Si Cheng wasn't tempted by all the meat laid out in front of them, but there were some things he needed to say beforehand.

"If we are allowed to shoot down these wild boars, we'll take some of them."

"That's only right. These things were originally unclaimed, so whoever finds them gets to keep them." Although Chief Wu was also a little envious, he knew that a gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way. He shouldn't covet what isn't his.

“Your words are enough, but there’s something different here.” Si Cheng pointed to the other end of the drawing paper.

"Just tell me everything at once. My old heart can't take your constant startling." Chief Wu deliberately clutched his heart, pretending to be frightened, while secretly wondering if it was another group of wild beasts' lair.

"Here's some good news. This area is a habitat for wild ducks, but we brought back most of them and their eggs when we went up the mountain last time. However, the number left there is still quite considerable. Also, we discovered a new type of green plant there. The leaves of that plant are perfect for cultivation. Our village has dug up a lot of them and planted them in every corner."

"Are all of these left for us too?" Chief Wu hadn't expected such a good thing.

"Of course, our village has already brought some back, and every household can raise them themselves in the future. You can handle the rest yourselves. However, we also hope that our villagers can go hunting and setting up camp there when they go into the mountains in the future."

"Actually, you didn't have to tell me all this." Chief Wu looked at the young man in front of him with some complicated feelings. At this time, who wouldn't hide their food? He didn't expect him to be so generous as to put everything on the table.

“These things were originally unclaimed, and we have already obtained what we needed. Now that you have moved in there, they are yours to keep.”

Chief Wu returned to his prefab house in a daze, which startled his people.

"What's wrong with the old patriarch? Could it be that the negotiations failed?"

"It shouldn't be that bad, right? I saw them chatting and laughing the whole way."

"Judging from the old patriarch's expression, he shouldn't be suffering a blow, right?"

"Why don't some of you go and ask?"

"you go?"

"you go."

"Where's Amon? Let Amon go."

"Yes, the old clan chief values ​​Amon the most, so he'll definitely be able to find out the answer if he asks."

"Didn't Amon go out with the old clan chief? Why didn't he come back with him?"

“Our son, Adong, hasn’t come back either.”

"Ah Lan, didn't Ah Kuan go along too? How could these little brats let the clan leader come back alone?"

It was only then that everyone realized that none of the young people who had gone out with them had returned.

"Stop looking, they're all still in the back mountain," the old clan chief said quietly when he heard them searching for people.

"Chieftain, did the talks not go well? Or were their demands too high?"

"No, everything was agreed upon, but I didn't expect the other party to give me such a big surprise."

What surprise is it?

"Why ask so many questions? We'll find out when the time comes. Let's see how many people are free now and have them all come here." Chief Wu had just finished speaking when he thought of the others, "While you're at it, go to the village entrance and tell those people to come here for a meeting."

Later, I don't know how the old clan chief mobilized these people, but they all seemed to be on steroids. They begged the guards on the watchtower to let them cut a batch of bamboo at the village entrance and bring it into the village. They started weaving baskets overnight, and some who were not very skilled even asked the elderly people from Pinghe Village who were walking around the village for help.

The next morning, all the adults were carrying a bamboo basket on their backs, seemingly prepared to carry heavy loads.

Because this trip up the mountain also involved dealing with the wild boar herds on the back side of the mountain, Si Cheng brought along those with better physical strength.

Captain Xiao also learned about the wild boar herd last night. He knew that he and his men definitely couldn't take them down, and he was even more eager than Chief Wu and the others to go into the mountains with Si Cheng and the others.

Perhaps eager to see their new village as soon as possible, Chief Wu and his group, despite carrying heavy loads up the mountain, did not move much slower than Si Cheng and his group.

Although the people of Pinghe Village didn't help them carry their luggage, they were responsible for clearing the way ahead and hunting down any wild animals that came along.

“Actually, I think you guys are better suited to living in the mountains.” Captain Xiao followed them ahead to clear the way for the rest of the journey. Although they had guns, they dared not use them easily and could only help keep an eye out for the crawling insects on the ground.

“We don’t really care, but our elders at home are reluctant to leave. Otherwise, we really wouldn’t want to give up such a good place.” Although none of them had been there, Wu Yong had a general idea of ​​what it was like from the blueprints and from Si Cheng and Yun Qi’s descriptions.

"That's why the villagers in your village are the most enlightened. If it were anyone else, they would definitely keep it to themselves."

“We would like to keep it a secret, but this area is not our village’s territory. Sooner or later, someone else will find out.”

"No matter what, you've done us a huge favor. Finding such a large place to house so many people is a really difficult task." Some time ago, they searched all over the mountains for a suitable place to live, but there were always various unsatisfactory things.

"I wonder when this damn disaster will end. Do you have any news about when things will return to normal?"

"It's tough. It's been so long, and we still haven't been able to contact other regions. Along our way, many places have already fallen into chaos. Add to that the drought, and we don't know how many will survive. Your place is the best preserved we've ever seen; at least there's no unrest here."

Captain Xiao was incredibly grateful to his wise leaders, who had made the decisive move to guide them to this place. If they had stayed, who knows what they would have gone through.

During this period, he paid special attention to those local people who were unwilling to relocate. There was still no news of those people. He didn't know if they were still holding on there or if they had found another place to flee.

Just as they were heading into the deep mountains, some people were running quickly toward them.

"Hurry up, we need to get to the next camp as soon as possible. I should have known better than to be so greedy, or I don't know if I'll make it back alive."

"Why talk about this now? You'd be better off saving your energy to escape."

"But I can barely run anymore, and I don't know how Xiao Qin is doing?" Xiao Qin fell to the ground because he couldn't run anymore, and no one came to help him up. He was afraid that he would suffer the same fate.

"If you don't want to end up like him, grit your teeth and run with me. Once we reach the camp and light the torches, we can at least buy some time."