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after the auction.
Wang Shouzhe declined the invitation of the Tuoba family and the Tantai family to live in a small residence, and retreated quickly on the grounds of sending their daughter to the school, so as not to be involved in the vortex of the struggle between the two sides.
Of course, this reason is true.
The eldest daughter Wang Liyao is nineteen years old this year, and the eldest son Wang Zongan is sixteen years old, both of whom are old enough to go to school.
Among them, the eldest daughter, Wang Liyao, is extremely talented and her future achievements are boundless. The Wang family's platform is too small for her, and she will definitely take the school route in the future.
In the early years, he had already entrusted his wife Liu Ruolan to write a letter to her master, Master Tianyuan from Yuanshui Tianhu lineage of Zifu Academy, informing him of Liyao's basic situation, And initially reached the intention of accepting apprentices.
When going out this time, Wang Shouzhe was going to send her to the academy on the way.
As for Zong An, even though he didn't get the blood gu king in the wedding dress, he bought him a lot of pills to improve his aptitude these years, Qiling Pill, Blood Quenching Pill, and Marrow Cleansing Pill, all of which he took for a round.
Last year, Zong An passed the second level of the Shenwu Dynasty trial dungeon and obtained the primary bloodline qualification improvement liquid. Now that the bloodline has awakened to the second level, he is also a "celestial arrogance" in the school.
However, Zong An is the eldest son, so he is not suitable to follow the route of the academy, and Wang Shouzhe has no intention of letting him join the academy completely.
Sending him there this time is to let him go to the academy to be an ordinary student, hang around for a few years, gain knowledge, broaden his horizons, and also prevent him from living under the shadow of the Wang family since he was a child, and in the future he will live like a frog in a well .
It must be known that the world is vast, and Changningwei is just a corner of it.
As the saying goes, "Born in sorrow, die in peace", only when you have seen the size of the world can you know how small you are. Only in this way can we always have a fearful heart and not make some low-level mistakes because of our high self-esteem.
For example, Yin Yuze of Yin Shazong is a typical example.
If he didn't think too highly of himself, and didn't put Huangfu Huaye and Huangfu Jinhuan in his eyes at all, how could he be killed so easily with the means of his own disciples from the Yin Sha sect
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Half a month later, Wang's convoy arrived at the city of Longzuo County.
This is Wang Shouzhe's second visit to Longzuo County. The last time he came was when he sent Luo Qiu and Luo Jing to the palace.
After eleven years, the city walls of the county are still as tall and towering as ever.
There are mottled marks on the city wall, with traces of time, but it is still thick and solid, with a heavy sense of oppression, as if it can stand like this for thousands of years, ten thousand years, without changing.
However, the Wang family is no longer what it used to be.
Watching this scene, Wang Shouzhe was also filled with emotion.
The last time I came, the Wang family was only an eighth-rank family, but this time, it is already a dignified seventh-rank family.
There are many families of great powers, one rank is one world, and the status and treatment are worlds apart.
When the Wang family came to the county, they still needed to be picked up by the master's family. Now, with Wang's current status, even without the leadership of the master's family, he can enter the city directly through the VIP channel and enjoy the respectful attitude and envy of the guards. eyes.
After handing out the name card, the soldiers guarding the city immediately put on warm smiles and led Wang's motorcade to the VIP passage.
Accompanied by the sound of wheels, the convoy slowly entered the city.
After entering the city, Wang Shouzhe and his party did not visit the Longzuo Wang family first, but went to a shop in the South Market first.
This shop has three facades facing the street, and there are seven or eight sets of houses for people to live in. The location is quite good. Of course, the price is also very good.
Even with Wang's financial resources, it took a lot of effort and a lot of money.
A county city is a county city, and the price of a prosperous shop with the same area is more than ten times that of Changningwei. The three shops and some houses cost the Wang family nearly 150,000 thousand gold.
Fortunately, the shop now sells mirrors produced by the Wang family, precision glass products, and luxury products such as skin care products. Even if the situation has not been fully opened due to the short period of operation, there are still thousands of thousands of gold in profit every year.
If such an expensive shop is used to sell salted fish from the north and the south, it may not be able to repay its original value in a hundred years.
