Chapter 30 New Year's Letter

Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest.

When the first heavy snow falls from the sky in the New Year, the Hejiazhuang is already filled with laughter and joy.

The New Year has extraordinary significance for everyone in the village. Young people have become more calm and calm, while the elderly are getting older. However, in the hearts of the two elderly people in Hejiazhuang, they are still full of joy, because their descendants have grown to a point that can replace them.

The days of their shelter from Hejiazhuang from wind and rain have gradually passed.

And this may be the ultimate wish in the hearts of all the elderly!

"New Year's competition has officially begun..."

With the sound of third uncle He Quanyi's full of energy, warm applause rang out from the entire playground.

Unlike previous years, there was one more person among the He family who was promoted to the sixth level of internal strength.

He Yiling, the eldest daughter of the third uncle He Quanyi, just turned 20 this year, and is considered a female expert among the third generation of juniors. Ordinary farm women have gotten married at this age, but compared to practitioners, they will never become an old lady at the age of twenty. Instead, they are in their prime and youthfulness.

So when He Yiling played for the first time, she immediately won the loudest cheers. Her opponent was her second brother He Yihai. Faced with her sister's attack, He Yihai fought with her with a wry smile on her face for a long time, and then she won a "lucky" move. All the elders of the He family were smiling.

Then, He Yixuan and He Yitian appeared one after another, and their kung fu became more and more experienced.

Under the stimulation of the freak He Yiming, everyone raised their requirements to a higher level, which brought the overall combat effectiveness of the third generation of the He family to a new level.

Although they have not broken through their respective limit barriers this year, the achievements they have achieved are enough to satisfy all the elders.

As for He Yiming, when he just stood up, the younger generations in the arena suddenly scattered. No one would take the initiative to show off his ugly face even though he knew he would lose.

With He Yiming's strength, let alone these juniors, even if everyone in the Hejiazhuang rushed forward, it would not cause him too much trouble.

Seeing this, the older generations and others shook their heads and smiled bitterly. However, in their hearts, they were extremely happy.

If there are children among the descendants, the foundation of Hejiazhuang will not decline at least in decades.

During this year's New Year competition, He Yi and Cheng Yanli and his wife separated from their elders and made a list of their own. They have already started a family and have come out of He Quanxin's lineage to set up a new branch.

The couple got married for a year. Even if they were not very loving to each other, they were at least respectful to each other, and they were very decent here.

However, He Yiming vaguely felt that the couple was really too polite to each other.

Perhaps, as time goes by, they will truly accept each other.

Of course, not everything is perfect.

The only thing in the family criticized them after they got married was that they did not add a fourth generation of descendants to the He family after they got married.

Although He Wude and other elders did not say anything about this, some clues could be found from their expressions. However, the hidden skills of the older generation were very good, and He Yitian and Cheng Yanli did not notice it.

After the New Year competition, everyone used dinner together and then they parted.

However, in the He family courtyard, He Wude, the second generation of the He family, and He Yiming gathered together.

What they want to discuss is the development plan of the He family in the next year after the beginning of spring.

In previous years, even among the third generation of children, He Yi had not participated, but today He Wude called two of the three generations over, and the intention was obvious.

The third generation of the He family began to formally participate in the operation of the village.

There was a round table with tea on it. He Yiming and He Yitian were responsible for adding water to the elders. At the same time, they could also give their own opinions.

He Quan put the account book of the year on the table and said, "Dad, the income this year is pretty good. The cost and expenditure of several stores have a total profit of 2,000 taels of silver."

He Quanyi also threw out an account book and said, "A lot of the fields around the village have been cultivated, and the income of the millet is also very good. In addition, the hunting and local specialties in the mountains can be sold through shops in the city." He paused and continued, "But hundreds of people in the village, people ate and chewed by horses, plus monthly money, unexpected rewards, etc. are all expensive expenses. Although there is a slight surplus, it is not too much. However, the construction and renovation of houses, as well as the collection of building materials for future castles, are all large figures, and a total of 5,000 taels of silver was spent."

He Yiming looked at each other, and a hint of surprise appeared in their eyes. It turned out that the people in the family worked hard for a year but still couldn't make ends meet.

He Wude nodded slightly, there was no expression on his face, as if he had expected this.

"Second, how is the Yuan family's business going?" the old man asked calmly.

He Quanming's face suddenly had a smile and said, "Dad, our cooperation with the Yuan family has been very smooth this year. All the goods were successfully sold, and he made a full 1,000 taels of gold."

He Yi and his brothers opened their mouths and could hardly believe their ears.

Although gold and silver are both precious metals, the prices between the two are far different. One tael of gold can definitely be exchanged for ten taels of silver in the northwest.

The profit of one thousand taels of gold is a total of ten thousand taels of silver. In comparison, Zhuangzi's annual loss of five thousand taels of silver seems to be worth mentioning.

He Wude smiled with satisfaction and suddenly said, "One day, Yiming, now you know. Although we have shops in the city, because of the continuous expansion of the villa, it is afraid that this hole will still not be able to fill in the hole for decades. If you want to continuously expand the villa and accumulate your family's wealth, then the business with the Yuan family is the real lifeline of our He family."

He Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Grandpa, is the Yuan family you mentioned, the Yuan family in Jinlin Kingdom?"

"That's right, it's the Yuan family of Jinlin." He Wude nodded slightly and said, "Although they don't have much power in Jinlin, they have a wide connection. Moreover, Yuan Zeyu, the current head of the Yuan family, is a partner who has traveled around the world when I was young. They are definitely the best partners to cooperate with our He family."

He Yiming glanced at everyone and asked, "Dad, what business do we do with the Yuan family? You actually make money like this."

