In Xiaxi Village, although An Ran missed his father and son, he still had three children to take care of, which distracted him a lot.
On this day, a strange man came to Ding Jiu and handed him a secret letter. After reading it, Ding Jiu found An Ran.
"Madam, I have received a secret message from you, asking you to take your children to Dingjia Village."
An Ran was stunned, where to go? I had been there once a few years ago, a very remote place.
"What are you doing there?"
"My lord didn't go into details. He just said that when you get there, there will be a surprise."
"Surprise, you adults are really good at joking. I've been frightened in recent years." An Ran guessed that something might be up.
"When will we go?" An Ran asked. ?.?????.???
"As soon as possible, I will arrange the itinerary."
An Ran thought about it and decided to keep it a secret.
"I'll start preparing tomorrow and set off early the day after tomorrow."
Ding Jiu nodded, bowed, and turned around to go out.
An Ran thought for a while, but couldn't figure out what was going on, let alone what surprises there would be.
Since Ding Jiu didn't allow publicity, An Ran didn't tell the children exactly where they were going.
Zizhuo and Yuan'er were quite happy. They sat in the carriage with the windows open, looking out and whispering something.
Zi Heng was next to An Ran, "Mom, is something wrong?"
"Your father asked Ding Jiu to send a letter asking us to go to a certain place. Mom doesn't know what's going on."
"Mom, do you know where you are going?"
"I know, I know, but my mother doesn't know the way. She has only been there once, many years ago."
"Mom, don't worry. With Ding Jiu and Master Liuyun here, nothing will happen."
Ding Jiu took care of things on the way, and two days later, An Ran and her children arrived at Dingjia Village.
This time, An Ran paid careful attention on the way. After taking a closer look, he discovered that the way in was covered up, making it difficult for those who were not familiar with it to find it.
The place we stayed this time was the same small courtyard where An Ran lived last time. Sister Chen supported An Ran and stood in the courtyard. The two looked at each other. Time flew by so fast.
Ding Jiu had ordered people to prepare enough food in advance, leaving Master Liuyun alone, and he disappeared.
An Ran once heard Ding Changhe say that Ding Jiu was in charge of the secret guard camp and Dingjia Village. I guess he must be busy with other things, but there is no need to worry about safety here, Liu Yun is enough for him.
But in the evening, Ding Jiu brought Ding Ping to An Ran.
Zi Heng and Zi Zhuo Yuan'er happily surrounded Ding Ping, "Brother Ping, you are here too!"
Ding Ping smiled and greeted his brothers, pinched Yuan'er's cheek, and then solemnly saluted An Ran, "I have met my mother."
An Ran was also confused for a while, why was Ding Ping here.
"Ping'er, aren't you in the capital? When did you get here?"
Ding Ping was still very happy to see An Ran. When he was in the capital, his mother was also very kind to him. I was especially happy to see my younger brothers and sisters here.
Ding Ping replied with a smile, "Mom, it's only been three days since I arrived here. Uncle Jiu just told me that my mother and younger brothers and sisters had arrived, and then he took me down the mountain."
An Ran thought for a while, "Ping'er, you are also in Black Tiger Camp. Did your adoptive father send you here?"
Ding Ping nodded, looking a little sad.
An Ran asked Sister Chen to take Zi Zhuo and Yuan'er down to play, and took Ding Ping and Zi Heng to sit at the table.
"Mother and adoptive father told me."
An Ran was stunned, "Your adoptive father has told you your life experience."
Ding Ping's face was a little heavy, "My father was originally an orphan. He was raised by the grandfather of the Ding family and stayed with my adoptive father for more than ten years. My adoptive father adopted me because of his friendship. Otherwise, my mother would have been born prematurely and would not have died." Even if my adoptive father ordered me to survive, I wouldn’t be able to survive.”
An Ran naturally also remembered that Ding Changhe was injured that time, so he stayed with her and never left. It was that time that the two got closer again.
"I also heard your adoptive father say it afterward. He was very busy at the time, and I lived in the countryside, so the conditions were not good. He was worried about leaving you in the care of a mother-in-law and a girl, so he had no choice but to hand you over to Aunt Yu to take care of you."
"My aunt has been very good to me these years."
An Ran nodded, "Since you know this, why did you still agree to your adoptive father coming to Black Tiger Camp? Your body is not suitable for martial arts practice."
"My adoptive father asked me to choose. If I want to get the honors, he will help me. If I don't want to get the honors, I can take over the Ding family with Brother Shitou and Zi Heng and let me work in the caravan in the future. My homework is okay, and I am good at mathematics. Yi Father asked me to take charge of the caravan."
An Ran knew that the caravan was used by Ding Changhe to collect information, and it was also the gang that made him the most money. To manage such a gang well, a lot of people are definitely needed, and the most important thing is people with brains and scheming.
"Ping'er, don't force yourself, why don't you get the honor yourself?"
Ding Ping smiled and said, "Mother, this is my choice. My adoptive father said that from now on, the tea business of the caravan and Jiangnan will be handed over to Zi Heng. From now on, I will help Zi Heng and his father manage this stall."
Zi Heng was stunned. He had never heard his father say that.
"I still have a lot to learn now. I was taught by someone at Black Tiger Camp, and I can also exercise. My father said that when Brother Shitou was as old as me, he went out for training with the secret guards."
An Ran finally understood that Ding Changhe was planning to hand over the financial lifeline of the Ding family to Zi Heng. Although Ping'er is in poor health, he is more thoughtful and is suitable for doing these tedious things.
"Your adoptive father has never told me this, and I don't understand much about the outside world. If you have
