Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

Furthermore, they must not use the name of Sujia Village to swindle and deceive.

The second level of punishment is a three-year deprivation of income.

During these three years, the Su family will not provide them with any opportunities to work in the clan's fields or obtain additional income.

This approach is much lighter than the first type of punishment.

Let them know that the silver dollars in Sujia Village didn't just fall from the sky.

If they don't heed the Su Family Village's covenant, then they'll revert to their previous lives of constant hunger.

The third level of punishment involves reducing their income by two-thirds within a year, leaving them only with enough for basic living expenses, so that they can experience a period of hardship.

This is the lightest punishment, a minor deterrent to a major offense.

Of course, besides these three punishments, there were many other minor ones, such as facing the wall, being whipped, or kneeling in the ancestral hall...

Rules are used to constrain people.

As Su Chen said before, there's no problem if you want to take a concubine.

Taking concubines was normal in those days, and this practice was also beneficial for the Su family to have more descendants, making Sujia Village more prosperous.

However, we cannot deviate from Su Chen's original intention. Frequently visiting brothels would not only damage the family's fortune but also its reputation.

As for marrying a dozen or more concubines, that's even more wrong.

They're not some kind of big-footed pig, so there's no need for them to reproduce so frantically, right?

However, as long as it's within reasonable limits, Su Chen definitely won't stop it.

If a family wants to stand for hundreds of years, its rules must never be broken, otherwise, who knows which unworthy descendant will cause trouble for Su Family Village.

Su Chen couldn't possibly clean up their messes every time!

……

On the train, heading north.

The scenery along the way became increasingly monotonous, especially after entering the sphere of influence of the three northeastern provinces, where the land was covered in a blanket of white snow.

The entire Northeast region has entered the depths of winter, with frigid weather.

You don't feel anything while sitting on the train, but once you step off the train, the frigid weather makes you shiver.

“Old Zhang has been living a very comfortable life lately!” General Manager Chen said with a smile. “I sent him a telegram before I came. He told us to get off the train in Chunchang City and he would make the arrangements for us.”

Old Zhang has recently become very wealthy and powerful, commanding a team of tens of thousands of people.

Responsible for security issues throughout Chunchang City.

Although he has superiors, those superiors are not within the sphere of influence of Chunchang City, but in Shen City.

As a result, Lao Zhang's status in Chunchang City was comparable to that of a local emperor, and he lived a very comfortable life.

"Have you prepared the congratulatory gift for Lao Zhang?" Su Chen asked.

“It was prepared long ago. I got him a relief of a roc spreading its wings. It’s a masterpiece, not particularly valuable, but the meaning is good.”

Mr. Chen nodded and said with a smile.

Old Zhang was able to get to this position thanks to the help of Su Chen and others.

Besides, he's not exactly short of money, so giving him something with auspicious meaning wouldn't be a problem.

"Prepare some more gold, silver, and valuables," Su Chen said slowly. "Don't be fooled by his high position and power; he has many expenses."

"Just prepare about a thousand yuan worth of small yellow croakers."

Su Chen added.

A thousand silver dollars is not a small amount, especially for a private individual.

This gift is truly grand!

This amount of money could easily buy four or five large courtyard houses in Chunchang City.

……

After passing through Beijing, the train continued northward.

After about a day and a night, we finally arrived in Chunchang City.

As soon as they got off the train, several black cars were waiting for Su Chen and his group at the train station entrance.

The person in the lead was none other than Old Zhang.

Although he is now a brigade commander and holds a high position, he still chose to personally welcome Su Chen and his party.

"Master Su!"

Upon seeing Su Chen again, Old Zhang smiled broadly. "After our last parting, I thought it would be difficult for us to see each other again. I didn't expect that we would meet again after only a month or two."

"Haha, the main reason I'm here is to congratulate Brigade Commander Zhang on his promotion, and secondly, I'm here to take care of a small matter," Su Chen said with a smile.

"Are we going down again?"

Brigade Commander Zhang became interested. "I wonder if I may join you all?"

Old Zhang was a little envious!

Last time they went down into the tomb, Su Chen gave up some of the profits. Although Lao Zhang only took 30%, he still made a fortune in the end.

He handed over most of the treasures to expand his network of connections.

Finally, he managed to take control of the brigade commander's position.

He kept some of the treasures.

In the future, during festivals and holidays, we must not neglect to show our respect to our superiors.

He wanted to get a share of the spoils when Su Chen went down into the tomb.

Once you set up the pot, you might not have to worry about it for many years to come.

“I can give you 20%!” Su Chen said. “You don’t need to go this time, and you don’t need to send too many people. Just half an engineering company, about fifty people will be enough.”

Too many people are not good either.

"Okay, let's arrange it like this. Twenty percent is not too little."

Old Zhang laughed.

……

That night, Lao Zhang hosted a banquet for Su Chen and his party.

The group got completely drunk, and Old Zhang put his right hand on Su Chen's shoulder, constantly calling him brother.

In the end, Su Chen was carried back to his residence by Miss A Ling.

However, as soon as he returned to his room, Su Chen instantly sobered up.

"You're not drunk?"

Miss A-Ling was somewhat surprised.

“This little bit of wine won’t get me drunk,” Su Chen said. “I have a feeling that something’s off with Lao Zhang. I suspect that he may have already made contact with the Wang family.”

"So fast? Are you sure?"

Miss A-Ling asked.

"It should be fine!" Su Chen said. "Haven't you noticed that Old Zhang isn't as respectful to me as he used to be?"

In the past, most people used respectful terms when addressing Su Chen, such as Master Su or Mr. Su.

When chatting with Su Chen, she also kept her position very humble.

When Su Chen met Lao Zhang this time, although he was still respectful to Su Chen in his words, his attitude had changed quite a bit.

Admittedly, this was partly due to Lao Zhang's consecutive victories in two ranks, giving him considerable power.

But Su Chen felt that the truth of the matter was probably not so simple.

"You mean, Old Zhang is no longer trustworthy?" Miss A-Ling said. "If that's the case, what do you plan to do, Old Zhang?"

"It's not that he's untrustworthy. Old Zhang isn't stupid. After being contacted by the Wang family, he must have been weighing the pros and cons!"

He is still considering which side is stronger and which side is weaker.

Su Chen analyzed.

"What if we have too much contact with the Wang family and Old Zhang betrays us?" Miss A-Ling couldn't help but worry.

If that's the case, then Su Chen and his group are in trouble.

It's possible that next time I come to Chunchang City, I'll be ambushed by Lao Zhang and his men.