The old town seems a little deserted.

Those pleasure seekers who had undergone deworming and screening signed a guarantee in front of the guards' sharp swords and brought back to the town the news that Wanhua Tower had harbored bandits and poisoned people, but was wiped out by the palace.

The residents of Jiuchen Valley had just received a notice from the palace that they could go to the pharmacy to buy affordable anthelmintics. Before they had completely recovered from the panic, news broke that the entire family of the Liu family, a family of servants, had been punished by the palace.

The palace guards surrounded the Liu family's land and searched it for a day and two nights, sending carts of things to the palace gate. The question was that they had embezzled the master's property for many years, stolen and sold precious forging materials and cloth, and murdered their superiors and colleagues. The crimes were numerous and the impact was extremely bad. The whole family and those involved were sent to the mines.

The palace gate showed its power, and the residents of the Old Dust Valley, who were protected, became well-behaved, and there were very few people wandering around outside in broad daylight.

At this moment, the astonishing amount of "dowry" at the dock attracted everyone's attention, and Zhang Xueming and his party were able to enter Pinghu Restaurant through the back door in a low-key manner.

Jin Miao led Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng into a side room, while Qing Zhi and Su Rong stayed outside the door.

In the side room, a middle-aged man in a gray robe with gray hair on his temples saw Zhang Xueming, took two quick steps forward and was about to bow.

Zhang Xueming had used his spiritual sense to explore before entering the courtyard, and knew who was coming. He let go of Gong Yuanzheng's hand, took off his veil and threw it to Jin Miao, and in a flash he was in front of the man. He raised his hand to lightly support the man's arm, and used his internal force to force the other party to stop bowing, and said with a smile: "Uncle Qiu, you are too polite. I dare not accept the courtesy of an elder."

"How dare a subordinate act rashly in the presence of the master? According to the rules of the clan, when doing things, there is only a master-servant relationship, and no family etiquette is followed." The man maintained a bowed posture with his arms pressed down, using his internal strength. He raised his eyes and stared at Zhang Xueming. His tiger eyes were fierce, and the cruel and bloody murderous aura of the battlefield suddenly burst out, shocking Jin Miao so much that he wanted to draw his sword.

Gong Yuanzheng quickly stopped him: "It's okay, you go out first."

Gong Yuanzheng's judgment was correct. Zhang Xueming did not make any counterattack at all, but only released murderous intent to fight back.

Her murderous aura was countless times stronger and more violent than the other party's. She easily suppressed the other party's murderous aura and shocked the man into a state of stupor.

Zhang Xueming chuckled, retracted his murderous intent, grabbed the man's sleeve and shook him to bring him back to his senses.

She looked up at the middle-aged man, smiling and asking affectionately, "Uncle Qiu, when did you come from your hometown? I thought it was Qin Nan and the others who came."

He waved to Gong Yuanzheng, whose face was flushed and eyes were moist, and held his hand to introduce him: "A Yuan, this is my Uncle Qiu. Don't be fooled by the fact that he always speaks like 'master' or 'subordinate'. In fact, he is an elder in my hometown and has watched me grow up. When I was a child, I loved running around behind Uncle Qiu. Uncle Qiu taught me how to play leaf boats and water skipping."

The middle-aged man had a stern face, and his nasolabial lines were so deep that they looked like two grooves carved on his face. He looked very serious, but at this moment, his eyebrows softened: "Master, you have a good memory."

His eyes glanced at the two people's clasped hands, then returned to Zhang Xueming's face, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "I arrived the night before the team set off. The master always reported good news but not bad news in his letters to his hometown, and the tribe was very worried. I thought that Qin Nan and his monkey cubs had been loose for a long time and it was time to tighten their skins, so I volunteered to come here. They are here this time too, and will come to see the master after unloading. Master, who is this?"

"He is Gong Yuanzheng, the Palace Master of Gongmen Zheng Palace, my chosen future husband. When Wufeng's matter is resolved, I will bring him back to meet the elders." Zhang Xueming patted Gong Yuanzheng's hand soothingly, his eyes full of joy at seeing his family, "A Yuan, call someone."

