Ten diligent days: the fields are still

After standing for a while, the guardian sitting on the far left waved towards Yiheng, "Come here."

The younger brother was too nervous to step forward, "What should I do, brother?"

The second brother comforted him, "It's okay, you are the king now."

The younger brother stepped forward tremblingly, but was pulled to his side by the guardian and held by the hand. "You kid, you said you had to pretend to be an official. If I hadn't sent someone to follow you, you would have become food by now."

Only then did Yuan Lai realize that at some point, each of his brothers had a nameplate hanging on him.

The font is complex and looks more like a totem.

"That's enough trouble for this time. Stay in the village well from now on. Look at these brothers, they are all handsome. Instead of arranging marriages for them and continuing the prosperity of the village, you spend all day thinking about making trouble. How can you act like a big brother?"

Yiheng looked at his smiling brothers and said that he could not replace them in any way. He was a little uncomfortable with suddenly becoming the eldest brother.

He chuckled twice and said, "I'm at the age where I can act silly now."

The guardian slapped his brother on the head and said, "You don't repent. Tomorrow you will be punished to go to the fields and harvest six acres of wheat."

Huh? We're already here, and we still need to farm? My brother scratched his head, "Six acres is too much. I'll just take one acre."

"No bargaining allowed." The guardian waved his hand, and the other three rubbed their eyes as if they had just woken up, raised their heads, and said in unison, "Six acres, not one acre less."

Yiheng accepted the punishment and returned to his brothers with a pout.

A guardian glanced at Yuan Lai and An An and said, "These two little girls are pretty, but they are too young to be of any use. How about this, since you seem to like the ones you brought back, then you can stay here for now. I'll have someone open a room for you in the small cave next door."

Two identity badges flew over and hung on the two men.

Afterwards, the two groups were separated and led to different rooms by the soldiers.

I have to say that the scenery of the village at night is still very beautiful.

"I don't know when Lord Huaxuan will come out. I always feel that this mountain stronghold exudes a strange aura. Have you seen those snake skins? They are all snake skins that are more than a hundred years old. What kind of strength can catch so many hundred-year-old snakes? I dare not think about it. And those four guardians, with their unshaven beards, are even shaggier than my father. I can't tell where they come from. However, with my ability, I will definitely have no problem protecting you, but I can't control those ten people."

An An's disclaimer cast a shadow over Yuan Lai's heart.

Ever since she entered the mountain village, the jade ring on her wrist has been unusually cold. If she hadn't taken it off in time, her hand would probably have been lost.

This copycat is not simple.

The next day, there was a commotion outside the door. Yuan Lai woke An An and opened the door, only to find ten brothers surrounding a young man and asking him questions.

"Hongbao, you really become a human being." Dundun touched Hongbao's head, his joy beyond words.

"This red envelope looks so much like Li Hao." The second brother walked around the red envelope and compared it with Haohao.

Shaoxi asked, "Then what should we call each other from now on? We can't really call him dad, right? That's a bit inappropriate."

Gengyun raised his hand and said, "What's wrong with calling me dad? It's great to have a son for free."

"Hongbao's clothes are so worn out. We haven't even thought of changing them during this bumpy ride. Why don't we find him some clothes first?" Yi Bo searched around and found a piece of rag to measure Hongbao's body. "Hongbao is really tall. How old is he now?"

Yibo's question hit the nail on the head. Haohao started counting on his fingers, "He was still very young when he saw the red envelope. It's only been a year now, which is the puberty stage for dogs."

"Is that how it's calculated? The age of this demon is different from that of a human, right?"

Yuan'er questioned Haohao's calculations.

"Brothers, you guys talk to Hongbao. It's okay. I'll go harvest the wheat by myself. I can do it." Yiheng followed behind with a sickle in his hand, emphasizing that he could do it, and longing for his brothers to look back at him.

But they were chattering about the red envelopes and didn't listen to what their brother said at all.

Xiao He smiled and embraced his younger brother, "What's wrong? You're already the king of the mountain, and you're still competing with Hong Bao for favor?"

The little boy came out of the house with a ladle and put it directly on Hong Bao's head. "This will make a pretty hat."

Haohao took off the ladle and said, "What? Hongbao must use the best. When we can go out, I will buy Hongbao the most beautiful hat."

Hongbao was still not used to his appearance. When he saw a stranger passing by, he instinctively wanted to pounce on him, but his brothers held him back tightly. "Hongbao, calm down. You are alone now."

Yuan Lai asked An An beside him, "How do you demons calculate age?"

"Different demons have different ways of calculating their ages. Generally speaking, they're all measured in centuries. Like me, no matter what form I take, I'll always be a baby, and my true form will never grow up. For someone like Hong Bao, who became a demon by chance, his age is even more complicated. Looking at him now, it's clear he's unstable. I suspect he's still in his infancy. Tomorrow he'll return to his original form, and then transform again. That's what he'll look like as a demon."

Yuan Lai took out the Zongheng Book and flipped open a page. "Having become a demon by chance, Hong Bao has no magical powers and doesn't need to practice cultivation, so he's no different from an ordinary person. Does that mean Hong Bao needs to practice cultivation? How does he do it?"

An An was troubled by Yuan Lai's question, "Become a disciple or realize it on your own. Without parents or elders, these are the only two ways."

Yuan Lai smiled slightly. If Hong Bao became his disciple, wouldn’t he be very powerful in the future?

Not far from the village are vast expanses of terraced fields. Many people are working in the fields. Yiheng is hiding in the wheat field, holding a sickle.

"Brother! How's our wheat harvest?" Yiheng showed off to his brothers while holding the wheat.

"I remember when I first started harvesting rice. I said I enjoyed it, but after a day, I couldn't say it anymore." Yuan'er laughed and took the wheat from his brother. "Brother, you have to cherish this opportunity. This is called returning to your original intention."

"Is this the beginning of value?" Gengyun looked into the distance and sighed, "If we weren't pretending, this place would still be a paradise!"

Haohao came out with the red envelope after changing his clothes and showed it off everywhere, "Look at my red envelope, how majestic and handsome it is. We have another strong man."

The little boy followed behind him, holding a sickle, "Brother, let me help you."

Yiheng burst into tears of gratitude, "Look, it's Brother Tong again! Are you guys just going to watch me like this, my best and second best brother?"

The second brother and Yi Bo looked at each other, then laughed and said cruelly to his younger brother, "It's good for us to look like this. Brother, do your best."