"I'm fine here at any time, but I'll reiterate what I've said before: I can't guarantee everyone's safety outside, but I'll help as much as I can." Si Cheng made the unpleasant point clear upfront again.

The village chief quickly stated, "Of course, no one can guarantee their safety once they leave the village, let alone up in the mountains. We don't know the situation yet."

"This time, I'm asking you to take five people up the mountain, while the rest of you build a wall at the village entrance."

Mr. Yun was surprised, having never heard of this before, and quickly asked, "Why are you suddenly building a wall around the window?"

Sun Shiguang, who was standing nearby, explained to him: "A few days ago, it wasn't my third daughter-in-law who insisted on going to inquire about news from the county. As soon as she arrived at Majia Village, she heard that the town was in chaos, with robberies everywhere and people being killed. Now, a large gang has been organized in the county. Many families in the county have been forced into a corner. Those who have relatives in Majia Village have secretly swum across the river in the middle of the night. Majia Village has taken in many people."

Speaking of this, Sun Shiguang sighed, thinking of his good-for-nothing son: "My daughter-in-law originally wanted Sun Zhimiao to swim to the other side to see how her family was doing. But before they even got there, those guys somehow found a boat, pulled up a bunch of armed young men, and stormed into Majia Village, demanding protection money from every household. Seeing the machetes in their hands, my good-for-nothing son and daughter-in-law secretly ran back. They just got home last night. Because they're so timid, they didn't even bother to find out how my in-laws were doing. We don't even know if Majia Village has paid any protection money yet."

"For safety reasons, we want to move the bridge over the deep pit back first, and then build walls around both exits at the village entrance."

"I wonder when the government will be able to spare the time to manage these people." Everyone is having a headache thinking about this chaotic situation.

"Second Grandfather, did my new uncle and middle uncle say anything before they went on their missions?" Yunqi thought of his two uncles in the army, who still hadn't been heard from since.

"No, they called before the earthquake and said they were already in the military region in the city, in charge of security, and that's all. Only your uncle was saying he was trying to get leave to come back, but now it seems unlikely." Grandfather Yun Ming'an wasn't worried about his two sons who were in the army at all. Judging from all the signs before, the army had made very thorough preparations.

"Then you'll all meet at the square at 7:00 tomorrow. Remember to prepare enough food for several days." After saying that, the group got up and took their leave.

"Old Hu, these days you should stay home and take good care of the two siblings, and try to keep them from going out as much as possible," Mr. Yun instructed Mrs. Yun with some concern. "We don't know if those people will suddenly come here."

While it was still early, Sicheng discussed with Yunbaba how to build the wall higher and put some broken glass on it.

Mother Yun gathered her two children around the kang (a heated brick bed), while she kneaded dough to prepare extra dry food for later use.

Yunqi ran into the room and then entered the space from there.

It had been a long time since I'd been inside, and as soon as I stepped in, I was greeted by the delightful aroma of fruit. The fruit trees I'd planted before were now laden with ripe fruit.

There are many different kinds of fruits planted, and they are quite varied. Fortunately, we only plant one tree of each variety, otherwise we would get tired of eating only one kind of fruit.

I picked a guava at random, without even washing it, and took a big bite. It was bursting with the unique sweetness of guava; it was absolutely delicious.

They all looked pretty much the same, so I quickly picked a few and took them out of the space.

"Dad, come in for a moment," Yunqi called to his father-in-law and son-in-law, who were still struggling with the wall.

"What's wrong?" Si Cheng strode into the house.

"Come and see! Now we can have fruit to eat."

"The fruit trees are ripe."

"Yes. And all the fruit trees are ripe. Tell me what you want to eat next."

Yun's mother looked at her with some sympathy, "Then how long are you going to keep picking them? We can't go in and help."

Thinking of this, Yun Qi suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Si Cheng comforted her, "It's okay, just pick some when you want to eat them, we can't eat that many anyway."

"But seeing them hanging there, I feel it's a waste not to pick them."

"Then pick some of each for Dad. I want to see if mixing different kinds of fruit together can make the legendary monkey wine." Dad had long been curious about monkey wine, and now that there were so many kinds of fruit, he had to try it.

"Wait a minute, I'll go pick some of each." After saying that, she ran straight into the room.

"This child, he rushed us in without leaving us any fruit, and just ran off like that." Watching Yunqi take the fruit with him, Yun's father felt endless resentment.

"Alright, she'll collect a batch for you later anyway, then we'll see how you eat it. Hurry up and get back to work."

Hearing what Yun's mother said, the two of them had no choice but to pick up their tools again and continue to struggle with the wall.

By dinnertime, Yunqi had already filled the room with more than ten baskets of fruit. These bamboo baskets were over a hundred of them, ordered from an old craftsman, and were both beautiful and sturdy.

The twins usually have plenty of fruit, but seeing so much fresh fruit, they couldn't resist rushing over to take a bite of an apple and then reach out to grab a peach.

"Look at my adorable grandson, doesn't he look like Sun Wukong eating peaches of immortality?" In any case, in Yun's mother's eyes, her two little nephews were simply adorable.

"You brat! You can't be so fickle. You can only eat one before taking another." Every time the twins made a mistake, Si Cheng would single out the older brother to lecture him.

"Dad," Junjun said, eating a peach in her hand and handing the apple she had taken a bite out of to Sicheng.

Si Cheng had no choice but to take the apple and gently pat his son's bottom. "You little rascal! Did you think that would stop Dad from scolding you?"

"Look, my little grandson is so filial! Don't be so strict with him every time, he's still such a young child."

“That kid is so cunning.” Yun’s father disagreed with Yun’s mother’s opinion. “Several times I’ve found him pretending to be innocent after he’s done something wrong.”

"He's so young anyway, he won't understand what you're saying. We'll teach him properly when he's older."

"Mom, you were so strict with me when I was little. You often made me do my homework as punishment. Dad used to love me the most too, but ever since these two little rascals came along, I've fallen out of favor." Yunqi said casually from the side.

"You're such a grown woman, how dare you compete for attention with two little kids?" Mother Yun said, blushing at her.

Si Cheng walked over, put his arm around Yun Qi's waist, and said, "Wife, I will treat you well from now on."