Gong Yuanzheng suppressed his restlessness and greeted him nervously, "Hello, Uncle Qiu."

Because Zhang Qiu had mentioned the clan rules before, Zhang Xueming couldn't do the junior's etiquette to him, so he urged him to sit down at the round table and pulled Gong Yuanzheng to sit next to him.

There were hot tea, snacks, nuts and oranges on the table. Zhang Xueming checked them one by one, poured hot tea for each person, and pushed the snacks to Zhang Qiu: "Uncle Qiu, eat some snacks to fill your stomach. I ordered the dishes, which will be served soon."

She took an orange, peeled it in half, tasted one slice first, and found it was not sour, so she peeled the whole thing and handed it to Gong Yuanzheng with the skin: "Ayuan, it's very sweet, you try it."

She was in a relaxed state, and Gong Yuanzheng also relaxed. He took the orange, smiled brightly at her, ate one slice himself, and fed her another.

Zhang Qiu took in their actions, a smile spread across his face, and he also took some snacks and started eating.

After sitting for a while, Zhang Qiu wiped his hands, sat up straight and waited for Zhang Xueming's questions.

"Uncle Qiu, is everything alright in the clan?"

Zhang Qiu said: "Everything is progressing steadily according to the master's plan. The (silage storage) method developed by the master is very useful. The (barbarian tribe) is very happy. Last year, the purchase volume (of wool and mutton) increased by more than two times. Luxury goods (porcelain, silk, frosting sugar, soap, glass) are in short supply. The batch of (mixed-blood) boys that the master trained have also been successfully distributed to (various tribes). In another two years, the (barbarian tribe) will be completely at peace. Our territory (to the south) has now expanded by nearly half, and the family business is booming. There is no idle person in the tribe. All the children over the age of five have been captured to use abacus."

All good news. Zhang Xueming glanced at Gong Yuanzheng, who was confused, and said softly, "I'll tell you in detail when we get back."

Gong Yuanzheng nodded and took note of their conversation carefully.

Zhang Qiu exchanged glances with Zhang Xueming and understood what was going on. Since Zhang Xueming had no intention of hiding it from Gong Yuanzheng, he didn't need to be careful about his wording.

Zhang Xueming asked: "Can those three families stay quiet?"

Zhang Qiu sneered, "There are no three families left, only the Qin family is left. The ungrateful wolves of the Chen family saw that their master had not shown up for a long time, and the clan was too busy to spare any effort, so they instigated the Qin and Li families to make trouble. The idiots of the Li family actually contacted the remnants who fled north and wanted to cooperate with them from inside and outside. The clan used the same trick to catch everyone in one fell swoop, and used the heads to build 16 Jingguan outside the city. It was really spectacular, and the younger ones who were not convinced were all kept in line.

Later, the old man personally led people there, and did not leave any of the Chen and Li families alive, and also helped the Qin family with their housework. Now the Qin family has a sensible head, who has taken the initiative to hand over half of his property as atonement, and the Qin family's hidden fields and households have also been handed over. The cities have been screened five or six times, and the ones left are all on the same page with our family. "

"How are my parents, brother, sister-in-law, and nephews?"

Zhang Qiu couldn't help laughing when he talked about this: "Well, it's all good. The Third Master went to race horses and caught a group of white devils. They were all white-skinned, blue-eyed and big-nosed. They said they were from some country called Orus. The Third Master got the map and wanted to take people across the ice field to explore whether the territory was big enough and whether it was worth it.

It was almost the New Year, but he made such a scene, so the old man gave him a good beating with the cane. He went back and grabbed the second young master, and brought up the fact that the second young master had not taken good care of you, and beat him up. The second young master felt so wronged that he went to cry to the third lady holding his two sons. The third lady chased the third young master around the house with a whip, and the third young master's clothes on his back were torn.

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