Nine secrets to cover the sky

Chapter 106 Fang Yuanshan's Worries
The door of Fang Mansion was open, and from the street outside, one could see a lonely maid in the front yard, sweeping the fallen leaves feebly.

Fang Jie came in from the outside, went straight to the back of the unaware servant girl, and called out, "Luxia."

Luxia was thinking about something, when she was suddenly called out, she was so frightened that she said "Ah!" and turned around, seeing that it was someone, she immediately said "Ah!"

It's a pity that Fang Jie hadn't said the words "I'm back", Luxia threw the broom with a slam, and shouted "Master is back, master is back!", while rolling, crawling and falling I picked up a few somersaults and ran to the backyard, excited like crazy.

Fang Jie was taken aback by this exaggerated reaction, then he shook his head helplessly and continued walking inside.

But at this moment, a figure flashed in front of him, and as soon as he stood still, he exclaimed in surprise: "It really is back!" After a closer look, it was Xia Chaochen.

Seeing this, Fang Jie stopped and said with a smile, "Uncle Xia."

Xia Chaochen came over, looked at Fang Jie for a while, and then with a satisfied smile on his face, he said: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back." Then suddenly remembered something, and said to Fang Jie: "Let's go, see you soon See Mrs. Madam, they miss you very much during this time."

"En." Fang Jie continued to walk forward and asked, "How are my parents?"

"Good things can't be better." Xia Chaochen seldom laughed heartily, then walked and looked at Fang Jie and said: "With a son like you, the master and wife don't have much face, even the emperor has summoned him in person recently. Master, I will ask when you will go home."

Fang Jie was a little surprised by these words, and couldn't help asking: "Recently? Uncle Xia said..."

"The story of you in the Tongtian Empire has been spread for a long time, especially in the state of Jin. Now almost everyone knows your name, not to mention the upper and lower members of the Fang family, even outsiders. Any person in the state of Jin, because you are here The Tongtian Empire has won glory and feels proud of its long face." Xia Chaochen said.

Only then did Fang Jie understand, and couldn't help but smiled wryly: "No wonder Luxia felt like seeing a ghost when she saw me just now, so it's because I'm famous?"

Xia Chaochen couldn't help laughing, then patted Fang Jie on the shoulder, and said: "What's wrong with being famous, many people don't have the ability to be famous, do you think this is the reason?"

Fang Jie nodded helplessly, then changed the subject and asked, "By the way, where is Uncle Megatron?"

"He took your group of assassins out for training, and he won't be back until a few days later," Xia Chaochen said.

Fang nodded.

Not long after the two continued to walk, when they were about to reach the backyard, they saw Fang Yuanshan and Liu Shi walking very fast, surrounded by a group of happy maids and servants, so Fang Jie trotted over, and Liu Shi also trotted Come here, wait for Fang Jie to stand still, but Liu Shi rushed over and hugged him, then laughed and cried and complained: "You little bastard has been away for several months, and you don't even send a letter when you go out. Send back, forget that you have a home, don't you be a mother, don't you..."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Fang Jie blushed immediately. He was too embarrassed, but he cast a look at Fang Yuanshan asking for help, and this old man actually looked helpless, and you looked like he was standing there with a smile that wasn't a smile. On the side, watching gloatingly.

Mrs. Liu finally let go of Fang Jie, but she still complained crying: "I know I'm playing wild outside, and I don't know how much I worry about you at home for my mother. I'm not too young, so why don't I know how to love others? It's heartless." If you have no lungs, just look like your father!"

Fang Jie was completely overwhelmed, and was so forced that he had no choice but to choke out after Mrs. Liu finished speaking: "Mother, I brought you a daughter-in-law back!"

As soon as these words came out, the servants all smiled and widened their eyes, and Liu immediately raised his head and looked left and right: "Really? Where is he?"

Fang Yuanshan immediately gave Fang Jie a thumbs up.

"He went home first, but he is also from the Jin Kingdom, and he lives in the imperial city. It seems that you have seen her before." Fang Jie could only use Wu Nu as a shield.

Liu's attention was completely diverted when she heard the words, and she hurriedly asked: "Which family is the girl from, where did you meet my mother?"

"It's the one who I fell off the cliff and came back to report to you. It's called Wu Nu." Fang Jie said.

