Mother Yun was in charge of taking care of the twins, Si Cheng was strong enough to move the large bricks and tiles on top, and Father Yun and Yun Qi piled up the small pieces to one side for future reuse.
Within half an hour of cleaning, they began to find dead chickens and ducks. They picked up the edible ones and piled them together. Because the chicken and duck coops were not very high, the cleanup was completed in no time. Surprisingly, they also found six surviving hens and three ducks in a corner. Sicheng and Yun's father then used the fallen bricks to build a simple chicken coop about two square meters in size, and weighed it down with a few wooden planks to prevent them from escaping.
The further they cleaned, the more sounds they heard, like the bleating of sheep. Si Cheng sped up his cleaning. At this point, he no longer hid his great strength. He easily lifted large sections of the wall and piled them on the open ground, leaving Yun's parents speechless with astonishment.
"Cheng-ge has always been quite strong, but he doesn't usually dare to show it too much," Yun-qi explained softly to his parents.
"Being strong is a good thing; it's a guarantee of survival in this world." Mrs. Yun, a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, was increasingly satisfied. Some people gossiped behind his back, saying that Si Cheng living at his mother-in-law's house was like him marrying into the family, but Mrs. Yun always retorted, "Do you know my son-in-law's assets? Does he need to marry into the family? Do you know how good my son-in-law is to my daughter? That's because we have a good relationship, and he's willing to live with us old folks. If you have the means, you can find your daughters a son-in-law like that too!"
After pondering for a while, Father Yun repeatedly instructed everyone: "None of you should tell anyone about this. I'm afraid that with great power comes great responsibility."
Seeing that Si Cheng could easily remove the broken pieces on top by himself, Yun's father found the large iron pot that used to be kept in the yard for scalding chickens and ducks. With Yun Qi's help, he built a simple stove and gathered firewood to prepare to boil the chickens and ducks.
Although there is no running water, the mountain spring flowing down from Jinwu Mountain in the backyard has not stopped flowing, making it convenient for everyone to fetch water.
Everyone was very conscientious in protecting the cleanliness of the water flow, and did not wash themselves directly in it. ∞
At this moment, Si Cheng also moved the debris that was pressing down on the sheepfold wall. One of the two ewes they had previously kept had been crushed to death, and the other was stuck in a triangular gap. First, he took the dead ewe out and placed it in the open space in the yard. Then, he carefully cleared away the loose bricks from the sheepfold. Once the ewe inside could turn around, he led it out.
When the pregnant ewe was led out, Mama Yun was very happy. She excitedly teased Lele and Junjun, saying, "Now our little darlings won't have to worry about running out of food."
"This ewe was newly pregnant, and the milk-producing ewe was crushed to death," Yunqi told his mother regretfully after the examination.
"That's okay, we can switch to formula for a while first," said Yun's mother optimistically.
Next, the cow and the pig weren't so lucky; they were both knocked to the ground. The cow still showed signs of life, but it was definitely beyond saving.
The four adults were dumbfounded when they saw the pile of poultry in front of them.
"How are we supposed to handle this? It'll take forever!" Yun Qi complained to Si Cheng, his head throbbing.
"It's such a pity. It will definitely take a lot of effort to raise them in the future." Yun's father looked at the livestock in front of him with a pained expression.
"Take care of the small ones first, then deal with the big ones. Or should I go and call the monkeys for help?" Si Cheng suggested.
"They probably don't have time right now; they're all busy cleaning their own homes."
"They should be fine. Their house hasn't collapsed yet, and the poultry inside were all recently bought and raised, so they shouldn't be too busy. I'll go ask them later."
"Alright, go ask them. Given the current situation, we won't let them work for nothing," Yun's father decided.
When Yun's parents finished cleaning up the more than 20 chickens and ducks, Si Cheng also came over with the monkey and the bear.
After exchanging greetings, they got down to work.
Since they were all from rural areas, although they had never slaughtered pigs or cattle before, they still knew the general steps. They picked up the slaughtering knives that Yun Qi had taken out of his spatial storage beforehand and began to explore the slaughtering process.
Just as they finished cleaning the sheep, their second and third grandfathers arrived with several younger relatives to help. Through conversation, they learned that Yuntao, the second grandfather's grandson, had seen Sicheng arrive with the monkeys and asked out of curiosity. He then learned that the family had lost several large livestock and needed to deal with them, so he informed the elders.
The two families lived together and didn't lose any large livestock, only some chickens and ducks, which they left to the women of the two families to handle, while the able-bodied men came over directly.
The addition of several people greatly improved efficiency. They only stopped briefly for a quick meal and finally finished cutting and processing all the meat before dark.
"Thank you all for your hard work today. Please take this meat home with you." When everyone was about to leave, Mr. Yun cut some of each kind of meat and gave each family a portion.
Everyone was initially deferring to each other, but in the end, it was the second grandfather who spoke up, "Take them all back; this is also a token of your Uncle Ming's goodwill."
After saying goodbye to everyone, looking at the pile of meat in front of him, Yun Qi really wanted to put it all into his space, but his father stopped him.
“These are all public issues, and everyone knows what’s going on. It wouldn’t be right not to handle them outside, so let’s all put in the extra effort.”
After thinking for a moment, he said to Yunqi, "You and your mother take the siblings to the temporary house first. It's getting windy again. You take good care of the two younger ones. Acheng and I will handle the rest."
Yunqi was exhausted after a busy day and didn't want to move, but she still disagreed with the suggestion. "Why don't you go with Mom? You've had a long day too, and it's more convenient for me to stay here. I have all the marinade and seasonings with me."
“Yes, Dad, you should go over there together. Xiaoqi and I can stay here and keep watch.” Sicheng also advised Yun’s father to go and rest.
Unable to win the argument with the two younger relatives, the Yun family parents had a simple dinner and then took the two children back to their temporary housing.
The two tidied up the smoking platform in the yard again. Before, they only smoked a small amount of meat, but now they had two pigs, a cow, and a sheep to smoke, so there wasn't enough space. Si Cheng found some cement left over from building the house and built a simple smoking room on the open space.
Yunqi then took out a large amount of seasonings, added them to a large bowl according to the recipe his mother had just given him, mixed them well, and evenly spread them on each piece of meat to marinate.
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