Busy lives always fly by, and Sicheng and his friends embarked on a new journey.
"Why would so many people want to turn back?" Looking at the long line behind him, Hou Yunhai found it somewhat unbelievable.
Wu Tianxiang said, "What's the big deal? When the news came out, my father also considered going back to his hometown. It took the whole family to persuade him to stay."
Hou Yunhai said, "I can understand the elderly, but so many young people are also going back. Don't they know that they'll have to start all over again when they go back?"
“If it weren’t for the conditions in our village, our whole family might have considered going back home.” Wu Tianxiang looked back and saw that each person didn’t have much luggage. Returning empty-handed like this, the days ahead would be unimaginable.
Wu Tianxiang said, "People like them, who have no houses or land here and are ostracized by the locals, might as well grit their teeth and go back. Maybe that would be another way out."
These days, Wu Tianxiang also encountered people who had migrated with them before. This time, they had also abandoned the land they had worked so hard to cultivate and were preparing to return to their old homes.
In their words, it's more comfortable to be on familiar ground than to be in a place where they have no relatives or friends.
Moreover, now that the weather has returned to normal, as long as people are diligent, God will always give them a way to survive.
Although we don't know what they've been through during this time, their weathered faces tell us that they have a lot of stories to tell.
Yun Jianying said, "However, this new base is quite humane. For their safety, they even let us escort them all the way."
“That’s not necessarily true,” Wu Tianxiang said, taking a sip of water from his water bottle before telling him, “Once the weather returned to normal, the base notified these outsiders to return home as soon as possible. But no one dared to set off like this, and no one was willing. It took several rounds of debate before everyone compromised.”
Yun Jianying: "Didn't the base offer any compensation?"
Wu Tianxiang said, "What kind of compensation can we offer? With so many people, even if we compensate each person with a pound of grain, the base can't afford it. They said that everything is coming back to life now, and there are wild vegetables and fruits along the way. If we're lucky, we might even catch some small animals. If we just hold on, we'll get there."
"Then they're going to have a tough time when they get back. They'll be empty-handed, and they'll have to start all over again. It'll be a long road ahead for them," Yun Jianying said sympathetically, looking at the crowd behind him.
Wu Tianxiang looked at him like he was an idiot. "Why do you think these people are so determined to go back? Do you think there were few dangers along the way? They must have left a way out in their hometown, or they have supplies they can't take with them. Going back is definitely much better than leaving."
Yun Jianying immediately realized something, stared at Wu Tianxiang with wide eyes, then leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Brother Wu, you brothers all went back with us this time, did you keep a record at home too?"
Wu Tianxiang patted him on the shoulder, "You've really worried a lot. Just focus on your journey!"
Yun Jianying said, "I'll give you a little hint: if you can't carry it all, I can help you out."
Wu Tianxiang looked him up and down. "You're a man, why are you so gossipy?"
Yun Jianying, "..."
Si Cheng and Yun Qi each led a horse ahead, their backs laden with the supplies they had brought with them.
Yunqi asked, "This trip will probably last for several months, right?"
Si Cheng said, "At this rate, it might take a while. With so many families involved, including so many elderly people and children, it won't be fast."
Yun Qi said, "But I really admire these people. They are very decisive in making choices. They gave up the land they had cultivated without hesitation."
Si Cheng said, "Anyway, things are returning to normal. Going back to our familiar hometowns, the land there is much more fertile than the wasteland we have cleared. If it were us, we would go back too."
Yunqi said, "That's true. Not only is the land fertile, but most of it is also good farmland. This area was reclaimed from the mountains. Even if you put in ten times the effort, you can't grow the same harvest as in good farmland."
Si Cheng said, "However, most of these people must have left themselves a way out back in their hometowns. The fact that the Wu family took the initiative to send so many young men this time means they want to bring their original wealth over all at once."
Yunqi glanced curiously at Angkor Wat behind him. "After so much time, there probably aren't many left, right?"
Si Cheng said, "Have you forgotten what Wu Ge's family used to do? Those things could last for a hundred years without any problems."
Yun Qi said, "Then there's no need for them to rush. Wouldn't it be the same if they waited until order was gradually restored before going back to retrieve it?"
Si Cheng said, "That's not necessarily true. Once these people go back, new forces will emerge, and then things will become very unpredictable. Now is the perfect time to bring things out while everyone is busy packing their belongings and returning home together."
The Wu family wasn't stupid; they must have considered the possible future scenarios, so this time they simply emptied their coffers completely.
Because of this, the patriarch of the Wu family even came to talk to him for most of the day, which is why all the young men of the Wu family were in the team this time.
Yun Qi said, "But with so many people leaving this time, I wonder if the base manager will regret it?"
Si Cheng looked at her with a puzzled expression, and Yun Qi immediately understood the question in his eyes: "With so many people leaving, won't the base construction be much less manpower-intensive?"
Si Cheng said, "Since they let so many people go back, they must have their reasons. Besides, it's impossible for everyone to gather in one place. Only by spreading people out can the whole society be stabilized more quickly."
Yunqi said, "That's true. It's said that the people who led the team there this time will also be stationed there to develop a new base. From now on, we can't distinguish them by city anymore; we have to call them 'Base X' or 'Base Y'."
Sicheng, "Anyway, it's all the same name. I just don't know if other places have been built yet? This information is still too outdated."
Yunqi said, "Things will get better. As long as people start moving around, news will start flowing again. Even if we can't restore the convenience of the past, we won't feel isolated anymore."
In her previous life, she still heard about many bases. As long as people wanted to survive, they had to communicate and trade, and that's how people circulated.
Their trip this time was also based on a deal established with the base. Although it was somewhat risky, the rewards they received were what they had hoped for.
Such mutually beneficial transactions will gradually take shape in the base, and once this person goes out, he will bring news from the outside world.
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