The reason why Wang Shouzhe spent a lot of money to find a foothold in the county is also for the future development of the Wang family. As the Wang family becomes more and more powerful, the number of trips to and from the county will inevitably increase in the future, so it is not possible to go to Longzuo Wang's house all the time, right
No matter how good the relationship between the two is, after all, the clan has already been divided. As time goes by, there are always times when it is inconvenient.
"Fourth brother, younger siblings, you are here."
Seeing the motorcade stop at the gate, Wang Shounuo, who was already in his early forties, immediately came out from the gate to greet him.
After meeting Wang Shouzhe and the other people who came with him, he immediately directed the servants to lead the carriage straight into the inner courtyard.
That's right.
The foothold of the gate of the county city is Wang Shounuo, the third child of the Wang family's "Shou" generation.
Although the current population of the Wang family has gradually become prosperous, it takes time for the clan to grow, and there are still not many clansmen who can stand on their own. In addition, the Wang family now has more and more industries, and people from the clan are needed everywhere, and the manpower is still very scarce.
And Wang Shounuo was in his prime, and with the support of his family, he was promoted to a monk at the Lingtai Realm. It was perfect for him to be in charge of developing the industry in the county.
Of course, he is the only one here, and his children are all staying in the main house, being taken care of by Shou Nuo's wife, and receiving the unified training of the family.
The inner house had already been tidied up, and with the help of many servants and family generals, Wang Shouzhe and his party quickly settled down.
This time, Patriarch Longyan also came with Wang Shouzhe.
After Wang Shounuo visited the ancestor of Longyan, the three of them got together and had a small meeting.
Longyan Patriarch came to Longzuo County this time, and did not make a big fanfare, so as not to give people the impression that the main house is empty. Of course, Wang Shouzhe didn't really leave the defense of the main house empty.
With his wife Liu Ruolan sitting in town, if ordinary Heavenly Human Realm cultivators dare to go to Ping'an Town to act recklessly, they probably won't get good results.
"Third brother, it's hard work for you to guard the property in the county and separate from your family." Wang Shouzhe cupped his hands.
"Fourth brother, what are you talking about?" Wang Shounuo hastily returned the salute, "We are all members of the Wang family, and we should contribute to the family. My ability is limited, and I can't do big things. Hard work? What's more, at the end of the year, I will hurry back and go back, and it will only take eight or nine days."
"When the younger ones are older, I'll let them come over and work with the third brother." Wang Shouzhe said, "With them here to take care of you, you can go back every three or four months to be with your family. "
Any family member who is sent out will not send all his small family out. For example, sending his wife and children to live together.
Because doing so would reunite their family, but over time, the family would gradually lose cohesion and centripetal force.
If everyone works outside as a small family unit, within a hundred years, the whole family will be in disarray.
"It doesn't matter." Wang Shounuo said, "It's not easy for the family to develop. I don't know how many ancestors of the clan paid the price with their lives for the family. I'm just doing some internal affairs for the family. Fourth brother, don't worry about it."
Hearing this, Wang Shouzhe was also a little emotional.
In this world full of aristocratic families, many people's family concepts and thoughts are very different from those of modern Chinese.
Like Wang Shounuo, his wife and children are all in the main house, and the two places are separated for a whole year. In Wang Shounuo's view, this is a common thing. At most, he is suffering from lovesickness. .
And his daughter-in-law and children also feel that as long as the family needs it, it is a matter of course.
The rest of the tribe didn't feel anything abnormal either.
Only Wang Shouzhe, who used to be a "modern person", feels a little ashamed of Shou Nuo and his wife and children.
"Let's not talk about this first, let's talk about other things." Wang Shouzhe sat down with the ancestors of Longyan and Wang Shounuo and said, "You have been collecting news about the county and the city for the past two years, and it has been very effective. You first say Tell me, how is the Longzuo Wang family doing?"
This time, the ancestor of Zhou Bo still couldn't get away from the Heaven and Man Banquet. Only the head of the family and the elders went to the Wang family in a very low-key manner and gave a congratulatory gift. Then, they hurried back.
Although they didn't say anything, Wang Shouzhe could guess that the Longzuo Wang family must be in trouble.
It's just that the other party seems unwilling to involve the Changning Wang family, so they have been hiding it all the time, trying to solve it independently.
