Chapter 4: A Sudden Encounter with a Beauty

  Liáng jiā wù is much smaller than Mǎ jiā pù, there are twelve villages of this scale, collectively known as the Twelve Linked Forts, forming a protective barrier around Mǎ jiā pù. One wealthy Mǎ family, twelve humble families, in this hundred-mile radius, the Mǎ family is the leader.

  Most of the residential buildings in Liangjia Village are quadrangle courtyard houses, but the walls are very high. Outside the village, there will generally be a platform built with rammed earth, similar to a beacon tower, which serves as a watchtower for enemy movements. All the villages along the Liangshan Road are designed this way, all of which hint to Liangshan that he is in a chaotic world.

  From Majiabao to Liangjiawu, in one day and one night, Liangshan successfully drove out seven or eight of the dead air inside his body. The situation where Liangshan Bo's emotions emerged also became less and less frequent.

  Liangshan's current biggest change is a huge increase in appetite, which surprised Uncle Kang.

  "Master, Liangjiawu has arrived!" Liang Kang raised his hand and said.

  Liang Kang was somewhat worried, all the way Young Master was dazed and didn't speak to anyone. The young master said he went to mourn Ma Wenshu being robbed of his wealth by bandits, but Liang Kang felt that the young master seemed more like he had run into evil spirits and lost his soul.

  Liang Jia's arrival made Liang Kang even more worried, because there was one thing that had been weighing on his mind and he didn't dare to tell the young master.

  Liang Liang had gone home one step ahead to report back, so as to avoid worrying the mistress.

  The village surrounded by mountains and water in front of him is Liangjia Village? Liangshan suddenly became excited.

  Liáng jiā wù is situated in the midst of a group of mountains, with spring water flowing from the top to the bottom, passing through the village and bringing over 20 hectares of fertile fields. Outside the village, tall trees surround it, with camphor trees like umbrellas and banyan trees with intertwined roots. In the distance, oxen can be heard lowing, chickens and dogs responding, giving a hint of a paradise on earth.

  A familiar yet strange scene unfolded before his eyes, and Liang Shan's heart skipped a beat. An old lady stood at the entrance of the village, and he hastily jumped off his donkey, lifted his shirt, and rushed over to her.

  Rushing in front of Old Mrs., Liang Shan went down on his knees with a thud and said: "Your unfilial son has arrived to pay respects to Mother!"

  The old lady was indeed Liangshanbo's mother, Liang Yangshi.

  "My son, you've suffered." Liang Yang's eyes welled up with tears as she reached out to help Liang Shan up.

  Between the hands, Liangshan felt that Lao Furen's hand was rough, his nose was sour, and his eyes were red.

  Liangshan's parents passed away when he was young, and he was raised by his grandfather. Although his grandfather treated him well, it wasn't the same as having his own parents. When Liangshan was in school, what he envied most was that others had their parents to pick them up after class. Now facing Yang, Liangshan initially had some worries, fearing they would be awkward, but upon meeting, his feelings naturally came out, and surprisingly, it didn't feel forced at all.

  Huh? It was only then that Liangshan realized there was another person standing beside his mother, slender and elegant, with a delicate fragrance wafting over.

  Liáng Shān is now quite particular about people's aura, ordinary people can't get close to him, and as soon as they do, they feel suffocated by the turbid air.

  Liáng Shān was surprised at first, how did he cross over to the world of Liang Zhu and become Jia Baoyu? Later, he realized that whether it was men or women, they were all like this, and only then did Liáng Shān understand that it was due to his cultivation of the "Bai Gu Jing". Kang Shū, Liáng Liàng and others, as well as Mother, although they had a turbid aura, but with the addition of familial aura covering it up, didn't feel like anything. It's just that this absolutely unfamiliar person beside Mother, who hadn't even lifted his head yet, gave off an aura like a secluded valley orchid, which was extremely pleasant to smell.

  Liáng Shān raised his head and took a look, his body and mind were shocked, his face revealed an unbelievable expression.

  Is it Su Ya? !

  The girl in front of him wore a long white dress, with bright eyes and a gentle smile. The corners of her eyes, the tips of her eyebrows, her delicate nose, and small mouth were all painted with one stroke, her demeanor and temperament were exactly like Su Ya's. Liang Shan's heart was struck by lightning, his shoulders trembling.

  The young lady's eyes revealed a hint of displeasure, seeing Liangshan staring at her intently, thinking of his past rumors, and thought to herself that he was indeed a dissolute young master.

  Liáng Shān saw that the young girl's expression was not pleased, and only then did he realize it wasn't Sū Yuè. His heart suddenly felt half sweet and half bitter.

  "Son, why are you staring at Ying Tai like that? Let me introduce her to you. This is Zhuo Ying Tai, your sister-in-law." said Liang Yang Shi with a smile.

