Sister Han is good at farming

"Okay! You can stay here temporarily, and we will deliver meals to you every day until Lord Zhou comes back. But let me be frank with you, if you dare to do anything that is detrimental to my family and the people in the village, I will make you regret coming to this world!" Ruan Qingqing threatened viciously.

"Don't worry! I didn't do anything except catching a few ducks from your house because I was really hungry!" Deng Wei said solemnly and seriously, "I will repay you after I have explained my grievances to Lord Zhou."

"Big sister!" Ruan Shian also chased after her, "Why did you get into the mill?"

Ruan Qingqing took a few quick steps and stopped him. "Second brother, let's go back!"

"Big sister, have you found the duck thief?"

"Go back and talk."

Ruan Qingqing kept her word and came with Ruan Wantie and Ruan Shiping to deliver meal that night.

"Little brother, it's not that we are cold-blooded and don't want you to live in the village. It's just that it's been so chaotic outside lately, and strangers are not allowed in the village. Don't worry, as long as you are a good person, we will support you until Lord Zhou comes back."

Ruan Wantie patted his chest and made the promise.

"I understand! Thank you for taking me in! What's your name, and where do you work?"

Ruan Wantie laughed and said, "You can just call me Fourth Brother Ruan. As for my position, it's not worth mentioning that I'm just a small official."

When Ruan Shiping heard that the man was the chief guard of the prefect's family, he insisted on pestering Deng Wei to fight him. He was not discouraged even after losing the fight, and his wolf-like eyes sparkled, "I will challenge you again tomorrow!"

Since then, Ruan Qingqing always heard Ruan Shiping talking about Uncle Deng at the dinner table.

"Uncle Deng said that although my brothers are not as good as the Chi family army, they are more than capable of dealing with ordinary villains!" Ruan Shiping said with a beaming smile.

"Brother, when did you accept me as your younger brother?" Ruan Qingqing asked him in a deep voice.

Ruan Shiping immediately lowered his head to eat his rice, his eyes looking around nervously.

Damn it! I got carried away and blurted this out.

"Hmm?" Ruan Qingqing raised her eyebrows and looked at him threateningly.

"That's right. It was at the beginning of spring when you were being followed on your way to pick up Grandpa Wu." Ruan Shiping couldn't stand it anymore and had to tell the truth.

Ruan Qingqing thought about it, "You also accepted a few bad and stupid cowards?"

Ruan Shiping found this statement particularly unpleasant to the ear. "When you are not strong enough, being timid is a way to adapt flexibly. How can it be considered bad and stupid?"

Ruan Qingqing put down her chopsticks and looked at him seriously. "If I remember correctly, there was a guy named Wu Liu in there! When I first met him, he was trying to extort money from Grandpa Wu. Grandpa Wu ignored him, so he stepped on the things Grandpa Wu was weaving and broke them. He even cursed him in dirty words, such as "a dead old man" and "an old man who will never die". Isn't this considered bad and stupid?"

There are also people who are too weak. Once they have strength, they may not necessarily become strong people, but they are likely to become evil people who bully the weak and fear the strong. If you take these people as your subordinates, aren't you afraid that they will implicate you in the future or even frame you in return?"

"That Wu Liu, I know a little about his family." Ruan Wantie swallowed the food in his mouth, "His father was torn to pieces by wolves seven or eight years ago while trying to save villagers. His mother couldn't stand the shock and went crazy on the spot, then she slipped and fell into the pond, and was found dead.

At first, he lived with his grandfather. Three years ago, the villagers quarreled with his grandfather over the location of the field ridges and pushed him to the ground. As luck would have it, his grandfather's forehead hit the hoe and he died immediately.

From that time on, Wu Liu's personality changed drastically and he became hostile to the villagers."

"That child is so pitiful!" Wang sighed as she listened.

Ruan Qingqing was silent for a moment, "Brother, they are like wolves. If you use them well, they can be your good helpers in hunting. When you are not capable enough to control them, you will be their prey for practice. I hope you will be careful."