But the Changning Wang family and the Longzuo Wang family are of the same spirit, not only did they receive a lot of help from the Longzuo Wang family at the beginning, during the battle of Luoying Gorge a few years ago, the ancestor Zhou Bo was willing to take risks and personally helped deal with it Patriarch Hua Ye didn't get any reward afterwards.
With this kind of friendship, Wang Shouzhe naturally couldn't just watch them get into trouble, but just acted like he didn't know anything.
"Fourth brother is right, the Longzuo Wang family is indeed in trouble." Hearing Wang Shouzhe mention this matter, Wang Shounuo's face immediately turned serious, "I asked someone to talk about it, and through the contacts established in the past two years The relationship was carefully inquired, and I finally found out part of the truth. The thing is like this... "
Through Wang Shounuo's narration, Wang Shouzhe gradually understood the ins and outs of the matter.
As a veteran family, the Longzuo Wang family was the fifth-rank family when it was the strongest. It also had a moment of prosperity, with countless properties under its name. It's just that the ancestral property has been gradually lost due to continuous decline over the years. Now, except for the main house that has not been moved and the few remaining shops, there are also a few farms outside the county town that are making profits.
In recent years, the Wang family of Longzuo listened to Wang Shouzhe's proposal and vacated part of the real estate inside the main house to manage the "Zifu Palace" with all their heart. Human realm, re-emerged, regained Zu Yao's mind.
When they cleaned up the family's previous resistance agreement, they discovered that there was a land lease agreement 330 years ago, which actually expired 30 years ago.
Therefore, the ancestor of Zhou Bo tried to take back the ancestral land of about 20,000 mu.
"But the other party has been trying to evade in every possible way, until a conflict broke out between the two sides. Now the friction between the Longzuo Wang family and that family has intensified, and the conflicts are getting deeper and deeper. If this continues, the Longzuo Wang family may suffer. Fourth brother, I am here The foundation of the county is too shallow, and the details cannot be ascertained, but the strength of the opposing family is not weak, there should be an ancestor in the middle stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, and an ancestor in the early stage of the Heavenly Human Realm sitting in the town, and the Zhou Bo ancestor is hard to support alone, and I am afraid it will be stretched."
"I understand." Wang Shouzhe nodded and said, "The other party should only be a strong seventh-rank family. If it is a family that has reached the sixth rank, ancestor Zhou Bo would not dare to have a grudge with others."
The strong seventh-rank family is naturally the top family in the Southern Six Guards, and even the Changning Wang family is unwilling to be an enemy.
However, in the county where aristocratic families gather, the strong seventh rank is definitely not considered the top, but can only be regarded as the middle class. There are still many stronger than them.
Patriarch Longyan had been listening quietly before, and at this moment, a stern light flashed in her eyes: "Hmph~ that family is so bullying, it is really hateful. Shouzhe, the Longzuo Wang family is not mean to us, You must think of a way for Patriarch Zhou Bo in this matter."
"Don't worry, Patriarch." Wang Shouzhe clasped his hands, "It was originally planned to go to the county to assist the Longzuo Wang family this time. However, because our Changning Wang family has a weak foundation in the county and the information is not yet detailed, let me introduce I have to go to a friend to inquire about it."
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An hour later, the headquarters of Baiwei Pavilion.
In a private room on the third floor, Wang Shouzhe was holding a cup of tea, sipping tea leisurely.
This private room is uniquely and elegantly decorated, with celebrity calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, sandalwood incense wafting around, gauze curtains curling up, and the melodious sound of silk and bamboo wafting from downstairs, making it indescribably comfortable and comfortable.
Even if there is no delicious food, the decoration and atmosphere alone are enough to make people linger.
Even the fragrant tea for entertaining guests has a long aftertaste and is full of tea fragrance, which is no worse than the one used by Mrs. Wang himself.
Baiwei Pavilion has been passed down for thousands of years, so there is indeed something.
Just as Wang Shouzhe was thinking.
Suddenly.
A graceful woman walked in through the curtain.
She was wearing a light crimson gauze dress, and she walked over. The flowing skirt swayed slightly with her steps, showing a graceful figure, and the swaying was naturally amorous.
That's the style that only married women have, mature and charming, especially the pair of winking eyes, which are even more mellow and charming.
