Fang Zhengming was also 45 or 46 years old, about the same age as Fang Yuansheng. His cultivation was stronger than Fang Yuansheng's, having reached the peak of Gang-strength. The other person was a little younger, in his early forties. His cultivation was similar to Fang Yuansheng's, at the middle stage of Gang-strength.
Xiao Bing knew that the man next to Fang Zhengming was called Fang Zhengshen, who was also the son of Fang Yuansheng's second uncle. He was Fang Zhengming's brother and they both hated Fang Yuansheng's family.
Fang Zhengshen and Fang Zhengming did not see Xiao Bing. They only saw Fang Yuansheng, his wife and Fang Yi walking at the front. They glanced at Fang Yi, then Fang Zhengshen snorted and said, "Fang Yuansheng, although you are my cousin, I have to say something. What's wrong? Only the three of you came to Great Grandpa's birthday? Where's your daughter? Why isn't Fang Yuanyuan here? "
"Yes." Fang Zhengming frowned and said unhappily, "I knew that Fang Yuanyuan was unhappy with her uncles. After all, she is from the city. It's normal for her to look down on farmers. But she didn't even come to Great Grandpa's birthday. Isn't that a bit too lawless? Fang Yuansheng, this is your fault."
Fang Yuansheng smiled faintly and said, "I think you are wrong. My daughter is already back. Oh, she is walking with her friend!"
As soon as Fang Yuansheng said that, Fang Yuanyuan's voice came from behind them, "I'm here!"
Fang Yuanyuan appeared holding Xiao Bing's arm, looking very intimate. Fang Yi was a bit surprised. She did not expect her sister to be so natural. It was not like her at all.
Xiao Bing smiled and nodded to Fang Zhengming and Fang Zhengming. Then he looked at Fang Yuanyuan, his eyes full of love.
Fang Yuanyuan felt her heart thumping. She thought to herself, "Brother Xiao, why are his eyes so gentle? Most girls can't stand it. No wonder Sister Yezi fell for him even though she is so beautiful. I have to be careful not to fall into his trap."
Fang Yuansheng and his wife were even more surprised. Fang Yuanyuan's performance was barely passable. But looking at Xiao Bing's doting look, they would have thought that Xiao Bing was really Fang Yuanyuan's boyfriend if they did not know the truth beforehand. And they should be in love with each other.
Fang Zhengming looked at him curiously and asked, "Are you Yuanyuan's boyfriend?"
"Yes, uncle." Xiao Bing nodded politely with a smile.
Fang Zhengming snorted, turned around and walked into the courtyard, saying, "Everyone, come in!"
Fang Zhengming and Fang Zhengshen walked in front. Fang Zhengming saw a few young people practicing martial arts in the yard, so he said to one of the young men, "Fang Zhi, go tell your great-grandfather that your uncle's family is back."
"Oh." A young man in his twenties who was practicing answered. He looked at Fang Yuansheng and the others, then said yes and hurried to the second floor.
Fang Zhengming's mother frowned and felt suffocated. She said, "Zhengming, your son doesn't even greet his uncle when he sees him. Isn't that too rude?"
Fang Zhengming grunted in acknowledgment. He couldn't refute anything, so he just said, "I'll tell that brat later."
Seeing that Fang Zhengming had said so, Fang Yuansheng squeezed his wife's hand, meaning that it was enough.
Xiao Bing looked around. This yard was about the same size as the Xiao Mansion. There were many vegetables planted in the yard, and there were also chilies hanging on the wall. It looked like a farmyard at first glance. But the difference was that there was a large open space in the yard, and there was a weapon rack on the side of the open space. There were all kinds of weapons on it, including knives, spears, swords, and halberds.
Xiao Bing nodded secretly. Although the strength of the Fang family was not the most outstanding in the world of martial arts, it seemed that they were indeed a family with a deep-rooted idea of martial arts inheritance. Unfortunately, it was not the ancient society anymore. Even in ancient times, most of the dynasties all valued culture and belittled martial arts. A country could not be without courage, but if it wanted to rely on courage to guide the country, it would not be far from the end of the road.
Just like the Soviet Union decades ago, it was a superpower that was comparable to the United States. It was also a fighting nation full of courage. Their rise was because of this courage, but it was also because of the collapse and division of their country. If they had chosen the same path as Huaxia, which was to expand their military strength and give priority to economic construction, the Soviet Union might not have disintegrated in the end, but would have a different ending.
There was a similar thing in the history of Huaxia, and it was even more radical. It was the Yuan Dynasty, which was crazy about the expansion of force and ruled the country by force. In the end, it only existed for 97 years before it was overthrown.
