"Don't you trust my abilities?" Although Yunqi said this, she still enjoyed her husband's care, so she handed him the machete and took over the work of weaving the fish traps.
Since the great disaster, everyone in the village now knows how to weave small items. Just as she finished weaving her first trap, Si Cheng returned carrying two large snakes.
"How can there be such a big snake?" Yun Qi was very surprised to see the python, which weighed more than ten kilograms.
"You forgot how many rabbits there are around here; it's bound to attract some animals to hunt." Si Cheng casually tossed the python to the ground and skillfully cut open its skin to extract its gallbladder.
"With so much snake meat, we can make several more traps." Yunqi picked up the vines on the ground and continued weaving. "I wonder if there are enough fish in here for all of us."
"Let's look around here again later and see if there's a suitable place to put more traps. If everything is good here, we can use this as a base in the future."
Upon hearing his words, Yunqi looked up at him.
“We can’t just stay holed up in Pinghe Village forever. If a new order is established, we’ll be eliminated.” Si Cheng explained to Yun Qi when he saw her gaze.
Hearing this, Yunqi roughly understood his intention. "You mean we'll become salt merchants in the future?"
"We can't really call them salt merchants. We've explored this route thoroughly. In the future, we can travel back and forth like merchants in ancient times and make a profit from the difference." Si Cheng quickly corrected him, as he couldn't understand the term "salt merchant" to sound like "human trafficker."
"So, will we go by ourselves, or will the whole village go together?"
"I'll go back and discuss it with the village later, but I think in the future several villages might act together. After this, it's impossible to leave them behind again. Besides, we're all neighbors. Only when we have common interests will we be more united." Si Cheng never thought about going out alone. Even with his strength and Yunqi's space, he couldn't make it. After all, one person can't make a boat, especially in this kind of world.
“Let’s take a closer look around here. Actually, this might not be a good campsite,” Yunqi said, pointing to the two large pythons on the ground. “Since these rabbits can attract these pythons to hunt, I’m afraid they might attract other carnivores in the long run.”
"Let's take a look first. This is just a suggestion. Besides, with such an important place as Yanjing here, the flow of people coming here will gradually increase. And after we hunted a batch of rabbits these past two days, these rabbits will definitely need some time to recover." After Si Cheng had looked around the surrounding area, he found that this was currently the best campsite.
The two of them stopped talking and began to work on their weaving, since they would have to discuss these matters with the village later.
After setting the trap, the two wandered around the area for a bit before returning to the village. When they arrived, they found that many people had already returned, and some had even skinned and gutted the rabbits they had caught, starting to prepare dinner.
"Brother, we had a really good haul this time. We caught rabbits with almost every snare. Grandpa Gao just told us to keep the rabbit skins. He'll teach us how to shave and process the fur later." Yun Tao rushed over to the couple as soon as he saw them return and chattered away.
Yunqi was overjoyed to hear this, as it was another benefit for the village. "Grandpa Gao actually has this skill? That's wonderful!"
"I must learn from Grandpa Gao and make a fur coat for my grandma and mom each," Yun Tao said with great ambition.
Yun Qi gave him a thumbs-up to encourage him. "Then you'd better catch a lot of rabbits these next few days, or what if there aren't enough to go around?"
"Oh right, then I'll go set a trap in a more distant place and make a fur coat for my sister too!"
Seeing that Yun Tao had only caught a few rabbits and was already making promises everywhere, Yun Qi pointed at him and laughed, "You should first collect enough for your grandma and mom, especially since you're about to get married. Hurry up and save up some betrothal gifts. Your sister has your brother-in-law."
These words made Yun Tao blush. He turned to look at Si Cheng and said, "Then I'll go deal with the rabbits first." He then quickly ran off.
Seeing everyone busy, Yunqi tugged at Sicheng's sleeve and said, "Should we go and trap some rabbits too? It's not good to always eat the prey they work so hard to hunt."
"Don't worry, we've already set so many fish traps around here. We can make up for it with our catch later."
The two men didn't rest either. They took daggers and helped the villagers go to the water's edge to process the rabbits. The rabbit meat was their important food source for the next few days. They had to slaughter the rabbits and roast them over the fire until they were dry.
Seeing that it was almost time, Si Cheng didn't allow Yun Qi to go with him, but instead grabbed a few young men from the village to go with him.
When they returned, they were each carrying a large wooden stick with fish hanging from it.
"You guys never forget to set fish traps no matter where you go. How come we didn't think of that?" The head of Baijia Village looked enviously at the fish skewers in their hands. It seemed that tonight they would have to enjoy the aroma of other people's fish while eating.
"There are still many places around here where you can set traps. You can also make some traps and set them." Si Cheng didn't mind everyone setting traps together. Although he was only responsible for the safety and order on the road, he couldn't keep keeping the traps to himself in his village every time.
The person in charge of Baijia Village gave Sicheng a thumbs up without saying anything more, then turned around and went to find the villagers to weave ground cages. They had to find a good place to put them before the other villages started.
That night, the food in Pinghe Village was better than ever before. They even brought some seasonings from the village to make several large pots of spicy rabbit meat and several large pots of braised fish. They ate with unprecedented satisfaction.
After finishing their meal, they all lay on the ground with their bellies bulging, exclaiming, "This is the pinnacle of life!"
"I can't take it anymore, I need to go for a walk." Yun Jianying stood up, stretched his limbs, bent down and pulled Wu Yong, who was lying next to him, up. "For the sake of our future happiness, let's find a place to set a few more ropes."
"Yes, let's all go digest our food." Upon hearing this, the people around all stood up. Right now, nothing was more important than hunting.
"She's starting to think of herself as a hunter." Yun Mingwei was speechless as he watched his daughter, Yun Liping, join the hunting party. This girl was becoming more and more like a man. He wondered if his daughter would ever find a good partner after this change, and the old father's heart began to ache again.
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