The village chief was too lazy to waste any more words; he was very thirsty!

If you can listen, then listen; if you can't, no matter how much you say, it's useless!

He's said everything he needed to say and reprimanded everyone he needed to. He's already refrained from saying anything more out of consideration for the Mo family, but he still had to say something!

When you're out and about, since you're all together, you're a unit. You have to stick together, not act out, and not leave the base camp without permission to act alone!

This excludes Su Nanxi and a few others, of course.

Sigh, as a village chief, all he can manage are these villagers. The mute woman and the others are not ordinary people; he can't control them!

He still needs his mute mother's help, so how can we restrict her movements?

The final decision still needs to go through her!

The village chief rearranged the guards, increasing the number of people on night watch. He himself also took turns keeping watch for half the night, because he couldn't feel at ease without keeping an eye on things.

He felt overwhelmed by the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, especially after the incident with Ms. He. He felt that there were still many things he hadn't done well!

After all that arranging, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But seeing that there wasn't enough firewood, the village chief was worried again.

This is terrible! Even if you're not camping, you still need to light a fire at night in a cave!

A night is so long, it must take a lot of firewood!

Without a fire, it's quite dangerous; no one knows what wild animals might come out at night!

Nocturnal animals are mostly afraid of fire and light; they dare not approach a fire easily!

But if it's pitch black, that's their domain, and they can attack people very easily!

The village chief was terrified of this; being bitten or injured by a wild animal was no small matter!

His heart, which had just begun to settle slightly, jumped again.

I was frantic, it was getting dark, where could I find it?

In the end, he turned to Su Nanxi and asked her for help.

Su Nanxi looked around, stood up, clapped her hands, and said, "I'll take some men to pick them up. There seem to be some nearby. Just take a few strong men! Tie them up and carry them back directly. No need to make dozens of trips!"

The village chief looked around at the pitch-black surroundings. He had no other choice but to send a few people over.

Su Nanxi walked ahead, waving her sleeves, and in the lamplight, it looked like mist was drifting away. The people following behind didn't notice and thought it was a normal phenomenon.

At the very back were Mo Qinghe and Xiao Han. Mo Qinghe held a flashlight and shone it forward to illuminate the way for the people in front of him.

Holding the flashlight, he wondered what had gotten into his wife—that she had gotten herself one of these things again!

I wonder how many of these things my wife has left. If I could give him one, that would be great!

This thing is fun and useful!

Xiao Han was also envious; he wanted to try it out too!

It looks really fun!

He had no idea where his master had gotten such a novel gadget; it was clearly something he couldn't handle!

Without money, connections, or connections, you simply can't get that!

It seems his master is not as simple as he appears!

No wonder Xiao Wu is so devoted to his master, always putting his master first, and even if he says something bad about his master, he gets scolded!

He had heard his father say that his master was a martial artist who was hiding her strength. His father also advised him not to be deceived by appearances, or he would not even know how he died!

If even his father couldn't figure it out, he was even more puzzled. However, he didn't need to test the waters; he only needed to know that it was his master.

His master treats him so well, it would be truly inappropriate for him to have any doubts!

Su Nanxi and Xiao Wu walked ahead casually, looking left and right. Once they spotted their target, they called the people behind them over.

She waved her sleeves a few more times, picked up a piece of wood, and forcefully struck the branches.

The others immediately understood and followed suit, practicing the technique before chopping wood.

Because of the hot weather and lack of water, many trees on the edge of the forest have dried up, so all you need to do is swing your machete and chop hard for a while to get plenty of firewood.

This is where the man's role is truly demonstrated. Chopping wood requires strength, as does binding and carrying it back. These are all farm workers who are used to doing these things, so they are very skilled and adept at it!

It would take much longer if it were a woman.

After all, there is a significant difference in strength between men and women. A man can carry a large bundle of firewood by himself, but it would take two women to do so.

This is one of the reasons Su Nanxi wanted the man to come over; it's all physical work, and she didn't want to waste half a day, especially if there was no electricity!

Another point is that men are generally braver and not afraid at night, but women are not so sure. If they encounter something, they might scream, startling everyone!

No one was slacking off, and they quickly chopped up most of it.

The village chief was very satisfied and felt even more confident in his own intelligence, believing he had chosen the right person to follow!

Look how efficient they are! In just fifteen minutes, they've carried back a huge pile of firewood!

They were completely calm and composed; they seemed very orderly!

If the mute girl weren't here, things would probably be in complete chaos.

Everyone says the Mo family is reliable, and they're right!

With so much firewood, we won't be afraid tonight. If we don't have enough, we can go and chop some more from the side. We know where to find it anyway.

Seeing that there was enough firewood, everyone felt relieved and stopped worrying too much, and they were no longer afraid that any wild animals would rush over.

After a long day, all I want is a good night's sleep.

It quickly quieted down; everyone was so tired and sleepy that they huddled together and fell asleep almost immediately.

However, the night watchmen cannot sleep yet. The village chief stands around the fire, instructing the other villagers on night watch to patrol with torches from time to time to ensure everyone's safety. If there is any change, they must shout it out loud to alert everyone.

Keeping watch at night is a bit tiring, but it's worth it because you're protecting your family!

Whoever you go with, you still have to keep watch at night!

With so many people, they can take turns keeping watch until midnight. If it were just someone going home, they would have to keep watch all night!

If we don't guard it, wild animals might come, and people might come too!

Upon hearing this, the night watchmen perked up and dared not slack off.

The night outside is indeed not safe; you might encounter all sorts of people!

Since you've taken on the night watch, you must fulfill your responsibilities!

The village chief secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them like this.

As long as they have a sense of responsibility, that's good!

Su Nanxi, as before, spent some time with Mo Qinghe.

Xiao Liu saw this and sat down by the fire as well, feeling that he needed to do something to feel at ease.

He had seen them keep watch before, so he roughly knew what to do.

But the village chief told him to go back to sleep, saying, "What's a grown child doing keeping watch at night?"

It's the time when we're growing, how can we grow tall if we don't sleep!

There are adults here, so there's no need for children to guard the place!

But Xiao Liu just wouldn't go back; he wanted to stay and watch over things.

The village chief was so angry that his beard twitched. He had kindly told him to go and rest, but the village chief was so stubborn!

"Village chief, don't send him away yet, I need him to do something later!"