Chapter 79 How many things have you done to hide it from him?
Witnessing the ferocity of the beasts on the river with his own eyes, He Zexu felt that even if he, a strong man with good martial arts, might have narrowly escaped death if he fell into the river, this chance of survival was actually unlikely, let alone Sanniang, a little girl?
When an ordinary man sees this scene, his legs will become weak, and he may even be frightened to pee. A woman would probably faint from fear immediately.
When the bamboo raft arrived at the place where they landed that day, He Zexu asked the two followers to walk again according to the route they left that day.
Tong San relied on his good memory and pointed out two locations originally marked on the drawing. After finding them, he discovered that one of them was a trap. He Zexu ignored the dissuasion of his subordinates and went down to check it out in person.
The trap was covered with rotten leaves. He used a wooden stick to push it aside and saw the bones of a wild beast. It was more than just one kind of wild beast. He Zexu discovered that several iron thorns inserted at the bottom, although already rusty,
But you can still see that the top of the thorn is very sharp.
He Zexu came out of the trap and arrived at another marked point. On the surface, nothing could be seen. However, after moving a large stone and rolling it towards that location, the ground that seemed to have nothing strange at first suddenly collapsed.
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The three of them took a closer look and saw that there were also iron thorns standing up below.
You can imagine what would happen if someone fell down.
When He Zexu lived in Broken Soul Valley, although his eyes could not see, his ears were good and he had heard of this place.
Because if you want to get here from the valley, you can only come from the river, and there are ferocious beasts in the river, so no one will come here at all. To get here from the outside, you don’t need to take the waterway, but this
It is a barren mountain and no one will come here.
Moreover, outside this mountain is the entrance to Broken Soul Valley, which is completely opposite and far away.
Therefore, it is precisely because of this that Sanniang would set up such a trap on the mountain, so that she does not have to worry about accidentally hurting innocent people.
The iron spikes looked like they were custom-made at the blacksmith shop. She was very economical and spent her hard-earned money on this.
After going down the mountain, he wandered around for nearly a day before returning to the valley. He Zexu was sitting quietly in the room again.
It turns out that every time she goes out alone without her, she goes out to dig herbs to sell, pick mushrooms, pick wild tea, and look for wild vegetables. She sets out before dawn and doesn't come back until very late. Maybe she just does these things.
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Without telling him, he went to customize iron thorns outside the valley, and took a raft across the dangerous river to dig traps.
After such a hard and tiring day, when she got home, she still had to cook dinner for him, and happily told him about what she had seen and heard outside. How hard it must have been for her!
Even though he knew that she had done so many things without telling him, He Zexu found that in his heart at this time, he only felt sorry for her, but not angry at being deceived and fooled.
"Go to bed early and go out to the valley tomorrow morning." He Zexu said in the evening.
The others immediately responded, except Tong San who hesitated to speak.
"You've done a good job, I'll leave this to you." He Zexu thought for a while and said to Tong San.
When Tong San heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he became energetic: "Master, don't worry, my subordinates will definitely protect your and your wife's home."
These words touched He Zexu's heart, and he was particularly pleased with Tong San. The orderer left five hundred taels of silver for Tong San to use for daily expenses.
"Master, I'm here alone, so I don't need to buy anything, and there's no need to keep so much." Tong San said quickly. He had heard from his companions that the master didn't know what to do and was going around collecting money.
, not only the properties in the capital were sold, but also the palace given by the emperor was sold.
"Just keep it for you. How can my people live in such poverty?" He Zexu said.
"That's right, just keep what the master gives you. Besides, when we come here, we will eat up all your food reserves. We don't catch prey every day, and we can't sell a few of the bamboo bowls we peeled.
Money." Jiao Ba and the others started to persuade them from the side.
The master spoke, and his companions all said the same thing. Tong San then collected the banknote, but he had no intention of using the money given by the master.
Although a person's life is not rich here, he can still feed himself and not go hungry.
During dinner, someone asked Tong San if he had any wine, so Tong San went out and bought a jar from a farmer.
During dinner, He Zexu didn't drink any wine, so he ate something and went back to the house.
Under the candlelight, looking at the simple decoration in the room, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
What happened that year, people in the valley said that the enemies of his wife and him came to find them, and they ran away. Some also said that they had been killed by their enemies.
When Tong San first arrived, their house had already been occupied by people from the valley.
She thought she was getting a big advantage, but she didn't expect someone to come and ask for it. At first, Tong San carefully discussed it with the other party, but it didn't work, there was no other way, so Tong San had to take action.
Other people in the valley did not want to cause trouble, so in the days that followed, no one came to trouble him.
Who would have thought that the mistress of this family was actually the famous master of six cities, and these six cities belonged to three countries.
That night, He Zexu lay on the bed very early.
When he got up early the next morning, after washing and having breakfast, He Zexu stood outside the courtyard gate and looked at the house.
"Master?" He Zexu looked back and was about to mount his horse and leave, but Tong San couldn't help shouting.
He Zexu turned around and looked over: "Is something wrong?"
"Tong San, don't worry, when we are not busy, we will come to accompany you and look after you."
"Yes, prepare more wine, marinate meat and so on."
The followers thought that Tong San felt bad because he was alone again, so they rushed to joke with him.
He Zexu thought that Tong San was left alone here, and it was indeed deserted. He was just about to turn around to see who else was left to keep Tong San company, when he heard Tong San speak again: "Master, Madam's
The tomb is on the sunny hillside at the back, do you want to go and take a look?"
Hmm? This?
Everyone looked at the master together. Yes, Tong San said on the day he entered the valley that he would build a tomb for his wife.
The master and his wife have such a good relationship, they should go and see her, and they should also go and pay homage to her.
He Zexu didn't expect that this was what Tong San was going to say. For a moment, he didn't even know how to respond to this subordinate.
Sanniang was still alive, but he was the only one who knew about it, and he didn't tell them.
"No need." He Zexu couldn't say anything, just three simple words.
"Oh, I understand." Tong San responded guiltily, secretly blaming himself that he shouldn't have mentioned this matter to his master. The master would be sad when he saw his wife's tomb, so he didn't want to see it!
He Zexu got on his horse, hesitated for a moment and said to Tong San: "You are here, just take care of the house. There is no need to go to worship at Madam's tomb." It is unlucky to burn paper to worship while a person is still alive.
"Yes, I obey." Tong San didn't understand why his master ordered him like this, but he just did what his master said.
He Zexu looked at the house again, took a deep breath, and rode away.