“Young master, Songlin Village is not only surrounded by high walls, but also has countless poisonous plants growing at the base of the walls. I was unaware of this at first. Some time ago, when I wanted to leave the village, the village chief stopped me and reminded me where I could and could not go in the village, and that I should be careful of the poisonous plants outside the walls when leaving the village.” The guard was named Wuying, and he was the most skilled in martial arts among all the guards. He was the one who carried Liu Cheng all the way to Songlin Village.
After resting for so long, Liu Cheng has recovered quite well. He has already gotten up and walked a few steps, but his body is still extremely weak and he can't speak too loudly.
"Village Chief Lin is not only reminding you, but also warning you. Songlin Village is not an ordinary village. Ordinary people cannot enter or leave. Even if they do enter, they cannot act rashly. There are traps and mechanisms everywhere. I don't know how they found this place to settle down in the first place."
The guards had only been there a few days when they secretly inquired about the situation, but the villagers kept their mouths shut and they couldn't get the information they wanted.
"When we asked the villagers, they all said they didn't know. Even the children have been taught to play dumb." The guard looked helpless. This village was too strange. Not only were poisonous plants everywhere, but they also kept more than a dozen wolves.
Indeed, in Liu Cheng and the others' eyes, the dozen or so wolfhounds belonging to Song Zhuiyan's family were veritable wolves. They dared not approach the Song family's house, as they would be stared at by several pairs of dark green wolf eyes as soon as they arrived at the door, which was quite creepy.
"Most of the villagers here know a little bit of martial arts. They all set aside some time every day to practice. It's not a matter of gender; everyone except the elderly practices."
Outside the wall were many terraced fields, which were also surrounded by walls. However, due to the terrain, the fields weren't completely enclosed; the unwalled sections were planted with thorns, poisonous weeds, and poisonous trees… They were skilled at using poison.”
Wuying didn't bother to investigate; these things could be seen simply by going out for a walk. However, when they first arrived, their movements were restricted. Villagers often watched them from outside, or two wolfhounds guarded the door, supposedly to prevent them from being unable to find anyone if something happened, so they sent a few more people to help.
Liu Cheng and the others were all shrewd people, so how could they not know Lin Fuhai's intentions? On the surface, it seemed like he was taking care of them, but in fact, he was monitoring them. The villagers of Songlin Village were very vigilant.
However, after spending more time together, the villagers stopped keeping such a close watch on Wuying, allowing the other women to move around freely and learn more about Songlin Village.
"It seems the people of Songlin Village are all capable. I've been observing them lately; they're content with the status quo, just wanting to live a peaceful life, and don't have many ambitions."
"I just don't want this peaceful life to be disrupted, so I'm very resistant to outsiders. That makes things easier, really. It would be even better if these talented people could be of use to us." Liu Cheng pondered to himself, but this couldn't be rushed. He would use this time to recover from his injuries to persuade Zhong Qingyi and Song Zhuiyan.
And those few young men who know medicine are all rare talents.
Liu Cheng now thinks Zhong Qingyi and the others are talented, but he will be shocked when he finds out they can also make paper, cement, and print, etc. But that's a story for another time.
That day, Song Tantan and Song Zhuiyan met again in the space. The latter had already brought the second and third sons into the space, and this time she insisted that Song Tantan take the dog away.
“Auntie, Taishan is enough. Taking the second and third dogs out will scare other people. Besides, Xiayang Village is really safe. There’s no need to bring so many dogs.” Song Tantan sighed. Her aunt was always worried that she and Ye Moxun wouldn’t be able to take good care of themselves, and insisted on having two more dogs to put her at ease.
"You always say that. I let it go before, but the New Year is just around the corner. It'll be so lonely for you and Ah Xun outside. Let Gouzi keep you company and make it more lively. After the New Year, when the snow melts in spring, who knows what might happen? Even if your Uncle Zhong and I go out, it will definitely take you a lot of time."
Who knows how long it will take to get to Xiayang Village? The city gates of Xifeng are tightly closed, so we'll definitely have to take a detour to get out of Xifeng. Who knows how long that detour will take? Surely your Uncle Zhong and I can't just jump off the cliff and float downstream, can we?
In fact, Song Zhuiyan really had this plan. If she couldn't get out of Xifeng City Gate, she would have to take a long detour to reach Xiayang Village. It would be better to go down the cliff. Anyway, there was a river below, so she wouldn't die if she jumped down. She and Zhong Qingyi were both good at martial arts, so they would definitely be able to reach Xiayang Village safely.
"Auntie, please don't lead Uncle Zhong astray. Ah Xun and I are fine, we haven't encountered any danger. You can just take a normal detour, don't do anything extreme. You're all grown up, it's not good to act so recklessly." Song Tantan knew her aunt too well. As soon as she saw that her expression was not right, she immediately spoke up to stop her from having such an undesirable idea.
"You brat, how dare you tease me? You're not young anymore, you're almost thirty by now. You still do things your own way, otherwise why can't you go home?" She was angry when she thought about how she had run away with Ye Moxun.
Song Tantan felt embarrassed and explained in a low voice, "...Maybe it's because I've been hanging out with a group of kids all these years, so my mind has become a lot simpler. Besides, my body will only be ten years old after the New Year. If you've been a child for a long time, you'll naturally become more like a child."
"Alright, stop with the nonsense. Bring the second and third dogs along. Even if you don't want to, think about Taishan. He's all alone and has no one to talk to." Song Zhuiyan said righteously.
Finally, unable to resist, Song Tantan had no choice but to take the second and third dogs out of the space. Ye Moxun was very happy and spent a lot of time being affectionate with the two dogs.
Taishan even let out a loud "Awoo!" which showed how happy he was.
Because the Lunar New Year is approaching, and knowing that we will have to go out of the mountains again after the New Year, and that our family will still need the help of the villagers, we contributed two more pigs to be slaughtered.
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