was speechless all the way, and Ma Yu's mood was also greatly impacted.

Along the way, she saw many old people slumped on the ground with weak energy, and she inexplicably remembered her grandmother.

Unlike other places, the Ma family probably has a few powerful figures.

So even in the year of the great disaster, their lives are still very solid.

Just from the red lantern hanging at the door of the Ma family's mansion, Zhang Zongqing could easily judge this.

After all, in the year of the Great Famine, even eating is a problem.

Who would hang a red lantern in front of their house to celebrate the arrival of the new year?

"Miss, are you back?"

"And this one?"

The old housekeeper of the Ma family's mansion saw Ma Yu and immediately trotted all the way over.

"Uncle Chen, this is my fiancé, his surname is Zhang!" Ma Yu introduced to the old housekeeper.

"Oh, Mr. Zhang, please inside, please inside!"

"Madame and the eldest young master have been waiting for you for a long time."

After speaking, the old housekeeper surnamed Chen took the luggage in the hands of Ma Yu and Zhang Zongqing, and led Zhang Zongqing and the two to go inside.

Zhang Zongqing took Ma Yu's hand and soon stepped into the Ma family's house.

Early in the morning, a group of people, including Ma Yu's grandmother, were waiting in the courtyard.

Seeing Ma Yu and Zhang Zongqing walk in, the energetic old woman and the others immediately fell to their knees.

At this time, Zhang Zongqing reacted.

In the area of Sichuan and Shu Province, where the news is closed, the general idea of imperial power in the previous dynasty is still preserved in the traditional thinking of everyone.

Ma Yu's grandmother and uncle probably regarded Zhang Zongqing as a figure like the future "emperor".

Zhang Zongqing, who was quite helpless, walked forward quickly, and he helped Ma Yu's grandmother up.

And Ma Yu also hurriedly followed, she said to her grandmother, "Grandma, now is the era of the United Mansion, and we are not interested in kneeling." ”

"You girl, how can you say that the things left by the ancestors can be changed?"

Ma Yu's grandmother said with disgust.

But Zhang Zongqing could clearly feel that Ma Yu's grandmother had a different kind of doting on Ma Yu.

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"When I received a telegram from your father, I didn't know that you were someone else's fiancée, and you were married to Zhang Dashuai's son."

"This is really a blessing that our Ma family has cultivated for several lifetimes, and it is possible to become the wife of a big man like Zong Qing."

"After you pass the door, you must serve your in-laws well, be a virtuous helper, and don't insult the reputation of our Ma family."

Ma Yu's grandmother patted Ma Yu's hand and whispered.

"Your father has instructed that Zongqing has always disliked being too high-profile, and he came to Sichuan and Shu Province to take you to worship your ancestors on behalf of your father and come to see me, an old woman, there are other important things."

"Although I am old now, I still understand the truth."

"So apart from me and your uncle's family, I didn't inform anyone else."

Ma Yu's grandmother patted Ma Yu's little hand and nodded towards Zhang Zongqing.

It can be seen that when Ma Yu's grandmother was young, she was definitely a lady from a famous family.

Zhang Zongqing glanced at the Ma family members present, and he could feel the awe of these people towards him.

After all, the top big people who will only appear in the newspaper suddenly appeared in front of him.

It's an incredible and daunting thing to do.

"Second son, please inside, please inside!"

"Yu'er, come in too, don't stay outside."

Ma Yuna's uncle, who looked quite kind, was a somewhat honest farmer, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet Zhang Zongqing and Ma Yu.

"Grandma, where are the third and fourth uncles?"

Only Ma Yu's uncle and his family were present, Ma Yu's father was the second in the family, and there were two younger brothers below him.

That's why Ma Yu asked this question.

"Don't mention them, those two dogs who ruined our Ma family's style, I would have asked your uncle to drive these two rebels out, and your grandfather's official reputation was ruined by these two rebels!"

The crutches in Ma Yu's grandmother's hand stomped on the ground fiercely, looking like she hated iron but not steel.

With that, the angry old woman turned around and walked towards the room.

Only Ma Yu's embarrassed-looking uncle was left, rubbing his hands constantly.

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Ma Yu looked at his eldest uncle and asked.

"Your third uncle and fourth uncle cooperate with the governors of their jurisdictions, and they buy grain from other provinces in large quantities, and then sell it to the local people at a high price."

"Your grandmother came to the door several times to ask him to open the granary for disaster relief and soup kitchen, but your third and fourth uncles refused."

"I was angry with your second and third uncles, and your grandmother cut off relations with them."

The honest-looking man explained.

Hearing this, Ma Yu's two good-looking brows also wrinkled tightly.

Ma Yu's kind temperament was inherited from her grandmother, not to mention that she was exposed to her grandmother's words and deeds when she was a child.

So after hearing such unbearable deeds of his two uncles, Ma Yu was also angry.

"My father has always disliked the character of the third and fourth uncles who go around camping, but at this time, they are still doing this kind of thing."

"Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"The catastrophe in Sichuan and Shu Province is coming, if you hoard grain and sell it at a high price, what is the difference between this and harming people's lives!"

Ma Yu's face was pale, and he said angrily.

Standing on the side, the honest uncle didn't know what to say.

In the past few days, he has been giving porridge outside on the orders of his mother, and he has indeed seen many hungry people who can't walk.

Ma Yu, an uncle who is quite kind by nature, naturally has a grudge against his second and third brothers.

Zhang Zongqing stopped talking, he took Ma Yu's hand and followed the old housekeeper to the room that Ma Yu's grandmother had arranged a long time ago.

After settling everything, Zhang Dabiao also came to the Ma family's mansion with a few guards.

"Second son, at present, the Hua'an Group agent team led by Team Leader Zheng Yaoxian is conducting an inventory of the direction of disaster relief materials in Sichuan and Shu Province."

"Once there is a result, the list of relevant personnel will be sent to the hands of the second son as soon as possible."

Zhang Zongqing nodded when he heard this, and he said to Zhang Dabiao as if he suddenly thought of something: "Order the two armies of the railway soldiers to follow the newly built railway to Sichuan and Shu Province." ”

"Once the matter has a result, if anyone dares to take risks, then let the railroad soldiers clean it up."

"If the matter is successfully concluded, let the railroad soldiers of these two armies participate in the next disaster relief mission."

Zhang Zongqing paused, and he added: "I don't believe any of those fat-headed and big-eared ZF officials in Sichuan and Shu Province. ”

"And through disaster relief, the relationship between the military and the civilian population can also become more harmonious."

Since Zhang Zongqing decided to intervene in the disaster relief in Sichuan and Shu Province.

Then he has already made a decision to officially include Sichuan and Shu Province in his sphere of influence.

In the year of the famine, the entire Sichuan and Shu were controlled by military use, which was the experience that Zhang Zongqing gained from the disaster relief in Gansu and Shaanxi.

"Yes, Second Son!"

As soon as Zhang Zongqing's words fell, Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the guard company, opened his mouth to answer.

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