After being turned into cannon fodder, I relied on involution to survive

Yu Zizhen asked him to send thirty male and female guards to the Wei family under the banner of servants. According to Yu Zizhen, there were at least seventy or eighty in the escort agency. In addition, she secretly prepared a A team of hundreds of people is ready to assist.

Yu Zizhen shrugged, "Don't you know my situation very well? My family can't count on me at all. If I don't rack my brains to save my own life, what will I do for the day when the Lu family and the Zhenbei Palace completely break up? Fight for your own way to survive?"

It has to be said that Yu Zizhen's appropriate sacrifice was really effective. Her words not only dispelled Yang Shixian's previous doubts, but also gained Yu Zizhen's sympathy, guilt and admiration.

Yu Zizhen said again: "It's fine if you know this and I know it. Brother Yang, please don't reveal it to anyone else."

With the addition of a big secret shared only by the two of them, Yang Shixian's trust index in Yu Zizhen instantly increased.

He nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, I won't even tell my grandfather."

Yu Zizhen smiled happily and took out a stack of banknotes. "I've offended the Lu family. It's hard to realize the Wei family's property immediately. I'm willing to take over the whole thing at the market price and declare to the public that I only gave them half of the market price." Price."

Yang Shixian:? ? ?

Yu Zizhen was helpless. This kid grew up in the capital. He was smart enough, but his life experience was really pitiful. She said:

"Master Wei comes from a poor family. He saved his money bit by bit after becoming an official. He can't sell it for much money. I just cut it in half, and the money they can get is even less."

"But after the Wei family carries the coffin and returns home, it will cost money to hire bodyguards, buy carriages and horses, and it will also cost money to eat, drink and stay in hotels along the way. After all, the Wei family won't have much money left at all?"

"Don't think that the Wei family will be able to live a stable life as long as they return to their hometown."

"First of all, they were forced to return to their hometown because they offended the Lu family. Then after they go back, will the Lu family persecute them through the hands of local officials?"

"Secondly, compared to other people in their hometown, the Wei family is quite wealthy. Not to mention whether relatives and friends of the Wei family will come to borrow money, just talk about the refugees and disaster victims who can't live a good life, and the idle scoundrels. , won’t they take risks for the sake of money?”

Yang Shixian:! ! !

Yang Shixian's expression gradually became serious. At this moment, he admired Yu Zizhen. He stood up and bowed his hands towards Yu Zizhen, "The wise brother is thoughtful, but the foolish brother is far behind."

As far as Yang Shixian knew, all of Mr. Wei's relatives in his hometown had graduated from the third service, and they were all farmers and merchants with no future.

The blood relationship is far away, there are few contacts, and the affection is naturally weak. In addition, they don't have much ability, so naturally they don't have the ability to protect the Wei family locally.

Looking at it this way, it is really not a good choice for the Wei family to go back to their hometown.

But besides their hometown, where can the Wei family go?

Yu Zizhen saw Yang Shixian's expression change and knew that he was having second thoughts. She said: "If the Wei family is willing, I can also send them to settle elsewhere. You can let them choose one between Jiangnan and Northwest."

Yang Shixian was a little surprised when he didn't hear Yu Zizhen say "Northern Territory", but soon he found a good reason for Yu Zizhen himself.

He believed that Yu Zizhen excluded the northern border in order to prevent him and the Wei family from worrying too much, and suspected that Yu Zizhen was trying to win over the people of Zhenbei Palace.

You must know that although Mr. Wei is dead, he still has many people of the same age, old friends, and students in the court. These people may not be able to help the Wei family at the cusp of the crisis, but they can help the Zhenbei Palace within their capabilities. Convenient to travel. Yu Zizhen was so obvious that she didn't ask for anything in return, and Yang Shixian immediately admired her even more.

He nodded in agreement, and then thanked Yu Zizhen on behalf of the Wei family.

Yu Zizhen stood up and said, "Then I leave this deal with the Wei family to you. Remember, you must give the Wei family enough money according to the market price."

She pointed to the stack of banknotes she had placed on the long desk, "If you don't have enough money, please help Brother Yang to advance some for me. Please tell me the specific amount, and I will settle the settlement for you in one go."

Yang Shixian agreed in person, but in his heart he had the idea of ​​​​privately giving some money to Yu Zizhen or the Wei family.

He knew the Wei family well and knew that if he gave money directly, they would definitely not accept it, but in the name of buying their property, he could add some silver as appropriate.

As for Yu Zizhen, Yang Shixian thanked her before it was too late, so how could he ask her to give him any more money.

He took all his private money, and then went to the accounting office to pay five general silver notes in denominations of one thousand taels, and then took those people who had entered the Yang family after Yu Zizhen under the guise of being servants of the Yang family. Went to the Wei family to express condolences to Mr. Wei.

The Wei family immediately set up a mourning hall for Mr. Wei. Officials from the Qingliu family, including Yang Zhengde, had come to pay their respects one after another before Yang Shixian left school, so there was no one else in the mourning hall except Yang Shixian. The guest is here.

Yang Shi first expressed his condolences to Mr. Wei according to the rules, and then proposed to visit Mrs. Wei.

Mr. Wei's eldest son had red eyes and personally led Yang Shixian to his mother.

Mrs. Wei was not in her own courtyard at the back house. After the mourning hall for Mr. Wei was set up, she had been staying in the yard where Mr. Wei's body was laid to rest.

Seeing Yang Shixian, Mrs. Wei's tears already flowed out before she could speak.

She was grateful to Yang Zhengde for speaking up for her husband and personally sending her husband's body back. She also always regarded Yang Shixian as her own child. She could not thank Yang Zhengde in person, but she could come over as soon as he got the news. Condolences to Yang Shixian.

Yang Shi first shed tears with her for a while, during which Wen Yan naturally helped Mrs. Wei.

After Mrs. Wei's mood stabilized, he whispered another purpose of his trip to the Wei family.

Both Mrs. Wei and the eldest son of Wei who were watching were shocked. As far as they knew, their family had nothing to do with the Zhenbei Palace.

At this special moment when most people are avoiding their Wei family, is Prince Zhenbei, who has no contact with their Wei family, actually willing to lend a helping hand to them?

Yang Shixian could understand their disbelief. He recounted everything he could about the conversation between himself and Yu Zizhen.

After saying that, he did not forget to vouch for Yu Zizhen, "Zizhen is righteous, sincere but shrewd. In the eyes of the younger generation, he is indeed a trustworthy person. Although he is in an embarrassing situation, he cannot openly communicate with the Lu family. Even though we are against each other, there is always a warm blood in our hearts."