Although there were some minor setbacks along the way, they were nothing to them and they easily overcame them.
"Is that Acheng?" Yun Zhizhong shouted to the troops from the lookout tower, which they had built during this period.
Upon hearing his father's voice, Yun Tao shouted loudly, "Dad, it's us!" before Si Cheng could even respond.
"But you're back. I went back a few days ago, and my family was still asking about you." Yun Zhizhong opened the door to greet you, but when he got closer, he froze.
"How did they all become bald?" Many thoughts flashed through Yun Zhi's mind. Could it be that they encountered some reclusive master who enlightened them to become monks together?
"Cool, right? This is our new look." Yun Yang moved closer to him, making him see his bald head more clearly.
"Where's your mother? She wouldn't have shaved her head like that, would she?" Yun Zhizhong asked uncertainly, because he didn't see two people with hair in the crowd.
"What's wrong with shaving my head? Do you think I'd look down on you?" Ou Chun Chun squeezed through the crowd with her things on her back. Her shiny bald head was particularly glaring in the clouds.
"Aren't you just making a fool of yourself? What kind of woman is bald?" He regretted saying that as soon as he finished speaking, because he noticed that the women around him were staring at him with strange looks.
"Zhi Zhong, are you implying that we are not women?" Liu Huiqing, who had squeezed to the front with her sister-in-law, retorted immediately upon hearing this.
Yun Zhizhong then noticed that his sister-in-law was also standing behind him with a shaved head. If she hadn't spoken, he wouldn't have recognized her. "Sister-in-law? Why are you joining in their nonsense?"
"This isn't nonsense at all! I think it's great; it truly reflects gender equality." Liu Huiqing actually joined the ranks of those who shaved their heads just two days later, but she regretted it as soon as she finished. What was she insisting on the previous few days? There are just too many benefits to having a shaved head.
"Fine, you're all leaders, but it's one thing for you to shave your heads, but why are these girls copying you and shaving their heads too? How are they going to find husbands then?" Yun Zhizhong saw several girls from his clan in the crowd, all sporting shaved heads and grinning at him with their teeth showing. He covered his face with his hands; it was just too much to bear at first glance.
"We all think it's great, and hair grows out quickly too," Yun Liping said nonchalantly. She felt a great sense of pride, realizing that the entire team had been assimilated by them.
"Whatever makes you happy." Yun Zhizhong dared not say anything more at this moment, lest it cause public outrage.
"Let's go back first. We'll rest in the county town tonight. I'll carry your things back after I finish my shift." Yun Zhizhong reached out and took the load from his wife's shoulders.
"No need, I'm used to it. You've never carried so much stuff before, your shoulders will get red." Ou Chun Chun took the load off his shoulders again and dodged his outstretched hand.
"Then everyone hurry up and go over. I'll go back when my shift ends." Yun Zhizhong ushered everyone inside, and as he watched the bald men walk past him, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh. What kind of mess is this?
Later, seeing the cows being led away in the procession and so many strangers, Yun Zhizhong had some doubts, but he didn't ask them.
The people stationed in the county town were also surprised to see this group of bald men. They did not expect that their relatives would change their appearance after going out for a while. Some of them touched their own buzz cuts and wondered if they should shave the same hairstyle later.
Except for Majia Village, who lived nearby and went straight back to their village, everyone else rested in the county town for one night before heading back to their respective villages the next day.
Si Cheng originally planned to deliver Gao Zian's luggage to him the next day, but the villagers of Gao Village all said they would share the burden, so they took the things back with them. Moreover, Si Cheng had done all the things that should have been done by their village along the way, so it would be too unreasonable if he couldn't even carry them for this short distance.
Seeing their insistence, Si Cheng stopped forcing them to help. He simply told Uncle Gao to rest well in the coming days and to let him know if they needed any medicinal herbs.
Upon entering the deep ravine, all the villagers of Pinghe felt a sense of familiarity, as if they were finally settling into their own territory, and their anxious hearts finally settled down.
"After this place, we'll reach the big lake at the entrance of our village. When it was frozen, we caught a lot of fish in this lake..." Yun Tao and the others were introducing the surrounding area to Gao Baiyun and the others, and their words were full of praise for their hometown.
"With such a big lake, there's no fear of drought." Although Gu Mili had always heard them talk about how big the lake was at the entrance of their village, it was only after seeing it for herself that she truly realized how big the lake was. It stretched as far as the eye could see, so there was really no fear of water shortage.
"I'll take you to check the traps again during our break, but we haven't been here for so long, we don't know if the traps have been destroyed." Yun Yang, this foodie, always has a different focus than others.
If the people of Pinghe Village were filled with the joy of returning home, then the two new immigrant families from Gaozhuang were filled with trepidation, unsure whether the villagers would welcome their arrival.
Undeterred, Yunyang and his companions went to check the trap. Sure enough, just as they had expected, the entire trap had been destroyed. It seemed that a large animal had also come over. After enlarging the trap and cleaning it up, they returned to the camp.
"Brother, some large animal may have come down here; all the traps have been destroyed." They told Si Cheng about the situation as soon as they arrived at the camp.
"Have you repaired the trap?"
"Everything is repaired, and we even widened the trap a bit." Yun Jianying and the others quickly stepped forward to take credit.
"We'll go out and take another look in a couple of days. Let's not worry about them for now. You guys go and get some rest. We'll be setting off soon." Si Cheng saw that it was still early and decided to head back to the village in one go.
With the village just around the corner, everyone started heading towards it without taking a short rest.
The villagers from Yaojia Village who came along also carried the items they wanted to exchange, following closely behind. Although they didn't carry as many bags as the villagers from Pinghe Village, they sent more than eighty able-bodied men to accompany them this time because they were unfamiliar with the road conditions.
"Look, our village is just ahead," Yunyang said to Gao Baiyun, who was following him. The others quickened their pace, feeling lighter and more agile.
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