C14 Ownership
The procession majestically drove into the Yang Mansion, all the servants and servants were standing in the front yard, quietly watching the procession, their eyes were only filled with surprise, but more importantly, they saw the surprise of the tiger, but they were not happy at all.
"Brother Yang Lin, the expressions of the people in the Yang family's courtyard are strange. Why don't they look happy at all?"
Xu Chu leaned close to Yang Lin's ear and whispered a reminder. In fact, Yang Lin didn't need to be reminded by Xu Chu to notice that the atmosphere in the Yang Mansion was abnormal. The servants and servants were almost all smiles, and even Yang Song and Yang Bai didn't run out to greet them.
"Hehe, it might be because they are unwilling to see the young miss getting married."
Yang Lin embarrassedly smiled, but in his heart he was a little depressed. When he looked up, he saw a row of luxuriously dressed guests standing in front of the main hall of the Yang family compound. Mistress Yang was still accompanying them. They pointed at the procession and did not smile.
What happened to the Yang Family's compound? Could it be that Mistress Yang had gone back on her word? Although his heart was filled with doubt, Yang Lin still unhesitatingly rode his horse forward. When they were almost to the entrance of the main hall, Yang Lin jumped off his horse and walked towards Mistress Yang.
"Greetings Madam."
Yang Lin walked to the side of Mistress Yang, clasped his hands, and bowed to Mistress Yang at a regular distance. His tone was especially serious. Whether you go back on your word or not, the kimono has been sent, and things will not be good. If he agreed to all these things, it wouldn't end well if he went back on his word.
"No need for formalities."
Mistress Yang nodded her head indifferently. She did not even have the least bit of enthusiasm. Her eyes were filled with melancholy and her beautiful face no longer had its usual elegance. It was as if a layer of frost had been applied to it. She pointed to the customers on her left and right, introducing them coldly.
"This is my wife, this is my husband. These two are my wife's sons, Wang Gang and Wang Po. This is Eldest Uncle's son, Li Liang. Eldest Uncle's son, Li Qing. "
With Mistress Yang's introduction, Yang Lin sized them up and immediately understood the problem. If Mistress Yang went back on her word, she definitely wouldn't have introduced herself to her relatives. It must be that some of her relatives disagreed, which was why Mistress Yang appeared unhappy. Therefore, Yang Lin only gently cupped his hands together, and began to dislike these relatives in his heart.
"Hello everyone." These three are my good brothers, the three young masters of the Xu Family Villa, Xu Chu, Xu Ren and Xu Ding. "These two are my younger brothers Yang Hu and Yang Bao."
"So it's the three young masters from the Xu family's villa. I'm really sorry for not being able to receive you."
"Mistress Yang, there is no need to be courteous. We are here to accompany Brother Yang Lin to deliver the ceremony."
The three young masters of the Xu Family were, after all, honored guests. Lady Yang hurriedly greeted Xu Chu. While they were being polite, Yang Feng suddenly walked up. He carefully looked at Yang Lin, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He then smiled and started talking in a continuous stream.
"Yo, so this is a hero who killed a tiger with a single punch. What a handsome young man. No wonder my niece is looking for death. She really is handsome." Now, hurry up and marry my niece, so that she won't be unable to eat or sleep. "
Hearing Yang Feng's words, many questions appeared in Yang Lin's heart. Since this nun was so in favor of marrying the young miss, why wouldn't the young lady be happy? He could not help but turn around to look at Eldest Uncle, only to see Eldest Uncle frowning with a face full of displeasure, sneering at Yang Feng.
"My aunt, you're too impatient. You want to chase away your niece so quickly, so that you can occupy the Yang Family's courtyard?"
"Nonsense! Can I not worry about my niece's life? "Marry my niece as soon as possible, so that you siblings can occupy the Yang Family's courtyard."
The nun didn't show any signs of weakness. She jumped up and started arguing with Eldest Uncle. Her appearance was exceptionally fierce, just like a shrew. Even the master behind her and her two sons might feel that she had gone too far and feel embarrassed.
