This story begins yesterday evening.
The day before, his younger sister had gone to the prefectural city to fetch a doctor, and Song Zhenping was in a state of anxiety.
He originally wanted to go with them, but Yun'er told him to stay home and stay in the best possible condition while waiting for the surgery.
In modern hospitals, a bone-setting surgery requires various examinations beforehand.
Here, Song Liyun could only tell him not to catch a cold or have stomach problems.
Busy from morning till afternoon, Song Zhenping watered the vegetable garden and tidied up the house. Just as she was about to climb up to the attic to renovate Black Gold's winter nest, an uninvited guest arrived outside Baolin Residence.
Black Gold and Little Spotted Dog were the first to notice someone knocking on the door.
One barked, while the other perched on the door frame, peering out.
The barking startled Xiao An and Yun Niang in the side courtyard. Xiao An ran quickly and, seeing that Hei Jin was hanging on the door frame scratching its ears and cheeks without any malice, then unlatched the door.
Upon seeing the dusty, disheveled "skinny guy" outside, Xiao An exclaimed with delight, "Uncle Kui!"
Then he turned his head and called out into the yard, "Brother, brother, it's Uncle Kui from the village head's family!"
Song Dekui dropped the whip in his hand, strode over to Xiao An, pulled him close to look at him closely, and said with a look of surprise, "Xiao An? It's you, Xiao An! Goodness, you've grown half a head in just one year. Uncle Kui almost didn't recognize you."
Xiao An chuckled shyly, "Uncle Kui, my brother's leg is getting treated! He'll be able to run and jump again!"
"Good, that's good! Where are your brother and sister?" After the initial surprise, Song Dekui still hadn't seen Song Liyun and Song Zhenping come out, so he hurriedly asked.
When Yunniang, who had followed them out, saw Xiao'an being affectionate with Song Dekui, she knew that Xiao'an was from her hometown. She quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "The master is in the attic and will be here soon. The young lady is not home. Please come inside and sit down, guest."
Song Dekui had never met Yunniang before, and was flustered by her curtsy, so he returned the greeting, saying, "You're welcome! You're welcome!"
Song Zhenping also came out of the attic. When he saw Song Dekui, he was both surprised and delighted: "Uncle Kui, Uncle Kui!"
The uncle and nephew then shared another round of affection.
Seeing that Song Dekui was covered in dust, Song Zhenping quickly asked Yunniang to boil some hot water and took out a new set of clothes for him to change into.
After Song Dekui washed himself clean, Yunniang had already prepared several dishes, and Song Zhenping waited for him to sit down at the table to eat.
After running for a day and a night, Song Dekui was starving. When he saw meat, eggs and steamed buns on the table, he immediately started to wolf them down with a big smile.
While eating, he mumbled, "Daping, you guys are really living a good life now."
Song Zhenping also had a lot of questions to ask him about his arrival.
It was clear he was very hungry, but he still held back until Song Dekui put down his chopsticks.
"Uh!" Song Dekui let out a long burp. Looking at the table full of food that he had eaten almost all of, he said embarrassedly, "I only brought two pancakes with me when I set off last night, and I haven't eaten anything all day today."
Song Zhenping asked nervously, "Uncle Kui, is it... something happened to that family?"
He didn't want to mention his second uncle's family's names.
Song Dekui frowned immediately: "Daping, there's something you need to keep calm and not rush into anything."
"What do you mean?" Song Zhenping gripped his chopsticks tightly, a lingering unease rising within him.
"Someone went to the town government office and notified your second uncle's family that you were in Suijin Town."
The news of Yun's elopement has been spread, and now Master Xue's family and your second uncle's family have received the news and want to take Yun away.
And last year, your second uncle's house was burgled, and all their belongings were stolen... Your stepmother has been sick for quite some time now, and is bedridden..."
Song Zhenping's face turned deathly pale: "How could this happen!"
The bad guys have finally found us.
Xiao An stood up, dashed back to the side courtyard, and dragged out Song Zhenping's armor and long sword with a clanging sound: "Brother, when they come, we'll chop them down."
Song Dekui was startled when he saw the weapons and exclaimed, "Good heavens, where did you get these? Aren't you breaking a taboo?"
This item is a prohibited item for civilians according to the laws of the imperial court.
Song Dekui was unaware that the garrison had issued armor to the Song family.
Upon seeing the armor, Song Zhenping felt a surge of confidence: "I am now a military household, under the command of a garrison. Even if they come, they can't do anything to me."
"Yes, you are now a military household member. If we want to take you away, we need Commander Luo's consent!"
Song Dekui took the opportunity to snatch the gleaming longsword from his hand and examined it repeatedly; it was indeed the real deal.
Song Zhenping did not hide this matter. When Han Ming returned home, he told him everything.
Han Ming was unaware of the Song family's past.
Hearing that the people from his hometown were clearly there for the three siblings, he frowned deeply.
The Wu Dynasty ruled with filial piety in mind, and the elders came. Even though Song Zhenping had become a military household, he was still considered a family member in the family genealogy.
Moreover, he also said that his grandmother was critically ill, and if Song Zhenping, the eldest grandson of the first branch, were to return to fulfill his filial duties, even Luo Baihu would not be able to stop him.
This is not a good problem!
Fortunately, Song Dekui informed them in advance, so Baolinju was able to make preparations.
Song Dekui received the news the day before yesterday. His elder brother, who was a minor official in the town government office, returned home overnight and said that someone in Songfeng County, which is under the jurisdiction of Qingping Town, reported the whereabouts of Song Zhenping and Song Liyun.
The theft at Song Lao Er's house and Song Liyun's elopement had already been recorded in the Songfeng County government. Now that they had received the news, they were going to arrest the people involved.
Song Dequan returned home to deliver the message, urging his family to find a way to quickly inform his siblings to take refuge, as this was no joke.
Song Lizheng had long disapproved of Song Lao Er's family's lazy and good-for-nothing ways. He knew that once the three siblings were brought back, their good days would be over.
So, Song Dekui was arranged to ride his family's old mule that night, risking his life to travel through the night, and then spent the day avoiding towns, finally arriving at Suijin Town.
Because Song Liyun wasn't home and Han Ming was an outsider, Song Dekui didn't dare to reveal the details of the elopement case and could only wait for Song Liyun to return to discuss it.
Han Ming knew things were serious, so he asked Song Zhenping to notify the garrison, while he went to town to find Xue Zhuang and the others.
Everyone was on high alert, which is why Song Lao Er and his group were surrounded as soon as they arrived.
In the courtyard, Song Lao Er looked at Song Zhenping and Xiao An, whom he hadn't seen for a year, and could hardly believe his eyes.
The once frail and thin Song Zhenping now has broad shoulders and a wide back. He carries a long knife and exudes a murderous aura, like an enraged leopard. He is completely different from the little chick who used to only know how to cover his head and keep quiet, and who could be beaten at will.
He even doubted whether he could win the fight!
And Xiao An, if she walked down the street, I definitely wouldn't recognize her.
He'd gotten fatter and taller, and those eyes staring at him now held no fear or timidity, only hatred, as if he wanted to pounce on him and bite him right away.
Beside Song Lao Er, Madam Gu kept glancing around. She had noticed Song Zhenping and Xiao An's clothes the moment she saw them.
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