Dai Xinghuo glanced at Zhu Fanfan and said, "We build houses here with wood. Although the fruit from the trees on the mountain isn't very tasty, it's excellent for building houses. It's warm in winter and cool in summer, and it has a faint fragrance. We have no shortage of wood here, so the houses we build ourselves are naturally good. If we don't want to live there anymore, we'll just build another one somewhere else. The people who have been sent down to the countryside are living in houses that we don't want anymore. Even though they don't want them, they're still places to stay."

After saying that, he handed the book to Zhu Fanfan: "I'll take you around and tell you where everyone's house is."

As they walked, they told Zhu Fanfan whose house it was and greeted him as his guest. Apart from not being very enthusiastic, the villagers were fine. Zhu Fanfan could also tell that the people here had clear eyes and no bad intentions.

They arrived at the door of a rather dilapidated wooden house: "This is where the people who have been sent down to the countryside live. It's not as good as a new house. As long as you work hard and repair the house, you'll have no problem living there. As for food, you'll have to solve it yourself. It all depends on your fate."

Needless to say, Zhu Fanfan had already seen Grandpa Zhang, but Grandpa Zhang seemed not to recognize her, nodding indifferently and walking away, which displeased Dai Xinghuo: "What's with the arrogance? He's a prisoner now, Fanfan, did you come to the wrong person? He doesn't seem to know you."

The higher-ups ordered them to hold a struggle session on time to criticize those people, and to do the dirtiest and most tiring work, saying it was to make them receive labor education. It was only because their brigade didn't have any heavy work and was too lazy to hold a struggle session that they let them go. They were still acting like they were when they were officials, so high and mighty.

Zhu Fanfan glanced at Dai Xinghuo, who immediately changed his tune: "It's normal that high-ranking officials can't change some of their habits. Give them time to adapt."

Zhu Fanfan said, "I want to wander around by myself first. I'll go back to the brigade leader's house at noon. You can discuss the black market with him. Let me know when you've made your decision. I'll leave this afternoon."

Dai Xinghuo knew Zhu Fanfan had his own things to do: "There's another place not far up there, go check it out yourself. I'll go back to the captain's grandfather's house to discuss it with him. Dinner will be ready soon, and it's not far anyway, I'll come down in a bit!"

After Dai Xinghuo left, Zhu Fanfan chased after Grandpa Zhang and quickly caught up. She saw Grandpa Zhang standing there, clearly waiting for her. Upon seeing her, he said, "What are you doing here? If others find out, it will implicate your grandfather."

Seeing that he seemed to be in good spirits, Zhu Fanfan said, "Grandpa Zhang, my grandfather said that he and some old friends are trying to find a way to help you. Don't worry, just tell me if you need anything, and I'll get it for you quietly. You need to take good care of yourselves; he's looking forward to having a good time with you."

Grandpa Zhang nodded, though his face was expressionless, his eyes were red: "Alright, I'm looking forward to drinking and chatting with him. This place is wonderful. There's no heavy physical labor, and they don't bother us. It's very free. If it weren't for the shortage of food and the fact that we have to fetch our own water, this place would be a paradise. During the Long March, we ate tree bark, and even when our lips were cracked and dry from lack of water, it didn't matter. These are not problems. Tell your grandfather to rest assured and let him take care of himself."

There was no food, but he saw that the people here were digging for wild vegetables, so he dug up quite a lot himself. He could tell from the first bite that the wild vegetables were very good and filling. There was no water, but there was a well on the road at the foot of the mountain, and they were not restricted from drawing water. As long as they were diligent, they would not lack water. These were not problems. Compared to other places where people were sent down to, where there was endless work to do every day and they could only eat one meal a day and did not even have water to drink, their place was like paradise.

As for Zhu Jiabao, knowing that he meant well, he had only just been reinstated and was probably powerless to do so. In officialdom, even a day away from office can bring about earth-shattering changes, let alone the fact that he had been suspended for five months. He must be in a state of chaos right now.

Zhu Fan felt a little sorry for you: "You're getting old, so take it easy and don't work yourselves out. I've been in contact with Dai Xinghuo recently, and I'll ask him to bring you some food. If you need anything from Grandma Zhang and Grandpa Xu, just tell him, and I'll make arrangements. You should also be flexible."

At least for now, she can control Dai Xinghuo. She can deal with the future later. She believes that with the sensitivity of her grandparents, they will stop making demands on Dai Xinghuo if they sense that something is wrong.

Grandpa Zhang was a little conflicted: "You don't need to worry about us, we're fine. The main problem is Old Qian. I heard they were sent down to the Northwest, which is a truly harsh and cold place. Could you ask your grandfather to send someone to look after them?"

Zhu Fanfan comforted them, "Don't worry about that. Grandpa has given me a list, and I will check it one by one. I have a special national travel permit. Take care of yourselves and wait for your injustices to be redressed."

Grandpa Zhang was amused: "I'll remember the friendship between you and your grandpa. Hurry up and go, it won't be good for you if you get caught."

Zhu Fanfan said confidently, "I brought the wolf king with me! As long as it doesn't howl, there's no one around, and our conversation won't be heard."

However, it's best not to say too much. Just knowing their situation is enough. Zhu Fanfan separated from Grandpa Zhang, and when no one was around, Zhu Fanfan shouted to the wolf king, "Let's go, now it's our world, let's go catch pheasants."

The two of them, a person and a dog, roamed happily through the woods. Zhu Fanfan didn't feel bad about herself. Since she knew there were many good things here, she naturally took a good look around. These were all public property, and the country belonged to the people. She was one of the people, so it was practically her property. Finding good things was just her good luck.

Using his spiritual power to locate the pheasants, he discovered that the entire mountain was extremely high, at least twenty meters tall, and covered a vast area. The land was flat and not too steep, making walking safe. However, there were no pheasants in the lower areas; they were quite adept at hiding. But they had run into Zhu Fanfan, whose spiritual power allowed him to pinpoint their location with ease. He led the wolf king up the mountain, not stopping at any houses along the way. Even when someone tried to cause trouble, they only saw a blur of movement and assumed it was just the wind, so they didn't take it seriously and naturally, there were no conflicts.

When Zhu Fanfan arrived at the pheasant's hiding place, he saw that the pheasant's colorful appearance was very bright, especially its long and shiny tail. It looked quite big and looked delicious. Zhu Fanfan directly controlled it with his mental power and threw it into the space. He believed that with the space's reproductive power, it would soon be overpopulated.

She searched for the rabbit burrow again. Luckily, she had mastered telekinesis. As long as she could lock onto the rabbit with her mental power, she could move it directly into the space through the ground. This rabbit burrow was even a family burrow, with seven or eight rabbits! The animals on the mountain were all kept in separate places for easy identification.

They were a little disappointed that they couldn't find the sheep. Just then, the wolf king howled loudly, and Zhu Fanfan asked in surprise, "Wolf king, have you discovered something?"

At the same time, the bracelet on her wrist started to move. The worm inside seemed to have suddenly become possessed, and kept hitting the bracelet, but each time it hit the same direction.