"How come there are so many stone houses in this place?"

The two brothers quickly arrived in front of these buildings and found that they were all houses made of stone, and each one was very sturdy.

"Look at that open space over there, isn't there evidence that someone has cultivated it?"

"And that hillside?"

"Second brother, look!"

"Is that millet growing on that hillside?"

That was a truly unexpected surprise; not only did they find a place to stay, but they also discovered a large area of ​​grain.

Although these crops were planted on the hillside, they may have been neglected for a long time, so they appear somewhat sparse.

But after all, this is real grain. Who wouldn't be moved if they suddenly discovered such a large amount of wealth?

"Forget about the millet for now, these houses aren't enough for our whole village."

"I doubt the village chief will let the three of us occupy three houses, so we'd better find the biggest house."

"When the time comes, the three of us brothers and our families will be squeezed together, and no one will be able to say anything!"

"If we wait until everyone in the village comes, we probably won't get a big house."

After all, the Liu family in the village doesn't have many members.

Some families have twenty or thirty members, including adults and children. Even if they have a big house, the village chief will probably divide it among them.

But things are different now. These houses and the crops in the fields were discovered by the two brothers. By occupying a large house in advance, even if someone has objections, there's nothing they can do.

The village chief had promised long ago that any supplies discovered by the villagers would have priority in distribution.

"Third brother, come here. Look, this stone house is one of the largest of these houses, but the location here is better. Even if it rains, it won't get wet!"

"I'll fix the roof first. Third brother, go and call our family and the village chief over!"

Having found a better foothold, Liu Qing no longer wanted to hide it.

After all, on their journey to escape famine, the brothers were unable to separate from the group.

So he sent his third brother to fetch people while he repaired the roof of the house.

It wasn't badly damaged to begin with, and there happened to be a lot of material on the outside.

Before the villagers arrived, he needed to tidy up his own house.

Once the house is tidied up, who would have the nerve to try and take their big house?

I'm really not afraid that those three brothers will make a move against me.

"Husband, you two are so lucky! You've found such a great place to stay!"

"There's still unharvested grain over there. Looks like we're going to make another fortune!"

When Lin Xue came over, she was carried on her husband's back.

Livestock cannot enter this place, so the old village chief only brought a group of people to scout the way.

Because Liu Qing and his group had already occupied one house, the old village chief had no choice but to distribute the remaining houses to other villagers.

Before that, they had to find a way to drive the livestock in.

People used to live here. Although the road in was blocked by rocks, there were many villagers, and everyone worked together to clear the road quickly.

The old village chief was only at ease after all the large livestock had been driven in.

There are only about 20 houses here, but there are 56 households in the village.

The village chief had no choice but to divide several households into the same house.

If there's simply not enough room, they have to set up sheds outside.

Of course, for families living together, who lives outside and who lives inside is determined by themselves.

As long as the villagers don't cause trouble, the old village chief doesn't want to get involved in these matters.

After all, we've already had enough to do on this journey.

Fortunately, the villagers were experienced. They let the elderly and children live in the stone houses, while the young and strong lived in sheds built outside the stone houses.

The imagined chaos did not occur.

After everyone had settled in, the old village chief assigned some people to harvest millet on the hillside, while the rest went about their own business.

These original vegetable gardens still have a lot of vegetables growing in them. Although the vegetables don't look as tall as the weeds, they are still edible food.

The old village chief had these things harvested in a unified manner and then distributed equally.

The old village chief of Qingshan Village was considered relatively fair and just; at least most of the spoils were shared equally with the villagers.

Those that cannot be divided equally are managed uniformly by the clan and used where they are most needed.

Everyone was busy, and Lin Xue couldn't sleep, so she found herself some work to do.

Others were either digging for wild vegetables or harvesting grains, and even the children were helping with cleaning.

Lin Xue, however, took her second sister-in-law, Zhou, and the two went to a nearby hillside to look for medicinal herbs.

"See these bristling herbs? These are medicinal herbs that can be used to treat colds!"

"It's going to rain tonight, and someone might get sick tomorrow. Let's pick more and boil it in water tonight to help prevent illness!"

"And these too, this is called Bupleurum, which is also a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat colds!"

"That's not how you dig for that herb. You have to dig up the root. This kind of herb is used from the root; the leaves are completely useless!"

Lin Xue, along with her second sister-in-law, searched for commonly used herbs on the hillside.

It's possible that no one has been around here for a long time, and the villagers who used to live here don't know why they left.

After all, there is a spring nearby with a good water output.

If the people of Qingshan Village had such a suitable place to live back then, they would never have wanted to flee to other places to escape famine.

After all, once you leave your familiar surroundings, who knows what might happen outside?

It wasn't until dusk that the two sisters-in-law returned to the stone house.

Grandma Sun and her sister-in-law Wang had already prepared dinner.

The stone house they chose was large and divided into four different areas, just enough for everyone to sleep in at night.

Liu Qing had already carried all the straw and thatch from the oxcart into the house and laid it out as a soft, thick quilt.

It was covered with a tattered quilt, which made it look warm.

"Third son's wife, this is millet porridge that I cooked especially for you!"

"Your sister-in-law made some pancakes tonight, come over and eat them quickly, then get some rest!"

Grandma Sun prepared a separate meal for Lin Xue. Her husband hadn't wanted to tell her before, but it wasn't until they encountered bandits that Grandma Sun learned her third daughter-in-law actually had an extraordinary master.

If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have been so cold towards her daughter-in-law.

Moreover, according to the eldest and second eldest sons, the third daughter-in-law is carrying the reincarnation of the God of Literature.

Whether the Liu family can change their fortunes depends on this daughter-in-law.

That's why Grandma Sun specially prepared a separate meal for Lin Xue, since the others ate communal meals that weren't as oily and flavorful.

At most, it's Old Liu's eldest grandson or the little boy who can get a bowl of millet porridge from Lin Xue.