In the dark sky, Zhang Xuezeng, with a thin body, turned around and walked into a large bungalow area.

This is the middle of the workshop area in the north and the military camp area in the south. There are about 1,000 acres of land, all built into houses. In addition to the courtyard of Zhang Han and senior officials, all from senior officers to middle-level officers are living here. Low-level officers still live in dormitories. Those who get married leave their families at home instead of bringing them to Lizhuang.

In addition to the officer's residence, it is the residence of the military officers. The managers of the workshop and senior craftsmen also have residences. The residences are large and small, and the smallest ones are also small courtyards with concierge, two wing rooms and three main houses. From Tianchengwei and Yanghewei to Datong, this kind of residence is worth at least 60 taels of silver per room, which are all residences of middle-level personnel.

Going up there is a courtyard, like Zhang Han's courtyard is in the middle, a large mansion composed of more than a dozen houses, with garden stables and rocks. The old house in Zhang's family in Xinpingbao is relatively small, and it is built in Lizhuang.

When Zhang Xue once came, the sky was already very bad, but in the large empty field in the middle of the residential area, there were still many children having fun, playing tops, throwing sandbags, and having sweat on one end of the play. Many mothers saw that the sky was gray and when they saw that it was about to fall, they stood at the gate of the yard and called their children home. Most of the children just ignored them.

"Who is the old man looking for?" A seven or eight-year-old child saw Zhang Xuezeng and came forward to ask.

"I'll look for Zhou Rui's family. Take me there, and I'll buy snacks with you." Zhang Xuezeng smiled and took a copper coin from his sleeve and handed it to the child.

"No, my family is not short of money." The child shook his head and smiled, saying, "Zhou Rui's family is there, I'll call him here."

Zhang Xuezeng was very surprised to hear the words. He saw that the children in the empty field were all dressed neatly and had aura in their eyes. He called two at will. After asking, they were all studying in Heyusheng's school, and they did not charge tuition fees and were also responsible for two meals a day. In addition, they lived here in military departments or officers, so of course there was no shortage of money at home. Children would not greedy for strangers' money. This is the reason.

"Wen Lan has done a great job, and it will not be in vain for this life." Zhang Xue once came from Puzhou, where everyone in the Zhang family clan studied in the clan school, but they can only be the core clan. The estranged tribesmen have to spend money to enter the clan school. Even the core clan members have to give some respect to their teachers. It is also a big burden to many families. If children do not have the spirit of studying, they will not look like the seedlings who can become scholars. At most, they will drop out of school and go home. Unlike Lizhuang, Zhang Han built many schools to teach children to read for free. In addition, learning some basic skills does not necessarily mean that they can pass the path of studying.

The child indeed called another five or six-year-old black boy, and his nose was dragging his nose between his lips.

The child of the Zhou family rolled his eyes and said, "My father is worth it, he is not at home."

Zhang Xuezeng thought for a while and said, "Then is your second uncle still at home?"

"Here."

"Okay." Zhang Xuezeng smiled and said, "Take me to your house, I want to see your second uncle."

The child looked up at Zhang Xuezeng with a thoughtful look on his face. The child said impatiently: "Look at this old man is not a bad person, Zhou Xing, please take him there quickly."

Zhang Xuezeng followed the child all the way, and there were little snowflakes in the sky. The children who were still playing all dispersed all of a sudden and they all ran home. Zhang Xuezeng saw that the ground was very smooth and clean. It turned out that there were pavements made of blue bricks everywhere, and it was like this at any corner. He was a little surprised. When the Zhang family in Puzhou was at its peak, they did not make such a scene in the street where they lived. The difference was too far.

There is a street in the north and south and east directions, forming a cross street, and there are different alleys inside. Zhang Xue once saw a sign standing at each alley, which street and alley were written on it, and every house has a famous brand. If Zhang Xue had known the address of the Zhou family in advance, he would not need someone to lead the way, and he could touch the Zhou family by following the door sign.

Zhang Xuezhang was very surprised. Unless Zhang Xuezhang has visited many places here, there is really no place that uses this method to do things.

When I arrived at the entrance of Zhou's house, I looked at the door number and the name of the owner hanging on the courtyard wall next to the courtyard door. There were candle lanterns at the entrance of the alley. There were lanterns hanging above the courtyard wall and on the door head. There were snowy lanterns hanging around it. This was the case with every household. Some children who were not afraid of snow pushed the door out to have fun again. Although the snowflakes fell on their heads, people felt at peace when standing in such a place. It was not too annoying to snow. Instead, it made people feel very peaceful and happy, and a very comfortable feeling.

Watching snow under the lights is also a refreshing thing. However, Zhang Xuezeng had something in his heart and sighed that he was just a frog in the well when he was in Puzhou. He had been in a hurry several times before and had not yet seen the full picture of Li Zhuang. This time he really gained knowledge and opened up his experience. It is rare to have such an encounter before he died.

When the child knocked on the door, a middle-aged servant opened the door first. Zhang Xue once reported his name and explained his purpose. The woman did not ask him to come in, but turned around and reported.

Zhang Xue once smiled. No matter how etiquette is, Li Zhuang is still a little different from the aristocratic families. Judging from the current reaction, the owners and servants of this family do not understand etiquette and worldly style very well.

