Cui Guang, the second son of the Cui family, stood alone outside the earth wall and waited, his eyes swept through the two cannons farther away from time to time.

The first time he saw a cannon like this.

I was even fantasizing that if there were a few cannons like this, not to mention the bandits nearby, even ordinary officers and soldiers would not be afraid.

The sound of horse hooves quickly interrupted his fantasy.

"Go back and tell the people of the King of Cui and his family that you will give you an incense stick of time to transport the food outside the earthen castle. After the time comes, the army will attack Xiao Songji."

The person who passed the message was Commander Huang's personal soldiers.

Cui Guang said hesitantly: "Can I meet Commander Huang?"

"My generals are busy with affairs and don't have time to see you, so I'd better get all the food, otherwise the army will spend the night in Xiao Songji tonight." Commander Huang's personal soldiers finished speaking, turned their horses and turned around and left.

Cui Guang watched the other party ride away and then returned to the fort.

"Take a rope out and pull me in." Cui Guang returned to the underworld and shouted in the hut.

Soon a two-fingered hemp rope was thrown out at one end and the other end was in the hands of the person inside the castle.

Cui Guang tied the hemp rope around his waist and pulled it with his hands, feeling that he couldn't fall down. Then he shouted: "Okay, pull it up!"

There were more than one person pulling the rope on the other side of the earthen wall, and within a few strokes, Cui Guang pulled him to the earthen wall.

Cui Guang, who turned over and came to the earthen wall, untied the hemp rope on his waist, turned to find his father, came closer and said, "The child is fulfilling his mission."

"There is no less grain. You are called fulfilling your mission, you are simply useless." The head of the Cui family insulted Cui Guang without hesitation.

Under the oppression of the father as his son, Cui Guang lowered his head and did not dare to refute.

The head of the Wang family on the side said, "Okay, Brother Cui, don't blame me, as my nephew. He can return smoothly after meeting the rebels. It is enough to show my nephew's ability. Brother Cui, you have a successor, and I can't even envy you."

Hearing this, the head of the Cui family snorted.

The other party clearly praised it, but in fact it was to provoke the conflict between their father and son and brother.

He is not stupid, so how could he not hear the provocation in the other party's words?

The Wang family’s chief chuckled.

He had never expected that this provocation could be hidden from Cui's head of the family, but even if the other party knew about it, he wouldn't care.

The two families of Cui Wang were fighting around in Xiao Songji. If the rebels had not suddenly come to Xiao Songji, how could he go to the Cui family to discuss dealing with the rebels in person?

"Why are you still being stunned here? Why don't you go back and help your elder brother with your work?" The head of the Cui family couldn't help but scold him when he saw his son standing here in a daze.

Upon hearing this, Cui Guang hurriedly said, "There is one thing that the child wants to discuss with his father?"

"What's the matter?" The head of the Cui family frowned slightly.

From the bottom of his heart, he never looked down on his son who likes to play with swords and sticks, so he didn't think that his son could have any serious things to discuss with him.

Cui Guang did not speak immediately, but looked at the head of the Wang family next to him.

"What do you want to say? You have to hide it from your Uncle Wang. Just say it here, just let your Uncle Wang give you some tips." The head of the Cui family didn't think that his second son had any serious business, so he didn't plan to avoid the people of the Wang family at all.

On the contrary, the head of the Wang family next to him said, "It doesn't matter, I'll go and see if you have anything to say, your father and son will say it slowly."

As he said that, he took the Wang family's people and left.

"Brother Wang doesn't have to leave. What the child wants to say may be related to Xiao Song Ji. You might as well stay and listen together." The head of the Cui family stopped the head of the Wang family who was about to leave.

If it were the eldest son who wanted to say something, he would naturally choose to carry the Wang family on his back, but he really didn't think there was anything serious about his younger son.

The Wang family’s parents were also curious about what the second young master of the Cui family wanted to say, so they really stayed.

Seeing this, Cui Guang knew that he would not say anything anymore. His father said that he should scold him again, so he didn't care whether the Wang family was aside and said directly: "I saw the rebel cannons outside the earthen castle. I thought, if we could have a few such cannons in Xiao Songji, I would no longer have to worry about anyone siege Xiao Songji."

"I know I'm using my brain." The head of the Cui family praised, and then said, "Let your Uncle Wang explain to you why Xiao Songji has never had a cannon."

Hearing this, Cui Guang looked at the Wang family's head in confusion.

The head of the Wang family spoke to him and said, "Our Xiao Songji is not as good as other places. Once there are cannons, the government will not let us go. Maybe they will send troops to treat us as rebels."

"Can it be so serious!" Cui Guang frowned.

Their Cui family is quite powerful within a radius of more than ten miles. Even the county masters in the county government will give their father a little bit of shame. He doesn't think that if Xiao Song Ji has a cannon, he will be targeted by the government.

The Cui family leader, who saw his son's appearance, knew that he had not figured it out and immediately said, "Looking at your stupid look, why do you think I support your elder brother in school? You are still hoping that your elder brother can pass the Jinshi exam and become an official. As long as there is no one in the Cui family to be an official in the court for a day, our Cui family is the local rich man in the eyes of the government, and he can be killed by it at will. I have been careful in my father over the years. If you really want to get a few cannons, the government can easily let our Cui family go?"

"It's not that serious! Besides, Kaifeng Prefecture has fallen into the hands of the rebels. Even if we get a few cannons, no one can do anything to us." Cui Guang said disapprovingly.

Bang!

The head of the Cui family raised his hand and slapped his second son on the forehead.

He said with a dark face: "I will do whatever you want. If you dare to bring the cannon to Xiao Songji, don't blame me for killing my relatives for justice and handing you over to the government."

Cui Guang was slapped and looked aggrieved, but he didn't care about fighting back.

The head of the Wang family next to him said, "You have to listen to your father in this matter. Never get the cannon to Xiao Songji. Our small bodies like us can't stand the government's bones and suck the marrow."

Regarding the cannon matter, he and the head of the Cui family stood aside.

Once Xiao Songji has a cannon, even if the cannon is made by the Cui family, the people from the government will definitely pull the Wang family in and clean up with the Cui family.

The Wang family and the Cui family are a bit powerful in Xiao Songji, but in the eyes of the government, they are just a stick and don’t take it seriously at all. If the two families had not been careful for years of management, Xiao Songji might have lost both Cui and Wang families.

"I know what you think about again, boy." The head of the Cui family said to his second son who looked dissatisfied, "Although the rebels have taken Kaifeng Prefecture now, the court will sooner or later send troops to recover Kaifeng. At this time, if you dare to bring the cannon to Xiao Songji, it is equivalent to handing over the handle to the government, so you should be honest and don't cause trouble for me."

"I understand." Cui Guang replied in a quiet voice.

Although he was not convinced, he did not dare to fight against his father.
Chapter completed!