At that moment, Granny Wang's heart suddenly clenched; she had a bad feeling.
She had three sons and one daughter. Her eldest son, Wang Bo, and youngest daughter, Wang Jinhua, were the two she valued most, but she wasn't completely indifferent to her second son, Wang Lang, and youngest son, Wang He.
Six years ago, Wang Bo, Wang Lang, and Lu Yanzheng were conscripted by the imperial court.
When she met Wang Bo, she asked about Wang Lang's situation. Wang Bo said that Wang Lang had not served in the army in the same place as him, and that was the end of that.
But now that Lu Yanzheng has suddenly brought it up, it means that Wang Bo may have lied before.
Wang Bo kept his head down and remained silent.
"Tell me, Xiao Bo, where's your second brother? What happened to him?" Wang the Cripple ran from Village Chief Li to Wang Bo's side and asked anxiously.
Unlike Wang Pozi, he preferred his second son because his second son was not only obedient but also very filial.
Wang Bo looked up at Wang the Cripple and Wang the Granny, and smiled strangely, "How should I know? He's not with me!"
Wang the Cripple suddenly turned to look at Lu Yanzheng, "Lu family, what's wrong with my Ah Lang?"
Lu Yanzheng slowly walked up to Jiang Qinyu and stopped. He glanced at Wang Bo, who was still smiling foolishly, and then said to Wang the Cripple: "In Dingshui Village, only Wang Bo and I, the brothers Wang Lang, are serving in the border army. Wang Bo was promoted to centurion a year ago, and Wang Lang is Wang Bo's subordinate."
He paused, then continued in a cold yet calm tone, "But during the joint attack by Dayuan and Xiqiang, the border city fell. Wang Bo sent his men to their deaths while he escaped alone. Wang Lang also died under the curved blades of the Dayuan people."
The room fell silent upon hearing this.
When everyone realized what was happening, they all scorned Wang Bo.
"My God, is Wang Bo even human? He'd even push his own brother into the enemy's clutches to buy himself a chance to survive!"
“I said that when he was training us before, something felt off. He wasn’t as good as A-Zheng’s wife. But at the time, I thought we were all from the village, so I didn’t say anything.”
"Me too, I've felt something was off about him for a while, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it..."
Aunt Qin chuckled and said, "He can even abandon his own mother, so what's his own brother?"
"That's true." The others nodded in agreement.
"You beast!" Wang the Cripple snapped out of his daze after Lu Yanzheng's words and slapped Wang Bo across the face. "Are you even human? That's your own brother!"
Wang Bo chuckled and stared at Wang the Cripple, saying nonchalantly, "So what? How can I live if he doesn't die? When the Dayuan and Western Qiang armies entered the city, they killed everyone they saw. Their numbers were more than ten times ours! Why should I stay and die?"
"You...you..." Wang the Cripple staggered back a step, shaking his head and muttering, "I don't have a son like you!"
Granny Wang was also stunned by Wang Bo's words. She was willing to sacrifice herself to save Wang Bo's life in the face of life and death, but she could not accept that Wang Bo would exchange his own brother's life for hers!
"Xiao Bo, you... how did you become like this?" Granny Wang cried out, "A Lang is your brother!"
Wang Bo smiled at Granny Wang, "Isn't this what you taught me, Mother? As long as I can live, who cares about the deaths of others?"
"I... I didn't teach you that!" Granny Wang shook her head and took several steps back.
Wang Jinhua looked at Wang Bo in disbelief, "Brother, you... how could you..."
That's terrifying! Her older brother is actually that kind of person!
"Hahaha... What are you afraid of? I'm about to be captured and beheaded, aren't I? You'll never have a son like this or an older brother like this again!" Wang Bo laughed loudly.
Lu Yanzheng raised an eyebrow. "Beheading? You're dreaming."
"You won't kill me?" Wang Bo's laughter stopped abruptly, and a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes.
Who would want to die if they could live?
He fled back from the border town because he was afraid of dying.
Lu Yanzheng glanced at him but did not answer him. Instead, he looked at Village Chief Li and said, "Please send these people to the county government and hand them over to Qin Shen. He knows how to deal with them."
"Alright, alright, we'll go right away!" Village Chief Li said hurriedly, then shouted, "Everyone keep a close eye on these people, make sure no one falls behind!"
After saying that, they continued on their way.
This time, no one stopped her. Granny Wang stared blankly at the departing procession, took a step forward with one foot, opened her mouth, but ultimately did not chase after them.
Lu Yanzheng looked down at Jiang Qinyu, his gaze sweeping over Shu Fan and Pan'er behind her, knowing they were her older brother's children.
Lu Yanzheng shifted his gaze from the child and asked slowly, "Where are your parents? Are they home?"
"Huh?" Jiang Qinyu almost didn't react. "Oh, right, they're at home."
After saying that, she added, "They're waiting for you at home."
“Okay,” Lu Yanzheng nodded. “Let’s go home.”
He said he was going home, but he didn't move his feet.
Seeing this, Jiang Qinyu suddenly remembered that he had amnesia and probably didn't know where the Lu family's house was. So she took the lead and pointed to the Lu family's courtyard as she walked, saying, "That's our family's courtyard. It used to be one big courtyard, but now the family has separated. My parents live in the middle..."
Lu Yanzheng looked in the direction she was pointing and found that the Lu family's house was actually a large brick and tile house. Even though it was divided into three households, it still looked quite big, which showed how big the house used to be.
It seems the Lu family lived quite well in the past; no wonder they were able to raise him to have the skills he had six years ago.
At this time, Lu Yanzheng was unaware that the good life the Lu family enjoyed was all earned by himself.
Shufan and Pan'er held hands and looked at each other.
This uncle doesn't seem very fierce?
The two arrived at the Lu family's door. Jiang Qinyu pushed open the door, calling out to Lu Yanzheng as she gestured for him to come in, "Dad, Mom, look who's back?"
"Ah Zheng, is Ah Zheng back?" Hearing the noise, Madam Chen hurriedly came out of the kitchen.
Upon seeing Lu Yanzheng, she burst into tears of joy, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back..."
Old Man Lu also hurried out of the main room, tears welling up in his eyes, but he controlled himself and did not shed a tear. He spoke as if Lu Yanzheng had never left home, "Your mother is making dinner. You should go in and sit down. Dinner will be served in a little while."
After saying that, he turned to Shufan and said, "Xiaofan, go next door and call your Uncle Lu and the others over. We'll have dinner together tonight."
"Okay, Grandpa." Shufan said and ran out.
Pan'er followed Jiang Qinyu, but still didn't dare to get close to Lu Yanzheng, only timidly glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.
The group sat down in the main room. Lu Yanzheng glanced around the room and found it very clean and tidy, much like an ordinary farmhouse.
After looking around the room, Lu Yanzheng looked at Pan'er and asked Jiang Qinyu, "Is this your eldest brother's daughter?"
"How did you know?" Jiang Qinyu had been wondering how he knew Granny Wang's surname was Qi, and why he called her Wang Qi Shi the moment she opened her mouth. "My dears, if you like this book, please vote for it. If it's convenient, a 'like' would also be appreciated. Writing is hard work for the author, so if you don't like it, please be kind and don't leave a bad review. Thank you everyone!"
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