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"Nephew, you are back, have you ever encountered a thief when you came from the village recently?" I heard that the middle-aged man was wearing a rather simple clothes and stood at the door of the mansion with a solemn expression, but before he finished asking, he saw a woman with a scar on her face standing behind her nephew, and he couldn't help but stop talking. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"This is..."

"Oh, too, a poor man, who came here to visit his relatives, but his father was killed by the monsters of that way, and now he is lonely and helpless, but the little nephew was entrusted by his father to take care of this girl, and he hoped that his uncle would be able to fulfill it. ”

"That's naturally no problem, but many villages outside the city of Q County have been abused by thieves, it's good that you can come back, little nephew!"

"Thieves?"

"A while ago, the general army defeated the mountain bandits in the dense forest, and some thieves fled to the territory of Q County, and one of them fled to the south, and your villages died at their hands. ”

Yang Yuan sighed a few words and said what he knew.

Although he is a steward of this big house, his family is not big, there are not so many rules, and he eats in the main hall and hall on weekdays, and now he sees his nephew Yang Fan returning safely, so he hurries back, so he withdraws the dining table and sits down with several people.

Yang Fan's aunt and Yang Yuan's wife retreated.

"Commander-in-Chief?"

Listening to Yang Yuan's words, Yang Fan's eyes gradually changed.

Strictly speaking, the general army can't bring many men and horses at all, and the village in the dense forest has nearly 10,000 people, and this cottage is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Yang Fan absolutely didn't believe that it would be a thief making trouble, even if a thief was making trouble, it was definitely not something that this little general soldier could exterminate.

And Yang Fan himself swallowed a berry by mistake since the village was invaded by monsters, relying on this berry, Yang Fan actually found that his physical strength had increased greatly, if he was just a weak scholar before, then now he is a chivalrous man who is proficient in fighting.

I don't know what this berry is, after eating it, Yang Fan felt that he had inexhaustible strength all over his body, not only that, but Yang Fan also rushed to the direction of Q County in the next nearly half a month, while fighting with the beasts in the dense forest. Last time, he relied on his own strength to kill the demon clan, and he was also very lucky, because he knew that he had not encountered the white fox demon who slaughtered his village last time, otherwise there would be no chance of survival.

Knowing the general situation, Yang Fan gradually grasped the context of the matter, and asked, "Where did these news come from?"

"The government has already informed that a few days ago, Master Deng also sent a team of officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress the thieves, and the people in several villages have been buried, and the victims who fled have also been resettled. When Yang Yuan spoke, he kept paying attention to Yang Fan's demeanor, and when he saw that the other party frowned frequently, he said, "Fan'er, your father ......."

His nephew, since he was a child, has been a little stubborn, wooden, and acting with a tendon, Yang Yuansheng is afraid that the other party will ask the reason and want to take revenge, so he is a little worried.

Those thieves are said to be murderous, killing people without blinking.

For a long time, Yang Yuan had no good impression of Yang Fan's father Yang Shilin, but he loved Yang Fan born to his sister very much.

Last year, the father and son of the Yang family went to the exam successively, the son wanted to take the exam, and the father wanted to take the exam, but they both returned with a feather and became the laughing stock of Q County, which led to the fact that the Yang family moved to a small village twenty miles away from Q County, but I didn't expect that within a few months, this kind of thing happened, several villages died, and even Yang Shilin died, only the nephew survived.

Yang Fan's calmness did not reassure Yang Yuan, but he was worried that the other party had a decision and wanted to act impulsively, so he became more and more worried: "You stay here first, and then go back to guard the mausoleum after a while, and after two years, you will take the imperial examination again." ”

Yang Yuan is actually not optimistic about Yang Fan's imperial examination, in his opinion, Yang Fan is the same as his father, it is not that material, it is better to be born, that is, to be a local private school teacher, or to be an accountant, it is much stronger than a mind to the imperial examination, but he is afraid that his nephew will not be able to think about it, so he takes this as a thought to tie the other party's mind.