"Sister, are all the soldiers under a general brave and good at fighting and have high moral character? That's impossible, right? All he wants is for the brave and good ones to rush forward desperately when he gives orders, and for the less capable ones to listen to his orders and help them build up their momentum and not hold them back. That's enough.

Although Wu Liu and his men are not brave and good at fighting, or have high moral character, they can listen to my instructions, build momentum for me, and not hold me back. Their behavior is not particularly bad, so I have a place for them!"

The young man's voice was powerful. Although it was not a brilliant statement, it was deafening.

Ruan Qingqing looked at him in surprise.

"Sister, did I say something wrong?" Ruan Shiping asked with a frown.

Ruan Qingqing curved her lips, "Not really, I just didn't expect that you, my elder brother, have grown a lot in places we can't see. What you said does make sense, as the saying goes, good generals are hard to find, but ordinary soldiers can also exert different power if used well. It seems that our family will soon have an outstanding general!"

"Alright, eat quickly, General! Your mouth is almost stretched to the back of your ears!"

Ruan Wantie's words immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Ruan Shiping also started laughing, and his laughter was bright and refreshing!

After laughing, Ruan Qingqing asked, "I'm very curious, where did you learn these things, brother?"

"Brother Chi and Uncle Zuo taught me that there are no bad soldiers, only stupid generals who don't know how to use troops!"

Ruan Qingqing looked at Ruan Wantie, "Dad, where did that Uncle Zuo come from? Is he really just a servant hired by Lord Zhou?"

"I don't know the details, I just know that they were recruited by Lord Zhou from among the refugees, and your Uncle Chi is very familiar with them."

Ruan Qingqing turned to ask another question, "Dad, do you know when Uncle Chi settled in our village?"

"About five years ago?"

Ruan Shiping looked at Ruan Qingqing and then at Ruan Wantie, "Sister, Dad, is there something wrong with Uncle Ruan?"

Ruan Qingqing smiled, "You just said that Uncle Deng commented that your younger brother is only slightly inferior to the Chi family army, but is more than enough to deal with ordinary scoundrels..."

"Chi Jiajun, Big Brother Chi, Uncle Chi, Uncle Zuo is especially good to Big Brother Chi..." Ruan Shiping was so shocked that he stood up, "Big Brother Chi, Uncle Chi, and Uncle Zuo are all from the Chi Jiajun!"

"Not only that, Uncle Chi also has a good relationship with Lord Zhou. Who is Lord Zhou? Don't look at his low official rank. Uncle Yan said that he is from the Zhou family, a noble family in Laiyang County. His father is the King of Laiyang, and his eldest brother is an important minister of the emperor. How can Uncle Chi, who is on good terms with him, be of low status?"

"Could they be the direct descendants of General Chi?" Ruan Shiping's eyes widened.

“It should be about the same!”

Ruan Wantie noticed another point, "Carpenter Yan actually knows the details of Lord Zhou's family. I'm afraid they are not a simple family."

"Well, they are not simple families. But father, mother, brothers and sisters, whether it is Uncle Chi's family or Uncle Yan's family, they have all been kind to our family. Even if we know something, we should pretend that we know nothing and get along with each other as usual. They must have their considerations for hiding in our Zaozilin, and we can't cause trouble for them."

"I know. We ordinary people have our own worries, and the nobles have their own difficulties. The real thing is for us to live a good life now!"

Ruan Wantie sighed.

"Isn't that the truth?" Wang also agreed.

"By the way, your second uncle and his family are back today. They said that the city is not peaceful, and we often hear that people's homes have been robbed."

"Dad, is the city so chaotic now?" Ruan Shiping asked.

"Well, don't run around recently, or you'll get caught by the refugees." Ruan Wantie warned the children sternly, "Especially Shi'an, take good care of Shikang and Sanya recently, and let Dad take care of the ducks."