In early May, after returning to Humu Township, Heifu first distributed the reward money to the soldiers stationed there in his absence, and then visited Zhang Ying's house non-stop.

Now Zhang Boqi is sick, so whether it is the clan or the affairs of the township, Zhang is in charge.

Heifu first told Zhang Cheng that the 1,000 stone millet that the Zhang family gave out alone could be used as a lord of Nasu to get a first-class knight for the Zhang family, and he did what he promised.

After saying the good news first, he immediately clarified his intentions: "I am willing to ...... for Chen Pinghuake"

Knowing that Chen Ping wanted to marry his own daughter and grandson, Zhang Ying was stunned at first, and then overjoyed!

Not to mention the marriage of his own daughter and grandson, it has become a big trouble for him, five people who married five people died in a row, although they are not directly related to the Zhang girl, but after all, it is too strange, and it has a bad reputation, and now Chen Ping is willing to accept it, how can he not be overjoyed?

Not to mention, Chen Ping, as a handsome young man in the township, after clearing the suspicion of "stealing his sister-in-law", Zhang Cheng has begun to pay attention to him, Chen Ping has been recruited into the Qin camp as a clerk since he was recruited by Heifu to make several suggestions, on the one hand, he has been praised by Qin officials, on the other hand, he also offered the policy of "lending grain to the people", so that Qin officials, Zhang's family, and the people of Yizhong have a win-win situation, which makes Zhang Cheng admired, and believes that the future of this young man is limitless.

How could he be happy to get such a good son-in-law?

Zhang Ying secretly thought: "With Chen Ping's appearance and talent, and with the assistance of my family, in time, he may be able to command a county and become famous in the whole county." ”

So Heifu acted as a matchmaker for the first time, and hit it off, Zhang Cheng didn't even consult his daughter and grandson, so he hurriedly agreed to the marriage. It's just that Zhang's girl's ex-husband just died in March, and now the mourning period has not passed, so the date of marriage is still set in March and April next year......

Afterwards, in order to express his gratitude, Chen Ping made a special trip to take out the money given to him by Heifu before, and feasted Heifu in the best wine restaurant in the township.

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When he heard that Chen Ping was going to take over the entire wine shop, the wine shop owner looked him up and down in surprise, and almost habitually ridiculed, but then remembered that this was no longer the Chen Ping who was eating his brother and sister-in-law's rice, despised, and had nothing to do.

Today's Chen Ping has washed away the slander and stigma of the past, and he is even working under Qin officials, so that people dare not despise him.

"Chen Ping is rich now, I'm afraid he will become a rich man in his hometown in the future." The shopkeeper said flattering words, but he didn't expect it to be in Chen Ping's heart, but he didn't think so.

"Rich? Sure enough, I was a dog in the fly camp, and I was too underestimated. ”

After the store set up the food with a smiling face, Heifu also arrived, and the two sat opposite each other after a few pairs of salutes. After this incident, their relationship became a lot closer, and when they were drunk, Heifu couldn't help but ask curiously, why did Chen Ping have to marry that Zhang girl......

"Chen Sheng has taken a fancy to her beauty?"

After all, she is the first beauty in Hongxiang, Heifu even makes up for his brain, did Chen Ping have a crush on that Zhang girl when he was a child? But when she got married, she could only stand on the side of the road and watch, and the moment the wind blew the bride to sit in the chariot tent, the young man was stunned and never forgot it......

"Swim and stop!"

Chen Ping laughed out loud when he heard this, amused by Heifu's brain supplement.

He looked left and right, there were only two people in the restaurant, and the shopkeeper was busy with his own affairs from afar, so he leaned in and whispered: "The reason why I want to marry the lady of the Zhang family is that I like the wealth of the Zhang family, and the reputation and ......power of Zhang Cheng in his hometown."

Chen Ping's eyes became extremely utilitarian, but they were also very calm.

"Wander around and think about it, that Zhang Er was originally a murder fugitive, poor, married the daughter of a wealthy man in Waihuang, and was funded by a wealthy wife's family, so he turned into a hero of the Wei State, and even entered the government and made a foreign yellow order."

