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"Leucide, are you home?"

Just as they finished their breakfast, Yang Hu's mother was busy tidying up the table, when a shout came in from outside the house. Just as he finished speaking, a tall man walked in followed by two Young people. They were both dressed like hunters and were both tall and sturdy. As soon as they walked in, the room became abnormally small.

"This is the 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 seemed to become shorter. Yang Lin spoke with the Uncle Cheng and respectfully followed Yang Bao's call for the Uncle Cheng. Yang Bao immediately pulled Yang Lin over, introduced him to the two Young people, and invited them to sit.

You haven't come for over ten years, right? This year should be around twenty, right? The last time you came, you were just a child.

The Uncle Cheng spoke very quickly, and compared to his Leucide, which was also Yang Hu's father, he seemed much younger. His expression was also much more confident, and his clothes were much better than theirs.

"Good day, Uncle Cheng. I'm twenty-three this year, and I've been studying outside the whole time. I haven't gotten married yet."

Speaking of which, Yang Lin could not help but feel bitter in his heart. Not only did he marry his wife, he even had a child. It was a pity that they were not in this world.

"23? It's time to get married. You scholars should focus on your studies and not become nerds. Since you have come to my Leucide, you don't need to be anxious, your two cousins are also in their twenties. One day, ask your Chengdu to find a good girl for each of you. Your Chengdu has a lot of reputation in the Yang Mansion, those little maidservants will go out every year, I'll make her pay attention to you all. "

This Uncle Cheng was even more nagging than Yang Bao's mother. He talked on and on, completely ignoring whether Yang Lin was willing to listen to him or not, both Yang Hu and Yang Bao frowned, their faces full of pain. Maybe because he really could not listen anymore, Yang Hu stood up.

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

"Hunting? What's the hunt today? Leucide, 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 Uncle Cheng's fortieth birthday, no one is allowed to go hunting, just come to my house and drink. Yang Lin will go as well. Who else but me will break your legs? "

Uncle Cheng was really long-winded, to actually chat with a guest for such a long time. When Yang Lin arrived, he did not know whether he should agree to it or not, and would only agree to it on behalf of Yang Lin's father.

"Don't listen to Uncle Cheng, he is merely a head of household servant and Chengdu is only a manager's wife. He thinks that he has a lot of face and is still not a servant. I don't need the Yang Mansion's maidservants, they are all like young ladies in the Yang Mansion, all of them are very charming and angry, who would dare marry them, if they were to marry back, wouldn't they still 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, and angrily muttered. Yang Hu's father was just about to go out when he heard Yang Bao and Yang Lin mumbling.

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

"Hee hee, hee hee hee."

Yang Bao giggled and did not speak anymore. Yang Hu's father did not reprimand Yang Bao anymore. Instead, he went into the inner room and took out a few bags of gifts that were probably prepared a long time ago, and gave them to Yang Bao.

"Go on, since your Uncle Cheng is here to invite us to drink, you should go and have fun at his house." Go, since your Uncle Cheng is here to invite us to drink, you should go and have fun at his house.

As if hearing the order, Yang Hu and Yang Bao immediately stood up, picked up the gifts, pulled Yang Lin along and walked out, running even faster than a rabbit. Yang Lin also wanted to take this opportunity to get to know his fellow villagers and 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 in Yang Family Villa had the same surname: Yang. There were more than a hundred households in the entire village, all living in this mountain stream, and all the farmlands in the village were owned by the Yang Mansion. They were all tenants, and whenever they were busy with farming, they would farm at home, and when they were free, they would go up the mountain to hunt.

In fact, many people did not have the surname Yang, but they lived here, in order to grow the Tian Tian of Yang Mansion, they changed to the surname Yang of Yang Mansion. It was just trying to get closer to the Yang Mansion so that they could lessen the rent. However, after so many years, the Yang Mansion still took as much as she needed, not giving them any face at all.

There were more than ten villages around here, each with one to two hundred families, a total of about one ten thousand people. Almost all of them had the surname Yang, and all of the land was owned by Yang Mansion. Although the hunters were not based on the land, they had to live here, so they had to be respectful to the Yang Mansion.

Yang Hu was already 22 years old and Yang Bao was also 20 years old. The two brothers were not 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 home to see him, but after seeing those few broken thatched cottages, they no longer had the interest to continue the conversation.

This could not be blamed on Yang Hu's father, as most of the villagers here were poor, and all of the families had thatched huts, just that they were new and different. How could a family that lived on hunting and renting land be rich?

According to Yang Bao, the land here did not produce any food, and the whole family could only grow some, so after paying the rent, they would not be able to eat their fill. Hunting in the mountains became their most important source of income.

Seeing that his fellow villagers were so poor, Yang Lin had a way to make them rich quickly. He had graduated from university three years ago, so he had a lot of experience in running a business and making money. 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 did not know martial arts, ah, this was an era where heroes emerged. So many ox man were cruelly eliminated, would he be able to survive? 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 not, they could just learn from Liu Bei and cry all over. Perhaps, they could even cry in ox man.

Think about it, Yang Hu, Yang Bao, Yang Bai and the other lively Young people, would one or two of them come out? A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Aren't they all good hunters? Even if they couldn't produce ox man like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, it wouldn't be bad if they had a few followers.