Therefore, it was not impossible to have force, but if a country wanted to develop for a long time, it had to rely on brains and wisdom. This was the real way of the king, and it was even more so in today's society. In the era of high technology, martial arts were more prepared for physical fitness, but this Fang family stubbornly stuck to martial arts. Many generations of people stayed in this small town to practice martial arts, while descendants like Fang Yuansheng, who had the courage to leave here to pursue other lives, were excluded. Xiao Bing did not know whether to admire them or to say that they were ignorant.
Because Fang Yuansheng's mother had expressed her dissatisfaction just now, there were a total of three young people in the yard. Except for Fang Zhi, who went to inform the birthday boy, the other two hurried over and greeted Fang Yuansheng and his wife. One of them seemed to be more perfunctory, while the other was respectful, like a junior facing an elder.
Fang Yuansheng introduced Xiao Bing to the two, and then introduced the identity of the two young people. It turned out that the one who was more respectful to Fang Yuansheng was the only son of Fang Yuanba, Fang Yuansheng's brother, and the other was Fang Zhengshen's only son, Fang Yue.
Xiao Bing looked and found that Fang Yuansheng had a total of four brothers in this generation. Among them, Fang Yuansheng and Fang Yuanba were biological brothers, Fang Zhengming and Fang Zhengshen were biological brothers, and except for Fang Yuansheng who had two daughters, the other three only had one son. It seemed that the ability of the old Fang family to reproduce was not very strong. Otherwise, if there was a chance to have a second child, people with traditional ideas like them would not want it. Perhaps they could not wait to have more children to inherit the family name, and also to inherit martial arts.
But at least the other three had only one son. Maybe this was the reason why Fang Yuansheng was at a disadvantage. He was the only one who did not have a son.
Among the three young people of the same age, Fang Zhi was the most powerful, reaching the peak of Elixir-strength. The other two were at the middle stage of Elixir-strength, but even so, they were still much stronger than Fang Yuanyuan. But with Xiao Bing's Fiery Eyes, he could see that although their strength was much higher than Fang Yuanyuan's, their talent was actually not as good as Fang Yuanyuan's. It was just that they had received the best martial arts instruction since they were young. Judging from Fang Yuansheng's attitude, he was not particularly supportive of his daughter's learning martial arts, so Fang Yuanyuan's resources were not as good.
Fang Yuansheng asked, "Where are my eldest brother and second uncle?"
Fang Zhengming said, "They are in the house. Let's talk inside."
Fang Yuanyuan explained in a low voice. Fang Yuanyuan's grandfather was already gone. Fang Yuanyuan's grandfather was called Fang Yuejin. He was a warm-hearted man. Before Fang Yuanyuan was born, there was a landslide in a village. Many villagers were in danger. Fang Yuejin heard about it and rushed to save them. He saved the lives of several villagers, but died there. Facing such a natural disaster, even a martial arts practitioner like him was powerless.
Fang Yuanyuan's grandfather had a younger brother, Fang Yueyan, who was the father of Fang Zhengming and Fang Zhengshen. He was still alive.
The big brother that Fang Yuan Sheng was talking about was Fang Yuan Yuan's uncle, Fang Yuan Ba. This Fang Yuan Ba had a fiery temper and had a deep relationship with Fang Yuan Sheng. However, he was also a stubborn person. Although he didn't make things difficult for his brother's family, his cousins did make things difficult for his own brother, and he didn't play much of a positive role either.
Everyone entered the house together. The living room was relatively clean, and the decorations were also very simple. A sixty to seventy year old man was sitting on the sofa, talking to an extremely boorish looking man. This boorish man saw Fang Yuan coming in and immediately stood up, calling him big brother.
Fang Yuansheng's face showed a hint of warmth. He smiled and said, "Hey, big brother!"
It seemed that this man was Fang Yuanba. He glanced at Fang Yuanyuan's mother and called her sister-in-law. When he saw Fang Yuanyuan and Fang Yuanyuan, his tone became slightly indifferent. He said, "You are back too. Oh, who is this?"
Fang Yuanyuan said happily, "This is my boyfriend!"
Xiao Bing thought to himself, "This girl is a fast learner."
Fang Yuanba hummed. He did not make things difficult for them, but he was not very enthusiastic either.
The old man, who was in his sixties or seventies, sat on the sofa. He looked up and said lightly, "Yuan Sheng, you're a high-ranking official now and you're not too old. Why don't you have another child? Maybe you can have a son so that he can inherit the martial arts of our Fang family? The Fangs are the descendants of famous martial arts masters. You can't rely on two girls. "
Fang Yuanyuan's mother was furious. When Fang Yuanyuan was about to say something, Xiao Bing held her hand and shook his head. The warmth and calmness in his eyes made Fang Yuanyuan suppress her anger and choose to trust Xiao Bing.
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