"The same is true for Chen Yu, if he hadn't won the favor of the Zhao Di Gong Cheng clan and recruited him as his son-in-law, where would he get the money to travel around and finally become a local celebrity?"

After listening to it, Heifu understood that the successful marriage in Chen Ping's eyes was not that husband and wife love each other and that they were happy with each other, but that their marriages complemented each other.

To sum it up with a famous quote that Hefu has forgotten which sage said it:

"There is no need to tell in detail about heavenly principles and human feelings, marriage is profitable!"

The collapse of the Great Liang and the demise of the Wei State brought a huge shock to Chen Ping, and he really felt the general trend of the times, so he began to think about his future out.

Although he is now doing the clerical work of the Qin camp and receiving three stones of grain a month, he is only a temporary worker. The war is over, and sooner or later they will leave, and then they will have to return to their unemployed state again?

Of course, Chen Ping will not sit back and wait for that day to come, according to his understanding of the laws and regulations and systems of the Qin State in the past two months, after the withdrawal of the black man, the military control will end, and the official county orders, county lieutenants, and county officials will take office in Yangwu County.

Do you want to go to Yangwu, or go to a neighboring county to find a job as an official? After all, he has the advantage of knowing Qin characters, and now he can understand the Guanzhong dialect.

But after thinking about it, Chen Ping gave up this plan.

Now although the Qin army swept through the Wei State and destroyed the Wei Sheji, the identity of the "Wei people" in Chen Ping's heart has not completely disappeared. What's more, his brother and sister-in-law are still at home, and Chen Ping plans to give priority to local development and see the situation.

The Qin government appointed officials with strict restrictions on their place of origin, and the main governors of counties and counties were not allowed to use locals, and were directly appointed by Xianyang from other places. However, the subordinate officials of the county and county offices, as well as the rank and assistant officials at the township level, all use locals.

Therefore, Chen Ping estimates that the future Humu Township will still have the final say on the local villagers. The relationship with the Zhang family, the prestige in the township party, and the wealth they possess are still the basis for establishing a foothold in the local area.

Chen Ping has only washed away the stigma of the past, gained Zhang's attention, and earned a little money that can prove that he is "self-reliant". However, these are still far from the "big ambitions" that he hid in his heart and didn't dare to say to anyone.

Of course, he didn't dare to tell anyone about that ambition, because no matter who he said directly, he would laugh off others' big teeth.

Chen Ping does not lack talent, he just lacks a stage for performance, and when Heifu was there, because he didn't know why, he provided him with many opportunities to show himself. But it is impossible for Chen Ping to leave the local area and go to Nanjun with Heifu, so he has to find a new thigh for his future development......

You can be ambitious in your heart, but you must be down-to-earth, which is the principle of Chen Ping's career.

After listening to Chen Ping's true intentions, Heifu couldn't help but sigh, this is really Chen Ping, even his own marriage is so fine and utilitarian.

He expressed his understanding of Chen Ping's choice, yes, a poor and lonely talented person like Chen Ping was cited by the wealthy and powerful Zhang family, which was the most convenient way to success!

But Heifu asked worriedly: "That lady Zhang has the name of Kefu, so you are not afraid of ......."

"Afraid of what? In my opinion, the deaths of those five people were all accidents, and they were also blessed with beauty. ”

Chen Ping was already drunk, and he was rarely prodigal, laughing, but his eyes were full of confidence.

He patted his chest and said loudly: "Swim and rest assured, Chen Ping's life is hard enough!" ”

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In the middle of June, it is the hottest time of the year, the heat wave of Humu Township hits, the valley wind gusts, the lotus leaf fields in the pond and marsh, and the cicadas on the trees beside the road are endless.

A team slowly walked out of the Qin army garrison camp outside the countryside and marched slowly south, officially Heifu and his men.

At this time, more than a month has passed since Heifu acted as a matchmaker for Chen Ping. During this month, Humu Township was calm and quiet, except for strengthening patrols to prevent refugees from coming out of Daliang City from running around, and everything was the same in the local area.

