The little Fubao in the deserted village made all the dignitaries in the court go crazy with envy

Cao Wu and others stayed at Yan's house in Yuxi Village for one night, tossing and turning in bed.

Still unable to sleep by midnight, the brothers simply got up, walked out of the room and sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep; even the noise of insects became much weaker.

The whole village fell into a sweet sleep, and it was quiet, with the occasional sound of a chicken clucking or a dog barking, which made people feel inexplicably peaceful.

The bright moon hanging high in the sky moves slowly, and the moonlight is bright and clear, shining softly on people.

"Fifth brother, from now on we don't have to live a life of displacement and hiding anymore." One-eyed dragon Ge Li spoke. The once gloomy and violent man now had a rare calm voice.

Cao Wu nodded and looked up at the bright moon shining through the clouds and mist above his head.

There seemed to be a figure emerging in the moon. He squinted his eyes and saw it clearly.

The people in the moon are his elderly parents, his virtuous wife, and his lively and lovely daughter.

They sang in the night wind, bringing their final words to his ears - we have no regrets, go and live a new life.

Cao Wu raised the corner of his mouth, and a tear quietly slid down the corner of his eye.

“We didn’t trust the wrong person this time.”

He turned his head and looked at his brothers. "Good deeds and evil deeds will be punished. From now on, we are no longer wanted criminals. We can settle down and live our own lives. I will go to the Great Wilderness early tomorrow morning. You don't have to follow me. At dinner, Mr. Jin said that his winery is going to expand, and the tea workshop is also in short supply and needs to continue to recruit people. You go to work for Mr. Jin."

"Fifth brother! How can you say such things! We have endured such difficult times together, and now we can live a stable life, but you want to drive us away?"

"I, I want to go and open up new land with my fifth brother!"

Cao Wu rubbed Bao's head vigorously. The child had a head injury on the battlefield. After the injury healed, his reaction became slower than that of ordinary people, and he began to stutter when speaking. "What are you following? No one is allowed to follow. I don't feel sorry for you to suffer with me, but we can't put all our eggs in one basket. I'm going to open up wasteland over there. I will have no money and no food for at least half a year. Why don't you work here to earn money to support me for a while? When we go over there, we can eat the northwest wind together and have a full stomach?"

"..." The six people looked pale.

This reason made them unable to refuse at all.

Cao Wu patted his brothers on the shoulders again, stopped joking, and became serious. "If no one helps us this time, do you think everyone will be happy? Just transferring the case is not something that ordinary people can do. In addition to Elder Xu and Taoist Jia who came forward, we also have benefactors hiding in the background who have not come forward.

Otherwise, not to mention you, let's just say that I am an exiled prisoner. Under normal circumstances, would I not be handcuffed and shackled? Would I be exempted from the escort of soldiers? Did the prefect really dare to let us leave with him just because of the intercession and guarantee of Mr. Xu?

I won't say more, you can think about it yourself. Anyway, Old Xu, Taoist Priest Jia, the crazy old lady and her husband, Mr. Jin, and even this village have all done us a favor. You are here not only to work, but also to protect the benefactors here."

Ge Li and the others were all serious when they heard this. "Fifth brother, you don't have to tell us this. We will do our best to protect the peace here. Although we don't have much ability, we will be of use in the future. We will go through fire and water! We will not refuse even if it means death!"

Except for Bao Xiaoxiao, the youngest among them, all the others have experienced more than ten years of training in military camps and on the battlefield. In the end, they were able to retire with their lives. They all have solid martial arts skills, and a little disability will not have much impact on them. When facing ordinary people, it is definitely not a problem for them to fight one against three or five.

Even if they are not needed in big places, when encountering thugs and gangsters... their killing knives are the most suitable!

The men gazed at the moon and sighed, completely unaware that the Yan family had hidden guards who heard their entire conversation.

The next day, the seven of them got up and were treated to a hearty breakfast by Nanny Du.

Cao Wu chatted and laughed with his brothers and walked out of the Yan family's gate. He saw a silver-haired old man sitting on the front of an ox cart outside the door, and the back of the cart was filled with things.

There were farm tools, winnowing baskets, stoves, rice and flour in cloth bags, and half a cart of chopped firewood...

Several people said that the laughter disappeared.

"There are too many things to carry, so I borrowed an oxcart from the village chief. These things were sent by families in the village. There are also some dried goods and pickled vegetable jars under the baskets, and oil and salt in the small backpacks. If you don't mind the trouble, you can go over the small valley every day and pick vegetables from the vegetable gardens of the families in the village." Xiao Birang put a straw hat on his head and flicked the whip of the ox, "Get on the cart, I'll take you there."

Cao Wu's nose felt sore, and he choked up and smiled, "Okay, thank you, Mr. Xiao."

The seven brothers just returned yesterday. They had never seen the general before. They only knew that the old man’s surname was Xiao and that he was the husband of the crazy mother-in-law.

"Wait, sir, wait a minute!" Before he got into the car, a white-haired old lady ran out from the yard not far away diagonally opposite, her bound feet trembling, looking a little anxious.

Cao Wu hurried over and asked, "Crazy, Granny Xiao?"

"Wu'er, grandma has some money," the white-haired grandma excitedly took out a purse from her sleeve pocket, grabbed a handful of silver and stuffed it into his hand, with crow's feet piled up at the corners of her eyes, "Here you go, with money you can buy food and won't go hungry. I can't give it all, half to you and half to Wei'er, Wei'er needs to buy cloth to make small clothes!"

"Mother-in-law, I can't take this money--" Cao Wu wanted to refuse, but the old woman did not play by the rules. When she heard that he didn't want it, she pouted and was about to cry.

The courtyard door over there creaked, and the women and servants hiding behind the door could no longer bear it and stuck their heads out one by one.

"Hey, just take it! Madam Xiao knows who treats her well!"

"Good young man, when you go to the wilderness, don't go in. Just settle down and cultivate the land at the foot of the Goddess Mountain! This way you can get to the village by crossing the mountain. If you have any trouble, we can take care of it!"

"Come, look over there, that's my vegetable garden, if you have nothing to eat, come and pick some!"

"The blue cloth bag in the corner of the oxcart contains rice seeds and sorghum seeds! If you want to grow vegetables yourself, I'll pack some vegetable seeds for you later!"

"You don't have to pack it. I've packed it all and put it in the small backpack!"

Looking at the mother-in-law in front of him with a silly smile, and the women and maids crowded over there giving earnest instructions, Cao Wu's mouth filled with a salty taste. He quickly turned his head to wipe away the water stains from the corners of his eyes, and responded loudly, "Yeah, okay!"

He leaned over and hugged the crazy old woman, then bowed towards the courtyard gate and the small village in front of him, then turned over and jumped onto the ox cart.

Ge Li, Bao Xiaoxiao and six others were standing in front of the Yan family's gate. They hadn't spoken a word since they saw the ox cart.

They watched this scene silently and kept in their hearts everyone who showed kindness and warmth to them.

The whip cracked, the old cow mooed, and slowly pulled the cart forward.

Cao Wu waved goodbye to his brothers and looked forward.

With the morning sun wrapped around his body and the gentle breeze caressing his face, his heart was filled with joy and at ease during this farewell.

Because the heart has found a place of peace.