Suddenly there was a sound of gasping for air, and Fang Yuanshan was even more surprised: "That girl from Tongtian Imperial College?" Then this time, he gave Fang Jie a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart, and it seemed like Jealous of Fang Jie's ability to hook up with girls.

Not to mention the others, all staring at Fang Jie happily and excitedly.

Fang Jie was puzzled now, and cast doubtful eyes on Xia Chaochen who was always standing aside with a smile on his face, his expression seemed to be asking: "The matter of Wu Nu has also been reported back to the Jin Kingdom?"

And Xia Chaochen nodded, and told Fang Jie with his expression in the air: "Wu Nu captured a barbarian with the strength of the three realms of heaven and man in the Tongtian Empire. She became famous earlier than you, and even now she is not much worse than you."

"It's that girl, um, my mother sees that girl has a good face and a kind person. My son really has eyesight." Liu Shi heard the words and thought for a while before remembering Wu Nu. Jie's head to show encouragement, then took Fang Jie's hand, walked into the room and said: "Tell mother quickly, what stage has the relationship developed now, do you want your parents to propose marriage?"

So a bunch of people surrounded the mother and son into the backyard.

When the family of three and Xia Chaochen were seated, the servants were still squeezed outside through a door, all beaming as they listened to the story of these two young men who were the pride of the Jin Kingdom.

Fang Yuanshan didn't think too much of it, but when Fang Jie had finished speaking, he had to greet an old woman to remind Fang Jie that he might be hungry.

So the satisfied servants dispersed in a rush. Those who cook, those who boil water, those who serve tea, all of them are smiling and exchanging new stories about the stories they just heard, while busy in full swing. For a while, my own affairs seemed to be as festive as the Chinese New Year.

Soon, a sumptuous meal was served.

The family of three sat with Xia Chaochen, most of the time Fang Jie was talking to his mother, while Fang Yuanshan and Xia Chaochen were laughing and listening and clinking glasses from time to time.

"Let's delay the marriage proposal, but I have to go there tomorrow to meet the two elders over there." Fang Jie said to Liu Shi.

Mrs. Liu hurriedly said, "Then I will take you there for my mother."

Fang Jie was helpless: "No need..."

"That won't work." Mrs. Liu stared at Fang Jie and said, "If you want to let Wei Niang follow, Wei Niang can go now by herself, and take a good look at her future daughter-in-law."

"Okay, okay." Fang Jie immediately surrendered: "Then mother will go with me tomorrow."

"That makes sense." Liu immediately smiled, picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it in a square bowl, and said with a smile: "Eat chicken."

"kindness……"

Not long after, Mrs. Liu, who completely regarded Fang Jie's visit tomorrow as a major event, couldn't sit still anymore and got up to leave, and began to prepare a series of things.

Fang Jie breathed a sigh of relief.

But Fang Yuanshan said with a half-smile: "Your mother's personality has made a big show, even if you don't go to propose marriage tomorrow, others will think that you are going to propose marriage."

"Why, you also want to join in the fun?" Fang Jiebai came over and said with a glance.

"Go, why don't you go." Fang Yuanshan said as a matter of course, then glanced at Xia Chaochen, and said, "If Lao Xia is free, come along?"

"Okay." Xia Chaochen nodded.

Then the two looked at each other and smiled.

Fang Jie was speechless.

"By the way, you are doing well in Tongtian Empire, why did you come back suddenly without any news?" Fang Yuanshan asked at this time.

Fang Jie put down his chopsticks, his expression became serious, and he said to the two of them, "There is something I want to tell you."

Seeing this, Fang Yuanshan said: "Let's talk, this room has a large formation, and the door cannot be heard from outside."

So Fang Jie bowed his head in silence for a while, and then said to the two of them: "A friend gave me a prepared message that the barbaric [-] kingdoms will invade the Central Plains."

Fang Yuanshan and Xia Chaochen looked at each other, and then Xia Chaochen said to Fang Jie: "This news... is actually true?"

Fang Jie was taken aback when he heard the words, and said in surprise: "You already know?"

"The state of Jin is a border area, and there are always people traveling between the Xirong tribe and the state of Jin. Recently, some people say that a large number of troops from the Xirong tribe have assembled, so it is rumored that the Xirong tribe is about to invade the state of Jin." Fang Yuanshan said: "In the imperial city, even civilians believe This matter has been spreading wildly all over the world, your Uncle Xia and I knew about it relatively early, but we have not been sure of the accuracy of the news, and now hearing what you say, it seems that we can't be wrong."

