Uncle Sun sent the young descendant named Gao Jun to the entrance of the village to wait for his righteous son to come back, Fan Wucheng and they couldn't help but be vigilant when they saw this. Listening to the meaning of this old man, he has more than one righteous son, and this young descendant is also one of them. Could it be that this old man saw that he was rich and had evil intentions, and planned to use the excuse of waiting for his righteous son to come back to gather the villagers and subdue his own people and seek to steal money?

Thinking of this, Fan Wucheng glanced at Qingchen and motioned for him to go out and have a look. Qingchen Jianghu is quite experienced, so he can naturally understand what Fan Wucheng means. So, he got up quietly, excused himself for convenience, and followed the latter out of the hut.

Fan Wucheng pretended to be casual and asked: "Why does my father-in-law want to let his righteous son take care of this matter instead of his own son, could it be that your own son is not good to you?" ”

Sun Erbo shook his head when he heard this, and said, "No, no. Xiao Lao'er is not partial to his son, but Xiao Lao'er has no biological son at all. Xiao Lao'er's original wife died in childbirth when she gave birth to her first son, and her son did not survive. Xiao Lao'er has never continued the strings since then, and naturally there are no heirs. For decades, Xiao Lao'er has been living alone.

Now these four righteous sons were rescued from a small reef in April last year when the fishermen in the village went out to sea to fish. According to them, it was a fisherman from the Southern Dynasty who encountered wind and waves when he went out to sea, and his boat was damaged and unable to sail, so he drifted along the current to the vicinity of the small reef.

Later, the boat also sank, so I had to swim to a small reef for shelter. If he hadn't been rescued by the fishermen in his village, he would have died of hunger and thirst in two days. Seeing that they had nothing to live and could not afford to return to their hometown, the little old man took them in and lived in the village. Later, seeing that they were diligent, quick-witted, and strong, and the little old man had no children under his knees, he accepted them as righteous sons, and he could be regarded as an old man to rely on. ”

After listening to Sun Erbo's narration, Fan Wucheng and the others also admired the old man in front of them a little more. In the case of a difficult life, not everyone can still be willing to give people who have never known each other a way out. Therefore, the suspicion of this old man in his heart is also a little less.

After a while, Qingchen came back from outside and nodded slightly to Fan Wucheng and the others, indicating that there was no danger. Not long after, the young man named Gao Jun entered the hut with three men with dark faces and strong bodies, presumably the other three righteous sons of Sun Erbo. The person who came saluted Sun Erbo, and Sun Erbo introduced Fan Wucheng and others to them. When the three of them heard that Fan Wucheng and the others wanted to buy 'sea intestines', they couldn't help but be a little surprised, squinting their eyes and looking at them carefully, as if they wanted to see something from them.

Sun Erbo was obviously not very happy with the rude behavior of these righteous sons, waved his hand and asked them all to sit down, and then after telling him about the deal he was going to do with Fan Wucheng, he said to one of them: "Thank God, you look at the note written by this Fan boss, if there is no problem, sign it." After that, your brothers will be responsible for receiving the goods. As for the specific delivery price, we will decide when the time comes. ”

The man named Xie Tian took the note and read it carefully. After a few glances, he began to frown. The more he looked, the tighter his brow furrowed. Seeing Zuihou, he put down the note and looked at Fan Wucheng and the others with a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face, with both surprise and a little excitement in his eyes. However, he is very good at concealing it, this expression is just fleeting, and it has not been discovered by Fan Wucheng and Sun Erbo.

Then, he handed the note to the two brothers next to him to watch, and he hugged his fist to Fan Wucheng and the others, and said: "In Xia Xitian, these brothers are in Xia, Huanghai, Huangshan, and Gao Jun. We are all the sons of this old man, I don't know what to call the guest officer? ”

Fan Wucheng returned the salute and introduced his group to Xie Tian. At this time, Xie Tian's two brothers also read the note, and their faces also showed puzzled expressions. Fan Wucheng thought that there was a problem with his own note, so he asked: "Xie Zhuangshi and Brother Ling think that there is something wrong with the following note, you might as well say it directly, we can refer to it together?" ”

That Xie Tian shook his head, and said in a somewhat strange tone: "No, no, there is nothing wrong with Boss Fan's note." Not only is there no problem, but simplicity can be called perfect. In my opinion, in this era, you should probably be the first to have such a standardized word. ”

Xie Tian's first two sentences, Fan Wucheng and the others thought they were compliments, but when they heard the "first" statement in the back, they couldn't help but feel a sudden sudden, Fan Wucheng and Yang Xin subconsciously looked at the four people opposite carefully again. Because this sentence of Xie Tian is really a bit weird, it really doesn't look like what a fisherman should say.

