The brother sat in the pavilion in the courtyard, Ren Fu brought the rice tea he made, and brought out a few small snacks made by himself, and the daughter-in-law of Qingtang, Ren Li, held her daughter who was less than a year old and listened to the conversation of the brother and sister while munching melon seeds.

Chuntang lowered his head and filled the tobacco pouch pot with dry tobacco, Qingtang picked up a piece of dessert and said to his daughter-in-law Ren Li: "The second sister-in-law's craftsmanship can definitely make a lot of money by opening a pastry factory, you can learn more from the second sister-in-law." Look, the food you cook is also unpalatable. ”

Ren Li just pursed his lips and smiled, and when Qingtang was about to continue, Ren Li turned around and teased the child.

After telling everything he had seen and heard in Changchun, he looked at his eldest brother's face and said, "Eldest brother, I think it is impossible to go to the city for the time being, and it is relatively safe in the remote countryside." It's just that the beard has to be guarded against. When I met Monkey Six, I felt that he had something to say to me, and that the scene was not the place to speak. If I have the chance, I will go to him and ask him how much he knows about the affairs of the third uncle's family. We'd better be on guard. ”

Chuntang raised his head, sighed and said, "It's easy to dodge an open gun, and it's hard to defend against a dark arrow."

Qingtang said nonchalantly: "We have a four-corner fort at home, and they don't dare to come." ”

Chun Tang lowered his head again, as if talking to himself, "Ji Leizi." ”

Mantang said: "The eldest brother wants to talk about the kidnapping of the second uncle by Ji Leizi." ”

Qingtang said unconvinced: "At that time, our family didn't have a four-corner fort. If he dared now? ”

Chun Tang was a little angry and said, "Your mouth is getting stronger and stronger. ”

When Ren Li heard the eldest brother's words, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then embarrassedly took the child back to the house.

Qingtang was still unconvinced, swaying his body, seven dissatisfied and eight angry, but he still dared to be angry in front of his eldest brother.

Mantang said: "Big brother, if you have any ideas, let's discuss how to make our family seek peace in the chaos."

Chuntang said in a low voice: "The current situation is turbulent, how can we have any good methods, just be careful ourselves." ”

Mantang stood up and said, "Be careful, but you can't prevent disasters when they come." We should unite with the Yin family in Ma'anshan and the Zhang family in Zhangjialou to form a triangular trend, and we can take care of each other once we encounter beards and bandits. ”

As soon as Mantang's words came out, Chuntang's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth finally showed a smile, saying, "This is the best idea." The two of them are also living in fear. ”

Qingtang jumped up happily like a child and said loudly, "Great, why didn't I think of it." If you don't praise the second brother for his cleverness and many ghost ideas when my father is alive, I am the eldest brother who eats and drinks, and I am looking for the second brother if I have something. When the two brothers heard what he said, they both burst out laughing. He laughed along.

There was too much depression, depression, hesitation and helplessness in the laughter of the brothers. At the same time, the laughter of the brothers also attracted Dianwen, Dianwu, Dianfu, Dianrong and Qingtang's precious son Diancai, who was fighting for family property, and the five children ran in from outside the courtyard, and they didn't care about washing their hands and scrambling to grab snacks to eat.

Chuntang's daughter-in-law, Ren Liu, stood at the door of the full hall and shouted at the children outside: "Put it down, wash your hands, come into the house, the smell of the venison that your second mother burned for you in the middle courtyard has come out,"

Then she said to the men, "Don't nag, wash your hands and eat." ”

Everyone went to the middle building, and there was a group of children sitting at a large table, and the children waited for Chuntang to shout the password to open the meal, and they dared to use chopsticks to eat.

Chuntang's two sons Dianwen, Dianwu and Mantang's two sons Dianfu and Dianrong, as well as Qingtang's eldest son Diancai are all in school, and the children's learning does not need to be worried about adults.

The three daughters of Chuntang are also like big girls, the spring flowers in the hall are eight years old this year, and Qiu Ju is also four years old. In addition to the eldest son Diancai, Qingtang also has the second son Dianming, and then the daughter in the arms of Qingtang's daughter-in-law.

Mantang watched the descendants prosper, and returned to Honghugou with confidence to work hard.

Seeing that his two younger brothers were left behind, Chuntang shouted at the children's table, "Open the meal."

The children jostled for food and laughed in their own way.

Seeing the children lively, cute, healthy and happy, the adults have more responsibility and confidence.

Mantang's plan was implemented immediately, he had to deal with the hidden dangers at home as soon as possible, so as to prevent them before they happen, and then he and Erkui and his wife returned to Honghugou to start the autumn harvest.

The owner of Zhangjialou and Zhang Zhuang in Xicun listened to the plan of the full hall of joint vertical and horizontal alliances to fight against bandits and protect their homeland, and very much agreed.

Zhang Zhuang said: "Mantang, when your father was here, he did things for the big guys, although I was coerced to burn the rotten post, but I was convinced and admired. Your statement that protecting your neighbors today is protecting your own family, which makes me, an old man, even more convinced, respectful and obedient. It's really a tiger father without a dog, and today I think you are better than your father. ”

The full hall hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Master Zhang, you are old enough to win the award, the younger generation will have to mention more in the future, you are highly respected, you have to be the master of anything, I am here to thank you for the fathers and villagers of the three villages." ”

Zhang Zhuang decided that Man Tang was an officer's material, and perfected the plan, so he sent his eldest son Zhang Dewang and Man Tang to Ma Anshan Yin Old Man's house to discuss the plan to join forces to fight against bandits and protect their homes.

Ma'anshan has a superior terrain, standing on the top of the mountain, overlooking the four ridges and eight townships, and has always been a place where soldiers must fight.

The head of the Yin family is Master Yin, who is short-sighted, greedy, and even more calculus, and he can't afford to be early.

Although the second master of the Yin family is not in charge of the family, and he is not the head of a township, this person is magnanimous and open-minded, sparse and righteous, dare to do things, and is a well-known man, who is deeply supported by his clansmen and neighbors, and is the most popular in the world. As long as he nodded, the township responded.

Yin Erye's hospitality flattered Mantang and Dewang, the three of them are of the same age, their ambitions are new, and many ideas coincide.

Once there is something in any of the three villages, the three gongs sound as an order, and the village guards immediately put down the work in their hands and bring weapons, gather in the compound of the leaders of the three villages, and go to the place of the accident to suppress the bandits and relieve the siege.

Mantang also proposed that the villagers should widely spread the news of the three villages joining forces to fight against bandits and protect their homes, and first use their momentum to deter the bearded people and bandits, so that they would not dare to invade the three villages.