Chapter 57, Trickle

It wasn't until the afternoon that Jiang Pingan, who went to inquire about Fang Baicao, returned.

"Brother Fang, there is something fishy about this!"

Jiang Ping'an arrived in a hurry, sat down, and was not polite. He poured a bowl of water, took a big sip, and then said: "When I leave your side this morning, I will ask someone to inquire in detail. Uncle is here."

Where, what mission to perform..."

"With a lot of connections, I found a big leader of the rebel army. But when the other party heard about this, he immediately turned against me and almost arrested me..."

When he mentioned this matter, he still had lingering fears on his face: "Thankfully, I have a clear conscience and confessed my relationship with Brother Fang... The other party investigated and confirmed... It was not until recently that I was released..."

"However, I was also warned not to investigate this matter again."

"That's how it is?!"

Fang Rui frowned: 'The level of confidentiality is so high. It seems that the urgent task that Dad mentioned in the letter is very relevant and involves a lot of things...'

‘Such a mission often means danger!’ He suppressed a trace of worry in his heart.

"That's it!"

Fang Rui sighed and did not want to embarrass Jiang Ping'an: "My father should be going to carry out a secret mission for the rebels. After completing it, he will probably be able to come back...Brother Jiang just pays attention and don't ask any more questions."

I skipped this conversation and chatted for a while about the situation in the city.

Jiang Ping'an spoke enthusiastically: "The rebels asked us to track down the lawbreakers and investigate the gangsters who committed evil in the past few days... They also hinted that they would search for evidence of crimes against big families... I'm afraid they will take action against big families!"

"They also asked us to prepare, open warehouses to store grain, and give porridge... We did not force strong men to join the army, and they were given settlement allowances, and we could also receive monthly payments... Outside the city, we divided the fields... From the looks of it, the rebels seemed to be doing something.

of……"

As a rebel agent, he was a low-level official who could not circumvent the Taiping thieves' political strategy. It was not surprising to know this in advance.

"If these policies are implemented, the hearts and minds of the people in the city will soon come to their aid... But how to say it is one thing, how to implement it is another matter, let's see!"

Fang Rui nodded slightly, commented casually, and poured another bowl of water for Jiang Pingan.

"Hey, Brother Fang, you... seem to be a little different!" Jiang Ping'an suddenly said.

"oh?"

Fang Rui looked over.

no the same?

He is different from yesterday, that is, he has broken through the fifth level. Is this visible? Impossible!

"That's right,"

Jiang Pingan carefully considered his words and explained: "In the past, Brother Fang gave me the feeling that he was extremely cautious, as if... for fear of being persecuted..."

"It's not that this is bad, it's just that it's a little too tight and too defensive..."

"Now?"

He looked at Fang Rui in surprise: "It seemed that the whole person suddenly calmed down. It was like... how do I put it? The mountain collapsed in front of me without changing its expression. Everything was under control... Yes, that's the feeling!"

"Jingqi?!"

Fang Rui was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he understood.

'In the past, even when I reached the sixth level, I still didn't feel safe enough...'

'But now, after experiencing the most chaotic siege by the Taiping thieves, the city was broken... and I broke through the fifth level, and truly entered the top level of Changshan County... Coupled with Brother Jiang's connections and news channels...'

After time travel to the present, the accumulation of March has ushered in a big explosion!

This gave Fang Rui an unprecedented sense of security.

Occupy one's position and nourish one's energy. Long-term material and spiritual satisfaction can cultivate the kind of leisurely and lazy nobility...

And the sense of security brought by one's own experience, personal connections, and the power attributed to oneself can also cultivate calmness.

This kind of calmness, calmness and calmness, Fang Rui himself didn't notice much just because he was in this mountain...

On the contrary, Jiang Ping'an, whom he had interacted with the most recently and was familiar with, felt it more clearly.

"Maybe it's the changes in the outside world, my own growth... and the news about my father..."

Fang Rui said vaguely and looked at Jiang Ping'an with admiration: "Brother Jiang has a delicate mind and keen observation. I am not as good as him!"

