Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 23 Family Love
Lei Shi Village.

"Aunt, eat more. If it's not enough, ask Qu Bo to cook some more..."

"Mr. Liu, Auntie, Mother, I'll serve you some more food..."

"Fuzhi, Hou'er, you should eat more..."

Under the candlelight, Fu He's mouth was busy.

Everyone in the Fu family was busy eating, except Fu He, who was busy with his mouth but didn't eat a single bite. This shows that anyone with an idle mouth would wish to have a few more bowls of food.

After the meal, not only did Grandpa, with his mouth full of food, keep waving his hands, but even Fu Zihou burped. Seeing that his elder sister wanted to serve him more rice, he took the bowl and hid aside, saying with a bitter face that his stomach was too full.

After having his fill, Fu Zihou looked at his elder sister and said that she was growing taller. He quickly shook his head and refused to let his elder sister get more food no matter what.

At this moment, Fu Zihou realized that sometimes when love is pent up for too long, once it is released, it becomes a burden.

Inside the wooden house.

Seeing Fu Nian talking to Tao but not eating much of the food in the bowl, not only Fu Zihou knew it, but also the other members of the Fu family were too lazy to point it out.

In Lei Shi Village, the Lei family has a mansion. Just now, everyone in the Fu family saw with their own eyes that the conditions are countless times better than those of the eldest sister. And the Fu family also knows that Fu Nian’s lover Lei Jing is at home. Fu Nian is not eating at the moment, probably because he is preparing to go back home and have something delicious.

It can't be said that there is any complaint. It is understandable that Fu Nian married into another family for the sake of her husband's family. But it is more or less disappointing. After all, this is just an occasional meeting, and who knows when they will meet again. It is also possible that they will never see each other again.

soon.

As everyone was full, the eldest sister Fuhe realized that Grandpa was not feeling well and had to travel the next day, so she got up and went into the house to make a bed for Grandpa.

"You! Now that the family is divided, you don't have to listen to Fu He and cook so much food for us. Look, your son can walk, and you should make this house better!"

Aung pulled his grandson-in-law Qu Bo to kneel together. While talking, he looked at the house that Fu He had entered. Thinking of what Fu He had said and what Qu Bo had done just now, he looked at the small wooden house again.

In the early years, Qu Bo and Fu He's family lived in Nandun, Huaiyang County, south of Wanqiu. But later on, the area was full of rioters and they encountered turmoil. After the death of the old man of the Qu family, the eldest sister's husband and his family wanted to split up the family.

Aong also heard from Tao that at first Fu He wanted to go back to the village where the Fu family lived, but looking at Qu Bo, he was afraid that Qu Bo would be looked down upon by the villagers if he returned to the village, so he moved to Lei Shi Village where his second sister lived, and lived there for two years.

"That's right, brother-in-law. Look at this house. It's so small. Not to mention me, even Grandpa feels it's crowded. And you still feed and clothe your eldest sister all day long, and teach Chong'er to read. The money you got from the family division shouldn't be spent like this!"

Fu Nian also kindly advised and looked at his brother-in-law.

In Fu Nian's eyes, it is useless for his brother-in-law to learn so many words. The world is so chaotic now, and they can't make a living!
"I don't mind it being small, it's warm!"

When Aong heard Fu Nian's words, he frowned. In Aong's eyes, although this place was small, it made people feel warm.

"Good! As long as Aung is warm!"

Fu Nian curled his lips and looked at the house. As long as no one was plotting against him, it would be fine!

At this time, Zhang interrupted.

"Nian'er! From what you said, your lover won't give you good food and clothes?"

Zhang looked at Fu Nian with a smile, then frowned and asked.

"If it's true, then your husband Lei Jing is going too far. This won't do. His Lei family has such a big house and so many houses. I heard that he has so many farmlands in the village that he can't even count them. Your husband actually dared to wrong you, Nian'er. Your aunt will definitely talk to him on your behalf!"

As Zhang spoke, she felt very sorry for Fu Nian, and then she sighed.

