Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 50 Bai Jing's Scheme

Inside the hall.

Bai Jing was teasing Xu Dezhao in her arms, with Yang Ronghua standing beside her.

Bai Fu stepped forward and peeked at Xu Dezhao.

Xu Dezhao seemed to see something interesting and stretched out his lotus root-like arms, as if he wanted the pipe in Bai Fu's hand.

"You can't play with this," Bai Fu said with a smile, his eyes full of affection.

"Dad, you're getting old, you should smoke less," Bai Jing said.

"understood."

"What happened? Did Ah-Hua get into trouble?"

Bai Jing sensed something was amiss and speculated.

"No, it's just..."

Some people with a wealthy and privileged background find it difficult to talk about it.

His family's poor judgment and short-sightedness led to losses, forcing his daughter to cover them up—this was truly a difficult situation for an honest man like him.

As for telling Xu Chuan, he simply didn't have the nerve.

"Father, what's there to be embarrassed about with me? If you have any difficulties, just tell me."

Yang Ronghua, being quick-witted, smiled and said, "Mother, I think Zhao'er is also hungry. I'll take her back and nurse her."

"Mm." Bai Jing nodded.

After she left, Bai En said, "You've picked a good wife for Stone."

"She wasn't chosen by my daughter, but by Shi Tou himself. Rong Hua was born into a prestigious family, and the Yang family has excellent upbringing, raising her to be outstanding. Unlike Xue Ji, who was a wild girl since childhood and now practices martial arts all day long, she's become like a boy."

"Xueji was taught by Sanshu, so she can't be bad."

After a moment of silence, Bai Fu finally recounted his story with Bai Fang's family.

“Ah Yuan didn’t tell me. This is the first time I’ve heard about our Xu family taking in a large number of people and land. A hundred acres of farmland isn’t a huge amount.”

Bai Jing smiled and said, "I still have some savings, I'll pay for this."

"Do you have that much money? Don't you need to go through the Xu family's accounts?"

“Going to Qingjiang County to buy things and having tea with those ladies from prominent families requires expenses, so I have a sum of money on hand. Besides, A Yuan sends me one or two hundred taels every two or three months.”

"Right now, I probably still have about seven or eight thousand taels of silver."

"A-Yuan is such a filial and good child."

Bai Fu's lips twitched slightly, as if a huge burden had been lifted from his heart.

Different levels lead to different perspectives.

The concerns of the Bai and Zeng families were insignificant to their daughter, and even less so to the Xu family.

“Ah Yuan manages all of the Xu family’s businesses, and the amount of money that passes through his hands every day is countless.” Bai Jing said as she got up and walked towards her dressing table, adding, “Father, wait for me.”

Bai Jing took out a gold-lacquered mahogany box from the drawer, opened it, took out two thousand taels of silver, and gave it to Bai Fu.

Bai Fu glanced at it and immediately offered to return part of it, saying, "You don't need so much."

"Keep the rest, so that you and your mother can live more comfortably. Consider it a token of your daughter's appreciation."

"Alright then, by the way, you don't need to tell Sanshu about this."

Bai Jing chuckled and said, "Father, do you think my husband will look down on the Bai family because of this? You're really overthinking it. My husband is still the same husband he always was."

"By the way, Dad, what are your plans for the future?"

"Me? I'm already this old, I'm already lucky to be able to enjoy my retirement."

"What about the Bai family? Our younger brother is the only male in our family. What will become of him in the future?"

Bai Fu pondered for a long time without speaking.

"Why don't you talk to your brother after this matter is settled, and ask him to become an vassal of the Xu family, just like the Chen family? With my help, the Bai family will definitely be able to develop within one or two decades."

"With the Xu family's nurturing, the descendants of my Bai family might produce martial arts experts, and perhaps even innate martial artists in the future."

“Even if I am gone in the future, my brother will still be Shi Tou and A Yuan’s uncle, and they will help him out.”

"Within three generations, as long as I am alive, the Bai family will be safe and sound."

