It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 245

Hezhou Village is much easier to deal with than Duge Village. Jiang Ju's aunt Jiang Lu married here and has been helping the three of them openly and secretly during the negotiations.

When Jiang Yan was about to leave with the grain bag, she saw Jiang Ju, who had been pretending to be cool, lose his composure as his aunt slapped him in the face one after another.

Jiang Yan laughed openly, and when Aunt Jiang Lu's gaze locked upon her, she warmly invited him, "Aunt Xiaolu, if you have time, come back to the village and visit me."

……

On the way back, Jiang He brought up the old story again: "You really don't want to go up the mountain with us? The elders all miss you."

Jiang Yan wrapped her index finger around the end of the braid that hung at her side, lowering her eyes with a sense of guilt. "I just planted the seeds in the ground, and I'm reluctant to leave now. I'll reunite with you after the harvest."

"And didn't you say you haven't informed the elders yet? They're old. If I suddenly appeared in front of them, I'm afraid it would scare them, which would be bad for their health."

Jiang He still disagreed: "We can slowly tell the elders. It won't affect you staying with us first. It's safer with more people."

"You all have errands, it would be so boring for me to stay there alone." Jiang Yan scratched his head and pointed at the backpack behind him. "I also have some self-protection skills."

Jiang He was silent. He and Jiang Ju were not equipped with swords in the village, so when they went down the mountain to do the mission, they only brought a wooden stick... "Where did you get the sword?"

It's okay if he picked it up. If he robbed it, it would be modest to say that he has some self-protection ability. He is definitely better than the two of them.

"Hmm..." Jiang Yan thought quickly in his mind how to delete or modify the details to avoid letting them know that he was actually still in a certain risk.

Under Jiang He and Jiang Ju's curious gaze, Jiang Yan told a lucky story about going into the mountains to dig spring bamboo shoots and accidentally picking up two knives.

"So lucky?" Jiang Ju didn't quite believe it.

"That's great. I am the first person in the village to find gold nuggets in the ground." Jiang Yan vowed.

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At Jiang Yan's house, Jiang He and Jiang Ju each took a big knife and observed it carefully under the oil lamp on the pretext of broadening their horizons.

This look, this texture, and the marks on the private parts...the two looked a little solemn after looking at each other.

Although they did not get a knife, Brother Fu (Uncle Fu) had one in his hand, which he had previously introduced in detail to the young men in the village and let them touch it.

That one was seized from the garrison of Heding Prefecture and had similar marks, but as for the workmanship, even the two of them, laymen, could easily tell the difference.

Jiang He found Jiang Yan, who was busy working in the vegetable garden, and said with a serious expression, "Tell me the truth, did you really pick up this knife in the mountains?"

Jiang Yan didn't know what they had discovered, so she asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"These two knives belong to the government. It's very likely that they were taken here to seek revenge."

Seeking revenge? Jiang Yan subconsciously thought they were looking for revenge, but then he realized something was wrong and asked cautiously, "What big thing happened in our village?"

Jiang Ju touched his nose.

Jiang He said vaguely, "Sometimes, a group of soldiers sneaked into Tiankeng Mountain and discovered Brother Jiang Fu and the others living there. There was a huge fight between the two sides, and with the county imposing forced labor, the villagers simply moved away."

This time it was Jiang Yan's turn to remain silent. After a moment, she asked, "Did anyone escape and report the news?"

"No."

"That's good. No one here should know about this." Jiang Yan relaxed slightly, then his thoughts wandered, "Do you think our village has many talented people who can accomplish great things?"

Jiang He: ...

Jiang Yan was rewarded with a slap on the head. She woke up from her fantasy and no longer concealed anything. She told the truth about what happened more than a month ago. At the end, she sighed, "I suddenly feel that the village is a bit dangerous. I should consider moving away."

"That's right. And I just remembered that you won't be bored in the mountains. There lives the Fu girl you know, as well as several maids you have worked with."

Jiang Yan: Haha, I really would thank you.