  "Met the English sister!" Liangshan finally came to his senses, hastily stood up and bowed. After finishing the bow, Liangshan's mouth opened again but couldn't close. Zhu Yingtai? It was actually Zhu Yingtai!

  Liáng Shān was so excited he almost jumped up.

  "Ah, Ying Tai, this is your brother-in-law." Liang Yang was delighted, it seemed that her son was extremely pleased with Ying Tai.

  "Have seen Shan Bo's older brother." Zhu Ying Tai slightly bowed.

  Liáng Shān woke up and hurriedly said: "Don't call me Shān Bó Gē Gē, it's too cumbersome. I'll call you Yīng Mèi, and you can call me Shān Gē." Liáng Shān didn't want to be called "Shān Bó" by Zhū Yīng Tái from now on, as it lacked a sense of intimacy.

  "Uh-huh, Shān Gē." Zhū Yīngtái nodded slightly.

  "Great, great!" Liang Shan couldn't help but dance with joy.

  Liang Yang saw her son delighted, although a bit crazy, with a big stone in her heart finally falling to the ground. Liang Yang was afraid that her son would think of marrying into a noble family and not acknowledging Zhu Yingtai.

  Mrs. Liang knew that her son was kind-hearted. A hundred years ago, the Liang family was also a noble family, but it declined due to the change of dynasties and war. Her son's heart was set on restoring his ancestors' glory, so he acted a bit radically. In the past few days, Mrs. Liang had been in agony, almost fainting with worry about her son. Mrs. Liang prayed day and night in front of their ancestors' tablets, when suddenly her son's donkey ran back home, nearly scaring Mrs. Liang to death. She immediately sent the steward, Liang Kang, to go out and look for him with his son.

  The son is back, and it was a false alarm. Liang Yang held onto Liang Shan tightly and refused to let go.

  The Liang family is a two-story quadrangle courtyard house, facing south and sitting north. The first gate leads directly to the outer yard.

  The house facing north outside the courtyard is called "Daozuo". Kang Shu, Liang Liang and his family of three, as well as two servants, lived here. The kitchen and public toilet were also in this courtyard. After entering the second door, it was the inner courtyard. The inner courtyard was spacious with flowers and plants but not taking up space, there was a large lotus pot placed in the middle, on which grew green water lilies.

  It's summer, and several lotus flowers are in full bloom. Under the water lilies, there are red carp swimming, occasionally stirring up ripples. The ground is paved with smooth pebbles, black and white, forming various geometric patterns, like a longevity diagram. But I have seen this in Lijiang's residential buildings before, feeling both familiar and novel.

  The main house has two rooms, one where the Yang family lives and the other for ancestral worship, including the tablet of Liangshanbo's father. It is also a place to receive guests. Liangshan lives in the left wing, occupying two rooms, one bedroom and one study. Under the study is the ear room, which is used to store grain and cloth.

  Liáng Shān's eyes lit up, such a quadrangle courtyard if in a big city, the price is unknown.

  This is his home now.

  Liangshan Bo has a pursuit, in fact, this era of cold door is also considered good.

  The imperial court's secular power was mostly in the hands of aristocratic families, and although commoners were below them, they could still serve as officials. Although it was a small position, one could live a relatively comfortable life. Below the commoners were ordinary people, or free citizens. The population of free citizens was not large, and it was easy to go bankrupt and become slaves of aristocratic families or commoners. Kang Shu's status in the Liang family was considered high, but his actual identity was lowly, as a slave, while Liang Liang was born into slavery.

  "This time, my son was able to escape disaster, all thanks to Mother's day and night prayers." Liangshan kowtowed again, formally greeting his mother. The ways of these ancient people, Liangshan was able to do without any hindrance.

  Li Yang was very relieved. His son had returned this time, although it was a bit dangerous, but he seemed to have made great progress. He helped his son up, holding Li Shan with one hand and leading Zhu Ying Tai with the other, saying: "Son, since Ying Tai has come to our house this time, she won't be leaving. I plan to hold your wedding three days from now."

  "Get married?" Liang Shan exclaimed in surprise, quickly glancing at Zhu Ying Tai and finding her expression as calm as water, as if it were someone else's business.

  "Yes, you forgot!" Liang Yang patted her son's hand and said: "Your father and Ying Tai's father were sworn brothers, and the marriage was arranged before you were born. Three years ago, Ying Tai's father passed away, and at a young age, she observed three years of mourning. Now that the mourning period is over, and there is no one in her family, I took it upon myself to bring her back."

  Happiness has come too quickly, could it be that from now on they will live a happy life like a prince and princess? Liang Shan's head is a bit dizzy. Just then, someone at the door said: "My nephew is back." The tone was however arrogant.

  A man in his forties with a small crown on his head and wearing a brocade long gown walked proudly into the courtyard.

