About 20 years ago, when the Great Zhou Dynasty had not yet fallen to the point of Xu Shiyang's disdainful call of "Southern Zhou", his uncle and father were admitted to the Jinshi ...... in the same year.

One of the two jinshi also caused quite a stir at the time.

Since then, the Xu family has begun the process of transforming from yeoman farmers to local gentry.

The money and grain "accumulated" by the eldest and second masters of the Xu family during the official period were gradually converted into land, and a large number of commoners with the same surname or different surnames brought land to donate, and then married with the same local wealthy families .......

When the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty in Jiangbei tended to collapse, the two lords returned to their hometowns, and with the connections and huge wealth accumulated during their official periods, they gathered a large number of tenant farmers and desperate homesteaders in the vicinity, and began to form a village to protect themselves.

The above is the history of the Xu family, and it is also the standard routine for most wealthy families in Jiangbei today - they are all so-called "village sage" families, which are nothing more than big and small.

The purpose of these families is actually very simple, to stick to a certain person or a certain group of forces to clean up the mess, and then continue to be their village sages and live a good life of farming and heirlooms.

As for who this person or this group of forces is, these so-called village sages don't care.

Anyway, in their eyes, no matter who is in power, even if it is a Tartar, they will ultimately have to rely on them to maintain the normal operation of the regime - in fact, it is better to say that the Tartars are in power, after all, the Tartars have less experience in maintaining a large empire, and they have to rely more on them as landlords and scholars.

In Xu Shiyang's opinion, if it weren't for the fact that the Tartars from all walks of life outside the gate were still fighting and winning or losing, these bastards would have gone out of the customs with a surrender table and persuasion book long ago.

'I have to build up a force that is loyal to myself, and no one else, even my blood relatives, can be relied upon. ’

Xu Shiyang rode on a war horse, strolling around, while thinking endlessly:

Now I must rely on them, but I must not trust them too much, and I must exchange benefits for their help! ’

"What a hassle!" Xu Shiyang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Young master, it's here." Seeing that he was always wandering in the world, Old Man Hu had to remind: "The eldest young master is here to pick you up." ”

"Big brother!" Xu Shiyang raised his head and saw a tall and strong man standing at the door of the first tun wall.

This is the boss of the Xu family, Xu Shisong.

The Xu family takes "one wish, one heart, filial piety and harmony, generation after generation, and inheritance of ancestors" as the generation; In the name of the five elements.

Xu Shiyang himself is a generation of words, and his father's generation is naturally a generation of words.

The Mu character generation is named after water, and the water is born of wood, so the generations of the world are named after wood.

Xu Shiyang, the eldest brother, is from the Changfang Xu Mujiang lineage, and he is a whole age older than him, because he is the eldest son of the Changfang family, and the maternal power is also very strong, Xu Shisong's status in the Xu family is unshakable, so he has developed a high-flying and domineering character.

For Xu Shiyang, this big brother has two benefits worth wooing:

First, in Xu Shisong's view, Xu Shiyang is the eldest son of the second room, and in the eyes of Xu Shisong, who pays special attention to the difference between the concubines, he has a higher status than the rest of the Shizi generation (including the other two peers in the long house), and he is more worthy of association.

Second, being arrogant and domineering is usually a trouble-prone character, but in this troubled world, it makes Xu Shisong seem more brave.

In terms of the current situation, the nine men of the entire Xu family of two generations, the one who is not afraid of Tartars is naturally Xu Shiyang, and then he will probably be ranked as his eldest brother.

Therefore, in Xu Shiyang's future plans, Xu Shisong occupies a very important position, and he must give him enough respect.

"Third brother!" Xu Shisong saw Xu Shiyang from a distance, pretended to laugh and shouted, and walked towards him.

Xu Shiyang hurriedly dismounted - he was already tall, and riding on a horse, getting close would give people a lot of pressure.

This kind of pressure is really unnecessary for his eldest brother.

"I actually bothered my brother to come out to greet him personally!"

Xu Shiyang clasped his fists and saluted his eldest brother.

"Well said, well said! Hahaha! ”

Xu Shisong hurriedly returned the salute, but Xu Shiyang found that the eldest brother's eyes always peeked behind him, as if he was peeking at some stunning beauty.

Xu Shiyang smiled faintly and said, "If the eldest brother likes it, just pick one, and the younger brother will offer it with both hands." ”

Different from the previous generation who started with the imperial examination, Xu Shisong is more good at martial arts, likes to fight (although he does not dare to fight Tartars), and is also considered to be a bit brave among the bandits, exiles, and Tunpu people in Qi Province, and his biggest hobby is weapons, which naturally includes war horses.

However, it is a pity that the Xu family does not have a war horse.

In other words, in the entire Qi Province, it may not be possible to find a decent war horse, but pack horses do, and Xu Shisong often rides those things. However, compared to these Liaodong war horses with long legs brought by Xu Shiyang today, those blunt pack horses are really not worth mentioning.

"What's so embarrassing? What's so embarrassing? ”

Xu Shisong's mouth kept repeating, but the person had already floated to the side of the war horse led by Xu Er and several other Wutun villagers, looking at this one, touching that one, and feeling that each one was lovely.

"Brother, don't be too anxious, each of our brothers has a horse, everyone has it."

Xu Shiyang said with a smile:

"However, my father, uncle, and third uncle have to pick first—I plan to send two horses to each of the elders."

"Two horses for each of the elders?" Xu Shisong glanced at Xu Shiyang in surprise: "One horse for each of the brothers?" ”

"Yes."

Hearing this, Xu Shisong counted the war horses he brought again, and then asked, "How many have you gotten in total?" ”

"12 good horses." Xu Shiyang replied with a smile: "Of course, there are still some horses, but those will not be used to sacrifice ugliness." ”

"Aren't you the only one left?" Xu Shisong asked: "Take so many good horses out for nothing, are you really willing to take the third child?" ”

11 good Liaodong war horses are worth 1,000 taels at the lowest, but that is the price in the grassland or Liaodong, and it can be a little higher in Handi.

As a village-level feudal lord (very standard, not a contemptuous name for the European and Japanese feudal lords on the Internet in his previous life), such a large amount of wealth was given away in vain, and this determination was not easy to make.

"Hahaha, what's so reluctant about this." Xu Shiyang laughed and said, "It's all a family, why bother to see each other like this?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Shisong also smiled.

This brother's temper really has an appetite for him.

Whether it's true or not, it's at least very comfortable.

Xu Shisong thought about it, and after taking these horses, everyone naturally had to give him a little reward - there is no reason to eat for nothing in this world.

In addition, when the second room is separated, he naturally has to be more towards this younger brother.

Thinking of this, Xu Shisong no longer hesitated, and said in a brisk tone: "I thought that the third brother brought so many horses to sell them at the market." ”

"I have something to sell on the market." Xu Shiyang replied with a smile: "It's just not these horses." ”