At this moment, only Master Xu was lying on the grass.
Han Mingxiang stood there and stared for a while.
He wondered where these people came from.
Seeing her youngest son looking thoughtful, Li Lanzhen glared at him and said, "What are you still looking at? Go and gather firewood."
Han Mingxiang pulled Shui Sheng, who looked puzzled, up the mountain to find firewood.
Silver Fox returned first with three bodyguards.
They brought many tree trunks as thick as a man's arm, six pheasants, and four wild rabbits.
Li Lanzhen said with a smile.
"You guys are amazing! You've learned so much!"
Silver Fox, what are you doing with these sticks?
He put down the wooden stick in his hand and said, "I want to build a frame in the middle and hang straw curtains on it so that men and women can be separated."
Li Lanzhen nodded, "That's true. In ancient times, children under seven were not allowed to sit together."
It's best to be careful, especially since there's an old scholar among this group!
"Okay, you guys go and build a scaffold."
Suddenly, Li Lanzhen remembered that the straw mats she had taken out might not be enough.
He hurriedly went to the pile of straw mats and took out a dozen or so thinner straw mats.
"Silver Fox, use these thinner straw mats when you're setting up the scaffold."
Silver Fox agreed, then saw Master Xu lying on the grass and asked her again.
"Aunt Lanzhen, why hasn't Master Xu woken up yet?"
"It will probably take more time. He's quite weak. Let him sleep."
“Let’s put the teacher on a straw mat, cover him with a mattress, and let him sleep.”
As he spoke, he walked over with one of his bodyguards.
The two men lifted Master Xu up, placed him on a straw mat, and covered him with a quilt.
At this moment, Tiehua arrived with a group of women.
Looking at them, Li Lanzhen finally saw what they looked like as a woman and a girl.
Although her hair hadn't been washed, she had combed it all out with her fingers, braided it neatly, and made it all tidy.
Seeing their shy and timid appearance, Li Lanzhen greeted them.
"Tiehua, come here, let's hurry up and make dinner. Those who want to start a fire, start a fire. Those who want to knead dough and make pancakes, hurry up. Those who want to wash wild vegetables, go wash wild vegetables. And who knows how to clean these chickens and rabbits? Clean them up and bring them back."
As soon as she said that, the women and girls all came over to find something to do.
The chickens and wild rabbits have already been slaughtered by the guards; now all that's left is to clean them.
Li Lanzhen looked at the pheasant feathers, which were all burned by fire, and found it amusing. It must be Silver Fox, who took the lighter to show off to the guards again. What a child.
Li Lanzhen was worried that these people hadn't eaten meat for a long time and might get stomach aches when they ate wild chickens or rabbits.
They cooked some white porridge in two earthenware pots and gave each of them a little to help them digest.
After all the ingredients were prepared, Li Lanzhen made a large pot of stewed chicken, rabbit, and potatoes. The broth was plentiful, and she added seasonings from her space, making the meat even more flavorful.
Flatten the cornmeal into palm-sized pancakes and then cover them with cornmeal pancakes.
Li Lanzhen knew that these flatbreads wouldn't be enough, so she took out 20 more from her spatial storage.
Silver Fox and his team set up the frame, but instead of placing it in the center, they put it against the side.
In the middle now are six bonfires burning brightly.
The fire was lit with logs as thick as an arm.
"Silver Fox, why did you gather all the live ones in the middle?"
"Aunt Lanzhen, put the fire in the middle first."
When it was time to sleep, the fire was moved to the sides, and the ground in the center was heated so that the straw mats laid on top wouldn't be cold.
Li Lanzhen smiled and said, "Yes, how come I didn't think of that?"
This kid has a lot of life experience; it seems he used to survive in the wild quite often.
I silently gave him a thumbs up.
Silver Fox smiled when he saw Li Lanzhen give him a thumbs-up in praise.
While everyone was drinking porridge, Master Xu slowly woke up.
Looking around, all he saw were mountains, but why was he lying on the ground? And his granddaughter was no longer beside him. Startled, he sat up abruptly and shouted loudly.
"Zhihua, Zhihua, where are you?"
Zhihua quickly ran over, looked at her grandfather, and kept saying, "Grandpa, don't be afraid, Zhihua is here, Zhihua is here."