In this era, there is also a saying of filial piety, but there are not too many restrictions, except that it is not allowed to be an official, take the exam, and marry, which takes twenty-seven months, that is, two years and three months.

Yang Fan has a good memory since he was a child, he has dabbled in historical classics, he passed the county test and the government test at the age of sixteen, Yang Fan's father Yang Shilin was overjoyed, thinking that the family was going to have a young man, but he didn't expect that he didn't wait for the official township test, Yang Fan was stuck on the road test first, and he took the exam again at the age of seventeen last year, but he still fell off the list, and he didn't even have a show of fame.

The Taoist test is twice every three years, and in April and May, Yang Fan finished his filial piety, just in time, and if it goes well, he can even participate in the autumn of the same year.

However, Yang Fan's father Yang Shilin was a talent in his twenties, and he took the exam for more than 20 years, but he couldn't go further, and in the end, the family was surrounded by four walls, and he relied on his wife to sew and mend his life, so that Yang Fan's mother fell ill, and finally passed away five years ago, and Yang Yuan no longer had dealings with Yang Shilin.

Yang Fan's experience was similar to that of Liu Zishan, but he was quite lucky, not only swallowing the spirit fruit by mistake, but also having an uncle who cared about him.

Penetrating Yang Yuan's thoughts, Yang Fan shook his head: "Uncle, don't worry, I know in my heart that those people are not something I can deal with now." ”

"It's best if you can figure it out, there is still something in this house, you rest first, and then set up a banquet for you in the evening, I haven't told your aunt about your return, I'll tell her later, she has been sad because of your affairs these days, and she has been blamed by the lady in the house a few times. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Yuan thought of something again: "By the way, this time the investigation of refugees is very strict, you try not to walk around outside these days, and don't reveal your identity, otherwise I am afraid that there will be some trouble, and I will talk about it when the limelight is over." ”

Yang Fan nodded yes, even if Yang Yuan didn't order this, Yang Fan had similar plans.

After saying a few more words, Yang Yuan left first, he was working as a helper in this house, Yang Fan came suddenly, and it was the limit to be able to come over and comfort him.

With Yang Yuan leaving, Yang Fan pondered.

"The monster thing has actually become the legacy of the mountain bandits, and the villagers who were eaten have also died at the hands of the thieves, and the 'refugees' who escaped have been isolated and specially contained, so that it is really a secret, no one knows the truth about the tragedy in the village, so it seems that the power of these monsters is extraordinary......"

Thinking about it, his stomach suddenly rumbled.

"Xiaofan, your uncle came too anxiously just now, and he didn't let you eat enough, I'm going to talk about him in the evening, you go to the kitchen to get some and continue to eat." It happened that the aunt next to him heard it and urged him to make up for the meal.

Yang Fan was not polite, nodded and left.

"After absorbing the fruit, although the body has become more and more tenacious, but the amount of food has also grown, and in the past half a month, I can use game in the mountains and forests to replenish, but when I get here, I am afraid that it will not be so easy to eat in the future. ”

Yang Fan thought as he pulled the timid Qin'er into the kitchen.

But just as he was about to take Xiao Jing with him, he heard his aunt's voice.

"Xiao Fan, is this Xiao Fan's fiancée?" This aunt was born in the countryside, and she looks at people differently from those rich and noble, but she saw Xiao Qin's pretty face at a glance, but directly ignored the scars on Xiao Qin's cheeks.

"Auntie, don't ruin the innocence of other girls' families like this, this is..." Yang Fan just wanted to explain, but saw that his aunt waved her hand again and again and smiled.

"Girl, let your aunt take a look!"

Seeing this, Lin Jing looked embarrassed, looked at Yang Fan with a little shame, and looked at his aunt at a loss.

Seeing this, Yang Fan knew that he couldn't stop his aunt, so he had to make a look and let Lin Jing go with his aunt.

