A horse galloped along the path, its hooves flew over and stepped on the yellow mud path, rolling up a yellow smoke and dust. The horse knights were wearing bright military uniforms, causing the people who were plowing the fields on both sides of the road to look up.

"It's uncle, it's uncle!" In the fields on the roadside, a half-year-old boy couldn't help but scream. With the screams, the horse neighed and stood up, then stepped down heavily, and the knight turned over and dismounted. It was Fan Chang.

"Brother!" Fan Chang waved his hands and shouted at the old man who was holding the plow.

"Achang!" The old man smiled happily. Although it was not long since they parted, the old man's spirit had improved a lot. Although he was still covered in gray hair, his spirit was extremely strong. He threw away the plow in his hand and walked towards the field. While walking, he looked at the people around Fan Chang curiously and said, "This is my second brother, Fan Chang."

This village is all resettled by people who have returned from Qi. Although they are all from Changzhu, very few people are truly familiar with each other. There were too many people who went to Qi at the beginning.

"Why is Achang back?" The old man wanted to reach out and pat Fan Chang on the shoulder, but looked at his hands, smiled embarrassedly, and kept rubbing his hands.

"Brother, why did you let the big and two niu pull the plow? Didn't it mean that there were livestock that were divided?" Fan Chang frowned at the two half-large boys pulling the rope in front of the plow.

"Some, some!" The old man smiled honestly, "The county man said, there must be some livestock, but because it has to be transported from other places, there is not much for a while, so we can only come from one village to another. After a while, we will be able to get it."

After looking around, the old man leaned over to Fan Chang and lowered his voice: "The county master told me privately that I would definitely give me a big bull when the time comes. Achang, I know this is your face. When you see the county master, you must thank me."

"I understand, brother!" Fan Chang smiled and said, "Since that's the case, why would you wait for the livestock to divide and then plow the fields, and there is no rush. Look at Daniu Erniu's small body, his body is already deficient, how can he do such a heavy job?"

"Why are you as delicate as you said?" the old man smiled: "In Qi State, you have to do much heavier work than this, what's this?"

"Don't rush to plow the land. I've missed the season anyway." Fan Chang said: "It's time to let the big and second cows raise their health. When I was a child, I was lucky to make up for it when I was a child. If I had lost money, it would be a problem. If it was a little bigger, it would be a problem."

"It's okay, it's okay!" said the old man: "Achang, do you really belong to us when you say these places?"

"You haven't got the property deed yet?" Fan Chang asked in surprise.

"I got it, I got it. I just couldn't believe it." The old man said hesitantly, "The old man in the county said that half of the harvest in the first three years was paid, which was considered to pay the house and land. Achang, our family has been a tenant for several lifetimes. It was like dreaming that we could get fifty acres of good land so simple now."

"More than fifty acres!" Fan Chang smiled and said, "Brother, I have more. When I make military achievements, I will reward me with Yongye fields. At that time, I will ask to divide the fields into it. Those fields will be owned by us for generations, and there is no need to pay taxes, and they just cannot be sold."

"How can I sell it? It's too late for the baby!" The old man's eyes lit up.

"Pack up your things and go home!" Fan Chang said: "When the livestock come back, plow the field."

"No, no!" The old man's head was like a peddler's drum. "I just burned the ground yesterday. Now I don't plow the ground, but the fat ashes I burned are blown away by the wind. It doesn't matter if there is no livestock. I have to finish the big bull and Erniu to finish it in a few days. Achang, go back first. Your sister-in-law is at home. I wonder how happy you are when you come back! Livestock are precious and you have to keep them carefully when they come back. Let them turn over fifty acres of land at once. Wouldn't it be exhausted?"

Fan Chang looked at the old man speechlessly for a while and waved to Erniu in the field, "Erniu, come here."

Erniu ran over happily. The twelve or thirteen-year-old boy was not as tall as the horse's legs. Fan Chang felt sad and handed the reins to Erniu: "Take the horse back, this horse is very obedient. I brought some things back from the horse's bag on the horse's back. You can give it to your mother and tell her that we two should have a few good dishes at noon, and we two have to have a few drinks."

"Okay!" Erniu happily led the horse's reins to the village.

"Achang, I'm afraid I'll be wronged. Although there is food at home, there is no good food and no wine. You've poured the money you gave me, but there is no place to buy it in this village!" The old man said uneasy.

"I knew it was like this." Fan Chang smiled and said, "So I brought it all, so there is no need to buy it."

As he said, he walked into the field with great strides, picked up the rope that the two cows threw on the ground, put them on his shoulders, and laughed: "Brother, come on, you support the plow, and I will pull the plow with the big cow."

"No, no, don't dirty your palms." The old man said hurriedly.