"I'll go back and ask your brother. After all, he's the one who makes the final decision. As for me, I don't have many days left to look forward to."

Bai Fu went home.

After taking the land deed from the Zeng family's son-in-law and distributing the silver to him, the couple took their leave. "Father, I really can't stand the Zeng family's attitude. When they want something, they're all smiles and call him 'brother,' but when problems arise, they become aggressive and domineering."

Bai Hua asked, "By the way, this matter won't affect my sister, will it?"

"You don't need to worry about your older sister."

Bai Fu thought for a moment and then told Bai Hua what Bai Jing meant.

"To merge into the Xu family? To become a vassal of the Xu family?" Bai Hua murmured.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that the Chen family is currently working hard for the Xu family. They are focused on the future. A family like the Xu family, which can rise to prominence in one generation, is a rare sight in Qingjiang County for hundreds of years."

"Without the resources and training of a prestigious family, it is too difficult to produce a true genius."

"But if we ride the coattails of the Xu family, perhaps our Bai family can also stand out and rise to prominence in a few decades."

The rich and powerful stop here.

Upon hearing this, Bai Hua pondered for a long time before saying, "Alright, I will go to the Xu family to discuss this matter in a few days."

If it weren't for this once-in-a-century drought, Bai Hua would not have wanted to.

However, the current situation has made him see things clearly.

Ordinary families simply lack the capacity to cope with natural disasters and man-made calamities.

Unless another great talent emerges like the Xu family, but whether that talent can continue is also unknown.

Not to mention the entire Great Wei, countless aristocratic families have risen and fallen in Qingjiang County alone.

Every hundred years, a new batch will be eliminated.

Even though the Wu family is the most prestigious family in Qingjiang, it has only been around for nearly two hundred years. Whether it will continue to thrive or decline in the next century remains to be seen.

If the Chen family didn't have a relationship with Xu Chuan, the Xu family probably wouldn't have accepted them as a vassal family.

His Bai family is also one of them.

In the eyes of aristocratic families, they were not even worthy of being considered.

a few days later.

When Bai Hua visited Xu Mingwei at the Xu family home and discussed the matter, Xu Mingwei was quite surprised.

The Xu family will naturally offer some assistance to Bai Jing's family, but they will only go so far as to do so.

"Uncle, I still need to ask my father about this matter. I will give you an answer tomorrow. Is that alright?"

"Okay, we'll do it your way, Stone."

During the day, Xu Chuan would go to Bihan Pool to look after the medicinal herbs, in addition to practicing his martial arts.

The sun sets in the west and then returns home.

Xu Mingwei told him about this.

"Why would your uncle suddenly bring up the idea of ​​becoming a vassal of our family?"

“I’ve heard that the Bai family suffered considerable losses in this drought. Several months ago, they bought and rented a hundred acres of farmland, and then rented another hundred acres, but they were helpless when the drought struck.”

“My mother paid for the money and bought all the land. Perhaps it was my mother who suggested it.”

Xu Chuan stroked his short beard, pondered for a moment, then raised his head and chuckled, "Your mother's vision has broadened now, and she's starting to plan for her family."

"That will fulfill your mother's wishes."

"Yes, Dad."

Two days later, the Bai family was also merged into the Xu family.

Bai Hua's six-year-old son was sent to the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School, where he received the same training as the other promising young men selected by the Xu family.

The training at Longxiang Martial Arts Academy is divided into three levels.

The first tier naturally consists of direct descendants of the Xu family, such as Xu Mingxuan, who are currently consuming the secret medicinal cuisine developed by Xu Chuan.

The second category consists of children of servants and guards with good physiques and the potential for innate talent; these children are given the secret medicinal diet of the Dragon Elephant Sect.

The third class consisted of the sons of other wealthy families who paid tuition to enter, and they consumed ordinary medicinal cuisine collected by the Xu family.

Amid the drought, all the major families were only hoping to avoid losses.

The Xu family continued to accumulate strength.

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