Since meeting each other, Xiao Tianyou and Mu Shuwen have been secretly competing, after living in Zhengjiazhuang, they both want to find a breakthrough to achieve their goals from the Xiao family's clansmen, however, with an opponent, if the other party dismantles the stage, it is not easy to do relatively simple things, of course, on the surface, the two gangs get along very well, and many times they act together, and go to visit the family of the leader of the Zhengjiazhuang Brotherhood together, such as Zheng Biao's father, Zheng Baihu, but the two have nothing to gain, Zheng Baihu is pretending to be confused, I can't say anything clearly, and I don't show my tone at all.

went to visit Xiao Tianlei's parents again, Xiao Qinghe and Jiang, the two were taken aback, Xiao Tianlei's parents are authentic countrymen, and their talents are average, how could they give birth to a handsome son like Xiao Tianlei? As for the conversation, there was no common language at all, and it was all trivial things, and the most discussed were the pigs at home and the crops in the fields.

Xiao Tianyou is okay, he still understands some things related to people's livelihood, and he is also a little interested, as Xiao Qinghe's junior, he can also put down his posture, and he also followed the Jiang family to see the big fat pig at home. In comparison, Mu Shuwen is not good, Mu Shuwen was born in the town and country, he has been noble since he was a child, he reads and studies every day, where has he come into contact with these things in the countryside, and in his opinion, they are all some lowly trades, disdainful, to see the fat pig or something, I originally wanted to go with Xiao Tianyou to take a look, but I smelled the smell of the pigsty from afar, and I almost didn't spit it out, so I quickly avoided it.

Just walked around like this, except for Xiao Qingyun, a scribe of the Xiao family, he could still say a few words, and the others, Mu Shuwen didn't know what to say at all, he couldn't help but deeply doubt, these people knew about national affairs? Mu Shuwen really guessed right, these people really don't understand any national affairs, and they don't care.

However, Mu Shuwen was not without gains, but the more he learned, the more puzzled he became about the brotherhood's style.

The leader of the brotherhood obviously has so much power and so much money, but what they do is definitely not a normal category in the eyes of ordinary people, normal practice, of course, after they are developed, how can they have fun, at least build a house, buy slaves, and let the clansmen live a rich and decent life, the leaders of the brotherhood do not do this at all, and the clansmen seem to have been forgotten by them, even if the brotherhood is powerful and rich, the family of the leader of the brotherhood has not gained much benefit, It's not without benefits, but it's basically the same as the families of other fraternity members, and no matter what you want, you don't get it for free, you have to do it yourself.

Mu Shuwen contacted some of the clansmen of the Xiao family, and listened to them secretly complain that the brotherhood was developed, and there was no benefit from it, and he would be implicated if he became a thief. But there is no way, I can only look at the heat of the eyes, I can only hope that my own children can enter the brotherhood, as a result, even if my own children enter the brotherhood, it is the same, one by one, it is like a different person, adults don't listen to the words, everything is done according to the rules of the brotherhood.

After a few days, Mu Shuwen couldn't find a breakthrough, fortunately, with Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu, Mu Shuwen finally found an opportunity to talk to Old Man Xiao in detail alone, and contacted the clansmen of the Xiao family, he believes that Old Man Xiao is the Xiao family, the only person who can communicate, and the only person who may understand some things, and the only person who may have influence on Xiao Tianlei and other boys, after all, he is the patriarch, according to the general truth, the clansmen have to obey the patriarch, not to mention that he is the grandfather of Xiao Tianlei and others.

"Uncle, the Brotherhood is only a temporary success, and now the soldiers of the Imperial Court are fighting in the northern Xinjiang, so they can't spare their hands, otherwise how can the Brotherhood be so free, the Imperial Court has many generals, there is no shortage of strange people to help, the Brotherhood will anger Tianwei, if it is not obedient, the Imperial Court will inevitably transfer the army again, and the Brotherhood will not be lucky, and the people of Lingzhou will also suffer from the disaster of swords and soldiers, besides, you and I are friends of the world, the Xiao family of Langxie County has been loyal and good for the past generations, for the country and the people, and my old lady can't bear to see the Xiao family rebel on her back, and take my town and country as a guarantee, If the brotherhood is willing to submit to the imperial court, it will not be guilty, as long as it is willing to serve the country, make meritorious contributions, and revive the Xiao family, it is also logical and fortunate for the world to shine on the lintel. ”

Mu Shuwen said a long word, trying to persuade Old Man Xiao, moving with affection and reason, using both soft and hard, and describing various benefits, plus Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu were also beating the drum on the side, Old Man Xiao was really a little moved, if he could really succeed, then he would not be a thief, and he might even get an official position...... The prospect is wonderful, but it's not that simple! Although Old Man Xiao is old, but it is not so easy to coax, Uncle Mu said all the good, as for the disadvantages, Old Man Xiao can also think that once he returns to the imperial court, his life is in the hands of others, and people can do whatever they want, life and death are up to others? At that time, the power of the Xiao clan of Langxie County was so huge, a holy decree, the whole clan was scattered, and it was extremely miserable.