Wang Shouzhe looked up, and immediately smiled slightly: "Mrs. Bilian has not been here for a long time, and Shouzhe thought she was not going to see me."
"The patriarch of the dignified Changning Wang family, how dare I not see him? Patriarch Shouzhe is willing to come to find me, an old acquaintance, it is really rare~" Mrs. Bilian rolled her beautiful eyes, and glanced behind Wang Shouzhe, " Why, your big niece, who can eat so much, didn't come with you?"
It is very obvious that Wang Lici left a very deep impression on her back then. Treating her to one meal cost enough to treat others to ten meals.
"She traveled abroad with Master, and I haven't seen her for many years. She didn't come back to participate in this family feast of heaven and man." Wang Shouzhe took a sip from the tea cup and said with a casual smile, " If Madam Bilian misses her, I will let her stay with Madam for a while when she comes back from her experience."
Hearing this, Mrs. Bilian, who had just sat down, shook her wrist and almost dropped the teacup she had just brought into her hand.
She gave Wang Shouzhe an angry look: "Ghosts will miss her. You Wang family should support such an excellent child~~ Tell me, what can you do with me this time? Seeing as you are so handsome and handsome." Now, as long as things are not too difficult, I will handle everything for you."
Wang Shouzhe did have something to do here, so he was not polite to her when he heard the words, and asked directly: "Does Madam know Longzuo Zhang?"
"Ms. Zhang? So that's why you came here." Mrs. Bilian frowned slightly, "I heard that Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang have some quarrels. In recent years, there have been many conflicts due to industrial disputes."
The Baiwei Pavilion she runs is a thousand-year-old brand with a wide network of contacts, especially the turmoil in this county, few people can hide it from her.
"Although the Zhang family is not considered powerful, it is also an old family that has risen for six or seven hundred years. Its network of contacts is much stronger than that of the Longzuo Wang family that has declined recently. Even the Yuwen family has some friendship with me. However, on the In terms of relationship and confidence, your Changning Wang family is stronger." Mrs. Bilian smiled and glanced at Wang Shouzhe, "If you need it, I can come forward to mediate and resolve the rift between the Zhang family and the Wang family."
"Mediate?" Wang Shouzhe shook his head, "Thank you Madam for your kindness. But how can Mrs. Zhang be willing to spit out the fat in his stomach? With Madam's warning, I understand what to do. Thank you for today's matter Ma'am, Shou Zhe is leaving."
After finishing speaking, he put down the teacup and prepared to say goodbye and leave.
"wait."
Mrs. Bilian was not going to let him go just like that.
"My concubine helped you, so you can't just pat your ass and leave, right? Right now, I have an unspeakable difficulty, and I need Shouzhe to help you. After all, the Patriarch Shouzhe is so handsome, and So good...”
While speaking, she looked Wang Shouzhe up and down with her beautiful eyes, and the brilliance in her eyes seemed to indicate something.
this…
Wang Shouzhe was horrified by her, and thought to himself, Mrs. Bilian must have been widowed for a long time. Seeing that he is so handsome, what evil thoughts did she have
He was so embarrassed that he quickly pretended to drink tea: "Ma'am, I actually look very ordinary..."
"Patriarch Shouzhe, do you believe what Patriarch Shouzhe said?" Mrs. Bilian gave him a sideways glance, "Patriarch Shouzhe is as handsome as Patriarch Shouzhe, who is as tall as Patriarch Shouzhe, and who is so handsome and beautiful, I'm afraid you won't be able to find him in Longzuo County Come a few."
"That... But, I'm not very familiar with Madam. Since it's hard to say, Madam better stop talking and leave."
Wang Shouzhe coughed twice, immediately rubbed the soles of his feet with oil, got up and left.
Mrs. Bilian was trembling with anger and coldness: "Good, Wang Shouzhe! When you asked my wife for help, you sent an invitation, and this lady pushed an important guest to see you. Now this lady wants you to help me once, but you told me You say we don’t know each other well? Do you really think my wife is easy to bully?!”
"No, Mrs. Ben has endured that matter for a long time. Only an outstanding and handsome man like you can solve it. The price is 50,000 dry gold!"
"What?"
Wang Shouzhe staggered and almost fell to the ground.
No, he was hit with money by a beautiful woman again
Isn't he just a little handsome? Is it too good? How can life be so hard
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