Since he woke up, Xia Lunong seldom thought about ideals and social responsibilities. At a time when he couldn't even get enough food, these things were too far away.

Too unrealistic.

He truly felt at this moment that even if his brothers didn't express it very obviously, the sense of responsibility still existed in their hearts.

In such a difficult environment, his brother and his former brother still had a sense of family and country.

Xia Lunong kept thinking about this until he went to sleep.

He had never been so proud of his brother, and he had never thought deeply about the use of his supernatural powers.

Xia Lunong tossed and turned in bed for a long time, and when he woke up the next day, he had big dark circles under his eyes.

Kong Zhi glanced at him when he passed by him, "Have you gone to be a thief?"

"No, I just have insomnia." He yawned loudly, "I was busy until very late last night and couldn't fall asleep."

Kong Zhi's voice was a little longer than usual, "Too busy?"

Xia Lunong was stunned by his question, and then he realized that his expression was a little weird. He was immediately depressed and asked angrily, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm not thinking about anywhere." Kong Zhi retracted his gaze indifferently and pushed him lightly, "Go brush your teeth."

Xia Lunong felt like a punch on cotton and was very depressed, "Oh."

Xia Lunong went to get a toothbrush and a cup. His brother came in at that time and went out with him to brush his teeth with a toothbrush.

The two stood side by side under the eaves. Xia Lunong thought of something again. He nudged his brother with his elbow and asked in a low voice: "Brother, do you think it's weird that we live separately like this?"

Xia Huoqu didn't even raise his head, "Huh?"

"Just the two of us live separately." Xia Lunong whispered, "Shouldn't we two brothers live together and let Kong Zhi and Xi Nian live together?"

Xia Lunong looked at his brother. His brother lived next door, and he always had a depressed feeling that his brother was taken away.

Xia Huoqu stopped what he was doing, "Did you have a conflict with Kong Zhi?"

"No." Xia Lunong denied it quickly and told the truth, "It just feels weird. There seems to be gossip in the base."

Xia Huoqu asked, "How do you feel about living with Kong Zhi?"

"Very good." Xia Lunong said, "He is very careful and doesn't talk much, but he is very reliable and down-to-earth. What's wrong?"

"Then there is no need to change. It doesn't matter who lives next door. Don't worry about the gossip in the base. People who gossip like this are not worth paying attention to."

Xia Huoqu said lightly, "If you have a headache, Kong Zhi can still play the flute for you."

Xia Lunong thought about it and agreed, and didn't mention it again.

Xia Lunong felt a little more relaxed. After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she ran into the kitchen to cook.

He had just been to the fields yesterday and everything was fine, so there was no need to go again today.

After breakfast, the four of them didn't go anywhere but poured out all the peanuts to pick.

This batch of peanuts would be sent to be pressed for oil soon, so some debris and some moldy peanuts had to be picked out in advance, otherwise they would contaminate all the oil.

There was no shortcut to picking peanuts.

The four of them could only sit in the living room and pick them one by one.

After picking for a whole day, Xia Lunong had a sore back. While eating dinner in the evening, he said painfully, "I can't do it anymore. Let's go out and exercise after we finish picking tomorrow. Brother, didn't you find a peach forest? Let's go out and pick peaches. The peaches we picked two days ago were quite delicious."

The peaches that Xia Huoqu brought back last time had long been eaten by them, and Xia Lunong missed the taste of peaches again.

They can pick more this time. If they can't finish them, they can send them to the bakery outside to bake some preserved fruits. It will be good to have snacks in winter.

Xia Huoqu pondered.

Xia Lunong teased him, "There is nothing to do anyway. It's better to be idle at home. Let's go out and have a look. Maybe we can get some mushrooms or something."

Xia Huoqu: "Why do you always want to go out?"

"It's boring in the base. I've finished reading all the novels on my phone." Xia Lunong said, "I've almost finished watching the movie I downloaded last time. Besides, we just built a house, and we have to give Aunt Zheng food every month. Now is the time to earn more."

Xia Lunong didn't think it was enough for herself. She gently kicked Kong Zhi under the table, signaling him to speak for her, "Kong Zhi, don't you agree?"

Kong Zhi retracted his foot, "Yeah."

Xia Huo Qu asked calmly, "Have you forgotten Yan Ningwang who was crying and shouting for his parents because he was chased by bees?"

