After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Chapter 974 Impact 2

The clan split into two, becoming two Fang clans.

The two brothers, Fang Tong and Fang Yin, who were expelled from the party, are the most promising. I heard that Fang Yin became a general and now kills people without blinking an eye.

Suddenly, Elder Fang sat up.

Suddenly, the bitterness in my heart was replaced by fear.

Will the Fang brothers retaliate against them?

He really didn't do anything...

Suddenly, the words of a clansman came to mind: "What kind of clan leader are you if you do nothing? You might as well be a decoration!"

Elder Fang felt uneasy. If only he had gone and persuaded Old Man Fang to be more lenient back then.

In this way, Fang Tong won't be forced to marry into the family, and Fang Yin won't be a fool...

It's just a matter of talking; what was he thinking back then?

Oh, it seems like they feel there's no benefit in going, so why bother with other people's family affairs?

Elder Fang became increasingly anxious.

In the village, the quietest place is actually the Fang family's old house.

Grandpa Fang was completely dumbfounded. Before leaving Beijing, he was still absent-minded, but subconsciously he still knew that he had to trick Fang Tong and Fang Yin into being filial to him as their father again.

In that case, the Fang family will still change their allegiance.

But Fang Tong wouldn't allow him to play dumb, shattering his beautiful dream.

On the way back to Beijing, it was freezing cold, and Fang Qingtian fell off the oxcart.

It wasn't on purpose, the road was slippery.

Everyone else could grab the handrail, but Grandpa Fang had no hands and couldn't hold on, so he fell down.

Unfortunately, I bumped my head.

Mrs. He was terrified. She was now counting on serving the old man for a few years and relying on her "sincere repentance" and "filial piety" to reintegrate into the village.

Therefore, she did not want the old man to die now.

The mother and her two children even took a day off to see a doctor and have the old man examined.

The pulse diagnosis was encouraging; he was physically fine, but his mind was completely blank. He was already mentally unstable, and now he was completely incapacitated.

Grandpa Fang's memory seems to have gone back more than 20 years, when he thought Fang Jin was only five or six years old.

He even mistook his two grandsons, Fang Qingtian and Fang Zetian, for Fang Tong and Fang Yin.

They thought Fang Jin was away studying and therefore rarely home, while Fang Tong and his brother were always at home eating for free, so they would occasionally hurl insults at them.

Fortunately, he could only curse; he couldn't actually hit anyone.

He didn't recognize He Shi, nor did he care much, since he had food to eat every day anyway.

In other words, He Shi, who used to be constantly harassed, is now living a better life, while her two sons are starting to suffer.

The mother and her two children had no objections to this; the old man was already confused, so why should they bother with it?

Grandpa Fang is already asleep.

The mother and her two children squatted by the stove, roasting sweet potatoes. They were reluctant to light the oil lamp, but fortunately, the embers were enough to make out their outlines.

Don't get me wrong, they weren't secretly giving the old man extra food.

It was Old Master Fang who got angry today, forbidding "Fang Tong" and "Fang Yin" from sitting at the table, insisting that they were being naughty and mischievous.

If you don't give in to him, there will be no peace and quiet.

The two brothers can only eat after he falls asleep.

Fang Zetian took a bite of sweet potato: "Mom, did Second Uncle and Third Uncle often go hungry before?"

He didn't speak, but she remembered too.

In winter, Grandpa Fang was not willing to feed his two sons for free; he would only feed them one meal a day at most.

They only give people more food during the summer and autumn harvests, because they need to work hard.

What was she doing then? Oh, she locked the kitchen door, determined not to let her brother-in-law steal a single bite of food.

"Mother, they're back. Do we not need to go over there?" Fang Qingtian came to his mother's rescue.

Mr. He nodded.

The mother and her children had discussed it when they returned to their hometown.

From now on, behave yourself. First, don't try to establish a relationship with Fang Tong and Fang Yin; treat them like strangers.

Secondly, the money from the imperial court's compensation for Fang Jin's death was kept in He's hands, and they could not tell anyone about it. They were spent slowly.

“It’s the New Year, you two brothers should get engaged. After that, we can do some minor repairs on the house in the spring, and then we can start living a better life.” Mrs. He’s words were full of anticipation.

After experiencing many things, the mother and her two children came to understand that being honest and upright is the true way to live.

"Ah."

The two brothers nodded together.

Early in the morning, Fang Nanzhi stretched and felt refreshed.

Yu Huan helped her wash up and get dressed. Today she was wearing a light blue dress with a pure white fox fur cloak... Hmm, this was a gift from Qing Yan.

She didn't want to accept it, but the palace servants said that if she couldn't deliver it and had to return to the palace, she would be punished.

She couldn't help it; she felt that Qingyan was still repaying a favor by buying him the antidote pill.

Having a friend who is grateful and repays kindness... isn't that great?

But she later told Qingyan that it's normal for friends to help each other, and that she shouldn't keep thinking about it in the future.

She dressed up and went to the main room for dinner.

In the main room, she had to sit cross-legged on the kang (heated brick bed), and she also had to take off her cloak.

"Is everything prepared?" Fang Tong glanced at his son.

Qin Yan nodded: "The gifts for the gentlemen have all been packed separately."

That's right. Today, the brother and sister will first go to the prefectural city to visit Mr. Zheng, and then return to the county town to visit the teacher at the academy.

This trip will take a whole day.

But etiquette should not be abandoned.

Moreover, Fang Nanzhi misses Mr. Zheng very much.

"Okay, then let's eat first and set off early."

"Zhizhi, when you get to the prefectural city, buy some bird's nest." Fang Yin instructed. They really didn't bring any bird's nest back to their hometown.

But now his wife is pregnant, so she needs to be nourished.

“Yes, Second Uncle,” Fang Nanzhi replied.

After eating two steamed buns, a bowl of soy milk, and a bowl of wontons, Fang Nanzhi rubbed her stomach and burped.

Qian Fengping was both amused and exasperated: "Eating so much so early in the morning will make you sleepy when you get on the carriage."

Fang Nanzhi scratched her head: "No, I was studying in the car."

Mr. Deng assigned too much homework, and on her way back, she often recited lessons whenever she traveled by carriage.

Wei Dao drove the carriage, with four guards on horseback. The brother and sister boarded the carriage.

Early in the morning, several tall horses left the village.

This left the villagers, who had just stepped out with their sleeves rolled up, speechless with astonishment.

Not long after Fang Nanzhi left, another horse-drawn carriage entered the village.

This time, the ones leading the way were several yamen runners.

Upon receiving the news, the old village chief rushed to greet him, only to discover that the person in the car was the county magistrate.

The county magistrate was exceptionally kind: "Village chief, there's no need for such formalities. I've come to pay my respects to General Fang. May I ask where you are staying? Please show me the way."

The old village chief nodded blankly.

He was then respectfully helped into the carriage by two yamen runners.

It wasn't actually that far; he thought he could walk it.

However, the county magistrate also wanted to show goodwill to the village chief and leave a good impression on General Fang, so he could not refuse.

After sitting in the carriage for a short while, the village chief felt as if there were thorns growing on the ground behind him, making him feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, we arrived quickly.

After getting off the carriage, the magistrate looked at the "simple" courtyard and immediately praised, "As expected of General Fang's residence, it is simple and unpretentious with a clear layout, which shows that the general is also a person of integrity."

The old village chief wanted to say that this courtyard could also be considered a mansion.

Also, this doesn't belong to Fang Yin, it belongs to Qin Yan.