts one by one, so they asked those who came to deliver gifts to take the Yang family's gifts back.

Lu Shou is in Kyoto, and he will send the Yang family's holiday gifts.

Yang Mingcheng will still return to Yangjia Village, but this year Yang Chengye will also return to Yangjia Village.

The eldest son and grandson are enough to represent the Yang family.

As the New Year approached, Yang Zhengshan was busy with official duties at the General's Mansion while also receiving guests.

In this way, New Year’s Eve arrived unknowingly.

On New Year's Eve, after a lively family dinner, Yang Zhengshan stood in the yard in a daze, looking at the dim night sky.

His face looked a little ugly, uglier than ever before.

"What are you looking at?" Yu Qingyi didn't understand and walked out of the house and asked.

"Nothing!" Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, but did not go back to the house. Instead, he looked at the night sky to the south with a serious expression.

He was certainly not in a daze, he was actually sensing the weather changes in the coming year.

As his cultivation broke through to the innate realm, his perception of changes in weather and meteorology became more accurate and had a wider range.

In the past, he could sense weather changes within a hundred miles, but now he can sense weather changes within a thousand miles.

Of course, the greater the distance and the longer the time, the more vague his perception becomes.

Yu Qingyi took a look and guessed that he was thinking about something, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the night sky in the south and let out a long breath.

There will be a severe drought throughout Liaodong in the new year.

His perception was a little vague, but he was certain that the two provinces of Liaoyuan and Pingyuan would be the hardest hit areas.

From February to October, there was hardly any rain in Liaoyuan and Pingyuan provinces. As for the situation after winter, it was too long ago for him to get a clear idea. But he felt that this drought might last for a long time.

Meanwhile, the situation in Chongshan Town was not very good either. Although it was not a severely affected area by the drought, there was not much rain except for a few light rains.

This drought was much more severe than the one Yang Zhengshan experienced when he first came to this world.

The main disaster-stricken area of ​​the drought was the northern area outside the Great Wall. Although Chongshan Town was also affected by the drought, it was not too serious.

However, the hardest-hit areas of this impending drought are Liaoyuan and Pingyuan provinces, and the drought may be even more severe.

Under severe drought, there will be thousands of miles of barren land, no harvest, and millions of people will starve. This will undoubtedly be a terrible disaster.

Yang Zhengshan thought a lot in an instant.

This might be an opportunity for Chongshan Town, allowing a large number of people to migrate to the north and develop the north, but Yang Zhengshan does not want such an opportunity.

But even if he didn't want to, he couldn't do it. He could only predict weather changes, not change them.

So the only thing he could do next was to prepare for the coming drought.

"food!"

Yang Zhengshan murmured softly, then turned and walked back to the bedroom.

He still has time, at least half a year.

The past six months have been enough time for him to make a lot of preparations.

……

This New Year was the most uncomfortable one for Yang Zhengshan.

As a disaster was approaching, he had no time to pay attention to anything else. Even when the children greeted him with New Year's greetings, he seemed to be perfunctory.

Everyone in the Yang family also noticed that something was wrong with him, but no one dared to ask more questions.

After the lively New Year's greetings were over, Yu Qingyi couldn't help but ask, "Did something happen?"

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly and said, "It's okay."

He really couldn't explain clearly how he could sense changes in the weather.

Yu Qingyi held his hand and said, "Master, if you have anything to do, just go and do it. I will take care of everything in the family!"

She could feel that Yang Zhengshan was worried about something, and if he didn't want to talk about it, she wouldn't force him.

No matter what happens, she will help Yang Zhengshan take care of the family so that Yang Zhengshan has no worries.

Yang Zhengshan felt her care and concern, reached out and held her in his arms, gently stroking her back.

"Don't worry, Madam. It's a big deal, but it has little to do with my Yang family. I will handle it!"

"Well, I believe in you, Master!" Yu Qingyi said softly.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the gentle person in his arms, and his heavy mood couldn't help but ease a lot, and the expression on his face was no longer so serious.

He also figured it out. Since drought is unavoidable, he should respond proactively, make all preparations, and do his best, just to have a clear conscience.

(End of this chapter)