Chapter Thirty-Two: Returning Home

  In the afternoon, several fast horses galloped along the roadside of Xiude Town, with distant neighing sounds and horseshoes echoing on the ground.

  There were originally three people riding fast horses towards Xiude Town. The middle person wore a cyan armor, like a jade branch and a tree, with deep eyes that made people unable to extricate themselves. The large sword on his back was even more chilling. The person on the right had an imposing manner, with a majestic wind, and a big knife on the saddle made people fearful at a glance. The person on the left had a face like blood, with protruding green eyes, and a bow, arrow, and waist knife on his waist.

  Taking a closer look, I saw that the three men were in high spirits. It was rare to see such a scene in this small town, and these three men were none other than Ye Xuan, Sun Yu, and Chen Fei, the three brothers.

  Now the southern part of Hebei is very quiet, most farmers have come out to farm, and the people are living in peace. Seeing Ye Xuan's three brothers coming, each one came out from their door to look around, looking at the three men's majestic appearance, with a hint of envy in their eyes.

  But in the eyes of more people, there is a look of admiration. At this time, Ye Jiajun was already very famous in southern Hebei, and Ye Jiajun's bravery and good fighting skills had swept away all the remaining rods in southern Hebei, while also repelling the troops of Ma Teng, the rod leader of western Hebei. These things have become the common topics of conversation among the people when they rest.

  The people all called the Ye Family Army as heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals descending to the mortal world, so they were able to conquer everything in their path and achieve a record of winning every battle and taking every city.

  If it were just the Ye family army that could fight, they wouldn't have won over the hearts of the soldiers. The common people are actually very pragmatic; if something doesn't relate to their own interests, they won't support you.

  However, after Ye Jiajun unified southern Hebei, instead of plundering the people's property or seizing women like other warlords or bandits, he distributed land and work to let everyone live a happy life.

  Everyone's interests are now tied to the Ye family army. Without their protection, they would lose their land and their current happy life. So even if the Ye family army is a stick army, the common people still support them.

  In the Ye family army, they did not infringe on the interests of businessmen, letting them do business as usual, which made many people secretly nod in approval. As a return, these people called the Ye family army the "King's Teacher".

  So at this time, the southern part of Hebei Province was proud to have their own sons join the Ye family army. Of course, Xiude Town was no exception...

  At this time, the vast majority of people cast admiring glances at them. Ye Xuan led the way on his robust warhorse, and with a glance around, he exuded an air of confidence and heroism. As they departed, the townspeople called out to them in loud voices, and when Wang Dou smiled back at them in response, the crowd felt as though their faces were radiant with pride. Perhaps this was the source of the star effect.

  Several horses arrived at the village entrance, and more people gathered to watch. The affectionate "Ye Dage" was called out repeatedly. Whether it was Ye Xuan's grandfather, father, or Ye Xuan himself, they were all legends that made people proud. When villagers from other villages talked about this matter, everyone's face lit up with pride.

  Ye Xuan bowed his fist repeatedly on horseback, recalling that he was once just a refugee and it was the villagers who took him in, which moved Ye Xuan deeply.

  Nowadays, I can be considered as a successful person returning to my hometown. In front of my fellow villagers, I still need to be dignified. Sun Yu and Chen Fei followed behind their elder brother Ye Xuan, also with their heads held high, looking pleased with themselves in an arrogant manner.

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  As they arrived at their own home, Ye Xuan saw a group of women chatting idly in their own courtyard. The three Ye brothers dismounted and led the horses into the yard, with a string of comments following behind: "That's the commander of the Ye family army, Ye Da Jiangjun... no wonder... tsk tsk, look at those horses, they're really magnificent..."

  These women were all neighbors of Ye's family, and Ye Xuan smiled and greeted them warmly.

  Ye Xuan wanted to give his mother a surprise this time, so he had Sun Yu and Chen Fei wait outside the door, and he went in alone.

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  When Ye Xuan entered that familiar little house, a joyful voice came from inside the room: "Is it Xuan'er who has returned?"

  Then Meng's family and Xu Yuanyuan came out of the house, still holding a rolling pin in their hands.

  Mr. Meng was still the same as before, although old, his hair was still combed neatly, his clothes were worn out but still clean and tidy, and he dressed decently.

  Xu Yan's big eyes were still as spirited as ever, her gaze fell on Ye Xuan, although she didn't say a word but was filled with joyful colors.

  Wang Dou walked forward and said kindly: "Mother, Yan'er."

  Meng smiled slightly and said, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. You've been gone for so long, Yanyan has been missing you every day, wondering when you'll return! This time you must make up for lost time."

  After hearing this, Xun Yan blushed and lowered her head, softly calling out "Ge" before obediently retreating behind Meng Shi, but those big eyes still occasionally glanced towards Ye Xuan.

  Ye Xuan scratched his head awkwardly and replied softly before changing the subject.

  "Daughter, look who I've brought with me?" As he spoke, he pulled Chen Fei in from outside the door.

  Meng's eyes widened in surprise and she couldn't help but laugh. Chen Fei looked at Meng, his heart filled with emotions, and he was speechless for a long time. Finally, the rough man softly called out: "Mother, Fei'er has followed Big Brother back home."

  Meng's mother patted Chen Fei's head and kept sighing: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back, I was worried to death..."

  After Mother and Chen Fei finished their intimate conversation, Ye Xuan continued: "Mother, now I and Chen Fei have become sworn brothers of different sexes."

  Meng heard this and nodded in satisfaction, then said: "Well done, you two brothers must work together like your father, and absolutely cannot bring shame to them."

  After a pause, Meng said, looking at Ye Xuan and continuing: "Xuan, you can't bully your younger brother Fei like you used to when you were kids!"

  Yexuan also nodded awkwardly after hearing this and hurriedly promised that he wouldn't let his younger brother suffer a loss.

  Meng nodded in satisfaction.

  Seeing this scene, Chen Fei couldn't help but think of his childhood memories, a warm current flowing through his body. He hastily chimed in: "Yes, Mother, don't worry, Big Brother Xuan has always been good to me. As the third brother, I've always felt embarrassed by how well my brothers have taken care of me."

  "Third Brother" listened to Chen Fei's words and asked in a puzzled tone.

  Having heard this, Ye Xuan suddenly remembered Sun Yu who was still outside the door. He slapped his forehead and silently scolded himself for being muddled, making his second brother wait for so long. Then he hastily ran towards the entrance, while running, he said to Madam Meng: "Mother, wait a minute, there's someone else Xuan'er wants you to meet."

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