Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 740: New Year (Part )
Mei Zhen was naturally very happy to see her father.

The father and daughter talked about their respective situations, and Wu Yuan said, "Daughter, after the New Year, you can go back to Pengzhou with your father."

"why?"

Mei Zhen's eyes suddenly widened.

She couldn't bear to leave. She didn't want to go.

Although...she also wanted to show off at the Wu family.

If you don't return home when you are rich and powerful, it's like walking in fine clothes at night.

However, she has not really become Fu Shuai's woman yet.

There were often powerful people from Bashu who sent beautiful women to General Fu. Since Yang Yuan now met these guests in the flower hall in the back house, Mei Zhen could see them all.

Although they were blocked by Madam Yanran and Madam Duozi, what if... Fu Shuai wanted to try something new?

If she stays here, and has her aunt-in-law to persuade her, won't she be able to make up for it?
The one who is close to the water must be handsome first.

When Wu Yuan saw her expression, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Alas, it is true that girls cannot be kept when they grow up.

Wu Yuan persuaded, "Mei'er, Dad allowed you to come with my aunt so that Fu Shuai could have you in his heart.

I take you back after the Chinese New Year so that I can formally send you back.

Think about it, is it better for you to be taken into the room when Her Royal Highness is not here, or wait until Her Royal Highness arrives, let her nod her head, and offer her tea?"

"Um……"

“Another thing is, although you are not the Marshal’s legal wife, given the Marshal’s status, position, and power, my daughter’s status is as noble as that of the princesses of Dali, Tubo, and Xixia.

Then, if Daddy gives you a beautiful wedding dress, a rich dowry, and lets you enter Fu Shuai's house in style, wouldn't that be better for you?"

After hearing this, Mei Zhen was indeed moved.

"Yes, Daddy is right. Then...then I will go with Daddy after the New Year."

Wu Yuan glared at her and tapped her forehead gently: "Little girl, you only have your man in your heart, not your loving parents."

"No, I miss my dad, mom, brothers and sisters, too."

Mei Zhen hugged Wu Yuan's arm and acted coquettishly.

Of course Wu Yuan was not really angry with her. She was his precious daughter who brought great fortune and luck to their Wu family.

Thinking about the things Yang Yuan had told him, Wu Yuan felt a surge of heat in his heart.

The Wu family, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, will not fall into his hands.

Moreover, it was from him that the gradually declining Wu family began to rise again.

Under his leadership, the Wu family survived for several hundred more years.

As for what will happen in the future, that is a matter for future generations.

Anyway, as the head of the Wu family, Wu Yuan has lived up to his ancestors and his descendants.

With a creaky sound, the door opened.

Fan Qing walked in with her little face flushed.

The little girl said one thing and thought another, and she watched the whole thing again.

Yang Yuan and Li Shishi once knew that Fei Yuye was peeping, but they deliberately acted intimate in front of her.

However, Fan Qing was peeping from the side, and Yang Yuan really didn’t know.

It seemed as if Yang Yuan's "Zen Kung Fu" was restrained by the "Immovable Zen Kung Fu".

As long as Fan Qing hid in a place where Yang Yuan couldn't see her with his naked eyes and didn't leak any breath, Yang Yuan wouldn't be able to detect her at all.

Fan Qing is a martial arts genius. In the entire Fuhu Temple, she and her abbess are the only two people who have achieved such attainments in the "Acalanatha Zen Kung Fu".

However, if the Emei master who created this Zen skill knew that her useless descendant was using it to peep, I wonder if she would be so angry that she would crawl out of her coffin and curse her unfilial descendant to have styes.

"Big brother."

Fan Qing called out a little shyly.

She has already written the "Return to Secular Life Letter", and although many of the monks' habits have not changed, it is inappropriate to call her elder brother a donor anymore.

"Youyao, you're here."

Wu Yuan was also very happy to see his younger sister.

The age difference between the two is too big. Youyao was born when Wu Yuan's father, who is shameless and still strong, was 68 years old.

Therefore, emotionally, Wu Yuan treats Wu Youyao as his daughter.

"Youyao, my elder brother has sent the 'Book of Return to Secular Life' to Mount Emei. The abbot has already received it."

Wu Yuan said happily: "The abbot said that you will always be her junior sister and a lay disciple of Fuhu Temple. He told you to remember to visit her on the mountain when you have time in the future."

"Well, poor...if people know about it, they will definitely go."

Mei Zhen excitedly pulled Fan Qing to his side and said, "Aunt, can you start growing your hair now?"

The matter was decided too suddenly, and Fan Qing was still unable to come to terms with it.

Growing hair?
I... everyone in the back house knows that I am a nun.

What will people think of me if I suddenly start growing my hair?

Fan Qing then said shyly: "Let's talk about it later. I... I'm quite used to shaving now."

Mei Zhen looked at Fan Qing suspiciously.

The eldest aunt from the second wife once said that women should dress up to please themselves. Now the young aunt can grow her hair long, so why not?
Could it be that Fu Shuai just likes bald heads?
But, will my head look good if I shave it?
Hmm..., that place is bare, I don't know if he likes it?

