The money for Fubao's family to replace the labor service was paid by the public for Dalang and his friends.
The family scraped together the money for the substitute labor.
The issue of military service has been resolved.
The second house suddenly lost four laborers, and Fu Erbai was half dead.
Xiao Yang had to do the work on her own, but they had already decided to leave, so they didn't really care whether the house was in tidiness or not.
So Xiao Yang just cooked and washed her and Fubao's clothes every day, and spent the rest of her time taking Fubao around to keep others like him.
But because of what happened to Dalang and the others, many people in the village think that there is something wrong with Xiao Yang and Fu Erbai, and they want a wild child instead of their own.
As a result, he didn't really want to get close to Fubao. Besides, every family was worried about military service, and some families were about to fight, so there was no time for chatting.
In addition, many people have recently spotted the Tornado Mountain bandits at night. Anyone who encounters them will be knocked unconscious and their homes will be turned upside down.
Although nothing was lost, it is certain that they were here to scout the place out.
The villagers wanted to report it to the authorities, but the last time Fu Er went to report it, the authorities said that there was no such place at all.
They didn't lose anything, so it was not easy for them to go again. They could only set up fences and traps themselves and increase the number of patrols. They were so busy that they were exhausted.
The most unfortunate ones are the children. They used to be able to play around, but now they have to patrol the village as soon as they open their eyes every day, and when they have nothing to do, they go to the village entrance to help carry soil.
The adults dug a trench half a person's height around the village and filled it with sharpened bamboo thorns.
If someone accidentally falls into it, it would be chilling to the core.
So the villagers were afraid that someone would accidentally fall in, so they built a fence wall near the village to prevent their own people from falling in.
Some branches were placed on the trench, sprinkled with leaves, soil, and planted with wild grass, making it look similar to the land on the other side of the village.
If someone comes to the village normally, they will definitely take the main road. It is impossible for them to climb over a thorny fence when there is no road.
If the bandits entered the village from the entrance disguised as passers-by, they might also encounter the old ladies and children under the big willow tree, who seemed to be chatting and playing, but were actually on guard, ready to ring the gong to inform the village at any time.
Lao Fujia made great contributions to these plans and came up with endless good ideas.
Except for the babies they have to take care of, no one in the village has time to rest.
Now, every morning and evening, the Lao Fu family will spontaneously go door to door looking for people, and all the young and old in the village will run around the village.
Doctor Zhang also enthusiastically taught everyone the Five Animal Exercises. Although they might not be able to defeat the bandits that entered the village, they would definitely be able to develop a good body for escape!
The old Fu family members, who worked particularly hard on these things, moved the whole village!
As the saying goes, a man's true character is revealed in times of adversity. Village Chief Mo patted Fu Dabai's shoulder with a moved look on his face:
"Good boy! I didn't expect you have such deep feelings for the village!
In order to protect the village, he fought so hard.
Back then, you were stealing and robbing the village, and I thought you didn't care about the village's reputation. Now it seems that I was wrong about you!"
Fu Dabai was so nervous that he couldn't stand it anymore:
There’s no need to be too moved. I just hope that you will never know in your lifetime where the bandits from Tornado Mountain came from!
Everyone in the village was wary and hateful of the bandits who might arrive at any time.
Only Fu Erbai was different. He felt that the bandits in Xuanfeng Mountain were definitely misunderstood.
No one except him knew that this group of bandits had been visiting his house frequently recently, sometimes just one, sometimes several.
Every time, before we could see his face clearly, he would be knocked unconscious and his eyes would be blindfolded. Then the bandits would change his medicine, wipe his body, wash his clothes, and cook for him.
How can this guy be called a bandit? He is closer to him than his own son!
Once, the medicine was not applied enough, and Fu Erbai wiped his tears and said to them:
"You don't have to be on guard against me, I won't say anything.
Yes, you may have taken something away that night, but if I had known that you would be able to serve the victim so well after taking it, and that you would be able to manage the matter so well, I would have just given the things to you.
