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第 48 章（第1页）
Theborderbecamequieterasthedayspassed。Notpeaceful—notpletely。XieZhengstillsentpatrolsalongthemountainroads，andsoldiersstillcheckedeveryunfamiliarcaravanthatapproachedthevillagesbutthepeoplewerenolongerafraidofeveryshadow。Suyuantinuedvisitingthesettlementsandshenoticedsomethingimportant。Thevillagershadbegunwatgoutforoneanother。Afarmerwouldtellthewatwhenanunfamiliarcartpassedthrough。
Ashopkeeperwouldofferwatertosoldiersreturningfrompatrol。Childrenwhooncescatteredwheneverhorsesapproachednowsimplymovedasideandwatchedfromasafedistance。
ThegesweresmallbutSuyuanuoodthatsmallthingswereoftenwhatkeptaplacestanding。Oernoon，shefoundXieZhengexamininganewlybuiltwatchpost。
“Thesouthernvillageneedsanotherone，”shesaid。
Helookedather。
“Why?”
“Thereisahillbehindthevillage。”
“Iknow。”
“Thenwhydidntyoubuildthepostthere?”
XieZhengfollowedhergaze。
Thehilloverlookedtheroadbutartlyhiddenfromthevillageitself。
“Ifsomeoandsthere，theyseetheroadbeforethevillagers。”
Hesideredit。
Suyuanpoiowardthevillage。
“Andmovethegrainstore。”
“Again?”
“Itstooclosetothemainroad。”
XieZhenglookedatherforseveralseds。
“Youvebeeverytroublesome。”
“Iprefersomethinguseful。”
Hegaveaquietlaugh，Thentheywalkeddowntowardthevillagetogether。Alongtheway，Suyuanstoppedbesideagroupofvillagersrepairingafence。Instead，sheaskedquestions。
Wheredidtheyusuallygetwater?
Whichroadbecamedifficultafterrain?
Wheredidtheytaketheiranimalsatnight?
Wheredidtravelersusuallystop?
Theanswersrevealedproblemsthesoldiershadnevernoticed。Thevillagehadonewell，andifitbecameblocked，thealternativewasfaraway。SoXieZhengorderedasedwatersourceprepared。Themainroadwasalsotheonlyeasyrouteintothesettlement，sotheyclearedasmallerpaththroughthefieldsforemergencies。Noneofthesethingsweregrand，therewerenobannersorcelebrationsbutthevillageslowlybecameharderthten。
Thatevening，Suyuansatoutsideasmallhousewhileanoldwomanhandedherabowlofe。“Youvebeenhelpingusfordays，”thewomansaid。“Why?”Suyuanlookedtowardthefieldsthen，shethoughtofhermother。OfalltheyearsShuranhadspentinafnlandtoprotectthesepeople…“Idontknow，”Suyuansaid，thenshecorrectedherself。“PerhapsIdo。”
TheoldwomanwaitedandSuyuansmiledfaintly。“Becausepeopleshouldnthavetoloseeverythingjustbecausetheywereborninthewrongplace。”ThewomandidntfullyuandwhatshemeantsoshesimplyplacedanotherpieceofbreadbesideSuyuansbowl。“Themore。”
Suyuanstaredatthebread。
Ayao，sittingnearby，immediatelylaughed。
“Youvebeeed。”
“Bybread?”
“Byanoldwoman。”
Suyuansighedandpickeditup。
Acrossthevillage，theeveningwatclimbedontothenewplatform。Thebellremainedsilent，fortonight，therewasnothingtoreportandforSuyuan，thatquietsoundwasmorefthananypromiseofsafety。
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