The three brothers who came to Pinghe Village with them all agreed to move there.

“We can’t live here by ourselves. Now, the wild animals that used to live deep in the mountains are starting to come out and compete with humans for territory. A few days ago, a village there was attacked by a pack of wolves. There were nearly a hundred wolves in the whole village of nearly a thousand people. Even with the walls built, there were still many dead and injured. It’s not easy for our family to deal with these wild animals outside.”

Seeing that everyone was silent, Old Master Wu finally made the decision: "Let's settle down in Pinghe Village. Don't forget, there are not only natural disasters but also man-made ones. Have you forgotten those who went missing along the way? How many can we withstand with just a few people? Finding another place to settle down was a last resort, but now that we have a big village to rely on, that's the best thing that could happen."

Seeing that the head of the family had made the decision, and that no one else had any objections.

"Go back and pack your things. We'll leave early tomorrow morning," Old Master Wu declared.

"Dad, isn't this too rushed?" Wu Qingshi and the others felt it was still too rushed.

"No rush. When we went out together this afternoon, many people were already asking around. There's no shortage of smart people in this world. If we don't set off soon, people will come to our door asking about us tomorrow. Besides, that pile of pork inside will rot if we don't find a place to get rid of it quickly."

"This damn world! Even if we find food, we don't dare to eat it openly. Even if we want to hide, there's nowhere to hide." Wu Qingquan thought about how they had wanted to find a place to roast some meat to improve their family's life on the way, but people along the way kept eyeing their bags. If they weren't all carrying weapons, those people might have tried to rob them.

"Why talk about this now? If you have the time and energy, hurry up and pack everything up." After saying that, Wu Xiaobai turned around and pulled his wife back into their tent. The other children and grandchildren would take care of it, but the two of them still had to pack their own things.

"Will they be xenophobic in our old village?" Aunt Wu asked her son with some concern after the old man left.

Wu Tianfu looked helplessly at his mother, wondering when she would ever change her timid and fearful nature. "Mom, we're here, you don't need to worry about these problems. Besides, my brother's comrades are there, they definitely won't let us encounter these difficulties."

"Everyone, you can all go home now. You've traveled for days, so go and rest. Let me keep watch tonight." Wu Qingquan was single and had no ties, so he only needed two sets of clothes to pack before leaving.

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle." No one argued with him and they all went back to their own tents to rest.

The Wu family left the city and headed towards Pinghe Village at dawn the next day, leaving other people who wanted to find out nothing.

"The Wu family must have found something good yesterday. They're probably just trying to move it away before we come over."

"If it were you, you would have moved away long ago."

"Let's go, don't waste time here, let's hurry up and figure out how to get food for today." I was thinking of trying to borrow some, but it seems I'll have to go out and find some myself.

"Let's go. Maybe they've already found a place to stay. Let's ask around and see if any villages will take us in." The long-term hardships they'd endured had rendered them speechless with complaints.

The Wu family was unaware of this incident. They hurried along and finally found a relatively remote place to simply dry the wild boar meat, otherwise it would have started to smell bad even when it was wrapped in a bag.

Peace Village is also clearing the wild boars in the trenches today. Although the Third Village exchanged two wild boar piglets for some snakes to feed these wild boars, the wild boars' appetite and reproductive capacity are too great, and it is simply impossible to support so many.

The four seasons have disappeared, and the village has completely missed the New Year this year. Taking advantage of the opportunity to clear out the adult wild boars, the village is celebrating the New Year as a belated celebration.

Si Cheng and his team decided to continue searching the mountains after the pig-slaughtering feast, as there had been increasing calls of wild animals in the mountains recently. Since many places had been experiencing drought, these wild animals had started coming here to find water. This time, their main purpose in going up the mountain was to bury the animal traps they had obtained from Yaojia Village in several key locations.

"This time, we'll start the feast with these three largest wild boars. If we can't finish them, we'll use them as rations for the people going up the mountain for the next few days. As for the others, we'll make them into cured meat." Si Cheng pointed to the three large wild boars beside him and said to Wu Yong and the others. Now, the village has basically let him take charge of the work, and some people have even started calling him Village Chief Si.

Wu Yong and his men quickly carried the wild boars to the square for the people waiting there to process them. Now the women in the village are no less capable than the men; they can butcher wild boars just as well as the old butchers.

Yunqi is also the head chef this time. Since the few meals she hosted at home, the village now recognizes her cooking skills, so she was put in charge of two dishes.

When people gather together, it's a good time for gossip. Sure enough, a few women got together and started chatting about village gossip, much of which Yunqi had never heard of.

"Xiao Qi, did you know that Liu Qingying is getting married?" Yun Liping said, peeling ginger with her hand while talking.

"I've never heard of her. Doesn't she usually stay at home and rarely go out?" Liu Qingying has been quiet ever since the disaster. It seems that something happened to her biological father, and because she cares about her reputation, she rarely goes out in the village.

"Since my uncle stepped down as village chief, he and my aunt have been busy with her marriage. After all, she's getting on in years and doesn't like going out, so we've started arranging blind dates for her."

"So, does that mean they're dating?"

"It should be almost done this time. Her mother came to our house the day before yesterday to ask for some new quilts, so it should be close to being done."

Do you know which one it is?

"I do know him. He's Wu Yong's older brother. He's currently on duty in the county town with Uncle Zhizhong and the others, but I heard he'll be returning to the village after he gets married."

"Doesn't that mean fewer and fewer people are staying in that county town?" Gao Jie, who was standing next to her, stopped what she was doing and looked at her.

Yunqi didn't have such worries. "I heard Brother Cheng say a few days ago that many places in the county have been cleared of wasteland by the people who came this time. Uncle Zhizhong and the others may return to the village in the future."

"If that were really the case, that would be wonderful. Yun Xun and the others would be able to relax a bit. I've noticed they've both lost a lot of weight lately." Yun Liping really felt sorry for her two younger cousins. They had grown up so quickly since the disaster, and they had only recently come of age when they took on the heavy responsibility of supporting a family.