Yang Lin now understood, after all this, today you are all doing it for the Yang family's property, no wonder the nun was in a hurry to let me marry Yang Juan. Once I marry Yang Juan, you will come and occupy the Yang family's courtyard? There isn't even a door. This Yang family compound belongs to Yang Juan, and Yang Juan belongs to me.
"Auntie, Eldest Uncle, what's going on? There are outsiders here, aren't you afraid of being laughed at!?" Who told you I'm going to marry Yang Juan? Didn't you see? Everyone is bringing me my dowry, I am here to be your son-in-law, these brothers are the family that sent me away. Are you just going to welcome your son-in-law like this? "
"Ah …"
Everyone was shocked by Yang Lin's words. Following which, Madam and Eldest Uncle were overjoyed, while Aunt was extremely disappointed. Even Xu Chu, Yang Hu, and Yang Bao found this unbelievable. How could anyone carry five million to become a son-in-law?
"Please take a seat in the hall."
Mistress Yang heaved a sigh of relief, as though she had vented all the depression in her heart. She quickly called for everyone to enter the hall. Who would be standing outside to greet their son-in-law? Eldest Uncle also quickly came up and greeted the three Xu brothers and Yang Hu before welcoming them into the hall.
"Go and invite the young miss."
Mistress Yang instructed the little girl beside her and invited everyone to take a seat. In the main hall of the Yang family, there were two rows of seats, one on the left and the other on the right. In the middle of the room, there was a square table with two chairs beside it. However, for the past ten years, Master Yang's seat had always been empty.
"Greetings to my wife, eldest uncle, and everyone else."
At that moment, Yang Juan walked in. She bowed to everyone and stood beside her mother. Holding Yang Juan's hand, Mistress Yang walked to her usual seat and pushed her down onto her seat. Turning around, she pointed at the seat beside her and smiled at Yang Lin.
"Sit down."
After the conflict at the entrance of the lobby, Yang Lin finally understood that Lady Yang had completely broken her heart. She no longer wanted to argue with the nun and directly brought out Yang Juan and Yang Lin.
Yang Lin also did not hesitate, the benefits he should obtain would not be refused, the responsibilities he should bear would not be refused, and he would not do those fake appearances. He nodded to Mrs. Young, strode to the seat, and sat down on it.
"Yang Fa, call your family in."
Mistress Yang said softly, and Yang Fa withdrew. The others sat on chairs beside her and looked at Lady Yang with a baffled expression. They wondered what she was planning to do. Could it be that she was going to hold the wedding ceremony for Yang Juan and Yang Lin here?
Not long later, more than 300 servants and family members of the Yang family gathered at the entrance of the lobby. Only more than 30 high-class servants and family members walked in and lined up neatly in the lobby. Mistress Yang cleared her throat and stepped forward. She nodded to all the guests.
"Today, the main relatives of the Yang family have come. I hereby announce that from today onwards, Yang Lin and Yang Juan will be in charge of the Yang family compound."
"Wait."
At this moment, Yang Feng finally understood that this wasn't a wedding. She was planning to give the Yang family's courtyard to an outsider, she wanted to create a fait accompli so that she could shut her mouth and not agree. She jumped three feet into the air, almost shouting.
"This Yang Family compound belongs to us, why did you give it to this outsider?"
The hall suddenly quieted down. Eldest Uncle Li Shuang sat there with a gloomy face, but there was nothing he could do. As for Xu Chu, Yang Hu, and the others, they were outsiders, so it was difficult to speak to them. Even the servants and servants looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
"Well said!"
Just as the hall was about to freeze, a crisp female voice suddenly rang out. Everyone turned to look. It was Yang Juan who was speaking. She was sitting there steadily, with no expression on her face. She calmly nodded to everyone.
"This Yang family compound is mine, Yang Lin is my husband now, and this Yang family compound is ours."