It was such a painful lesson back then, and there was actually some resistance to the imperial court, I hoped that the children in the clan would study and make a living, and there was no way to glorify the lintel, who would have thought that Xiao Tianlei and a few boys had really done a great job, and the court had to send someone to appease them. Besides, even if he was willing, this kind of thing of putting life and death in the hands of others, those boys of the Brotherhood would agree? Those Shanyue people will agree? Can the imperial court really tolerate it? Will it settle accounts after the fall? Besides, the leaders of the Brotherhood are not only a few of the Xiao family, his words, Xiao Tianlei or not, they don't listen to it, originally, the Brotherhood has the charter of the Brotherhood to do things, although the way of acting is more arrogant and domineering, and the reputation is not good, but it has not done anything big evil. Besides, Old Man Xiao has experienced it himself, and he can see it with his own eyes, and he can also see that there are some hidden doorways in everything the Brotherhood does, and for some of the things that the Brotherhood has done, isn't that Xie Jinan very impressed? Although Old Man Xiao can't understand the way the Brotherhood does things, in terms of effect, it is indeed beneficial to the people's livelihood, and the people of Lingzhou are also happy.

Moreover, Old Man Xiao carefully observed the behavior of Xiao Tianlei's boys, in addition to acting domineering, he can be said to be so decent that he can't be more decent, he has no bad habits, and he is also very faithful. Yes, after Mu Shuwen's words were finished, Old Man Xiao was noncommittal, and could only say that he was looking for an opportunity to mention Xiao Tianlei and the others.

Mu Shuwen was a little disappointed, but there was no other way but to wait.

This matter was soon learned by Xiao Tianyou, Xiao Tianyou didn't care much, through the observation in Zhengjiazhuang in the past few days, Xiao Tianyou has already seen that the clansmen of the Xiao family have basically no influence on Xiao Tianlei and the brotherhood, even if it is said that it is in vain, however, this also means that it has become a luxury to want to get artillery through these relatives of Xiao Tianlei.

However, Xiao Tianyou is not without gains, he has been observing some people and things in Zhengjiazhuang recently, but he can see some doorways, the reason why the Brotherhood is strong, some of its ways of doing things is an important reason, just like when Xiao Tianlei instructed the Beiliang Military Workshop to do things, the efficiency of the military workshop has increased by a few percent, and the Brotherhood's approach in Lingzhou, although he still doesn't understand the reason, but he thinks about whether to copy these things to Beiliang? It's just that the brotherhood's way of doing things is not so easy to learn, not to mention anything else, just talking about building a house, the speed is amazing, so that the accompanying Beiliang craftsmen are also dumbfounded, and they can't even figure out what materials those workers use.

In the past few days, the new house next to Zhengjiazhuang has been completed, and many families in Zhengjiazhuang are preparing to move into the new house.

Xiao Tianyou and Mu Shuwen also went to see those new houses, which were naturally much better than the original adobe houses, they were all some two-story small buildings, which were too small for those of them who were used to living in large mansions, but each room of these houses had a certain function, spacious, bright and comfortable, with many exquisite and designed and convenient facilities, and there were gardens and vegetable fields before and after, which surprised Mu Shuwen and Xiao Tianyou more that people like the Zheng family and the Xiao family were also allocated this kind of housing. The benefits of these houses are obvious, they save a lot of work, they don't need any slaves, they don't have a lot of red tape, and they have a very brotherly style. However, it made Mu Shuwen and Xiao Tianyou more and more confused, ordinary people rebel for the sake of glory and wealth, but these boys of the Brotherhood don't care at all, and they also treat their relatives equally, what do they want to do?

No matter what Mu Shuwen, Xiao Tianyou and others think, the people of Zhengjiazhuang have happily moved into their new house, and the wedding of Xiao Tianfu and Luo Cuilian is about to begin.

"Wow!!"

As one of the protagonists of this wedding, on the day Luo Cuilian tried on the wedding dress, all the big and small women in the village came to watch.

Luo Cuilian's wedding dress was escorted by Qin Jincai with a team of people and horses, and everyone still felt that there was some fuss, but when the packaging of this wedding dress was unpacked and Luo Cuilian put it on, all the women present couldn't help but exclaim and envy, and felt that such a wedding dress really needed to be escorted by a special person, and some of the jewels decorated on it, although not much, were extremely valuable.

This set of wedding dress style is completely different from the traditional one, especially after Luo Cuilian wears it, everyone has seen what it means to turn a sparrow into a phoenix, although Luo Cuilian looks good, but she is a village girl, wearing such a wedding dress, she is immediately glamorous, beautiful, and her figure is completely set off.

"A bunch of unsightly! Come on, Aunt Seven, let you open your eyes again! Qin Jincai's mother held her head high and said a little proudly, in fact, it was the first time she saw Luo Cuilian wearing this wedding dress, and she was also very surprised, but her temperament likes to show off, at this time, she has a jewelry box in her hand, and after seeing it beforehand, there are even more surprising treasures in it.