When they were approaching the Uncle Cheng's house, they met a few Young people s in the village. All of them were brimming with joy, and although the clothes they wore were not very pretty, they were also clean. The most eye-catching thing was that all of them had hunting knife s hanging from their waists, long knife s on their left side and short blades on their right. Yang Hu and Yang Bao immediately pulled Yang Lin, and quickly introduced him to the Young people in the village.

"This is my cousin, his name is Yang Lin, he will be staying at our house from now on. These are all my village's Young people s, and also my brothers' good friends. Yang An, Yang Shun, Yang Nian, Yang Ye, Yang Zhi, Yang Li … We often go hunting together. "

Yang Bao said a few names in one go, all with the same surname Yang. It looked like this Yang Family Villa was really all surnamed Yang, it would be rude for Yang Lin to not remember his name. When Yang Bao finished speaking, he immediately greeted them.

"Hello brothers!"

"Hello, Big Brother Yang Lin!"

Those young lad also greeted Yang Lin politely with a simple and bashful smile. In front of strangers, they were a little shy. However, their eyes would glance at Yang Lin from time to time.

However, what surprised Yang Lin was that this Yang Family Villa was not ordinary. These Young people s were all relatively tall, although not as big and imposing as Yang Hu and Yang Bao, they were still much taller than the average person. Could it be that the water and soil here made out of big men?

Amongst these people, Yang Lin was the oldest, which made Yang Lin a little 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."

Walking into the courtyard of Uncle Cheng's home, Family hurriedly stood up to welcome them. Uncle Cheng's face was full of smiles as he enthusiastically greeted them, while Chengdu quickly cleaned up the table. Not long later, Yang Song brought out chestnuts, red dates, and other dried fruits.

In Uncle Cheng's house, although the house was also a thatched cottage, it was much more particular than Yang Hu's house. Chengdu was after all, the manager's daughter-in-law in large family, and their house was extremely neat and tidy.

"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. "

According to Yang Bao's words, Uncle Cheng's birthday was to show off in front of the villagers. But to Yang Lin, he could understand what the Uncle Cheng meant. When his fellow villagers get excited, they would move around together to increase their feelings, and when they were in trouble, they would 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."

The Uncle Cheng laughed as his face glowed red. He placed everyone on their seats and called out their names, cordially greeting everyone and occasionally telling them a joke.

"Sister-in-law Liang is here."

Following the shout, a young wife walked into Uncle Cheng's courtyard. Sister-in-law Liang looked tall, slim and charming, but she was a shrewd little wife who would not spare anyone when she opened her mouth. After entering, she talked to the Young people s in the village. When she saw Yang Lin, her eyes immediately lit up, and she shouted loudly to welcome him.

"Oh, what a handsome young man, tall and quiet, where did he come from? He 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. Not a single woman in my Cousin has fallen for it. Like us, we are 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 are a real adult, you don't have to be like that brat Yang Bao who doesn't know what to say.

"Sister-in-law Liang, my Cousin has always been out studying, we haven't had the chance to get a wife yet."

"Study? And a learned man, alas, disrespectful. Where else can I go to study in the future? Not leaving? We're staying in Yang Family Villa? "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, don't be like 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, so just give up on that heart of yours. "

The young lad called Yang Shun rolled his eyes in anger. He ignored Sister-in-law 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 man. The more he didn't have a wife, the more afraid he would be of being called a wife. He immediately pulled Yang Lin and the others, and they left 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 truly wanted to marry her off to Yang Lin. Seeing Yang Lin and the others leave, she looked at them reluctantly, until they walked to another room, Sister-in-law Liang was still there 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 by her side just happened to hear it. He looked at Sister-in-law Liang with disdain, and started to mock her coldly.

"Stop dreaming, that Hu Zi Cousin 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, she would ridicule him, 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, she 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 he would be annoyed to death by tomorrow morning.

"Aiyo, the Chief Steward is here, please come in, please come in, what's the wind today, it blew you here."

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from the entrance of Uncle Cheng's house. A middle-aged man in his forties led a few servants into Uncle Cheng's house. The Uncle Cheng family immediately went up to welcome him, smiling as they stopped the horses, and the middle-aged man called Chief Steward jumped down from his 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?" You still have to personally make a trip to Chief Steward, and should be punished.

Uncle Cheng immediately smiled along. Although he said that he could not take the burden on his shoulders, his eyes revealed a smile, and his face blossomed. This Yang Mansion's wife had arranged the gift personally, how much face would he have?

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

The family hurriedly welcomed Chief Steward into the hall and arranged for him to be seated at the head of the table. The servants carried in the congratulatory gift given by Yang Mansion.

"Let's go, big brother, I will bring you to see Yang Mansion."

The people who came to drink at Uncle Cheng's house all walked out of their rooms, and came to pay their respects to Chief Steward, the people here were important figures, even Yang Hu and Yang Bao did not dare neglect them, and pulled Yang Lin out to pay their respects to Chief Steward.

"Greetings Chief Steward. This is my Cousin Yang Lin. We have travelled to here. We will stay in the Yang Family Villa from now on."

Yang Lin took a step forward, and imitated the villagers, clasping his hands together as well. However, he did not bow down to the Chief Steward like the villagers, but instead cupped his hands and bowed slightly. 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."

From Yang Lin's attitude, he could see that Yang Lin was arrogant, but he did not bother about it. After all, he did not know anything about Yang Lin, so who knew what his background was?

Yang Lin chuckled, he raised his head and sized up the butler with a gentle face and two bright eyes. He didn't know if he would be able to talk with this person in the future.

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