Reeds are essential for keeping walls warm in winter and for making mattresses on beds. They're also planning to raise rabbits now, and the dried reeds can be used as rabbit feed in the winter.
As darkness fell, the Wang and Gu families began carrying the chopped reeds home, while the Sun brothers continued cutting reeds.
When it was completely dark, Wang San San called out to Wang Xiao Si and his two brothers-in-law that they were going home. Gu Zhou and Yang Lin also prepared to go home.
Only the Sun family was still cutting reeds under the moonlight.
It was pitch black.
The group didn't even have flashlights.
Unlike those two families, at least they had flashlights to provide light.
Gu Zhou glanced at the Sun family men, muttered "He's a real man," and left.
The next day, when Feng Ran went to the river again, she was shocked...
The riverbank, which used to be covered with lush reeds, is now completely bare; there isn't a single mature reed left in the entire river.
However, this also made things easier for Feng Ran.
She wanted to set some fish traps in the river to see if there were any loaches, eels, or small fish she could eat.
A few days ago, Wang San San had nothing to do, so he sent over a few small earthworms, saying they were to help Feng Ran pass the time.
In the afternoon, we went down into the dungeon. The next morning, Feng Nan returned early. When he finished collecting the fish traps, they were packed full of loaches, eels, and small crabs, all crammed together.
Feng Ran was so happy she almost jumped for joy! How could there be so many loaches and eels!
Just then, Wang Nana, Wang Lili, and Wang Lanying brought Gu Pingan over to play. Feng Ran told them what had happened and told them to hurry up and go home to eat.
Wang Lili ran home and told her younger brother, and also told Gu Zhou who was next to her, before returning to help Feng Ran process the loach and eel.
Two aunties also came over, so everyone was there. Feng Ran asked everyone to help her process the loaches and eels all at once.
Before they left, they asked them to take some home to eat, but they refused, saying that they would be able to eat it tomorrow since they were setting traps today.
Feng Ran agreed and said he would come over tomorrow to help them deal with it. Both families agreed, saying that if it rained tomorrow, they would deal with it together at the Wang family's house, and everyone could sit together, chat and laugh, so they wouldn't feel lonely.
That afternoon, Feng Ran asked Feng Nangui to cook some more, planning to make some more to eat the next day, because she really loved braised loach with some vermicelli, it was so fragrant and incredibly delicious.
Several families were separated in different places along a river, and they set several fish traps. Early the next morning, a man from each family went to retrieve the traps. After everyone had eaten breakfast, the girls sat together and began to process loaches, eels, and small crabs.
At noon, everyone didn't stand on ceremony and simply put the loach and eel together, let the vermicelli seep out, and then braised them all together.
The small crabs are deep-fried and then seasoned, resulting in a crispy and fragrant treat that can be enjoyed as a snack.
On the other side, Sun Laosi saw people heading to the river early in the morning. When everyone was collecting the fish traps, he followed them to watch. When he saw several men lifting the fish traps up, their eyes gleaming red.
After the others left, Sun Laosi quickly ran home and told Sun Laoda and the others to hurry up and make fish traps. Then, in the afternoon, he also rushed to the river to set the traps.
Not only that, Boss Sun also arranged for some of his brothers to dig a small river in front of their house, so that the loaches, eels and other fish that were caught could be raised directly in the river and eaten whenever they wanted.
Seeing this, many people will realize that Boss Sun is indeed wise.
He was able to keep his brothers from eating human flesh even when they were starving in the apocalypse.
Now that they've come to live in this village, it's clear that Gu Zhou and his group aren't good people, so they don't want their brothers to bother them.
It can also be seen that Feng Ran is a very influential person among this group, not a simple individual, and is willing to exchange his labor for seeds.
Now, I'm thinking of digging a pond near my house and raising loaches and eels. They'll become a valuable source of meat for my family.
Add to that raising rabbits, and later chickens, ducks, and geese; all of this clearly shows that Boss Sun is definitely not someone who is all looks and no brains.
The next morning, after Sun Laowu retrieved the ground cage...
Zhang Mei put the slightly smaller loaches and eels into the old bucket, and then, after everyone dug out the small pond in the afternoon, she poured them all into the small pond at once. The pond water was drawn by the Sun brothers from the broken well next door.
The family cleaned up their own well after they settled down, and the water from it was used for their own drinking and other purposes. Of course, the old well next door was also cleaned up, and they would use the old well next door when they needed a lot of water.
It had been almost a month since Sun Laoda built the house for Feng Ran's family. The chicks, ducklings, and goslings had also been hatched for some time. Feng Ran asked Yang Lin to make a trip to Sun's house and call Sun Laoda over.
"These are the chickens, ducks, and geese I promised you. Five of each."
Feng Ran handed over a cardboard box, which was taken by Boss Sun's strong arm.
Indeed, there were fifteen healthy chickens, ducks, and geese.
"Thanks."
"No need. You deserve it."
"Um."
As Boss Sun turned to leave, Feng Ran called out to him.
"Winter is coming. We need a batch of firewood. Are you interested in taking on this task?"
"Can I exchange it for something else?"
"That depends on whether I have it or not."
"I see that your family members are all dressed quite well. My baby is due soon. Could you please get some baby-safe cotton fabric or cotton padding?"
"One thousand catties of firewood and a two-meter piece of cotton cloth. There's no cotton. But you can have two thousand catties of firewood and a big cotton-padded coat. Of course, the firewood has to be chopped properly."
"Deal! Thank you!"
"Um."
...
"I could have gone up the mountain to chop firewood myself, why did you have to ask him?" Bai Lian and the other two were playing with the children in the yard. After Sun Laoda left, Bai Lian said with a hint of dissatisfaction.
We can't let our jobs be taken away for nothing!
"Oh dear. What's the rush? Take good care of the child. Isn't it tiring to go up the mountain to chop firewood?"
Besides, didn't you hear? He just wanted to change the child's clothes. Helping out is nothing.
"You... never mind. Anyway, you can't change this kind-hearted habit."
"Come on. If you weren't kind-hearted, would you be so happy right now?"
Feng Ran winked at Ji Xiang.
“That’s true…hehehe…” Bai Lian laughed.
"Actually, there are probably not many people left in the whole country now."
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