"The Tang family is not the protagonist..." Tang Yihai shook his head, "On the contrary, our Tang family is the best family in the eyes of the heroine of the novel."
"Top-grade cannon fodder..." Tang Sanfeng felt a chill all over his body, and spoke again in disbelief.
As a full-time online author, Tang Sanfeng knows too well what the term cannon fodder means in novels.
Cannon fodder refers to people who are sacrificed for the benefit of the protagonist.
It's not terrible to be a cannon fodder in a book, what's terrible is to be the ultimate cannon fodder.
Ordinary cannon fodder can still avoid the plot of being cannon fodder, but the best cannon fodder cannot.
Since they are all regarded as the best by the protagonist, they will definitely be slapped in the face by the protagonist himself.
Seeing his elder brother nod, Tang Sanfeng couldn't change the fact even if he didn't believe it.
"Who in our family is the best?"
"Ye Qingyu... To be exact, except for the four dragons, all the other five of us are top-notch."
"Bullshit!" Tang Sanfeng couldn't help but swear when he heard this.
Excuse me for being frank, but if her father is the best, then there is no one in the world who is not the best.
Tang Erhai, who was sitting next to him, had an extremely ugly expression on his face, and was obviously also angry.
"Girls shouldn't use foul language." Tang Yihai couldn't help but speak out due to occupational disease.
"Brother, what is the general content of that novel? Tell me!" Tang Sanfeng grabbed his sleeve and said anxiously.
"Sorry, I only read a few chapters." Tang Yihai shook his head, an apologetic look on his face.
The novel was recommended to him by one of his students because a cannon fodder in the novel had the same name as him.
At that time, the student smiled and told him that he suggested that the teacher recite the whole text so that he would not have to grope around blindly when he traveled through the book.
Tang Yihai thought to himself, this time I really got into a book, but it was a pity that he only read a few chapters.
"Actually, you don't have to worry too much. This world is not a world controlled by the author. Everything is possible." Seeing his sister looking distraught, Tang Erhai comforted her.
"Yes." Tang Yihai echoed, "The existence of the three of us just proves this point. The plot of the novel will definitely change under the butterfly effect."
The two brothers' comfort did not make Tang Sanfeng relax, "You don't understand... the plot direction cannot be changed so easily."
Especially since they are just cannon fodder, it is even more impossible for them to shake the direction of the plot.
"I've only read a few chapters... Brother, tell me about the content of the chapters you read, and I'll try to analyze it."
Seeing that she still refused to give up, Tang Yihai had no choice but to obey her.
It had been a long time since the last episode, so Tang Yihai's memory was a little fuzzy. "I don't remember the content of the first chapter very clearly. It seemed that the heroine had a miserable life in her previous life, and she was reborn and returned to the past after death."
"Rebirth after tragic death in the previous life... and then what?" Tang Sanfeng couldn't help but urge.
She is too familiar with this routine. She had a miserable life in her previous life, and after rebirth, she kicked the scumbag and abused him. This is a typical example of the heroine being reborn and abusing the scumbag.
And their Tang family is most likely one of the scumbags abused by the heroine.
"Then..." Tang Yihai pondered for a long time, "Then the heroine was reborn and returned to the past, and began to fight with the other concubines and stepmothers in the mansion. After that, there were all kinds of frame-ups and conspiracies. I didn't watch it."
"What about the identity of the heroine? Do you still remember it, brother?" Tang Sanfeng asked.
"Remember, she is the unfavored daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"The Prime Minister's legitimate daughter?" Tang Erhai suddenly said, "The Prime Minister's residence is far away in the Imperial City, and Tangjia Village is so far away from the Imperial City. How could our family be related to her?"
"That's right!" Tang Sanfeng suddenly realized.
"Besides, my eldest brother didn't like studying very much before, so it's unlikely that he would pass the imperial examination and become an official in Beijing." This is the reason why Tang Sanfeng eliminated his eldest brother.
"Brother, why did you determine that this is a world of novels just after asking my mother's and grandfather's names?" Tang Erhai asked a key question.
He thought, maybe by figuring this out, their family could avoid being cannon fodder.
"Now that you mention it, I suddenly remembered something..." Tang Yihai suddenly slammed the table and sat up straight.
"The heroine is engaged to the hero. After she is reborn and sees the hero, she hints to him to send someone to Tangjia Village to check if there is a person named Ye Juncheng! The hero seems to be... the prince of Huai'an."
Ye Juncheng, their maternal grandfather.
"...Why did the heroine hint this to the hero?" Tang Erhai frowned, but in his heart he felt a little disgusted with the heroine.
"Is it possible... that our grandfather has a relationship with the Huai'an Palace?" Tang Sanfeng guessed.
She had thought more than once that her uncle and her mother-in-law were good-looking. In addition, since they did not have to work in the farm and stay in the sun for a long time, their skin was even whiter than that of the people in Tangjia Village.
That appearance doesn't look like that of an ordinary person at all.
"...Impossible?" Tang Yihai retorted, but the answer in his heart was already leaning towards this.
"Okay, let's put aside whether it's related or not. I have another question..." Tang Sanfeng looked at his elder brother, "You've only read a few chapters, how can you be sure that the Tang family is cannon fodder?"
Tang Erhai also looked at his elder brother.
"This... was recommended to me by a student."
"Well, it seems that the warning in the book suggesting to memorize the whole text is true." Tang Sanfeng lay on the table and sighed.
When Tang Yihai heard her say this, he was a little surprised. These words were exactly the same as what the student said to him.
