Ji Fengyi said this to save face for his younger brother, and Zhou Yidao knew it very well.

How can he, a man with the surname Zhou, be considered an elder of the Ji family?

Although it was just a polite remark, at least it was meant from the heart. Zhou Yidao was so moved that his eyes turned red.

At the beginning, it was because I thought the Ji family was honest and educated that I was willing to marry my daughter to them.

I didn't expect that character is so valuable. Even when his family was in trouble, he didn't take advantage of them but was willing to lend a hand.

Zhou Yidao wiped his eyes, his face solemn:

"I'll tell you the truth. When we were in the mountains before, we couldn't bear the hardship. We robbed some passers-by and were caught by the group of people in the mountains. They are following us closely now and are living on the top of a mountain thirty miles away from Gan County."

"If we don't go back, they'll try to report us to the authorities and have us arrested."

"We weren't afraid of this originally, but they've taken good care of us during this period. They're just a bunch of poor people, and it's hard to just abandon them like this."

Although he was somewhat tempted, Zhou Dadao was a man of principles.

Strictly speaking, the group of people in the mountains were not bad people. During the most difficult days, they lived and ate in the mountains.

The mountain people took out all the food that they were reluctant to eat and gave it to them to eat and drink, and gave their family the first priority no matter what they had.

There was some favor between them, and Zhou Dadao really couldn't just turn around and forget about it.

My uncle Zhou An also agreed, saying, "That's right! Although those people seemed to be blackmailing us at first, they didn't treat us harshly after we got to the mountain. If it weren't for them, we might have starved to death."

It is indeed a tricky situation as you are indebted to someone and have something on him that you have leverage over you.

The four aunts looked unhappy, and the eldest aunt Ma looked a little unhappy: "We have to live our own lives first before we can talk about other things. Now... Look at our son, he's already 18 and still hasn't found a wife! If he stays in the mountains any longer, it will be a problem whether he can find a wife in the future!"

"And these little ones, are they going to have to live in such a shady way from now on?"

The second aunt-in-law glanced at the faces of the family members and whispered, "How about... isn't my eldest brother-in-law in the county? Can we use some connections..."

Zhou An slammed the table angrily: "Shut up!"

This was simply rubbing their faces on the ground.

Both Zhou An and other members of the Zhou family had embarrassed expressions on their faces.

Seeing the atmosphere take a sharp turn for the worse, Song Ruqing sat there drinking tea without changing his expression.

Zhou looked confused, completely confused as to why the quarrel had suddenly broken out. Her aunts had different expressions on their faces.

Ji Changying looked around and said softly, "I have a way, but I need to meet people first. Where are they?"

Zhou Yidao was stunned: "Aying has a solution? What solution?"

Ji Changying gave him a calming look and said, "Let's meet the person first, then talk."

Zhou An's face showed some joy: "Okay! We will listen to you when the time comes!"

After the meal, Song Ruqing and Mr. Huang left in a hurry.

Ren Dongnan sat there and slowly drank a cup of digestive tea before he put his hands behind his back and hummed a tune as he returned to his own courtyard.

The four aunts cleared the table and dishes and cleaned the kitchen with great swiftness, leaving Mrs. Hu standing aside without having to do anything.

Ji Fengyi thoughtfully left the space for the Zhou family.

Ji Changying looked at the dozen or so pairs of eyes that were staring at her eagerly from the Zhou family, and a hint of helplessness appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Uncles, just settle down here peacefully. I know someone who can help you."

"As for those people...if they have no problems, I can help them get their household registration. The prerequisite is that they haven't done anything unscrupulous and are honest and reliable."

Zhou Yidao's frown relaxed completely at this moment: "Don't worry! I'm not a liar, they are just a bunch of honest people! The young and strong men inside look tall and strong, they wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken!"

"It wasn't very good. I remember it very clearly. I saw their chickens on the mountain and was so greedy that I couldn't help but secretly kill one to eat. But when the man saw me killing the chicken, he turned pale with fright!"

My cousin chuckled, as if he recalled something funny, and couldn't help laughing.

Zhou An slapped him on the head: "How dare you say that! It's not easy for people to raise chickens, and you guys eat them!"

The other cousins ​​shrank their necks and didn't dare to speak.

They all have a share of that chicken...

"There's no rush. Let's talk about it when we meet the person."

Ji Changying didn't dare to believe it completely.

Zhou Yidao was very happy: "It doesn't matter, just meet them! If they knew that you can help me settle down, they would probably support you!"

Without further ado, the next day, several uncles from the Zhou family couldn't wait to take Ji Changying to meet people.

Because they had already left with the escort company for two days, they had originally planned to go back and talk things over after seeing Zhou's situation yesterday before deciding to stay and help.

But now that they saw that Zhou was doing well, they had other plans, and of course the sooner the better.

Zhou had just spent one night with her family and was about to return to the military camp, feeling somewhat reluctant.

Zhou Liu nodded her head angrily: "Didn't Ah Ying say that we could stay? You can see us anytime you want! If you don't go back now, your superiors will be unhappy with you. Let's see what you can do!"

Zhou's eyes widened. "How is that possible? They wish I could stay in there for the rest of my life!"

Her daughter was still so inexplicably confident after so many years, and Mrs. Zhou Liu didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Mrs. Hu actually burst out laughing: "Why don't you go train first and tell them you'll be back in the evening?"

Zhou's eyes lit up: "That makes sense!"

Then he ran happily to the wheat field to find Tielan.

Ji Fengshou harnessed the carriage and came over to greet his four uncles: "Shall we set off too?"

Ji Fengyi glanced at Ji Changying and said, "You should know what's going on."

Ji Changying nodded: "I saved it!"

Everyone else stayed at home. Zhou's four uncles and Zhou Yidao followed Ji Changying to where the group of people were.

"Their original village was called Sheltering Wind Village, with a total population of only 201 people. Despite their small number, they were considered the weakest village in the area and were always the target of bullying."

"That's why we targeted them without asking too much. Who could have imagined that the leader of the stronghold was an old man on his deathbed, leaving behind only a courageous granddaughter who couldn't handle anything!"

Along the way, Zhou Yidao introduced the situation in the village to Ji Fengshou and his daughter.

This group of people were bullied no matter whether they were facing villagers outside or bandits in the mountains.

It was just because Zhou Yidao went up the mountain and took people to rob several times and successfully stole some things.

So when they knew the Zhou family was going to Liangzhou, they packed up their things and followed without hesitation.