Coming to the kitchen, Yang Fan fell into deep thought.

However, the current events also show that although those monsters are ferocious, they really have to act in a crowded place, and they must act according to the rules, and they dare not be unscrupulous! The more people, the safer they are, at least they don't have to worry about the demons attacking in a big way. ”

Eating one bite at a time, the thoughts in Yang Fan's mind became clearer and clearer.

Time flew by, and soon it was evening.

The courtyard of the Yang family was not far from the noble man's mansion, and as soon as the time passed, Yang Yuan and his son returned from Pan's mansion, and the family sat around a table and had a meal.

During the banquet, Yang Yuan was indispensable to comfort Yang Fan, seeing this, Yang Fan responded one by one, and in the end, Yang Yuan took out a small box.

"You know more or less about your aunt's situation in the house, and you don't have anything for you, so you ask me to bring some snacks," he put down the box after speaking, and took out a few pieces of broken silver from his arms, "You take this money, there are your aunt's and mine, our family is not rich, we can't take out too much, so let's order it." ”

"I can't help it!" Yang Fan hurriedly excused himself.

The aunt in Yang Yuan's mouth is his sister and Yang Fan's mother's little sister, she was quite beautiful when she was young, and she was looked at by the Zhang staff of this mansion and became a concubine, Yang Fan also relied on this relationship to get a position in charge, but for more than ten years, the Yang family only gave birth to a daughter, and her status in the Zhang Mansion is getting lower and lower.

As for Yang Yuan, if it weren't for his seniority and age, I'm afraid he would have lost his position a long time ago, even so, now he can only take care of some trivial matters, the Zhang Mansion is huge, there are seven or eight things to do, Yang Yuan is just one of them, and the life of the family is getting worse and worse than before, until recently, Yang Yuan's son Yang Yun gradually gained the trust of the second young master in the house, and it has improved.

In this case, of course, Yang Fan was unwilling to accept the other party's gift.

"Don't shirk, buy books and eat, which doesn't cost money? Pen, ink, paper, and inkstones are all big heads, if you don't take them, how can you read and write? If you feel sorry for your uncle and your aunt, and you will become an official in the future, don't forget that we will do it, take it!"

After some rhetoric, Yang Fan finally took it, just as Yang Yuan said, in this world, it is difficult to move an inch without money, even if it is an immortal, it is not exempt.

But in this way, the causal involvement of this kinship is even greater, and it must be rewarded in the future. ”

Listening to the words of Yang Yuan, who was a little drunk, Yang Fan felt a trace of warmth in his heart.

This meal was eaten for nearly an hour, and by the time Yang Fan returned to the room prepared for him, it was already late at night. As for Lin Jing, he was taken by his aunt to sleep with his aunt, while Yang Yuan was crammed into the same bed with his son Yang Yun.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he groaned.

"May I get a good night's sleep today. ”

Thinking in his heart, Yang Fan took out a bunch of green shirts from the pillow, spread it out, put it on the table in the room, and then fell asleep, and it didn't take long for a slight snoring sound.

At night, there was silence.

The breeze crept into the room from the window, and the air flowed, blowing the green shirt on the table slightly.

Suddenly!

A blue light appeared without any signs, burrowing out of the ground and spinning into a cone.

Go around!

The light dissipated, revealing a rickety figure, but it was a man, in the shape of a dwarf, hunched over, less than three feet tall.

As soon as this person appeared, he stood on tiptoe and looked at Yang Fan.

Yang Fan's body flashed white, but he saw the dwarf old man patting Yang Fan's forehead casually, but Yang Fan was under such a beat, a white smoke-like figure rushed out of his body, he shook his sleeves, floated down, and made a salute, although he is now hazy and his mind is very confused, but the habit of saluting people will not change: "I have seen this old man!"

"No need to be polite, I am under the seat of the city god in Q County, the land is also, follow the order to come, I wonder if you can go with me?"