Joe's Farming

Qingfeng Village.

The weather is good this year and there is plenty of rain.

Suining County has finally recovered from last year's snowstorm and banditry.

The village was filled with the joy of a good harvest. Yes, the people had a good harvest, which meant they had something to steal again.

Plus, the Shanya Village below the village also had a good harvest, which made them even happier.

Shanya Village and Qingfeng Village are interdependent and have long been inseparable. Many people from the village will voluntarily join Qingfeng Village or marry the bandits.

The village provided shelter for the bandits and paid tribute every month.

The bandits used force to protect the village from the heavy taxes and levies of the county magistrate, and the village became a secluded "little paradise".

However, the county magistrate, who had a good relationship with the village, was going to be transferred, which made the boss worried.

Last year, he colluded with the county magistrate and made a big move. He robbed several disobedient wealthy families in Suining, and made the third brother so angry that he defected.

He actually has a better relationship with the third brother, because when he founded Qingfeng Village, he really felt that the people were suffering too much and wanted to rob the rich to help the poor. Ling Lie was the one who had the same idea as him.

But I don’t know when his thoughts started to change.

The village grew bigger and bigger, and more and more people needed him to feed them. After getting used to the days of getting something for nothing, they could never go back.

The big boss also became closer and closer to the profit-oriented second in command, and Ling Lie gradually became estranged from him.

His feelings towards Ling Lie are very complicated. He doesn't want him to die, but he also doesn't want him to live better than himself. Doesn't that mean Ling Lie is right and he is wrong?

So he deliberately let Ling Lie go, but he kept sending people to inquire about Ling Lie's whereabouts.

In fact, he also knew that the second in command had done many evil things behind his back.

But the gold and silver wealth brought back by the second in command was real, so he could only turn a blind eye.

"You mean, Ling Lie might have escaped to Taoyuan County?" The boss asked, stroking his chin after hearing the report from his subordinates.

"Yes. We have explored all the areas in Suining, and the most likely place to go is Taoyuan County."

The boss frowned. The magistrate of Taoyuan County was said to be an honest and upright official, and he hated bandits the most.

I didn't expect Ling Lie to be so brave and not afraid of being exposed.

At this time, the second in command came, and the first in command waved his hand to signal his men to leave.

The second in command had a shrewd face. When he saw the first in command sending people away, he knew it was related to Ling Lie again.

However, he pretended to be ignorant of the situation and sat down to discuss with the boss several important things that needed to be done in the village after autumn and into winter.

"There are fewer and fewer wealthy families in Suining. Once the Wang family is transferred, we will have to spend money to open up new connections. I'm afraid we will have to find another place to destroy kilns this year."

The boss nodded: "Well, where do you think we should go?"

The second in command's mouth curled up: "Qingyuan Town in Taoyuan County."

"What do you mean? The magistrate of Taoyuan County is not someone you want to mess with."

"Brother, do you know that there is a wealthy family in Qingyuan Town, whose surname is Xu?"

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Whenever Qiao Yu has something delicious, he always thinks of his brothers.

After delivering the steak to Wen Ge'er, he and Gu Feng took little Gu Heng to the town, preparing to bring some steak for Xu Yuan and Xu Ning to taste.

Gu Feng was driving the carriage in front, and Qiao Yu naturally held the child in the carriage.

Qiao Yu was afraid that she couldn't hold the baby well, so she asked Bai Lan to go along, and also asked Bai Lan to go buy some things the family needed recently.

Sure enough, after holding him for half an hour, Qiao Yu felt a little tired.

Bai Lan immediately took the child over. Little Gu Heng had just fallen asleep in his arms, but woke up immediately after being taken away. He looked at Qiao Yu with his big eyes, as if accusing "Daddy, why can't you hold me?"

Qiao Yu held his forehead, feeling a little embarrassed, and decided to start training with the children from tomorrow, starting with running around the mountain.

When they arrived at Qingyuan Town, Gu Feng drove the carriage directly to Xu's Mansion.

As soon as the Xu residence’s housekeeper saw the lightning, he knew that Gu Feng and Qiao Yu had arrived.

He hurried forward to welcome her into the house, while Bai Lan went to the town to buy some things. Qiao Yu was afraid that she had too many things, so she asked the housekeeper to find a driver to take her along.

Before I reached Xu Yuan's room, I heard Mrs. Xu's laughter.

"Oh my, my grandson is so cute. Did he grin at me just now? Let grandma take a good look at him."

This was followed by a loud wailing!

Then came Xu Yuan's helpless voice: "Mom, Xiaoxi doesn't like others hugging him so tightly."

"How can I be someone else, kid? I am obviously your biological grandmother... Qiao Ge'er and Gu Hunter are here?"

Mrs. Xu reluctantly returned the crying Xu Ningxi to Xu Yuan and greeted Mr. and Mrs. Qiao Yu warmly.

"aunt."

Qiao Yu greeted her with a smile.

"Hey, is this your Gu Heng? He is so handsome. Hey, why does this child love to laugh so much? Oh, I didn't know you didn't prepare red envelopes for your visit. Wait for me, I'll go get them."

"Mom, please slow down." Xu Yuan advised.

Then he gently patted his son's back and coaxed him softly, "Don't cry, Xiaoxi, look who's here? It's your Uncle Qiao and Uncle Gu, and your younger brother is here too. You went to see him last time."

The technique of holding and coaxing the child was very skillful, and Qiao Yu felt that she was not as good as him.

Xu Ning came out of the house and said, "Brother Qiao and Second Brother Gu are here. Come and sit down. Come and sit down."

Gu Feng was holding the child, and Qiao Yu asked him, "Where's Xiao Huan?"

Xu Ning pointed inside the house and said, "She fell asleep. This girl can't even be awakened by the sound of thunder when she's asleep."

Xu Ningxi is just the opposite, she is easily woken up by noises, and needs to be comforted once she wakes up, otherwise she will cry. It is really a headache.

But perhaps to give face to Qiao Yu and Gu Feng, or perhaps because they really saw Gu Heng, the two children looked at each other.

Little Gu Heng giggled at him.

Xu Ningxi stopped crying, but with tears still on her eyes she smiled back at Gu Heng.

Xu Ning carried the child to the cradle beside the couch. The cradle was big enough to accommodate Gu Heng as well.

"Should we bring Hengzi in as well? Let them lie down and play for a while." Xu Ning asked.

Gu Feng looked at Qiao Yu, who said, "Sure? Let the two kids play together."

Gu Feng put Hengzi next to Xiaoxi. The two babies tilted their heads to each other, saw each other, smiled, waved, and kicked their legs.

Qiao Yu gently rocked the bed, and the two children laughed out loud with joy.

"Our family should also be bigger." said Qiao Yu.

Gu Feng immediately replied: "Okay."

Xu Yuan poured tea for the two and asked them why they came here suddenly.

Qiao Yu took out a food box containing marinated steaks: "Of course, it's to give you something good."

Xu Yuan: "It must be something very good if it was specially sent here."

Qiao Yu smiled and opened the food box: "This is my special steak. I'll tell you how to fry it later, and you can have it for dinner!"

Xu Ning took a look at the steak and was a little unsure about the taste of beef: "If it's just fried, will it be hard to chew?"

Gu Feng quickly replied on behalf of his husband: "No, Xiaoxing and the other three can bite it."

Qiao Yu:......