Fan and Yang found that when they were looking at each other, the other party was also looking at them with an inquiring look. Suddenly, a thought crossed their minds, one that surprised them as well as delighted. So, that Xie Tian asked: "Boss Fan is from Liangxiang, I don't know if he is from his ancestral hometown or moved from other places?" ”

Fan Wucheng replied: "Don't hide this strong man, Zai Xia and his companions' ancestral home is not a good hometown, but he only came back from overseas in April last year, and it has only been about ten months since he arrived here. ”

Xie Tian and his righteous brothers on the other side were shocked when they heard this, and the young man named Huang Hai hurriedly asked, "I wonder which country Boss Fan and his companions lived in overseas before returning to Middle-earth?" ”

Fan Wucheng had basically determined his judgment at this time, in order to verify his judgment, he thought about it for a while, and found an effective method, so he replied with a little excitement: "We actually live on a big island overseas, the name of that island is Australia, I don't know if Huang Zhuangshi has ever heard of it?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the four people on the other side immediately became extremely excited, and the young descendant named Gao Jun even began to shed tears. And Huang Hai said excitedly: "I've heard of it, I've heard of it." Before I came here, I had heard from maritime merchants in the place where I used to live. He said that there is a city called Sydney on that island, I don't know where Boss Fan lives? ”

Fan Wucheng no longer had any doubts at this time, he suppressed his excitement and replied: "No, no, I am waiting to live in Canberra, and there is still some distance from Sydney. Fan Wucheng said as he called it a fluke. I thought to myself, fortunately, I traveled to Australia once last year, otherwise I really couldn't find a very familiar country to communicate with each other. ,

At this time, the other party had no taboos, and the four of them all stood up from the stool and walked quickly towards Fan Wucheng and the others. Fan Wucheng, Yang Xin and Zhong Tao also got up and left their seats and walked towards the four of them. The seven of them met in the middle of the room, shaking hands and hugging each other, and their excitement was palpable.

The seven of them made some sudden moves, and Uncle Sun and Qingchen next to them were dumbfounded. The seven big men in the center of the room shook hands and hugged each other, leaving them unclear. Qingchen even thought a little evilly, could it be that they all have the good of Longyang, and when they saw the object they liked at this time, they expressed it desperately? Of course, this thought is fleeting, and slandering his uncle like this will be retributed.

Although Old Man Sun was also quite surprised, he didn't think crookedly like Qingchen. This situation gave him answers to some of his previous questions, or rather he thought they had answers. So he neither asked questions nor was he in a hurry, he sat there and drank water slowly, waiting for his righteous son to give him an explanation.

After a long while, the seven of them finally calmed down, and when they saw Uncle Sun and Qingchen looking at them with inquiring eyes, they realized that their actions just now were a bit excessive. Zuihou, or Fan Wucheng came forward and explained to the two: "Uncle Sun, Qingchen, I know you have a lot of questions now, don't worry, listen to me slowly." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to Xie Tian and the others, and said to Uncle Sun: "After these brothers were rescued by the fishermen in the village, they didn't tell the truth to Uncle Sun because they were afraid of attracting too much attention. They were not fishermen of the Southern Dynasty, they were all descendants of the Han Chinese who had returned from an island thousands of miles away, just like the inferior ones. Because of the strong winds and waves encountered at sea, the fleet was blown apart, and many of the ships were capsized and sunk, and only one in ten was lucky enough to return to Middle-earth. The name of the island and the place I just told them is known only to those of us who have returned from overseas. Although we didn't know each other before, after all, we are all clansmen who have experienced life and death, and 'meeting old people in a foreign land' is one of the four joyful events in life, and it is because we are so excited. ”

Hearing this, Xie Tian had already understood what Fan Wucheng and the others were saying about expressing their identities to the outside world, so he took over the conversation at this time, took the other three to give a deep salute to Uncle Sun, and said, "Boss Fan is right, the children are indeed not fishermen in the Southern Dynasties. At the beginning, in order to reduce unnecessary trouble, he had to lie to his father-in-law, and hoped that his father-in-law would forgive the child. ”

Old man Sun hurriedly waved his hand and said: "My son doesn't have to make this big gift, you also have to be in love, why not do it." Besides, from the very beginning, my father did not think that you were a fisherman, and that there was no fisherman who could not even distinguish the types of fish. However, the Father believes that if you do not tell the truth, there will be something unspeakable, so he does not inquire about you. Today, Boss Fan said that there is a reason for you to lie, and your father will naturally not blame you. Get up, sit down and talk. ”

Seeing that the righteous father was so generous, Xie Tian and the others were naturally moved, and they returned to their seats one after another. Fan Wucheng and others also sat down, and the content of everyone's conversation naturally shifted to the experience of Fan Wucheng's group of "returnees".

Fan Wucheng told the process of "returnees" according to the standard content of the team, and then focused on the experience of his "returnees" in the past year. Fan Wucheng was originally engaged in sales, with a sharp mouth and strong expression skills. Therefore, after a colorful description, it is like commenting on a story, and Xie Tian and others feel like they are there, both amazed and lamented by God's injustice. Fan Wucheng's group of traversers can be called a blessing in disguise, and it was smooth sailing from the beginning of the crossing. Not only did he not suffer for a day, but now he is in the limelight. Not only has a huge family business, but also has good connections, in terms of the current development momentum, it can be said that the future is bright.

