"Hey, ...... are you?" "Brother, I'm Xiaoyan! You don't remember me."

"Are you Xiaoyan?" The man in gray looked at it carefully for a long time before he said.

"Yes, I'm Xiaoyan," Chen Yan replied with a smile.

"Hehe, it's my brother I'm confused in reading, I didn't even recognize my brother, I'm saying brother, I haven't seen you for nearly two years, and you've grown up, I'm a little afraid to recognize you", the man in gray quipped.

"There, there's nothing, brother, you won't let me stand outside all the time! It's cold outside", Chen Yan rubbed his hands and said with a smile.

"Look at me, I'm so happy that I forgot about this, hurry up and come in, we brothers and sisters have a good chat tonight", the man in gray patted his forehead and said.

Then the man in gray leaned sideways and let Chen Yan into the house.

"Father and mother are asleep, right?" Chen Yan asked as he walked into the room.

"Well, slept".

"Then big brother, why haven't you rested so late", Chen Yan turned around and asked.

"I didn't get into the exam this year, so I'm looking at it now, preparing for next year's exam, and I don't know if I can get it next year......!

"Brother, don't say that, what if you are admitted next year? You are the hope of our family, if you are in high school, we will also follow the sky, do you say yes", Chen Yan said with a smile.

"Hehe, then borrow your auspicious words, little brother", the man in gray also showed a smile.

Chen Yan's elder brother Chen Mo has taken the exam for the fourth time this year, but he still hasn't been admitted.

In order to let Chen Mo study with peace of mind, Chen Yan's family tried not to let Chen Mo do some rough work, so that he could study seriously, and Chen Mo was also very competitive, his grades were very good since he was a child, Chen's father believed that Chen Mo could change the situation at home, so he supported Chen Mo very much.

And Chen Yan doesn't blame Chen's father, after all, he knows the conditions at home, so Chen Yan pinned his hopes on his brother Chen Mo, and he also supported Chen Mo.

So the relationship between the two brothers has been very good since childhood, and Chen Mo knows his younger brother's concessions, so he increases his care for his younger brother even more.

Chen Mo, who carries the hopes of the whole family, is so disappointed in himself whenever he sees himself on the list.

But Chen Mo knew that he couldn't give up, and once he gave up, then the hope of this family would be shattered, so Chen Mo has been struggling, hoping that one day he can change his fate and change the conditions at home.

Chen Yan and Chen Mo chatted until the early hours of the morning, and then Chen Yan got up and walked to his cabin, and slept until the afternoon when Chen Yan slowly woke up, washed up, and came to the small living room.

"Xiao Yan, you are up, this morning your brother said that you just went to sleep, tell me not to call you, you are hungry, you are waiting for dinner", Chen's mother saw Chen Yan come out and said to him.

"Well, by the way, why don't you see my brother and father? Where did they go?" Chen Yan looked at the house and saw that his father and eldest brother were missing, and asked suspiciously.

"Your brother and the old man, they went hunting early in the morning, and they are probably coming back soon," Chen's mother said kindly.

"Isn't it true that my brother hasn't rested yet, and after chatting with him for so long last night, he went out again today! Alas, I'll tell them when they come back! At least I won't let my father work so hard," Chen Yan said secretly in his heart.

Chen Yan was thinking about how to tell his father about the source of the silver, but Chen's father came back from outside, only to see Chen's father saying as he walked: "Today's luck is really unlucky, I ran in vain."

Father Chen didn't have anything in his hand, as long as he carried a bow and arrow on his back.

And Chen Mo, who was behind Chen's father, was only holding a hare in his left hand and a hunting knife in his right hand, and it seemed that this was all they had gained today.

Chen Yan heard the footsteps outside, hurriedly walked outside, took the bow and arrow from Chen's father, and said, "Father, are you back"?

"Well, it's back," Father Chen returned.

Then he went into the room, walked to the table and sat down.

"By the way, Xiao Yan, why did you come back, did you make any mistakes", Father Chen looked up at Chen Yan and said.

"It's nothing, I just want you two old people to come back and take a look, by the way, father, don't go hunting in the future, our family is not short of money now", seeing his father's worried look, Chen Yan hurriedly said.