After the servant entered the door, he went straight into the room and told him about the visitor at the door.

Zhou Rui is a servant, and he has not come back yet. His wife Qian and his brother and sister-in-law are talking and passing the time in the room. The situation is different now. If the Zhou family had already turned off the lights a few years ago and the family would have gone to bed to warm up and sleep. Now there is a stove made by the military commander in the house, and the room is very warm. Moreover, Zhou Rui had to pay the price before the update, and he would have to catch a fire to make night meal for Zhou Rui to eat. Then he would have to make some trouble. It would be better to chat and wait like this.

After hearing the report, Qian said helplessly: "It's okay for the second uncle to come and run away for nothing, but he also provoked these irrelevant people to follow him, which is so annoying."

Brother Qian thought, "This Zhang Xuezeng seems to be Mr. Zhang's third uncle, right?"

Qian's wife said angrily: "So what? How big a mess Zhang Xuzong caused? At that time, I thought Li Zhuang would be over. I wanted to persuade my family to leave quickly. Fortunately, Lord Zhang solved this matter soon."

Qian said, "My sister is living a good life now, but the risks are also high."

Brother Qian said again: "Now that the company is established, the company will handle the business in the future. Your second uncle may not have any authority in the future. He has not seen Lord Zhang for several days. It is conceivable that when He Yusheng was the shopkeeper, he was guilty of his crimes. It would be better to persuade him to leave earlier."

Qian's wife was very moved and said, "We need to discuss this with the head of the company. Just ask someone to lead the old man Zhang to my second uncle's house."

Everyone was speechless, looking through the window, the servant lady ran to open the door and welcomed Zhang Xuezeng in.

Seeing that no one came to pick him up, Zhang Xuezeng was a little surprised, but the servant pointed out the room where Zhou Fengji lived, so he turned around and walked to pat the door.

"It turns out that the third father is here." Zhou Fengji has already fallen asleep. Older people don't like to stay up late, and it's also a lifestyle habit for many years.

Zhang Xuezeng smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhou, I'm here to bother you this time."

"You don't have to be polite." Zhou Fengji said with some shame: "I originally said to help the third father meet the adults, but I haven't seen him yet."

"Wenlan is too busy now." Zhang Xuezeng sighed: "I have no major issues here, and I am not in a hurry. But if you have any urgent matters, you can go back to Xinpingbao first."

Zhou Fengji hesitated and replied, "I have my own business here, not just for my brother's business."

"Oh, then I'll be much relieved."

The two of them sat in the house, and there was a brazier in the house. Zhou Fengji used iron pliers to pluck it. Mars splashed, and the walls in the house were red, and the person felt much warmer.

After sitting opposite each other, he was speechless for a moment. Zhou Fengji said, "Dad San hasn't had dinner yet? I'll go to the kitchen to serve some food."

Zhang Xuezeng hurriedly stopped him and said, "No, I've already missed when I came here just now."

Zhang Xuezeng thought about it and asked, "Old Zhou, are you going to quit the shopkeeper?"

"Yes," Zhou Fengji said: "There was not much work for the business to transfer to the company, and in the future it was coordinated by the Military Department. There were branches in various places. The transfer, warehousing, and purchase of goods were all managed by the Military Department. I think I wouldn't have much work in the future. Wen Lan intended to call me a director, but I think if I was not competent, I would always tell Wen Lan's gossip."

"You have been working with Yusheng for the rest of your life. Even if you don't do anything and become a nominal director, no one will dare to say anything."

Zhou Fengji shook his head and smiled, saying, "Dad San, you don't know the current rules of our and Yusheng..."

He knew that it must be Zhang Xue that the Zhou Rui family had been slow to treat him this time. In addition, he had not seen Zhang Han for many days, which made people even more add to this idea. However, Zhou Fengji himself was confident that Zhang Han was not a kind person, and not seeing him for a while did not mean anything.

...

When Zhang Han walked into the gate of his mansion, snowflakes fell.

He sighed and murmured, "I hope this is the last snow."

But the room was brightly lit and lively.

As soon as Zhang Han entered the door, everyone stood up. Even Chang Jinyou, who was a genuine father-in-law and half-father-in-law, were the same as Sun Anle. Only Chang held a child and sat still without moving with a smile.

"I have met two Taishan and uncles."

"Mom," said hello, Zhang Han smiled and said, "Which child is this?"

The child that Chang was holding was five or six months old, with his eyes wide open and he looked around curiously. Zhang Han's son was still in the stage of eating, sleeping and eating every day. He only had more than one hour of sleep every day. The child in front of him was obviously not his own child.

"This is the nephew of Sun's family." Chang smiled and teased the child, saying, "The baby is white and fat, so she is so good."

"It turns out to be the son of Brother Xiaozheng." Sun Jingting had a daughter before, less than three years old. Last year, his wife became pregnant and returned to Lingqiu to recuperate. Zhang Han also laughed at Sun Jingting on the grassland for more than half a year, and she could succeed in sowing it for a while. It was enviable. Of course, Sun Jingting and Li Shenming joined forces to fight back. Zhang Han returned to Lizhuang for a short time and made Chang Ning pregnant again, and seemed to be too nervous.

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