"Aunt Seven, what treasures are in the jewelry box? Could it be a phoenix crown? ”

"Ahem, open your eyes and look at it!"

Xiao Qimei slowly opened the jewelry box and deliberately shone at the sunlight outside the window.

The women shook their heads, and then fixed their eyes to see, a set of jewelry in the jewelry box, not much, but each one is a treasure at a glance, the workmanship is extremely exquisite, inlaid with some never-before-seen colorful gemstones, the necklace is the most huge, the size of a pigeon's egg, dazzling brilliance, once again completely dazzled the girls' eyes, one by one eyeballs can not be removed.

"Huh! Sister-in-law, what kind of gem is this? Qin Su asked, Xiao Tianfu married Luo Cuilian, and she and Qin Yue also came to join in the fun.

"Hmm...... I heard that this is called diamonds! Xiao Qimei recalled, this set of jewelry in her hand is indeed a diamond, some rough diamonds dug out by Laohuling mining, after Xiao Tianlei found it, he tried to polish it, so as to get it to sell for money, although there is no advanced machinery, but it can be cut with fire attribute Gang Qi, but the cutting of diamonds is a technical work, fine work, time-consuming and laborious, tried for a few years, wasted a lot of rough stones, and successfully cut some, the best condition is used in the production of Luo Cuilian's set of jewelry.

Qin Yue couldn't help but want to touch it, but was beaten by Xiao Qimei and stopped: "Thug!" Yue girl, only look at it, don't touch it! ”

Qin Yue said obediently: "Auntie, let the family take a good look in your hands!" ”

Xiao Qimei still agreed, stubbornly and resolutely: "That's not good, I heard from Jincai that these diamonds took a lot of effort to get out, such as today, there are just a few of them, all made into this set of jewelry, this is a priceless treasure!" Even the emperor's concubine didn't have anything. Look at me, you touch me, what can I do if I lose it?! Not to mention other people, Xiao Qimei couldn't help but want to put this dazzling diamond in her bag, and her heart was sour when she looked at it.

"Wow! That's all there is to it! ”

Hearing that this diamond was so precious, the onlookers were amazed again, looking at the diamond's eyes full of fascination, thinking that if they could have one, even if it was the smallest.

Xiao Qimei said sourly: "Those boys usually lock the door tightly, and no one can take advantage of it, but I didn't expect it to be a priceless treasure as soon as I made a move!" Alas, if the old lady is young and sees such a baby, she will marry without saying a word! I also heard what Jin Cai said, diamonds are eternal, and a ...... will last forever" Xiao Qimei said while putting this set of jewelry on Luo Cuilian, which attracted a burst of admiration and envy from everyone, and said vigorously: "Cuilian, what a blessing!" I can't help but feel a little sour, who would have thought that a poor girl in the countryside could have such a beautiful scenery when she got married!

Xiao Qimei continued to say the inside information she knew: "This wedding, but the art troupe of the brotherhood was invited to perform a big play. ”

"Art troupe!" When everyone heard this, they were all full of expectations.

The Brotherhood Art Troupe is now also very famous, and Xiao Tianlei wanted the Brotherhood to establish an art troupe on a whim, so that his subordinates could have some entertainment in their busy work. Shanyue people are good at singing and dancing, and some people are selected to form it, and some musicians and kabuki captured by some big families are included, Xiao Tianlei personally participated, compiled some programs and songs, anyway, it is to copy or adapt some programs and songs in the previous life, and many of the songs in the hero template of the Qin Se Fairy are just used for use.

Since its establishment, the art troupe has been extremely popular within the brotherhood, and after the brotherhood incident, the art troupe began to perform externally to stabilize the mood of the people, boost morale, and entertain the public. At the beginning, I performed for a day in Lingzhou City, thousands of people were empty, some people have seen the performance of the art troupe, as long as they hear where the art troupe is performing, no matter how far away, they will run to watch, but unfortunately, the brotherhood art troupe is mainly performing internally, and there are not many external performances. There are many performances that people like to see, and there are also some large-scale plays, but they are not easy to perform in front of outsiders.

"Not only that, but Jincai said that they have also prepared a show, and they have been rehearsing recently." Xiao Qimei broke the news again.

"I said that Tianbao kid is so ghostly these days, babbling and singing something from time to time." Xiao Tianbao's mother said.

"Those boys will fight and kill, they are busy all day long, they don't know what they are busy with, what will they do?" I heard that the leader of the Brotherhood was going to perform on stage, which made everyone very curious.

"It doesn't matter what they play, anyway, they just have fun and have fun." Xiao Qimei said that she didn't think her son could perform anything.

The news spread quickly, originally, Xiao Tianfu's marriage, many people have long known that the Brotherhood is now the master of Lingzhou, although Xiao Tianfu is not famous, that is also the leader of the Brotherhood, his marriage is a big event, so naturally he has to come to join in the fun and see the direction of the wind. I also learned that not only the Brotherhood Art Troupe would perform here, but also the leaders of the Brotherhood would also perform on stage, and as soon as the news spread, many people looked forward to this day. (To be continued.) )