Hearing his elder brother's doubt, Tang Sanfeng said: "That was just a joke."
Unexpectedly, a joke has now come true.
"What should we do next?" Tang Yihai looked at the two of them, one lying on the table sighing, and the other lost in thought.
"What should we do? The simplest way is for the whole family to move away, preferably to another country!" Tang Sanfeng sighed again, "But this method is the least feasible."
"When the enemy comes, we will stop him with our generals; when the water comes, we will block it with earth." Seeing Tang Sanfeng's face full of dejection, Tang Yihai couldn't help but say, "Actually, there's no need to worry too much. The three of us are a change in the plot..."
The conversation in the study continued until the sun set.
"Then did our father... appear in the plot?" Tang Sanfeng suddenly asked.
The sudden words stunned the two brothers.
Tang Yihai wiped his face with some difficulty and said hoarsely, "I don't know..."
As soon as Tang Yihai finished speaking, the study fell into silence.
After a long while, Tang Sanfeng, who couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore, said something to them and then went out.
Just then, her father came out of the room and smiled when he saw her. "What were you three siblings talking about in the study room all afternoon?"
"I'm telling big brother about the college entrance examination. Although big brother has been studying more diligently recently, I'll go and motivate him in case his true colors are revealed!" Tang Sanfeng walked over and said with a smile.
However, the smile on his face was a little forced.
"How can a sister say that about her brother?" Ye Qingyu laughed.
As the two were talking, the door of the small study opened again, and Tang Yihai and Tang Erhai walked out one after another.
Seeing Mu's father, he was stunned for a moment, "Mu's father..."
"I still have some things to do. Sanfeng, call me when it's time for dinner." Tang Erhai said this and was about to leave when he was stopped.
"Erhai, don't work too late at night. Remember to go to bed early."
Seeing that his father was looking at him with concern and some worry in his eyes, Tang Erhai subconsciously looked away, "Got it, father."
Seeing his second son walking into his small workshop again, Ye Qingyu couldn't help but sigh.
"Don't worry, father. Second brother knows his limits." Tang Sanfeng shook his father's hand and spoke.
"I know," Ye Qingyu looked at her eldest son again, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself for the college entrance examination..."
The child is older now and his parents no longer tell him anything.
Only the third daughter who loves to act coquettishly would talk to him a little.
"Don't worry, father. I'm sure you can do it." Tang Yihai smiled.
Not long after, Tang Silong, who had gone out to play, came back, but he was covered in mud.
Seeing his brother in such a state of panic, Tang San was furious, "Who bullied you?!"
"No one bullies me. Da Hu and I are going to catch shrimps. Look!" Tang Silong picked up the small bucket in his hand and grinned.
Tang Sanfeng heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, but seeing him covered in mud, he was still a little angry, "You got yourself covered in mud just by catching a shrimp, go take a shower and change your clothes!"
Taking the small wooden tub, Tang Sanfeng pushed the man towards the bathroom.
"Third sister, can we eat shrimp tonight?" Tang Silong was pushed forward, but he did not forget to make a request.
"Can't!"
"Third sister, are you angry?"
"Yes! I was pissed off by you, stupid boy!"
"Oh." After hearing her words, Tang Silong became completely depressed.
However, before she was about to enter the bathroom, she suddenly turned around and said, "Third sister, the tone of your words just now sounded like a fat lady scolding a big cow."
The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and soon Tang Sanfeng's roar was heard, "Tang! Si! Long! You're done!"
However, by the evening, a plate of shrimps appeared on the dinner table.
A few days later, Tang Erhai finally completed the work that he had been working on for half a month.
The wealthy businessman was so fascinated by the wooden boat carved by Tang Erhai that he invited many people to come and see it.
Before long, Tang Erhai's name became famous in the town, and many people came to him for custom orders.
However, Tang Erhai only accepted orders from a few people.
At the same time, the college entrance examination also arrived as scheduled. In order to avoid missing it, Tang Yihai went to the provincial capital in advance.
My eldest cousin from my uncle's family also went with us so that we could take care of him more conveniently.
After breakfast that day, Tang Sanfeng saw his second brother coming out of the small workshop with a box, and asked curiously, "Second brother, are you going to the town again?"
"Yeah." Tang Erhai nodded.
"Then I'll go with you. I have something to buy."
"I want to go too!" Tang Silong's voice suddenly rang out.
"What are you joining in the fun?" Tang Sanfeng asked curiously.
In the past, he was never willing to accompany me to town to buy things, so why did he change his mind today?
Seeing that his third sister's idea didn't work, Tang Silong ran to his second brother and said, "Second brother, I want to go too."
"Just go." Tang Erhai said indifferently. It doesn't matter if one person goes or two people go.
They took the village ox cart to the town. Tang Erhai went to find the buyer to deliver the goods by himself, while Tang Sanfeng took his brother to buy things.
After coming out of the rich businessman's house and passing through an empty alley, Tang Erhai was suddenly pushed hard by someone and stumbled and fell into the alley.
"Who are you?!"
Tang Sanfeng was shopping at the street stalls with his brother.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came closer and closer. Tang Sanfeng's heart skipped a beat and he quickly pulled his brother aside to avoid it.
Although no one bumped into anything, people on the street were startled and complained.
"Who is this? Shouldn't horse riding in the street happen in big cities?" Tang San frowned.
The author has something to say: Tang Sanfeng, who had just passed by his father, pulled his brother away cursing.
There is one more chapter in the evening.