There was a stone table in the yard. Fang Yun sat down first and looked at Yun Ao.
Yun Ao smiled and said, "Cousin Yun Fang, I already know what you said to my father and uncle. This time we are going to the west, but in fact we are going to harvest dragon-patterned rice. But I have a question. There were more than ten people participating before you, so why are you the only one who is qualified to take 30%?"
"Because my strength is slightly stronger than Yun Jie." Fang Yun said.
"Oh? I see." Yun Ao smiled, with no sarcasm in his eyes, but he obviously didn't believe it.
Fang Yun didn't say anything either, just sat there quietly.
Yun Ao said: "Since you only want 30%, why do you want 50%?"
"This is Brother Yun Jie's last words before he died. He hopes I can bring it to the Yun family. Otherwise, the Yun family won't get a single grain of dragon-patterned rice." Fang Yun looked into Yun Ao's eyes calmly.
The red light in Yun Ao's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled and said, "The problem now is that there is no evidence after death."
"Who said there is no evidence after death? My conscience is the proof." Fang Yun responded firmly and forcefully.
"Conscience? Hahaha... You are indeed someone from the rear area. You actually used such despicable means to deceive me!" Yun Ao said as he suddenly stood up and looked down at Fang Yun.
Yun Ao continued, "Yun Fang, you came here with a map, so you must have other intentions. Tell me, what is your purpose? I, Yun Ao, don't believe that anyone would be willing to give up a piece of dragon-patterned rice field and give away half of it for free!"
"This is the difference between you and me." Fang Yun responded indifferently.
Yun Ao stared at Fang Yun, playing with a Wenbao pen in his hand, and asked after a long while: "Do you know what happened to Yun Hong?"
"Yun Hong? Is he the one whose arm you cut off?" Fang Yun thought of the person who had scolded Yun Hu.
"He was killed by his father because of his 'evil and rebelliousness'. The matter has been reported to the City Lord's Mansion." Yun Ao said slowly.
Fang Yun was slightly stunned. Treason refers to beating or killing parents, grandparents, uncles and other elders. In Shengyuan Continent, treason will be severely punished, but unless it is murder, there will be no death penalty.
But in the ancient land of Xuemang, as long as you are accused of being evil and treasonous, you can be killed directly. Even if Yun Hong was disrespectful to his father, he could not be evil and treasonous, but now, he was killed directly by his father.
A scholar was framed and killed without any reason. Once the matter was reported to the City Lord's Mansion, everything was fine.
This kind of place made Fang Yun feel deeply disgusted.
"Are you doing this to our ancestors?" Fang Yun asked.
Yun Ao looked at Fang Yun with contempt and said, "He is indeed a brainless young man. For the sake of my master's authority and the interests of my master's family, it is not strange to kill some disobedient children from the side branches from time to time. Even if our ancestors appeared, they would not say anything to us."
Fang Yun suddenly realized that their ancestors were also the people who upheld the patriarchal family rules.
"Okay, I know what happened to Yunhong. What do you want to say?" Fang Yun asked.
Yun Ao smiled and said, "The day Yun Jie dies, it means that I will take over the Yun family of Changle Street in the future, and Juyun City is the only city in the frontline cities where people with the surname Yun gather. If you want to come to the frontline city to establish a family in the future, I will be your most powerful ally, not your enemy."
Fang Yun said: "I don't want to establish a family in Juyun City. I will leave in a few months."
Yun Ao smiled and said, "Cousin Yun Fang, let's not beat around the bush. The reason you made friends with the deceased Yun Jie was simply because you were attracted by his status. And I can completely replace everything he had. I'll tell you straight. As long as you give up the Dragon Pattern Rice Field, our Yun Family in Changle Street is willing to support you!"
Fang Yun sneered and asked, "Will I get more help by giving half of the dragon-patterned rice field to the city lord? Or will I get more benefit by giving it to the Yun family of Changle Street?"
Yun Ao was silent for a few breaths, then said, "So what you mean is that you want to take half of the dragon-patterned rice for yourself?"
Fang Yun laughed and said, "What do you mean by keeping it all to yourself? Half of that dragon-patterned rice field was originally mine."
Yun Ao took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Okay. I called you here today to get the map of the dragon-patterned rice field. Since you are cooperating with Yun Jie, then we, as Yun Jie's family, naturally have to see the map."
Fang Yun asked curiously, "That's strange. My map has already been shown to Uncle Yun He. You are his nephew. If you want the map, you can go to him. Why look for me?"
"The map is in my uncle's hand or in my hand, there is no difference. You must remember that I am the future head of the Changle Yun family and my cousin Yun Fang!" Yun Ao raised his voice.
"Since there is no difference, just leave it in Uncle Yun He's hands. By the way, I hope Uncle Yun Hu won't blame me for not showing it to him. After all, the fewer people who know about this kind of map, the better. You will naturally know it when you get there." Fang Yun said with a smile.
Yun Ao stared at Fang Yun, gritting his teeth so hard that his cheeks even slightly deformed.
"Cousin Yunfang, I'm going to ask you one last time, will you hand over the map?" Yunao asked.
"No." Fang Yun replied quickly.
"Okay! Don't regret it when the time comes!" A fierce look flashed across Yun Ao's face, and he turned and left.
Fang Yun, however, looked at Yun Ao's back leisurely. At the beginning, Yun Ao wanted all the dragon-patterned rice, but it was just a test, a test of his attitude. If he was strong, Yun Ao would back down. If he was weak or easy to talk to, he would pounce on him like a shark smelling blood.
It is false that good people will be rewarded, it is true that good people will be bullied.
Yun Ao's threat failed, so he had to explain his real intention, which was equivalent to the next best thing, which was to ask for the map.
Fang Yun naturally knew the importance of the map, so he didn't show it to anyone except Yun He. He also reminded Yun He not to show it to anyone, not even his brothers.
As the head of the family, Yun He, even though relatively kind, is a rational person after all, and did not leak the map.
After Yun Ao walked out of the house, Fang Yong tapped the stone table lightly with his fingers.
"interesting."
Fang Yun stood up with a smile and walked out.
After breakfast, people from the Yun family in Changle Street kept coming. Fang Yun asked around and found out that the Yun family in Changle had extensive connections in Juyun City. After learning that they were going on a westward expedition, some families expressed that they could send some people to join.
Finally, after discussion, Yun He and Yun Hu decided to only accept the Yun family and the Nie family from Fuyuan Street.
These three families have had a close relationship since a hundred years ago. The wife of the head of the family, Yun He, is from the second branch of the Nie family, and two of his concubines are illegitimate daughters of the Yun family in Fuyuan Street.
Fang Yun frowned slightly. On the surface, this was a western expedition, but in reality, he was going to Fushan to collect dragon-patterned rice. If he brought the other two families, it would seem inappropriate. But on second thought, if he only brought a small number of two families, he could easily control them and they could also serve as a helper. Even if he arrived at the dragon-patterned rice field, he would not be afraid of what the other two families would do.
What's more, since the Yun family of Changle got the dragon-patterned rice field, they would definitely sell some to the two families at a low price, so the two families would not turn against each other because of this.
Going to Fushan is full of dangers. If there is a helper that can be controlled, it will be a good thing for the Yun family.
(To be continued…)