On the other hand, these four people can be said to be very different from them. As soon as I crossed over, I found myself in a desperate situation. On a small reef that is less than 10 square meters in size at high tide, surrounded by endless water. If it weren't for the two bundles of beer and some food left on the two tables that had been passed with them, they would have died of hunger and thirst before the fishermen could come to their rescue.

Even after being rescued back to the shore, because this is just a poor small fishing village, and there is no object that can be exchanged for money, before being accepted as a righteous son by Uncle Sun, the four of them were not less hungry and tired. In fact, given the location of this fishing village, even if they had glassware similar to the one that Fan Wucheng auctioned off - if they hadn't thrown those beer bottles into the sea as a tool to vent their feelings - they would not have found a buyer to buy them. Not to mention when they first arrived, even now, the four of them can't afford to travel long distances to the nearest county seat. And they still have to run around all day to make a living, to keep themselves from going hungry. Compared with Fan Wucheng's privileged life during this time, it would definitely be self-deception to say that they have no psychological gap.

Fan Wucheng also saw that Xie Tian and the others' emotions were no longer as high as just now, but slowly became depressed. Knowing that they were psychologically unbalanced, he hurriedly changed the topic and suggested: "Since Brother Xie and I are both fellow countrymen, then we will not talk to each other as a family." Although I am not a decisive figure in the team, I can assure you that I will do my best to persuade the decision-makers of the team to agree to join the team, Brother Xie. I believe that the decision-makers on the team are people who value justice and will not let their fellow people suffer. ”

Yang Xin agreed with a solemn expression at this time: "Old Fan, I support you, and I am the one to submit opinions to the committee." ”

"I support it too." Zhong Tao also said excitedly.

Facing the sincere eyes of Fan Wucheng and others, Xie Tian and others' psychological sense of loss was resolved a lot. Xie Tian first cheered up, waved his hand, patted Gao Jun who was sitting next to him on the shoulder, and encouraged loudly: "Okay, everyone don't think about those troubles, let him go when things are over, we should still look forward." ”

Then he looked at the sky outside the house and suggested, "Seeing that it is about to get dark, Boss Fan and they should probably be hungry." I'll go get some food ready and we'll talk about it after we've finished eating. After speaking, he got up and pulled Gao Jun to go out to prepare. ,

As a result, Gao Jun did not move, but looked at Xie Tian with some embarrassment, looking like he wanted to say something. Seeing his expression, Xie Tian knew that he was because it was the time when the green and yellow crops were scarce, and his family had nothing to eat except for salted dried fish and a small half tank of husked wheat. If you take these out and entertain them, even if the guests don't dislike the food is vulgar, but until the other party's committee agrees, you still have to rely on this thing to support. If I eat it all now, I'm afraid I'll be hungry in the next few days.

Thinking of this, I was a little hesitant, after all, I was really scared to live a hard life during this time, and the taste of not being able to eat enough and being hungry for many days in a row was too uncomfortable. However, if he was asked to tell Fan Wucheng and the others the truth, he really couldn't pull this face. Even when they first crossed, they were so hungry that they did not beg for food from the villagers, but relied on what little strength they had left to work for the villagers and change a meal. Even just now, when I heard that the other party had been smooth sailing since the crossing, although there was a gap and imbalance in my heart, I didn't show my intention to ask the other party to take it in. Instead, it was Fan Wu who saw that he was having a hard time, and vowed to persuade their decision-makers to join the four of them to their team.

Therefore, Xie Tian hesitated slightly, and then made up his mind, even if he finished all the stored food today, he couldn't let Fan Wucheng and the others look down on him and treat him as a spineless person.

So, Xie Tian pulled Gao Jun hard and said in an unquestionable tone: "Don't be such a mother-in-law, show some old man and follow me." As he spoke, he forcibly pulled Gao Jun and was about to go out.

With Fan Wucheng's shrewdness, he has already seen the reason for Gao Jun's hesitation, and he can also understand Xie Tian's performance. Therefore, he did not directly stop Xie Tian from preparing dinner, but said according to his meaning: "Brother Xie said this, I really feel a little hungry, then there is Brother Rau Xie." ”

Then he said to Qingchen seemingly casually: "Qingchen, you go and take down the wine, meat, and dry food that you brought in the car." Let's try to solve it all today, otherwise if we leave it overnight, we may not be able to eat it tomorrow. ”

Qingchen was not stupid, he could naturally understand what Fan Wucheng meant, so he agreed to go out of the hut with Xie Tian and them, go to the carriage and bring in the dried meat, dry food and a few pots of wine that they were going to warm up on the road. A table was set up with a hula la la. This is tantamount to quietly reminding Xie Tian that he doesn't need to prepare too many things, so that he can save some food.

Xie Tian is a smart person, and he is also very clear about the intention of Fan Wucheng's move, knowing that the other party is thinking about himself, and at this time he is grateful to this "fellow" who met for the first time. He also knew that now was not the time to express his gratitude, so he didn't say anything, just pretended not to know and dragged Gao Jun to prepare dinner.