……

During the New Year's Day, Yang Shou came all the way from Nanzheng City. Yang Yuan was now the most respected person in the Yang family, as recorded in the family tree.

However, Yang Fu was in poor health, and his eldest son was in even worse health, so he sent Yang Shou to kowtow and wish his younger uncle a happy new year.

Having the opportunity to show his courtesy to the commander, Yang's mansion was crowded with guests from morning to night.

Yanran and Duozi were too busy to handle the many valuable gifts, and they had to hand them over directly to the servants.

So, out of desperation, he called Fan Qing and Mei Zhen over.

Both girls were literate and had some knowledge of arts.

Doing these registration, counting, classification and storage is naturally easy for me.

Mei was really happy. This was like an advance rehearsal for being Mrs. Yang, so of course she was happy.

Fan Qing, however, was confused and had no idea what this meant.

Isn't it just helping to register and organize some treasure gifts?
a piece of cake.

In addition to being "lustful", Yang Yuan's reputation for being "greedy for money" finally began to spread.

However, General Yang never exploited the people.

Moreover, the series of things he did after taking office brought huge impetus to the economy of central Sichuan and created a large number of jobs.

Many people who were once extremely poor can now afford to buy good rice and noodles for the New Year, and can even buy a few pounds of fat pork for the New Year.

Naturally, they were grateful to Yang Fushuai from the bottom of their hearts and did not have any resentment at all.

The common people's expectations of their officials are really not high at all.

As long as you can do something good for the people and let them benefit a little, they will be grateful.

Common people are the most pragmatic; they do not demand that their parents be saints.

……

In Jiangnan, "Mr. Mu Yi", who has the potential to be a second-rate sage, has not appeared for a long time.

If someone were to make a careful comparison, they would find that the time when "Mr. Mu Yi" disappeared coincided with the time when Yang Yuan left Beijing.

However, with the help of his students such as Lu Jiuyuan who continued to promote his articles in gatherings and literary gatherings, and with the full support of the current emperor, the "New Shu School" has quickly become popular and has become the hottest academic discipline.

The status of "Mr. Mu Yi" also rose rapidly, and he had already begun to touch the threshold of "saint" from master and grandmaster.

But during the Chinese New Year this year, Lu Jiuyuan suddenly received a letter from his mentor Mu Yi who was "traveling".

The letter said that at the invitation of Yang Yuan, the governor of central Sichuan, his mentor would go to central Sichuan to give lectures and formally establish the "New Shu School."

What a big deal this is.

In the past there were Confucius and seventy-two sages.

In the future, there may be a place for Mu Fuzi and his followers in the Confucian Temple.

Without saying a word, Lu Jiuyuan immediately gave up the idea of ​​becoming an official.

He wanted to go to Shuzhong to follow his mentor, to write books and to give lectures.

Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry on the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations!

This is the highest pursuit of a scholar's life and also the highest achievement.

Shuxue originated in Shu. Today, Grand Master Mu Yi is giving a lecture in Shu. This event itself has great significance.

As a result, when the news spread, it immediately attracted responses from many scholars.

Many talented and famous people in Jiangnan were willing to follow the great master "Mu Yi" and go to various academies in Shu to give lectures and study.

Even some presidents of Jiangnan academies had to frequently talk to professors of their academies, for fear that they would quit their jobs.

However, there are indeed people who run away. They will leave no matter what benefits are offered to them.

What benefit could be greater than becoming a sage, being enshrined in the Confucian Temple, being revered by all generations, and having incense and sacrifices offered to you forever?
Over the past year or so, Li Shishi has managed to handle all the business at hand.

Her business mainly involved silk, tea and porcelain.

Fortunately, apart from tea, she has always adopted the equity cooperation mode for the other two items, so she only needs to leave the management and accountants she trusts to participate in the operation.

On the Chashan side, she gave up part of her interests to Nan Fengchi of Xiaoshan.

In this way, the industry will have its own profits, and Nanfeng Chi will take care of it for her wholeheartedly.

On the Yang family's side, the girls also spent more than a year preparing for the aftermath.

People like Brother Ya and Mr. Wang can all be of great use.

Foreign merchants like Taro Suzuki are non-threatening and can be useful.

There are also those fellow refugees who were stranded in the Song Dynasty with Emmanuelle Belle, Helen, Lali, Mandana, Niosa, Afafu...

During this year and more, Lu Xi let them each take on important tasks and focused on training them, until each of them could stand on their own.

In fact, when they were taken in by Yang Yuan, they had also wondered whether they would be accepted by Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan is young, rich, handsome, and an official of this Eastern Empire...

If he likes you, it might be the best outcome.

They tried hard to bring Belle and Yang Yuan together. Not only did it show their deep sisterly love, but they also hoped to bring themselves opportunities.

Unfortunately, the falling flowers are affectionate, but the flowing water is merciless.

They now understand that Yang Yuan has never been interested in them from the beginning to the end.

Therefore, they are now more attentive, focused and hardworking in their business.

Because this is the best guarantee for the rest of their lives.

(End of this chapter)