Yang Lihua guessed what they were thinking and coughed dryly before replying, "It's all coincidence. I never expected it. My cousin moved north with her family and we lost contact. I didn't expect to run into her child here!"
Tai Jiye laughed heartily, "The luckiest person in our family is actually my eldest sister-in-law. She just adopted Ruiyang as her adopted son, and he's even more filial than Yonglu and the others. Now she's found a nephew!"
Tai Jizong also nodded. Originally, his sister-in-law had no parents' home, and his wife always felt sorry for her, especially when she went to visit her parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year.
As a result, my sister-in-law's family members, whether they were relatives or adopted relatives, appeared in large numbers, and they were all rich or noble!
Mr. Tai San smiled and puffed on his pipe. He didn't care whether his niece's wife's family was close to him or not, as long as they were good to the Tai family.
"Step-grandfather's wife, since he is your biological nephew, he is not a stranger. When your nephew's injury gets better in a few days, take him home to recuperate. It's damp in the mountains, and it's not as comfortable as home."
"Okay, Third Uncle." Yang Lihua agreed without hesitation, and coaxed the old man to go home happily.
But just as their plans were good, things took a turn for the worse.
The cabin on the mountain was divided into east and west rooms. Because Mr. Huang was injured, he lived in the east room. The old man and Yonglu slept on a kang with him. In case Mr. Huang needed water or went to the toilet at night, it would be easy to take care of him.
Yongyue and Ruiyang slept in the west room. Hengqi and the other two had to take turns to keep watch, and even when they slept, they only took a short nap.
At three o'clock in the morning, Hengqi, who was squatting on the tree, discovered that five or six people were approaching.
He immediately took out his whistle and blew it hard.
The two veterans in the room immediately rushed out with their swords in hand, turned around and closed the door tightly, and then rushed to the weighing instrument.
And Hengqi was already fighting with several newcomers!
Old Master Tai was still lying in bed, so he didn't even need to get dressed. He went straight to the west room, pulled two dazed boys over, and told them, "Where are your slingshots? There's someone outside. Go to the bed and help Hengqi and the others!"
The boys immediately woke up and rushed to the window, half afraid and half excited.
They were not stupid. They did not push the window open completely. They just dug a hole in the window paper and stretched their hands out through the corners!
Young Master Huang struggled to his feet and put on his clothes, wondering if his enemies had found him.
"Grandpa Tai, give me a hatchet. I can protect myself. If the people coming are vicious, let the boys retreat first!"
The old man looked at the yard, where Hengqi and the other three were facing five newcomers, with a serious expression.
"Alright, the guy who came here is quite skilled and doesn't look like an ordinary thief! I'm afraid it will be dangerous tonight!"
After saying that, he picked up the hatchet behind the door and wanted to give a few more instructions before going to help Hengqi and others.
Instead, Yonglu cheered excitedly, "I hit it!"
Someone outside the house screamed in pain, and the sound was particularly clear in the quiet night.
Mr. Huang was stunned for a moment, then immediately shouted, "Xizi, is that you?"
In the yard, although Hengqi and his three men fought the newcomers on equal terms, the battle was pushed back into the yard.
The big black horse and the big white horse were originally penned in the corner of the yard, sleeping with their heads touching each other.
They were suddenly woken up just now, and now the enemy who interrupted their sweet dreams is right in front of them. How could they let it go!
So, the two horses started to perform, you took a hoof and I took a kick, and joined the battle unwilling to fall behind!
Hengqi and the others were overjoyed. This was the reason why the border troops treated their war horses like brothers. When risking their lives, war horses were their comrades!
"Brothers, work harder. We can't let Dahei and Dabai outperform us!"
The other two veterans also swung the axes in their hands even more vigorously!
Seeing the fight in the yard getting more intense, Master Huang became more and more anxious. He limped to the window and shouted again, "Xizi, is it you?"
This time, his shout finally got through and was heard clearly by everyone.
Among the visitors, a slightly thinner man in black was particularly excited and immediately shouted in a hoarse voice, "Master, don't be afraid, we are here and will rescue you immediately!"
Unfortunately, he was kicked out by the big white horse as soon as he finished shouting.
Young Master Huang couldn't bear it any longer and grabbed the old man's arm. "Grandpa Tai, these are my men! Stop them now!"
The old man was also surprised and shouted quickly, "Stop, stop! They're one of us!"
Although Hengqi and the others were confused, they quickly retreated and withdrew.
A few men in black were left behind to help up their thin companion, who had fallen flat on his face and was spitting out horse manure from his mouth!
The door was opened, and Old Man Tai lit a torch, illuminating Young Master Huang who was supported by Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue on his left and right.
"Master!" Several people who came shouted in unison, surprised and worried.
Young Master Huang gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and then said, "I'm recuperating here. These are my saviors. How did you come here at night and fight with me?"
The thin man in black seemed unable to believe it and started shouting.
"Impossible, Master! Were you threatened? I came to investigate during the day, and there was a kid carrying blood out of the house, even saying he wanted to skin you and stew you!"
Before Master Huang could speak, Tai Yonglu rushed to respond!
"That was me killing a pheasant! The tail feathers are beautiful, and I was afraid my cousin wouldn't be interested, so I asked him to help me pluck the feathers to make a shuttlecock for Zhuzhu! The stew is also stewed chicken! Who wants to eat people? We are not monsters."
The thin man in black was blocked and his face turned red. Fortunately, it was dark and he couldn't see clearly.
Did he make a mistake?
For a moment, the yard fell into an eerie silence.
Was the fight just now just a misunderstanding?
In the end, it was Grandpa Tai who took the initiative to smooth things over. He smiled and said, "Oh, it turns out that the flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. Family members don't recognize each other anymore! Hurry up and put down your axes and talk slowly inside. There are too many mosquitoes outside and they can eat people!"
Several men in black subconsciously looked towards Young Master Huang. Young Master Huang glared at them coldly and shouted, "What are you waiting for? Put down your weapons and come in to talk!"
Several people immediately threw away the long swords in their hands, as if they were too hot to hold, and they didn't dare to hold them for a moment longer...
However, Hengqi and others waited until the men in black entered the house and confirmed that they had no weapons before they put away their swords.
After the danger was over, Tai Yonglu and the other guys were yawning. After all, they were sleeping soundly when they were woken up and forced to join the battle!
Old Master Tai sent a few boys to go back to sleep, but their eyes were burning with gossip again.
Tai Yonglu was very outgoing. He ran over to sit next to Master Huang and asked with a smile, "Cousin, are these men of yours from the underworld? They don't look very strong. Five of them fought against Uncle Heng and the other three, and they couldn't win!"
"That's right, that's right!" Tai Yongyue followed and started to build firewood. "Besides, they didn't investigate clearly and almost killed us as kidnappers."
"Fortunately Zhuzhu didn't stay here tonight, otherwise she would be scared!" Chen Ruiyang said in a cold tone.
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