Chapter 35 Returning to the Valley

"Although you are very brave, it is not easy to kill a tiger. I know that tiger, named Li Guo, is the nephew of a thief, and the leader of the thief is named in the sea arrest documents. He went There are hundreds of thousands of thieves in Kaifeng, with spears, swords, firecrackers and artillery. To kill him, we must first defeat the army of thieves."

After listening to Zheng Yunzhi's words, Ying Yi also nodded and said: "What the county magistrate said is exactly what I thought. There are so many intruders. Let's not talk about whether we can kill him. We just want to find Li Guo, that beast." It's not easy. After I arrived in Ye County, I discussed with Sun Xiucai and heard that Sun Chuanting had taken over as the governor of the three sides and was gathering troops in Guanzhong. I heard that he was a capable fighter and I planned to go to Guanzhong to look for him. But unexpectedly I discovered The traces of the thief and what happened next are all known to the county magistrate."

When Zheng Yunzhi heard that this was happening, he couldn't help but laugh: "Supervisor Sun is indeed a capable fighter. He almost killed the intruder at first."

Then he said: "It is indeed a coincidence. If you hadn't noticed the traces of the thief, Ye County wouldn't know what would have happened. I should thank you."

Ying Yi shook his head and said, "The thief and I are inseparable. I didn't think much about it at the time. I just thought about the thief's displeasure and I felt comfortable."

Zheng Yunzhi couldn't help laughing.

He said: "You are unparalleled in courage, but you are not a rude person. You are well-organized and wise. You must have read books before, right? You must have been an ordinary person in your family earlier."

Ying Yi said: "I have read some books, but not many. I have almost forgotten them now. I probably also know the saying 'In the beginning, human nature is good' or 'Friends come from afar'. At home, we talk about a scholarly family. Not really, there are some assets, but that's all. A natural disaster, it was all down the drain, and my parents are gone."

What Ying Yi said was not a lie. He really didn't know much about ancient Chinese, and his family was only a little better than an ordinary family. Time travel can also be regarded as a natural disaster, and parents are indeed absent.

Zheng Yunzhi nodded slightly, recognizing Ying Yi a little more.

Scholars certainly have a sense of identity with scholars. This is not hundreds of years later, but the last years of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, scholars are different.

Xiao Yu'er and Zi Niang raised their heads and listened carefully, especially Zi Niang, whose face was so red that it seemed like it was stained with clouds.

Zheng Yunzhi said: "I see that you are brave, but there is no way to use it."

Ying Yi said: "I am just born with some brute strength and have never practiced martial arts."

"The great generals in ancient times have always been born with extraordinary powers." Zheng Yunzhi sighed: "Generals in ancient times have always been born with extraordinary powers. Most of them are born with supernatural powers. The overlord of Western Chu has the ability to lift a cauldron, and you are not bad at it. However, martial arts still need to be practiced, not on the battlefield. It's child's play, brute force is not enough, once exhausted, you will be ready to die. You must also study more, understand the sages and speak small words of great justice, mount your horse to govern the army, dismount your horse to calm the people, and be a man of both civil and military skills."

Ying Yi said helplessly: "I have also thought about practicing martial arts, but I don't know where to practice. As for studying, I don't know if I can still read it."

Zheng Yunzhi shook his head slightly: "It's not difficult to practice martial arts. You can try to learn some of the rules of Xiao Wuhui. Reading is a major event in life. You have to live and learn, how can you not learn it? When you settle down, I will give it to you. If you don’t understand something about a few classics, you can come and ask me.”

Ying Yi sighed secretly in his heart and thanked him: "Thank you so much, Lord County."

While chatting, time seemed to pass very quickly. It's almost there.

After climbing over the last mountain, the valley appeared in front of us.

Although it had only been a few days, Ying Yi suddenly felt as if a long time had passed. The valley has changed a lot compared to when I left. Several pieces of newly dug land, like squares, are spread beside the small lake.

