Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Fuzhou Bay, Fushui Village, Cai Family Courtyard.

House Sparrow and Big Head were weaving a wicker box when suddenly a strange, pungent smell came in.

Jia Que'er skillfully picked up the linen cloth beside him and covered his mouth and nose. Datou did the same, covering his mouth and nose and said in a muffled voice: "Who in the Cai family is sick? The medicine is taken three times a day, and the smell is too choking."

Jia Que'er's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd, complaining: "Don't you think this medicine smells weird? The medicines in the clinic used to be bitter, but this one has a weird smell in it, which makes me feel sick."

"That's right, forget it. Aunt Zhao is very kind to us. She must be feeling bad when her family is sick. Besides, we feel like vomiting just by smelling it. I really admire the person who drank the medicine. How did he drink it?"

"We've been here for many days, why are you still drinking? How sick is he? Have you seen the people in that room come out?"

Big Head shook his head and looked towards the east room of the main house. The main house faced north and south, with plenty of light and good ventilation. Especially the room facing east, it could be said to be the room with the best feng shui and the most comfortable to live in.

At this time, the doors and windows of the east room were closed, and black curtains were hung on the windows, covering them tightly.

Aunt Zhao and Uncle Cai always closed the door when they went in and out, so they couldn't see who lived inside.

"Bang bang bang!"

While the two were chatting, there was a loud knock on the gate from outside. The person coming was either in a hurry or very rude and unreasonable.

"Squeak-"

The upper door opened and then quickly closed. Uncle Cai came out and quickly opened the courtyard gate.

Datou and his friends lived in the east wing. By opening the window, they could see what was happening at the gate of the courtyard.

A woman was standing at the door with a group of people, all of them were big and strong men.

"What are you doing here? I feel like you have bad intentions!" Datou said with a frown. Could it be that the Cai family has gotten into trouble? They must not let it implicate the two brothers. They were forced to do hard labor not long ago and they managed to escape with great difficulty. They don't want to experience bad luck again.

"Isn't it obvious? Look at that woman, she has her hands on her waist, her face is full of flesh, and her rat eyes are darting around. How can she be a good person?" Jia Que'er analyzed.

Datou said worriedly: "We will act according to circumstances later, and don't cause trouble for the third brother."

Before, they were captured by that gang of thugs and thought they would have to work like slaves in the mines for the rest of their lives and die of exhaustion.

Unexpectedly, the third brother was able to rescue them safely, which must have cost him a considerable price. They did not dare to ask in detail.

These days they had brick houses to live in and food to eat. They felt both touched and guilty, so they could only put all their efforts into weaving wicker boxes.

As long as they can help the third brother, it will make them feel a little better.

Seeing that Granny Sun had brought a family of strong laborers to their house, Cai Chengping and his wife looked at each other with a somewhat unpleasant expression, but they still politely said, "Why are you here today, in-laws?"

"Bah!" Granny Sun spat on the doorstep, "Who is your relative? Your son is useless, and you still want to ruin my daughter?"

Mr. and Mrs. Cai Chengping's faces immediately turned cold. In this dynasty, the threshold was a symbol of the head of the family's face. Normally, children in the family were ignorant and would be stopped by the elders if they stepped on or sat on the threshold. They would then be taught: Don't step on the threshold. The threshold is a symbol of the ancestors. If the ancestors blame you, you will get sick.

In fact, they had guessed that the Sun family would come to cancel the engagement, but they didn't expect that their words would be so vicious and their actions would be so ruthless.

Their son was just injured and he will be fine, so why is he disabled?

This is just causing trouble and cursing others.

The Cai and Sun families had been engaged to each other since childhood, and it was arranged by Grandpa Cai and Grandpa Sun back then.

Back then, Mr. Cai returned home from studying abroad. In order to get home earlier and save money on accommodation, he had to walk at night.

That night, it was a dark and windy night, and it was pitch dark all around. Mr. Cai was so scared that he ran all the way to the village. Unexpectedly, just before entering the village, in a grove, he encountered a lone wolf that had come down the mountain to hunt for food.

In the dark night, Lang's eyes were emitting a cold green light as he sat at the intersection not far from Mr. Cai, blocking his way.

Mr. Cai knew clearly that there was a woods between them and it was the dead of night, all the villagers were fast asleep, and no one would come to rescue him even if he screamed his throat out.

He was completely in despair. He sat limply on the ground, holding his book box, waiting to die.

At this moment, a flame lit up not far away, and gradually floated over from far away.

Mr. Cai seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and shouted for help: "Help! There are wolves here!"

The lone wolf seemed to have sensed the danger. The hair on its back stood up and it stood up, ready to attack at any time.

A strong male voice responded: "Don't be afraid, I'll be right there!"

The person that Mr. Cai met was Mr. Sun when he was young. Mr. Sun was herding cattle for a landlord in the village. He lost his cattle during the day and didn’t find them until the evening.

A cow is worth ten taels of silver. If it is really lost, the family can only sell their children to pay off the debt.

So, no matter how dark it is, how long the road is, how dangerous it is, even if it's raining knives from the sky, Grandpa Sun has to get the cow back.

Old Man Sun was leading a cow, holding a torch in his hand and carrying a dung fork on his back, and he walked over with a heavy load.

He pulled up the limp Mr. Cai and said, "Don't be afraid, Longniu. The more you fear this beast, the more likely it is to attack you."

Mr. Cai was so frightened that his voice changed and his whole body was cold. When he saw his childhood playmates, it was like finding his family, and his face was covered with tears of emotion.

He called out in a trembling voice: "Brother Niu Dan."

Old Man Sun confronted the lone wolf with a dung fork and a torch, making strange noises from time to time to scare the wolf.

The lone wolf was originally driven out by the wolf pack because of its old age. Its teeth were almost falling out, and it had been starving for a long time, making it very thin and without much physical strength.

The two sides spent most of the night fighting. At dawn, when the first ray of morning light poured down from the eastern sky, the lone wolf finally retreated.

Seeing the lone wolf jump into the bushes and disappear, the two men who had survived the disaster sat down on the ground, their clothes already mostly soaked.

Since then, the two of them have often visited each other and became good friends.

When both wives gave birth, they both gave birth to sons, so unfortunately they could not get married.

So when their grandchildren were born, they arranged marriages for them.

Later, Mr. Sun fell ill and passed away, and the relationship between the two families gradually became distant.

Grandpa Sun has been a righteous man all his life and has done many good deeds. Almost all the familiar families in the village have received help from him. When people mention Grandpa Sun, everyone will say good things about him.

Unfortunately, none of his descendants were like him. On the contrary, they all had a bad reputation among their neighbors.

Old Man Sun has three sons, who in turn have many grandchildren. There are many strong laborers in the family, and they are usually very domineering in the village, often using their power to bully the villagers. Their wives follow suit, being mean-spirited, taking advantage of others, and having very bad relationships with others.

Mr. Cai was born a student of Tongsheng. After passing the examination for Tongsheng, he took the examination for Xiucai three times, but failed every time. So he got a job as an accountant in the town, with a monthly salary of one or two taels of silver. In addition, he earned some extra money by writing letters for people, so he lived a relatively wealthy life.

The family built five large tiled houses and was one of the better families in Fushui Village.