"Whoa..." Tian Mingwu and Shen Cheng reined in their horses and stopped.
"General, we will be there in two hours. Why don't we find a place to rest first?" Chen Cheng said, looking at the map in his hand.
"Why rest? This general is in good spirits! No need to rest." The closer he got to the destination, the more excited he became, and he couldn't wait to go to An Wan immediately.
Chen Cheng said helplessly: "General, we have arrived in just five days instead of ten days, so we can make it a little longer.
Besides, we are both so dusty and unkempt, is it really okay for us to go see the Madam? Aren't you afraid that the Madam won't recognize you?"
Tian Mingwu was stunned. He raised his hand and put it under his nose to smell. The smell was so foul and sour that he almost passed out. He touched the beard on his chin. Not only was it long, but it felt thick and hard. And the hair was almost like hemp rope, hanging in clumps.
No, he can't go see his wife like this. If she faints from the suffocation, he won't have anywhere to cry.
Moreover, when he was with An Wan, he didn't have a beard, and he looked like a handsome young man. Now that he was old, let alone that, if he didn't shave his beard, An Wan might not recognize him.
"Let's go, let's find a place to take a shower and change clothes first."
Tian Mingwu took the map from Chen Cheng's hand, picked the nearest market and rode away.
After arriving at the place, they first went to the clothing shop, picked out a set of clothes each, and then found an inn and asked someone to boil hot water for a bath.
Once he shaves, washes his hair and changes his clothes, he immediately looks different. Although he cannot change the traces of time on his face, he is still a handsome middle-aged uncle.
He ate something casually in the inn and continued on his way. On the way, he remembered that he had left in a hurry and had not brought any gifts for his wife. He simply got off his horse and looked at the stalls on both sides of the street, but he didn't see anything satisfactory after looking for a long time.
When he and An Wan first met, these things would have been great, but after spending a few years in the capital, his horizons had broadened, and naturally he looked down upon these things.
In the end, she only bought a semi-finished wooden hairpin from an old man's stall. She planned to take it back and carve it herself. After returning to the capital, she could ask Yunxu to help decorate it with An Wan's favorite peach blossoms with velvet flowers.
After buying the things, Tian Mingwu continued on his journey with satisfaction. As the horse galloped, he was getting closer and closer to the valley.
At this time, An Wan in the valley was still unaware of the situation and was accompanying Tian An and Zhao Yiming to study the soil here!
They have been walking around the valley every day these days, and today Tian An took the two of them to test the acidity and alkalinity of the soil.
Although the two of them couldn't understand it, after getting the result, Tian An immediately opened his arms happily and took a deep breath of the pure air here, sighing: "The soil in this valley is deep, loose, fertile, contains a lot of organic matter, has good physical and chemical properties, and retains water and fertilizer.
Plus, it’s surrounded by mountains, and the climate is warm in winter and cool in summer, making it an ideal place to grow medicinal herbs!
It is very suitable for planting various medicinal materials such as Platycodon grandiflorum, Isatis root, Atractylodes macrocephala, Atractylodes lancea, Pinellia ternata, Belamcanda chinensis, and Red Mast.
She looked at Zhao Yiming with sparkling eyes and said, "Husband, let's go hiking tomorrow! I have a feeling there must be something good in this mountain.
Even the air smells like medicine!"
Seeing her eagerness to go up the mountain right now, what else could Zhao Yiming say? Of course, "Okay."
Seeing that Zhao Yiming agreed, Tian An was so happy that he pulled An Wan to prepare the things they would need to go up the mountain tomorrow.
Outside the valley, Tian Mingwu looked at the markings on the map and stopped at the entrance of the farm.
Shen Chengze looked at him and asked, "General, is this the place?"
"According to the markings on the map, this should be the place." Tian Mingwu pointed at the map.
"Okay, I'll go knock on the door right away." After saying this, Chen Cheng turned over and got off his horse.
After knocking a few times, "bang, bang, bang...", footsteps were heard from inside.
Jing Yu, who opened the door, saw Chen Cheng and was stunned for a moment before saying, "Deputy General Shen, why are you here?"
Seeing Jingyu, Chen Cheng knew that they were in the right place, and said happily: "Not only me, but also my general!"
While the two were talking, Tian Mingwu had already dismounted and walked towards them.
When Jingyu saw Tian Mingwu coming, he didn't bother to ask anything else. He opened the door completely and let the two of them in.
As soon as Tian Mingwu entered the yard, he rushed into the house and looked for An Wan everywhere.
After searching for a while and not seeing anyone, he looked at Jingyu fiercely, "Where's An An's mother? Didn't you say you found her?" That expression made it seem as if Jingyu was about to say "I don't know", but the next second he would be greeted by an iron fist as big as a steamed bun.
Jingyu swallowed subconsciously and pointed at the wall of the main hall and stammered, "In, in the valley!"
After saying that! Without waiting for Tian Mingwu to ask any more questions, he quickly opened the mechanism, took Tian Mingwu and Shen Cheng into the secret passage, and walked into the valley.
Chen Cheng looked at the mechanism, which was so cleverly designed, and couldn't help but sigh: "They really know how to find a place!"
After walking for a quarter of an hour, they finally stopped outside the yard at the entrance of the village.
Thinking that he was about to meet An Wan, Tian Mingwu's heart couldn't help but nervous for a moment. As a result, when he went in, he found that An Wan and Tian An had gone to the fields in the village.
Seeing this, Tian Mingwu immediately urged Jingyu to take him to find someone.
This is the biological father of his mistress. Jingyu dared not disobey and could only lead the way quickly.
Although this place is under control of Zhao Yiming's men, and Zhao Yiming does not restrict everyone's freedom, the long-term detention has become a habit.
Except for a few brave people, both the original villagers and the abducted children of officials subconsciously hid in the houses and did not come out, so there were very few people in the fields at this time.
Even after many years, Tian Mingwu still recognized the figure he had been thinking about day and night from a distance.
Although the person was right there, he seemed to be afraid that she would disappear in the next second, so he subconsciously quickened his pace and finally began to run.
An Wan over there seemed to have noticed the movement here as well and turned her head to look over.
When she raised her eyes, she saw Tian Mingwu running towards them. She was stunned for a moment, looking at the person who was almost in front of her. She looked very familiar, but she didn't dare to recognize him.
Although Tian An had told her that Tian Mingwu was now a general, she looked at the mature, restrained and cold man in front of her.
Apart from the similarity in facial features, she could no longer find any trace of the young boy she once was.
Until, that person came over quickly and pulled her into his arms, choking and saying: "Wan'er, I'm sorry, I'm late."
It was not until she heard the name "Wan'er" that the man in front of her seemed to resemble the man who loved to smile wherever he went.
After a while, An Wan opened her mouth and finally called out, "Mingwu."
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