Just as Yang Zhengshan had expected, three days later, news reached Yang Family Village that all the Hu Cavalry within Anning County had withdrawn.
For a time, the entire Yang Family Village erupted in cheers.
The tension and anxiety were swept away, replaced by an atmosphere of relief.
Even Yang Zhengshan let out a breath of relief.
To be honest, the pressure on him during this period had truly been immense.
The lives and deaths of nearly a thousand villagers in Yang Family Village weighed on his shoulders, leaving him unable to sleep soundly for fear that Hu Cavalry might enter the village at night.
Fortunately, it was all over now.
"It's finally over!"
Yang Zhengxiang came to the Yang Family home, his face brimming with joy as he spoke.
"Yes, it's finally over!" Yang Zhengshan said, as though a heavy burden had been lifted. "But we still have many things to do!"
Many of their previous preparations had gone unused. For example, the supplies they had transported into the mountains beforehand still needed to be brought back.
Yang Zhengshan did not feel that this had been a waste of time. To be honest, he was now very glad that Yang Family Village had not been forced to hide in the mountains.
One should not think that fleeing into the mountains meant all would be well. Entering the mountains meant abandoning Yang Family Village, and taking entire families into the mountains carried great risks as well.
Thus, Yang Zhengshan would rather all their previous preparations have gone to waste than have the villagers of Yang Family Village hide in the mountains.
Besides that, there was another matter that needed to be put on the agenda.
Spring plowing.
It was already March. According to the seasons in Anning County, spring plowing