Zheng Peng looked around at everyone, and then said slowly: "Thank you for your love, and thank you for the trust of my father, let me become the principal of the Zheng family in Yuancheng, I know the reason for your election, that is, I hope I can carry forward the lineage of the Zheng family in Yuancheng. With {dream} small ◢.1a"

Having just taken office, Zheng Peng was not in a hurry to settle old accounts, but conformed to Zheng Changduo's expectations and revitalized the Zheng family in Yuancheng.

It can be regarded as a compensation for the "predecessor", and it is also intended for himself.

In ancient times, the family was a person's greatest reliance, and with a strong family, everything could be done with half the effort.

Zheng Changduo took the lead in saying: "For a family to prosper, it must work hard from generation to generation, especially in terms of fame. ”

"Aya is too right" Zheng Yuanxing echoed: "Take me as an example, do a little business, you have to look at other people's faces everywhere, and an ordinary yacha dares to find it uncomfortable, now it's okay, after the virtuous nephew gets ahead, as soon as he hears that it is the Zheng family of Yuancheng, everything is easy to do, and the people in the government will not come to look for trouble." ”

"Yes, yes, the most important thing is to let more children gain fame, I propose to expand the family studies, and invite a few more famous gentlemen to teach them well, and good seedlings should also be good at cooking, so that they can become good talents."

"Not only to test the fame, but also to pay attention to marriage in the future, patriarch, you have to be the master of the young people in the clan."

"The ancestral hall is a little dilapidated, and the last time it was repaired was eight years ago, so I have to pick an auspicious day to repair it."

"It would be better to have more land, because some people still have no land or very little land."

After listening to it for nearly half an hour, Zheng Peng found that the most common words were two words, one was "field" and the other was "fame".

For the ancients, the field was the foundation of life, and fame was the capital of the glorious lintel.

Everyone was almost discussed, and their eyes fell on Zheng Peng.

Obviously, it is useless to say more, mainly depending on the meaning of the new patriarch Zheng Peng.

Zheng Yuanjia looked at the people who were full of expectant eyes, and then looked at Zheng Peng, who was playing with the teacup in his hand, as if he was out of the world, he couldn't help coughing dryly, and plucked Zheng Peng with his foot under the table.

This kid, so many people are discussing big things, he is good, I don't know where to go.

Zheng Peng was really distracted just now, to be honest, there is little point in discussing like this, these people in front of him are either shallow or want to get cheap, they are all lip service, and they are a little bored to listen to, and after listening to it for a while, Zheng Peng's mind is thinking about building a house.

After receiving a reminder from his own Lao Tzu, Zheng Peng immediately came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Just now I was thinking about expanding the study of the family, but I was distracted, out of shape, out of shape. ”

"There's no gaffe, it's all for the family." Zheng Changduo smiled and relieved Zheng Peng.

Zheng Peng smiled, and then said with a straight face: "What you said is very reasonable, but the rice must be eaten one bite at a time, and things must be done one by one, now we will solve the matter of clan studies and cultivation first." ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Peng said with a proud face: "Announce two things, the first is that all the children of the Zheng family in Yuancheng can be enrolled in the clan study for free, and I will pay a lot of money to ask a knowledgeable gentleman to teach, and all the books and the four treasures of the study room are all included, and all the expenses are paid by the clan; The second thing is to repair the tower, and I will take out a sum of money to repair the house, the ancestral hall, and renovate it. ”

Zheng Jiashu, the patriarch on the side, said with some doubts: "Patriarch, your proposal is good, but it is difficult for a woman to cook without rice, the income in the clan is limited, and the little money that everyone has gathered is enough to use it for sacrifices and dinners, and I really can't take out the money to do these things." ”

"That's it" someone in the crowd echoed: "Patriarch, will it be unfair to take the money pooled by everyone to support the clan study, the main family is better, like us, the scattered family is not rich in hand, and if we share it again, I am afraid that we will not be able to afford it." ”

"It's just that my family has to pay for not studying, which is unfair."

As soon as the voice fell, some people were happy and some were sad, and the ancestral hall was in chaos for a while.

Zheng Peng waved his hand, motioned for everyone to stop, and said loudly: "Everyone is not in a hurry, wait for me to finish first." ”

When everyone was quiet, Zheng Peng said: "Everyone here is their own people, I won't say much about polite words, I used to be young and frivolous, I didn't cause less trouble, and I didn't cause trouble to everyone, fortunately, I was blessed by my ancestors, I have been lucky recently, I have made a small gain in the Western Regions, and the emperor has also rewarded a lot of money. ”

"The patriarch comes out on his own? It's really responsible. ”

"The new patriarch is much more courageous than the previous one."

