Chapter 80 It’s going to rain!

For more than ten days, Yang Zhengshan visited all the watchtowers and beacon towers, met with all the soldiers and military households, and dealt with a group of low-level flag officers who were inactive.

After such busy work, Yang Zhengshan felt like his head was going bald.

A lot of his hair fell out, and he thought that if he continued like this, he would probably become a top master.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was busy, Yangjia Village received the news that Yang Zhengshan was promoted.

Yang family.

"Ah~~"

Yang Mingcheng looked at the letter in his hand and uttered a cry of surprise, which frightened Wang, who was serving dishes nearby, so much that she shuddered.

"Boss, what are you yelling about?"

The chubby Wang slapped Yang Mingcheng angrily.

Yang Mingcheng suddenly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Wife, Dad got promoted to a thousand households!"

"What?" Wang suspected that she had heard it wrongly.

"Dad got promoted! Captain of Jianning Guard!" Yang Mingcheng's face was crooked with smile.

Wang looked at him blankly for a long time before asking, "How high of an official rank is a Qian Hu?"

She was just a village woman, and the highest official she had ever met was the head of Yangjia Village, Yang Zhengxiang.

Although Anning County Magistrate Luo Jin had been to Yangjia Village before, unfortunately she was just a woman and had never met the magistrate in person.

"Qian Hu, fifth rank!"

"Isn't that greater than the county magistrate?"

According to Wang's limited knowledge, the county magistrate was of the seventh rank, while the thousand-householder was of the fifth rank, so the thousand-householder was higher than the county magistrate.

Yang Mingcheng scratched his head. He knew the difference between the two, but he didn't know how to explain it.

"In terms of rank, a thousand households is indeed higher than a county magistrate."

"Sister-in-law, Dad is a military officer, and the county magistrate is a civil official. The two cannot be compared!"

Mrs. Li came over holding her waist. She was five months pregnant and her belly was already quite big.

"Brother, we should talk to the clan leader about this!" Li reminded.

"Yes, yes, yes~~" Yang Mingcheng came back to his senses and ran out the door in a hurry.

Soon, the news of Yang Zhengshan's promotion spread throughout the entire Yangjia Village.

The entire Yangjia Village was in an uproar.

Many villagers came to the Yang family to congratulate. Yang Mingcheng stood in the yard and entertained everyone who came to congratulate. It was not that he did not want to invite people into the main hall, but there were too many people and the main hall could not accommodate them at all.

The next day, not only Yangjia Village, but also several villages around Yangjia Village received the news.

More people came to congratulate, and each of them brought gifts.

In the following days, the Yang family's house was crowded with guests coming to congratulate them.

……

Yang Zhengshan didn’t know about the hustle and bustle of Yangjia Village, but he could imagine it. However, he couldn’t care less about it now.

Before we knew it, it was already September. There was still no rain outside the Great Wall, and there was no rain in Chongshan Town either.

The earth is becoming increasingly dry. Some hillsides that originally had some greenery have now all turned withered and yellow.

Due to the severe drought, the wheat in the fields has matured ahead of schedule. The fields around Yinghe Fort are golden in color, which looks particularly pleasing. However, when you actually pick up the wheat ears, you will find that the wheat inside is small and shriveled.

Standing at the edge of the field, Yang Zhengshan rubbed a handful of shriveled wheat and sighed softly.

Yinghe Fort is relatively good, at least we can still gain something.

The worst situation was Linguan Fort, where the military households had been busy for half a year but had almost no harvest.

It can be predicted that the military households under his rule will have a hard time in the coming year.

What worried him even more was the situation outside the Great Wall. The drought outside the Great Wall was more serious and the life of the Hu people was even more difficult.

Right now the Hu people are not harassing the border because they are fighting a drought and are unable to do so.

But once they recover, they will definitely invade Chongshan Town again to plunder supplies.

They have to do it to survive.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was feeling worried, his heart suddenly shook.

Then he looked up at the sky with the scorching sun in astonishment.

For some reason, he seemed to feel that it was going to rain.

There were clearly no clouds in the sky, but he just felt that way.

