C2 Uncle Cheng's Birthday

"Brother Ley, are you home?"

Just as they finished their breakfast, Yang Hu's mother was clearing up the table when a shout came from outside the house. Just as he finished his sentence, a tall man walked in followed by two young men. They were both in the same hunter outfit, and both of them were tall and big. As soon as they walked in, the room became abnormally small.

"This is Uncle Cheng, this is Yang Song, Yang Bai." "Uncle Cheng, this is my cousin Yang Lin."

All the young people in the room stood up, and for a moment the roof was low. As Yang Lin and Uncle Cheng spoke, they respectfully followed Yang Bao's call for Uncle Cheng. Yang Bao quickly pulled Yang Lin over, introducing him to the two youngsters and inviting them to sit down.

"Aiya, your cousin came. You haven't been here for over ten years, right? This year, you should be over twenty right? The last time you came, you were only a child. Now that you're an adult, have you gotten married?"

Compared to his brother Lei, Yang Hu's father, Uncle Cheng spoke very quickly. Compared to him, Yang Hu's father, Uncle Cheng seemed much younger, with a much more confident expression. He dressed better than them and had much more confidence in his ability to speak, so before Yang Lin could answer, he asked several questions in a row.

"Hello Uncle Cheng, I'm 23rd this year. I've been out studying and haven't gotten married yet."

Speaking of this, Yang Lin couldn't help but feel bitterness in his heart. Not only did he marry a wife, but he also had a child. It was a pity that they weren't in this world. Their year definitely wouldn't be good.

"23? It's time to get married. You scholars should focus on your studies and not become nerds. Since you're here at my place, you don't need to be anxious. Your two cousins are also in their twenties. Some day, let Auntie Cheng find a good girl for each of you. "Your Aunt Cheng has a lot of reputation in the Yang Family compound, those little maidservants go out every year, I will have her pay attention to you."

Uncle Cheng was even more nagging than Yang Bao's mother as he talked nonstop. Yang Hu and Yang Bao were also frowning, while their faces were filled with pain. It didn't matter whether Yang Lin was willing to listen or not. Maybe he really couldn't bear to listen any longer, Yang Hu stood up.

"Uncle Cheng, you should stay here for a while. We're going out to hunt."

"Hunting? What's the hunt today? Brother Ley, didn't you tell them? These little brats, did they not want to listen after just a few nagging? I'll tell you guys, today is your Uncle Cheng's fortieth birthday, no one is allowed to go hunting, just come to my house and drink. I came here specifically to pick up Brother Lei, Yang Lin will go too, whoever doesn't want to see me break your legs. "

Uncle Cheng was rather long-winded, taking up a guest for a long time. Yang Lin had just arrived, but he didn't know if he should agree or not. Yang Hu's father was the one who agreed on Yang Lin's behalf. Yang Hu and Yang Bao also agreed to go, which was why they sent Uncle Cheng away.

"Don't listen to Uncle Cheng, he's just a head servant in the Yang family compound. Aunt Cheng is also a housekeeper, so she thinks she has a lot of face, and isn't even a servant yet." I don't want the little maidservants in the Yang family compound, they are all like young ladies, they are all very charming, who would dare to marry them, if they marry back they would marry an ancestor. But no one cares about them.

Just as Uncle Cheng left Yang Hu's house, Yang Bao walked over to Yang Lin's side and secretly made a face at him as he angrily muttered. Yang Hu's father was about to go out when he heard Yang Bao and Yang Lin mumbling. He then glared at Yang Bao unhappily.

"You don't care about me, but I care about you too?"

"Hee hee, hee hee hee."

Yang Bao giggled and did not speak again. Yang Hu's father no longer reprimanded Yang Bao, and instead went to the back room, taking out a bag that was probably prepared beforehand as he handed it to Yang Bao.

"Go. Since your Uncle Cheng came to invite us to drink, you should go to Uncle Cheng's house and join in the fun. Anyway, I don't have anything to do at home, so I'll come over later."

