While Sicheng was building the smoking room, Yunqi had also finished curing the bacon. The two of them hung the pieces of meat up one by one, moved the lit pine wood under the meat, and then closed the opening to let it slowly smoke. If they wanted to preserve it for a longer time, they could smoke it for a few more days.

Yunqi didn't want to clean the animal organs anymore, so he stored them all in his space.

The bones that were disassembled were kept, except for the portion that was to be sent to a few elderly people tomorrow.

After doing all this, Yunqi was so tired that he could barely lift his hands. But the smell of meat all over him made him feel uncomfortable.

Seeing Yunqi's expression of disgust even towards himself, Sicheng asked Yunqi to bring out another large pot, clean it thoroughly, and boil a large pot of water.

"Go to the back wall and give yourself a quick rinse. I'll keep watch here for you."

"Thank you, honey, I love you the most." She didn't mind Si Cheng's sweaty smell at all, and wrapped her arms around his neck to give him a sweet kiss.

"Quickly bring out a big bathtub! I'll carry the water over for you." He patted Yunqi's bottom, gesturing for her to take out bath supplies from his spatial storage.

After a relaxing hot shower, she suddenly felt completely revitalized. When she came out, she found that Si Cheng had already set up a tent next to the smoking room. Although it was in the village, there were still those who liked to take advantage of others or those who were resentful and might cause trouble. They would stay here until the cured meat was finished smoking or the house was rebuilt.

The cellars of every household remain unopened, and everyone tacitly agrees to send someone to guard the ruins of their own homes, as there are still many reusable building materials within. In the current situation, even a single brick is precious.

He gestured for Yunqi to go inside the tent to rest first, while he himself took his toiletries and quickly rinsed off.

Even though they were an old married couple, seeing Si Cheng taking a bath in front of her without any restraint made her blush and spit at him.

After taking a shower, the two turned off the outdoor lights and snuggled together in the dim light from the incense burner.

"They've finally arrived. I just didn't expect that even if it wasn't Zhenxin here, they would be so powerful. Honey, thankfully we're still here."

"Yes, everyone thought we had made the most comprehensive preparations, and that the losses from establishing a safe base here wouldn't be too great. It seems that it was rebuilt after the disaster. From now on, we can't look at things according to common sense; we must be fully prepared for everything."

"Fortunately, there were no casualties, but rebuilding this house will be a real hassle, there will definitely be a shortage of building materials everywhere." Yunqi was already getting a headache just thinking about the building materials.

If we don't build houses quickly, how will we survive the upcoming cold wave?

"Tomorrow I'll go talk to my second grandfather and the other elders to see if we can find a way out before anyone else realizes what's happening, and see if we can find a way to transport the building materials back."

"It's definitely dangerous outside now, and many roads are different, so we need to be constantly vigilant. But judging from the current situation, it shouldn't be as dangerous as the south." Recalling his past life, Yun Qi couldn't help but hug Si Cheng's arm tightly. After that earthquake, every step was fraught with danger. Without carefully exploring each step, one could easily fall into a deep pit. Si Cheng also fell into a deep pit and never came up again. Those deep pits have buried countless people.

Sensing Yunqi's low spirits, Sicheng pointed to the sky and said to Yunqi, "There isn't a single star yet. Nobody expected that this gloomy sky would last for two years. Two years from now, the sky will be so beautiful and so blue. I really miss the night sky then."

Thinking back, the two of them used to love snuggling under the night sky, reminiscing about the time before they met. Now that I think about it, we really knew each other inside and out, from childhood to adulthood, and we often teased each other, saying we were better than childhood sweethearts.

They both fell into deep thought, nestled together in silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Si Cheng heard a soft snoring sound coming from the side. By the light of the fire, he saw that Yun Qi had fallen asleep from exhaustion.

She carefully pulled up the small blanket next to her and gently covered Yunqi with it, then closed her eyes to rest.

The next day, Yunqi was awakened by the sound of a dog barking. When he opened the tent, he saw his little puppy, Gigi, circling around Sicheng's feet. He didn't know where it had hidden earlier.

Upon seeing Gigi, Yunqi suddenly realized that something was missing yesterday—it was because of this.

Sicheng picked out some small green vegetables from the greenhouse and was washing them.

"There are still some vegetables inside that should be able to survive. I simply replanted them, and I'll have my mother-in-law check later to see if they can be saved." As she spoke, she picked out the rotten leaves from her hands and threw them in front of the ewe.

"Qibao, go wash up first, then go check if Mom and Dad are up yet. The village probably won't be cooking breakfast together today, so we'll just make some noodles."

"There shouldn't be any aftershocks now. I want to clear a small area in the greenhouse so I can put a bed in there first and not have to run back and forth."

"Let's just set up a simple shed outside first. The humidity inside the shed is too high, which will definitely be bad for your health."

"How about we dismantle a prefabricated house and move here? I just don't know if the village will say anything about it then," Yunqi said with some worry.

"I'll just build a simple one myself first. With my strength, I can do it without much effort."

"Okay, I'll put the noodles here." Yun Qi took out the noodles from his spatial storage and placed them on the makeshift table he had set up yesterday, then turned to go find his parents.

Since their birth, the two siblings have been primarily cared for by their parents, so they didn't think of asking for their parents all night.

When Yunqi arrived at the prefabricated house, he saw two little babies crawling around on the floor, looking very happy.

"You heartless little brats, don't you even think about your mother?"

"You're the heartless one! What's the point of thinking about you? You're neither food nor drink." Yun's mother was still indignant about Yun Qi weaning her precious child so early, and she would bring it up to scold her whenever she had the chance.

"Mom, you're becoming more and more biased."

"Of course we'll be biased, since they have such an unreliable mother."

"Here we go again. Didn't you explain this to yourself? Breast milk won't provide enough nutrition once the time is up."

“I fed you until you were over a year old, and I never saw that you were malnourished.”

"Dad, do something about your wife." Seeing his father watching the show from the sidelines, Yun Qi quickly asked for help.

"I need to have a good talk with you. You've made my precious grandsons hungry." Because he hadn't been able to prepare food for his beloved grandsons in time, Yun's father didn't give Yun Qi a kind look.