“Is it really going to rain?”

Yang Zhengshan frowned, feeling a little expectant and a little confused.

Telepathy?

Sixth sense?
Nothing seemed right. When he was outside the Great Wall, he had sensed the coming of a severe drought.

It turned out that his intuition was correct.

And now he sensed that it was going to rain again.

It seems to be raining heavily again.

He really hoped that his perception was real.

But where does this feeling come from?

Yang Zhengshan pondered secretly in his heart.

A warrior certainly doesn't have such ability, so what makes him different from other people?

Lingquan space?

Yang Zhengshan could only think in this direction.

However, he really couldn't figure out whether the Lingquan Space had such sensing ability.

After thinking for a long time, Yang Zhengshan still couldn't figure it out, so he could only stand up, get on his horse, and return to Yinghe Fort.

There were some changes in Yinghe Fort at this time compared to before he came. Although he did not train the soldiers in the fort or do anything for the military households, he still put forward many requirements, such as hygiene, rules of doing things in the government office, etc.

It was just because of the drought that his requirements for Yinghe Fort were not as high as those for Linguan Fort.

As for his arrival, the military households of Yinghe Fort went from being cautious in the beginning to now relaxing. They have accepted Yang Zhengshan as the new defense officer.

After all, compared with the previous defense officers, Yang Zhengshan is less troublesome. He will not beat or scold them for no reason, nor will he force them to do things that are not within their job scope.

After returning to the garrison, Yang Zhengshan went straight to the backyard of the government office, where he lived.

Standing in front of the main hall door in the backyard, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but look up at the sky again.

It is going to rain!

This feeling is getting stronger and stronger.

"Dad, what are you looking at?" Yang Minghao came over and looked up at the sky in the direction of his gaze with some surprise.

There was not a single cloud in the clear sky, and the scorching sun was blinding.

"It is going to rain!"

Yang Zhengshan murmured softly.

"Rain! Dad, are you hysterical? It's going to rain today?" Yang Minghao felt that his father was crazy about rain and was actually talking nonsense.

Yang Zhengshan came back to his senses and glared at him fiercely.

"Do you deserve a beating, kid?"

This brat actually framed him. It seems that I have been too lenient with him recently.

Feeling his gaze, Yang Minghao felt a chill on his back. His head shrank and he said with a wry smile, "Dad, it's time for lunch!"

"Let's go!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and walked towards the restaurant.

After arriving at Yinghe Fort, he had dinner separately from Yang Mingwu, Yang Chengxu and others.

Currently, Yang Chengze serves as the Tunbu officer of Linguan Fort, Yang Chengxu serves as the Tunbu officer of Xiangyuan Fort, and Yang Chengche serves as the Tunbu officer of Sanshan Fort. None of them are with Yang Zhengshan.

As a deputy captain, Yang Mingwu had to travel back and forth between the four garrisons, leaving early and returning late, and he could not always stay with Yang Zhengshan.

Currently, the only idle person following Yang Zhengshan is Yang Minghao, while everyone else has their own things to do.

Lunch was simple, a pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms, a plate of pickles, and the staple food was white flour steamed buns.

The person in charge of cooking was a woman hired by Yang Zhengshan in the fort.

"Dad, should we bring our eldest brother and the others over?"

While eating, Yang Minghao couldn't help but ask.

Having been away from home for more than half a year, he began to miss his family.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until after the autumn harvest!"

There is not much to do at home at the moment. The fields are cultivated by tenants, so Yang Mingcheng does not need to go to the fields himself. He only needs to collect the rent during the autumn harvest.

As for the possible entry of the Hu cavalry, it may not be safer in Yangjia Village than here.

Before the Hu cavalry entered the country, their main targets of looting were villages. They did not attack military fortresses such as Tunbu.

Moreover, it would be easier for him to take care of Yang Mingcheng and others if he brought them over.

"Really!" Yang Minghao's eyes lit up.

"Yeah!" Yang Zhengshan nodded.

Just then, there was a whistling sound outside the door.

The strong wind came suddenly, fast and strong, blowing the whole yard into pieces.

(End of this chapter)