Yang Hu and Yang Bao immediately stood up when they heard the command to pardon them. They pulled Yang Lin along with them and ran out as fast as a rabbit. Yang Lin also wanted to take this opportunity to get to know his fellow villagers, so he followed them out.

The snow had finally stopped, and the fields were snow-white. The houses and mountains were dressed in silver. The road in the village was covered with thick snow, and it had already been stepped on by the people who had already left. A thick layer of snow had also accumulated on the roofs of the families. Looking out from afar, it looked like a continuous mountain of snow.

After chatting with Yang Bao for a while, Yang Lin gradually understood what was going on. Almost all the families of the Yang family were surnamed Yang. There were more than a hundred families living in the village, and all the farmland in the village belonged to the Yang family compound. They were all tenants, and when they were busy farming, they would farm at home and hunt in the mountain.

In fact, many people didn't have the surname Yang, but they lived here. In order to grow a field in the Yang Family compound, they changed their surname to Yang. However, they were trying to get close to the Yang Family's compound so that they could collect less rent. However, after so many years, no matter how much the Yang Family compound collected, they were not given any face.

There were more than ten villages here, each with about one or two hundred families, with a total of about ten thousand people. Almost all of them had the surname Yang, and the land was owned by the Yang family compound. Although the hunters were not based on the land, but they still had to live here, so they were very respectful to the Yang family's compound.

Yang Hu was already 22 years old, and Yang Bao was also 20 years old. The two brothers weren't married yet. It wasn't because they were late in marriage or having children, but because they were too poor. There were quite a few people who came to Yang Hu's house for a blind date, but after seeing the few shack rooms, they no longer had any interest in continuing the conversation.

This couldn't be blamed on Yang Hu's father. The villagers here were all very poor, and every family had a thatched cottage. It was just that the new and the old were different. How could a family that lived on hunting and renting land be rich?

According to Yang Bao, the land here didn't produce any food. The whole family would only be able to live on the land, and wouldn't be able to eat until they paid the rent. Hunting in the mountains became their most important source of income.

Seeing how poor his fellow countrymen were, Yang Lin had a way to quickly make his fellow countrymen rich. After graduating from university three years ago, he had a lot of experience in making money through business. With his knowledge of science and technology and his ability to do business, it would be a piece of cake for him to become a super rich man in this era.

But now that the world was about to fall into chaos and the country was about to fall, how was he going to return home? At that time, when all the nobles were engaged in a chaotic battle, would they end up as rich individuals or protect their wealth like Yang Chen? Only when the country was strong and prosperous would he be able to live a wealthy life.

However, he didn't know martial arts. This was an era where heroes were born. So many powerful people had been cruelly eliminated. How could he have survived? Even if you want to recruit someone, you have to rely on your own abilities. It's impossible for someone to follow you just like that with a huff. If he didn't, he could just learn from Liu Bei and cry everywhere he went. He might even be able to get a few powerful people to cry for him.

Think about Yang Hu, Yang Bao, Yang Song, Yang Bai and other lively young people. Would there be one or two powerful people among them? A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Aren't they all good hunters? Even if they couldn't produce amazing people like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, having a few followers was not bad.

When they were about to arrive at Uncle Cheng's house, they ran into several young villagers who were brimming with joy. Although the clothes they wore weren't very pretty, they were clean and had obviously been specially groomed. The most eye-catching feature was the hunting knife hanging from each of their waists, the long knife on their left, and the short knife on their right. Yang Hu and Yang Bao hurriedly pulled Yang Lin, rushing to introduce him to the village's young villagers.

"This is my cousin, his name is Yang Lin. He will be staying at our house from now on." These are the young people of our village, and good friends of us two. Yang An, Yang Shun, Yang Nian, Yang Ye, Yang Zhi, Yang Li … We often go hunting together. "

Yang Bao said several names in one breath, all with the same surname Yang. It seemed that all the surnames in the Yang family villa were Yang. Yang Lin seriously remembered that it was impolite not to remember their names. When Yang Bao finished speaking, he hurriedly greeted them.

"Hello brothers!"

"Hello, Big Brother Yang Lin!"