"Now that you are pregnant with Lei's child, how can this be allowed? Auntie and Grandfather will not leave tomorrow. We must wait for him to come back and ask him about it!"

Zhang complained.

"No need! Nian'er thanks you for your kindness, Lei Jing treats Nian'er very well, so you don't need to worry!"

When Fu Nian heard that Zhang wanted to stay, his expression changed slightly and he quickly smiled and refused.

Before Fu Nian could continue speaking, Zhang still shook her head.

"No! Look at your father. His house is not that big, but he has never wronged his family. Thinking about what you said in the yard today, aunt is so angry that she has to find Lei's family to explain it clearly! What's going on? Does he not treat our Fu family as human beings? It turns out that he didn't do this in the Fu family before. Don't you think he is conscienceless?"

Zhang became angrier as she spoke.

Seeing this, Aung looked helpless.

"That's it!"

Aongweng spoke up and asked Zhang to calm down.

Fu Nian didn't think much about it at first, but when he heard Zhang's words and looked at Aung, he felt that Zhang was scolding him in every way. Could it be that Zhang knew something?
While frowning, Fu Nian saw the expressions of other people and suddenly thought, could it be that when he opened the door, Lei Kai said that his uncle was at home?

Thinking of this, Fu Nian's face turned cold.

"Don't bother me, aunt! Aunt doesn't know that Nian'er is now married to the Lei family, so she is a member of the Lei family. She has to endure some humiliation. After all, the Lei family didn't eat much at the Fu family. To be honest, the betrothal gift given by the Lei family to the Fu family was not small, so it's really not the Lei family's fault!"

Fu Nian looked at Zhang and said with a smile that hinted at something.

Regardless of whether Zhang knew that Lei Jing was at home or not, Fu Nian had no plans to entertain this family.

In Fu Nian's words, after marrying into the Lei family, she is a member of the Lei family and has no relationship with the Fu family anymore. She no longer eats the Fu family's food. The Lei family has already paid for the food she ate in the past with the betrothal gift!
"Oh, what a great Lei family..."

Zhang could tell that Fu Nian said that she was a member of the Lei family and that the Fu family was coming to her Lei family's territory, so they should not suffer any humiliation!
Zhang was just about to laugh and mock Fu Nian, but Tao interrupted her and her daughter-in-law Tai also pulled her clothes.

"Nian'er, you should go back! It's late, it's not good to go back too late!"

Tao looked at her second daughter who no longer wanted family affection, her nose sore and she advised softly, then looked at Fu Zihou and asked Fu Zihou to send her second sister back.

"No need, mother! It's only a few steps away! Mother, grandfather, Nian'er will go back first. When you leave tomorrow, remember to tell Nian'er that she will see you off! Lei Kai and his father are also going to Kuangcheng to visit the He family and plan to marry the He family's daughter. You two are just on the way, so we can take care of you! Maybe the He family will also entertain you!"

Fu Nian waved his hands quickly, his face somewhat cold, indicating that he did not need Fu Zihou to send him off. While speaking, he even glanced at Zhang with a half-smile.

Seeing this, Tao thought about it and decided not to let Fu Zihou see him off. However, she still stood up and saw Fu Nian off with red eyes.

"Virtue!"

Zhang knew very well that Fu Nian was showing off. She looked towards the door with an indignant look on her face, panting.

Fu Zhi was kneeling aside, with a look of loss on his honest face. He had not expected that Fu Nian had regarded the Fu family as a burden and looked down on them.

Aong looked outside the dark door and shook his head helplessly.

"Don't worry, Uncle. Qu Bo will definitely find a way in the future!"

At this time, Qu Bo assured Aong.

"You!"

Aong knew very well that Qu Bo was only thinking about getting the house ready and had never thought about giving less to his wife Fu He.

"Zihou, Fuzhi, go to bed early!"

When Tao came back, she looked at Fu Zihou and Fu Zhi.

"I know, mother!"

Fu Zihou nodded. Although the eldest sister's house was small, except for Grandpa and Liu Laowai, everyone else could make do.

Looking at Qu Chong in his arms, Fu Zihou smiled and rubbed his head.