He Quanming hesitated for a moment and said, "Smuggling."

"Smuggling?" He Yiming said in surprise: "Does our He family still need to rely on smuggling to maintain it?"

"Of course." He Quanming said in a deep voice: "Actually, all major families are secretly operating all kinds of illegal business. We are just smuggling, which is the cleanest."

He Yiming smiled bitterly, and unexpectedly, in his father's heart, smuggling became a matter of course.

He Wude coughed lightly and said, "Yiming, if our Hejiazhuang can build a castle like Xujiabao one day, then the annual deficit can be omitted."

He Yiming responded, and he thought to himself that the century-old heritage of Xujiabao is indeed much stronger than that of Hejiazhuang today.

He Quanyi gently patted the table in front of him and said, "Yiming, Xu and Cheng's family are actually doing the same thing like us. But now their hands and feet have been much more restrained. But if they had just developed a hundred years ago, they were much more crazy than us. If not, where would you think their huge family business come from?"

He Yiming thought for a while, and finally nodded, and all the grudges in his heart disappeared.

"Okay." He Wude waved his hand and said, "If you don't discuss this matter, just talk about Yiling."

When everyone heard this, their brows frowned.

Although He Yiling is a cultivator, her cultivation talent is not very good. She had just successfully broken through to the sixth level of internal strength until she was twenty years old.

It can be seen that her future achievements will be very limited, and her daughter's family's cultivation is more difficult than men, so the possibility of her continuing to advance in the future is already very low.

In this case, most female practitioners will give up hard practice. If they are in aristocratic families, they can even talk about marriage.

The elders of Hejiazhuang have been having a headache recently because of this.

Whether it is the Xu family or the Cheng family, they all sent people to propose marriage, and the target was He Yiling.

If it were in the past, He Yiming would definitely not be worth it. However, after this outing, He Yiming understood many things.

It is not an easy task to make the family stand firmly in a certain place and pass on it from generation to generation.

Even though Hejiazhuang is unprecedentedly powerful at this moment, it is impossible to push the entire county town into the opposite direction. Otherwise, the tide will rise and fall, and when one day the strength of Hejiazhuang declines, the counterattack will be enough to completely extinct the He family.

The Xu and Cheng families are the two oldest families in Taicang County. There were still several families that were together with them, and some were even the only ones in Taicang County and were in full swing. However, a hundred years later, all of them have fallen into decline, and some have even completely broken their roots.

Only the Xu and Cheng families developed slowly and quietly, but instead became deeply rooted in Taicang County.

This situation is similar to the four major families in the Huowu Kingdom. If any place or any family wants to establish a family that will last for thousands of years, it is impossible to rely on the strength of the whole family.

The faster it rises, the faster it declines.

Only by scattering branches and leaves, constantly building your own connections, making good friends with the surrounding forces, etc. can you completely integrate your roots into the local area.

In this way, if the family is strong, they can naturally gather the power of the ground and absorb all the forces under their jurisdiction.

Similarly, if the family power declines, then retreat to the mountains and fields and rely on the strength. In short, as long as the bloodline is endless, there is a possibility of phoenix nirvana and rebirth in the fire.

Before the third generation of the He family grew up, although they were also known as one of the three great masters of Taicang County, their foundation and connections were far from comparable to the other two. If they were not for their strong force and second to none, they would not have the qualifications.

However, when the third generation of the He family gradually emerged and showed a thriving trend, they finally gained recognition from the other two.

After marrying the Cheng family, the two families threw the olive branch over again.

Seeing that everyone was silent, He Wude couldn't help but sigh and said, "Quanyi, you are Yiling's father. After you say it yourself, Xu and Cheng's family, which one do you choose?"

As soon as the old man said this, the tone was set. He Yiling's future husband could only choose from these two families.

He Quanyi smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, it's up to you to decide on this matter."

He Wude was about to speak, suddenly closed his mouth and looked outside. After a while, everyone heard a burst of rapid footsteps coming from a distance.

They all exchanged doubtful eyes, and they dared to alarm them at this time. Could something big happened?

He Quanyi immediately stood up and walked out with great strides.

After a while, he walked in with a serious expression and said, "Dad, someone from Jin Lin Yuan's family is here."

He Wude was stunned and said, "What are the people from Jin Lin and Yuan's family doing now? Haven't they prepared gifts for us this year?"

He Quanyi smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, I don't know very well, you can see it yourself."

He turned his wrist and had already added a black-skinned letter. After seeing this letter, everyone's hearts sank slightly.

It is not a good thing to actually use this cover during the New Year. It can be seen that the Yuan family must be in big trouble.

He Wude's face also became solemn. Jin Lin and Yuan's family were their partners in smuggling business. If something happened to the Yuan family, the blow to the He family would be quite heavy. After all, it is not so easy to find another family with not the top strength but with wide connections.

Moreover, after the cooperation between the He and the Yuan family have long formed a tacit understanding. At least He Quanming is unwilling to change his partner at will.

He picked up the envelope, opened it, and read it carefully and carefully twice.

"Dad, what happened?" He Quanming asked first.

He Wude pondered for a moment and said, "The Yuan family in Jinlin is in big trouble." He sighed and said, "In Jinlin, Zhengtong County, a new aristocratic family has been recently raised. This aristocratic family has always been ruthless and has never left a way out for the enemy. They have taken a fancy to the connections and resources in the hands of the Yuan family and want to replace them. Hehe, so the Yuan family asked us for help and promised that if they could help them get through this level, they would give them 10,000 taels of gold and give another 10% of the profit in future transactions."
To be continued...