Those young fellows also politely greeted Yang Lin. Their smiles were simple and bashful. In front of strangers, they were still a bit shy. However, their eyes would glance at Yang Lin from time to time. Mountaineers were quite strange to strangers.

However, what surprised Yang Lin was that this Yang Family Manor was not ordinary. These youths were all relatively tall. Although they weren't as big as Yang Hu or Yang Bao, they were still much taller than the average person.

Among these people, Yang Lin was the oldest, this made Yang Lin feel a bit embarrassed. Villagers of his age should have been running around with their children, but he was a bachelor. When he saw the children of others, he couldn't help but think of his own son, and his heart couldn't help but ache.

"Come in, come in."

Uncle Cheng's face was full of smiles as he enthusiastically greeted her. Aunt Cheng quickly cleaned up the table, and not long later, Yang Song brought out chestnuts, red dates, and some other dried fruits. There were also some small fried foods, while Yang Bai busily poured a glass of water for every young man.

Uncle Cheng's house, although the house was also a thatched cottage, was much more particular inside than Yang Hu's house. After all, Aunt Cheng was the wife of a steward in a large family.

"Please sit, please sit. Is this your cousin? Ouch, it's been so many years, and I've grown so big. We'll be here from now on? Well, well, you've got more hunting companions. You should enjoy a few drinks this year. You should be happy that you haven't been here for so many years. "

This was Uncle Cheng's birthday. According to what Yang Bao said, he wanted to show off in front of the villagers. However, to Yang Lin, he could understand Uncle Cheng's meaning. When the villagers get lively together, everyone would move about together to increase their friendship, and when they were in trouble, they could also help each other out.

"It's been agreed today. No one is allowed to act like a bear when drinking with me. "If you don't drink a few, I won't listen."

Uncle Cheng chuckled, his face red with excitement. He placed everyone on their seats, calling out their names one by one, cordially greeting everyone, and even joking with everyone from time to time.

"Sister-in-law Liang is here."

With a shout, a young daughter-in-law walked into the courtyard of her uncle's house. She looked tall, slim and attractive, but she was a shrewd little daughter-in-law who would not spare anyone when she opened her mouth. After entering the door, she spoke to the village youths. Upon seeing Yang Lin, her eyes immediately lit up, and she shouted as she came forward.

"Oh, what a handsome young man, tall and quiet, where did he come from? It was around eight feet tall, about the same height as Yang Hu and Yang Bao. What? Your cousin? Oh wow, look at him, look at him. Look at him, then look at you guys, all of you are just men, why is there such a huge difference? "How many women would that enchant?"

"Sister-in-law Liang, you must have made a mistake. My cousin hasn't fallen for a single woman and still hasn't gotten married yet. Like us, she's all single."

"A bachelor? How was this possible? Could it be that all the girls of today were blind? I don't believe it either. "Yang Hu, you're a real adult, unlike that brat Yang Bao, who doesn't know how to talk. Tell the truth to sister-in-law Liang, did your cousin marry a wife?"

"Sister-in-law Liang, my cousin has always been out studying. He still hasn't gotten married yet."

"Study? And a learned man, alas, disrespectful. Where else can I go to study in the future? Not leaving? You are staying at our Yang Family Manor? "Alright then, big brother, I won't hide it from you. My big sister is seventeen this year, and she still hasn't married into my family. She'll be coming over in two days to play. I'll let you meet her."

"Sister-in-law Liang, you don't have to do this. Not long ago, you said that you wanted to betroth your sister to me. Why did you change your mind so quickly?" If you don't keep your word, then hurry up and give me back that black bear skin. "

"Yang Shun, you have no conscience. Will I take your black bear skin for free?" Sister-in-law Liang promises to tell you that she's a wife. As for my sister, she might not like you.

The young man called Yang Shun rolled his eyes in anger. He ignored Sister Liang and dragged everyone else away.

"Come, come, let's go drink. We won't talk to her anymore."

Yang Hu was indeed an honest person. The more he didn't have a wife, the more he was afraid of others mentioning his wife. Wasn't this just scolding the bald man when he saw him? He hurriedly pulled Yang Lin and the other brothers away from Sister-in-Law Liang's side.