Xia Lunong flattered him, "They are them. Brother, you are so skilled, such a problem will definitely not occur."

Xia Lunong put down his chopsticks and counted them one by one, "Brother used to run very fast, and you have good endurance and a decent speed. Not to mention Kongzhi, if you fly into the sky, bees can't fly up at all."

Xia Huoqu raised his chin slightly, "Don't we still have you?"

"That's easy for me, I have Kongzhi." Xia Lunong said, "I'm so light, Kongzhi can just carry me up."

Xia Huoqu: "You have grown into an adult cat, and your primordial pouch has come out. You still dare to say that you are light?"

Xia Lunong grabbed the chopsticks, took a breath, and stopped talking.

When he was alone in the room, he locked the door, changed back to his beast form, and secretly looked at his primitive bag.

This piece of meat was really big and soft.

Even though it was a real organ, not just fat, he still felt depressed.

Kong Zhi saw him hanging his head and said to Xia Huoqu: "Brother Huoqu, if you are busy, I can take Xiao Nong with you. It is indeed a waste of time to stay in the base."

Yan Xinian said: "He is not busy, just tease him. Let's go tomorrow. It happens that the oil press needs to help us re-line up. It will be almost done the day after tomorrow."

Xia Lunong's eyes lit up when he heard it, and the expression on his face became visibly happy.

Xia Huoqu glanced at him, "Promising!"

If you are useless, then you are useless. It's good to be able to go out and get some fresh air.

Xia Lunong's eyes were full of happiness.

Xia Lunong got up early to go out, humming a song while making breakfast, and also made a lunch box.

She would definitely not be back at noon, so she had to eat outside.

Before going out, while having breakfast, Xia Lunong remembered, "Brother, I remember people in the base said there are peppercorns nearby?"

"There are wild peppercorns on the mountain, should we pick some?"

Xia Lunong shook her head, "Brother, what do you think about us digging up a few peppercorns and bringing them back?"

"Huh?"

This time, not only Xia Huoqu, but Yan Xinian and Kong Zhi also raised their heads.

Xia Lunong gestured to them, "We have built the second floor now, but there is still no shelter outside. Anyone passing by can see the condition of our house at a glance. Why don't we build a yard?" "Are you

planning to plant peppercorns as a wall?"

"Yes, peppercorns have thorns. And after planting peppercorns, it will be convenient for us to cook fish and stir-fry meat. Whenever we need peppercorns, we can just go out and pick them."

Xia Lunong asked them, "What do you think of this idea?"

Yan Xinian asked the most important question, "How tall can peppercorns grow?"

"I have special abilities, so it should be no problem to let them grow to two or three meters. If they are too tall, we can prune them." Xia Lunong said, "In fact, we can plant something else instead of pepper. Pepper is more cost-effective and has more uses. It looks good, smells good and tastes good. If we can't use it all, we can take it to the market or even to other bases to exchange for supplies."

Xia Lunong listed several advantages in a row and it seemed that she really wanted to plant pepper.

Kong Zhi said, "I have no opinion."

Yan Xinian smiled, "I don't have any either."

Xia Huoqu commented, "Whatever comes to mind, it comes out."

Xia Lunong tried to convince his brother, "Growing pepper is indeed a good choice, let's give it a try."

Xia Huoqu: "It's not like there are pepper seedlings everywhere, let's go out and have a look first, just forget it if we can't find them." "Okay

. I'm sure we can find them, the peppers are bearing fruit now, Kong Zhi is in the air, you can see it at a glance."

Xia Huoqu glanced at him, "Kong Zhi is humble and doesn't talk, but you brag about him."

Xia Lunong smiled, "Good brother, I know his strength very well."

Xia Lunong thought for a moment, and then said, "In fact, planting bamboo is also possible, but there are bamboos all halfway up the mountain, and the cost-effectiveness of planting bamboo is not that high."

Yan Xinian said, "Forget about bamboo, it affects the lighting."

"Growing flowers is also OK." Xia Lunong counted on her fingers, "Growing flowers is the same as growing bamboo, the cost-effectiveness is a little worse. If there is really no pepper, we can consider this."

Yan Xinian said, "If it really doesn't work, build a wall and enclose a yard."

Xia Lunong laughed heartlessly, "Okay, then our two families will be completely one, hahahaha."