"Uncle! I heard from my mother that my uncle knew someone had buried gold in the fields, so he went to the fields every year to look for it. But I heard from my mother that my uncle never found it! Uncle, can you take Chong'er with you next time?"

At a young age, Qu Chong particularly liked his uncle Zihou. In Qu Chong's eyes, his uncle was handsome and had warm eyes, which made him want to get close to him.

Qu Chong also remembered that his mother had said that Uncle Fu Zhi was his cousin and that he only had one biological uncle, Uncle Zihou.

"Chong'er is so young, and he wants gold?" Fu Zihou couldn't help but asked with a smile.

In fact, Fu Zihou knew without asking Qu Chong that it was probably his second sister or the Lei family who mentioned him to Qu Chong.

Everyone in the village said that I was a fool. My second sister had said the same thing about me before. Sometimes when I came back from the fields, I could still see a look of disdain from my second sister.

Only the eldest sister would always praise and defend herself, no matter in front of others or in front of her nephew.

"I want to give my mother a big house! A very big house! My father said that there are many, many big houses in Luoyang, and there is also a place called Chang'an, where there are even more big houses. But my father said that it is difficult for a person to own a house there in his lifetime..."

Qu Chong relied on his uncle, and as a child he would only express his most sincere thoughts.

"Then next time Chong'er sees uncle, uncle will tell Chong'er where the gold is! And then take Chong'er to see the big house, okay?"

Fu Zihou held Qu Chong in one hand and rubbed Qu Chong's head with the other.

"okay!"

Qu Chong nodded obediently.

Fu He, who had just made his bed, came out and heard the conversation between his brother and son. He looked at Fu Zihou, then at his grandfather, mother, and aunt. He thought that all his family members were leaving and he didn't know when he would be able to see them again.

Fu He, with a sour nose and red eyes, tried hard not to cry. She came to Aong's side and together with Tai Shi, helped Aong to rest.

"Chong'er, this is from your grandmother!"

Fu Zihou saw his mother take out a dozen coins from her arms and put them in Qu Chong's arms.

Seeing this, Qu Bo, who was standing by, was immediately shocked and begged Tao to put it away, saying that he had given Qu Chong too much!

"Not much! Chong'er still needs to learn to read, right?"

The person who spoke was not Tao, but Zhang.

Fu Zihou was very surprised to see his aunt, who had always been stingy, take out six cents this time, put it in Qu Chong's arms, and say such words to his brother-in-law.

However, Zhang's subsequent words made Fu Zihou feel a little amused and helpless.

"Chong'er, this is given by your maternal grandmother. Remember to repay her when you become successful in the future! Also, don't talk too much to the Lei family in the future! They are not good people!"

After Zhang stood up, she did not forget to instruct the young Qu Chong. When she mentioned the Lei family, her eyes were filled with anger.

"Aunt, mother-in-law, you gave too much!"

Qu Bo said with an embarrassed look on his face that after seeing his wife coming out, he told her about this matter.

Fu He had never expected that A Niang and Auntie would give so much money and refused to take it no matter what.

Fu Zihou ignored the refusal of his elder sister, mother and aunt. He looked at his nephew Qu Chong, who looked at a loss, and told him to keep the money and give it to his mother the next day.

As the night deepened, everyone who still had time to travel took a rest.

Because they were about to part, Tao and Fu He, mother and daughter, talked in a low voice, and Tao did not go to rest until the second half of the night.

In the quiet cabin.

Fu Zihou, who was sleeping soundly, opened his eyes and found that the small fire pit next to him had gone out.

In a small room at the edge of the roof, Fu He and Qu Bo were making millet cakes overnight. Qu Bo put a large stack of millet cakes in the package, turned his head and looked at his wife who was crying while making millet cakes. He knew that his wife was reluctant to leave her family, but he didn't know how to comfort her.

"How about we follow my mother-in-law and father-in-law to Xin County! Anyway, most of the land we bought in Leishi Village has been taken away by the Lei family, and the remaining arable land is not enough to barely make a living!"

