The old patriarch of Yangzhou Zhangfu died, and the young people who had not married their grandchildren became the head of a family, and soon spread in the whole Yangzhou city. In the same way, it is not a topic of conversation on the streets and alleys for an old man to be the patriarch, but Zhang Xian's adventure is the words of the three aunts and six wives in the streets and alleys. It is said that after the funeral of Zhangfu was completed, Zhang Xian was ready to summon all the clansmen to gather in the Zhangfu mansion for a meeting, and Zhang Xian also had to hold a meeting, because Zhang Xian found that the patriarch that his grandfather let him inherit was simply a bare shelf! Forget about the shelf, what's even more annoying is that the keys and account books that grandpa handed over to him are not the keys to gold and silver treasures at all, but a stack of mortgage IOUs for arrears! I've seen a lot of pit fathers, but it's the first time I've seen my grandson, Zhang Xian just wants to look up to the sky and howl, do you want to be so exaggerated?

When Zhang Xian calculated the family accounts and showed them to his father, his father almost fell, and involuntarily shook with the list, the entire Zhang family, four main house brothers, and 28 partial house clansmen, with a total of 616 acres of fertile land and 33 storefronts, all of which were equivalent to about 23,000 taels of silver; However, Daniel Zhang, the big house, was the county lieutenant, and spent 8,000 taels of silver to make a dot relationship, Zhang Renxiang spent 6,000 taels of silver to try out a dot relationship, and Zhang Yun of the third room monopolized the Qinhuai River rouge gouache business, and borrowed 7,000 taels of silver and has not yet repaid it; It also cost 4,000 taels of silver for the clan to exempt the miscellaneous servants of the imperial court, and 3,000 taels for other miscellaneous expenses, with a cumulative expenditure of 28,000 taels of silver, which exceeds the entire Zhang family's wealth of 5,000 taels of silver, that is to say, the entire Zhang family's property was sold, and it was directly lost 5,000 taels of silver, which were all mortgaged and borrowed from the land deed and shop deed in the money village, and the repayment date was nearly the end of this year, and it was less than five months now.

Zhang Xian looked at his father's stunned appearance, and he suddenly felt a little funny, it seems that the ancients would also play financial means, and the empty gloves and white wolves were also playing yo-yo, if he couldn't recover the borrowed money, the Zhang family would fall apart after half a year, and he was afraid that his little patriarch would come to an end. Zhang Xian was even thinking in his heart, did this grandfather have long seen through that I am not his grandson, so he deliberately dug a huge sinkhole pit for himself to jump, and he buried himself in the soil at the beginning! Where does this make sense?

"Xian'er, my father doesn't know that my Zhang family has such a big financial deficit, how can this be good? Your grandfather never gave me more than 1,000 taels of silver from our family, and he was so generous to his three elder brothers. Forget it, your grandfather just went to the immortal, don't say it, or my son will hand over the position of patriarch to your uncle, right? With this kind of confused account, your uncles won't pay it back! Zhang Xian's father walked back and forth, looking irritable, his father not only did not have a large amount of money to fund his own house, but he actually left such a big mess to Zhang Xian, and directly persuaded his son to pick a son.

Zhang Xian heard his father speak like this, and his heart warmed, at least, this father was still wholeheartedly for his own good, worried that he would be crushed by the burden. However, this incident is the first difficulty he has faced since he crossed over, if he just admits defeat and gives up, not only will he and his father's family have no face to face the Zhang family from now on, but they will also be looked down upon by the world. In ancient society, people who paid attention to responsibility and integrity, and those who lacked these two could become heroes, but they could not be historical figures who founded sects and set an example for thousands of years! Even if you don't want to achieve great achievements, at least you have to leave some character in this era, and with your wisdom that has surpassed the times for hundreds of years, you have to solve this problem!

"Father, don't be impatient, this matter seems to be very difficult, but after thinking about it carefully, there is still a way to solve it! However, the father's help is still needed, otherwise, the child will not be able to complete it. ”

Zhang Xian's father really didn't expect his son to say that there was a way to solve the problem, and he was a little excited for a while. "Oh, how can my son recover this huge amount of silver? If you can really pay it back, you are willing to do anything for your father's help, Xian'er talk about it, how to do it? ”

Zhang Xian replied calmly: "Father, this matter is a bit complicated, when the time comes, the father will understand, now the child needs to help his father solve a few problems, first of all, the child requires a loyal and reliable family team of about thirty people, absolutely obeying the command of the patriarch, and the candidates must be scarce rather than excessive; Secondly, the father used to be the staff master of the former county magistrate, and asked the father to use his relationship to let the child go to meet the current county magistrate; Finally, the child should learn about Zhang Yun's cousin's business, the more detailed the better. By the way, the father needs to help the child pay a lot of money to invite a few local long-mouthed women who love to chew the root of the tongue, and the child has its own wonderful use! But these few things must be kept secret from everyone, and once someone wipes it, the plan may be aborted. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Xian's father frowned, and said seriously: "Xian'er, are you sure that just doing these simple things for your father is enough?" Isn't that a trivial matter? If we are a little careless, our house will have no place in the family in the future! ”

Zhang Xian heard his father say this, and understood his father's worries, after all, this is a very risky thing, almost gambling, and he can't tell his father too clearly for the time being, as a modern military academy student, Zhang Xian deeply knows that "if the king is not secret, he will lose his minister, if he is not secret, he will lose his body, and if he is not secret, he will be harmful." is a gentleman who is cautious and does not come out" to put it bluntly, that is, before the success of the matter, we must pay attention to confidentiality, pay attention to the proportionality of speech, the slightest carelessness, no matter how good the plan will come to naught. However, now is the test of how much support this father has for him, otherwise, if he wants to do something in the future, he will not be able to rely on the strength of the family. So, Zhang Xian said to his father with a resolute expression:

"The child can't tell his father the detailed plan for the time being, although the child has lost his memory, but he has not lost his wisdom. If the father trusts the child, he asks the father to do what the child asks, and if the father is worried that the child will not do well, the child will understand, after all, the father thinks more long-term, and the child is willing to give up the position of patriarch to the eldest uncle according to the father's request, and everything is up to the father's decision. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Xian's father was stunned for a moment, his son was obviously a general of his own army, and what he said was very polite, but it was obviously a choice of two, compared to his son who had been silent before his disappearance, his son is absolutely smart, decisive and capable! Do things vigorously and resolutely, my child has come back since he disappeared, and the changes are so big, it's really a bit unbelievable, but it's always a good change, and the hope of his own house is completely pinned on his son, and there is nothing more painful than the disappearance of his son! Thinking of this, Zhang Xian's father slapped his hand on the table, snapped, and said with a resolute face:

"Since my son has decided, then just rest assured and do it boldly, your mother and I will definitely fully support you, it's a big deal that things are messed up, and our family will go to the countryside to live a lifetime!"

After hearing this, Zhang Xian was very moved in his heart, hugged his fists and saluted his father, and said: "The child thanks his father for his trust, the child does his best!" ”