idyllic tranquility

It was almost noon, and the sun was shining directly on the earth, so few people came out to walk around at this time.Now that there is insufficient food, the villagers not only tightened their belts to take care of the crops, but also reduced the scope of activities to save energy.

He's yard.

Speaking of which, ever since the He family secretly used their own food to help the villagers, the He family has reduced their own food, from three meals a day to two meals a day. The atmosphere should be a bit more cheerful than usual, however, if you look closely, there seems to be a bit of restlessness.

He Dazhu's daughter-in-law, Li Qing, finished the lunch of the elders and juniors in the family, and she couldn't calm down. She walked around the room and opened the curtain from time to time to watch the time.

Li Juan, the daughter-in-law of the second eldest He Daxing, coaxed a few children to sleep, and then hurried to the house of the eldest sister-in-law Li Qing.

"Sister-in-law, He An is back?"

"Not yet..."

Opening the curtain, Li Juan saw Li Qing circling anxiously at a glance, and guessed that He Anying hadn't come back yet, so she also became anxious, but Li Qing was already in such a state of anxiety, she could only press her anxiety.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, he left early, maybe he will be home in the next moment."

"I hope so."

The relationship between the two sisters-in-law, who originally disliked each other, has eased after the past few years of suffering together. During the days when the two brothers He Dazhu and He An were not at home, it was the two of them and He An who supported each other and supported the family.

Right now, He An has gone to the mountain without telling the elders of his family and has not returned, which is really worrying. The longer the time drags on, the more panicked the two of them will become.

"This silly boy, before we left, we asked him to come back earlier. Even if he didn't get anything, it doesn't matter. Why didn't he come back after he got it? If something happens in the mountains, when my son comes back, I will What face is there to see him?"

The uneasiness in Li Qing's heart was brewed by time into self-blame, blaming himself for not putting the burden of the family on He An alone.Now, the world has just been peaceful, who can guarantee that all the refugees on the mountain are gone? How can I agree to let him enter the mountain alone in a moment of confusion?

"Sister-in-law, don't blame yourself. He An and Ning Zi have learned a few skills and can use a big bow. Even if something happens, they can protect themselves. What's more, the refugees in the mountains have already left the mountain. A few days ago, Xiao Didn’t God say that it’s been a long time since I saw the refugees coming down from the mountain? So, He An will be fine, definitely be fine.”

The words of comfort are not only spoken to the other party, but also to yourself.

It wasn't until Erhei rushed into the yard and barked wildly that the two of them woke up in an instant, shivered, and hurried out of the house.

"Erhei, where's He An? Why are you the only one back?"

Even though he knew that Erhei could not answer her, Li Qing couldn't control the panic in his heart. He widened his eyes and stared at Erhei, as if Erhei would be possessed by a god and demon in the next second and spit out human words. She He An is at the door.

However, Erhei was not possessed by a god or demon, nor could he speak human words. He just kept barking and pulled Li Qing out with his teeth, as if urging her to go out with it.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I think Erhei seems to know where He An is, we will follow him and we will definitely find him."

The flustered Li Qing had lost her mind, Li Juan's words pointed her in the right direction, regained some sanity, Li Qing followed Erhei's direction and was ready to go out.

"Nonsense! Where are you going to find someone? Come back to me!"

The movement of Erhei's return has already alarmed Uncle He in the main house. As soon as he came out, he heard the conversation between the two, and seeing the panic on the faces of the two, he had some guesses in his heart, but saw that the eldest daughter-in-law was about to rush out as soon as she turned around. At the door of the house, he hurriedly called out to stop him.

"Father-in-law, my daughter-in-law is not filial, and she hides it from the elders. The child He An took Erhei into the mountain early in the morning and has not returned yet. Erhei came back alone and looked like this. I have to follow him quickly and bring him back."

A good thing turned into a disaster. For He An's safety, Li Qing didn't dare to hide it any longer. After explaining the whole story briefly, he realized that his face was wet all over at some point.

"Since you are going into the mountains to find someone, what's the use of you two going, second daughter-in-law, you go to the village chief's house to explain the situation and ask him to call people into the mountain, eldest daughter-in-law, you go to contact the patrol team now and ask them to bring arms."

Things have happened to this point, Uncle He doesn't care to blame the two daughter-in-laws who have made their own decisions, and find the fastest and most effective way to solve the problem, the most important thing is to get He An back safely.

Fortunately, Uncle He remained calm in the face of danger, calmly cleared his mind, and made a division of labor.Under the influence of Uncle He, Li Qing and Li Juan calmed down after a while, and each split up to find someone.

It was Li Juan who came back first, but what she brought back was bad news. The village chief shirked the He family's request on the grounds that all the young and old were confiscated and there were no suitable candidates to enter the mountain.

Li Juan's eyes were red with anger, but Uncle He squinted his eyes when he heard the news, and glanced in the direction of the village chief's house, not as angry as imagined.

In recent years, the development of the He family in Beili Village has been getting better and better, especially after the construction of the He family ancestral hall, the village head of the Li family has become more vigilant towards their He family, and it is fine to deliberately make things difficult for them and charge more money when encountering them. , Now that even things related to human life are evaded and perfunctory, it is really over.

"It's nothing, it doesn't matter whether he agrees or not...you go and inform the eldest daughter-in-law now, gather your hands and take Erhei into the mountain directly, and remind them to bring torches."

Uncle He's words were like thunder on the ground, piercing through Li Juan's resentment.

