When they arrived at the back of the mountain, they put the captured wild boars into the ditch. After watching them get used to the environment for a while, they started scratching at the snakes in the ditch. Only then did the group continue carrying the wild boars back to the village.

Upon seeing the several large wild boars brought back, the village decided to cook a big meal as usual. This time, they planned to use the two largest wild boars for the feast, and the rest would be made into smoked meat for later use.

This was the first time there had been a communal meal since the disaster, and everyone was excited and thinking about how to make the meal a success.

When we went to Hujia Village to pick tea seeds before, the village divided us into six groups based on the location of our homes. This time, we were naturally assigned tasks by group as well.

"Group one, go and clean up the tables and other things in the village over at the prefab houses. Group two, go and clean up the pots, pans, and chopsticks. Group three, go and collect all the fish traps at the village entrance. All the fish caught from the fish traps today will belong to the village. Group three, go and clean up the wild boars." The village quickly assigned everyone their tasks.

Among them are the most important side dishes and appetizers. These don't need to be explained; the old ladies in the village just need to bring a handful from their own homes.

Second Grandfather and the others opened the newly renovated ancestral hall cellar and took out dozens of kilograms of salt. This salt was specially purchased when Si Cheng and his group held a banquet last time. At that time, they donated all of the more than a thousand kilograms of salt and sugar they had purchased to the village. The village did not plan to distribute the salt but instead intended to use it as a common resource for the village in the future.

"Luckily, Acheng and the others bought so much salt. It will be enough for any big gatherings in the village. Otherwise, it would be such a hassle to collect salt from each household at this time." Grandpa Lü couldn't help but smile as he looked at the cellar full of supplies. This is the confidence of Pinghe Village.

"Adding to the funds the village had set aside, it should last a long time. Let's take some more sugar out; we can make a big pot of braised pork later. It's been so long since we've had pork; we're really craving it." Grandpa Er couldn't help but lick his lips. Although many people in the village raise pigs, they are usually only slaughtered for weddings or festivals. Now, it's not so easy to have a meal of braised pork.

"Be careful your wife won't let you eat it. Didn't she find out you had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar before? You'd better be careful, since there aren't any hospitals to do these tests anymore."

"With the current conditions, you still want to get high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol? In the past, we were only advised to eat as little pork as possible, but now we can't eat pork at all. It's a rare opportunity, so we have to eat to our heart's content."

"It would be even more perfect with a little wine."

"What are you dreaming of? Believe me, if you take out a bottle of wine right now, that group of young men will surround you and see how you drink it then." Lu Yunfeng had secretly kept the last bottle of wine, but his grandson stole it and drank it with a few brats. He was so angry that he chased them for half the village with his cane.

The thought of that scene made the old men shake their heads. They decided it was better to keep the good wine to themselves and enjoy it slowly, since this was the perfect time to eat meat in big bites.

That evening, the village held a bonfire party in the square. Everyone gathered there to sing, dance, and have fun all night before reluctantly returning home.

Over the next few days, everyone continued to patrol the nearby mountains and forests as usual, but apart from finding some small animals and reptiles, they did not find anything else.

The day before departure, the barbs along the trench were reinforced again, and after a thorough inspection to ensure there were no problems, everyone went home to pack their bags.

This time, every household went out with various medicine kits. The village also distributed the five wild boars hunted this time, plus the two wild boars slaughtered earlier, to each person so they could distribute them freely. Even the items exchanged belonged to them personally, which was a form of welfare from the village.

Besides all these, everyone was carrying large and small bags, and with the bulky Chinese medicine, each person looked like a moving small mountain.

They looked at each other and burst into laughter; the look was just too outrageous.

After everyone left the village, Second Grandfather shouted loudly, "Seal off the village!" Only after hearing these two words did everyone feel at ease and begin their journey to explore the new world.

This time, everyone agreed to meet in the county town, and the original broken bridge in the county town was replaced by a simple wooden bridge rebuilt by the army.

Seeing their village arrive in the county town, Yun Zhixin and the others were very excited. They hadn't had a chance to go back since they set up camp here.

While everyone was resting and getting together, Yun Zhixin called Si Cheng, Monkey, and Big Bear aside.

"I know you were all transferred from the military. We don't know what you'll encounter on this trip. Take these things with you. Don't use them unless absolutely necessary." Yun Zhixin gave each of them a bag. Si Cheng and the others already knew what was inside when they received the bags.

"Uncle Xin, we can't take these things. It would make you break the rules." Si Cheng and the others returned the items.

“Take this, it’s a loan for you. You have to return it to me when you come back. Since the great disaster, all the troops have lost contact, and with people constantly being discharged, the entire force has been severely downsized. We don’t know what the situation is outside, and not every place is safe. This time, you’re leading so many people, and so many villages have recommended you to take the lead. Your responsibility is very heavy. Besides, at this time, preserving your lives is more important than anything else.” Yun Zhixin stuffed the bag into their hands again.

Both the monkey and Da Xiong looked at Si Cheng, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Take them. But don't worry, Uncle Xin, we won't use them unless absolutely necessary."

"Please be careful on your journey, and we will keep a close watch on this place." This was Yun Zhixin's promise to them.

As they were leaving, some people saw the black bags they were carrying, and some probably guessed what was going on, but no one said anything.

Then, the villagers who were going to travel together arrived in the county town one after another. Each village brought different things, but they were all covered with things.

Surprisingly, many familiar faces were spotted in the crowd. Most of the people who had gone to Majia Village to raid it were there, including Liu Jun, the one-armed veteran whom they had met when they went to Liujia Village to get oil.

Uncle Gao also stood in Gao Jia's group with Gao Liang and Gao Dongxing. At this time, Si Cheng and the others did not know that Gao Shuzhen and her son had moved back to Gaojia Village. This time, Gao Dongxing was able to come out because of Gao Liang.

When Gao Liang was registering, he discovered that neither Gao Dongxing nor his son had registered. He immediately thought that if they didn't go out to find salt, would his family just stop giving them salt because they didn't have any?