"Even if we don't celebrate anything, we can still get together for a meal to strengthen our relationship." Yun Qiao isn't craving meat at all right now; she just enjoys the lively atmosphere.

"Let's not be too smug. People outside are living a life of luxury, while we're having big meals here every now and then. If they find out, they'll be green with envy." If Zhao Dongwei hadn't been so smug when he said this, people would have thought he was being considerate of others.

"But I'm tired of eating wild boar meat every day. I really want to eat beef or mutton." Yun Heng looked at the cattle grazing not far away and couldn't help but lick his lips.

"What are you thinking about? Aren't you afraid that Grandpa Gao will complain about you? These cows are the village's treasures. Quickly stop thinking about them." Yun Qiao gestured for him to look at Grandpa Gao not far away.

Yunheng said, "What's the harm in thinking about it? I wonder when Brother Cheng will take us into the mountains again. We've been wandering around here every day, and now we can even tell which ones are snake holes and which ones are rat holes."

“It’s so chaotic outside right now, there’s no way we can leave this area. We’re already doing a great job just by keeping this area under control. Didn’t you see that Lieutenant Chen came to ask Brother Cheng for help the other day but was refused?” Yun Qiao also wanted to go out, but reality wouldn’t allow it.

"But is it really okay for Brother Cheng to just refuse like this? What if this base is actually established in the future? Will it have any impact on our village?" Yun Leting said with some concern.

Hou Yunhai disagreed, saying, "Brother Cheng talked to them for a long time. They knew that if Brother Cheng took people out, this area would not be so stable. It would take a long time and effort to restore stability. Compared to that, not going out was the right choice."

"Brother Hou, is someone coming down from that mountain?" The sharp-eyed Yun Qiao noticed someone moving on the mountain in the distance.

"It really is them. I wonder if it's Chief Wu and his group?"

Everyone remembered that Xinjiu Village had been on the mountain for almost a year. Ever since the last time Deputy Officer Chen and his men went up the mountain to dig up some green plants and brought back news that they were living a decent life, no one had been seen coming down the mountain.

Now, watching the figures in the distance constantly approaching, I wonder what kind of news they will bring?

"Should we wait here, or continue patrolling?" Yun Qiao asked Hou Yunhai.

Hou Yunhai knew exactly what they were thinking. "Let's continue patrolling forward so we can go home and rest sooner."

"No, let's not rush, let's wait a bit! Maybe they have something urgent to do?" Yun Qiao said anxiously, grabbing Hou Yunhai's hand.

"You silly kid, didn't you realize Brother Hou was just teasing you?" Zhao Dongwei slapped his hand away. "You really can't take a joke, look how upset you are."

As the group on the mountain drew nearer to their destination, they quickened their pace.

“There are people at the foot of the mountain, let’s hurry up.” Amon walked ahead and also spotted the people at the foot of the mountain.

After saying that, he took the lead and sped up the horse, and the people behind him quickly followed.

"Amon, why did you come down the mountain?" Hou Yunhai waved and greeted the Wu clan chief's grandson who was leading the group.

"Everything is fine up in the mountains, but there are some necessities we can't produce ourselves, so I came down to ask you for help." As soon as Amon entered the village, he relaxed completely.

"Isn't this mountain a bit dangerous?" Hou Yunhai asked, frowning as he looked at the bloody wild boar carcass on the horse's back.

Amon said, “That’s right. We’ve been on tenterhooks the whole way. We don’t know where these wild animals came from, and we can’t seem to kill them all no matter how hard we try.”

Seeing his troubled expression made Yun Qiao and the others extremely envious, and they also wanted to go into the mountains to experience it.

"Yun Qiao, you take A Meng and the others into the village. We'll patrol this area and then head back." Hou Yunhai saw Yun Qiao looking around curiously, so he simply granted his request and let him lead the group into the village first.

"Then let's go in first. We've had a tiring journey. We'll have a proper get-together another time." The generous Amon said and hurried into the village. After all, they couldn't linger too long at the foot of the mountain, as the people up there were waiting for news from them.

At the village office, Si Cheng finished reading the form that A Meng handed over and then passed it to Yun Xun next to him.

Yun Xun glanced at it and said, "So many things? Our village can't possibly gather all of them for you."

Amon knew that they couldn't possibly redeem all the items on the list in Pinghe Village, but if Pinghe Village was willing to help, most of the items would still be available.

"Please help us as much as you can. We originally planned to go to the city for help, but as you know, in this day and age, even if we manage to exchange for something, we won't be able to bring it back safely with just a few of us." Amon had talked with Yun Qiao along the way and knew how much things had changed outside, so he completely gave up on the plan to go to the city.

“We can’t give you these medicinal herbs right now. All the village’s stock was taken away a few days ago, so we can only cross them out.” Yun Xun said as he tried to cross out the top few rows, but A Meng quickly reached out to stop him.

"No, give us as much as you can. The village is waiting for these things to save lives."

Yun Xun said, "It's not that we don't want to give, it's just that we really don't have any. And the salt here, who doesn't know how precious it is now? Even if the villagers had it, they wouldn't bring it out to exchange."

Then Yunxun pointed out one by one that it seemed most of them could not be redeemed.

“Brother Xun, this is really not right. How come there are so many things missing?” Amon said with a bitter face. “There’s only meat and wild vegetables left on this mountain now. We’re almost out of salt. If this continues, we really won’t be able to survive.”

Next, a group of people who followed them down the mountain began to complain one after another, making the entire office unbearably noisy.

Si Cheng slammed his hand on the table, but he controlled his strength, otherwise the entire table would have broken apart. "Quiet down. Leave a few representatives here for a face-to-face meeting. Everyone else, get out."

Amon quickly selected a few people to stay. At this point, they needed his help, and although they wanted to play the victim, they couldn't go too far.

Si Cheng said, "If you want to exchange for everything on this, you'll have to go into the city. We simply can't fulfill your request here."

Although Pinghe Village was able to scrape together these things, why should they? Did they think they could just stop living their lives?

Ameng was getting anxious. He didn't have the same abilities as Village Chief Si. "Could you help me think of a way? We'll trade you the cattle and horses we brought with us this time."

Si Cheng shook his head and refused, "Our village has no way to help. You can go to a few nearby villages and ask if they have any ideas."

Amon slumped onto the table without any regard for his image. "If Pinghe Village can't solve this, then the other villages are even less likely to be able to. Do we really have to make a trip to the city?"