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"The mountain is full of barbed thorns?" What does that mean? Yu Hongdou expressed her doubts with her eyes.

"It is said that the earliest Pipa Mountain was rarely visited by humans because of its tall trees. The mountain was full of poisonous insects and fierce beasts, including hooked scorpions and centipede insects that were about a foot long."

"It's more of a poison ivy. The leaves of this vine turn into thorns, which are poisonous. But this poison is not life-threatening. If you get pricked, you will faint."

Fainting in the deep mountains and forests is no different from losing your life. The second cousin's wife looked at Yu Hongdou with curiosity, but didn't say anything.

"What happened after you woke up from fainting? Was there anything abnormal with your body?" Yu Hongdou asked, looking at her second cousin's wife with shining eyes.

She has always wanted to find a poison that can be applied to crossbow arrows to enhance their power without killing people. The best one is a drug.

After verifying several, except for the anesthetic in the small medicine box signed in by the system, the effects of the others were not satisfactory.

If the poison of this thorny vine doesn't have too many side effects, you can try it.

"..." The second cousin's wife was at a loss for words and looked at her little cousin in some confusion.

Yu Hongdou reacted and stuck out her tongue: "Sorry, second sister-in-law, I just want to know how toxic this poison ivy is."

The second cousin's wife laughed: "Do you want to smear it on the arrow?"

Yu Hongdou nodded in agreement with her cousin's wife's guess: "My arm strength is still a little lacking."

"After the village moved here, they uprooted and cleared all the poison ivy around to prevent it from harming the elderly and weak in the village. The only ones still have some in Pipagou, which is farther away. By chance, we are the only family in the village that often goes there."

My second cousin's wife said this modestly. In fact, the only people in the village who could go to Pipagou were her family, who were hunters. Even the Cao family didn't know much about that place.

"I'll get a bottle from my dad tomorrow when I get home. But you have to be careful. My dad said that although most people fall into a coma after taking this poison, some people never wake up."

This was not a big deal. My cousin was not only a relative of her husband's family, but also a distinguished person in the village. My second cousin's wife readily agreed to go home and get her a bottle.

After listening to her second cousin's wife, Yu Hongdou guessed that this was probably some kind of neurotoxin. The small number of people who couldn't wake up were probably allergic to the neurotoxin. She had seen this kind of knowledge promoted on the Internet.

The main reason she came here was to equip a crossbow team, so it wouldn't work if the amount of medicine was too little. But it's too early to say this now. At worst, she can wait until it's confirmed that it can be used, and then find her second cousin's family to discuss a business deal.

"What happened next? Piba Mountain is so dangerous, why did you want to move here?" The eldest cousin's wife waited until the younger brother and sister-in-law and cousin finished talking before asking for the rest of the story.

Yu Hongdou and her second cousin's wife laughed together.

Yu Hongdou apologized to her cousin's wife: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for interrupting."

"Hey, although I don't know what you are talking about, I know it's serious business. It's just a casual chat, not something urgent." My cousin's wife waved her hand.

What's the big deal? It's just a matter of talking more or less. Even if we just talk about this today, she can still ask her brother and sister-in-law later.

The second cousin's wife smiled and continued, "If we talk about moving, we have to thank two people. One is the ancestor of the village chief, the child sent back by our ancestor, and the other is the ancestor of the old grandmother."

Yu Hongdou sat up straight. She was now more sensitive to the ancient grandmother.

When did Gu Lao Nai’s father discover that there was something wrong with the tree hole, or was the tree hole “created” by Gu Lao Nai’s father?

But listening to her second cousin's story, Yu Hongdou felt more and more strange. The other person she mentioned was the "descendant" of Xu Maoling sent back by Cao Yun.

I don’t know what this man’s name is, but I only remember that he is the ancestor of the Xu family, so I always call him that.

At that time, twenty years had passed since Cao Yun sent the child back. The villagers and Cao's family felt that Cao Yun was in great danger. Life in the village was still okay, so they had no intention of moving.

But that year a natural disaster struck suddenly, floods broke out from the top of the mountain, and the village was flooded. There were not many casualties, but the village was washed away in a mess. They felt that the village was no longer safe, so they thought of Cao Yun's proposal again.

Moving is easy, but where to move to is a problem.

Someone suggested moving to a place closer to the city. Over the years, the former Xifeng Village had disappeared, and even if they moved to the city, no one would be suspicious of them.

This idea was initially agreed by many people. The ancestor of the Xu family stood up and said that one needs an identity and household registration to enter the city. Although they have lived here for many years, they have always been illegal residents.

