In the evening, the courtyard of Zhang's Mansion was lit up, and the second master who had just come back from shopping was dumbfounded! ~~~ Is this someone in the family marrying a daughter-in-law? No, you can't! The third and fourth brothers are still in school!

The little girl Vanilla heard the whereabouts of the second master out of nowhere, and now she is happily waiting by the second master's side.

"Who's doing the happy event at home?"

The second master was confused for a long time, and had to ask a happy and stinky little girl Vanilla who had been following him since he entered the door.

The little girl is innocent, diligent in her hands and feet, and she smiles every day, which is very pleasing!

The second master is very funny, is he so happy to serve the master?

How did he know! In order to know the news of the second master's return to the house as soon as possible, Vanilla made a bloody investment. used two packs of his favorite "Jushunhe" sugar-fried chestnuts to buy off Xiao Dezi, who has a relationship with the porter.

So at this time, the second master returned to the house, and the little girl was the first to know the little girl among the ladies in the house. How can you not let the little girl fart for a long time?

"Second master! This was what the old lady ordered. The old lady said, the second child in the family~~~ is not! The old lady said that the second master crossed the ocean and came back safely, which is a happy event, and the family should be happy and festive! ”

The little girl found out that she had made a mistake and hurriedly changed her words. The old lady called "second", you little girl dare to call it that? The skin tickles you!

"Oh! Got it. How is your master doing? ”

"Okay! Since I didn't have morning sickness, I can eat and drink, and my belly is the length of the sky. Second master! Do you think Madame's belly will be broken by the little boy? ”

The little girl was very worried about her master's stomach. Vanilla has lost her father and mother since she was a child, and after being bought by Mrs. An, she has been serving by Miss An Jiayi's side, where will someone teach her the knowledge of these women! Seeing Miss's big and terrifying belly, it's strange that the little girl isn't worried!

The gynecological knowledge of this era is all "passed on". Orphan girls without female elders have no other way to obtain the necessary knowledge of these women.

The second master also diverged his own thinking~~~ Should I open a women's physiology course in a private school at home? But he said to the little vanilla:

"How do you know it's a 'little boy'?"

"It's definitely a little boy! Xianglian and I went to Baiyunguan to ask for a signature. ”

The little girl swore by it, and nodded her little head affirmatively, making the pigtails behind her sway from side to side.

"Oh? You two are still asking for a signature? ”

The second master was very funny, and the scene of the two unmarried little girls going to Baiyunguan to ask for a child sign. From this, it can be seen that the two little girls are really interested in their young lady!

The second master couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the big family's rules for the cultivation of servants.

You can't use the morality of later generations to completely dismiss the values of this era. Can you say that Mrs. Ann was wrong to take in the hungry and cold little vanilla? Can you say that the current master-servant relationship is enslaving these desperate poor people? ~~~No! ~~~

In an era and a background, there is no good or bad, right or wrong, existence is reasonable.

"Second master! Finally found you! The grandfather and uncle are waiting for you in the study! ”

Xiao Dezi came out of nowhere, and his head was steaming hot in the winter! It can be seen that he has been looking for the second master for a long time.

"Brother Dezi! I won't take you to cut off your beard like this! You've taken my advantage! ”

When the little girl saw it, she couldn't help but get anxious when she saw that her task of taking the second master back to Miss's yard was not complete.

"Oops! My little aunt and grandmother! When is it? You're coughing with me here! The old lady has urged it three times! If you can't find the second master, your brother Dezi is going to eat the family law! ”

"Humph! I don't care! Tomorrow you have to return my two packets of sugar-fried chestnuts! ”

"Good, good! It's time to pay it back! Return you three packs. Second young master, let's hurry up? ”

Xiao Dezi was dealing with the pestering little vanilla, and he was anxious and cautious to urge the second master.

The second master looked at the two little guys coughing funny. Xiao Dezi was eaten to death by this little girl vanilla! Well? ~ Vanilla is too young, or the two of them can make a pair.

"Let's go!"

"Brother Dezi, tomorrow I will return my chestnuts to gather Shunhe!"

After walking a distance, the crisp sound of vanilla came from behind me.

"Got it!"

"It's going to show the pot! ~~~”

Xiao Dezi was shocked by the last sentence, and he stumbled to the ground. Jushunhe's freshly fried chestnuts are not easy to buy, so you have to queue up for an hour! Winter in Beijing, two hours of queuing outside? Oops! ~~~ The second master just thought about it, and he was excited~~~

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In the study, at this time, all the men who were in charge of the Zhang family gathered together, including the three uncles and grandfathers of the side branches. Outsiders only have one old housekeeper, Fu Ye. He is no longer an outsider, he has been surnamed Zhang since his grandfather's generation.

"Dick! I've heard about it all in the afternoon! Today, in front of the people of the clan, you can tell me your plans! Let the clan elders assess its danger. It is not easy for our Zhang family to develop from the former Ming Dynasty to the present, and tens of thousands of people in the whole clan cannot bring disasters to the clan because of your personal behavior. ”

When the second master heard it, what does this mean? Lead review? Venture capital assessment panel for investment firms? Ever since he entered the study door and saw such a big battle, the second master was a little confused!

It's no wonder that the second master was stunned at this time, even the predecessor of the second master hadn't gone through this battle, and he had no experience!

"Father! Didn't I just buy an official with money! How did it endanger the family? ”

"Second brother! It's not that you're endangering the family now, the clan elders are just worried that your actions may bring disaster to the family in the future! Therefore, today, the clan elders just want to hear your future plans, so that the clan can make some corresponding measures in advance. ”

Hi! That's it? The second master was relieved. Isn't it just about assessing the risk? Isn't this the pre-war staff meeting that the second master participated in in the previous life! This second master is doing it! When you are on the battlefield in the south, you will meet in every battle!

