jdhmnovel Chapter 290 This is indeed a good place
Chapter 290 This is indeed a good place
After hearing what Li Lanzhen said, Bai Houpu and Xuanshen turned over and rushed to the east bedroom.
Opening the door on the back wall, the three of them walked into the underground cave again.
After a careful search in the study, no tunnel or secret room leading to the outside was found.
"It seems that the secret passage set up by my brother-in-law is very hidden."
They found nothing and it was getting late so they had to go back.
"Mrs. Li, I would like to ask Village Chief Han and his men to help us build a kang in this stone house.
If we start preparing medicinal materials, people will need to be here all day and all night, and some of them will have to live here.
I think the kang in your house is really nice."
As they walked, Bai Houpu said to Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen nodded and said, "Mr. Bai, this is no problem. Tell them when we go to dinner that we will send someone to set up the kang in one day tomorrow.
After two days of fumigation, the place can be habitable.”
Three or four days passed, and a kang was built in the stone house in Hulu Valley.
A long wooden shed was built outside, with neatly arranged wooden shelves inside and winnowing baskets filled with medicinal herbs placed on the shelves.
Bai Houpu and Xuanshen never stopped looking for the secret passage leading to the outside.
But I went there every day and got nothing.
In the past few days, Li Lanzhen and Xuanshen have been looking for a place to build a training ground in the north of Taohuayuan.
After dinner that day, Xue Lao Hu saw Li Lanzhen and Xuan Shen standing outside talking and came over.
"Sister Lan Zhen, there is something I want to talk to you about."
Without waiting for her to ask, he continued.
“When I was patrolling the mountains, I found a small valley to the north of Taohuayuan.
The climate there is similar to here. There is a small river at the foot of the West Mountain, which is probably a tributary of this big river."
After saying that, he looked at the two of them and said, "Do you want to come with me to take a look?"
Li Lanzhen glanced at Xue Lao Hu sharply, thinking to herself, fortunately he is one of us, otherwise...
"Okay. Take us there tomorrow to have a look."
Xuan Shen also looked at Xue Lao Hu: This man is smart and wise, and can guess their approximate purpose from their whereabouts in the past few days.
He was able to provide them with a piece of news without showing any emotion.
Xuan Shen did not doubt Xue Lao Hu's intentions. He believed in Li Lanzhen and also believed in the people she believed in.
At daybreak, a valley of more than 300 acres appeared in front of Li Lanzhen and the other two.
“What a great place!”
"This place is perfect!" When Xue Lao Hu heard what Li Lanzhen and Xuan Shen said in unison, he knew that it was right for him to bring them here.
Because he has been dealing with animals in the mountains for many years, he has developed keen observation skills and meticulous insight.
Li Lanzhen and Xuan Shen went out to Taohuayuan for several days
Whenever he came back with a somewhat lost look on his face, he knew that Xuan Shen was looking for something.
This is related to the speculation about the identity of the young man who has been in a coma and has not woken up.
Xue Lao Hu knew that Xuan Shen was probably looking for a place to train secret guards or palace soldiers.
So, he gave this place.
Xuan Shen glanced at Li Lanzhen, and she gave him a look.
"Xuan Shen thanks Uncle Xue very much." Xuan Shen walked up to him and bowed.
Straightening up, he continued.
"Uncle Xue, I want to build a training ground here."
After saying that, he looked at Xue Lao Hu.
“Hahaha. Great! It’s my honor to help you find a suitable place.
However, I have a request.”
"Uncle Xue, please feel free to speak."
"Count me in. I want to train."
Looking at Xue Lao Hu's serious expression, Xuan Shen held his hands tightly with both hands.
"Okay. Welcome to join us, Uncle Xue!"
Li Lanzhen watched the two people finish speaking their minds and observed the valley.
“This is indeed a great place!”
She pointed to the north and said, "We can build a house and yard there.
Large cafeteria, dining room.
This area on the east side can be built into a training ground.
Vegetables can be grown along the river.
If you want to build a vegetable greenhouse, there is enough space.”
The two of them talked about her instructions, looked at them one by one, and nodded in agreement.
Li Lanzhen frowned at this time.
"Xuan Shen, you have found someone. They should be the children, right?"
"Yes, Aunt Lan Zhen, the more than one hundred orphans my uncle took in were handed over to Uncle Hua and taken to a farm outside Youzhou City.
Uncle Hua also took in dozens of orphans and people he bought from human traffickers.
About three hundred or so.”
"Then, do you need to bring someone over from Peach Blossom Land?
We also need people to cook and grow vegetables here.”
"Aunt, no need. Uncle Hua bought five families.
You can cook and grow vegetables.
There aren’t enough people in Taohuayuan.”
Xue Lao Hu asked him, "Xuan Shen, can the children in Taohuayuan also come for training?"
Xuan Shen didn't say anything, but looked at Li Lanzhen.
“Uncle Xue, Aunt Lan Zhen, participating in the training here is very dangerous and needs to be kept secret.
The ones we selected were orphans.”
Xue Lao Hu and Li Lanzhen both nodded to show their understanding.
Li Lanzhen thought of children like Shitou and Sanwang, "Xuan Shen, you have to choose.
If the child is willing, he can be taken in for training.”
"I want to ask something." Xue Lao Hu hesitated and asked Xuan Shen.
Seeing his encouraging look, Xue Lao Hu continued to ask, "Are all the people trained here secret guards?"
Xuan Shen smiled and said, "Not necessarily. We need to train secret guards, and we also need to train generals who can lead troops to the battlefield to kill the enemy."
Xue Lao Hu nodded and stopped talking.
“Aunt Lan Zhen, if we build a house and yard here, we won’t need to transfer many people from Taohuayuan.
Send someone over to give us guidance, and we will build it ourselves.”
"Okay, let's go back and talk to Village Chief Han. We can't let more people know about what happened here. Otherwise, it will bring danger to Taohuayuan."
"Yes. Auntie, I know that."
"When will your people arrive? Where will they come from? By water or by mountain road?"
Li Lanzhen asked him, Xuan Shen smiled, "Xiao Wu will go to Youzhou City to discuss it with Uncle Hua tomorrow. We will know in the evening."
Half a month later.
Taohuayuan welcomes its first snow!
More than 400 people in the training camp lived in dormitories equipped with kangs.
There is no small courtyard but rows of dormitories.
Each dormitory has an inner and outer room. The inner room has a large kang (a bed that can accommodate five people), with each person having a kang cabinet.
The outer room is a living room and study, with a long desk, five chairs and bookshelves.
Not only training is required here, but also reading, writing and recognizing characters are required.
There is a large bathhouse, separate for men and women.
Because there are girls in the training camp.
The secret passage in Hulu Valley has not been found yet, so all the herbs in the entire Hulu Valley have been picked and made into medicinal powder and pills.
After discussing with each other, Xuanshen and Baihoupu decided to send a batch of medicinal herbs together with the food to the border guards.