"I heard that the patriarch has won countless victories in the Western Regions, and now it seems that what he said is true."

"With such a great contribution, the emperor will definitely not be stingy, tsk, and even a hair is thicker than our waist."

Zheng Peng ignored the whispers below, and said to himself: "This house has to be repaired well, and so is the ancestral hall, some of the pillars have faded, so let's take out five thousand guan and use it for construction and renovation." ”

How much? 5,000?

A medium-sized grange, a net income of three or five hundred yuan a year is not bad, a pretty little maid, only twenty yuan, everyone thought that Zheng Peng could take a thousand hundred yuan for repair and renovation would be good, but they didn't expect Zheng Peng to open his mouth is five thousand.

Zheng Peng turned his head and asked Zheng Changduo, who was a little dumbfounded, and said, "Father, do you think this five thousand guan is enough?" ”

"Enough, enough." Zheng Changduo said with a smile.

There are people in the clan, manpower does not cost any money, mainly materials and craftsmen's wages, with these five thousand, it is enough to build two brand new and decent mansions, needless to say that now it is only repaired and renovated.

Zheng Peng nodded, raised his voice an octave and said: "Ethnology is a matter of merit in the present and in the future, not only to do it well, but also to do it for a long time, every year to pay money, there are some troubles, there is also instability, so let's do it, I will pay a sum of money to buy land, rent out the land, and the rent obtained will be used to fund the use of ethnology, by the way, if someone in the clan wants to rent seeds, the rent can also be less, so as to kill two birds with one stone, third uncle, you have more knowledge, calculate how much land to buy, in order to support the ethnology." ”

Zheng Yuanxing is a businessman, the most proficient in calculation, and when he heard this, he lowered his head and calculated, and quickly came up with an answer: "Patriarch, it takes at least 200 mu to maintain expenses." ”

If you want to hire a famous gentleman, you also have to contract books and four treasures of the study, and the cost is not small, at least 200 acres to maintain.

Of course, Zheng Yuanxing also has his own little abacus: anyway, he didn't pay for it himself, Zheng Peng said that he would pay it himself, anyway, it would be better if the budget was sufficient, maybe in a few years, the Zheng family in Yuancheng would prosper, and there would be more people.

Zheng Peng said categorically: "Then be more generous, I will pay for 300 acres of paddy fields, all these paddy fields will be returned to the public, and all the rents obtained will be used to subsidize the clan, and the rest can also be subsidized and rewarded for those children of the clan who are excellent in character and learning." ”

Now is the prosperous era, the price of the field has risen, in Yuancheng County, the price of a good acre of paddy field is about 25 yuan, and the price of 300 acres of paddy field is less than 8,000 yuan, this little money Zheng Peng can still get.

Take out a large sum of money to buy land at one time, and use the land to support your education, you don't have to take out the money every year, and you are most afraid that there will be people who will say cool things in the back even if you take the money.

The advantage of this is that it is done once and for all, and it can be regarded as doing a little good for the Yuancheng Zheng family for the predecessor.

On the first day of the new patriarch's appointment, he sprinkled more than 10,000 generous gifts, and the people present were overjoyed, and their eyes were shining, as if they saw a good day coming to everyone.

There were still people in front of him who were dissatisfied with Zheng Peng becoming the patriarch at such a young age, but after the more than 10,000 yuan of money was spilled, those who were neutral or opposed turned into support.

It is not clear whether having money can make the ghost grind Zheng Peng, but it is still possible to make these clansmen change their attitudes.

Everyone said yes, Zheng Yuanjia on the side felt a light on his face, and looked at his son who had worried him with satisfaction, Zheng Changduo, who was sitting opposite, I don't know how many things I said.

After everyone calmed down, Zheng Peng's eyes rolled, and he quickly said again: "I have one more thing to discuss with you." ”

Hearing that Zheng Peng was about to speak, everyone consciously calmed down and their eyes fell on Zheng Peng.

Zheng Peng said leisurely: "When I went home, I found that not only the house was a little dilapidated, but the road at the door had not been repaired for a long time, as far as I know, the holy decree of the imperial court will soon arrive, and there will be many guests watching the ceremony, the road is too broken, I am afraid that people will laugh, so this road has to be repaired, and it will run into bricks and bluestone slabs or something." ”

"It's time to fix it." Zheng Changduo said with a serious face.

