Mo Qinghe and Xiao Wu were surprised to see wild animals suddenly appear. Upon hearing Su Nanxi's shout, they quickly ran over.

Upon seeing that there were indeed wild animals, they hurriedly began to grab them.

Su Nanxi called out nervously, but her expression wasn't tense at all. Watching the two of them busy themselves, she looked to the side and called out, "Wow! There seem to be some wild vegetables over there. I'll go pick a handful! You guys go first, and we'll all gather together later!"

With that, he ignored the two men and walked away to the side.

After the two men finished their arrest, Su Nanxi arrived, carrying a large bunch of vibrant green vegetables. The cloth bags hanging on her body were also bulging, and it was unclear what they contained.

"Are you all done? I'm done too! Let's go, I had a pretty good haul. Look, I even found a whole bag of eggs, but I don't know what kind they are!"

Su Nanxi said happily, pointing to the cloth bag on her body.

Mo Qinghe and Xiao Wu were both holding wild animals in their hands, not free to help. Seeing Su Nanxi's excited expression, they were also very happy.

So the three of them walked back to the wooden barrel together and waited for it to fill up before heading back.

Su Nanxi didn't let them get close to the wooden tub and even blocked their view with her body, saying that the fine hairs on those wild animals would fall into the water and dirty it!

The two had no choice but to give up and watch from a distance.

I thought I would have to wait a long time, but after a short while, Su Nanxi came over carrying a wooden bucket.

The two of them looked at the stream at the same time. They didn't see anything, but they were a little surprised. The water was flowing really fast!

The stream clearly had hardly any water flowing, so how did it fill up in such a short time?

I'm completely baffled!

It seems unbelievable, yet it also seems quite reasonable!

Who knows if they used a wooden bucket to weigh it down, causing the water hidden in the soil to flow out?

They had no way to verify it. Su Nanxi, carrying water and vegetables, urged them to go back.

They didn't dare ask any more questions. Wasn't it better to have water? Why bother about where the water came from?

Everyone was stunned to see the three of them return carrying so many things.

Xiao Han quickly stepped forward to help and took the wooden bucket from Su Nanxi's hands.

Zhao also came over, took the vegetables from Su Nanxi's hands, and was overjoyed!

The village chief told everyone not to stand there and to hurry up and help, as it was getting dark.

Everyone snapped out of their daze and rushed over to help.

Because there wasn't enough water, Su Nanxi took several strong men to fetch water.

Mo Qinghe and Boss Mo were among them.

After returning, we started preparing dinner.

Everyone was tired after a long day and wanted something warm, so we made porridge as usual.

I put a chicken in to simmer, and then added some green vegetables later.

Su Nanxi looked at it and saw it was a mixed grain stew, which was quite nutritious, with corn, sweet potatoes, beans, and other ingredients.

It's a bit watery, but rice porridge is very nutritious and can quench your thirst!

Su Nanxi had them slaughter the remaining wild animals and barbecue them.

Everyone knew that it was exclusively for the Mo family, so they all consciously refrained from thinking about it too much.

In our current situation, having meat to eat is already quite good. Although it's just one chicken, shared among so many people, and there's not much left after cooking it in the pot, at least there's some oil and broth, which can replenish our energy!

First, we cook porridge for everyone to drink their fill, then marinate the wild game before slowly grilling it.

Knowing there was no food for them, everyone got sleepy after drinking their fill, didn't look at the barbecue, and drifted off to sleep.

In the end, only the person on night watch was left.

Su Nanxi didn't sleep; she stayed by Mo Qinghe's side, grilling meat together.

The night is long, so having something to do keeps you from getting bored.

Xiao Wu, Xiao Han, and Old Man Xu got up, and a little while later, Fu Mingchuan also got up.

Well, a lot of people gathered around. Without even asking, it was obvious that they wanted to eat barbecue, which was why they couldn't sleep!

That's fine. If each person bakes a few, it won't be chaotic and you might end up burning them.

The group chatted and grilled together, which was quite fun.

They actually quite liked it this way, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that they weren't fleeing famine, but rather on vacation!

If it weren't for the fact that they had to walk such a long distance under the scorching sun during the day, they would really treat it as a trip!

Mo Qinghe couldn't bear to see his wife tired, so he took over the roasted meat that Su Nanxi had.

Seeing how much he loved grilling, Su Nanxi let him be.

She then took out a small frying pan, put in a few chicken eggs, duck eggs, and bird eggs, added some water, and started cooking.

"Let's test this pot to see if it works well. Let's eat one of these eggs first. If it's good, we'll ask them to cook some more later tonight, so we can have it for breakfast when we wake up in the morning."

No one has ever seen this pot before; it's quite small and exquisite, and it seems like no one has ever used it.

Mo Qinghe found it quite rare.

The other villagers who kept watch for the first half of the night didn't sleep either. They couldn't sleep because there was delicious food right in front of them.

But they were all very self-disciplined and didn't say a word. They just sat there, probably because sitting there was boring and awkward. So they would get up from time to time and patrol around.

This isn't a cave, so there's no shelter here, and it's an unfamiliar place. It's always good to be extra careful.

We're not afraid of any animals that might come out at night, but we are afraid they might attack people!

The aroma is so enticing that it makes people's stomachs rumble, and it might even attract hungry animals.

Su Nanxi also realized this. She looked up and around, listened for a while, but found nothing unusual.

It's not late at night yet, so it's probably not a very important time.

It's late at night, so we'll probably need to increase patrols and security.

"You've all worked hard! Here, each of you can have an egg!"

Su Nanxi gave each of the night watchmen an egg, saying they could boil more after they finished eating.

At first, the villagers were embarrassed to take the money, as keeping watch was their duty and their families were there too!

They felt it was their duty, and whether it was hard or not, it was their duty!

Old Xu looked at them and said, "There's no need to be awkward or embarrassed. Eat what's available; this is your reward! Tonight will be much harder than before, with more patrols and inspections! Take it! Eating will help you guard better, won't it?"

The dozen or so villagers exchanged glances, and finally reached a consensus: Take it!

They were overjoyed. They didn't get to eat eggs often, and now they got one without doing anything!

We've made a fortune!

By taking care of everyone else, aren't we also taking care of ourselves?

This was originally my own business, and I even received recognition and a reward. Don't even mention it!

I bet he'll have a wonderful night!

As night fell, sure enough, some small disturbances began to occur!

Everyone stopped instantly, fell silent, and listened intently to where the sound was coming from.

Ugh, that sounds pretty creepy!

It sounded like the rustling of leaves underfoot, or like something gently rubbing against the ground!

The direction is where they are!

What is it?