"Brother, it's just a piece of clothing. Now my brother eats and wears all from the army. If it is damaged, you don't have to pay for it yourself. Just keep your heart in your stomach. Come, big bull, get up!"

"Okay, uncle!" Daniu agreed happily.

Fan Chang's body is strong and strong. With him joining, it is naturally not comparable to Erniu's slimming board. The speed of turning the ground immediately increased exponentially.

People feel happy when they are happy, and the family meets again, and they are happy. Even with such heavy work, they don’t know how tired they are when they do it. When Erniu came to call them for dinner, the three of them unknowingly turned over several acres of land.

Fan Chang, who was sweating heavily, held the big plow with one hand and carried it on his shoulder, held the big cow with the other hand, and laughed: "Brother, go, go back to eat, and you can eat your sister-in-law's skills again. Over the years, I have never forgotten the food my sister-in-law cooked!"

"Okay, okay, let you eat enough!" The old man secretly wiped his tears. The whole family back then was missing several people.

The three of them walked onto the path and headed towards the village. A dense sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance. Fan Chang turned around and saw a large group of cavalry guarding dozens of carriages towards the border line on the road in the distance. As the flags were flying, a luxurious carriage was particularly conspicuous. The group was Cao Yun, the prince of Qi who entered the Ming Dynasty from Changzhu six months ago. The cavalry walking on both sides of the carriage were the cavalry of Zhudian Battalion, which Fan Chang was very familiar with.

Fan Chang snorted, turned around and looked at the long convoy. When he went there, there were only a dozen carriages, but when he went back, it turned out several times more than once.

"It seems that this old guy has gained a lot of benefits in the Ming Dynasty!" Fan Chang said coldly.

"What old guy?" The old man looked at the team in the distance, feeling a little scared, but looking at Fan Chang beside him, his courage became a little stronger without realizing it.

"Prince Cao Yun of Qi State." Fan Chang gritted his teeth and said, "I heard from the superiors that the one who ordered the plunder of your brothers was this bastard. Now he is still swaying to our Ming Dynasty to show off his power. One day, I will cut off his head to avenge my parents."

"Prince!" The old man shivered for a moment. This was an out of reach for him. "Achang, such people are very terrible. If you don't mess with him, there will naturally be people who are better than him to deal with him."

Fan Chang said contemptuously: "No matter what prince or prince he is, when our Ming army entered Chang'an and trampled him under his feet, how smart is he than the wild dogs in the soil? Brother, just watch it, we will definitely enter Chang'an. Let's go, go home. I want to eat the meal made by my sister-in-law."

The old man's home is indeed the best and largest in this village. The red brick and green tiles are surrounded by a circle of bamboo fences, with green branches and leaves on it. The yard is not small, but it looks a little cold inside.

When my parents were still there, although they lived in thatched huts, there was also a circle of such bamboo fences. However, there were dogs shaking their heads and tails, chickens clattering, and pigs in the pig house humming, and of course, happy laughter.

Fan Chang, carrying a big plow, stood in front of the fence door in a daze. The past suddenly surged into his heart and his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Achang!" Seeing Fan Chang's appearance, the old man's voice also became low.

"Brother, it's time for next year. Our family will raise chickens, dogs, and pigs!" Fan Chang whispered. The reason for waiting until next year is because the food is only enough for people to survive now, and it is impossible to feed these things.

"Support, you must raise it." The old man said.

"Brother, tomorrow we will go back to our hometown, burn some paper money for our parents and give us a stick of incense!" Fan Chang walked into the yard, placed the plow in a corner of the yard, stood up straight, and said, "After I climbed out of my hiding place that year, my parents were gone, and I buried them in my home that had become a ruin."

"Go, of course you have to go, and the whole family has to go." The old man's tears suddenly flowed out, "Thanks to your parents for filial piety over the years, the eldest brother is unfilial. In Qi State, he doesn't even have money to buy paper money or incense. He just kowtowed with Daniu and others on his parents' death day."

Fan Chang reached out to support the old man: "Everything will be fine, we will get better and better. My parents will be happy to see us live a good life."

"The food has been served. You brothers, come in and wash your hands and have dinner!" The smiling sister-in-law stood at the kitchen door with a spatula in her hand and smiled. Although she had only been back for less than half a month, her face had already had some colors. Except for her hair still gray, her face always looked like she was in her early forties.

"Okay, sister-in-law!" Fan Chang washed his hands in the sink in the yard and walked into the house.

"This is my house with your sister-in-law. This one is yours. Daniu Erniu lives in one room. This one is for the big girl." Seeing Fan Chang wandering around the room, the old man introduced. "I just don't know if the big girl can come back?"
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