By the time the village had harvested all the crops from the fields and planted drought-resistant crops such as peanuts and beans, the terraced fields across the lake were gradually taking shape. However, by this time, they were almost out of food, let alone seeds.
"First, organize people to go into the mountains to collect mushrooms and wild vegetables. We can always find a way to survive here. As for the seeds..." Chief Kuang was also full of questions, because he didn't know who to ask to get so many seeds.
"Why don't we go back to the county town and talk to those people again?" someone suggested, thinking of the soldiers stationed in the county town.
"It's no use. Look at them, they're clearing land and being self-sufficient in that area themselves. Besides, we need more than just a pound or two of seeds."
“The villages must have seeds, but we don’t have anything to exchange with them right now.” Some people thought of the villages, but no one would give away so many seeds for free.
"Let's ask around then, see if the terraced fields in the other places are finished yet?" This time, a lot more fields have been created in several places with abundant water resources.
"It's almost done, but the tools are also severely worn out. We might have to go back, otherwise we won't be able to continue." Political Commissar Wang felt a pang of heartache as he thought of the damaged tools.
"See if anyone here knows how to forge iron. If not, ask around the area. If they can repair it, that would be even better." Chief Kuang's hair has been falling out a lot lately. If we don't get these things done soon, it will become increasingly difficult later.
"Tomorrow we'll visit a few villages nearby and see if we can get some seeds on credit." Chief Kuang still wanted to give it a try. He couldn't just clear the land and leave it to lie fallow because of a lack of seeds; that would be a waste of effort.
After finishing all the farm work, the villagers of Pinghe Village can then focus on visiting relatives and celebrating weddings.
Si Cheng also planned to take Yun Qi to Gaojia Village that day. He didn't agree with Yun Qi going, but Yun Qi insisted on going. Moreover, Yun Qi's father also agreed, after all, she was his mother, and as a daughter-in-law, he should pay her a visit.
The two of them packed up some potatoes and sweet potatoes they had just dug up. If it hadn't been so outrageous last time, they would have brought more practical items with them.
Si Cheng directly picked up the items and put them into two baskets. Yun Qi carried a bamboo basket on his back, which contained some peanut and soybean seeds for his aunt.
The road had become much smoother due to the many people walking back and forth, and they soon arrived at the campsite that the village had originally set up on the other side of the lake.
But now this area has been occupied by thatched huts, and the mountains on both sides have been turned into terraced fields.
"These people are really quick. In just a month or two, they've completely transformed this mountain with their manpower alone." Yun Qi was surprised by the extent of the changes outside, and the bustling activity of people.
Si Cheng looked around carefully and found that the log bridge that had been built at the site of the deep pit had been replaced with a wooden bridge two or three meters wide. A deep trench had been dug out along the road leading to Hujia Village, indicating that they had explored ahead and knew that there was a deep mountain ahead.
"Let's go," Yunqi said, seeing that the place where they were supposed to rest had been taken, and he didn't want to stay there any longer.
Shortly after they left, Si Zhengwei's family came down from their assigned plots of land on the mountain. They had drawn lots to determine which plot each family would be responsible for, and the crops they grew would belong to them after the seeds were returned. Of course, they hadn't received the seeds yet; they were just cleaning up the land a few more times.
When they arrived at Gaojia Village, the guards at the gate recognized them and quickly let them in. The two first went to Uncle Gao's house, where only Uncle Gao was home. Because his arm had not fully recovered, he could only do some simple housework.
"What brings you here today? Have you finished all the chores at home?" Uncle Gao was delighted to see his nephew and his wife arrive and quickly went into the kitchen to bring them two glasses of cold water.
"Are you hungry? I'll go make you some noodles." I was just about to sit down and chat with them when I suddenly realized that they must be starving after all this journey.
"Uncle, just tell me where the things are, I'll go there myself." Yun Qi didn't stand on ceremony with his uncle and followed him straight into the kitchen.
"Everything is here, just look at it and do it." Gao Zian knew that his skills were really not good, so now that he saw his niece taking over, he quickly pointed out everything to her.
"Leave it to me. Do you want me to cook the portions for the family too?" Yunqi asked, noticing that it was almost lunchtime.
"How could we possibly ask you to come over and cook for us?" Gao Zian is becoming more and more satisfied with this niece; getting married really makes a difference.
"We're all family, why are you saying all this? Go out and chat with Brother Cheng for a bit, it'll be ready soon." Yunqi glanced at the food in the kitchen, wondering what to do.
Outside, Si Cheng told his uncle about how Gao Shuzhen had led people to cause trouble in Pinghe Village while they were out exchanging salt.
Actually, when they returned to the village, Aunt Gao had already told him everything she had heard since then. He also knew that his sister had paid the villagers to go to Pinghe Village to move the Yun family's things.
Because of this incident, he hadn't visited his younger sister for a long time.
"I heard about these things from your aunt later. She went too far." Uncle Gao didn't know what to say after saying this.
Si Cheng didn't care about that dry sentence. "I came here this time to make it clear to her that I don't want it to happen again."
"Sigh!" Uncle Gao sighed. What a good son he had, and his own sister had pushed him away. He didn't know if Gao Dongxing would be reliable in the future.
Aunt Gao and Gao Liang, having been informed by the villagers that Si Cheng and his wife had arrived, quickly put down their farm work and went home.
Some busybodies went to Gao Shuzhen and her son's field to make sarcastic remarks, and Gao Shuzhen also rushed to her brother's house with Gao Dongxing.
"Brother, you're here!" Gao Liang called out from afar.
When Si Cheng saw his aunt and cousin return, he quickly stood up to greet them.
"Why didn't you even cook anything for Acheng?" Aunt Gao said to Uncle Gao when she came back and saw the two of them sitting outside chatting.
"Xiao Qi is cooking inside, and you know my skills aren't great, so don't blame me for wasting your food later," Gao Zian quickly explained.
"I was wondering why I didn't see Xiao Qi. I thought the messenger was wrong." As soon as Aunt Gao heard her niece busy inside, she quickly washed her hands in the basin next to her and went to the kitchen.
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