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Chapter 245 General's Tomb

At this time, Hujia Village was bustling with activity.

Village Chief Hu gathered several able-bodied young men and decided to take them to explore the waterfall in the back mountain.

The village's crops have all been prepared, and the land that needed to be plowed has been plowed. They are just waiting for two more rains so that they can plant the new season's seeds.

Whether it's an illusion or not, their land became increasingly fertile after planting spring crops.

In fact, the land in Hujia Village is not enough overall. Each household has less land, and the quality of grain seeds is not good to begin with. Although they are near mountains and water, the soil is not fertile.

Every year, they grow less grain than other villages. In addition, their village chief is stubborn and insists on registering every child who turns seven.

This resulted in them paying more taxes, and over time, their Hu family village became increasingly poor.

Some people expressed their dissatisfaction, telling the village chief not to report so many people and to give them more public land to cultivate.

Even Village Chief Hu said it wouldn't work.

“Our ancestor was a great general, known for his integrity and uprightness. How could we possibly resort to trickery and deceit? Wouldn’t that be a disservice to our ancestors?”

Even Grandpa Hu and the others strongly supported Village Chief Hu's decision, which was a rule upheld by successive village chiefs.

Everyone felt helpless, but the ancestral rules were indeed not to be abolished, and this was not some deep-rooted bad habit, so they had no choice but to endure it.

Although they are the poorest village in town, they have never been poorer than the old Wang family.

The Wang family didn't complain or make a fuss. Every child was registered in the household registration system, and they paid a large amount of head tax every year. What else could they say?
The only benefit was that the imperial envoy delivered disaster relief grain and ordered Shanyang Village to pay compensation. Because their household registration was relatively complete, they received a large sum of money.

Two days ago, they received full compensation from Shanyang Village, which was a completely unexpected surprise.

They had heard that Shanyang Village had been driven away and the original village had been turned into an ominous forbidden area.

They thought that Shanyang Village would never pay back the money they owed, but unexpectedly, the money arrived at the same time as the harvest.

Each of those who were injured received at least five taels of silver.

Besides this, Village Chief Hu divided the remaining compensation equally as a way to calm everyone's nerves. Everyone received money according to their household registration, even one- or two-year-old children.

In addition, the corvée labor that Shanyang Village offset for them was worth two taels of silver each time, which, although they didn't receive it, meant they didn't have to send anyone out, making it extremely cost-effective.

And the spring tax that no longer needs to be paid.

All the benefits are completely free, how can everyone not be happy?
"Perhaps it was that miraculous rain at the beginning of the year that made our land fertile. When we plant the second crop in the fall, we shouldn't plant them too densely. We should use half of the land to nourish the soil and use the other half for planting. We can alternate between the two next year, and the soil fertility will gradually recover," the experienced farmer said. "Now that we have enough food, we shouldn't plant too heavily."

In the past, they would sow seeds in spring and autumn, not because they were hardworking, but because if they didn't plant crops, there wouldn't be enough food. They would work themselves to the bone every day, but in the end, they would still go hungry for a period of time.

Now, things are completely different.

Everyone was beaming with joy.

Upon hearing that Ayu and her group had apparently found the general's tomb behind the mountain, the villagers felt only relief.

This is definitely good fortune brought by the lucky doll!

Harvest season is a time when people are most grateful, and everything they do is full of energy.

Upon hearing that the village chief was going to organize people to go to the back of the mountain to take a look, the others couldn't resist and all went along.

The mountain road, which was several miles long, was surprisingly smooth and flat.

When they arrived at the waterfall, the young men, without waiting for Village Chief Hu's instructions, immediately started climbing up the rocks along the waterfall.

Soon, they discovered the gap in the middle of the waterfall.

A young man, soaking wet, ran out and shouted in surprise, "Village chief! There really is a tomb here, a huge tomb!"

The tomb hidden behind the waterfall is quite a mystery. Outside is a tombstone with birth and death dates and deeds engraved on it, and on the outermost part is a set of armor.

However, the young people don't recognize the words on the tombstone.

The most literate person in the village was Old Man Hu, but he was too old to climb the waterfall anymore. If he did, he'd probably be buried in his grave.

Everyone looked at each other.

Hu Sanshen's third son then said, "I can write a little, but I can't recognize it. Let me go in and trace the characters inside."

Aunt Hu's third son usually works away from home. He was originally going to leave when he came back this time, but when he saw the bumper harvest at home, he naturally stayed in the village to help.

After the collection was finished, Aunt Hu thought about how she had caused Old Wang's family hardship because of her careless words.

He deliberately left his third son at home, intending to spend a few months brainwashing him and teaching him to help hide information outside before releasing him.

The third son's name is Hu Zhengnian, and he is a very spirited young man.

He immediately ran back to the village, got paper and pen from Old Master Hu, sealed them in a bamboo tube, and then went back to dive into the waterfall.

After he traced out the words inside, Old Master Hu read the contents and his expression changed drastically.

"This—it really is the tomb of a great general!"

The story that a great general came from the ancestors of Hujia Village is a legend passed down by word of mouth among the older generation, but it has never been verified.

Now, the living evidence is right before our eyes.

The tomb behind the waterfall was very well preserved. Not wanting to disturb their ancestors, they only took out the armor inside.

Unexpectedly, after removing the rust from the outside of the armor, several large characters were found engraved inside.

Snowfall brings good fortune; may this path prosper.

Everyone was completely baffled by these words and didn't understand what they meant.

Old Master Hu: "!!!"

Perhaps that Chang refers to the Chang of the Great Chang Kingdom.

I don't know if that's what he meant.

But if that's the case, then this is a big deal.

Seeing that Old Master Hu's expression was not right, Village Chief Hu sent everyone away and told them to prepare to build a shrine for the general.

They would later worship the general in the village.

Everyone was extremely enthusiastic about this, and some even felt that their ability to overcome so many disasters might be due to the protection of the great general's spirit.

After everyone had left, Old Master Hu gathered together the most respected elders in the village.

"Perhaps, it was not a coincidence that Ayu came to our village."

Snowfall brings good fortune; may this path prosper.

When it snows, good fortune descends; choosing the right path will bring prosperity and success.

After roughly interpreting those eight characters, Old Master Hu only said this one sentence.

The elders looked at each other, somewhat bewildered.

But Village Chief Hu said, "Should we tell Old Wang's family about this?"

"Of course we have to tell them," said Old Master Hu. "We need to inform Zhuzi and his wife, especially Zhuzi's wife."

In Old Master Hu's opinion, the wisest person in the Wang family was neither Zhu Zi nor Wang Chuangui, but Zhu Zi's wife.

At this moment, Xiao Ayu, whom everyone was concerned about, encountered a crisis.

Once the chapter numbers are posted, they can't be changed. I've misread them a few times and made a mistake, so I don't even know how many chapters there should actually be.

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