The group of people walked for more than ten days.
When he stopped to rest at noon, Ye Yutong took a small shovel and looked for medicinal materials nearby. Li Yunze and Ye Mingxuan followed her to protect her.
When sleeping these days, they often heard the howling of wolves and tigers, but they were lucky enough not to encounter any large beasts.
Yongchang didn't let the children run around like they did some time ago, and he didn't allow them to leave the sight of adults, for fear that wild beasts would suddenly appear and be caught off guard.
There are already several medicinal materials in Ye Yutong's space, all of which were found during this period.
Two of them were found by Li Yunze. Ye Yutong didn't know them. He said they were very rare, so she planted them in the space.
The ginseng seeds sown have also sprouted, and now there are many ginseng seedlings in her space, and they are growing very well.
Ye Yutong walked to a stone wall and found an entrance about two meters away. The entrance was covered with branches and vines.
She used the hoe in her hand to push aside the dense weeds, revealing a large valley inside.
She said in surprise: "Brother, peace, come and see."
"Wow, what kind of place is this?" Ye Mingxuan said in surprise.
Li Yunze took the hoe from Ye Yutong's hand and chopped down all the nearby weeds and branches. The scene inside was all reflected in the eyes of the three of them.
The valley is very large, dozens of acres in size according to visual inspection, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only one entrance here.
"Tongtong, big brother, you two wait here for a while, I'll go in and take a look."
"Let's go together." Ye Yutong and Ye Mingxuan followed him.
Li Yunze took a look at the terrain and felt that there was no danger. He opened a path in front and the three of them entered the valley together.
The songs of birds filled the valley, which contained a small stream. The water flows from the cracks in the rocks behind.
The water inside is crystal clear, flowing slowly to the crack in the mountain on the other side, and then flowing down along the crack. Over time, a small stream is formed here.
The sky is deep blue, the air is fresh and sweet, and the blue sky and white clouds complement each other, forming a picture that is so beautiful that it does not need any modification.
Ye Yutong thought happily, isn't this the paradise described by Tao Yuanming? It is also the poetry and distance she has always longed for.
She decided that this was it. For the next ten years or so, her family would live in seclusion here and wait until the troubled times were over before making plans.
Li Yunze and Ye Mingxuan also thought this place was good. It had water and land, and was surrounded by mountains. It blocked the exit of the valley. It was safe and hidden, and even large beasts couldn't get in.
Ye Yutong said happily: "Brother, peace, let's settle here!"
"Okay, I'll ask everyone to come over and take a look." Ye Mingxuan said and ran out happily.
After walking in the mountains for more than a month, I finally found a suitable place to settle down.
How could he not be happy that he no longer had to worry about running around?
Yongchang and Wencai led everyone over with a carriage.
Li Yunze is cutting branches and weeds at the entrance. Ye Yutong was helping to clean up. When he saw them, he said happily:
"Mom, Uncle Yongchang, Uncle Wencai, come in and take a look, this place is great. It's safe and spacious, and there's a stream flowing down from the mountain.
In the future, we no longer have to look for water sources. There is still a large area of land where we can grow food, which is enough for people like us. "
Yongchang and Wencai looked at such a good place and laughed happily, saying, "Okay, okay, it's such a good place. We finally have a place to stay."
The eyes of several women were red with excitement. They fled from Yejia Village. The hardships along the way were revealed at this time.
Several children ran around happily in the valley. Li Yunze reminded: "Don't run around. Be careful of snakes. Use a hoe to clean up the weeds here first."
After hearing his words, several people immediately became honest and responded obediently: "Yes, Master."
After saying that, he ran to the carriage to get his own hoe and helped weed the weeds there.
Several women laughed out loud when they saw the little brats acting so well in front of Ping An.
Guilan smiled and scolded: "You brats, you used to be so naughty that you wanted to go to the house to uncover the tiles, but now someone can cure you, right?"
Xiaosong glared at his mother, feeling a little unhappy. He felt that his mother was laughing at them, but he did not dare to talk back, fearing that his master would scold him for disrespecting his elders.
Guilan smiled even more happily when she saw how cowardly these boys dared to get angry but dare not say anything.
Li Wenxiu patted her, held back her laughter and said, "Stop laughing, let's help clean up too."
It took more than two hours to clean up the weeds in the valley. The larger trees were left alone and will be dealt with later when they are empty.
Looking at the clean valley, everyone smiled happily.
Wencai smiled heartily and said: "Tongtong, you discovered this place. You choose the place to build the house first."
Ye Yutong pointed to the easternmost open space with a smile and said, "I like that place. If you don't have any objections, my house will be built there."
Their family had just discussed building a house there.
The land to the east is separated by a creek and is about eight or nine acres, just enough for the family to build a house and grow crops.
The reason why they chose that place was because of the space provided by Ye Yutong. Their family would definitely go there to work frequently in the future.
In order not to be discovered, we cannot live too close to Uncle Yongchang and the others.
There is also a large cave on the stone wall over there, which will be convenient for putting something in the future.
Yongchang waved his hand and said: "No objection, no objection at all. If it weren't for Tongtong, we wouldn't have discovered such a good place."
Li Wenxiu looked at everyone and then smiled and said: "Okay, if everyone has no objections, our family will build a house there.
I took a look here. It's about ninety acres. You guys look at the place to build the house first, and we'll divide the rest of the land for planting. "
Wencai and Yongchang let Maodan and Mantangjia choose first.
Mao Dan’s grandma said with a smile: “It’s such a good place, it doesn’t matter where you build a house. Besides, without you, where would our family, old and young, find this place? You choose first!”
Mantang's mother's health has improved a lot, and her face is not as yellow as before, and it looks a little brighter.
She said gratefully: "Sister-in-law Wenxiu and the two eldest brothers did not think we were a burden and brought us here. I don't know how grateful I am. As for repairing the house, as long as I am with you and your family, I can repair it anywhere." ."
Seeing the four of them pushing back and forth, Ye Yutong smiled and joked: "Uncle Wenchang, Uncle Yongcai, actually the places here are pretty much the same, so don't be so polite."
Yongchang laughed and said: "Tongtong is right, in such a good place, what else is there to choose? Just find a place to build."
He pointed to the north and said, "That's where my house is built."
"Then I will build a house next to your house, so that we can talk more easily in the future." Wencai said with a smile.
Aunt Mao and Mantang Niang discussed it and decided to build the house to the west. Their men were not at home, so they planned to build the houses together so that they could visit each other in the future.
