"Thank you all for taking care of me. I don't need to trouble the village to arrange accommodation for me. I can just stay with my family. This way, it will be easier for me to take care of them."

He didn't mind living next to the cowshed, so he could still take care of his family.

However, the village chief and the brigade leader were in a dilemma.

"It's not that we disagree with you living with your family, but... well, things are different now. You need to be careful. Don't go too far openly, but whatever you do behind the scenes, we can turn a blind eye."

You know, people in our village don't gossip, but the higher-ups come to check on us from time to time, and sometimes they even send people over secretly. We all have to be careful, at least not openly, so no one can find any fault with us, right?

This is for their own good.

That's just the way things are now. They might risk their lives to shelter someone, but that doesn't mean they can disregard the well-being of the entire village...

Xiao Che understood their meaning and was quite sympathetic to it.

"I understand, I didn't think it through. I'll follow the village's arrangements then."

Anyway, as long as he's in the same village, he can still take care of his family.

"Okay, the house closest to the cowshed at the end of the village is at the foot of the mountain. Go and fix it up. Until it's fixed, your family can stay there."

The village chief and the brigade leader obviously knew what Xiao Che was thinking, so they simply gave him a break.

Xiao Che bowed deeply to the two of them to express his gratitude.

"Thank you both so much!"

"Oh dear, you mustn't do that! Get up quickly, it's just a small favor."

Xiao Che took the keys but didn't go home; instead, he went to the cowshed first.

Seeing the small but clean and tidy room, he felt a pang of sadness for no apparent reason.

However, I am still very grateful to Bai Yajing's family and the people in the village.

"Grandpa, Mom and Dad, I'm home."

As soon as Commander Xiao saw his grandson, his face hardened. "You brat, where have you been all these days?"

Actually, he had a suspicion in his heart. Although he wasn't worried about the kid, since he could easily deal with those few bastards with his abilities, he was still somewhat concerned.

Xiao Che looked the old man up and down, and seeing that he was in good condition, he felt relieved.

"I had some errands to run. Now that it's done, we can finally have some peace and quiet."

Mr. and Mrs. Xiao came out when they heard the commotion.

"Son, are you alright?"

"Come in quickly!"

Although they knew the villagers were good people and would protect them, they still needed to be careful in their daily lives.

Those people would come to check secretly, and they didn't want to make things difficult for the people of Xinghua Village.

Xiao Che obediently went inside.

I explained everything I had done over the past few days.

Xiao's mother raised her hand and slapped his arm. "You're really bold! Things are different now, so take it easy! Oh, and when you go to Comrade Xiaobai's house later, thank them properly!"

"Thanks to them this time! Otherwise, I don't know what would have become of our family!"

Mr. Xiao agreed, saying, "Don't you still have some money on you? Buy some gifts and send them over as a token of appreciation. They helped us get everything we need, so we should pay them back."

Commander Xiao added, "The village chief and the brigade leader also need to prepare gifts of gratitude."

This time, the two of them were also under pressure and risk.

As for those people, he can only endure it for now and focus on protecting his family.