It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 225

At night, there was a knock on the gate of the Fang family in Sanshui Village, Rongyang County.

Uncle Fang opened the gate with his neck shrunk, and the confusion in his eyes was instantly replaced by surprise.

"Why are you two back at this time?" Uncle Fang led the two into the house and couldn't help but ask softly.

Fang Datian and Fang Ertan shook off the snow on their bodies and went into the house to warm their hands by the stove.

Hearing this, Fang Datan said, "We've taken a special leave to come back for a few days, and we won't be back for the New Year."

Uncle Fang stopped what he was doing and asked, "Why don't you come back? What happened?"

Fang Datan was afraid that his family would worry, so he stopped talking.

But Fang Ertan had no intention of hiding it: "The barbarians are attacking again. We plan to go to Beiting Guard House with the boss and others."

Uncle Fang couldn't sit still any longer. He asked eagerly with a hoarse voice, "Go to the front line to fight? You still want to go after becoming a bandit?"

This is not a matter of loyalty.

Grandpa Fang grabbed his two sons' sleeves and said, "Why don't you two come back home and stop going up the mountain? The old county magistrate has been beheaded, and life has become much better. Dad, Mom, and your two wives all miss you very much."

Fang Datan glared at his reckless brother and said soothingly, "Nothing will happen. We are just going to deliver some things. We are not needed in the war."

Aunt Chai, who had been sitting next to them in silence, interrupted, "Really, we don't need you two?"

"No need. The generals on the front are very capable and have repelled several waves of barbarians."

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Uncle Fang and Aunt Chai tried to persuade them several times but to no avail, and they quieted down again. In their hearts, they knew that being a bandit was not something you could just quit.

The two brothers assumed that the old couple had agreed to this matter, and returned to their rooms after dinner.

Qiao Kuiniang met Fang Ertan in the house, hugged his arm and spoke softly and tenderly for a long time.

Qiao Kuiniang complained about what had happened some time ago, telling how she and her group had given laxatives to the gatekeepers of Rongding County to enter the city and saved a lot of entrance fees, and how they had dug a hole in the city wall and climbed out to escape possible retaliation from the government.

Fang Ertan listened carefully, sometimes frowning, and sometimes cursing in a low voice along with Qiao Kuiniang.

In the other room, Fang Datan was lost in thought as he listened to Li Li's story. He had seen the cave entrance when he followed the people from the village to Rongding County a dozen days ago.

He remembered that the leader looked unhappy at the time. Was it a coincidence?

Fang Datan pretended to ask casually, "Do you know who those people are who left with us? If Er Tan and I meet them, we can take care of them."

Li Li didn't think much about it, recalling the information everyone had shared. "The most capable girl is Jiang Cao, from Hechang County."

Jiang Cao? Fang Datan memorized the name and planned to report it to the Second Steward when he returned to the village.

Qiao Kuiniang had already instructed Ertan above to take out her treasure from the largest wooden box in the corner.

Fang Ertan opened the lid of the box and found another box. He opened the lid again and found that there was nothing inside.

He carefully checked it and confirmed that there was nothing in the box. He asked doubtfully, "Where is the treasure you mentioned?"

"That's the box. Bring it here. Be careful."

Fang Ertan didn't understand. How could an old wooden box be so precious? Even if it had carvings on the outside, he knew the wood wasn't a rare material.

He thought that next time he must take the initiative to rush in the first wave. Those rich families have a lot of good things, and he could pick up one or two and send them back to make Kui Niang happy.

"Brother Ertan, look!" Qiao Kuiniang pointed at the patterns on the outside of the box and read out the characters one by one: "Ertan of the Fang family in Sanshui Village, Rongyang County, and Kuiniang of the Qiao family..."

Fang Ertan repeated it many times with Kui Niang, then pointed at the three little figures and asked, "What is this word? You haven't pronounced it yet, but it looks so lively."