If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I will help you if I can. But please don’t do anything that is against the law. I see that you are so kind-hearted. You must feel bad if you do bad things, otherwise you can’t do this!
For so many days, my wife and daughter have ignored me, and my sons have not even had face to face. They are worse than you.
To be honest, I now love you more than I love my own sons!"
Dalang, the son who came down from Xuanfeng Mountain: ...
I am the one who belongs to you!
"You'd better take a break!" Dalang cursed and knocked him out with a brick. He was not willing to listen to him at all, and even more unwilling to face him when he was sober.
Before he fainted, Fu Erbai was still thinking:
Well, this voice is soothing to listen to, even more intimate than listening to my own son speak! It's like I hear it every day!
Everyone in the village was united. Although the work was tiring and hard, the atmosphere was great. Only Xiao Yang and Fubao were annoying. They did nothing and went around disrupting people's work and looking for people to chat with every day.
It was okay when he looked smiling when he could be found, but recently I can’t find anyone and his face is so gloomy.
It's okay for a day or two, but after a while people will start gossiping.
"Tsk, tell me, who recruited them?"
A young wife was shoveling soil and digging a trench while rolling her eyes and nodding her mouth to signal the people around her to look at Fubao and his mother wandering around.
Another young wife said:
"That's right. Look at Fubao's mother. She's holding a shovel and pretending to shovel for a long time without stopping.
It's already late, the bandits have entered the village, where else can she hang around?"
An older woman said:
"You said Fubao, too. She used to look very sensible, but now she is no longer like that. All the three-year-olds in the village are helping adults with chores, but look at her. How come she only knows how to play?"
"Who says it's not?" A man nearby joined the conversation.
"Have you heard? Xiao Yangshi and Fu Laoer both severed ties with their biological sons in order to save her money.
But now Fu Lao Er is injured, and the daughter doesn’t seem to be worried at all, and the wife doesn’t care, and doesn’t allow anyone to see it. I’m afraid that no one in the room will know that Fu Lao Er is stinking.”
"That's not possible," said Fubao's neighbor.
"I live next door to them, and I saw Dalang and his friends sneaking over to see them yesterday.
She was busy in the yard, washing clothes and cooking for him, but despite the children's service, Fu Laoer didn't say a word, and there was no sound in the house.
You say this guy, I always heard him chatting and laughing with his wife and daughter, but now it's his son's turn to be served and he doesn't even say a word! "
"How biased is this?"
"I see Fubao doesn't treat them very well. She used to call Dalang and the others all day long, but now look at how she treats Fuer. She even bosses her mother around.
"You can tell a person's future from the time he or she is three years old. Her parents treat her wholeheartedly all day long, but she is like this at such a young age. How can she be filial to them in the future?"
"Tsk! You're surprised. Why did I think Fubao was such a good kid?"
"Who said it wasn't? It was really weird. She sent me two bowls of water for no apparent reason. I felt that she was better than any other child in my family..."
"Are we all blind?"
"Don't say it, Fubao is really weird. A while ago, my children said that Fubao told them that he wanted to help with housework.
They spend the whole day looking for work to do at home, and they don't rest even when they are exhausted, as if they are doing something.
It wasn't until recently that I felt better. I used to hope they would be diligent, but now I think they'd better just be lazy. I think they'd be more at ease if I saw them!"
As everyone was talking, they began to think, and this thought reminded them of what old Fu Jia had said.
"No way? She can't really bewitch people!"
Some villagers glanced at Fubao in surprise and doubt.
But I saw her talking to a few people. At first, those people were working and ignoring her, but after a while they stopped and started to play with her, leaving even their shovels and hoes behind.
People like them have to keep their tools and things by their side even when they are taking a break from work, or at least keep them within sight, otherwise what will they do if they lose them? They have never just thrown things away without even looking back or taking a look.
The villagers who were talking seemed to have discovered some shocking secret and quickly turned their heads away, fearing that they would be discovered by her. However, their ears perked up and their eyes rolled around, and they had already thought about who to talk to.
As a person, once you really start to doubt someone, everything about her seems wrong to you!
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