Lian Jianpeng quickly stepped forward to support his wife: "Wife, it's been like this for the past few months."

Lian Qingfeng was also very excited. This baby was carrying his eldest grandson. He quickly moved a stool over and placed it next to her: "Quickly let Xiaohan sit down. Don't pack anything later. We can handle the rest. By the way, how many months pregnant is the baby?"

“I felt something was wrong before, so I went to the clinic to check. It’s been more than two months now.” Zhang Xiaohan said this with great pride. Before, because they had been married for several years, Gao Shuzhen had been subtly sarcastic, saying that if she didn’t get pregnant soon, even her father-in-law would have something to say. Now, let’s see what this cheap mother-in-law has to say.

“In that case, why don’t we find a place to settle down nearby?” Lian Jianpeng now felt he had even more reason to persuade his father.

“Then we should definitely go to Pinghe Village. Right now, we have nothing but this grain. If we go to Pinghe Village, things will be different. With your Aunt Gao there, her eldest son won't just abandon you. Besides, with me here, neither of them will dare to treat you badly.” Lian Qingfeng was aware of his son’s worries, but his years of life experience had taught him that sometimes having someone to help you makes life easier.

“How can he possibly help us in that rural area?” Zhang Xiaohan was very dismissive.

“You don’t manage the household, so you don’t know the cost of firewood, rice, oil, and salt. Look at what we have left. Although they live in the countryside, the things they’ve accumulated over time are more than enough to last them. Besides, in the countryside, at least they can supplement their income with grain.” Looking at the couple in front of him with disappointment, Lian Qingfeng felt that he had spoiled them too much in the past.

Hearing Lian Qingfeng's words, Zhang Xiaohan and his wife fell into deep thought, but ultimately decided to heed their father's advice. This was the only option for now; the grain distributed to each person would only last for six months at most. None of their family knew how to farm, so if they ran out of food, perhaps the other party could offer some assistance.

After persuading his son and daughter-in-law, Lian Qingfeng went over to Gao Shuzhen and the others who were packing and told them about Zhang Xiaohan's pregnancy. Gao Dongxing shrugged indifferently and didn't say anything. Gao Shuzhen, however, looked at Zhang Xiaohan carefully for a few moments, trying to determine the truth of the matter.

"That's a good thing. Let her rest on the side. Anyway, Jianpeng is so strong after all this training, packing their things won't be a problem." Gao Shuzhen figured Zhang Xiaohan definitely wouldn't want her to pack her things, so she didn't bother with formalities and clearly defined the boundaries. She rarely interfered in the young couple's affairs anyway, and even now that she was pregnant, she wouldn't take care of her. Lian Qingfeng knew the family's situation and didn't insist.

"Xiao Han, you sit over there and let them pack. I'll go find someone to see if we can get it reported to Pinghe Village." Seeing that everyone had no objections, Lian Qingfeng thought it would be better to settle things as soon as possible so he could feel at ease.

When he arrived at the distribution point, he saw a long queue already formed. He found the queue for the county town where Pinghe Village is located and joined it directly.

After waiting in line for a long time, I finally got to the front of the line: "Hello, I'd like to report my name as Pinghe Village."

The person who had been organizing the materials looked at Lian Qingfeng and shook his head at him: "Let's try another place. Pinghe Village is already full."

"How come it's full so quickly? Can you move it around a bit?"

"No, it's all done in order of registration. Those who registered earlier have already received their slips and gone straight to be assigned. Why don't you take a look at other forms?" The person filling out the form handed him a form to choose from.

"Can't we add one more person? We have relatives in that village. Isn't it said that relatives and friends are given priority?"

“Those who applied to Pinghe Village before all had relatives in the village, and besides, we've already exceeded the quota. You can only choose another village.” The person filling out the form was thinking to themselves, “Are you kidding me? They almost fought over these few spots.” According to the people who went on patrol, Pinghe Village is now incredibly sought-after. Such a good place, everyone wants to prioritize their own relatives. As for relatives and friends, everyone is a comrade-in-arms with Captain Yun, so aren't they relatives and friends? On this point, the person filling out the form could refuse with complete justification.

"Why does Pinghe Village have so many relatives and friends in the city?" Lian Qingfeng wondered, and had no choice but to look at the form and search for Gaojia Village. He then discovered that the neighboring villages were almost all filled. He pointed to Gaojia Village: "Can this village still apply?"

"You can't apply for this village either. The forms are all full. If it's like this, you can give up." The person filling out the form glanced at him, looking at him sympathetically. The villages near Pinghe Village had basically all been pre-selected by others, since these villages were all close to Pinghe Village, making it much easier to transport limestone. He himself had settled for Gaojia Village as a second choice after failing to win the bid to get Pinghe Village.

"Why are these villages so popular?" While the surrounding villages still had only a handful of applicants, all the villages near Pinghe Village were fully booked.

"Hurry up! Why are you taking so long to choose a place?" The people behind him were urging him on as they watched him take so long to make a choice.

"What's the rush? This is a lifelong commitment."

"You're choosing a wife, so even if you investigate her ancestors for eighteen generations, it's all the same." The people behind laughed when they heard this.

"This is much more important than choosing a wife. Maybe we'll settle down here in the future." Someone in the crowd said this, and everyone fell silent.

"Then let's go with this village." Lian Qingfeng was referring to Baijia Village, which happened to have two empty spots.

"Once it's decided, it can't be changed," the person filling out the form reminded him. Although that's what they said, they still agreed with his choice.

"Let's choose him; at least he lives closer to his relatives."

"Then sit down and fill out this form. We'll arrange your departure times together. Be prepared these next few days, we might leave at any time." After he made his selection, someone immediately pulled up a form for him to fill out. The person filling out the form drew a red line under the Baijia Village form. Seeing this, the person who had been standing at the back waiting to fill out the form pointed directly to the last Baijia Village form, "I'll just choose this one."

"Good eye, clever enough." The person filling out the form gave him an approving look. Sure enough, smart people live better lives.

Hearing the praise, the person scratched his head sheepishly: "I had to ask around for a long time to find out about this, and luckily I managed to snag a spot."

They drew the last red line directly under Baijia Village, and made him sit down to fill out the form.