Goodness gracious, the county magistrate himself is here with him! Little Fatty's really struck it rich!

The group went to the village head's house, and Xu Li asked the servants Changming and Bo Mu who had come with him to give candy to the children who had gathered around.

The village head's wife, Aunt Xu, wasn't sure who this was, since Xu Li was only five years old when he left Xu Family Village, not even six.

She was a little intimidated by the sudden appearance of such a powerful general.

The village headman excitedly asked Xu Li, "Little Fatty, what official position are you now? Where are you working?"

Xu Li remembered Xie Zhaozhao's instructions that he must never reveal his position in the Ordnance Bureau.

He then said, "Third Uncle, I am currently serving in the army under Emperor An, and His Majesty has personally bestowed upon me the title of Fourth-Rank Loyal and Brave General."

The village head is just one syllable short of "My goodness!" He's a fourth-rank official, while Lord Ying is only a seventh-rank official, right?

No wonder the county magistrate accompanied me.

Aunt Xu looked at Xu Li for a while, then suddenly said, "Are you that chubby kid?"

“Yes, Third Aunt, my original name was Xu Pang, but His Majesty changed my name to Xu Li, which means ‘stand up’.”

The first thing Aunt Xu wanted to ask was: Weren't you born without testicles?

Tie Zhu and his wife sent Xu Pang to become a eunuch and even gave him ten taels of silver. How did he become a general?

As they were talking, they saw a commotion outside, and a group of people were crowding around a man as he arrived.

The man's hair was fairly neat, but the grime on his face gave him away. He was wearing a black padded coat and green padded trousers.

Upon entering, seeing Xu Li dressed in a fur coat, he paused for a moment, then said, "Are you really Little Fatty?"

Xu Li had already stood up and called out, "Brother!"

His brother hasn't changed much, he's just gotten a bit older.

Xu Tiezhu hugged Xu Li and cried loudly, "Brother, your brother has finally found you..."