Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

Only one day later, Han Jun had found out everything. When Xu Huaiyi came back from college, he went to his study to talk to him.

"Your second brother Xu Huaili went to the Qiao family. It was not long after you left Hutian Village that day. He also went to the Qiao family before, but usually he was entertained by the steward. This time, the person who met him was Qiao Huai..."

There was no trace of surprise on Xu Huaiyi's face, and his expression was calm, but this kind of calmness made people feel even more nervous.

Han Jun continued, "I couldn't find out what the two talked about, but when Xu Huaili left the Qiao family, he took a lot of things with him. After returning to the village, he showed off a lot."

Xu Huaiyi asked casually, "You didn't ask anyone to interrogate him?"

Han Jun replied very frankly, "After all, he is your second brother. I couldn't be ruthless, so I arrested a servant, a spy sent by the Qiao family, who was keeping an eye on you and the Xu family. I used a little trickery and he confessed everything. It was Xu Huaili who got suspicious from the wheel tracks and thought you pulled something mysterious from Hutian Village, something very precious. He used this information to seek credit at the Qiao family. Qiao Huai also heard it and learned that Mr. Jiang and Master Sun were accompanying them, so he took it more seriously, so he sent someone to visit the Gu family at night..."

Xu Huaiyi sneered, "You just don't learn your lesson. You keep doing this over and over again. Do you really think I'm a clay Buddha?"

Han Jun asked, "What are you going to do with it?"

Xu Huaiyi said without hesitation, "Teach them a lesson and warn them not to target me again in the future."

Han Jun asked curiously, "Lessons? To what extent?"

Xu Huaiyi glanced at him and asked self-deprecatingly, "In your eyes, do I look so kind that I shine?"

How could Han Jun admit this? He said seriously, "You are kind and honest, and you value friendship and loyalty."

Xu Huaiyi snorted, looking gloomy. He really couldn't understand why others thought he was too kind. He was so cruel that he could not recognize his relatives. For the sake of his wife and children, he could give up everything. Why didn't anyone believe that he was decisive and hard-hearted?

Han Jun didn't know how to coax people. He cleared his throat and asked again, "How much do you want to teach him a lesson? I'll help you do it."

Xu Huaiyi said, "Let Xu Huaili break his leg and lie down for a few months, so he won't be able to go out and tell tales anymore. As for Qiao Huai, let him lose money to avoid disaster."

Han Jun readily agreed.

It would be too deliberate to retaliate immediately, so Han Jun waited for a few more days and took action when they all relaxed.

In the morning, Xu Huaili was humming a tune and driving a mule cart leisurely to the farm when the mule suddenly got frightened and started running uncontrollably. No matter how hard he tried, the mule still fell out of the cart. It fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and his screams resounded through the sky.

Fortunately, there were other people on the road who worked together to control the mule and helped send Xu Huaili back home.

The bloody scene and the look of Xu Huaili fainting from the pain scared the Xu family out of their wits. The house was in chaos and everyone was in panic.

After the doctor came to check on the injuries, the other members of Lao Xu's family were called back and sat together to discuss the matter.

Xu Huairen worked as an accountant in the shop. He rushed home in a hurry, sweating all over. Seeing the house in a mess again, he was inevitably upset and spoke in a bad tone, "What happened? How could you fall down while driving? Second brother, did you drink so early in the morning?"

Xu Huaili was lying on the kang at the moment. He gasped in pain when he moved a little. He roared with a ferocious look on his face, "I didn't drink!"

"So you whipped the mule again to vent your anger?"

"no!"

Xu Huairen looked at him, half believing and half doubting, "Could it be just an accident? But why would the mule be frightened and run away for no reason if you didn't stimulate it?"

Xu Huaili gritted his teeth and said, "I said I didn't do anything. Someone must have been plotting against me."

Xu Huairen's expression suddenly changed.

Xu Huailian has become much calmer since he went to the martial arts academy to learn martial arts. He didn't rush to speak just now, but now he asked, "Where is the injury of my second brother? What did the doctor say?"

When asked this, Xu Huaili's face became even uglier. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he moved something and couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Xu Maoshan was sitting on the edge of the kang. Seeing this, he scolded in a deep voice, "Behave yourself. Have you forgotten what the doctor told you just now? Don't move around. Be careful not to damage your bones. Your other leg is also lame. And your arm, don't you want it anymore?"

Xu Huaili's teeth were grinding in hatred, but he didn't dare to move anymore.

Xu Maoshan answered the question for him, "Your second brother has a broken leg, a fractured arm, and two broken ribs. There are also many friction wounds on his head and body. The doctor said that he needs to be carefully taken care of and stay in bed for at least three months, otherwise he will develop a chronic disease."

