"Third Brother, you're back!" Fu Man'er ran out and saw a tall man with thick eyebrows and big eyes standing in the courtyard.

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Xu Wen took a few steps forward, grinning to reveal his snow-white teeth, "I came back without stopping."

“Brother lost a lot of weight after joining the army, but why did Third Brother gain weight instead of losing it?” Fu Man’er teased, looking at his robust physique.

Xu Wen's skin is getting thicker and thicker now. "How can that be the same? When my older brother went there, there was still a war. Now the country is peaceful and prosperous. It's just training us. We won't lose weight."

"Besides, let me tell you, the army's food is pretty good. They cook meat in big pots. Although it's not as delicious as your aunt's cooking, it's still very fragrant."

"Really?" Fu Man'er's eyes widened. She had clearly heard that the army's food was all cooked in large pots, and as long as it was cooked, it was fine.

Xu Wen originally intended to take her to try it sometime, but then came the angry voice of Old Mrs. Xu from inside the house, "Do you two siblings expect this old woman to invite you?!"

She sat inside waiting and waiting, but no one came in. She guessed that the two of them must have been standing there chatting.

"Grandma, I'm back," Xu Wen said with a grin, only to be glared at by his grandmother. "So you know to come back now? What have you been doing out there for days?"

"Where did it go wild? We just got delayed on the way." Xu Wen said this with obvious lack of confidence.

"Where's your older brother?" Grandma Xu asked again, and Fu Man'er's ears perked up at this question.

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"I don't know, I wasn't with my older brother." Xu Wen slumped into a chair, and someone immediately brought him water.

Mentioning Xu Yi, Grandma Xu's face darkened again. This eldest grandson is good in every way, but he's too opinionated. No one in the family can control him.

In the year Xu Yi turned fourteen, the border began to be ravaged, and the imperial court began to conscript soldiers from various places, requiring each household to send one male.

That's what they say, but many families still can't bear to let their men and children go out into the world. These families have to pay more taxes.

The Xu family produced a scholar, which exempted them from taxes according to the law. In addition, the family had earned some money, so they were fully capable of preventing the men in the family from leaving.

If you go to the border, that's war! It's not like kids at home swinging sticks at each other. You could end up losing your life at the border.

Xu Yi didn't know where the inspiration came from, but he insisted on joining the army. His family members tried to dissuade him one by one, but no one could persuade him otherwise. He just had to sign up for the army.

Once the name was given, there was no way to change it. Although the Xu family was angry, they still came to see him off when the army headed north.

Fu Man'er was already grown up by then. She knew what her brother was doing, but because she didn't sense that her brother would be in danger, she was the only one in the family who supported Xu Yi.

But it wasn't until the day Xu Yi was about to leave that she suddenly realized why the atmosphere at home had been so gloomy these past few days. She grabbed Xu Yi's hand and wouldn't let him go.

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But it was no use. No matter how much she cried, how much she pleaded, or how much she made a scene, it was all in vain. She could only watch helplessly as Xu Yi left.

Xu Yi was lucky; although he went to the border, it was a relatively safe place.

The troops in front had already dealt with most of the enemy, and this group was going to clean up the battlefield.

So after things were settled here, Xu Yi came back once, but not on his own.

Instead, when the army passed through and set up camp nearby, Xu Yi was granted permission to visit Xu Genshan and Liu Fang in town.

It was a year later when they met again. Fu Man'er learned from them that Xu Yi had lost a lot of weight and gotten darker.

Since then, Xu Yi went to even more distant places, but he still wrote home once a month, always only to report that he was safe and sound.

However, the Xu family knew that on the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes, and the situation was far more serious than they had imagined.

Every time a letter came home, Fu Man'er would carefully put it away after everyone had read it, hoping that her brother would come back sometime soon.

Finally, Xu Yi said in his letter home last month that he was coming back, but it's almost the end of the month and we haven't seen a trace of him yet.

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Xu Wen joined the army last year, by which time the war was almost over, and they were only responsible for the security of a few towns near the border.

Everyone thought the two brothers would come back together this time, but unexpectedly, he came back alone.

"Hmph, if brother doesn't come back, then he's not allowed to come back." Fu Man'er habitually puffed out her cheeks.

Xu Wenle laughed, "I think that's a good idea. Tell the gatekeeper later that if he sees my brother come back, he should close the gate."

I really want to see what my older brother looks like when he gets turned away; that would be really interesting.

Grandma Xu glanced at him and said, "You'll be in for a world of hurt when your older brother comes back."

As the eldest, Xu Yi's younger brothers were somewhat intimidated by him, especially Xu Wen, who had been beaten up by Xu Yi quite a few times.

"Brother doesn't know it was me who said it. Besides, didn't Man'er say that brother shouldn't come back, right, Man'er?"

Xu Wen knew perfectly well that if it were him, he would definitely have to leave, but with Man'er around, it was a different story.

My older brother dotes on Man'er so much that he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on her.

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"What kind of brother are you? You always try to take the blame for your sister when you do something wrong." Old Mrs. Xu slapped his shoulder in annoyance.

This kid was already big, and after joining the army, he trained hard, so this slap didn't hurt him at all.

"Man'er, let's go to town to play." Most of the family members were in town, and Xu Wen couldn't sit still.

Fu Man'er was also bored, so the brother and sister hit it off and went out immediately.

The servant led the horse out, and Xu Wen lifted his long legs and straddled it, looking quite imposing.

Fu Man'er looked at the horse, her face scrunched up, and soon the servants behind her brought another carriage over.

Xu Wen looked at her incredulously, "Man'er, you can't ride a horse?"

Fu Man'er didn't really want to answer the question. "Grandma said that girls shouldn't ride horses; riding in a carriage is the right thing to do."

Fu Man'er always felt that what Grandma Xu said was wrong, but only at this moment did she feel that it was right.

Xu Wen didn't expose her, but only instructed the coachman, "Slow down, don't bump into my sister."

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His words were completely unnecessary; the current Dashi Village is no longer the dilapidated place it once was.

The road was flat, and there were no potholes or bumps all the way to the pipeline.

Fu Man'er hadn't been to town for a while. Xu Wengeng and his sister wandered from one end of the street to the other, but Fu Man'er finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Third Brother, I don't want to leave." Fu Man'er flicked her sleeves.

She forgot to change into something more presentable when she went out today; this fitted long dress is really getting in her way.

Xu Wen glanced ahead and said, "There's a teahouse up ahead. Go inside and sit down. I'll put these things back in the carriage and come right over."

Fu Man'er is now fifteen years old, the prime of her life. Even without makeup, she stands out in a crowd.

So when she first entered the teahouse, a young man set his sights on her. As soon as the waiter left, the young man came over.

"Little sister, you've come to drink tea all by yourself?" The slicked-back hair and powdered face made Fu Man'er's eyes hurt.

“Brother is a regular at this teahouse, so he knows better than anyone which tea is the best.”

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Seeing that he was frowning and not speaking, the young master became even more audacious and pulled out a chair to sit down.

"How about I drink with you, brother?"

Fu Man'er tilted her head and looked at her. Her watery eyes startled the young master. She was truly a great beauty.

What he didn't expect was that Fu Man'er was looking at him while contemplating where to hit someone later.

Just as the young master was about to reach out his hand, Fu Man'er clenched her fist on her lap.

Just as Fu Man'er was about to make a move, a strong hand grabbed the young master's wrist.