Chapter 74: A First-Class Master
Chen Kuang was stunned for a moment, then hummed softly.
Gan Tang smiled happily and took him to tour the entire Chen Mansion. She also told him that his room in the mansion would always be reserved and she would clean it once a month.
This room is located in the east wing, in a separate courtyard, and is obviously the treatment given to the eldest son, who has a very high status.
The layout of rooms in wealthy families also has to follow rules. The east wing is usually given to the eldest son. If there are too many people and not enough rooms, the young master will live in the east wing and the young lady will live in the west wing.
For example, the famous story of Wang Xizhi, the "Dongchuang Kuaixu", actually did not mean that he was lying on the bed in the east, but on the bed in the east wing.
Otherwise, would the Wang family members, who shared the same empire with the Malays, have to sleep in a large bunk bed and separate the east and west beds in the room? This is obviously unreasonable.
Chen Kuang's younger brothers and sisters all lived in the west wing.
And only the east wing, which had been vacant for thirteen years, was left to him.
“Crack—”
Gan Tang led him across the yard and pushed open the door. What came into view was a clean and bright room. It was obvious that someone was always looking after it and cleaning it, so it looked as clean as new.
Although it was not necessarily Gan Tang who did all the work, she looked so familiar with the place that she must have come here often as she said.
"Look, this is what your mother sewed for you."
Gan Tang walked to the bedside and picked up a stuffed doll on the quilt: "When you were little, you liked to play with these like a girl, so your mother sewed them for you."
"After you left, Mommy sewed a new one for you every year on your birthday. There are thirteen in total, waiting for you to come back and give it to you."
Chen Kuang took it. The appearance of the puppet was almost the same as the original one that was preserved until the city was broken, except that the fabric was changed to brocade, and the filling was changed from simple cotton wool to spice seeds. It looked much more exquisite.
It would be a lie to say that I wasn’t touched.
His relatives died young in his previous life, and he spent his whole life settling grudges until his death.
At this moment, Gan Tang said, "I'll support you for another 130 years," and handed him a brand new doll. Although it could not repay everything, it finally made him feel a little better.
Chen Kuang clenched the puppet in his hand and could feel the rejection of his original body gradually dissipating.
However, how long it would take for all the grudges to be resolved? Chen Kuang felt that this depended on the attitude of this family...
Until then, let him exploit this guilt.
Chen Kuang deliberately let his emotions run wild because he saw that Chen Rong and Gan Tang were still brooding over what happened back then. Only by making them feel uncomfortable and trying their best to make amends could he ensure the safety of Chu Wenruo and others to the greatest extent possible.
The Chen family is now quite prestigious, which makes things convenient for him.
"By the way, how are your brothers and sisters these years?"
Gan Tang carefully took Chen Kuang out of the wing room and sat down on the stone table and chairs in the yard.
Chen Kuang put down the dragon gum on his back and asked, "What happened after we parted that year that led to your family's prosperity? When I came here earlier, I seemed to hear that your family now has some connection with the Cao Gang?"
Gan Tang recounted the story to him, "Back then, relying on... that one bushel of rice, the four of us managed to survive until the second month. Later, my father sent someone to help us, and we finally made it through."
Later, Chen Rong went to work at the dock. By chance, he discovered that his former fishing friend was now a small leader in the Cao Gang. Relying on this connection, he started a freight business.
This business was out of control. Now he had three trading companies under his control and several thousand acres of fertile land rented to tenants. Everyone at Dongting Hunan Wharf knew about the Chen family.
The connection with the Cao Gang also became increasingly close.
"Your brother is currently serving as the president of the South Pier branch of the Cao Gang, and is highly regarded by the gang leader."
Gan Tang said, "There's not much to say about your sister. She doesn't like needlework but loves reading. She's known as a talented woman in Dongting, but I don't know when she'll settle down and get married."
Although she said this, her doting was evident in her words, and her praise was greater than her complaints.
Chen Kuang has a younger brother and a younger sister, named Chen An and Chen Ning respectively.
Open-minded, peaceful, and tranquil, it can be seen that Chen Rong and Gan Tang's expectations for their three children were nothing more than a broad-minded and peaceful life, living a carefree life.
But unfortunately, things did not go as planned.
"oh?"
Chen Kuang stroked the strings of the zither, and a thought occurred to him: "To be valued by the Cao Gang, does this mean that Chen An is now a cultivator?"
Gan Tang nodded: "The Chen family's current status is mainly due to An'er..."
She hesitated for a moment, as if she was afraid that Chen Kuang would feel unbalanced.
Chen Kuang smiled and said, "Just say it, mother. I was sold out voluntarily back then, but I didn't hope for bad things for my family. If he has a promising future, I will be overjoyed."
Gan Tang quickly said, "An'er is indeed a cultivator. Mother doesn't understand it either, but I heard from them that he has opened all eight acupoints. In the martial arts world, he would be considered a top-notch expert."
Eight orifices?
Chen Kuang raised his eyebrows.
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Jishao County is famous for its water transportation, and the county's water transportation is centered on Dongting Lake.
Therefore, the Cao Gang, which controls the boatmen, fishermen, docks and ferries along the Dongting coast, is a well-known force in Jishao County.
The big here does not only refer to the bigness in the eyes of mortals.
Among practitioners, the Cao Gang is also a behemoth involved in many interest chains. Its leader, Fan Hailong, has reached the peak of Denglou Realm and overwhelms ordinary sects in Jishao County.
Although Fengyu Tower has the Wusheng Pavilion as its backing, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. In addition, Fengyu Tower basically does not care about worldly affairs. In Jishao County, the Cao Gang is naturally the leader.
Even the county magistrate had to give Fan Hailong some face, not to mention the boatmen and fishermen below.
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