The final result was that Xue Laohu and his men led the soldiers of Youzhou City to the depths of the mountains, far away from the Valley of Forgetfulness.
Xue Laohu said that there were ferocious beasts roaming in those mountains, and the soldiers from Youzhou City who were searching the mountains would not be able to come out for a while.
As for whether they live or die, that depends on their fate.
Every member of the Forget-Me-Not Valley guard was wounded in the battle.
That is the scene that Li Lanzhen saw at the entrance of Forget-Worry Valley.
I learned about the situation at Forget-Worry Inn these past few days.
Li Lanzhen thought to herself, we still need to work together and not forget to be vigilant when we are at ease!
This is simply what is meant by being prepared for danger even in times of peace.
As soon as Li Lanzhen and her group entered the mountains, someone reported to the old village chief and also informed Li Lanzhen's family of their return.
At this moment, everyone gathered in front of the cave in front of the village committee building.
Everyone was happy to see Li Lanzhen return, but no one dared to make a sound; they simply watched with smiles on their faces.
Li Lanzhen spotted Li Erhan and Ye Shi from afar.
He quickly took a few steps and helped the two elderly people up with both hands.
"Father, Mother, I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm back!"
Ye's eyes reddened slightly, and she hugged Li Lanzhen tightly.
He kept patting her back while saying something.
"My dear daughter, you're finally back! I was so worried about you..."
At this point, she choked up and couldn't continue.
Li Erhan wiped his eyes, patted Li Lanzhen on the shoulder, and said.
"My dear daughter, from now on you will stay in this Valley of Forgetfulness. You must not go down the mountain again, or your father and mother will worry about you."
Li Lanzhen kept agreeing with them and gave the two elderly people a tight hug.
She was trying to tell them with this hug that she was fine and not to worry.
They haven't yet left the embrace of the Ye family.
Several children were hanging from Li Lanzhen's legs.
Lingdang ran the fastest, grabbed Li Lanzhen's leg, raised her smiling face, and her big eyes were full of tears.
"Grandma, you're finally back! Linglong missed you so much! Please don't leave again!"
Miao Miao hugged her other leg and kept talking.
"Grandma, please don't leave Forget-Worry Valley! We're all so worried."
Han Yibo and San Niu also ran over and hugged her legs, repeatedly giving her instructions.
"Grandma, you have to be good from now on and not run down the mountain to play anymore. We're so worried about you that we can't even eat."
Li Lanzhen looked at the children, laughed heartily, and patted their heads as she spoke.
"Okay! Okay! Okay, Grandma will listen to you. I'll be good from now on and won't go down the mountain to play anymore. Thank you for making you worry about Grandma."
Their words made everyone around them burst into laughter.
After laughing loudly, people realized the noise was too loud, so they quickly looked around and shut their mouths.
Xue Laohu said, "It's alright now. There shouldn't be any soldiers coming up the mountain to patrol these next few days."
The old village chief looked at Li Lanzhen with satisfaction.
"Lanzhen, from now on you should behave like a child and not leave Forget-Worry Valley to go to Youzhou City again."
"While you and Xue Bao were gone, everyone in Forget-Worry Valley, adults and children alike, were worried about you."
Li Lanzhen said to the old village chief, "Okay, I'll try to go down the mountain less often in the future. I'm sorry to have worried everyone, thank you all!"
The children from Shitou and Lishu Village stood behind Li Lanzhen, huddled together.
With wide, open eyes, he looked at the old village chief and the other villagers in Forget-Worry Valley.
They wanted to see how these people treated them from their eyes and expressions.
The old village chief also discovered these children.
Thinking to myself, this niece-in-law is really capable. Every time she goes down the mountain, she always brings back a lot of supplies. This time, she actually brought back more than 20 children! More than 20 children means more than 20 mouths to feed!
This requires food!
Lanzhen is really being ridiculous!
How should we arrange for these children?
He was feeling uneasy.
Li Lanzhen took in his expression and also glanced around at the villagers in Forget-Worry Valley.
Li Lanzhen didn't want to test people's hearts, but this matter had to be resolved.
She looked up at the old village chief and said, "Village chief, look, this time I brought back 20 children."
They were all orphans, without parental love. I encountered a lot of trouble on my trip to Youzhou City, and they were the ones who helped me.
So I took them into the Valley of Forgetfulness.
Before the old village chief could speak, an old woman jumped out from the crowd and spoke up.
"What should we do with these children?"
Is it one person per household? Or are they put in one large family?
Once one person speaks, other voices will follow.
Another woman said, "Yes, more than 20 children, so many people, what are we going to do?"
"Yes, yes, all the land in Forget-Worry Valley has been distributed. How are we going to distribute the land to them now?"
"That's right, village chief, are we going to give them some of our land?"
"This won't do! This land isn't even enough to feed our whole family!"
"That's right, this land isn't even enough to feed my family right now, I'm not going to give up my own land!"
...
Such words, whether spoken loudly or whispered, all reached Li Lanzhen's ears.
She thought to herself.
The ancients were right; the human heart truly cannot withstand the test!
The sounds from the villagers in Forget-Worry Valley made Xue Laohu frown.
He sighed inwardly. He had learned everything about his life as a refugee and everything that had happened in the Valley of Forgetfulness.
Li Lanzhen, this in-law, has a stronger character than any man, and possesses extraordinary skills.
Everything in this Valley of Forgetfulness, the villagers' peaceful life, their good life with no worries about food or clothing.
It can be said that all of these were brought by Li Lanzhen.
But now that Li Lanzhen has brought back zero children, some people are already complaining about her.
He was very worried about what Li Lanzhen would do.
She's too strong-willed; it's not impossible that she might lead these families away from Forget-Worry Valley.
At this moment, Xue Laohu was already considering what would happen if Li Lanzhen led their families away from Forget-Worry Valley.
Where should we go? Which mountain should we look for to find a more suitable place to live?
He mentally sifted through the mountains and forests he had visited, searching for a suitable place to live.
Unlike Xue Laohu, Xue Bao was secretly delighted.
Hehe, that's great! You short-sighted people don't understand Aunt Lanzhen at all.
She won't tolerate being manipulated like this.
Just watch, your attitude will only make her leave Forget-Worry Valley!
Which would be better? They could go and live in the valley that Shanxing took them to.
Perhaps Aunt Lanzhen could have led everyone from Forget-Worry Valley away, but now, haha!
Li Lanzhen heard these comments, but she remained standing without moving, her smile still on her face, and she kept looking at the old village chief.
The old village chief also heard what these people were saying, and Li Lanzhen wanted to see how he would decide on this matter.
On the way to escape famine, Li Lanzhen discovered that the old village chief was rather shrewd and selfish. He would generally push away or ignore things that did not benefit him or his family.
So at that moment, she was thinking of seeing his attitude.
The old village chief's attitude determined his subsequent decisions.
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