Fortunately, there were many snakes on the mountain. After another quarter of an hour, the two found a hibernating snake in a hole left by some unknown animal.

The snake did not respond to their movements and coiled up.

"When winter comes, these long-necked insects lose all sense of reality. Whether they live or die depends on fate."

Fang Tong pulled the snake out: "Look, it's green with stripes."

Erwa picked up the large plate with a branch and put it in Fangtong's backpack. He pressed it with grass and put a palm-sized stone on it to prevent the snake from waking up suddenly on the way without his knowledge.

"One isn't enough, give me another one, just in case he doesn't wake up."

The two brothers searched for a long time and found it this time in the crevice of a rock. It was darker and thicker than the previous one, and was hidden well under a pile of leaves.

"Okay, two is enough."

Erwa walked down and felt that what he said sounded like he was dissatisfied. What was he trying to do?

"No, you're not going to catch this thing and sell it for money, are you? I heard there are people who specialize in collecting snakes to make medicine or soak them in wine. It's a very dangerous job!"

He also heard that some people specifically wanted poisonous snakes, but when he looked for them, he noticed that the ones they were looking for today were all non-venomous.

Fang Tong was speechless: What are you thinking about!

"No, do you think I'm short of money now?"

Erwa hesitated for a moment and shook his head.

"No! But I'm not at the stage where I need to earn such a life-threatening income yet. I am useful!"

Erwa seemed to understand but didn’t quite understand. It still didn’t tell me what it was for.

The next day.

The Fang family's celebration banquet was scheduled for noon. Fang Nanzhi and Qin Yan were still in the academy at this time. Of course, they would not miss a day just for this matter. The two children were not interested in going to the Fang family either.

It was just a little girl. In the morning, at the gate of the academy, she reminded her father to be careful when going to the Fang family so as not to suffer any loss.

Fang Tong saw that it was almost time, so he took Qian Fengping and Fang Yin, who had just finished his work, and went there slowly.

On the way, Qian Fengping looked at the basket he was carrying and asked curiously: "What's in this?"

Fang Tong replied vaguely: "Put something here and there."

She was a little surprised. When she went out, she didn't see him go into the kitchen, but went to the backyard. Could it be that he was buying milk?

But judging by his behavior and temper these past two days, he doesn't seem like he would give gifts to that family...

Fang Tong pretended to be calm. Who knew there were two snakes in the basket on his back? He had hidden them in the firewood pile in the backyard for the past two days, fearing that his family didn't know what was inside and something might happen.

I don’t even dare to put it in the house because it’s warm inside and it would be useless if the snake woke up.

The liveliness of the Fang family today is comparable to that of the Zhou family that day, except that the yard is too small to accommodate all the guests, so many tables are placed outside.

When Fang Tong was halfway there, he met a fellow villager who came to greet him. They looked at him with all kinds of expressions, some of which were gloating.

"Hey, Fang Tong is here! We thought you couldn't come today!"

"Fang Tong, find a chance to talk to your father later. You can't just break up with a brother who was born from the womb!"

"Why didn't you bring your daughter with you? Didn't you also give your dad a recliner?"

Fang Tong didn't listen to what they said. He walked all the way to the door of Fang's house and went in without changing his expression.

Old Man Fang was in the yard, talking to the village chief and other elders in the village. When he saw Fang Tong come in, his face immediately fell.

The people around him saw his expression suddenly change, and then looked back at Fang Tong, and they still had something unclear in their minds.

It is said that Mr. Fang himself agreed to the adoption, but in fact, the relationship between father and son has become enmity instead of friendship!

If Fang Tong knew what they were thinking, he would roll his eyes.

Having lived in the same village for so many years, and having seen each other since childhood, how could the villagers not know what kind of person his father was?

Is it just because of adoption?

Old Master Fang said with a displeased expression: "No manners! There's a lot going on today, and you didn't even come to help earlier. You're doing business outside, and you treat people like this?"

Fang Tongpi said with a forced smile: "Everyone has family problems. We are not relatives. I think you can't be short of people today. One more or one less won't make a difference."

He shook the basket behind him and said, "If my cousin finds me an eyesore, that's fine. I'll take the things and go back with my wife."

When Mr. Fang saw his actions, he remembered that he had asked him to carry the cake. He still needed to rely on this to gain face today.

He swallowed the rest of his words of criticism.

This ungrateful person has never done anything to make him happy since he was a child. Fortunately, he felt that this son was unreliable from the beginning and devoted himself to training the eldest son. Otherwise, wouldn't he be angered to death by him today?

Fang Tong put the basket aside and sat down to eat with Qian Fengping and her husband.

Before he could even get comfortable on the stool, his deskmate Lu Dagun looked him up and down.

"Fang Tong, what a pity for you, isn't it? You've been married into the family and adopted, and it's been such a hassle. Now you can't enjoy any of your eldest brother's blessings at all!"

Fang Tong sneered, "You want to enjoy this blessing? That's perfect. You can discuss it and adopt him as my cousin's son."

Lu Dagun's face changed and he was about to say something, but he was not given the chance.

"Oh, you can't. I forgot. You and I are completely different. I can't compare to you and enjoy the glory of my brother all my life!"

Everyone who heard them talking couldn't help but feel a little excited. How could they not know who Lu Dagun was?

He had an older brother who was a capable man, but he passed away early, leaving behind only a daughter.

Lu Dagun was also a cruel man. As soon as his niece turned twelve, he arranged a marriage for her. As for his eldest brother's yard and fields, the child did not take any of them away. Lu Dagun took them all.

At that time, some people did say that he handled the matter in an ugly way, but Lu Dagun was thick-skinned and said with confidence that it was impossible for him to take these things away from his niece. That was no different from giving them to someone else's family. He said that even in his brother's afterlife, he would not be willing to let these things become the property of outsiders.

If anyone in the village brought up this matter in person, Lu Dagun would definitely challenge the other party to a duel, and a fight might even be resorted to. However, the villagers thought he was a coward and were too lazy to talk to him.

But no matter how bad a person is, he is not stupid. He is the kind of person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. He can challenge Fang Tong, but he really doesn't dare to take action.

Everyone knows that Fang Tong has a few cronies who always go in and out together whenever there's a problem. After he started doing business, these people are always together all day long.

Many people in the village are thinking about their family's cake recipe. If Fang Tonghun didn't have many brothers, he would have found a way to get it long ago.

Seeing that the two were in a bad mood, the people around them also knew that Fang Tong was not someone who would tolerate being bullied, so they quickly came out to smooth things over.

"Oh, that's enough, it's a wedding, let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this!"

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