"There is no shortage of money?" Chen's father looked a little puzzled.

"Well, father, wait, I'll come when I go", Chen Yan turned around and walked towards his cabin.

After a while, Chen Yan came out with a package.

"Brother, go and close the door", Chen Yan said to Chen Mo.

"What's the matter, look at your little brother, you're so nervous," Chen Mo said after closing the door.

"Good thing, hehe", after speaking, Chen Yan opened the package, only to see a pile of white flowers and silver presented in front of Chen's father and Chen Mo.

"Oh my God, how can you have so much money," Chen's father and Chen Mo exclaimed at the same time.

Immediately, Chen's father's face was ugly, and he turned to Chen Yan and said: "Xiao Yan, how can you have so much money, you won't do that stealing, how many times have I said it, even if we starve to death, we won't do such unsightly things, our family is poor, but we have to have respect."

"Father, you misunderstood me, this money is not what you imagined, this money is a rich businessman to thank me", Chen Yan saw that his father was thinking about it, and quickly explained.

"A few days ago, the mayor's mansion sent me out, and it wasn't a big deal, just to go to the town next door to pick up something."

"On my way back I met an injured old man, so I brought him back, and I didn't dare to take him to the mayor's mansion, so I left him in the inn, called him a doctor, and after settling him down, I went back to the mayor's mansion."

"But when I went the next day, the old man was gone, leaving only a parcel and a letter, which contained some words of thanks, and the contents of the parcel as a reward, and the parcel contained the silver."

"Really?" asked Chen's father.

"Of course yes, you still don't know me, how could I lie to you!"

Chen Yan was sweating profusely when he was asked, and he didn't dare to tell the truth of the matter when he was killed, so he had to make up a beautiful lie.

"Father, with this money, you don't have to go hunting in the future, and my brother can study with peace of mind", Chen Yan saw that his father had believed what he said, and hurriedly said while the iron was hot.

"Well, I can finally relax a little in the future, Xiao Yan, thanks to you, if it weren't for you, the situation of our family would really be ....... alas"! Father Chen said with great relief.

"Father, don't say that, this is what I should do", Chen Yan replied.

"By the way, father, I have a suggestion, you see that our family is rich now, I want to repair our house and expand it a little, I am saying that my brother's current study environment is not good, build a study room in my brother", Chen Yan immediately said to Chen's father.

"Well, yes, you brought this money back, you can do it if you want to", Chen's father happily replied.

"What are you guys talking about, so happy, come over for dinner, or the food is about to get cold", Chen's mother came over and said.

"Well, here we are," Father Chen replied happily.

Then the three of them got up and walked to the dining table, and after the meal, Chen Yan continued to go back to make up for sleep.

Chen's father told Chen's mother about the situation just now, and Chen's mother was shocked when she heard it, and finally she was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, and even praised her son for having a chance.

Early the next morning, Chen's father went out to the next village to find a mason craftsman.

This is what Chen Yan requested, the more people the better, and the sooner it is completed, the better, so Chenjia Village suddenly became lively, in this small village, building houses is a big deal.

The vegetable garden behind Chen Yan's former earthen house was zoned as a new foundation, and more and more materials were brought in from outside, which was still a little inconvenient because the roads were not very good.

And the neighbors around Chen Yan's house are all asking what kind of fortune Chen Yan's family has made, how could they suddenly make such a big move and build a large number of buildings.

People in the know are planning whether they should marry their daughter to Chen Yan, after all, now that Chen Yan has a future, it is not small, it is time to take a daughter-in-law, if this family business is completed, he can also follow it, right?

Chen Yan's house has become the most discussed topic in Chenjia Village, and the children in the village have also found a new place to play, coming to the construction place every day to play, and showing a novelty about building houses.

But for the sake of their safety, Chen Yan only let them watch from a distance and didn't let them get too close.

This excitement lasted for a month.

A month later, a brand-new compound appeared in Chenjia Village, which seemed to stand out from the crowd.

The vermilion gate is particularly magnificent, and a freshly painted fence encloses the courtyard, and on the east side of the wall is the gate.

At this time, a burst of laughter came from the courtyard, but it was Chen Yan's family who were visiting the house.