For illegal residents who want to settle down, losing money is a small matter. The biggest possibility is that they will be caught and sent to illegal mines or battlefields.

At this time, some members of the Cao family had gradually died. They became alert and realized that something was wrong, so they proposed to move deeper into the mountains and forests. Their suggestion was very reasonable. There were not only natural disasters outside, but also greater man-made disasters spreading.

At that time, the Qing Dynasty had been divided, and the princes of various parties rose up in rebellion. If they went out, it would be easy for them to become pawns filling the battlefield.

Some people agreed, some opposed, and the stalemate lasted for some days. No one knew what happened in between, but the ancestor of the Xu family and the ancestor of Gu Laina set out together into the depths of the mountains.

They were gone for more than two months, and the villagers thought they had died in the mountains. But the two men came back and brought back a lot of mountain products and amber.

"In fact, in addition to these mountain products and amber, they also brought other things. When I was a child, I overheard my grandfather chatting with several of my uncles when he was drunk."

When my second cousin's wife said this, she sounded a little mysterious and deliberately looked around the house and yard.

Seeing that everything was as quiet as before, the sister-in-law and cousin looked curious and eager, and the second cousin approached them proudly and stealthily and whispered two words: "Gold."

That’s right, at that time, the ancestors of the Xu family and the Gu family not only brought back a large amount of supplies, but also brought back a lot of gold.

Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts, and the voices of opposition in the village disappeared all at once.

Perhaps some people at that time thought that they should move there to dig for gold first, and then move away when they had accumulated enough gold.

But after they moved here with the ancestors of the Xu and Gu families, they found that this place was a Feng Shui treasure land. Apart from the inconvenient transportation, it had everything else.

"Did the villagers find gold later?" My cousin's wife's eyes widened when she heard the word gold. Apart from jewelry, she had never seen gold before.

"That must have been found, but it costs money to put down roots and start all over again. The little gold we found was spent on building a home."

"There are so many people that it has been passed down from generation to generation, so it's nothing if we divide it up. My father did give me a piece of gold as a dowry, but it's just unrefined gold. It's as big as my fist, so I can only refine one or two ounces at most."

My second cousin’s wife shook her arms, looking nonchalant.

The mother-in-law is sensible and the father-in-law is capable. Before they got married, they said that after the children got married, the income of each family would belong to each family, and the money in the hands of the old couple would be divided after all four sons got married.

The eldest cousin's wife was so envious: "I have never seen what real gold looks like. Sister-in-law, please show it to me when you have time."

My second cousin’s wife readily agreed and went into the house to get it.

Yu Hongdou sat there in a daze. The information that her second cousin's wife had received was passed down through generations, so there must be more to the truth than that.

But just looking at the things that my second cousin's wife said, they all involved the ancestor of the Xu family.

Are all people with the surname Xu so smart?

Yu Hongdou thought of Xu Maoling and was confused for a while, then suddenly thought of a key point that she had been ignoring.

Cao Yun and Xu Maoling took Zhuixing out to find a solution. When, to whom, and where was the child born?

Logically speaking, facing life and death, and the fascinating scientific research, how could Xu Maoling have the leisure to engage in romance? Based on the facts, how did he meet the girl and get along with her?

Or maybe the ancestor of the Xu family picked it up? That makes sense.

Yu Hongdou convinced herself, and then another doubt, which was not really a doubt, arose again.

The ancestor of the Xu family is so smart, who taught and raised him?

These little doubts just flashed through her mind, and Yu Hongdou did not delve into them further. After all, so many years had passed, and even if someone in the village had records of that period, they might not be true.

After chatting for such a long time, night had fallen. Cao Mai came back and said that the activities at the ancestral hall were over.

Mo Shougui drank too much and it was cold outside, so he simply let another drunk elder stay overnight at the ancestral hall.

Tan Yanlin and his guards were still drinking and chatting with the young people in the village.

Yu Hongdou packed up the pillow and spare clothes that Mo Shougui usually used and asked Cao Mai to deliver them to him. She and Qian Sanmei then prepared to pack up and go to bed.

Who would have thought that just as Cao Mai left with the things, Tan Yanlin came back.

"Third sister, get a thick cloak for Hongdou." Tan Yanlin didn't bring anyone else with him. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yu Hongdou and breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

"? What are you doing?" Yu Hongdou stared at Tan Yanlin. Was he drunk? Otherwise, why would he let someone take thick clothes and go out without saying a word?

