Now that they have children and wives and have settled here, if the things were arranged by them, I have to come and say hello now, otherwise it will be difficult to ask them for help in the future.
Moreover, every time he came over thinking of changing some things, Feng Ran implied that his family had to behave themselves.
Otherwise, if we become neighbors in the village, it might not be so easy to negotiate if we want to exchange things later.
All things considered, compared to some watermelons, other things are more important. After all, I have a daughter, and I don't even want to imagine the consequences if I need to ask them for help in the future and they refuse.
In short, they have a weakness and have to be careful.
However, after hearing what Feng Ran said, they realized they were being too petty and judging others by their own standards.
The people didn't seem to care about the watermelons and told me I could pick them if I wanted.
Anyway, getting a positive answer is fine. It's hot now, so I can go up the mountain tomorrow and pick a few to eat.
However, Old Man Sun was still thinking to himself that it would be best to wait until there was no one on the mountain before picking and eating them, otherwise if the other households saw them, they might feel uncomfortable.
When Boss Sun went back and told the others what had happened, they all jumped up excitedly. After all, it was the middle of summer, and there was no air conditioning or electric fan. It was great to have some gossip to eat.
Just as Sun Laosan was getting ready to make a big splash the next day, Sun Laoda patted him on the back, telling him to be careful and that he could only pick a maximum of five watermelons.
"Sure! I'll go pick five every day!"
This time, Boss Sun didn't say anything.
After all, the weather is so hot now, it's not unreasonable to eat some watermelon.
Moreover, given the personalities of my third and fourth sons, if I really forbid them from picking them, they'll probably sneak off to pick them anyway.
This summer, the temperature was exceptionally hot. Every day, people were either woken up by the heat or on their way to die from the heat.
Feng Ran runs the ice maker 12 hours a day, making ice continuously.
Several other families also come over every day to ask for ice to chill their water, otherwise they really wouldn't be able to get through this summer.
At this moment, in a valley basin two cities away from where Fengran is located.
The more than 200 people who were still alive and hiding finally prepared to move out of the valley under the leadership of their leader.
What's strange is that among these 200-plus people, the elderly and children make up a significant portion, while young people account for less than one-fifth.
Everyone was dressed in clothing similar to that of ethnic minorities. The leader of this group was also quite old, looking at least sixty or seventy years old.
While instructing everyone to pack their luggage as quickly as possible, the old man also gave instructions to his descendants on how to get there the next day, which road to take, and where to go.
Some puzzled people asked why everyone was living well in the valley and wanted to go out, and what if they encountered danger again?
This shows that no one really wanted to leave the mountain, after all, they had gotten used to living here for the past few years and had no worries about food and drink.
We don't know what's going on outside, and nobody really wants to take the risk of going out.
"Grandpa, are we really going to go out?"
A boy of about seventeen or eighteen asked the old man.
“Let’s go! We’ve been hiding in the mountains for the past few years, and we don’t know anything about what’s happening outside. There are still many children in the village. We can’t keep hiding in the mountains forever.”
"What if there's still danger outside?"
"Your third uncle came back this morning. There's no danger outside now. It's just that there's no one around anymore."
He wandered around for half a month and discovered a large amount of unclaimed farmland.
Let's go down the mountain!
Take the grain seeds we've stored up over the past two years. Develop the land extensively. Wouldn't that be better than things are now?
"Then...why didn't you tell everyone? You made everyone worry."
"Alright. Go tell everyone to pack their bags quickly. We'll set off before dawn tomorrow! It'll take at least ten hours to walk from the mountains to the foot of the mountain."
"good."
"dad!"
Suddenly, a middle-aged man rushed in from outside.
"What's wrong? Why are you shouting like that? How old are you!"
The old man was very dissatisfied with his unreliable son.
"Fifth Grandfather is making a scene outside. He says if he doesn't leave, he might as well die in the mountains!"
"Nonsense!...Go outside and call everyone to the small square. Tell them I have something to say."
Anyone who doesn't come will bear the consequences!
Half an hour later, the old man stood in front of the small square, looking at the villagers who had escaped from their village.
There are always complicated and intertwined relationships between people.
"Ahem! Everyone, please be quiet."
"Let the third brother tell me what he saw outside first."
No sooner had the old man finished speaking than a slightly younger, balding man stepped forward.
"I've been away for more than ten days, but I haven't gone far. I've just been traveling around this city."
It was seen by a person or animal. There was no danger.
It's a ghost town where all the houses have collapsed.
The same is true in the nearby rural areas.
But I saw large tracts of unclaimed farmland.
It has so much more land than the land in our mountain valley. There's no comparison.
I was thinking, if everyone went out and each person rented some land to grow crops, it would be better than staying in the mountains!
"Everyone heard that, right?"
The third son's character is impeccable. Otherwise, we wouldn't have let him go out and see the world.
“My dad is right. Anyway, I’m here to take my family out. Others who don’t want to leave can continue living in the mountains,” the third brother continued.
"Come on! My home will go with you!"
"I'm going to my house too!"
"Yes! We originally lived in an outside village. It's inconvenient to do anything in these mountains."
"I'm going to my house too!"
...
"Those who are leaving, meet here at five o'clock every morning. Take your luggage. Let's set off as soon as possible."
"Don't wait until it's too late!"
"Absolutely! Old village chief! We've always listened to what you say! We'll definitely be there!"
"Yes! We'll definitely be there, and we'll bring our whole family!"
"Old village chief, I'm afraid I'll oversleep. Please make sure to bang the gong several times tomorrow morning! I'm definitely leaving!"
"...Tomorrow morning, the third brother will go from house to house and bang the gong three times at the door. Those who miss it will be turned away!"
"Thank you, old village chief!"
“Okay, okay!”
The old man didn't bother with the others. They'd all been together for so long. They'd said everything they needed to say. If they didn't want to go out, so be it. They wouldn't starve in these mountains anyway.
The tree is large and branches out.
Maybe they want to wait until they leave before finding another way to make a living!
Actually, that's not the case; the old man was right!
...
"What? Dad! Are you sure?"
The middle-aged man stared at his father in disbelief.
The old man who used to be so timid and hesitant now has a shrewd expression on his face.
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