  It was Liang Ziqiang, the second uncle of Liangshan. Liangshan felt a surge of anger that he couldn't suppress, which obviously came from Liangshanbo's emotions.

  Liang Ziqiang glanced at Liangshan, sneered and walked to the front of Liang Yangshi, cupped his hands but didn't bow, saying: "Greetings, elder sister-in-law!"

  Liang Shan suddenly felt his mother's hand tremble as she grasped his own, and his memories of Liang Zi Qiang became even clearer.

  Liangshan Bo's father died early, leaving behind an orphan and a widowed mother. Liang Ziqiang often bullied them in the past. In recent years, Liang Ziqiang has swallowed up their more than 30 mu of forest land under various pretexts, and now he is also eyeing their more than 20 mu of good fields, what a stingy and ungrateful person.

  "Ah, sister-in-law, I know my nephew is getting married, and as his uncle, of course, I won't just stand by and do nothing." Liang Ziqiang chuckled, his goat-like whiskers twitching up and down.

  "What do you want to do?" Liangshan said angrily.

  "Don't be rude to your second uncle!"

  "It doesn't matter, I won't argue with Shan Bo. This time, Shan Bo is getting married, and I'm presenting him with 100 taels of silver as a gift."

  "What conditions do you have?"

  "What about those twenty mu of paddy fields? The fifty taels of silver you owed me previously will be written off as well."

  "Don't you even remember your elder brother's kindness?" Liang Yang's lips trembled slightly.

  "It is precisely because of remembering Elder Brother's kindness."

  "You!" Liang Yang's hand trembled as she pointed at Liang Ziqiang.

  "Pay back the debt, it's only right! Besides, Shan Bo has now climbed up to be with Miss Ma, from now on he'll have a good life in a wealthy and influential family. His sister will also follow him, what's the point of keeping these 20 acres of land?"

  "You!" Liang Yang's body trembled with rage.

  This is deliberately making things difficult for himself, and actually dragged in the already dead Ma Wenshu. The fire on Liangshan suddenly flared up, and he said: "Mother, don't get angry, I'll come and have a good talk with Second Uncle." As he spoke, Liangshan walked over to Liang Ziqiang and smiled slyly: "Second Uncle, let's discuss everything amicably."

  Liang Ziqiang burst out laughing and said: "Within a hundred miles, everyone knows that my virtuous nephew has lofty aspirations and is already the son-in-law of the Ma family's prosperity, why still care about twenty mu of water fields?"

  Liang Ziqiang's words were extremely sharp, and Liang Kang and Liang Liang's faces changed color in anger.

  "Second uncle, is this taking advantage of the fire to loot?"

  Liang Zi Qiang sneered, "What's it to you?" As soon as the words left his mouth, a fist came flying at him. Liang Zi Qiang immediately covered his eyes and let out a pained cry, tumbling to the ground and rolling around wildly.

  Liang Shan was taken aback for a moment, he hadn't used much force, how did this guy cooperate so well? Since that's the case, Liang Shan didn't hold back either, and they exchanged blows.

  "Big sister save me! Big sister save me!" Liang Ziqiang shouted loudly.

  Li Yang was shocked, her son was narrow-minded, but he had always been polite and courteous. How could he suddenly start beating someone? Watching her son beat the person a few more times, Li Yang felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in her heart, and she said: "Shan Bo, what are you doing? Stop at once!"

  Li Shisheng kicked a few more times, clapped his hands and said, "Uncle Kang, Liangzi, throw the second master out!"

  Liang Kang and Liang Liang, father and son, were waiting for the opportunity to speak up. They immediately pounced on him, grabbing one arm each, just like an eagle swooping down on a chick, and dragged him outside before throwing him out.

  Soon, Liang Ziqiang shouted loudly outside the door: "Wait for you, wait for you, rebel against you, dare to beat your elders!" Liang Ziqiang endured the pain and got up, but he was pleased in his heart, patted his hands, and walked away with a limp.

  "Son, you shouldn't be like this, without a good reputation, how will you have a future? Wasn't the book in the academy read in vain?"

  Fengping is the evaluation of local gentry and scholars by the government, which serves as the basis for their official appointments. For example, being selected as a filial and incorruptible official or a loyal and righteous official. The Lou Tai Shuyuan is the highest institution of learning within a hundred miles, and Liang Shanbo's graduation from there counts as having some credentials. However, if one's fengping is not good, they can only stay at home and spend their whole life as a humble teacher or something similar.

  "Mother, you need to maintain dignity with your elders, but there's no need to be polite to scoundrels. Second Uncle is bullying us like this, as if our family has no men left."

  Li Yang's eyes were slightly red, and she said, "Alright, mother won't blame you, but it made Yingzi laugh."

  "Shan Ge is very filial, little sister is touched."

  This silver bell-like voice was also extremely similar to Su Ya's. Liang Shan slanted his eyes and stared blankly at Zhu Ying Tai.

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