Zheng Yuanye also nodded and agreed: "Yellow mud road, it's better on a sunny day, but on a rainy day, it's full of potholes, if the wheels get into it, it's even more embarrassing, the patriarch is right, it's time to repair it." ”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Zheng Peng nodded and said: "Everyone agrees to repair, very good, but the public doesn't have much money, I calculated, in addition to the cost of repairing and renovating, there is also the money to buy land to subsidize the clan school, and the cash in hand is not much, so I hope everyone will make up a little, of course, this money is voluntary, everyone does what they can." ”

"Yes, the patriarch has given so much money, we should scrape together some money to build roads." Someone in the crowd shouted.

"The road is also related to the face of the Zheng family in Yuancheng, and it has to be repaired."

"Building roads and bridges is a good thing to accumulate virtue, and this money is willing to donate."

Zheng Peng spent more than 10,000 yuan on the Zheng family in Yuancheng at once, and everyone was moved by Zheng Peng's generosity and expressed their support.

Regarding the face of the Zheng family in Yuancheng, Zheng Changduo was the first to say: "I have long wanted to build this road, but it has been delayed by such and such things, it is a good thing to build the road, I, an old man, take the lead and donate a hundred yuan." ”

After serving as the patriarch for decades, Zheng Changduo still has a lot of selfishness, and he is very satisfied with Zheng Peng's performance and takes the lead in donating a hundred yuan.

Seeing that Aya donated money, Zheng Yuanjia stood up: "Then I will also donate a hundred yuan, but this money will be paid by my son on my behalf." ”

When everyone heard this, they all laughed: Zheng Yuan's family has a son, Zheng Peng, which means that the patriarch wants to be born.

When Zheng Peng heard this, he touched his nose and said briskly: "Aya opened his mouth, okay, I'll come out this hundred." ”

The ancestral hall burst into joyful laughter again.

"I'm not as good as my eldest brother, I have such an outstanding son, I will donate fifty yuan if I hit my swollen face and fill a fat man." Zheng Yuanxing followed and pledged.

With the two of them taking the lead, everyone donated ten times and I eight times, even Zheng Yuanwang, the fourth child who is usually very thrifty, also recognized twenty.

Seeing that everyone had donated, Zheng Yuanye hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I'll donate three times." ”

The four brothers of the main family donated three, many people stared, and some people recorded, it is not okay not to donate, but the money will be gone if it is donated, Zheng Yuanye gritted his teeth and donated three times.

For Zheng Yuanye, these three runs are to drink flower wine, which is better than any road construction.

"Yuan Ye, here you are the most decently dressed, only donate three times, you can't say it" An elder named Zheng Jiabin couldn't help but speak.

Taking the opportunity of Zheng Peng's promotion to a banquet, Zheng Yuanye made a lot of money, and promised the Shi family to match the marriage between Zheng Bing and the "dumb overlord", and received a benefit, Zheng Yuanye bought himself a few good clothes during the New Year, and the clothes on his body were made of high-quality materials and fine tailoring, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Zheng Peng, who was dressed casually, did not dress better than Zheng Yuanye.

Zheng Jiabin is a little overwhelmed, the third child donated fifty times, the most frugal fourth child also has twenty times, and Zheng Yuanye, who is the most comfortable on weekdays, enters and exits the restaurant green building, and dresses up brightly, only pledges three times?

Now the fourth Zheng Yuanwang is wearing a half-worn robe.

Even Zheng Jiashu, who has a tight life, also pledged as many as ten times.

They are all their own people, most of them know the roots, Zheng Yuanye knows who everyone is, but they didn't expect him to be so stingy.

"Third uncle, you don't know" Zheng Yuanye immediately cried and said: "You don't know, I live on that little monthly money, and there is no other income, I have to provide Cheng Er to study, my body is not good, from time to time I have to watch Lang Zhong pick up a bag of medicine and eat something, don't look at my clothes are good, in fact, it is to save money, mainly when I run errands for the family, I am afraid of losing the face of the Zheng family in our Yuancheng, and gritted my teeth to buy it, these three runs are not much, but it is really gone." ”、

Zheng Yuanxing couldn't look at it a little, and said: "Second brother, it's not like it, you can donate enough ten times." ”

"What's not, it's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice" Zheng Yuanye said with a stubborn face: "Don't believe it, you go to my house and search it." ”..

"How can it, don't mind, second brother, it's the younger brother who made a joke." Zheng Yuanxing immediately apologized and said.

Seeing what Zheng Jiabin wanted to say, Zheng Peng preemptively sighed and said: "I thought that the second uncle was having a good life, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult." “

"Let the patriarch smile" Zheng Yuanye immediately said flatteringly: "I really can't get the money, if the patriarch has any good errands, arrange for the uncle, I have a lot of money, what money will the patriarch donate in the future, no matter what, I will definitely support it." ”

"It's all a family, it's easy to say, it's easy to say" Zheng Peng said while giving Huang San a look next to him.