When Yun the butcher saw the bodies lying on the road this morning, he felt very uneasy.
He could only hope that the people of Yunjia Village escaped quickly last night and were not caught up by the enemy soldiers.
Two hours later, when Zhang woke up, she told Yun the butcher to catch up on his sleep while she watched over the ferry.
Zhang looked up and saw that the sun was already high in the sky. She could now slowly prepare lunch.
She thought about it and decided that eating noodles would be the most convenient way to have lunch.
So she found the meat sauce and put it in the pot to heat it up. She also cut a plate of pickles.
At this time, she saw that among the people getting off the ferry, there was the village chief's family.
She ran over quickly and said, "Village Chief, great! I finally saw you guys crossing the river."
The village chief was also very happy. "When I arrived, everyone in our village was already looking for a boat. Soon, everyone will be able to cross the river."
"That's good, Village Chief. My headman and I haven't seen anyone from our village cross the river, and we've been worried. Now that we see you, I'm relieved."
"By the way, Village Chief, my family is resting in the open space over there. It's quite large, enough for our villagers to park and rest."
"Okay, you lead the way, let's go first."
Zhang settled the village chief and his family down.
Now, Zhang, the village chief's wife, and the village chief's mother gathered around the fire and spoke in low voices.
Everyone's face was filled with joy.
Not long after, Yun the Butcher also woke up. He told the village chief the news they had heard.
So, the village chief decided that after all the villagers arrived, they would set off for Yunzhou City.
From the village chief, Yun the Butcher also learned that the people of Yunjia Village were not caught up by the enemy soldiers last night because they fled quickly, so no one in Yunjia Village was injured or died.
The village chief and his men crossed the river late because they sent people to the ferry this morning to inquire about the news and only returned to the ferry this morning.
"If you hadn't told us, we would have realized how dangerous last night was when we saw the bodies of refugees and enemy soldiers on the road tonight."
"So everyone is very grateful to Yiyi for reminding everyone in advance, which allowed us to avoid the enemy soldiers."
"Village chief, we are all from the same village. When we encounter danger, we should warn each other."
"By the way, Village Chief, my Zirui was picked up by someone sent by his husband. Also, the people sent by his husband have already informed the government in advance, and the government will assign everyone in our village to the same place when the time comes."
The village chief laughed heartily. "That's great! Now we don't have to worry about everyone being assigned to different places."
"Village chief, I think so too. We are all from the same village and can take care of each other."
"Our future lives will get better and better."
"Who says it isn't? I'm becoming more and more hopeful."
By noon, people from Yunjia Village had crossed the river one after another.
After everyone had finished their meal, they headed to Yunzhou City under the leadership of the village chief.
When we arrived at the gate of Yunzhou City, we found the place where the government arranged the distribution of refugees.
Fortunately, everything is turning out well.
The government divided the people of Yunjia Village into a place ten miles away from Yunzhou City.
It was still early, and after the village chief asked for directions, everyone hurried to the locations assigned by the government.
When we got there, everyone was very satisfied with what they saw.
This place divided by the government was the most recently divided area.
This place is backed by a mountain and there is a river at the foot of the mountain. The river is quite wide, so there is no need to worry about water problems.
There is a village nearby, and the nearest one is more than ten miles away.
This has its advantages. The advantage is that on the land at the foot of the mountain, everyone can choose where to build a house or where to reclaim land.
The downside is that we are far away, so it may not be convenient to ask about Yunzhou’s customs and habits.
However, the people of Yunjia Village still felt very good. They could make many decisions on their own without being told what to do by others. They also didn't have to worry about being bullied by the locals.
After parking the car, we walked around the foot of the mountain and finally discussed it together. We decided to build the house halfway up the mountain.
Originally, many people in the village planned to build houses by the river, which would make it convenient to build houses and use water.
Later, Yun Yiyi reminded everyone that there is a lot of rain in Yunzhou, especially in summer.
If you live too close to a river, when the river floods in the summer, it is easy for houses and people to be washed away.
Therefore, everyone found a place where it was easy to build a road and also convenient to build a house.
It was the end of the year and the ground was still frozen, so we discussed and decided to build a shack to make ends meet.
The important thing is that everyone must take advantage of this time to open up more wasteland.
Otherwise, there will be less land to cultivate, which will delay spring sowing.
For everyone, the most important thing is to open up wasteland and plant crops without missing the farming season.
On the Yun family's side, Yun the butcher also found a place to build a shack.
The Yun family chose a good place, next to a big persimmon tree.
There is a bush area next to it, which is easier to clear at this time.
Butcher Yun planned to clear the bushes and build two shacks first.
A shack is used to house the family's mules and donkeys.
The other shack is used for cooking. If it snows or rains, it will be very troublesome to cook outside the shack.
When leaving the ferry, Zhang bought two baskets of buns in advance. She was worried that she would be too busy in the afternoon and would not have time to cook.
In this way, dinner is taken care of.
So, Yun the Butcher led everyone to start clearing the bushes.
Yun the Butcher and Yun the Big Brother were digging up the bushes with hoes in the front, while Zhang, Yun Yiyi, Yun the Second Brother and Yun the Third Brother were behind and picking up all the bushes, weeds and stones that Yun the Butcher and Yun the Big Brother had cleared.
Put the stones aside and use them to build a house later.
The bushes were spread out on one side and dried to be used for fire.
Butcher Yun and Big Brother Yun were both very strong and quick. In less than two hours, they had cleared an area about the size of one mu.
"Wife, how about my eldest brother and I dig these first today? You take the children to continue cleaning up, and I will take my eldest brother to the mountain to cut trees."
"We'll use it to build the shack later. Let's hurry up and try to build both shacks tonight."
"Okay, boss, you and the eldest brother go up the mountain and cut down trees."
Butcher Yun took Brother Yun up the mountain with an axe and a rope.
Yun Yiyi and the others also sped up.
"Mom, we can build a house after the New Year. It makes me happy just thinking about it."
"Yeah, it's not convenient to build a house now. We're not cold living in the car, it's quite warm. It's better than living in a shack."
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