"where?"

Jiang Ping'an shook his head, very self-aware: "Brother Fang is not as good as me, but it's just that when it comes to myself, I have a blind spot..."

"Just like me, even if I can see the calmness in Brother Fang, I can't do it or learn it. It's easier said than done!"

…

Jiang Ping'an just became a rebel agent today, and he has a lot of things to do. If he hadn't asked for news about Fang Baicao, he would have been too busy to do anything...

Therefore, I didn't sit here for a while and then left in a hurry.

Send Jiang Ping'an away.

Fang Rui turned around and entered the back room.

In front of the window, in the golden mottled light and shadow, and in the flying fine dust of light, Mr. Fang Xue and Mrs. Sanniang were doing needlework and sewing clothes.

In fact, Fang Rui, Fang Ling, and Fang Xue's new clothes have been made, but the third wife and daughter's clothes have not been made yet, so it is not good for them to wear them first.

The two of them talked in low voices, chatting about their parents' quarrels... Especially Mr. Fang Xue, knowing that Fang Baicao was fine, felt at ease and had a lot of smiles on her face.

At the door, two little girls, Fang Ling and Nannan, were playing animal chess - this was made by Fang Rui and taught to them.

At this time, seeing Fang Rui coming over and about to lose, Fang Ling slapped the chess pieces cheekily, took Nannan's hand and stood up: "No more, no more! Let's go, Nannan, let's let brother tell a story..."

"Brother, I want to hear a story!" Fang Ling swooped over like a little swallow.

"I want to hear it too..." Nannan said softly.

"Well……"

Fang Rui held his forehead.

"Journey to the West" has been finished, and we are already talking about "The List of Gods". After that, are we going to talk about "Dream of Red Mansions"? I'm afraid we will cultivate two little Lin Daiyus!

Having said that, the story needs to be told, and it still needs to be told.

"Don't worry, let's talk about it..."

Fang Rui stretched out and sat down on the wicker chair.

The two little girls quickly moved the stools and sat on them, one on the left and the other on the right, as if they were protecting the law.

"By the way, then Jiang Ziya comes down the mountain..."

Fang Rui squinted his eyes and spoke softly, enjoying the peace, coziness, and comfort, and he liked it from the bottom of his heart.

He will not be like the protagonists of those novels in his previous life. The higher his level, the more eager he is to cause trouble, always walking on the edge of a dangerous cliff... There are many crises, one trouble after another, and he has not lived a happy life for two days...

Why bother?!

'I have never improved my strength to fight or kill anyone, but more to protect myself... If people don't mess with me, I don't bother to mess with them...'

'Speaking of which, it's great to live such a stable life!'

Fang Rui sighed in his heart.

Perhaps in the distant future, he will become the Immortal Lord of Immortality and the Lord of Tribulation of All Worlds, but what does it have to do with him now?!

Every journey has its own scenery. Many times, the final result is not much of a surprise, but it is the process that is most worth remembering.

Just like falling in love, the most fascinating thing is not hitting the home run, but: that hazy and ambiguous period...

…

Wow!

Under the big sun outside the door, the broken light of the trees flickered, and the wind in the hall seemed to slow down at this moment, becoming calm.

The surging tide of the times and the great river of time branched out into a small tributary in this small courtyard, like a mountain stream, ding-dong-ding-dong, trickling.

…

Tell stories to the two little girls, occasionally find opportunities to make out with the third lady, eat, drink, sleep, and do trivial things...

Two days passed in such a hurry.

In these two days.

Fang Rui and Jiang Ping'an were both paying attention to Fang Baicao's information, but there was still no news.

Outside.

The Taiping thieves began to comb Changshan City to investigate evil deeds. In the past few days, many ruffians who had done evil were arrested, killed, and publicly executed...

The big households in the city were not clean to begin with. Under the covert inspection, they caught every one of them and ransacked their homes...

Originally, this matter was not that easy.

However, one of the top two big families in the city, the Xia family, a young boy, completely surrendered to the Taiping thieves. Under the backstab, these big families fell down one after another.
To be continued...