From a freeloader to a world leader

Chapter 46 The Wise Patriarch

In Baisha Village, the elders of the Huayang Sun family gathered again in the lobby where the clan leader Sun Bohe lived.

Sun Bohe's originally confused eyes, at this moment, sparkled like a giant tiger in the mountains and forests that was old but still majestic.

He raised the letter that Sun Shan brought back and said in a sonorous voice, "Everyone has read the letter that Shan Ge'er wrote back, right? I won't say much. Now if you have any opinions or suggestions, please share them."

As he spoke, he scanned everyone's faces sharply.

Everyone just felt that the man who had just returned from the battlefield more than 40 years ago was alive again.

"Today, this conversation will determine the fate of our Huayang Sun Family for the next ten or a hundred years. I am not trying to discourage you. If you miss this opportunity, our descendants will only be able to dig for food in the fields!"

"Third brother, I also know that opportunities are not easy to come by, but how long has Shan Ge'er been out? He only arrived in Hengzhou five days ago, and now he wants us to send someone there. Aren't you worried?"

An old man who was not much younger than Sun Bohe and looked shrewd, with a bag of dry tobacco in his mouth, replied slowly.

"Old Five, we don't understand the world of young people."

Sun Bohe knocked on the table with his hand and glanced at Sun Changhe uncomfortably: "Can you imagine that Shan Ge'er has only been in Hengzhou for a few days and he has been able to get 20% of the shares of Zhang's Restaurant? This is a real talent."

"It's possible. Maybe the Zhang family gave it to him because of his girl." Zhang Changhe pursed his lips a little unconvinced.

He always felt uneasy, as if Sun Shan had been acting like a monkey since he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar.

"For the girl's sake?"

Sun Bohe countered: "Are you so good to your girl? Are you willing to give her one of those shabby rooms in your house?"

These words hurt Sun Changhe so much that he couldn't hold it anymore.

Because his daughter, whose husband had died, was driven back by her in-laws' family because she did not give birth to a son.

Now he has let her in, and she still lives in the shabby old house of the clan, eating here and there, and hanging around.

Seeing that he was silent, Sun Bohe turned around and asked Sun Daping, who was being pushed into the group of elders for the first time: "Daping, have you decided? When are you leaving?"

"Uncle San, I've already thought about it. While I'm still young, I'll go help Shan Ge'er for a few more years."

Sun Daping said in a proud voice that even his eldest brother Changping did not make the cut in this evaluation of clan elders, and he was selected by Sun Shan to work as an accountant in Hengzhou, so he was selected easily.

"As for when to leave, it depends on the arrangements of the young men in the tribe. If it really can't be arranged at the moment, I can leave tomorrow."

Hearing this, several old men who were only a few years older than him twisted their mouths and cursed in their hearts: Look at how proud you are, if you had a good nephew earlier, you could go and help him for a few years. I'm afraid that if you go alone, no one will even want to help you begging!

"Who said it can't be arranged?"

Sun Bohe slapped the table with his palm, causing it to shake violently. A teacup rolled off the table and fell onto the ground, rolling several times, leaving a pool of tea.

This scene made a dozen or so elders among the clan leaders sigh inwardly: This old man is really good, he is already seventy years old, and with such a bad temper, he can still live for many more years.

"I don't care what you think. My three little kids will follow you this time."

As he spoke, Sun Bohe stared into Sun Daping's eyes and said, "Just tell Shan Ge'er that I handed the person over to him. He just used him. If he got injured or disabled, I don't blame him!"

Oh my God!

The dozen or so old men in the main room all took a deep breath.

A few days ago, the clan leader Sun Bohe sent two, and this time he sent three more.

Now all the younger generations in his family who are of suitable age have been handed over to Sun Shan.

"Okay, Third Uncle, I will talk to Shan Ge'er. All the sons of our Sun family are real men!"

Sun Daping responded in a sonorous voice, and replied excitedly: "Don't worry, Third Uncle, I'm here. I will help Shan Ge'er and keep a close eye on him. If it's appropriate, I will try my best to arrange for him to stay in the restaurant."

Several old men in the main room understood the underlying meaning of these words.

That is, priority will be given to arranging the younger generations of the clan leader's family to work in the restaurant, which is both safe and well-paid.

Who knew that Sun Bohe didn't appreciate his kindness: "You don't need to take care of my kids. I believe in Shan Ge'er's vision. He knows who should be assigned to what position."

In fact, what Sun Bohe meant was that Sun Daping should not use his status as his uncle to do things that would embarrass Sun Shan.

"Okay, Third Uncle, I understand. I will discuss this with Changping and ask Qiangzi and the others to follow me."

Hearing this, Sun Bohe finally nodded with satisfaction.

People in Sun Daping's family are not stupid. They are willing to invest heavily when their nephew needs help the most.

In fact, he was very optimistic about Sun Shan's development and future, so he spared no effort to send his five grandchildren and great-grandchildren of suitable age to Hengzhou Prefecture to give Sun Shan the greatest support.

He believed that as long as Sun Shan could get through this, the future would be bright!

"What about you? Do you have any other ideas?"

Now, everyone was silent.

After a while, everyone looked at each other and started to speak: "I have no objection, I'll listen to your arrangements, Third Brother."

"I have no objection, Uncle San, you can make the arrangements."

Within about two minutes, only Sun Changhe stopped talking.

"Old Five, you are the only one missing."

Sun Changhe looked at the old men who all followed the crowd and sighed helplessly: "What can I say? Since everyone is optimistic about Shan Ge'er, I'll send two from my family as well."

"You-----"

Sun Bohe stared at Sun Changhe for more than ten seconds, until he stared at him and wanted to speak, then he spoke again: "Well, two is two, I hope you won't regret it then."

After saying this, Sun Bohe stood up with high spirits.

He waved his linen sleeves and announced resolutely: "That's it. When you go back, tell everyone in the clan the opinions and tell those who want to go to Hengzhou Prefecture to go to Daping to sign up."

Then, he reminded Sun Daping: "Daping, you must be prepared. No matter how many people go, you must set out the day after tomorrow. Submit the list to me tomorrow night. I have a letter here. Please give it to Shan Ge'er."

"Okay, Uncle San, I understand."

After a dozen clan elders had left, Sun Bohe returned to the main hall.

Looking at the neatly placed and clean ancestral tablets on the shrine, he first recited silently.

Then, pick up a few incense sticks from the incense burner, light them respectfully, and place them respectfully in the incense burner in front of the ancestral tablet.

"Dear ancestors, your son and grandson Sun Bohe greets you!"

"I hope you can bless your descendants and grandchildren so that they can smoothly overcome the current difficulties. I hope you can bless the descendants who work hard with him in Hengzhou Prefecture and keep them safe!"

"I hope that the ancestors will bless Sun Shan to be successful in his studies and career!"

"I hope that under his leadership, our Huayang Sun family will have a chance to rise to prominence, and no longer beg for food in this small mountain village."

"My dear ancestors, you have seen that we have so many descendants now, and there are only so many fields. If we don't have one more way to survive, the life of our Huayang Sun family will be even more difficult."

"Success is certainly gratifying, but failure, as long as you have tried your best, you will not regret it. My descendants of the Sun family are not afraid of hardship or fatigue. What they are afraid of is not being able to find a way to survive and having no hope."

"So, I, your children and grandchildren, will send all the younger generations of the clan out this time. If everything goes well, I will kill three people to commemorate you next year."

"If I fail, please, my ancestors, put all the blame on me, Bo He!"