After being exiled, relying on space to pamper the chief assistant

Change your surname? Ye Zhen felt a little strange about Xie Yunshu's request.

Is there something wrong with the surname Zhao?

But before she could ask the question, a distant voice sounded again.

"If he follows us in the future, if his surname doesn't follow yours or mine, it will eventually arouse people's suspicion."

This obviously meant to make up for it, but it convinced Ye Zhen.

Zhao Yi was the child they saved by chance. Even if they asked, the other party couldn't tell him his origin.

Ye Zhen only felt that the other party was too young and it was normal for him to have no memory of these things.

Since the children are with you, you must teach them well and take them out to meet others.

In this case, Zhao Yi's identity is very important.

When she rescued the other party before, Ye Zhen had explained to other villagers that the child was her nephew. It would indeed make sense if the two of them had different surnames.

The villagers didn't ask about the matter carefully afterwards, probably because the two of them had just arrived, and Ye Zhen had caused a lot of things, so they didn't pay attention.

When asked later, I still have to have a complete explanation.

So, she looked at Zhao Yi, who kept his head lowered, and asked warmly:

"Xiao Yi, are you willing to take my last name Ye?"

Naturally, it is her Ye Zhen's Ye, not the so-called Qingyuan Hou Mansion's Ye.

Ever since she learned from her memory that the Prime Minister's Mansion had been ransacked because of her marriage to Xie Yunshu, and the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion had abandoned her as their legitimate daughter, Ye Zhen planned to have nothing to do with this so-called Marquis Mansion.

After hearing the inquiry, Zhao Yi raised his little head, first glanced at Ye Zhen, who was smiling, and then turned to look at Xie Yunshu, who only had his back.

After a long while, he nodded gently.

Changing a surname is a big deal. For this dynasty, it is not something you can change if you want.

It's just that they were in a refugee land and didn't have those strict controls, so they changed the name after discussion.

Seeing Zhao Yi nod in agreement, Xie Yunshu's face became better, and the thorn in his heart finally disappeared.

Although what the dog emperor did had nothing to do with the child in front of him, he could not hide the hatred in his heart whenever he heard the surname Zhao.

Now that Zhao Yi is willing to change his surname, he feels better and has completely accepted the other person.

"Then you can help him learn to read first."

Ye Zhen pulled Xie Yunshu into the room and specially left the table empty.

Looking around the environment in the room, Xie Yunshu frowned and said with some dissatisfaction:

"Not only paper and pen, but also the most common Three-Character Classic and Thousand-Character Classic, how can we teach it?"

Knowing that the current environment was severe, he tried not to be picky, but he always needed to have the most basic things to teach him how to read and write.

Otherwise, how can he teach? All by talking?

"Uh, sorry, I forgot about that."

Ye Zhen had previously thought of letting Xie Yunshu teach Zhao Yi, completely ignoring the current issue of teaching materials.

Secretly looking around the system space, she discovered to her dismay that there were books and the like, and they were not expensive.

But it is completely unsuitable for use in this era!

It was a modern product like a first-grade Chinese textbook, or it was in simplified Chinese characters. She took it out, and maybe even Xie Yunshu didn't recognize it, right?

"In this case, I'll go out and think of a solution. Can you guys rest in the house first?"

After giving the warning, Ye Zhen hurriedly rushed out the door.

Education is a big deal. Since she plans to keep Zhao Yi by her side, she must be responsible for him.

Oh no, it should be called Ye Yi now.

After leaving the house, Ye Zhen went straight to Aunt Huang's house, which she was most familiar with.

"Aunt Huang, are you at home? I have something to discuss with you."

As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she asked loudly.

When Aunt Huang who was in the house heard the noise, she thought she had something to add about the cultivation of eels and snails mentioned earlier, so she hurried out.

"Mrs. Xie? Hurry up and sit in the room."

As soon as she sat down, Ye Zhen went straight to the point and stated her intention.

"Isn't this how my nephew came to seek refuge a few days ago? I thought that the child was still young and I wanted my husband to educate me. Unfortunately, there are no books at home. I would like to ask if you have any here so that I can borrow them?"

She also had the attitude of giving it a try. After all, books from this dynasty were precious objects.

If this village hadn't been filled with officials and officials who had been exiled over the years, she wouldn't have been able to say this.

How can ordinary farmers be willing to buy books?

Hearing this, Aunt Huang also frowned and shook her head slightly.

"Alas! I also read a lot of poetry and books in those days. Although I didn't pass the Jinshi examination, I was still a scholar. But when the house was searched, who could remember those books? Not to mention my family, I guess not many families in the village could.

You can get books."

After saying that, she sighed heavily, seeming to be lamenting her fate.

When it came to this sad incident, Ye Zhen didn't have much time to ask.

Among these villagers in the village, which one was not high-spirited and famous in the past?

In such a situation, let alone studying, I dare not have any thoughts of having fun.

Everyone is worried about their livelihood day and night.

Nowadays, the emperor is ignorant and tyrannical, and his policies have made the people miserable. How can these upright officials who have been wronged have any idea of ​​redress?

"Okay, but Aunt Huang, don't sigh, life will always be good."

After comforting the other party, Ye Zhen had to stand up and prepare to leave.

Since the villagers couldn't work it here, she could only see if she could find time to go to the county town and buy some back.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Aunt Huang calmed down her sad mood and hurriedly called her to stop.

"Mrs. Xie, there is one more thing I want to remind you!"

"What's up?"

Ye Zhen turned around in confusion and looked at Aunt Huang.

