In the end, Zhang Xiaohan didn't get the extra two acres of land. After all, the villagers of Majia Village could easily cultivate such reclaimed farmland with just a little preparation, so why should they give it away to outsiders for free?
After settling in, some people quickly adjusted their mindset. They had longed for rural life while living in the city, and comforted themselves that this was a different kind of fulfillment. Moreover, it was much more convenient here than in the city; at least firewood and water were readily available. Most importantly, there was a large expanse of farmland, and as long as they were willing to put in the effort, they could still reap a harvest.
Gao Shuzhen remained silent all day, staying in the group without saying a word, only constantly observing the surrounding villagers. She actually spotted a few familiar faces among them. However, she didn't go up to greet them, keeping her head down and seemingly lost in thought.
In Pinghe Village, before nightfall, the migrants led by Yunzhi arrived.
Arrange for these people to rest in the square first, and then arrange for the distribution of land the next day.
Yun Zhizhong's return was met with a warm welcome from his family. Unlike his previous impulsive return, he would stay in his hometown for a while until everyone had settled in before going back to report for duty.
Those assigned to Pinghe Village were mostly military dependents. Looking at the houses in front of them, which were not much different from the rural areas before the apocalypse, they finally believed that what their children had said was a good place that everyone was vying for, and they were full of expectations for the future.
As night slowly fell, different aromas wafted from each household.
"This smells like meat? Life here is so good." The aroma in the air made the dry flatbread issued by the army in his hand no longer seem so unappetizing.
"There's also the smell of fish, and I can even smell barbecue, like the cumin aroma that used to waft from barbecue stalls." The aroma was wafting from Yun Qi's house. It was mainly because they caught so many fish today, and Yun's father said they wanted to celebrate, so he took the family out for a barbecue in the yard. But the smell of their barbecue was so good that it soon attracted a group of young people who brought their own food to share the grill.
Hearing the laughter coming from afar, the people in the square couldn't help but laugh along. How wonderful! How long has it been since they heard such carefree and contented laughter? They believed that one day they too could live such a life.
The children in the square also sat obediently next to their parents. After this period of time, even the children knew that food was precious and no longer easily asked their elders for help.
This made the village officials, who had been silently observing these people, nod in approval. It seemed that these people were quite reliable, which would make management easier in the future.
This time, the soldiers who came with Yun Zhizhong did not go to his home, but stayed on the square. Later, his second grandfather's family still brought them a pot of hot sour fish soup. Most of the soldiers who came this time were relatives of these immigrants. They simply took the pot to the main square and shared some with everyone there, which warmed the hearts of these people even more.
As soon as it got light, Father Cloud prepared to quietly go and collect the ground cages. Si Cheng heard the noise and also quietly got up.
"Dad, I'll go with you."
"You can sleep a little longer, I can go by myself."
"Since we're both awake, let's go together." To be honest, Si Cheng was really worried about letting his father-in-law go collect the traps alone. You know, collecting traps is hard work, so it's more reassuring for him to go with him.
"Then let's go take a look together. This is my first time setting up a trap, so I'm a little excited," Yun Zhiming explained to his son-in-law, somewhat embarrassed.
"I understand, and I'm really looking forward to it." Si Cheng carried a bucket and grabbed a stick, leading the way.
After greeting the person on duty at the lookout tower, the two opened the gate and left the village, heading straight to the place where the fish traps were placed.
Yun Zhiming found the end of the thread and started pulling it upwards. At first, it went smoothly, but as he got closer to the cage, he felt something struggling, and it became more and more difficult to pull.
"Dad, should I do it?" Seeing his father-in-law struggling more and more, Si Cheng quickly stepped forward to help.
"Getting old, can't even pull up the fish trap anymore."
"You must have caught a lot of fish, otherwise it wouldn't be getting harder and harder," Si Cheng quickly reassured him.
“There must be a lot of them. I could feel them struggling.” Yun Zhiming said with a big smile.
Si Cheng took the rope from his hand and pulled it up little by little. As the first section of the cage opened, the sound of splashing water could be heard.
"Wow, there are quite a lot. No wonder I couldn't move them."
When the entire fish trap was pulled ashore, even Si Cheng was surprised. There were just too many, all kinds of fish crammed together.
"This must be a catch of several dozen kilograms of fish. It looks like we can chop up snakes that we don't eat anymore and use them as bait. The snake from yesterday had a special fishy smell that attracted so many fish."
"Then I'll go into the mountains again later to find two more snakes, so I can release them a few more times, and then we can smoke some dried fish at home."
Speaking of dried fish, Yun Zhiming couldn't help but drool. He had been eating fresh fish and sea fish from Yunqi Space for a while now, and it had been a long time since he had dried fish. It was a real treat to have with drinks.
"Alright, don't go too deep into the mountains. Just look around on the edge. We can have a drink after we make some dried fish." Yun Zhiming had a strange faith in his son-in-law's abilities; if someone told him that Si Cheng could fight tigers, he would agree.
After releasing the small grass carp and silver carp back into the lake, Si Cheng took a stick and went down to the foot of the mountain to find bait. While waiting, Yun Zhiming simply started processing the fish by the lake, so that the whole place wouldn't smell fishy when they got back.
He used whatever was available, finding a sharp rock and squatting down to scrape off the fish scales. At first, it was a bit awkward, but after a few tries, he got faster. By the time Si Cheng returned carrying two venomous snakes weighing over two pounds each, he had already almost finished cleaning the fish.
"Dad, just leave it aside and I'll take care of it." Watching his father-in-law deftly scrape the fish scales with a stone, Si Cheng regretted forgetting to leave a dagger for him.
"It's alright, I was just waiting anyway. Why are you back so soon? Are snakes that easy to find these days?"
"That's right, probably because this place is near a water source, we found it not far away." As Si Cheng spoke, he took out a dagger, cut the snake into several pieces, and put them into the trap.
After washing the dagger, he squatted down and gutted all the fish.
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