"Niece, don't be captivated by this pretty boy. In this world, how could someone take 5 million to be his son-in-law? He is obviously after our family's property, could it be that our Yang family's estate is going to be sold to him at such a low price? "
Yang Feng shouted loudly, almost as if he was crying, as if he had suffered a huge grievance. The guests were all men, and none of them came forward to persuade her. This made her feel even more proud, and the more she cried, the more spirited she became. She almost fell to the ground in madness.
"Pah!"
Yang Lin suddenly slammed the table, like a thunderclap, he slowly stood up. The entire hall was silent, the servants were kneeling, and the guests were all staring at Yang Lin, even Yang Feng was so scared that he stopped crying. Yang Lin coldly stood there, a layer of frost on his face as he swept his sharp eyes over the audience.
"Originally, I came to the Yang Family's courtyard just for Miss Yang Juan. I really didn't take this Yang Family's courtyard seriously. Because I like Miss Yang Juan, not to mention five million, even 50 million, 500 million, I don't mind. But I didn't expect you to set your eyes on the Yang Family's compound, hmph, you have chosen the wrong person and made the wrong plan. From now on, everything in the Yang family compound is mine! "If anyone dares to touch even a single blade of grass or tree in the Yang family compound, I will annihilate their entire family!"
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, Yang Fa immediately understood. This nun had met a ruthless person, she wouldn't succeed in plotting to rob the Yang family compound. He raised his head to look at Yang Lin. That dignified face of his caused his entire body to tremble, and he quickly kneeled down.
"Servant Yang Fa pays his respects to the lord and lady."
With Yang Fa taking the lead, Yang Cheng immediately knelt down. He had long wanted to take the lead and kneel down, but his face was a little unsightly. Yesterday Yang Lin was still calling him Uncle Cheng, but today he became a master. For a moment, it was hard to accept in his heart. However, Yang Fa saluted, then quickly followed.
"Servant Yang Cheng pays his respects to the lord and lady."
Immediately afterwards, all the servants and servants kneeled down, and all the servants outside the hall knelt down in unison. All of them had their butts raised, and they kowtowed three times as if they were pious believers.
"This servant pays his respect to the lord and lady."
Seeing that the raw rice had already been cooked, Yang Feng sat down angrily. She raised her head to look at Yang Lin. That cold face made her shiver. It seemed that this guy was not to be trifled with. His hope of attacking the Yang Family compound would be dashed.
"Everyone, get up."
Yang Lin was not used to kneeling like this. With such a large group of people kneeling there, Yang Lin felt uncomfortable and did not feel the slightest bit of respect, especially when he saw the elders Yang Fa and Yang Cheng kneeling, he felt very awkward. He waved them to their feet.
"Uncle Fa and Uncle Cheng, stay behind. The rest of you can go."
When the servants had gone down, Yang Lin was about to invite his wife to sit down, but she instead sat down on the side. Yang Lin didn't push it any further. He took a few steps forward, looked at Eldest Uncle Li Shuang, then turned around to look at Master Wang Da before slowly starting to speak.
"I just said, if anyone dares to touch a single plant in the Yang family compound, I will destroy their entire family."
At this point, he deliberately stopped so that they would have time to reflect on his words. Today was a day of great joy for him. He had wanted to invite Brother Xu and Chu to have a good time, but who would've thought that the two main relatives of the Yang family would come here.
"This time, the bandits' ambush on the Yang Family compound cannot be let go of like this. I will definitely exterminate Zhang Datou, Old Wang, and Liu Ergou, these three bandit groups. "I want to let everyone know, if anyone dares to have any ideas about the Yang Family compound, they will only have one outcome, and that is death!"
"Starting from tomorrow, the Yang Family compound will begin to recruit village warriors, aiming to eliminate them by the end of the year and have a comfortable year."
"Those sitting here today are either my good brothers or the main relatives of the Yang family. Are you willing to help me eliminate these three bandit groups?"
"Brother Yang Lin, no need to say anything. Our Xu Family Manor will participate in the extermination of the bandits."
