With no other option, they found a good spot nearby, built houses, and started farming.
They carried seeds with them with them, and although they didn't have many, they could make do with them. Combined with the plants they collected along the way, they had quite a few seeds to synthesize.
After Xiao Bao collected 10 energy points, Tanghulu suddenly prompted that two farmer slots could be unlocked.
All the energy points earned by the farmer from planting crops belong to the baby.
Ten energy points can be exchanged for one farmer slot, and farmer slots can be unbound and replaced at any time.
With such a great feature, Xiaotian must have had Xiaobao redeem a farmer slot and tied him up with it.
Otherwise, like Xiao Bao, who spends a little time planting crops and playing with bubble balls, it will be a long time before he can accumulate 100 energy points.
And so, they successfully farmed the land there for three days without any major incidents.
On the fourth day, Xiao Bao was playing with bubble gum and ended up on the river.
When the bubble gum function failed, Xiao Bao fell into the river and drowned.
The riverbed was very deep, and he couldn't climb out.
The rest of them were busy farming and didn't notice that Xiao Bao had run off to play on the river.
And just like that, everyone returned completely bewildered.
After hearing this, Chen Kai smiled and said, "As long as Xiao Bao has fun."
Old Man Chen had Da Ya bring out 100 stone axes, 100 stone hoes, 100 stone shovels, 100 stone spears, 100 stone picks, 100 stone jars, 100 stone pots, 30 stone troughs, 30 stone pots, 30 earthenware jars, 1 sheep, 1 pig, 10 jin of corn flour, and two bags of salt that Lao Wu had taken. He handed them all over to the team.
With so many tools in hand, the team's basic living supplies were more than half taken care of.
The wooden beds took up too much space and were difficult to move, but in the end, Old Man Chen still told Daya to wait until everyone had moved their things out before bringing out another 50 wooden beds so they could move them slowly.
The kids roasted the cactus until it was cooked, and Xiao Bao and the others went out to eat it too.
Seeing that there were so many children, Chen Kai knew it wasn't enough to feed them all, so he called out, "Xiao Dong, go and get five more pieces."
A young boy, eating a piece of roasted cactus, said, "Uncle Chen, could you cook one for me? My sister wants it cooked."
Chen Kai smiled and said, "Okay. Sanya, go and get five more pieces, we'll cook them later."
Since Chen Kai collected the cactus and saw how much he liked it, the two elders of the Chen family treated the food as their good son's property and let him do as he pleased.
Xiao Bao happily took the balloon, "Uncle, you can play with the balloon."
Chen Kai laughed and said, "Go ahead and play!"
Xiao Bao asked curiously, "Uncle, how high do you think this balloon can fly?"
Chen Kai: "It can fly very, very high."
Xiao Shi: "How about we try tying the string together?"
There's no thread available now, except for the embroidery thread that the Zhou family uses.
Xiao Bao said happily, "Okay, let's go get the string from Grandma."
Chen Kai: "..."
Just then, Er Ya brought over a few cornbreads. "Uncle, have some cornbreads. Auntie has made them."
Seeing that the Chen family was slaughtering sheep to eat again, those who had a good relationship with the Chen family came uninvited.
The village chief laughed and said, "Chen Dong, let's celebrate Laba Festival together!"
What can Old Man Chen do? Let's just live together then.
Zhou had Daya bring out all the mushroom soup, which was still hot, and poured it into a stone pot, filling a large pot.
Old Chen took one bite and loved it; it was so delicious!
Don't be fooled by the large pot; with so many of them, if they're not quick, they won't be able to get any.
Without even tasting it, the village chief filled two bowls, one for his wife and one for Bai Yu.
Old Man Chen was a little slow; he had only ladled out one bowl when the pot was almost empty.
He was filled with regret; he should have saved a portion so his family could eat it slowly.
The village chief's wife sipped her mushroom soup with relish and said to Zhou, "You have a huge stack of wooden bowls, 19 in total. Can you give me 5 of them? My family still uses short bamboo tubes to divide food."
Mrs. Zhou: "Okay, but you'll have to wash these pots and pans later."
The village chief's wife happily said, "Okay, could you give me more? You have so many good things at home, I can even cut some of that cactus."
Zhou: "Cactus? You'll have to ask my good son about that."
Village chief's wife: "Why?"
Mrs. Zhou: "My dear son really likes this."
Village chief's wife: "..."
The village chief's wife had no choice but to go to Chen Kai. When Chen Kai heard that they were coming to wash the dishes, he readily agreed and said he would give them a cactus later.
When the wives of the village chiefs of Dashan Village and Hehua Village heard that they were given a cactus, their eyes lit up immediately. They had seen how big a cactus could be before.
A large piece would be enough for them to have a meal, let alone a whole tree!
As a result, many people requested to join the dishwashing series.
The second son's wife agreed, since they would only receive one tree and could divide it among themselves.
Seeing that the Chen family was so generous, the village chief guessed that they must have a lot of cacti, so he picked up Chen Kai and coaxed him into handing over a few cacti.
Knowing his purpose, Chen Kai happily agreed, handing over one hundred cacti to the team and receiving five cacti each day.
Cacti are so cute, everyone will definitely like them.
And you know what? With the famine going on, nobody dislikes any food that's edible.
The village chief was overwhelmed with happiness. A hundred trees? That's so many!
He also knew that cacti are not easy to preserve, so once cut, they are best eaten immediately.
Moreover, this thing is covered in thorns, making it difficult to transport. If he were given a hundred of them directly, he really wouldn't know how to preserve them.
Giving five stalks a day is fine; if you cook dozens of pots, everyone can get a bowl.
Chen Kai happily went to find Da Ya. He had decided that today he would release his adorable cactus and celebrate Laba Festival with everyone.
Just then, the chubby boy ran over excitedly, "Grandpa Village Chief, quickly call someone to come and get the cactus!"
Old Man Chen laughed and said, "Hurry up and have someone take them back so we can give everyone an extra meal."
Inside the shed, Chen Kai, Lao Wu, Lao Si, and three children lying dead were discussing holding a Laba Festival activity.
Life is boring, they always have to find some fun, right?
The team was already planning to leave tomorrow, so they still had time to play.
So, the event plan was discussed and finalized.
Activity 1: Tug-of-war competition, 50 people per group, divided by age.
Ten groups form a team, and the last winning group will each receive a cactus.
Activity 2: Relay race, 10 people per group, divided by age.
The track is the distance between two caves. Each pair of teams competes, and the winning team gets a cactus.
Each person may only participate once.
Activity 3: Trivia Quiz - Ten questions, answer five or more correctly to receive a certain amount of cactus.
Each person may only participate once.
Activity 4: Blow out the torches. Three children stand at a certain distance and blow out the torches to win a cactus.
Children only.
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