"So that's what happened." Fang Jie nodded when he heard the words, and then said: "But this time it's not just Xirong's invasion of Jin, but a large-scale, all-round invasion!"

So Xia Chaochen and Fang Yuanshan looked at each other.

Xia Chaochen frowned and said, "I'll immediately gather up my family's industries and businesses in various parts of the Jin Kingdom, and gather them at the Imperial City headquarters as soon as possible."

And Fang Yuanshan nodded and said: "It's best to do it in secret, so as not to cause panic."

"En." Xia Chaochen nodded, then stepped back.

The father and son were silent for a while, Fang Yuanshan said: "Do you want to transfer your mother away, such as Tongtian Empire?"

"It's useless." Fang Jie shook his head: "In addition to the all-out aggression, the Barbaric Hundred Thousand Kingdoms have already made full preparations, and what they want to fight will be a war that will last for several years or even ten or decades. There will be no peace anywhere at that time, not to mention the Tongtian Empire is the largest country in the Central Plains, and the target is too big. If a large number of barbarians infiltrate, the first thing to target is the Tongtian Empire, which is the most unsafe place. of."

Fang Yuanshan frowned deeply after hearing this, thought for a while and said: "According to you, although the Jin Kingdom is located in the border area of ​​the Central Plains, it is not an important strategic fortress after all, and it is a small country, so you think the imperial city Is it safer instead?"

"En." Fang node nodded: "That's why I don't agree to the transfer."

"I don't agree with the transfer either." Fang Yuanshan nodded and said, then stood up and paced back and forth, then stopped suddenly after a while, looked at Fang Jie and said, "But I don't have much confidence in Jin. The country can only last about ten days at most."

"Only ten days?" Fang Jie couldn't believe it: "If I remember correctly, in the same war 2000 years ago, the ancestors of the Jin State held most of the territory."

But Fang Yuanshan said: "At this time and at that time, the people of Jin have lived and worked in peace and contentment for more than 200 years, and there have been no wars for three generations. Although the Western Army has not invaded Jin for more than 200 years, they are always fighting against nature in such an environment. The arrogance and arrogance common to the people of Shangjin in the peaceful and prosperous age, and the Xirong tribe came prepared..." Speaking of this, Fang Yuanshan shook his head: "I also hope that my judgment is wrong."

Fang Jie's expression turned serious. He knew that Fang Yuanshan's conclusion was not groundless, so he said: "We have made two-handed preparations. If Jin cannot survive, we should find a place of refuge in advance. All in all, this war If it's unavoidable, our Fang family would rather give up their family business and be safe."

Fang Yuanshan nodded, and said to Fang Jie with some relief: "When you grow up, this family will depend on you for many things in the future. Your mother and I trust you and will not influence any of your decisions. But if necessary, I'd still be happy to give you my opinion."

"Wait." Hearing the words, Fang Jie looked at Fang Yuanshan strangely and said, "Listening to your tone, do you want to be the hands-off shopkeeper and throw all the burdens on me?"

"What are you talking about, I believe you!" Fang Yuanshan reprimanded with a sudden change of expression.

Fang Jie rolled his eyes and said, "I don't care, I'm still young, and I don't want to be in charge so early, you should work hard for decades."

"Decades? How long do you think I can live?" Fang Yuanshan's eyes widened suddenly.

"I hope you live a long life, isn't it good?" Fang Jie looked helpless.

Fang Yuanshan also rolled his eyes when he heard the words, and then simply acted foolishly, saying: "Anyway, in troubled times, everything depends on fists, no matter how much money I have, it's useless, I'm afraid sometimes self-protection will be a problem, and you, if those If the rumors are true, with so many backstage and friends standing behind you, who does not depend on you for the safety of this family?"

Fang Jie was speechless when he heard the words.

Fang Yuanshan patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I should enjoy my life too. Back then, your old man came out to work hard when he was a teenager..."

But Fang Jie interrupted: "Stop, I have listened to the history of your grassroots rise hundreds of times since I was a child."

"Then you should know how hard I have worked, and now it's time for you to take over and let me rest." Fang Yuanshan bulged his eyes and glared at Fang Jie. Feeling relaxed, he left humming a little tune.

As for Fang Jie, whether he likes it or not, from today onwards, he will officially take over the family.

(End of this chapter)