After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

After thinking about it, I couldn't figure out what I missed.

Lord Li at the foot of the mountain received the news and fired a signal flare.

When Lao Fan saw the flare, his anxiety was reduced a little.

There was still no news from below, so Lao Fan stopped hesitating. People down the mountain knew what was happening on the mountain, and Lord Li would definitely come up soon.

He went down to check it out first, and then waited upstairs, but to no avail.

"Master Qian, please help keep an eye on the top. I'll go down and take a look."

Master Qian is good at using his brain, but he definitely can’t go down.

He readily agreed to Lord Fan's request and sent two yamen runners to help.

The two yamen runners were also brave and had some skills. They followed Lord Fan down with weapons.

Lord Fan went down to the bottom of the ditch and learned the situation from the people below.

The people who came down went to the southwest and never came back. The first group of people who came down saw Guizi's footprints and also went to the southwest.

Lao Fan touched the dagger on his waist, the big knife in his hand, and finally touched the herbal bag around his waist.

This was the insect and ant repellent he gave to him when he went to the city to buy medicine before coming to the mountain and met Doctor Lin from Kaoshan Village.

After everything was ready, he led his men and headed southwest with torches.

The terrain at the bottom of the ditch is complex, and there is a small stream flowing through.

There is little rain now, so the water flow is not big. In summer, it should be a big river.

Lao Fan looked at the footprints on the ground and searched the surroundings carefully.

No signs of a fight were found, and these people didn't come back, so they probably weren't in danger.

After walking for another quarter of an hour, I could vaguely hear voices ahead.

Old Fan was cheered up and led his men to speed up.

After walking for another half an incense stick of time, I saw a few people with torches coming towards me.

Those people also noticed them and asked, "Which team are those brothers in front of us?"

Old Fan recognized the voice and said, "Mr. Wan, have you found Guizi?"

Mr. Wan's voice was filled with surprise. "Master Fan, we found Guizi. He is just ahead. He has a wound on his leg, but the rest of his body is fine."

Lao Fan felt relieved and was in the mood to ask about the situation ahead.

"Why did he go to the front instead of waiting for someone to save him downstairs?" There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Old Fan's tone.

Mr. Wan heard it and quickly helped to explain.

"Sir, I came back to report the situation to you. Guizi first discovered a group of wild goats, and thought of following them to find their lair and give the brothers a meal."

"He still has a leg injury. Can't we go look for him later?"

"Sir, Guizi was worried that she might not be able to find him, so she followed him in a hurry."

When Lao Fan heard that he was fine, half of his anger disappeared. The other half was waiting to take Guizi back and give him more practice.

"Sir, it was still daylight when Guizi came. Following the sheep, he found a cave and saw signs of people entering and leaving."

After hearing this, Old Fan subconsciously glanced at the two yamen runners who were following him and felt a little regretful for bringing them here.

Only then did Mr. Wan see the two people from the yamen following the team. He felt annoyed and thought he should have told the adults in private.

Lao Fan thought about it and came up with a plan. Since they already knew about it, he would just take people over openly.

Lao Fan selected five people and went back to report to Lord Li.

He led his men to continue moving forward, thinking that the silver they had been looking for for a long time might be in the cave.

The two men in the yamen tried to reduce their presence as much as possible, fearing that the people in the garrison would attack them in order to embezzle the silver.

In fact, the two of them were worrying too much. The people in the garrison had some small thoughts, but they would not harm their own people.

The imperial court would also allocate them a portion of the silver they handed over as hard work pay.

It would also be a great achievement and allow them to show off their reputation in the Ministry of War.

When Lao Fan arrived at the entrance of the cave, the people who had arrived before him did not go in.

There were also a few people washing a lamb by the water, planning to roast it.

The first group of people who came down had not eaten yet, so they roasted a sheep they had caught and ate it.

Guizi sat on the ground with his back to Lao Fan, talking to others about how he discovered the cave.

He had said it several times, but people who came later didn’t know that he still said it again with great interest.

The soldiers who were listening attentively around looked up and saw Lord Fan. They were startled, stood up straight and shouted "Hello, Lord".

The people who were sitting around and resting realized that the person who came was Lord Fan.

They all stood up and greeted him.

Lao Fan first showed concern for everyone, "Everyone is okay, sit down and rest for a while, we'll talk about what to do later."

The people around sat in groups of three or four, discussing what was in the cave.

Lao Fan called over several team leaders, as well as Guizi, because he was the first to discover the cave and knew more about it.

The two people from the yamen sat outside to rest. They just kept an eye on things and went back to report to Master Qian. Master Qian would decide what to do next.

Lao Fan didn't say much. He first confirmed that Guizi was not seriously injured and continued to understand the situation.

After understanding the situation, let the soldiers who have not eaten get enough food and drink first.

Then he left two teams to guard the cave entrance. The others followed in to take a look. They had more people and could handle the big beasts if they encountered them.

The cave is not big, about two meters wide and three meters high. There are no traces of human intervention and it is obviously formed naturally.

The cave was very long and winding. The flames of the torches sometimes went to the left and sometimes to the right, and there was wind blowing inside.

There should be an exit on the other side of the cave, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.

Lao Fan was walking at the front of the team. From time to time, he encountered a few small animals. It was not difficult to see that they had already made nests there.

More than thirty people came into the cave. The torches lit up the inside and the surrounding scene was clearly visible.

Lao Fan and others walked about twenty or thirty meters and came to a fork in the road.

Lao Fan divided the people into two teams, he led this team and Mr. Wan led the other team.

The two sides agreed that if they made a discovery, they would wait at this fork in the road.

Old Fan first made a mark at the intersection where he was walking, and Mr. Wan followed his example and made a mark as well.

Old Fan gave Mr. Wan some more instructions, asking them not to separate if there were any forks in the road, but to search one road at a time.

Mr. Wan agreed, looked at Lao Fan's back, and led his men into the cave over there.

"Be careful." Lao Fan reached out and pulled the soldier in front to the side.

The frightened soldier looked carefully and saw a huge snake as thick as his arm in front of him and almost stepped on it.

Lao Fan led his men to retreat, reached out for the big knife, and looked at it warily.

Someone in the team brought a bow and arrow, aimed at the snake's weak spot, and suddenly shot an arrow.

The arrow was a little off target and missed its target, which also angered it.

It came towards them, and the man who shot the arrow had a shaking hand and could not hold the bow.

Lao Fan grabbed the bow and arrow, drew the bow and shot at the snake.

The big snake was a little slow to dodge, and the arrow penetrated into its vital point, and it fell to the ground with a bang.

Lao Fan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, asked someone to help the frightened soldier who had fallen to the ground, and returned the arrow to him.