The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 193 An Unimaginable Fortune

More importantly, the young men of Zhengjia Village saw a different future in the Dragon Cavalry Battalion; they saw that the district organizers they were managing were different from other organizations.

In particular, the fact that the Yuan family organization was different from other organizations that only knew how to oppress ordinary people inspired more young men from Zhengjia Village to have the courage to go out and find a way out.

Later, Zhengjia Village even became a model village for organizing itself in the area. More than 90% of the more than 100 households in the village participated in the organization, and all the able-bodied young men made it their goal to join the formal organization they governed.

Even decades later, when Zhengjia Village developed into Zhengjia Town, three different military organizations emerged in the town, which became a popular topic of conversation.

However, Zhengjia Village is still immersed in the joy brought by the passing of the Dragon Cavalry Battalion, especially since Li Laosan, who has made money, has begun to encourage Zheng Hui to find him a wife.

Every woman in Zhengjia Village with a daughter who hadn't married yet hoped to marry Li Laosan, who had just earned several hundred taels of silver, an unimaginable fortune in Zhengjia Village.

At this point, no one cared that Li Laosan was an outsider, because he was rich.

Chen Er and Zhao Yun, who had just left, were now having a discussion on horseback. For Zhao Yun, his experience in Zhengjia Village had shown him a side of life that was different from that of the people in the north.

Immediately, Zhao Yun suddenly asked Chen Er, "My lord, may I ask you a question?"

"Zilong, just ask me whatever you want. We're brothers in private, there's no need to beat around the bush like this."

Seeing Zhao Yun hesitate, Chen Er reassured him, telling him to speak freely about any problems he might have, as he was not a dictator but rather a relatively democratic leader.

Upon hearing Chen Er's words, Zhao Yun said, "My lord, do you think villages like Zhengjia Village can maintain their simplicity and honesty forever?"

Why did Zhao Yun suddenly ask this? Chen Er was a little unsure how to answer the question for a moment. However, thinking back to his previous life, in such a materialistic society, some rural areas could still maintain their simple and honest folk customs.

Chen Er said, "Well, I can't really say for sure. But it's not easy to change the customs and habits of a place. The reason why the Zheng family villagers are so simple and honest is mostly because their material life is relatively better than that of people in other places."

"As long as they are not tempted by money in the future, I believe that this simple and honest folk custom will continue to be maintained."

As Chen Er spoke, he thought about how, in his previous life, people in many regions had changed their mentality after becoming rich overnight or after being developed into tourist areas, and everything had become so worldly.

However, there are still many people who can maintain a simple and honest heart in such a money-driven society. These things depend more on whether a person's heart is firm.

“Zilong, you must believe that most people are inherently good, and those who are inclined to evil are always in the minority,” Chen Er added.

Zhao Yun didn't know what to say. He just sighed and said, "I just don't want Zhengjia Village to lose its former tranquility because of our arrival."

"Tranquility will certainly remain, but many villagers will definitely change as a result, after all, they have seen more things and learned more about the world," Chen Er said.

Last night, he saw something called dreams in those young villagers. These young people were still young, and they didn't want to stay in the mountain village for the rest of their lives. They also wanted to go out and see the outside world, the glamorous world that the dragon riders talked about.

Starting from Zhengjia Village, Chen Er and his party made several stops along the way and finally arrived at Shouchun City on March 21st. Xiahou Dun, who was stationed in Shouchun, heard from the messenger that Chen Er was about to cross the river, so he quickly dressed and rushed to the city gate to welcome Chen Er.

On the way, Xiahou Dun encountered Man Chong, who was also heading to the city gate. He hurriedly asked, "Sir, are you also going to welcome our lord?"

"Yes, did the organization only just find out that our lord has arrived?" Man Chong asked Xiahou Dun in surprise. As Chen Er's cousin, how could Xiahou Dun not know Chen Er's specific itinerary?

Xiahou Dun said with a wry smile, "Lord Man, I only just learned from the messenger that my elder brother is about to cross the river, so I rushed over here."

"Our lord has come with such a grand entrance; there must be something important on his mind. We must be careful."

Upon hearing Xiahou Dun's words, Man Chong kindly reminded him that Chen Er's sudden arrival might indicate that something had gone wrong between one of them or one of their subordinates.

Otherwise, why would Chen Er arrive in such a hurry? Not long ago, Gao Shun sent a carrier pigeon saying that Chen Er had just set off from Pengcheng. This is too fast!

Upon hearing Man Chong's reminder, Xiahou Dun was startled. Could it be that something went wrong down below and Chen Er had overheard it? But he hadn't received any reports recently. Xiahou Dun thanked Man Chong, "Thank you for the reminder, sir."

While pondering what could have caused Chen Er to arrive in such a hurry, he wondered if something major had happened in the Jiangdong region of Jingzhou in the south. He hadn't heard of it.

Ah, this is probably the trouble of being a subordinate. Every word and action of the superiors is carefully analyzed in their eyes.

The reason Chen Er walked so fast was quite simple: he was afraid of rain again. However, he did not expect that his quickening of the journey would make Man Chong and Xiahou Dun think of so much in such a short time.

Lost in thought, the two were clearly not paying attention to the road in front of them, but rather pondering what might happen.

Fortunately, soldiers cleared the way for them, preventing any traffic accident. Otherwise, these two powerful figures, who each governed their own districts, would have made a fool of themselves today.

When Xiahou Dun and Man Chong arrived at the city gate, Chen Er and his party had just boarded the dock. Xiahou Dun and Man Chong saw the banner of the Dragon Cavalry Battalion and quickly went to greet them. Leading the way was none other than Wang Hui, Chen Er's close attendant or, as Chen Er called him, his adjutant.

"Greetings, General Xiahou and Lord Man Chong." Wang Hui also happened to see Xiahou Dun and the other man, and quickly went up to them, saying, "My lord and General Zhao Yun are behind us, they will be there soon."

“Lieutenant Colonel Wang, we received a message from General Gao’s organization a few days ago saying that our lord has already gone south. We thought it would take some time, but we did not expect you to arrive so quickly. General Xiahou and I have not even prepared a welcoming banquet yet.”