The general's wife is too naughty, she starts to flirt with him

Chapter 798 Nanyue 23 Events 4

Dawang Mountain is not far from the capital.

Shan Heng arrived with a team of 200 people in the evening of that day.

Because the surrounding people lived not far from the capital, they were the first group to know and obey the orders from the capital.

The village at the foot of Dawang Mountain has now changed a lot from before.

The dilapidated houses left by our ancestors have now been transformed into neat rows of adobe houses.

This was built with money paid by King Nanyue.

The money is not given for free, but deducted from the annual harvest, for a maximum of ten years.

What they planted in the fields now was not the rye they had planted in the past, but the high-yield grain they received from the government.

The government advances grain seeds, which need to be returned when the harvest comes.

Everyone is happy about this change.

I just feel that there is too little land and I want to reclaim more land.

However, they have already lost three or four people in order to reclaim the wasteland in Dawang Mountain.

The current situation is a dilemma.

The common people did not dare to go there on their own, but the imperial court had no intention of giving up. After all, if they could really reclaim all the land on Dawang Mountain, it would be a lot more land.

Those who came before were all full of confidence before entering the mountain, but when they came out they all looked dejected.

There were two yamen runners who remained inside forever and never came out.

When Shan Heng and his men arrived, the villagers were having dinner.

Shan Heng asked his men to cook their own meals, while he himself went directly to the village chief's house with his personal guards.

The old village chief looked at Shan Heng for a long time without saying a word.

Although he had not seen much of the world, this young general in iron armor looked very extraordinary.

That natural temperament is like the heavenly soldiers and generals descending to earth.

"Village Chief, my last name is Shan, and I came here to ask you something."

Shan Heng took the initiative to speak and signaled his guards to hand some rice and ingredients to the old village chief.

"This is our food for tonight. Please ask the village chief to find someone to make it. We will eat at your house tonight."

The village head's wife was stunned when she saw so many things. If all of them were cooked, it would not only be enough for the soldiers, but also for their whole family.

This is clearly something that can benefit you!

She quickly took it and called her daughter-in-law to help.

"Don't worry, my daughter-in-law is a good cook. She will definitely be able to make these well."

After that, he dragged everyone to the kitchen, leaving only the men in the family to chat.

"General Shan is here for the things in the forest, right?" The old village chief adjusted his mindset and asked proactively.

Shan Heng found a small bench and sat directly in front of the old village chief. "Yes, the people who came here before said that there were big guys in the forest that were difficult to deal with, so I came here."

"Village Chief, I want to ask, what kind of big thing is that in the forest?"

The letters we exchanged were all very vague, and none of the people we actually met came back.

So, until now, Shan Heng still doesn’t know what is in that forest.

The old village chief also had a bitter look on his face.

"We haven't seen it either. There are many boys in the village who have died. But no one has ever seen anyone killed by something."

The people in the village, like the two yamen runners, never came back.

Even if we tried to infer from the wounds, we couldn't find the body.

"But the things in this forest are most likely worms."

The old village chief paused to take a sip of water before continuing, "There is a legend passed down from generation to generation here that there is a worm fairy in the deepest forest. Don't go in and offend it easily. Otherwise, not only will you die without a complete body, but your family may also be in trouble. But no one has really seen it."

"Although our village is close, no one dares to go into the forest on weekdays. The miasma surrounding it is daunting, so our village is full of honest farmers. No one dares to go hunting for money."

People always say that if you live by the mountain, you can eat from the mountain; if you live by the water, you can eat from the water. But although their village is close to the mountain, they really can't rely on it at all.