As Sicheng and his family hurried home, the village welcomed a group of guests.

“You really are right here, it’s not much different from before.” Captain Liu, who came with Yun Zhizhong, had been looking around ever since he entered the village.

"It's not as good as you say. It's not easy for everyone to have managed to get the village like this." As soon as Yun Zhizhong entered the village, he sent someone to find the village chief and the others. At this time, everyone must be busy in the fields.

"Don't be nervous. We just want to understand the situation. Even if we arrange for people to come in, it will be based on the land available on your side." Captain Liu looked at the excellent location and wondered if he should send his relatives over.

"Let's wait here. This is our village's temporary office." Yun Zhizhong had no intention of taking him wandering around the village at this moment. Instead, he took him directly to the newly built village office.

When Captain Liu entered the village, he also found that Yun Zhizhong had asked the villagers to look for the village officials. "Then let's wait here. We're tired from walking, so let's take a rest."

After saying that, he gestured for the soldiers who came with him to find a place to rest. To be honest, after spending so much time outside collecting and gathering information, everyone's bodies were already exhausted.

Of all the places he'd been on this journey, Pinghe Village was the one he was most satisfied with. There was such a large lake at the entrance of the village; if it weren't for the fact that it was surrounded by mountains, he would have wanted to bring his team here to set up camp.

However, a large team wouldn't work, but a small team could still be brought over. In his opinion, there was still a piece of land at the entrance of the village that was quite feasible. Although it wouldn't be able to clear much wasteland, it was near water, so even if the wasteland was cleared a bit further away, it would still be worthwhile.

He hadn't waited long when he saw several people covered in mud running over.

"I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting." When Yun Mingwu arrived, he saw a room full of soldiers. Although the messenger had mentioned it before, he was still taken aback when he actually saw it.

He wondered if these people coming here was a blessing or a curse. He glanced at Yun Zhizhong beside him and saw him shake his head slightly, so he knew it wasn't anything too bad.

Captain Liu stood up as soon as he saw the village chief and his team enter. "We apologize for disturbing you. You must be the village chief of Pinghe Village. My surname is Liu, and I am the captain of this team."

"Yes, Captain Liu, hello!" Village Chief Yun glanced at the empty table and quickly said to Monkey, who had come with him, "Yunhai, go to your Uncle Sanman's house and get some water."

Hou Yunhai quickly responded and went out. He had come along because the messenger hadn't explained things clearly. If he had known that Yun Zhizhong was here, he wouldn't have been worried.

"Look, we've troubled you, Village Chief Yun, to come here. This time, our arrival was rather sudden. We mainly wanted to see if we had any spare land here that we could set aside to accommodate some people." Captain Liu got straight to the point, as he already knew that many military families lived here, so he didn't beat around the bush.

Seeing that Yun Mingwu didn't answer immediately, Yun Zhizhong knew he was hesitant. He pulled him aside and explained the situation of his trip to the countryside.

Upon hearing this, Yun Mingwu roughly understood the situation. Since there was no way to refuse, he might as well accept it readily.

"There is still some land on the other side of the mountain, but we have to cultivate it ourselves. The closer to the mountain, the harder it is to grow crops." In fact, Pinghe Village doesn't really mind taking in more people right now. At this time, the more people a village has, the stronger it is.

"I wonder if you could take us to see it? We'd like to do some measurements and make a budget." Captain Liu didn't expect things to go so smoothly, considering that they had encountered many obstacles and delays when they visited villages before.

"Of course, there's no problem. Everyone, rest here for a bit, and we'll head over after we've had some water." Village Chief Yun glanced at his hands, which were covered in mud, but he couldn't very well leave to wash them. At that moment, he desperately hoped that the young people would quickly take over his duties. He knew that for an old man like him, managing his fields and village affairs every day was simply too much to bear.

If the village hadn't used its shared assets to provide them with an additional batch of supplies, these village officials would likely have been taken back to their families to farm long ago.

Hou Yunhai quickly brought over the kettle. It contained cooled boiled water that Yun Sanman's family had prepared, intending to use it when they returned from the fields. He had brought all the water himself, as Aunt Sanman would have to boil some more later.

After drinking the water, everyone walked together towards the back mountain. On the way, several elderly people heard the news and rushed over, and they met each other.

"Dad," Yun Zhizhong rushed to help his father, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and greeted the other elderly people nearby. "Why are you all here?"

"What's going on?" Seeing the village chief and the others accompanying them, one could tell that something was wrong.

Yun Zhizhong could only repeat the purpose of his visit, and finally whispered in their ears, "Don't worry, if anyone comes again, we will definitely select them carefully."

"The only problem is that the wasteland on the mountain behind is difficult to cultivate. There are a lot of loose stones in it, and it will definitely take a lot of effort to clear it out." The second grandfather felt it was necessary to emphasize the environment again, so that it wouldn't be compared with the village's land in every way. "If you can't accept it, then don't force it."

"Let's go take a look first. If it really doesn't work, then we'll have to think of another way." Captain Liu was certainly not the kind of person who lacked tact; he wouldn't just come over and ask other villagers to give up their good land to them.

When they reached the edge of the mountain, they discovered the long trench behind it.

"I think I hear some animal sounds?" Captain Liu heard these sounds from afar.

There's no point in hiding the fact that wild boars are being raised in the trenches. Other villages want to follow suit, but they can't catch any wild boar piglets. Lately, people have been coming to the village to inquire about how to exchange them for a few wild boar piglets to breed.

“A nest of wild boars lives in there,” Yun Mingwu told them, pointing to the trench.

When Captain Liu heard that there were wild boars inside, they curiously went over to take a look.

"So many." Seeing more than a dozen wild boars of various sizes leisurely strolling around inside, it was clear that these wild boars had been there for some time.

"Were these raised in the village before, or were they hunted later?" Captain Liu's mind kept flashing through images of braised pork as he saw the several adult wild boars; they were just too tempting.

"Some of them were caught by us, but they fell in on their own." Since these wild boars made their home in Pinghe Village, snakes on the back mountain have basically stopped here. Now it's quite difficult to find a snake in the village.