"Big brother, we have an agreement. My sister will be coming over in two days. I'll let you meet her."

Sister-in-law Liang really wanted to marry the little sister to Yang Lin. Seeing Yang Lin leave, she reluctantly looked at them until they walked to another room where Sister-in-law Liang was still watching them.

"What a handsome young man, and he's a scholar." They were tall, like us. Why hadn't he come before? I just don't know if my sister has the luck to do so. "

Sister-in-law Liang watched Yang Lin and the others leave in a daze, muttering to herself. Unexpectedly, Yang Liang, who was beside her, happened to hear her and disdainfully glanced at her. He then coldly mocked her.

"Stop dreaming, that cousin Hu Zi is a scholar, does he like your sister?"

Who knew that when sister-in-law Liang heard this, she was anxious. She had never placed Yang Liang in her eyes. Every time Yang Liang spoke, he would always be ridiculed by her, to the point where Yang Liang did not even dare to make a sound in front of her. Seeing that he dared to say such words, he immediately became furious.

"Yang Liang, you blockhead, you speak such depressing words. So what if I'm a sister? I'm a beauty from everywhere, and even if I were to match with him, it wouldn't count as forcing him to do so." From the way he's dressed, he doesn't seem like a rich person. It's unknown whether my sister would like him or not. "

That Yang Liang didn't wait for her to finish and had already run away. He knew very well that if you continued to listen to her, she would be able to say that she would be annoyed to death by tomorrow morning.

"Aiyo, the head steward is here. Please come in, please come in. What's the wind today that brought you here?"

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from Uncle Cheng's house. A middle-aged man in his forties walked into Uncle Cheng's house with a few servants. Uncle Cheng and his family immediately went up to welcome him, smiling as they stopped the horse, causing the middle-aged man who was referred to as the butler to jump off the horse.

"It's Brother Yang Cheng's birthday, why didn't you tell me?" I only found out that the Madam had said that she would give Brother Yang Cheng a gift. Do you think you should be allowed to drink? "

"Aiya, aiya, how can I take this lying down? And you still need me to present you with Madam's gift. Isn't this taking away my life?" The Chief Steward has to personally make a trip and should be punished. When I heard today that you were going to accompany the Chief Steward and have a few drinks, I felt that it was time to go and drink with you. "

Uncle Cheng quickly smiled along. Although he said that he couldn't take the responsibility, his eyes were full of smiles, and his face was blooming. The wife of the Yang family arranged the gift herself, how much face would that have?

"Chief Steward, please come in, please come in."

The family hurriedly invited the Chief Steward into the living room and arranged him to sit down at the main table. The servants carried the congratulatory gift from the Yang Family courtyard. Two big boxes were placed in the living room, making it much brighter in the dark.

"Let's go, big brother, I will take you to see the Chief Steward of the Yang family's courtyard, Yang Fa."

Those villagers who came to drink at Uncle Cheng's house also came out of their rooms to pay their respects to the Chief Steward of the Yang Family. This was one of the big shots of the Yang Family, even Yang Hu and Yang Bao didn't dare to neglect this, dragging Yang Lin out to greet the Chief Steward.

"Greetings Chief Steward, this is my cousin Yang Lin. From now on, he will live at Yang Family Manor."

Yang Lin took a step forward, mimicking the villagers, clasping his hands together. However, he did not bow to the butler like the villagers did. Instead, he gently cupped his hands. How many officials had already met. Was he that respectful to a steward?

"Oh, and he's also a scholar. I apologize for my insolence."

The head steward was a very experienced person. He could see Yang Lin's arrogance from Yang Lin's attitude, but he didn't care. After all, he didn't know Yang Lin's background, so who knew his background?

Yang Lin gently smiled and raised his head to size up the butler. His face was gentle and calm, and his eyes shined brightly. One could tell at a glance that he was a shrewd person. He didn't know if he would be able to talk with this person in the future.

"You're welcome, you're welcome."