Zhao Lin failed to achieve the most important goal this time, but she didn't return completely empty-handed, anyway, looking at her appearance, she was still satisfied with Xu Shiyang's promise.

So she went away satisfied.

Mama Rong, who had not spoken, did not speak again until Zhao Lin left:

"Young master, this girl is very handsome."

"Hehe, a girl who hasn't grown up." Xu Shiyang disagreed.

Mama Rong thought about it and felt that this statement was also true.

So she hinted at another goal:

"This girl hasn't grown up yet, I'll talk about it later. But her sister, named Zhao Shan, is 16 years old this year, which is just right. ”

"What do you want to say, Mama Rong?"

"Young master, you're about to become a ding." Mama Rong lowered her head, unable to see her expression clearly, but judging from her tone, when it came to this issue, she was very firm: "The young master's wife has to find a girl from a big family, you can accept a small one first." ”

'Dizzy! Why are there people urging marriage all these years? ’

"Mama Rong, now is not the time to talk about this kind of problem!"

"Not now, when?" Mama Rong shook her head, and for the first time in her life, she objected to Xu Shiyang's point of view: "Young master, you want to fight, this is your man's business, the old body can't take care of it, but the old body knows that above the battle array, the sword and gun have no eyes...... and the old body thinks, you should at least stay first." ”

"Uh......."

"Young master, let's listen to the old man once, this man, only when he becomes a family, can he be considered a real man, and he knows who he has created a great fortune for." Mama Rong raised her head and looked directly at Xu Shiyang, and the aura actually pressed him a little back: "The old body is already old, the young master has a child, don't care about the concubine, the old body can be blinded, go see the young lady below." ”

It's hard to refute it.

"It's ......, let me think about it again." Xu Shiyang subconsciously wanted to avoid the question.

"What else do you want? The young master attaches so much importance to the population, why didn't he think about filling in a few more dings for the Xu family first? Mama Rong even despised Xu Shiyang a little: "The eldest brother of the long house has also not married a wife yet, the concubines have accepted three rooms, and there are two children, I heard that the younger one has another one in his belly now, and the young master can't delay it any longer!" ”

In fact, although the starting point is different, what Mama Rong said is indeed serious.

The more troubled the times, the more important the population, and the most important is the trustworthy children and nephews.

In fact, the Xu family is lacking in this regard - the three brothers of the Muzi generation only have 6 sons in total, and 3 of them are not yet minors, so that out of the 15 dock forts in the family, there are 9 castle owners with foreign surnames.

And Xu Shiyang himself, since he has made up his mind to fight this world to the end, in the future, he will have to face bandits, homeless, other dock forts, and all kinds of Tartars, it is conceivable that there will be many dangerous battles waiting for him.

Regardless of whether he succeeds or not, he needs a successor who can be recognized by everyone to stabilize the morale of the army.

A leader who has no descendants will give the core subordinates a sense that they are likely to die and be destroyed, which is very detrimental to unity.

Under this premise, the little bourgeois thought of the relationship between men and women is really more than one thing left over from Xu Shiyang's previous life.

"Okay! Then there is Mama Lao Rong, talk to the girl, and ask her if she is willing. ”

Since this is the case, Xu Shiyang decided to follow the good flow.

Feelings, let's cultivate them slowly in the future.

"What's she not wanting to do? The castle wants her to be a concubine because he can afford her! Mama Rong said disdainfully.

"Nope! Be sure to get her consent! Xu Shiyang does not intend to compromise on this point.

He wants to release nationalism and re-cultivate the self-esteem of the Han people, and this kind of thing that hurts the dignity of compatriots must not be spoken!

You can break the girl's heart, but you can't hurt her self-esteem.

Even if it's formalism, you have to save face!

"Okay, as long as the young master agrees, I will listen to the young master in this matter." After the core problem was solved, Mama Rong didn't mind making some concessions on the details, not to mention, she really didn't think that Zhao Shan would disagree.

"Another point, the fort is about to send troops to fight, now everything is prioritized by war, and the matter of concubines will be discussed after this battle is over."

"Yes, young master, the old body knows the weight."

……

The gunpowder workshop managed by Gongsun Sheng was located in a separate courtyard in the northeast corner of the fort, which had a special rammed earth wall for fire and explosion protection, and there were no other buildings nearby.

In the courtyard, a thick layer of fine sand is specially laid, and rows of buckets full of water are placed in the corners of the surrounding areas.

Usually, Gongsun Sheng takes a few of his apprentices to live in this idle house in this courtyard, and today, for some reason, Gongsun Sheng suddenly wants to invite someone to dinner.

Nowadays, anything that can be eaten is precious, and having a meal has almost become the patent of the castle owner.

Therefore, several people who received Gongsun Sheng's invitation came to this free dinner very happily.

For this banquet, Gongsun Sheng spent a lot of private money, and specially exchanged a pheasant, a hare, 3 catties of pork, and a jar of turbid wine from the warehouse of Wubao.

Coupled with the refreshing wild vegetables and the Chongluo steamed cakes that can be made vigorously, they form a sumptuous meal that I am afraid that Xu Shiyang will be greedy for.

And the people Gongsun Sheng invited to the banquet today were only Xu Er of the pro-soldier team, the new Xie Zhen and Xie Bao brothers, and Zhang Blacksmith, who had lost his qualification to participate in the high-level meeting of Wubao, so he was particularly lost.

"Come on, brothers, try to eat, you're welcome!" Gongsun Sheng beckoned several people to sit down, and his apprentice poured turbid wine for the guests.

"We are in the same village, working for the castle master, and from now on we will be brothers! In the future, we will have to get close to each other! I'm here, do it first for respect! ”

As he spoke, Gongsun Sheng picked up the wine bowl and drank it all.

Xu Er smiled without saying a word, followed Gongsun Sheng and poured the wine into his stomach, and then unceremoniously picked up a piece of big fat meat, and ate it with a mouth full of oil.

The Xie Zhen and Xie Bao brothers glanced at each other, as newcomers to Wubao, they didn't understand why this Gongsun Sheng was so close to them.

Just stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling face, and the power of the wine and meat quickly overwhelmed the doubts in his heart, and the brothers accompanied the smiling face and followed Gongsun Sheng to drink the wine in the bowl.

Only Blacksmith Zhang, who didn't seem to care about Gongsun Sheng's thoughts, picked up the bowl and took a sip casually, picked up a steamed cake, tore it off piece by piece, and chewed it weakly.

"Brother Zhang, do you have something on your mind?" Putting down the wine bowl, Gongsun Sheng smiled and asked, "Or is my wine and meat unappetizing?" ”

Blacksmith Zhang raised his head, glanced at Gongsun Sheng blankly, and after a long time, he hesitated to speak: "Mr. Gongsun...... you are the most trusted by the castle lord on weekdays, you say, the castle lord let that Li carpenter be in charge of all the craftsmen in the castle, is it ...... me, does he have any opinion of me?" ”