Yes, today is different. How many orphans and widows in the village have received the kindness of their family, and how many people's hearts are chilled by the attitude of the village chief's avoidance. To save He An, the village chief's approval is not needed at all.

That night, many families in Beili Village suffered from hunger and insomnia.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the sky is full of stars tonight, covering the mountain forest as if coated with a layer of silver gauze, illuminating the mountain road and the thorns on the roadside for night travelers.

It wasn't until dawn, when the sky was dim, that no one saw a group of obvious torches break through the cover of the forest and come into people's sight.

What happened to He An on the mountain, the people in the village don't know, but many people saw that his clothes were torn when he was carried down the mountain by He Xiaotian, and they described him as a mess. The villagers gave up their minds.

However, on the second day after He An woke up, some villagers saw a group of well-equipped and burly family soldiers with swords and bows on their backs, entering the deep mountain aggressively.

There was also a big dog leading the way at the front, which looked a bit like Erhei of the He family from a distance. When he looked carefully, a group of people had already entered the forest and disappeared.

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southern border country

He Ning and his party, who had been at sea for two years, finally left the land they had explored for three years and set off on their way home with three carts of seeds.

These seeds are the ultimate goal of their business and the most valuable item in their luggage. Most of them are edible crop fruits or plants with medicinal value.

Some of them have not been used with great value in the local area, and the local people do not think that these ubiquitous plants have any value for further development; some are exchanged with foreign businessmen who come to the local trade. It brought surprises; there are also some special products found on several islands after going out to sea, among which are the potatoes and sweet potatoes that He Ning is most looking forward to.

It was also because of finding potatoes and sweet potatoes that He Ning felt that this trip was rewarding and worthwhile, and it was time to really go back.

After three years of hard work traveling abroad, talking with people from various countries and dealing with people from all walks of life, He Ning has been tricked and helped along the way; Carrying a big knife; crossing mountains and drifting across the sea.

The thin young man in front of him, who has gone through thousands of sails, has a firm expression, strong limbs, but gentle and harmless eyes.It is different from the innocence of the world, but the gentleness that can accommodate hundreds of rivers after seeing all kinds of things in the world. Those who have seen these eyes will never imagine that they have ever been angry, burned, and forbearing.

There were only eleven people left in the team of dozens of people when they left Xia Kingdom, but these eleven people, with three carts of seeds, crossed mountains and mountains and crossed thousands of mountains and rivers. After three months, Finally, avoiding the prying of various forces, and touched back the Central Plains where the forces of the third prince took root.

In the following year, the third prince, who had gradually gained the upper hand, got two kinds of high-yield crops bestowed by heaven. It is said that these crops can not only grow on barren land, but also produce an astonishing amount per mu.

With these two kinds of "God-given crops", the popularity of the Three Princes among the people has risen unprecedentedly, and almost everyone believes that the Three Princes are the righteous way of the heaven-given imperial power.

The Army of the Three Princes, who led the righteous army, quickly encroached on the remaining land of the Xia Kingdom with the force of a prairie fire, and finally took down the capital trapped in the encirclement in one fell swoop.

How the general trend of the world divides and reunites, how the political situation breaks up and reorganizes, none of these have anything to do with He Ning. At this moment, he just wants to know why his family members are haggard and weak like this before he left. look like?

Especially that idiot, who obviously had baby fat on his face before he left, but now he might be blown away by a gust of wind.

How much has his family suffered during his absence?What about Li Miao?Where is the third prince?Feelings are playing too many political conspiracies and tricks, don't you even want face projects?

Seeing his family for the first time, He Ning's mood was so complicated that it was hard to describe. His originally gentle eyes were shocked by various speculations in his heart. Even the joy of seeing his family for the first time was submerged under the turbulent undercurrent.

The uncontrollable excitement and joy of Mrs. He and Li Qing turned into continuous tears, blurring the long-awaited figure in their eyes, and they couldn't stop it no matter how much they rubbed. Only when they hugged tightly, could they be sure that what stood in front of them was real.

The three sisters, He Liu, He Xing and He Nan leaned against the tearful Li Juan, while wiping away their tears, they called out to her brother and stared straight at He Ning who hadn't seen him for three years, not daring to go forward.It wasn't until He Ning called them that he stepped forward and hugged He Ning's thigh.

He An supported Uncle He and stood not far away, looking at the people crying with joy, he was also ecstatic, he should be ecstatic, but why, looking at Da Lang who was surrounded by his relatives but still could not be concealed , would he be cowardly and dare not step forward?Will such a beautiful and excellent Dalang who walks in the sun accept himself who has been humbled into the dust?

He Ning saw He An's uneasiness and timidity, and he thought, his little fool must be thinking again.

The undercurrent in his eyes was suppressed by him, He Ning comforted his grandmother and mother beside him, and three sisters who were crying and hiccupping, and was called into the room by Uncle He for questioning. time what happened.

When he took over Uncle He's support from He An's hand, He Ning carefully looked at He An'an's body up and down, and the more he looked at it, the more he wanted to frown.But considering that the little fool is still a sensitive fool, he just comforted him when he was wrong: "Wait for me."

The warm whispering Buddha passed He An's ear, causing a burst of pain. He An shuddered, but felt relieved inexplicably, as if the seeds that had been floating for thousands of miles finally fell into the soil.

Of course he will wait, he has been waiting for three years, as long as Da Lang can come back, he is not afraid of waiting for another three years, but why is it that he just waits for a few hours now, but he feels that it is more unbearable for him than waiting for three years...