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, Xu Chu stood up, clasped his hands together, and solemnly promised Yang Lin. Only then did Yang Lin smile at Xu Chu. He had calculated that Xu Chu would be the first to agree. With Xu Chu's personality, if Yang Lin treated him as a brother, then he would definitely cut off both sides of him.
"Killing bandits is indeed a good thing, and our Li family's villa is also participating."
First uncle Li Shuang nodded, agreeing to Yang Lin's request. In fact, they, the big landlords, had also suffered greatly from bandits and were eager to exterminate them. They only asked the government to send troops, and these officials not only delayed them but also extorted them, which was not much better than robbers.
"Son-in-law, I have to remind you of something. This Bighead, Old Third Wang, and Liu Ergou belong to the three counties and two prefectures. They are not under our jurisdiction. "If you go to someone else's territory to kill bandits, you'd better inform the government."
"Uncle's reminder is correct. Tomorrow, I'll go to the prefectural city of Chu and ask him to step forward and coordinate with us."
Suddenly, Yang Lin remembered that he had once gambled with the Great gongzi of the Great Guardian. It just so happened that he could see the Great Guardian through him. Yang Lin had never interacted with the government before, so he did not know the rules of the government. With an acquaintance, it would be much more convenient for him to do business.
"It's good to exterminate the bandits, but the reason why the bandits are generation after generation is because they have lived in deep mountains and forests for a long time. They live on very little land and hunt for a living. "Even if you kill them all, there's still a chance that Old Wang, Liu Ergou, Chen Datou, Old Jiang, and Wu Ergou will appear. You can't possibly kill all those villagers, right?"
Seeing that Xu Chu and Li Shuang had both agreed to join the bandit group, he felt that if he did not join the bandit group, they would be looked down upon. However, if he did join the bandit group, he would be unwilling to help out the Yang family compound, so he came up with an excuse to make Yang Lin give up on the bandit group.
"Master, you're right. Killing bandits is not an option. We still have to take measures to deal with them. The villagers of the Yang Family Villa, Xu Family Villa, Li Family Villa, and Wang Family Villa were also mountain people, so why wasn't it possible that none of them went to become bandits? That's because they can both farm and hunt. Although their days are difficult, they can still get along well. "
"Do you know? In our northern Youzhou, the land is fertile and the area is vast. In the spring, you can scatter seeds at will and harvest a grain in the autumn. However, due to the invasion of the Hu people, the Youzhou region was sparsely populated, and a large amount of land was left unoccupied. "In addition, the gentry and mountaineers here all like to use horses, but they are all bad horses, while the northern barbarians have a large number of good horses."
"After the new year, I plan to organize a team of horse peddlers and let those landless villagers participate in the horse trade. I will sell the good horses of the Hu people to Yuzhou, then use the money earned from the horse trade to buy some land in Youzhou. I will build a Yang Family Villa in Youzhou and slowly move those landless villagers there. Aren't they bloodthirsty and aggressive? I'll let them fight the Hu. "If we can solve the problem of the bandits here and build a family business in Youzhou, won't we kill two birds with one stone?"
"Good idea. I'm also going to Youzhou to build a Xu Family Villa. We're still neighbors, how about it?"
He was almost charmed by Yang Lin's description of the future. While selling horses to earn money and buying land to build a house, he was also able to go out and see the outside world.
"A good son-in-law is really worthy of being a scholar. His horizons are really broad, he actually wants to build another Yang Family Manor. I have two sons, I really need to build another Li family villa. In the future, one son will be in Yu state and one son will be in Youzhou. "Haha …"
Eldest Uncle Li Shuang smiled. Yang Lin's idea really suited him. He had been worried about the future division of his two sons. Many large families became poor because their sons had more branches, making a portion of their businesses smaller and smaller. Eventually, they became small landlords.
"Alright, let's include our Wang Family Manor in that list. Earning money or not is a small matter. To be able to eliminate bandits, it can be considered a big concern."
Wang Da finally thought it through. Although he didn't like Yang Lin, but Yang Lin's idea had hundreds of benefits without any harm. He also had two sons. If he could go to Youzhou and start a family business, he would be willing to do so.