Back in Gaojiazhai, Zhou Nan and Gao Yuan didn't care about rehousing everyone, left rice and property, and rode back to Gao Yuan's house first. The two of them immediately saw that Lao Zheng Tou was coming out of Gao Yuan's house, and the two hurriedly dismounted and asked Lao Zheng Tou what was going on, and when Lao Zheng Tou saw that it was Gao Yuan and Zhou Nan, he hurriedly pointed to Gao Yuan's house and said: "The little lady of the Gao family is ...... inside" Before the words were finished, Gao Yuan ran home and rushed into the house, and Zhou Nan hurriedly followed in. When I went to the house where Gao Yun lived on weekdays, I saw Gao Yun lying on the bed covered with thick felt, her face was pale, her hair was unkempt, her eyes were closed, and only her long eyelashes trembled slightly with her breathing.

Gao Yuan approached the bed, only to find that the clothes on Gao Yun's shoulders had been stained red with blood, Gao Yuan turned his head to look, and saw Lao Zheng Tou following in, and hurriedly asked, "How did my sister get hurt?" Where did you find it? ”

Lao Zheng Tou said to Gao Yuan and Zhou Nan: "Don't worry, the little lady was not kidnapped by the thieves last night." Yesterday, the thieves came to your house looking for the door, the little lady saw the opportunity quickly, while the thieves did not pay attention, did not wait for the thieves to catch, ran to the bamboo forest west of your house, the thief saw that the chase could not catch up, so he released the arrow, the little lady was on the shoulder, the little lady was in pain, and fell off the cliff outside the bamboo forest in a hurry......" Gao Yuan heard that Gao Yun fell from the cliff, and immediately interjected anxiously: "Where can you hurt yourself?" Lao Zheng Tou glared at Gao Yuan without concealment, and then said: "Fortunately, the cliff is not high, and the little lady was fortunate not to hurt her muscles and bones after she fell, although she was fine at that time, she didn't dare to come back, and she didn't dare to call for help." I only survived under the cliff until it was dark, and I estimated that the thief had gone, and then I walked back with an injury, found the little old man, and said the end, you were already gone at that time. The little old man couldn't wait to chase you, so he called Feng Sanniang next door and asked Feng Sanniang to take off the arrow on the shoulder for the little lady, put medicine on it, and then carry it back. Feng Sanniang guarded the little lady all night last night, I have seen it just now, the wound is fine, just lie down and recuperate. ”

Gao Yuan is very grateful to Lao Zheng Tou, and Zhou Nan is also happy for Gao Yuan. Gao Yuan asked suspiciously, "Why hasn't my sister woken up yet?" Lao Zheng Tou said: "The little lady fell asleep because she took the pain relief powder, and when the medicine dissipated, she would naturally wake up." Gao Yuan thanked him repeatedly, and Lao Zheng Tou left with confidence.

Gao Yuan saw that his sister was safe and sound, and he was naturally happy in his heart, and Zhou Nan was also relieved. The two of them rushed back from the hundred and ten miles of Crouching Tiger Mountain, and now they saw that Gao Yun was safe and sound, and the stone in their hearts was put down. In a good mood and not feeling tired, the two moved two low-legged stools and sat outside the door of Gao Yun's house, guarding Gao Yun while basking in the sun and gossiping. The warm sunlight falls on the body, driving away the tiredness and the cold. Gao Yuan said sincerely: "Xu is Dalang, you are really sent by God to protect Gaojiazhai, if it weren't for you this time, you would have been bullied by the bandits." Zhou Nan smiled and said, "If it is sent by heaven, how can it be struck by lightning?" Big Brother Gao, don't make fun of me. ”

Gao Yuan's thick eyebrows looked at Zhou Nan with a pair of obsidian-like eyes, and said sincerely: "You didn't come before, every year the bandits, as well as the adults in the state and county, I don't know how much to snatch from the village, and the wild boars, which also spoil half of the crops, and I wait for the small people, so we have to live hard." Without such scourges, the days in this mountain would be enough for a man to live happily. ”

Zhou Nan also agrees with Gao Yuan's words, in this era, if you can work at sunrise and sunset in this mountain, men and women weave, stay until your children and grandchildren are around your knees, and be a peaceful person in troubled times, it can be regarded as a blessing. Zhou Nan saw that Gao Yuan was interested, so he said the idea of building a village to protect himself last night. After hearing this, Gao Yuan patted his thigh and said happily: "Don't hide it from Da Lang, I also have this intention, but I am afraid that everyone will laugh at me and be the king of the mountain." Zhou Nan interjected: "There is a matter of bandits in Wohu Mountain, Gaojiazhai has killed and injured many people, who is not worried about the robbers next time?" Gao Yuan nodded and said: "In this big mountain, there must be few thieves to intrude, and Poxia Village, which is not far from the west, is also a military artery, and there is no shortage of troops in the past. The adults in the state and county don't care, and we have to build our own walls to protect ourselves. ”

Zhou Nan picked up a burned branch, scratched it on the ground and said: "Big brother, you see, there are cliffs on the west and north sides of Gaojiazhai, and there is no danger that thieves will enter through this, but just build a high wall in the northwest corner where we go down, so that thieves can't come up." Although there is a road in the east, it is rugged and difficult, but the south side is gentle, easy to enter, but it is necessary to build a high wall, and there is a small hill in the southeast corner, which just connects the south and the east wall, and it saves a lot of trouble to build. The east side of the mountain is steep, and there is a wellhead is the only way to pass, the patiokou is a steep and difficult to climb stone wall on both sides, we built a walled gate in that section of the wellhead, and usually sent people to guard it, whether he is a thief or an officer or soldier, he is not allowed to come in. ”

Gao Yuan gritted his teeth and smiled: "Da Lang, aren't you really enlightened by the heavenly thunder?" Zhou Nan ignored Gao Yuan's jokes and continued: "After the village is built, someone needs to patrol it, this is not something you and I can do, we have to gather the people of the whole village to discuss." ”

Gao Yuan said: "This is easy, tomorrow invite a few stable people with prestige in the village, and discuss with a few of them first, such a good deed, how can it not be?" ”

The two were talking happily, Zuo Xiaosi ran over and said that everyone was waiting on the lawn in front of the mountain temple, how to deal with the things captured from the bandits, and asked Gao Yuan and Zhou Nan to come over.

Gao Yuan patted his head and said, "I forgot that there are still a bunch of things." He turned his head to Zhou Nan and said, "How to deal with it, it's up to you to decide." ”

Zhou Nan said: "The things that the thieves robbed of each household were claimed and brought back. The thieves captured it back, and first find a spacious room, let Zhou Fu register it clearly, and put it in one place. We will be useful in the future. Here I am guarding Sister Yun'er, Brother Gao, you go and lead everyone to settle down. ”

Gao Yuan nodded knowingly and went with Zuo Xiaosi.

Zhou Nan sat alone in the courtyard, thinking back on the months since he was crossed here, as if he was really a native of Gaojiazhai, but what happened before the crossing seemed to be in a dream. Zhou Nan doesn't know whether his choice is right or wrong, this is impossible to judge at all, the only thing he doesn't forget is to be able to travel back again. It's just that this opportunity is too slim even for me. I don't know how to cross over; Related to crossing, only Gaojiazhai is this place.

This is the only place that has a connection with his previous life, he wants to carve this place into his own territory, no one wants to snatch it, and the emperor Lao Tzu doesn't even think about it.