Qu Bo looked around and saw that everyone was quiet, so he came to his wife and asked in a low voice that as long as his wife agreed, he was willing to leave with her.

"Keep your voice down! Don't let my mother hear you..."

Fu He wiped her tears and looked around. She must not let A Niang and the others know about this. If A Niang and Zi Hou knew that the land that her second sister had bought with all her and her husband's savings had almost all been taken away by the Lei family, they would definitely go to the Lei family to stand up for her.

By then, in Lei Shi Village, in this place of the Lei family, A Niang and the others will definitely suffer losses, and Qu Bo will no longer be able to stay there in the future. So, it will make no difference whether they take the land back or not. On the contrary, in the end, that little bit of land will belong to the Lei family.

"Your father passed away just two years ago. You have been filial since childhood, but the mourning period has not yet passed. Who of your brothers will go to pay tribute? Are you willing to do so? You are willing to do so, but I am not. Wait until the mourning period is over, and see what your brothers have to say. Those are the things your father said he would leave for you. I wonder who would dare not give them to you after the mourning period is over..."

Fu He's tearful face seemed to show anger and unwillingness, as if she was thinking of her husband's brothers.

Seeing this, Qu Bo looked at his wife with eyes full of gratitude, but also some guilt and heartache.

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Late at night, six villagers pushed open the door of the Fujia courtyard.

"Is this Fu family really gone? Don't come back then!"

"That's right! The Fu family has a good relationship with the Zhao family. If they come back and see that it has been stolen, they will definitely investigate!"

"Don't worry! My wife is serving the old lady of the Zhao family. She heard it clearly. All the members of the Fu family have left. I heard that they went somewhere... It's quite far anyway!"

As they were talking, the six people quickly arrived at the gate of the Fu family. After confirming that there was no movement inside, they pushed the door open.

The cause was a man who was passing by the Fu Family Garden during the day. Because Zhang had a loud voice, he vaguely heard Fu Hong's wife Zhang say that a wooden cart could not carry many things.

Because of the presence of the Fu family at that time, the man did not dare to get close. After the Fu family left, he called other people and planned to take advantage of the night to search the Fu family's house.

After all, the other villagers would surely know about the Fu family's departure in a few days, and many people would come to search the Fu family's house by then. Now that they knew that the Fu family had left behind a lot of things, there was no reason for them not to take them and let others enjoy them.

"Look, these wooden carts are all placed inside the house!"

Once they entered the house and closed the door, they lit torches as there was no one in the village in the middle of the night.

When they saw the wheelbarrow in the house, they were all excited.

This also means that the guess was correct, and the Fu family did have many things that they were unable to take away.

soon.

Under the light of torches, several people searched the entire Fu family's house, and found all the bedding, clothes and utensils without exception.

In excitement, one of them pushed open a door. When he saw that it was full of messy firewood and hay, he frowned and was about to leave.

"That's not right! Why is this firewood left at home?"

Hearing the man's doubts, several other people also came over. When they saw the mess in the house, they all frowned. If it were normal times, everyone would definitely leave, but after hearing what he said just now, everyone became confused.

One man counted the rooms and soon realized something was wrong.

Since they were all from the same village, they knew very well how many people there were in the Fu family, and there was something obviously wrong with this room.

"Could it be that the Fu family hid the things they didn't take away in there?"

"It's possible! Fu Rui has been doing business for many years and has made a lot of money. Do you remember that when his stupid son was in elementary school, he was still preparing to pay homage to his teacher?"

As they were talking, they looked at each other and got to work.

Soon, with the help of several people, all the weeds and firewood were cleared out of the room. When they lifted the wooden boards of the bed, they found that the soil underneath was indeed new soil.

At this moment, several people could see the excitement in each other's eyes.

"Get rich!"

"No, we don't have the tools right now, and judging by the time, the people from You Village will be here soon. We should wait for two days and come back to dig after we are fully prepared. Then we can try to bribe the people from You Village."

Several people looked at each other, then looked out the window, suppressed their excitement, and discussed with rapid breathing. They decided to come here again in two days, then dig out the buried treasure and divide it equally.

(End of this chapter)