We really didn't gather the firewood ourselves that night.

Bai Wei and his group rushed to deliver more than a dozen bundles of firewood.

They were all very satisfied as they exchanged the fruit they wanted from us.

Wang Ping sat on the wooden bed, looking at everything outside, and gave a cold laugh, his expression even more indifferent.

"This group of people has always been waiting to get food by simply reaching out. They can't keep doing this for long, after all, a leopard can't change its spots."

Of course I know that Bai Wei and his group are beyond saving, but I can't just stand by and watch them starve to death. After all, that's what you think too, right?

When Wang Ping heard me say that, he stared at me for a moment, and then a slightly embarrassed expression appeared on his face.

"I just feel that we are all alone and helpless in this place. Although they are not very useful, our strength is no less than that of the foreigners when we are together. Once we suffer losses, I am afraid that if the foreigners come and attack us, we will not be able to fight back. So even if they are nothing, it is good to keep them to fill the gaps."

Of course I know what Wang Ping is thinking, because that's what I'm planning to do too.

Sometimes, things shouldn't be taken too far, otherwise it will cause disputes.

After all, there's an old saying that goes, "Where there is oppression, there is resistance."

Although we have never pressured Bai Wei and his group, no one knows what they are really thinking.

Wang Ping's bones were set very well, and after the weather cleared up, Xiao Qiang and the others went into the woods to pick a lot of herbs.

The forest at the foot of this mountain is a treasure trove, containing many herbs we've never seen before.

Xiao Qiang retrieved a large quantity of them, dried them into powder, and stored them away.

There's a herb whose name I've forgotten, but it's very effective at replenishing qi and blood.

That afternoon, Chen Jian and I went out and caught more than a dozen short-legged birds, which we kept in our backyard.

The little monkeys were very excited to see the short-legged birds, and they even went into the cage to catch them.

The little monkey, lacking any sense of proportion, actually killed the short-legged bird.

I suddenly remembered that when we found this monkey last time, there seemed to be a lot of these short-legged bird feathers in its nest. It's highly likely that the short-legged birds we lost last time were taken away by these monkeys.

But now that I've saved his life, and he's led us to that small fruit mountain where we got so many nutritious fruits, it all adds up.

I had Xiao Qiang clean up the dead short-legged bird, stew it into soup, and divide it into two portions. Our portion included sea cucumber and shellfish meat.

Xu Wei and Wang Ping's portion contained herbs.

Xiao Qiang deliberately added extra water, giving Xu Wei and Wang Ping several extra bowls to drink.

After Xiao Qiang's careful care during this period, both of them looked much better.

I told Wang Ping about rebuilding the house, and he nodded.

"I don't plan to go back to Bai Wei's place. I might as well do what Chen Jian did and start my own business. It'll be peaceful enough if we live our own lives."

Now, besides Chen Jian's house, they also need to build one for Wang Ping. It's a huge project!

Since we didn't have blueprints, we could only draw a rough sketch on the stone.

Wang Ping just wanted a place big enough to live in, his only requirement was that there be a large window.

Chen Jian, on the other hand, wanted a big house. He secretly told me that he wanted to have several children with Liu Jiaojiao.

But I'm a little worried. After all, how can I raise a child born under these circumstances?

However, I did not dampen his enthusiasm. I told him very seriously that I would do my best to build him a big house.

On our side, we're in a bit of trouble. Wang Xiaoxiao, Xu Wei, Xiao Qiang, and I—the four of us living in this house—are clearly not enough.

After discussing it, they decided to remove all the partitions that had been added to the house and let Chen Jian and Liu Jiaojiao live there directly; it was big enough.

Wang Ping's house is relatively small, so we can start construction on it first.

I did want to build a super big house right next to Wang Ping and the others, but because there wasn't much space around, the house had to be made in a semi-circle shape. Fortunately, the area was still big enough.

However, this is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive project.

If it were just the few of us, it would probably take us half a year to finish.

After discussing it, I decided to go find Bai Wei and the others. That way, we could give them food. They would need to do some work for us, so it would be considered mutual help.

Bai Wei disagreed because he felt that he could catch fish in the freshwater stream not far down the mountain, and there was no need for him to come all the way here to beg for fish.

However, the other male colleagues were not as pedantic as Bai Wei, because in addition to freshwater fish, we also have short-legged birds here.

Short-legged birds can lay eggs, and we have a steady supply of fruit. Most importantly, they've almost run out of medicine over there.

Of all the people in this group, only Xiao Qiang recognized these strange herbs. So these herbs were not particularly remarkable, and many people in big cities would not even bother to eat them. But in this situation, the herbs could save lives.

I mobilized four male colleagues from Bai Wei's side, as well as two female colleagues, making a total of more than ten people including us, and started the plan for my big villa.

First, we need to gather all the necessary timber, because the house I'm building this time is quite large, so I need an extra lot of timber.

Bai Wei and his men were all there for supplies, so one piece of wood could be exchanged for four bunches of grapes and two peaches.

The vines can be exchanged for bird eggs and some mushrooms.

Most importantly, we also have wine made by Xiao Qiang and Wang Xiaoxiao.

Although the taste of this wine is quite different from what we drink in the city, it is still quite good, at least it can keep us warm when it's cold.

A bottle of wine, two pieces of wood.

And so on, everything was clearly priced.

These colleagues always have their own preferences. One male colleague especially likes to eat grapes. Every day, after he finishes making a piece of wood for us, he will exchange it for five bunches of grapes.

There are plenty of grapes now, but to prevent Bai Wei and his group from following us and discovering that small Flower and Fruit Mountain, I always send Chen Jian and that little monkey there.

After Chen Jian brought the fruit, we distributed it right there at the foot of the mountain.

After being ignored by us for several days, Bai Wei couldn't take it anymore and came to help us with the work. He didn't say a word, but I never shortchanged him on what he was entitled to.

More than a month later, all the wood and wooden wedges we needed had arrived, and the next step was to assemble them.

I had never built such a big house before, especially with such a shortage of supplies. Fortunately, Wang Ping seemed to have some skills in this area, so this time we built the house very quickly, and it was even sturdier than the house I had built before.

About a month later, our two-story villa was finally completed!