"Wait a minute! I'll go back to the house and get something and come over. ”

The second master comforted the elders of the clan for a while, turned around and walked out of the study. In fact, it was to find a place where no one was around, and took out the color overprinted map of China that had been prepared for the army long ago.

(This is a civilian version of the map of China, not a military map.) Military maps are incomprehensible to ordinary people. In addition, color printing technology, as early as the Song and Liao periods, China has color printing technology. ）

Back in the study, the second master hung a huge map of 2.5 meters by 4 meters on the white tiger descending map in the middle hall.

As soon as the map was hung out, the old men in the room were collectively dumbfounded!

Even my father, a well-informed member of the second rank of the former dynasty, had never seen such a detailed map, let alone the other clans were old!

The old man immediately took the magnifying glass he usually used to appreciate calligraphy and painting from his desk and threw himself in front of the map. Holding a magnifying glass, I carefully watched one village after another, all the way. The more the old man looks, the more excited he becomes, and the more he looks at it, the more suspicious he becomes?

"Dick! Where did you get the map? You can't have stolen the map of the Military Aircraft Division, right? ”

As soon as the old man's words fell, the elders in the room looked at him suspiciously.

What's the same thing? The second master wants to cry without tears!

"Father! Now that it's all in the Republic of China, where did the military aircraft come from? ”

The old man was in a trance~ Yes, it's the Republic of China now!

"And where did you steal this map? This is a national treasure, a national weapon! In case it is accidentally lost or damaged, you Zhang Lao Er is a sinner through the ages!! ”

As the old man spoke, he stepped on the stool and climbed up to take off the map—this is a treasure that can be used as a family heirloom! It must be protected and passed on to future generations. At this time, the old man had already regarded this exquisite map as a family heirloom that could be passed down from generation to generation, and all he wanted was to quickly put it away and hide it.

was so frightened that the second master and the eldest hurriedly supported the old father. You said you have old arms and legs, and you will fall out again!

I can't complain that the old man is so cautious. Sensei said that the current Republic of China, that is, the current powers, has a map that does not have such a detailed map.

"Father! Don't worry! This is our family's diagram, and no one can take it away. You can listen to my plan with the clan elders first, and then it's too late to put away the picture! ”

So the second master took advantage of the foolish Dafa of later generations, pointed to the map with a small teaching rod, and took the posture of a combat staff officer, talking about the distribution of the forces of various warlords in the country from the current international situation; He also talked about the distribution of minerals in Xinjiang from the domestic mineral resources; From agricultural cultivation to industrial development resources, from the geographical advantages of high mountains and distant emperors, to the religious beliefs of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang and the ethnic contradictions between various ethnic groups; As well as the prying eyes of neighboring Tsarist Russia in the frontier provinces.

In short, the second master took the trouble to explain his plan carefully and clearly this time. I heard that the old man in the room never had a clearer understanding of the world than at this time! In particular, there is a comparison of high-definition maps, coupled with the second master's in-depth and concise explanation, and the cognition imprinted in my mind is clearer and more profound.

The old men have always sighed in their hearts~~~ The second boy is amazing! This is a sign that the family is going to thrive! Must support! Several old men looked at each other, and got up and entered the back room very tacitly.

The second master took a look, what happened? The eldest brother Zhang Pengfei looked at the second brother who impressed him, patted his younger brother on the shoulder comfortingly, and whispered:

"Don't be impatient!"

After waiting for a full hour, several old men came out of the back room with a large piece of rice paper full of words. Mr. Zhang Jushan spoke on behalf of the family:

"The 20th generation of the elders of the Zhang family unanimously decided: fully support the 21st generation of descendants of the Zhang family, the descendants of Peng, the sixteenth son of Xing, Zhang Pengxiang, and the proposed clan migration and development plan, and no one of our clan shall disobey and perfunctory; All my people must do their best; All my people will have to contribute from every family! If you dare to disobey, the whole family will be removed! This clan decree will be implemented from January 1, 1915, the first day of the first month of the fourth year of the Republic of China! Zhang Yanhong, the twentieth generation patriarch of the Zhang family, signed it on behalf of him. December 12, the third year of the Republic of China. ”

Faint! The second master couldn't cry or laugh when he heard it! I thought to myself, is that the revitalization plan of the whole nation good! When did it become your family's plan? And solemnly issued the patriarch's order? You old men, don't be so funny, okay? ~~~~~~

But the second master thought about it the other way, this is also very good, the early construction needs literate and knowledgeable people.

And the nearly 10,000 clansmen of the Zhang family have all gone to the family's private school and followed the family's caravan through the south and the north.

In terms of personal knowledge, it is better than most people who read books today! Of course, those who have studied abroad do not count.

But after all, there are only a few people who go abroad to study, and what the second master needs now is a large number of literate and hyphenated people. The second master also wants to recruit science talents, but in the country of the Republic of China, you don't have to think about it! The second master can only recruit talents in science from abroad. Besides, he doesn't need any science talents in the near future, what he needs is a cultural person who can lead the construction corps and an engineer who is engaged in construction.

When the second master thought about it like this, he was calm. The cultural people of the Zhang family, one is counted as one, under the order of the patriarch of the Zhang family, he can't help but be recruited by his second master casually? !

To the surprise of the second master, the team of engineers he recruited in the United States had already arrived at the offshore berth of Tianjin Port with Pete's huge transport fleet.