"The location of your bamboo house is too close to the back mountain. There are usually a lot of wild animals on the mountain. They are especially likely to appear in this season. The three of you should be careful at home!"

Back mountain?

Later, Ye Zhen suddenly remembered that there was indeed a small hill less than a mile behind the bamboo house.

The mountain is densely covered with jungle, and even the road up the mountain is covered with vegetation, making it difficult to find.

At this time, she heard Aunt Huang talk about wild beasts, and she realized that she had indeed heard several howls when she fell asleep recently.

However, the voice was still far away, so she and Xie Yunshu didn't pay much attention to it.

"Thank you, we will pay attention."

After being grateful for the friendly reminder, Ye Zhen still left her house.

On the way home, a bold idea quietly emerged from Ye Zhen's mind.

When Ye Zhen returned home, Xie Yunshu was teaching Zhao Yi how to write. Fortunately, there was paper and pen at home.

Seeing Ye Zhen returning home empty-handed, Xie Yunshu seemed to have expected it, and his expression did not change.

"No one has one, so it seems we have to go to the county town to buy one."

With a sneer, she failed to do what she promised by patting her chest when she went out.

I don’t know if it was to change the topic, but Ye Zhen continued:

"I plan to go into the back mountain later."

"Back mountain?"

Xie Yunshu looked at her with a puzzled look, and soon understood that the other party was referring to the hill not far behind the bamboo house.

"Why are you going there? There are probably a lot of wild animals on the mountain."

The mountains and forests of this era were all in an undeveloped state. There might be some kind of wealth, wolf, tiger or leopard in the mountains, and most people would not dare to go into the mountains alone.

So when Ye Zhen proposed this idea, Xie Yunshu's first reaction was to refuse.

Ye Zhen also heard the disapproval in his words, and then waved her hands to comfort her:

"It's okay. I'm not going deep. I'll just set up a few traps at the foot of the mountain to add some more revenue to our family!"

At present, the two dishes of eel and snail have been sold, and their family has no land, so they cannot catch and sell them like other villagers.

Ye Zhen did ask the officers and soldiers for the surrounding fields, but it was summer at this time. Not to mention how much effort and time it would take to cultivate these wastelands, it was too late to plant seeds now.

So, as a precautionary measure, I decided to take a risk and see if I could use traps to get some prey.

Naturally, she would not dare to think about large animals like wild boars and goats, but there was always a chance for hares and pheasants, right?

After listening to Ye Zhen's words, Xie Yunshu's attitude finally relaxed a little and nodded.

"That's okay, but I want to go with you."

"Your leg injury has not healed yet, so you are not suitable for running such a long distance. Don't worry, I will just set up some small traps. It won't take much time."

He looked at the other party's injured leg with some concern, which was still wrapped in layers of white cloth.

Ye Zhen really didn't want the other person to follow her around, as this would be detrimental to the other person's injury.

Now the merit value is less than 3,000, which is still far from 12,000. She just begs the other party not to worsen the injury and let the system increase the price to cheat her.

"The system's quotations are always based on the severity of the injury, and there is no such thing as cheating!"

As if she heard Ye Zhen's heartfelt voice, a cold voice suddenly sounded from her mind.

Can this still be monitored?

Ye Zhen was speechless for a while, but Xie Yunshu opposite her was determined and insisted on going together.

There was no other way, Ye Zhen couldn't resist the other party, so she had to agree.

As for Zhao Yi, he should just stay at home and practice the calligraphy that Xie Yunshu taught him before. Going up the mountain would definitely be out of the question.

Going into the mountains is not as good as going into the city. You might encounter some wild beast if your character breaks out. Ye Zhen is not confident that she can protect this child.

Fortunately, Zhao Yi was much more docile than Xie Yunshu, so he nodded in agreement.

The two of them packed some things and went out.

Ye Zhen was carrying a bamboo basket on her back, which contained a shovel and a slightly rusty sickle. Both of these tools were also given by the villagers.

As she walked, she had to support Xie Yunshu beside her to ensure that he could keep up with her speed.

It was just after noon, and the sun in the sky was radiating scorching heat.

The two of them were sweating profusely from walking, and it took half an hour to reach the foot of the mountain.

Ye Zhen looked up, and a winding path appeared in front of her eyes, but it was surrounded by tall trees and dense grass.

They were lucky enough to find the path up the mountain as soon as they arrived.

Walking onto the not-so-steep path, the surrounding temperature dropped a lot instantly, and the hot sunlight was absorbed by the dense woods.

This path was very narrow and could only accommodate one person walking, so Ye Zhen had to let Xie Yunshu walk in the middle, while he took out his sickle and chopped down the weeds about half a person's height to clear the path.

Seeing the sweat dripping from her forehead, Xie Yunshu's throat moved, and he wanted to open the way by himself.

But taking one look at his aching leg, he smiled helplessly and gave up.

If he were allowed to open the way, the speed of the two of them would probably be reduced to a minimum.

The hill itself is not very high, but it covers a large area. The two of them walked for a quarter of an hour before stopping.

Ye Zhen estimated that the two of them had not reached the mountainside yet, because except for the sound of insects, there were no other sounds of wild animals around.

If they really reached the depths of the mountain forest, based on the howls they heard in the past, there would be some movement.

It is also possible that those large beasts are nesting in their caves and are unwilling to move in such high temperatures.

"Let's start here. Let's go back and dig two or three traps from this point."

Ye Zhen cleaned up the surrounding grass and cleared a small open space. She took Xie Yunshu to sit down and take a breath.

"Ugh! Climbing is really strenuous work... What is that?!"