Even some additions were made to the edges of the caves, like eaves, covered with some thatch.

"It's Brother Ying!"

When the fourth sister-in-law's voice of surprise came, the whole valley came alive.

Wang Zhongguan ran out of a cave: "Oh, our little brother is back!"

This voice makes people's skin crawl even more than that of a drake.

A group of people went down to the valley, and Wang Zhongguan walked over quickly. Seeing that his face was glowing, he must have been carefree in the valley and had a good day or two.

"Wang Zhongguan."

Ying Yi clasped his fists: "This is Zheng County Zheng."

Zheng Yunzhi had already heard about this lieutenant-general from Ying Yi. She put on a straight face and gave a slight salute: "Zheng Yunzhi from this county."

Wang Zhongguan's smile suddenly disappeared. He snorted lightly and ignored it. He only said to Ying Yi: "Our family is worried. We are afraid of something unexpected happening. Now it's better."

Ying Yi smiled and said, "It's my fault that I'm worrying the lieutenant."

"Everyone is right." Wang Zhongguan said: "Tell us, how is the matter?"

After some narration, everything was explained thoroughly.

After hearing this, Zhongguan Wang couldn't help but sigh: "God damn the thieves, it's really not a pity to die. Now that we have abandoned the county, what should we do?"

Ying Yi said: "After all, we have a small number of people, so we can only avoid the reality and make mistakes. We can only wait until the Huguang army arrives before we take action."

Zheng Yunzhi also said: "Exactly. Once the Huguang army arrives, Ye County will naturally be able to take it back."

"Well... I hope so." Wang Zhongguan said: "With this war and chaos, our family has no way to return to the capital."

His mission has been completed, but under the current situation, there is no way to go back. The bandits were raging in the Central Plains, blocking the road to the north. Only by going east first, avoiding the border of Henan, and walking from Xuzhou to Denglai can we return to the capital.

But he was a eunuch, surrounded by fifty Dongchang fans, and he was afraid of death, so he didn't dare.

"You must be exhausted after a night of hard work." Ying Yi said: "Arrange for rest first, and wait until you are full of energy before you worry about it."

Zheng Yunzhi also didn't sleep a wink all night. After walking more than ten miles on the mountain road, she couldn't bear it anymore. Without saying a word, Zheng Wu was asked to arrange for the soldiers to rest, while his family of five was arranged by Ying Yi to rest in a cave. As for Wang Zhongguan, he chatted for a while and went hunting with Dongchang Fanzi.

Only then did Ying Yi become free.

I called Sun Xiucai, my fourth sister-in-law and others, and asked them about the past few days, and found that there was no problem. But Erniu actually came back. This made Ying Yi quite surprised. Originally, Er Niu was asked to send a message to Yuan Tong, but Ying Yi asked Er Niu to go into hiding after sending the message. Unexpectedly, he returned to Xiaowangzhuang alone. It happened to be when Sun Xiucai came out of the mountains. Then he returned here with Wang Zhongguan and others.

It saves Ying Yi some worries.

"This valley can be considered a treasure land. There is no shortage of food or anything now, right?"

Sun Xiucai said: "There is no shortage, no shortage. Previously, the county magistrate sent us 20 shi of grain for more than ten people. It is not a problem to save some food for half a year. We are working hard to open up wasteland, but after half a year, the grain has been grown. It's just that Now that there are more people, I’m afraid we won’t be able to bear the food.”

"It's okay." Ying Yi waved his hand and said, "There are more than ten acres in the valley. Let's open it up as soon as possible and plant food."

"I saved it, brother Ying, don't worry." Sun Xiucai and others nodded repeatedly.

Ying Yi then called Sun Xiucai and Er Niu aside and whispered: "I have to go out for a while. That woman still has some troubles that need to be dealt with. We can't just leave them alone. I will leave later and be back soon. . If anyone comes looking for me, just say that I went hunting in the mountains."

Sun Xiucai and Er Niu nodded seriously: "Don't worry, brother Ying."