Whether the Wei State perished or not seems to have nothing to do with this township.

At the beginning of June, with the official transfer of Qin officials to Yangwu, the time for Heifu and their evacuation was getting closer and closer, and the soldiers of Anlu and Yanxian County, who had been away from home for more than half a year, couldn't wait for a long time.

After half a month of preparation, Heifu handed over the local defense to a new Youyou—who, as Chen Ping expected, was indeed a local village tycoon. Then he left the camp where he had been stationed for months, with the people who had been in their hearts like arrows.

Although under Heifu's control, Qin Shu almost did "no crime in autumn" in the local area, the locals did not thank him much. There is no situation where Qing officials are transferred away in film and television dramas, and the people help the old and the young to stay and say goodbye, and those who come to see them off are Zhang Cheng's father and son, as well as Chen Ping.

"What you have done for your hometown, the old man will remember for the villagers. As for You's great kindness to protect the Zhang family, the old man will also let his children and grandchildren remember it in his heart, and he will never dare to forget it. ”

Zhang Cheng asked people to prepare meat and wine, salute Heifu, and let Zhang Zhong and other children and grandchildren pay tribute to Heifu's chief and Wu Chang one by one, which made the straightforward Dongmen Leopard mutter: "This old Zhang Weng of Xizhang is a little humane, much stronger than that of Dongzhang Lao." ”

When it was Chen Ping's turn to toast Heifu, Heifu sighed:

"It seems that I don't have a chance to see Chen Sheng marry the lady of the Zhang family, and those two taels of gold are the congratulatory gifts I left in advance."

Chen Ping arched his hand and said: "You not only carried me, but also gave me a lot of money, Chen Ping really can't repay it." ”

Perhaps because of this mood of "no retribution", Heifu and the others have walked more than ten miles away from the township, and Chen Ping still rode a horse borrowed from the Zhang family and sent them all the way to the border of Humu Township.

Seeing that further forward is the boundary of Waihuang County, although the war has ended, it is still not safe to walk alone on the road, Heifu persuaded Chen Ping to stop.

"Chen Sheng, let's do this here."

"The reason why I sent here is because I have a sentence, I have always wanted to ask Youxi."

Chen Ping dismounted, bowed to the black master, raised his head, and raised the doubts that had been hidden in his heart for months.

When he was drunk that day, You said that from now on, he should regard Chen Ping as a friend. Then Chen Ping dared to ask You Bi, you and I had never known each other before, why did you deliberately help me wash away my grievances? ”

"I have asked my sister-in-law, and You Zuo sent someone to carefully verify it, and only found me after learning the truth of this matter. Later, he invoked me into the Qin camp to be a clerk, gave me food, shared my bounty, and treated him like a confidant. ”

Chen Ping is a utilitarian person, and he has never believed that there will be things in the world for no reason, and Heifu's attention and support to him have exceeded common sense.

At first, he was worried that Heifu had bad intentions and was even a Longyang disciple, but later found out that this was a misunderstanding.

This made Chen Ping even more puzzled, puzzled, if he couldn't know the reason, he couldn't settle down.

Heifu pondered for a moment, no longer as perfunctory as before, and said with a smile: "Maybe it's because the first time I saw Chen Sheng, I thought you were different from ordinary people, right?" ”

"I'm a poor man for a mile, what's the difference?"

Heifu pointed to himself: "You may not believe it, but after seeing you, a sentence suddenly flashed in my heart. ”

Chen Ping asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"This gentleman, he may be able to dominate the world one day?"

After that, Heifu laughed, and after arching his hand towards Chen Ping, he stayed for a short time, and left away on horseback, leaving only a sentence from afar.

"There are times when life meets. Sending you a thousand miles, you must say goodbye in the end. Chen Ping, you and I will say goodbye, there will be a period later! ”

The horse's hooves rolled up in the dust and quickly moved away, leaving only Chen Ping, who was stunned, standing in place, his face full of horror and even more than before.

"Dominate the world! How did he know what I wanted!? ”