Traveling through ancient times

As a female time travel guide, one of the rules for escaping famine is that you cannot be seen as a monster in ancient times, and everything must have a source!

Gu Dalian took her sister to look for medicinal herbs everywhere. If they could find some century-old ginseng or thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, wouldn't they make a fortune? Just thinking about it made her feel happy!

However, that thing is not something that can be obtained easily!

The two of them were like two mountain monkeys, crawling around here and there. They didn't find any ginseng or Ganoderma lucidum, but they did find a bunch of medicinal herbs.

I don't know what the market situation is like here, so I'll put it in the basket first and wait and see when things settle down!

It was at this time that Gu Dalian realized that she knew nothing about the Darong Kingdom.

The original body had been treated harshly by the Gu family since childhood. Every day, like an old cow, he had endless housework and endless grass to cut for pigs. He had never even been outside the village!

My hometown is also a remote village, and I am ignorant! It seems that in order to rationalize everything in the future, I have to find the source of all my changes!

"Second brother, I want to learn to read. Can you teach me later?" Gu Dalian knew that her second brother was literate.

In fact, the original body could read, but he lived too much every day, and when he took a rest every day, he fell asleep before recognizing two words!

"Okay, little sister has to learn too!"

"My elder brother and I were both taught by our mother. As long as I have time in the future, my second brother will teach you!"

"Brother, I don't want to learn to read. I fall asleep as soon as I see a word!"

Gu Xiaolian pouted in protest, saying that it would be better to learn a few medicinal herbs instead of learning to read!

"You silly girl, I know you want to study medicine, but have you ever seen a doctor who can't even read? How can he prescribe medicine for patients?"

Gu Dalian reminded with a smile and made a face at her sister!

"Oh, that's so troublesome. Fine, fine, I'll learn to read too!"

Gu Xiaolian is so depressed, but she has to learn it reluctantly just for the sake of something she likes!

A hint of joy appeared in Gu Wenzhi's eyes. It turned out that the elder sister had a solution. He was just about to scold the younger sister!

In order to avoid trouble these days, Gu Dalian released Daxue and Xiaoxue to scare off the wild beasts in the mountains. With the occasional howling of wolves and tigers, the journey was much smoother!

Finally, at noon two days later, more than seventy people walked out of the mountains safely!

The women hugged their children and cried excitedly. It was so difficult. If it weren't for the men from the Ma family, these people would have been fed to the wild beasts in the mountains long ago!

The men were also very excited!

Looking at the village vaguely visible in the distance, everyone's pace quickened a lot!

On the way down the mountain, some people were so excited that their legs became weak. If it weren’t for the big trees next to them to block them, they would have almost rolled down!

Finally we reached a pond at the foot of the mountain. It was already September, the weather was clear and crisp, and everyone was excited as they smelled the air outside the mountains!

"According to the map, we should be looking at Nanhuan Township in Shannan County ahead, and there are several villages nearby!"

"Everyone, take a rest here now. I'll let my nephew contact the village chief and find a way to settle you down!"

Ma Youren smiled slightly and told Ma Xiaolian to do the job!

Ma Xiaolian took the two away and returned half an hour later, followed by a man in his forties.

He was not very tall, with a shrewd look in his eyes, a slightly dark complexion, and a smile on his face. He jogged over here, slightly out of breath!

"Hello, sir. I am Zhang Fa, the head of Cuiyu Village in Nanhuan Township, Shannan County. I have come to welcome you into the village!"

Zhang Fa nodded and bowed repeatedly to Ma Youren and his son, and his calves were shaking a little!

This small village near the mountain had never seen such a high-ranking official. Although he was not wearing an official uniform, his official majesty frightened Zhang Fa so much that he dared not look directly at him!

"Zhang Lizheng, I need your help to settle these two families here!"

"I have official business to attend to, so I won't stay here any longer!"

As soon as Zhang Youren came out of the forest, his face became serious and he was no longer the amiable old man.

The majestic aura of the official who had been in officialdom for a long time was revealed, and the common people really dared not look directly at him!

Zhang Fa smiled bitterly: "My Lord, I...I...I dare not disobey your orders...but we are in a remote and poor place with few good farmlands!"

"We can provide shelter for the servants, but... there are about 40 people in these two families, and I'm afraid they won't be able to get any good land."

After a pause, Zhang Fa continued: "...According to the laws of the Darong Kingdom, if you are a good citizen, you can only be allocated lower-grade land now... You see..." As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Ma Youren, with sweat on his head!

Ma Youren was silent for a while and then said:

"How about this, you guys take care of the relocation of the Wang family on this side first, and try to relocate them together."

"What about the land... If there is good land, you can ask them to add some silver!"

He looked at Gu Wenzhi again and said, "These three brothers and sisters can also have lower-grade fields. It depends on their luck. We can set up separate households for them!"

"As for the old Gu family over there, you can make the arrangements! If we have time, we can settle them all today!"

The meaning of the words is very clear. The Wang family and Gu Wenzhi must be taken care of, and the old Gu family can do whatever they want!

Zhang Fa understood and nodded repeatedly. Looking at such a large group of ragged people, he felt a little dizzy! The people that the adults have taken care of must have a backstage, so they must be arranged clearly!

Zhang Facheng earnestly invited Lord Ma and his party to enter the village to rest. Ma Youren waved his hand, bowed to Wang Zheng, nodded to Gu Wenzhi and his two siblings, and walked towards another road!

Zhang Fa then smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone follow me, I will arrange accommodation for you first!" Then he walked towards the village first!

Gu Shangen and Gu Si had gloomy faces. They heard the conversation between Ma Youren and Zhang Fa clearly. They were angry but couldn't say it out loud!

Dozens of people followed the village chief into the village, and all the curious people in the village gathered around!

"Hey, village chief, where did these beggars come from?"

Some people were a little scared when they saw that these people were wearing ragged and tattered clothes:

"Why did you bring him to the village? Aren't you afraid of something happening?"

"Hey, village chief, where do these people come from?"

"Hey, village chief, you're not going to let these refugees settle here, are you? What if something goes wrong?"

"Hurry up and drive them out. If they settle here, won't they be competing with us for our land?"

Zhang Fa saw that the villagers were talking nonsense, so he glared at them and said, "Go away, stop talking nonsense. They are all good citizens."

Then he looked at one of the big and strong women and said:

"I say, Widow Sun, why are you everywhere? The government arranged this. If they're afraid something will happen, go to the government office and report it!"

The one called Widow Sun grinned, put her hands on her hips, and said in a very loud voice:

"I say, village chief, I am not the only one saying this. I am a widow with no one to support me, but I am scolding alone! Aren't the people in our village worried about this? Am I not speaking for the people in our village?"

I said so much in one breath without even taking a breath!

The daughters-in-law of the Wang family all lowered their heads in shame, and the daughters-in-law of the old Gu family also blushed!

Only the Gu Dalian sisters were vigorous and proud, looking at the villagers with eyes full of curiosity!

Gu Dalian saw that Widow Sun was about 30 years old. Although she was big and thick-shouldered, her facial features were quite regular and she spoke in a gentle manner. She felt somewhat favorable towards him.

Following the team, he smiled at Widow Sun and said, "Pretty aunt, we are not refugees. We are from the same village from now on. After we settle down, my sister and I will come to visit you!"

Widow Sun heard the girl talking to her openly, her voice was crisp, as if she had drunk fruit juice, and her face was full of smiles. She immediately liked this little girl and said with a smile:

"Hey, girl, come and visit me when you're settled. I live in the west end of the village. Ask Widow Sun and everyone will know me!"