"Your brother is looking for you." Tan Yanlin gave Yu Hongdou a look.

Yu Hongdou was confused for a moment. Didn’t her brother go to find someone to examine the remains of the Cao family’s ancestors?

Could it be...Yu Hongdou turned around: "Third sister, hurry up, let's go."

After saying that, he ignored Qian Sanmei and walked to Tan Yanlin and urged him.

She thought her brother would tell her the result after verification, but she never expected that her brother would be so open-minded and actually take her to see it with her own eyes.

Qian Sanmei trotted in and grabbed a thick cloak, and also put on the emergency backpack.

The so-called emergency backpack is a camping bag that Yu Hongdou made for herself when she goes out.

The bag was not big. It contained two small sheepskin bags, one for water and one for wine, a folding pot, some dry food, some salt, pepper and seasonings, a fire starter and flint, a small wooden stick soaked in kerosene, two small torches, and two thick and thin ropes.

These things are just a list that Yu Hongdou randomly made based on her experiences from going out a few times.

In fact, she had never thought of preparing in this way, but Qian Sanmei took her mistress's words seriously and really got this camping bag.

"Why did my brother suddenly come to his senses and ask me to join him?" Yu Hongdou followed behind Tan Yanlin, still a little incredulous.

"Maybe you're afraid that if he doesn't call you, you will find a way to go and see it yourself!" Tan Yanlin joked with Yu Hongdou.

"No, I won't. I will listen to whatever my father and brother say." Yu Hongdou rolled his eyes at Tan Yanlin.

Tan Yanlin laughed even harder. Does this girl know this? She is so contradictory.

Yu Hongdou didn't have this awareness. She was a Gemini in both of her lives. She was a little more changeable and often acted on her own whims, but she always saw things through to the end.

The two of them were bickering as they walked, and when they reached the entrance of the village, Yu Hongdou saw a few figures standing there from afar.

"Brother~" Yu Hongdou trotted over and saw her brother and Changhe at a glance. The rest looked familiar, but she was sure she didn't know them.

"These are the brothers from Uncle Cao's and Second Uncle Cao's families..." Yu Song stroked his sister's hair and took her to introduce the two men beside him.

Both men were like little towers, but one had a dark complexion, and the other was slightly lighter.

The dark-skinned one is the eldest son of Uncle Cao, who stayed in the village to manage all the major and minor affairs of the Cao family.

Bai Xi is the eldest son of Uncle Cao, and he helps his cousin manage Cao's family's external business assets.

"Hello, sister Hongdou. I'm too busy today. Your aunt said she must invite you to her home for a visit tomorrow." The dark-skinned man looked rough, but he spoke slowly and softly, making people feel at ease listening to him.

Yu Hongdou greeted the two older brothers obediently and politely accepted the invitation for tomorrow. The two older brothers went straight to the point.

"Your brother has told us what happened. Let's go now." After the dark-skinned eldest cousin said this, the fair-skinned second cousin took the lead and walked ahead.

Yu Hongdou was pulled by her brother and followed behind them, one step deep and one step shallow.

"I shouldn't have asked you to come, but Master Eleven is right. If I keep you in check, you'll have to make secret plans. It would be better to tell you from the beginning." Yu Song gave his sister a few words before stopping.

He had just walked out, and the wind calmed his mind. Then, when he thought about the conversation just now, he realized that Tan Yanlin was right.

My younger sister is too smart, and she seems to be hiding other secrets. It is very likely that the story of the Hat Fairy has had an impact on her, otherwise, with her lazy personality, she would not have taken the initiative to approach him.

In this situation, the news becomes even more important, as it may affect my sister's judgment of things and put her in greater danger.

Yu Song thought about how his father and sister had been chatting and whispering together over the past two years, and suddenly he realized that his father was communicating with his sister.

Then Yu Song felt ashamed for the first time. He seemed to have become a tyrannical brother, not even as good as his father.

"Brother, I know you are doing this for my own good. I will pay more attention to my own safety. After all, I still have to wait for my brother to graduate from high school and become a high-ranking official. Then I will follow my brother to the capital and live a luxurious life as a daughter of an official family!"

Yu Hongdou felt that her brother was hesitant to speak, so she hugged his arm and shook it, acting coquettishly in a deliberate manner.

Her brother is so nice, how could she have the heart to blame him!

"We're here, let's stop here!" The brother and sister reconciled and whispered to each other sweetly. The older brother who was leading the way in front had already stopped.