Xu Huailian said, "Then take good care of the baby. Don't worry about the family matters for now, second brother. We are here for you."

Xu Maoshan was very satisfied with his answer, thinking that the money was not wasted, as he had become much smarter after entering the academy. He became more calm and more thoughtful in his words and deeds than before.

However, when his gaze turned to his youngest son, he couldn't help but sigh, thinking that all his previous efforts had gone to waste.

Xu Huaiyu has become sensitive and suspicious since his arm was disabled. Noticing the two regretful looks, he clenched his fists, pursed his lips, and continued the previous topic, "Second brother said it was not an accident, but someone plotted against it. Do you have any evidence?"

Xu Huaili shouted angrily, "No, but I know that someone must have planned it..."

Xu Huairen muttered in a low voice, "Maybe you just happen to be unlucky..."

Xu Huaili said firmly, "It's impossible. Someone must have set it up!"

"Who plotted against you?"

"Who else could it be? It must be that bastard Xu Huaiyi. Apart from him, who else could be so cruel?"

Xu Huairen subconsciously stopped him, "Second brother, please stop talking nonsense. Do you think our hatred with him is not deep enough?"

Xu Huaili's face was filled with viciousness as he said word by word, "He wants to kill me. I will fight him to the death!"

Hearing this, Xu Huairen was immediately shocked and fidgeted, "Second brother, don't mess around..."

Xu Huaili sneered and said nothing.

Xu Huairen could only yell at Xu Maoshan, "Dad, you don't care?"

Xu Maoshan hunched his back and sighed with a complicated expression, "How can Dad take care of it? Will your second brother suffer all this in vain?"

"Dad, do you also think it was the third brother who did it?"

Xu Maoshan said nothing, feeling confused and uncertain.

Xu Huairen turned to look at the other two, "Fourth brother, fifth brother, what about you?"

Xu Huailian said, "He is capable of doing this, but there must be a reason, right? Why would he plot against my second brother for no reason?"

Xu Huaiyu's eyes flickered, "Second brother, are you going to cause trouble for third brother again?"

Xu Huaili's eyelids jumped, and he denied it flatly, "I didn't do that. I can't even see him, so why would I cause trouble?"

The other people didn't believe this.

Xu Huairen was especially frightened. "Second brother, I have advised you so many times to stay away from him. Why don't you listen? Why do you have to compete with him? We have nothing to do with him now. Can't we just keep out of each other's way?"

Xu Huailian also said, "Yes, second brother, why can't you let it go? Even if you have a grudge against him, now that our family is in decline, it is not the time to settle accounts with him. It won't be too late to take revenge when our family is strong and we have someone to rely on."

Xu Huaiyu did not say anything. What he was thinking was that Xu Huaiyi had already left their family far behind. No matter how hard they tried to catch up, they would be left far behind. It was ridiculous that Fourth Brother was still dreaming, thinking that after attending the martial arts academy, he would be able to pass the military examination and become an official, and then be on equal footing with Xu Huaiyi. Little did he know that there was already a world of difference between the two of them.

Passing the martial arts examination is just the beginning. The real competition lies ahead. Connections and financial resources are both indispensable. Xu Huaiyi has both and is dealt a good hand. But what does the Xu family have?

He was too lazy to remind them again, so he just let these people dream for a while.

Xu Huaili was filled with hatred at the moment. He did not listen to the persuasion at all and roared, "Don't talk without any hesitation. Let's break your legs and arms and see if you are willing to accept it!"

Xu Huairen was so angry that he was shaking. "You, you are totally unreasonable. We are doing this for your own good, but you are cursing us..."

Xu Huailian was also unhappy, but he was able to hold it in. He just spoke in a cold tone, "So what do you want, second brother?"

Xu Huaili used his unbroken arm to punch the pit hard, "Naturally, it's a tooth for a tooth."

Xu Huailian reminded, "He is not easy to deal with now. He has martial arts skills and is always followed by bodyguards. You may not have a chance to attack him."

Xu Huaili said sinisterly, "I don't have the ability, but the Qiao family does. How can a wealthy family like the Qiao family not secretly employ a few secret guards and assassins to do their dirty work?"

Xu Huailian frowned, "Will the Qiao family agree?"

Xu Huaili vowed, "I definitely agree."

In the eyes of the Qiao family, he is still useful. What's more, his sister is pregnant with the Qiao family's child, so the Qiao family must give him this face.

Xu Huailian stopped persuading him.

Xu Huairen was so flustered that he felt as if the sky was falling. "Second brother, calm down. We are not even formal relatives of the Qiao family. Why would they be willing to get involved in such a matter? The third brother's current status is not ordinary. The price of offending him is too high. Don't be impulsive..."

