After washing up, Li Lanzhen went up to the treehouse.
By this time, all the children were fast asleep.
Linglong nestled in Han Yuemei's arms, both of them sleeping soundly with rosy cheeks.
Miaomiao was fast asleep, snoreling as she hugged Douhua.
All four of them had their stomachs exposed without being covered by a thin sheet.
Li Lanzhen grabbed a sheet from the side and draped it over their stomachs.
The treehouse now has a roof and is surrounded on all sides.
These things were all done by the women and children of each family together.
They said these were all minor tasks and they didn't want the main breadwinner in the family to do them.
Tell them to hurry up and dig the foundation, build the house, or go farm.
Now, the night watch work has also been taken over by Han Yinan and the other children.
They said the adults were working too hard, so they would let them keep watch at night.
Xue Bao then arranged them into groups of three.
The three shifts still worked through the night, and the person on night watch still wore a whistle around their neck.
As soon as a problem is discovered, a whistle will be blown, and people will grab their weapons and rush down.
After Li Lanzhen lay down, she wondered what was going on outside.
Are those soldiers who patrol the mountains still patrolling?
What has become of the people in the Valley of Forgetfulness?
What she worried about most were her two children, Han Mingxiang and Han Shulan.
As Li Lanzhen pondered these thoughts, she slowly drifted off to sleep.
Perhaps it's because I think about it during the day and dream about it at night.
Li Lanzhen felt as if she were flying in the sky, unaware of how much time had passed.
Following the route she and Xue Bao took with the children up the mountain that day, they flew over Youzhou City and arrived at a large mountain south of Youzhou City.
This place seemed to be a mountain stronghold. At this moment, it was pitch black everywhere, and she couldn't see clearly the layout of the place, who the people were, or how many people were here.
But it seemed as if some force was pulling her, constantly drifting her towards the back of the mountain.
The closer she got to the back mountain, the more she heard wails of pain, women crying and begging for mercy, and lewd laughter from men…
Li Lanzhen arrived in front of a cave.
She then saw a large cave containing more than 100 men.
They were all covered in dust and dirt, and their clothes were tattered.
Almost everyone had marks on their body from being whipped.
Some people were lying on the ground groaning.
Suddenly, she noticed seven or eight people sitting around the cave wall on one side.
There were two small, thin figures leaning against the mountainside, while a group of tall people sat outside.
She recognized her youngest son, Han Mingxiang, sitting inside at a glance.
Behind him, the small, thin figure huddled close to the mountainside, was not Han Shulan, but another one. At this moment, Han Shulan was dressed as a man.
Her thin appearance made it impossible to tell that she was a woman.
Beside her was a small, thin figure, presumably also a girl.
The people sitting in the circle in front of them were all men, and they probably knew who they were.
Li Lanzhen looked at Han Mingxiang, who was thin and covered in scars on her face and body.
Tears streamed down her face as she cried out repeatedly, "Xiang'er, don't be afraid, Mother is here! Shulan, don't be afraid, Mother is here to save you!"
She shouted loudly, but she couldn't reach them. And the two children seemed not to hear her shouts, just sitting there silently.
Suddenly, she heard a voice calling, "Mother! Mother! Wake up, what's wrong?"
Li Lanzhen suddenly woke up, covered in sweat. After sitting up, she saw that it was Han Yuemei who was pushing her.
Seeing that she was covered in sweat, Han Yuemei handed her a clean handkerchief.
"Mom, wipe your sweat. What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
You shouted the young man's name loudly and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
Mother, I miss my little brother. I wonder how he and Sister Shulan are doing. We've settled down here and are living a good life, but we haven't heard a word from them..."
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
Li Lanzhen then realized that she had been dreaming.
But this dream felt incredibly real, as if I had seen it with my own eyes.
Is this God guiding me to find him?
Did Han Mingxiang and Han Shulan really encounter such a dangerous situation?
If that's the case, she must find them as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if those who captured them discovered that Han Shulan was a girl, the consequences would be unimaginable!
But I can't tell everyone about this yet.
I went alone!
Thinking of this, she hugged Han Mingmei and patted her gently.
"Don't cry, don't cry, Mother will find your brother. I had a dream that your brother and the others are all well. Don't be afraid, okay?"
Han Yuemei sat up straight, wiped away her tears, and said, "Okay! Mother, I'm not worried. With you, my eldest brother, and my second brother here, my youngest brother will definitely come back."
Li Lanzhen looked up and saw that it was already daylight. She could hear Xue Nizi and the others cooking in the kitchen behind her, while the children were still sleeping.
She said softly, "Let's go, mother and daughter, down to the river to wash our faces and get ready for dinner."
After the two of them came down to the riverbank, there were already many people washing clothes, washing their faces, and combing their hair.
The men were already out working in the fields or on their homesteads before dawn.
For the past few days, Xue Nizi and her friends have been delivering breakfast and lunch to the homestead using an oxcart.
Zhang Deshui and his group came back and ate at the Eleven Trees restaurant.
Breakfast was the same as always: wild vegetable and black flour porridge, plenty of wild vegetable pancakes, a boiled egg for each person, and then cold wild vegetable salad.
Xue Nizi and the others drove an oxcart, carrying wild vegetable cakes, to deliver food to Han Shunde and the others.
After having breakfast, Li Lanzhen slowly strolled over to the Dongshan Stone Quarry area.
Ever since that nightmare, she's wanted to get the stones delivered as soon as possible.
Then we'll go to West Mountain to check on Xue Laohu and his men's logging activities.
Transport the timber to the homestead as soon as possible using space transportation.
She had a nightmare last night, and she felt a sense of unease. She thought that she had to leave this place by tonight at the latest and go find the mountain in her dream.
We absolutely must save my youngest son and daughter-in-law!
The place that appeared in the dream might be a bandit's den, or perhaps the residence of another vassal king.
No matter whose territory it is, it's a den of wolves!
As she walked and pondered, she arrived at the stone quarry.
Li Erhan and Li Xishui, along with their father and sons, didn't come here today. They went to the land plot together to measure how much stone is needed for the foundation of a house and courtyard.
Then you can calculate how much stone will be needed after all the courtyards and houses have been modified.
Li Lanzhen didn't care how much stone she needed.
She filled her space with as much as it could hold.
The remaining stones can be piled up there for now, and then moved over next spring when the vermicelli factory or other factories are built.
She piled the stones in that area, which made it easier for Li Erhan and Li Xishui to work without having to go up and down the mountain so tiring.
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