"Huh? What's going on? Why is there such a high wall at the entrance of our village?"

Zhao Dabao and Zheng Changdong walked with heavy steps and finally reached the entrance of their village. When they got closer, they found that there was a two-story protective wall at the entrance of their village.

And in the center of this wall, the thick and familiar iron gate of Liu the Butcher's house was coincidentally embedded in it.

This iron gate was huge, heavy and solid, and coupled with the towering protective wall, Zhao Dabao and Zheng Changdong were stunned for a moment. They had already run out of strength, and now they had finally reached the entrance of their village, but were blocked by such a huge protective wall. For a moment, they completely forgot the worry and sadness in their hearts.

Zheng Changdong swallowed hard and exchanged glances with Zhao Dabao. "I'll go knock on the door first... But the village entrance is still several hundred meters away... I don't know if the people inside can hear me knocking."

"Then... knock first." Zhao Dabao frowned and said hesitantly.

There was no other good way, so they could only think of this idea. They just didn't know what had happened in the village that such a high protective wall was suddenly built at the entrance of the village.

However, just as Zheng Changdong and Zhao Dabao were about to knock on the iron gate, Cai Junmin and Zhou Daxin, who had been standing guard, swiftly came down from their posts. As they opened the door, they excitedly said, "Zheng Changdong, Zhao Dabao, is that you two?! You two are back! You two are finally back! Your families have been so worried about you! Especially Zheng Changdong, your grandma has been going crazy!"

"Grandma, is my grandma okay? Was she injured during the earthquake?" Zheng Changdong's eyes immediately turned red with excitement when he heard his grandma through the big iron gate. He asked Zhao Daxin and Cai Junmin inside the door repeatedly in an anxious tone.

Zheng Changdong's parents died early, and he was raised by his grandmother alone since childhood. Therefore, Zheng Changdong and his grandmother have had a very close relationship since childhood.

Originally, when Zheng Changdong went out to work, he wanted to bring his grandmother with him so that he could take care of her. However, the old lady always felt that it was not pleasant to stay alone in the city, and there was no one to talk to. In addition, the family still had a few acres of land, so she stayed in the village.

After the earthquake, Zheng Changdong was most worried about his grandmother.

"Don't worry, kid. Your grandma is fine." Zhou Daxin said as he opened the door.

The heavy iron door was banged open by Zhou Daxin and Cai Junmin. Zheng Changdong and Zhao Dabao rushed in through the crack in the door with excitement.

Just separated by a wall, Zheng Changdong and Zhao Dabao felt like they had gone from hell to heaven.

Finally returning to their village, the two were so excited that they could hardly speak.

All the fatigue from the past two months seemed to burst out at this moment. Although he was already an adult, Zhao Dabao felt a lump in his nose and tears were about to burst out of his eyes. It was dark in the evening, and he was afraid that Zhao Dabao's miserable appearance would be seen by the other three people.

"Okay, I'm glad you're back. Now hurry back and make Grandma Zheng, the village chief, and the others happy!" Zhou Daxin patted Zheng Changdong and Zhao Dabao on the shoulders and said with a smile, "It's not safe at night now. We've set up a patrol team in the village. When you enter the village, don't get startled. We can't say much about other things. You'll know everything in a day or two."

"Yes, yes, yes, you two should go back and have some rest. Look how thin you are... You must have suffered a lot along the way! You must have a good rest tonight! The two of us still have to stand guard here and keep an eye on the situation outside, so we won't send you in. We'll talk about it tomorrow. I'll ask my sister to prepare some barbecue skewers. How about we eat some barbecue skewers and drink some beer?!" Cai Junmin patted Zhao Dabao's shoulder excitedly and hugged the two of them.

Zheng Changdong and Zhao Dabao are the only two people who have returned from other places since the earthquake. Does this mean that after they come back, other people in the village should also come back one after another?

When everyone is reunited, the village will definitely be more lively!

…

Early the next morning, Qin Suyun had just gotten up and packed up when she learned that two villagers who had been working outside the city had returned last night.

At the same time, along with the news of the two men's return, there was another unfortunate news.

One of the migrant workers was hit by a collapsed building during the earthquake and died instantly. As for the other three villagers who went out to work with them, since they did not work in the same factory, no one knew where they went after the earthquake.

These three people may have left with others, or they may have been hit by the collapsed house and buried underground.

Some families who heard the news burst into tears, while others remained silent. Aside from Zhao Xingguo and Grandma Zheng, who were genuinely happy, how the others felt in their hearts was unknown to them.

After hearing these things, Qin Suyun sighed.

She felt that the majority of the villagers were probably in a bad mood. With so many people working away from home, who knew each other through kinship or perhaps even through childhood? In the village, no matter whose family was in trouble, no one would be happy.

The news of Zhao Dabao and Zheng Changdong's return was like a stone suddenly falling on a calm lake, causing waves across the entire lake.

Everyone was sincerely hoping that their sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren who were working outside could come back soon. Although Zhao Xingguo and Zheng Changdong brought unfortunate news, they also brought the seeds of hope into the hearts of others.

When she walked to the village to see the village chief, Qin Suyun could clearly feel the changes in the villagers, especially those whose family members were working outside and had not yet returned. They worked even harder. These people were willing to believe that their relatives were still alive and would definitely come back.

…

During this period, the frost resistance of the villagers has been significantly improved, and the frost resistance of the poultry and livestock raised at home has also been significantly improved.

The most obvious thing is that the poultry and livestock that used to huddle together like quails every day began to scatter and move around, especially the chickens, ducks and geese she raised at home, which had already started running around the backyard looking for insects.

Qin Suyun's backyard was originally intended to be used to grow vegetables for her own use, just like other farmyards.

But she couldn't finish eating all the vegetables in the glass house on the third floor, so there was no need to grow so much more.

Therefore, Qin Suyun used the open space in the backyard to plant some fruit trees. The fruit trees planted in the backyard were some common fruit trees in Yunhai City, such as bayberry, peach, pear, etc. Now it was winter and the temperature was relatively low. These trees were all bare, without even a leaf left for her.

Qin Suyun let the chickens, ducks and geese raised at home roam freely in the backyard.

In just two short months, these chickens, ducks and geese have swelled up like balloons. If she didn't have so much meat at home, she would really like to kill two of them to eat.

Although the weather was cold, spring planting was approaching, so Qin Suyun chose a time to start growing crops at home. The newly developed wasteland wasn't suitable for growing rice directly. She planned to plant potatoes and corn first, along with some simple peppers, cabbage, and other crops.