In the blink of an eye, the villagers of Pinghe Village had taken care of the two large wild boars, and most importantly, their teamwork was so seamless.

"How much strength does it take to throw a wild boar that big up here?" Captain Liu muttered to himself.

However, no one in the village paid them any attention. Instead, they quickly took out the wooden sticks that had been used to stop the wild boar, and then carried the wild boar away. The whole process took no more than 20 minutes.

"The villagers here are really fierce. I wonder if the people who move in will be able to handle it." Some people were already starting to worry that if a conflict were to break out, they could really lose their lives.

"You're all focusing on the wrong thing. Think about the person who pulled up those two wild boars. If it were any of you, who could throw a three- or four-hundred-pound wild boar directly to the ground?" Captain Liu asked them rhetorically. Only then did everyone realize that it was true.

"This is what people mean when they say that laymen watch the show while experts see the details. Captain Liu, you've observed things more carefully," someone nearby complimented him.

"Stop with the empty talk, just tell me who among you can actually do it?"

After considering it for a moment, everyone shook their heads. "It would be good enough if he could carry 100 pounds out of the pit, let alone be as nimble as him."

"It seems that Pinghe Village is doing better than other places, and there's a reason for that. Be careful here during this time, and don't easily provoke the villagers." Captain Liu didn't want to have a conflict with the villagers, because he would definitely suffer losses if they did.

Meanwhile, Si Cheng and his group returned to the square with two wild boars, and the entire square immediately became lively.

"How was that? Seeing how cowardly they were just now, I felt incredibly satisfied." Yun Tao finally couldn't contain his smugness when they arrived at the square. This time, everyone had really shown off in front of outsiders.

"Just thinking about it is exhilarating. But this time, our village is cooperating even better. Killing two wild boars is a piece of cake now," Yun Jianying said with a proud expression.

"I wonder who was stunned for a long time after seeing a wild boar emerge from the pit for the first time." Yun Leting stood to the side and teased his nephew.

"Uncle, you can't make personal attacks like that. Have you forgotten how you stabbed a few times when you first killed a wild boar?" Yun Jianying retorted without any politeness.

"You two, uncle and nephew, stop fighting each other here! Hurry up and go help remove the pig's hair. They've already prepared hot water." Fourth Aunt saw her grandson pulling a pig's leg and struggling with everyone to drag the wild boar into the shed. She immediately told the uncle and nephew who were chatting to hurry down and help.

Just as they finished processing the wild boar, the monkeys who had gone to the lake to cast their nets also returned with a large bucket of fish.

The square was soon filled with the aroma of food, and every household brought their own prepared staple food. Everyone gathered together to prepare a delicious meal.

"Uncle, should we send some pork to those people at the back of the mountain?" Yun Mingwu felt a little sorry for the people at the foot of the mountain who were eating only dry rations while he was enjoying a feast.

After discussing it, the elderly people decided to give some money, saying, "Let two people fill a pot like the one they're giving them, at least it'll be a token of our appreciation."

"Okay, I'll go right now." Yun Mingwu saw Hou Yunyang and Wu Yong passing by and called them over.

When Hou Yunyang and Wu Yong appeared on the back mountain, each carrying a large basin of meat, Captain Liu and the others were enjoying the aroma in the air while munching on their dry rations.

"Captain, look." Someone next to Captain Liu was the first to spot the two people walking towards them, carrying steaming basins in their hands.

When Captain Liu saw this, he had some guesses in his mind, but he wasn't sure. After all, who would give away such delicious meat?

"Captain Liu, this is some fish and meat that the village has prepared for you. Please don't find it offensive," Wu Yong said politely.

"No problem, no problem at all, how could we possibly accept this?" Captain Liu and the others couldn't help but drool as they looked at the two large bowls of food.

“It’s fate that we’re here. The village is having a big pot of stew today. Where do you think we should put it?” Seeing that the other party hadn’t taken the bowl yet, Wu Yong wanted to find an open space to put it down, since his hands were getting tired from carrying it for so long.

Captain Liu and the others then realized what was happening and quickly took the bowl from him. "Thank you so much!" Everyone present expressed their gratitude; they hadn't had such a sumptuous meal in a long time.

"Then you guys eat first. I'll have someone from the village come and take the bowls back later." Wu Yong and Hou Yunyang felt uncomfortable with their thanks and wanted to get back as soon as possible.

"Wait a moment, we'll bring it over after we finish eating. We wouldn't dare trouble you any further." Captain Liu didn't dare to push his luck and still brought the bowl over later.

"No trouble at all, you guys eat first." After saying that, she pulled Hou Yunyang and ran back.

Watching the two flee in disarray, Captain Liu and his team scratched their heads, as if their enthusiasm had scared them away. "Actually, they are still quite adorable."

"Captain, can we eat now?" Everyone was almost unable to resist looking at the food in the bowl, but the captain was still sighing.

"Eat up, we're in for a treat today!" Captain Liu and the others quickly put the dishes on the ground, and the group gathered around to enjoy the meal.

"This is so delicious! I used to think wild boar meat would be tough, but I didn't expect the people here to prepare it so well. The taste is just amazing." After finishing the meal, everyone exclaimed, rubbing their stomachs.

“The group of people who were digging terraces outside were laughing at us for having to walk so much more to the village every day to reclaim the land. I’ll tell them about it when we get back tonight so they can be envious.”

"That's right. If there were more wasteland here, it would be even better when they hunt wild boars next time." Now everyone no longer complained about the work here, and even carefully kept an eye on the big wild boars in the trench.

"Don't dream about it. This is enough." Captain Liu pointed at one of the men and told him to wash the two basins and return them. "Don't tell anyone about this when you get back. We'll see if we can arrange for our relatives and friends to move in. To be honest, I'd like to retire from the army and move here myself."

"That's right. Luckily, our leader made the decisive decision to relocate here. Otherwise, the drought would be getting worse and worse. I wonder what happened to those cities we passed through before." Thinking of the people we encountered along the way who were still struggling and refusing to move, even with such abundant groundwater here, the water has dried up. Imagine how much more scarce the water is in the north.

"There's nothing we can do about it. We tried to persuade them, but we never expected we'd get to experience what it's like to flee famine in ancient times." Captain Liu shook his head and urged everyone to hurry up and get back to work, as there was a time limit.