"Brother, can you not be so cowardly? Why are you afraid of him? Does he have three heads and six arms? Okay, don't pour cold water on me. The Qiao family will definitely take care of it. You just need to help spread the word."

Xu Huairen shook his head subconsciously.

Seeing this, Xu Huailian took it over and said, "Let me go."

Then he asked Xu Huaiyu, "Fifth brother, do you want to go with us?"

Xu Huaiyu said calmly, "I still have to go back to school, so I won't go. Fourth brother is enough for me now."

Xu Huailian sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm. He just said confidently, "Okay."

However, his confidence was soon shattered.

He didn't even get to see Qiao Huai before he was sent away by the housekeeper in a few words. He wanted to see Xu Honglian, but was also rejected by the housekeeper on the grounds that his aunt needed to take care of her pregnancy.

After Xu Huailian walked out of the Qiao family's gate, he was puzzled. He just mentioned that his second brother frightened the mule and was seriously injured, and he hadn't asked the Qiao family to help them get revenge, so why was he driven out?

Could it be that something happened to the Qiao family and they were plotted against by Xu Huaiyi?

Although Xu Huaili has been denying it, Xu Huailian could still guess something. It was most likely that his second brother said something in front of the Qiao family, instigating the Qiao family to cause trouble for Xu Huaiyi, which led to his revenge.

But if Xu Huaiyi dares to take revenge on his second brother, does he dare to go against the Qiao family?

The Qiao family has not been retaliated against yet, but Qiao Huai is smart. After learning that Xu Huaili was seriously injured, his first reaction was that Xu Huaiyi did it. At this time, it was too late for him to distance himself from Xu Huaili, so how could he possibly stand up for him?

Moreover, he regretted that he should not have been instigated by Xu Huaili to provoke Xu Huaiyi that day. He was also too confident and felt that the secret guards trained by the Qiao family were useful. They were not going to kill people or burn things. How could he fail when trying to gather information?

Who would have thought that he would fail. Although he escaped in time and was not caught, his tracks were exposed.

He had been waiting these days, and finally, the knife hanging over his head fell down and landed on Xu Huaili. He just didn't know what the result would be if it fell on him.

Qiao Huai no longer dared to go out in a carriage during the day, and at night he transferred most of the guards to his own residence, to prevent Xu Huaiyi from plotting against him.

However, despite all the precautions, it still couldn't be prevented.

The next day, the servant in charge of guarding the storehouse of the Qiao family looked at the looted storehouse in panic. He was so frightened that his legs were trembling. After roughly counting the stolen items with trembling hands, he wished he could faint.

When the news reached Qiao Huai, he was not surprised, but felt that it was expected.

But after hearing the list of stolen items, I felt deeply hurt. His eyes were too vicious. He only stole expensive things. Some of them were unique treasures, but he stole them all.

But he didn't dare to speak out, let alone ask the direct branch for help. Who told him to act on his own? He could only suffer this loss in silence and regard it as a way to avoid disaster.

I also have to secretly hope that Xu Huaiyi is satisfied.

Xu Huaiyi was indeed satisfied. He was the one who personally took the initiative to go to the Qiao family. With the RV, he had an advantage over Han Jun. The most important thing was that he could steal a few more things and make the Qiao family pay off.

Now, there are dozens of items stuffed in the RV, including jade ornaments, famous calligraphy and paintings, and some rare antiques. After looking at them one by one, Gu Huanxi sighed, "All these things together, conservatively estimated, are worth more than 100,000 taels of silver."

Xu Huaiyi said, "Just think of it as compensation for our mental damages. Wife, pick a few that you like to keep for fun, and I'll find a chance to deal with the rest and exchange them for silver notes. We can't keep all the money we get in this way, so it's better to donate it."

Gu Huanxi had no objection this time, and only reminded, "Cover it up when handling it. If the Qiao family pursues it, they will have something to hold against you."

Xu Huaiyi agreed, "Don't worry, there is a black market that specializes in dealing with this kind of things. Even if they know it is the Qiao family's property, they will still accept it. This is the kind of business they do. Besides, if the Qiao family is tactful enough, they should know that this is a tacit agreement and will not spread it, let alone pursue it."

"It's better to be careful. Even if the Qiao family suffers this loss, they may still feel resentful. If they have the chance in the future, they will definitely seek revenge."

"Then they will never have that chance."

If you want to have that opportunity, you have to rely on the Fourth Prince to ascend to the throne. No matter who it is in the previous life or this life, it will never be the Fourth Prince's turn.