"Father, mother, what do you think, this has cost nearly seven hundred taels of silver! I didn't expect to ask for so much money," Chen Yan said to Chen's father.

"Satisfied, so satisfied, I have never lived in such a big house in my life", the smile on Chen's father's face has never been broken, and his face has always been full of smiles.

Mother Chen also had an extremely satisfied expression.

"By the way, I almost forgot, father, that I brought back two servants from town."

"Servant, why don't I know, I'm talking about what kind of servant you hired, your mother and I don't need to be taken care of, what are you doing with this money, although you have arrangements, but isn't this a bit unjust", Chen's father said a little unhappily, as if blaming Chen Yan for spending money indiscriminately.

"Hehe, father, this doesn't cost much, you were also very busy in order to build a house before, so I don't know, my brother will not be there in the future, and someone will take care of you, so I will call the shots and invite a servant, you come with me, and I will introduce you."

Chen Yan took the lead and walked to the backyard, came to the kitchen, pushed the door and walked in.

"Is Fu Bo here?" Chen Yan looked around and saw that there was no one, and immediately spoke up.

"What's the matter, the second young master is looking for the little one", a hobbled old man walked out of the back room.

I saw that this old man had a pale face, blank eyes, and was dressed in a coarse linen robe, and at first glance he looked like a person who had suffered all year round.

"How many times have I said it, don't call me young master, I'm also a poor man", Chen Yan said with a frown.

"The second young master looks down on our father and son, and rescued us, so that we are not starving, not being cold, if it weren't for you, the second young master, I'm afraid our father and son would have starved to death on the streets, so ......."

"Don't do that," Chen Yan interrupted.

"In the future, whatever you want to call, I don't think you will give up if I don't promise you", Chen Yan said a little depressedly.

Once Chen Yan went to the town to purchase materials, and saw an old man and a young man sleeping on the side of the road.

With sympathy in his heart, Chen Yan went to buy a few steamed buns and woke up the two, and the old man quickly ate the steamed buns before he slowly gained a little strength.

After the two of them finished eating the steamed buns, the two Chen Yan asked the old man why they were like this, and the old man slowly told Chen Yan the reason why their father and son had fallen here.

It turned out that the old man and the two fled from the south, and the village where the old man was located was forced to come out to beg for a living because of natural disasters.

Unexpectedly, he met a bandit halfway, and the only little entanglement on his body was snatched away, and the old man and his father were in a different place, without relatives, and lived a begging life for food and clothing.

All the way to Qingshan Town, there was really no food, and there was nothing to beg, and finally fainted on the street with hunger, and then happened to meet Chen Yan.

After listening to the old man's story, Chen Yan thought that he also wanted to hire a servant to take care of his elderly father and mother, so he brought their father and son back out of sympathy.

"Hey, Fu Bo, what about Xiao Jin, he went there", Xiao Jin is Fu Bo's son, Chen Yan still doesn't know what their surname is, the old man only said let Chen Yan call him Fu, Chen Yan called the old man Fu Bo in order to call him casually, and the old man's son only heard the old man call him Xiao Jin, so Chen Yan also called Xiao Jin.

"Xiao Jin, he went into town early in the morning, didn't you say you were going to come and live yesterday, I saw that there was nothing to eat here, and you also gave me a little money yesterday, so I asked Xiao to go in and sell some daily necessities, and some rice, oil and salt back."

"That's right, I didn't expect that, Fauber, let me introduce you."

After that, Chen Yan introduced his father and mother to Fu Bo one by one.

Chen Yan's eldest brother Chen Mo had already gone to the study, so he didn't introduce him.

"Fubo, you wait a while, make tonight's meal a little sumptuous, we celebrate, and I have something to inform you in the evening, Fubo, you are also coming."

After speaking, Chen Yan walked outside, there was too much construction waste in front of him, and now he had to move in, so he naturally had to clean it up.

Chen's father talked to Fu Bo, and the two were not much different in age, and they could talk.

Seeing that the room was a little empty, after thinking about it, Chen's mother left the kitchen and went to the study to find Chen Mo, wanting the two Chen Yan brothers to move in the furniture that they could use before.