240 The Story of Eagle Village

As they spoke, the ox cart arrived at Haizi Village.

This place wasn’t far from Eagle Village, where Li Xiaoran and the others were going. It would only take fifteen minutes by ox cart.

Because the ox cart had brought a lot of things, Luo Cheng asked Kang Dandan to call people from the village. When the time came, they would hand Fang Wanli over to the people from Haizi Village and continue on their way.

Kang Dandan also knew that Zhao Xiu and the others were going back to visit their families, so she nodded and quickly returned to the village to call for help.

Soon, when the young men in the village heard that they had caught Fang Wanli, they ran over.

After negotiating with the other party’s village chief, Luo Cheng handed him over and they continued on their way.

“What do you think the people of Haizi Village will do with Fang Wanli?” Li Shun asked as he drove the ox cart.

No one went home because they didn’t know what Fang Wanli had done.

“The village chief will send him to the government office!” Luo Cheng replied, “When I called them over previously, I specifically told the village chief!”

Li Xiaoran knew that Luo Cheng wasn’t a meddlesome person, so she was a little puzzled.

“Husband, why did you tell him that?”

“I keep feeling that Fang Wanli is very sly. The people in the village might not be able to handle him.” Luo Cheng voiced his opinion.

“I think he’s a little strange too! His reaction is too strange!” Li Xiaoran recalled her previous suspicion and said.

“In any case, this has nothing to do with us. Let’s not talk about it!” Zhao Xiu suddenly said.

For some reason, Zhao Xiu felt unhappy when she saw Fang Wanli.

Since Zhao Xiu had said so, the others didn’t say anything else.

Before long, the ox cart finally arrived at Eagle Village.

From afar, a village loomed in the mountains.

At this moment, it was already lunchtime. Smoke rose from every house.

Zhao Xiu looked at her maiden family, which she had not returned for several years, and suddenly burst into tears.

“Don’t cry. I was useless in the past. I couldn’t even bring you back! In the future, if you want, we can come back every year!” Li Shun comforted his wife.

“I’m fine. I just miss home!” Zhao Xiu shook her head and quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Li Xiaoqing and Li Xiaoran leaned against Zhao Xiu and comforted their mother in this way.

Zhao Xiu recovered in a while and patted the sisters’ hands.

“It’s fine! Let’s go, I’ll bring you guys back to the family!”

As soon as Zhao Xiu gave the order, Li Shun raised his whip and the carriage headed towards Eagle Village.

Eagle Village was called Eagle Village because there were many eagles living in this village.

In Eagle Village, they didn’t even dare to raise chickens outside. They could only raise them in cages.

There was no choice. If the chickens were raised outside, they would be captured by the eagles as food.

Later on, the people in the village started raising many wild rabbits to feed the eagles. From then on, the eagles and the people of Eagle Village lived in harmony.

“Why do the villagers raise eagles?” Luo Cheng asked in confusion as he looked at the eagles soaring in the sky.

When Li Xiaoqing heard this, she immediately laughed.

“Mom, see, Brother-in-law asked this question the first time he comes to Eagle Village too, like us!”

Zhao Xiu and Li Shun also laughed.

“Actually, when I first came here, when I saw so many eagles, I asked this question too!” Li Shun said awkwardly.

Zhao Xiu smiled and explained directly, “I heard from the older generation that when the dynasty changed, there were rebels who wanted to hide in Eagle Village. Those people wanted to use Eagle Village as their home base, but they were strongly resisted by the villagers. Seeing that the villagers were about to lose, a large group of eagles rushed down to peck and scratch at the rebels. In the end, they chased those rebels out of the village!”

“Later, there were also several dangers in Eagle Village, but they were all resolved with the help of the eagles. From then on, the ancestors of Eagle Village treated the eagles as the guardians of the village and raised more wild rabbits to feed the eagles. Actually, my family wasn’t living in Eagle Village in the past, but we accidentally came here. We thought that this place was very good, so we wanted to settle down here.”

“At that time, the village head summoned the eagle down with a whistle and let our family pass by the eagle one by one. After everyone walked past, the eagle didn’t attack our family, so the village head agreed to let our family stay! In the words of the village, as long as you obtain the approval of the eagles, you can enter the village and settle down in the village!”

At this point, Zhao Xiu remembered something.

“By the way, we still have to walk in front of the eagles later! Because this time, we brought Luo Cheng with us. Luo Cheng is a stranger, so the eagles have never seen him before!”

When Li Xiaoran heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

Actually, not only Luo Cheng, but even she was considered a stranger.

After all, the soul in this body had been replaced. She wondered if the eagles would recognize it.

“Luo Cheng, don’t be nervous! As long as they don’t have any ill intentions towards the village, the eagles won’t take the initiative to attack!” Zhao Xiu was worried that her son-in-law would worry too much, so she reminded him.

“Mother, don’t worry. I understand!” Luo Cheng nodded, indicating that he had no problem.

When Li Xiaoran heard her mother’s words, the nervousness in her heart dissipated a little.

After all, she wasn’t hostile to Eagle Village. She was also a kind person, so there should be no problem.

Soon, the ox cart arrived at the entrance of the village.

When the people guarding the village entrance saw an ox cart approaching, they hurriedly ran out.

One of the middle-aged men looked at Li Shun and Zhao Xiu carefully and suddenly thought of something.

“Zhao Xiu has returned to her maiden home!”

“Uncle Tazi, I haven’t been back for so many years. You still recognize me?” Zhao Xiuying smiled and shouted when she heard the familiar voice.

“That’s right. I’d recognize you no matter what!” The middle-aged man laughed.

“Uncle Tazi, call me over later! I brought her something good this time!” Zhao Xiu smiled and said.

“Alright! Then I won’t stand on ceremony with you! However, girl, you know the rules of the village. Come down and let the eagles recognize you!” Zhou Ta began to get down to business.

Zhao Xiu nodded and said to the family.

“Come! Tie the ox’s reins to this stake. Let’s go down and line up. We’ll let the eagles recognize it later!”

They all nodded and got out of the cart.

After Li Shun and Luo Cheng tied up the ox cart, they stood in line at the back.