Grandma Lanzhen said, "We're at the foot of the mountain. We'll be home tomorrow. Grandpa, get up and have some porridge! There's meat too, it smells delicious!"
Li Lanzhen, Silver Fox, and Han Mingxiang all came over.
"Master Xu, how are you feeling? Is there anything wrong with your body?"
Li Lanzhen asked with a smile.
The old scholar sat for a while before answering Li Lanzhen's question.
"I am fine, my health has improved significantly, and my spirits are high. Don't worry, we have arrived here."
Master Xu originally wanted to ask, "How did we get here? Why are there so many people here?"
But the words lingered in my mouth, and after thinking about it, I didn't ask them.
"Speak less!" was his motto.
Silver Fox and Han Mingxiang stepped forward to help him up.
Han Mingxiang gave him a student's salute.
"Master, hello, I am your student Han Mingxiang."
Looking at her youngest son's well-behaved manner, Li Lanzhen laughed and said to Master Xu.
“Master Xu, this is my youngest son. He has already passed the preliminary examination. If we hadn’t been fleeing famine, I would have sent him to study and take the imperial examination to become a scholar.”
The old master looked at Han Mingxiang and nodded repeatedly.
"Good! Good, not bad!"
I wonder if it's because the water I used for cooking tonight was all spiritual spring water from the space.
None of these people had stomach problems; they ate happily and were quite full.
They all whispered that this was the best meal they had ever had in all these years, and the most filling meal they had ever eaten.
The three guards had many questions for Silver Fox, but they were all stopped by a stern look from him.
After the meal, Tiehua led the women to clean up the dishes and utensils, took them to the stream to wash them clean, and brought them back to put them in baskets.
By this time, the fire had been moved to the surrounding area, and the area in the center that had been burned was still warm.
Li Lanzhen said to everyone, "Women, sleep here, men, sleep there. Each person has a straw mat, a mattress, a quilt, and a basket."
These all belong to you, and when you reach Peach Blossom Spring, they will also belong to you.
So tomorrow morning when I get up, I'll roll up my bedding, put it in my basket, and carry it on my back.
The mattresses and quilts were all dark blue, and the quilts and blankets that Li Lanzhen took out this time were quite thick.
These items were obtained from the Star Mall from the merchant he frequently exchanged labor protection products with.
Li Lanzhen saw that Silver Fox and three guards were going to keep watch at night. Han Mingxiang also joined them, and Shui Sheng also decided to keep watch at night without resting.
"Silver Fox, you guys should arrange a shift, two or three shifts, so you can all get some rest. Two people per shift is enough."
Then she carried a basket, filled it halfway with sweet potatoes and some smaller potatoes, and carried it to the fire where Silver Fox and the others were gathered.
"Silver Fox, when you're bored on night watch, put these in the fire and roast them. They're very delicious."
Han Mingxiang wasn't jealous when she saw how familiar Li Lanzhen seemed with this person called Silver Fox.
Instead, he quickly became close with the three guards, Silver Fox, alongside Shui Sheng.
Since they're all boys around the same age, they have a lot to talk about.
"Aunt Lanzhen, you should go and rest. Don't worry about us."
Silver Fox said to Li Lanzhen.
Han Mingxiang glanced at him and called out affectionately, "Mom, you should go to sleep. We'll chat here, so don't worry about us."
Li Lanzhen ignored them, turned around, went back to her bunk, and went to sleep.
Beside them, the group of women led by Tiehua slept on soft mattresses, covered with thick quilts. The bedding was clean and soft, and their clothes were clean and without patches.
They all silently shed tears, for they never received such treatment even at home.
They thought to themselves that they must work hard to repay their benefactors!
Master Xu, having eaten his fill, lay down on his bed, but Zhihua did not sleep with him.
He went and slept with Li Lanzhen.
The old scholar looked up at the starry sky, his heart filled with doubt.
How did I get here? And where did all these other people come from?
The potatoes I ate these past two days, and the seasoning for cooking meat...
Many of them were things I had never seen before.
It seems that Lanzhen is not a simple person, or that the boy named Silver Fox is someone with a secret.
Regardless, they were the ones who saved themselves and their only relative, their granddaughter Zhihua.
From now on, let's live a good life in Peach Blossom Spring.
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