Thinking of the situation at that time, they were really frightened.

They were not afraid of killing, but when faced with these strangers, old, young, women, and children who even greeted them with smiles, they really couldn't do anything. This was indiscriminate killing.

"My wife is definitely not that kind of person." Manager Cao shook his head decisively and said.

She abides by the rules and does not bully the weak. That time when she was surrounded by servants in the Cheng family, she did not allow them to fight. She insulted her status by following the servants. This is both a kind of pride and a kind of compassion.

She is definitely not someone who kills passers-by for no reason.

"Yes, my wife was fine after that." The entourage nodded and said with some lingering fear, "Then she came back day and night, and you know what happened next, Mr. Cao."

After entering the city, I saw Cheng Ping on the street, crying and begging...

Manager Cao nodded and looked at the crossbow in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.

If it really has the range and strength that these followers said, and this magical weapon is given to the imperial court, it must be a great achievement!

"Master Cao, I asked you to put this away," the attendant said.

Manager Cao quickly regained his composure.

"Don't keep this kind of thing in the car." He said, "Put it in the secret vault underground."

After packing up his bow and mood, Manager Cao walked out and saw Cheng Jiaoniang still sitting by the river fishing, as if she were an old monk in trance, and he couldn't help but frown.

This won't work. Everything is dispensable to her. Manager Cao even thought that even if she was sick and dying, she wouldn't have any emotional reaction. How could it be good for someone like her to wither away at such a young age?

People should have some pursuits in life.

Even if he is like that obscure Cheng Ping, he still has a pursuit of earning enough money.

In April of the second year of Yonghe, three horses galloped past on the streets of Longgu City and stopped in front of a residence.

The residences are simple but clean. They are dressed in red and green at this moment, obviously because they have just celebrated a happy event.

"Fourth brother! You came too late. You are punished by drinking. You are punished by drinking." Xu Bangchui shouted, holding a wine bottle in his hand and spitting the smell of alcohol from his mouth.

"Brother, I went out and missed your big day..." Xu Sigen said to Fan Jianglin who came out, kowtowing.

Fan Jianglin smiled and held on.

"You have official duties," he said.

"Yes, yes, now the fourth brother is an officer and we are soldiers." Xu Bangchui shouted.

Xu Maoxiu gave him a slap in the face.

"Your wife is looking for you with her child in her arms, and she is acting like a fool here." He said, "It's not easy to be an official, so why don't you raise horses?"

"Then I'd rather be a soldier." Xu Bangchui rubbed his head and grinned, then turned around obediently and went in.

The brothers looked at each other and laughed.

Entering the door, seven brothers were sitting together, and there was one more. Xu Bangchui was holding a several-month-old boy in his arms, while women came in and out to put out food and drinks.

"It's been almost two years in the blink of an eye." Xu Sigen said, looking at the brothers in front of him, "My son Bangchui is already so old, and my eldest brother is also married..."

"Yes, you are the only ones left, why don't you start a family soon?" Fan Jianglin said after taking the words, while reaching out and nodding at the other people.

"We are waiting to start a business." Xu Maoxiu said with a smile, raising the wine bowl, "Come on, Fourth Brother, have a taste of this wine."

"Yes, yes, how does this wine compare to the official one?" Xu Bangchui said without forgetting.

"My sister sent this from Jiangzhou Prefecture?" Xu Sigen said. He picked it up and took a sip, praising it repeatedly.

"Don't praise me yet, what do you think my sister will say?" a brother said with a smile.

"What else can I say? I must think this wine is not good, so let's eat it without force." Xu Sigen said with a smile.

The room laughed again.

The women outside the house couldn't help but look over.

"Brothers are still having fun together," a woman said.

"It's even more lively when I talk about my sister." Another woman who was clearly dressed as a bride said.

The woman who had previously reached out to hold her hand, looked at the gold bracelet on her wrist, and showed the one on her own hand.

"I don't know how long it will take to get seven of them together," she said with a smile.

"I don't know what kind of person my sister is." The bride said with a bit of shyness, "I don't know what to say in return. Dalang said that my sister lacked everything, so I made a pair of shoes. I don't know if she dislikes it.

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"How come? Let me take a look at your embroidery work."

The women gathered in another room, watching the embroidery work and exchanging skills, while listening to the men drinking and laughing from the other room.

But soon a rapid banging sound came from the street, breaking the tranquility.

"What happened?"

Everyone came out and asked.

"What could happen? The Western thief is here to give me a reward again." Xu Bangchui laughed and threw his son to his wife, "After this time, we can also become full-fledged generals!"

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Note 1: The Divine Arm Bow of the Song Dynasty, "Song History. Military Chronicles" and "Rong Zhai's Three Brushstrokes", Volume 16, "The Divine Arm Bow".
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