Zhong Qingyi quickly came to his senses. He found his earlier worries laughable. The world was already like this; finding a secluded paradise was incredibly difficult. As long as A-Xun was alright, everything would be fine.
Ye Moxun stayed awake for a while in the evening. He drank some meat porridge, took his medicine, and then sat in Zhong Qingyi's arms for a while before falling asleep.
Song Tantan was full of energy and very satisfied with the place. She had taken a walk around with her aunt during the day and found that it was a treasure trove. The soil on the mountain was fertile and very suitable for planting. There were many small animals, but no large wild beasts had been found yet. As long as they did not go deep into the mountains, they probably would not encounter any large wild beasts. In short, this place was really suitable for living in seclusion.
The most pressing issue right now is where to live. They can't keep living in a cave forever. It would be great if they had a house to live in, but unfortunately, neither she nor her aunt know how to build houses. Uncle Zhong used to be a guard for the Ye family, so he certainly doesn't have the skill to build houses either.
However, with so many people in Linjia Village, there might be some who know how to build houses. In ancient times, rural houses were mainly one-story mud-brick houses, and only a few well-off families could build brick and tile houses.
Song Tantan grew up in the countryside. She remembers that when she was a child, people in the village would ask other villagers to help build their mud houses without paying them. They would work for each other to offset the cost. That's how it is now. In ancient times, people would help each other out. So, according to this logic, all the men in Linjia Village should know how to build houses.
Song Tantan was eager to get started, wishing she could find some men from Linjia Village right now to build a house, so she could make it look like her old home in the space.
First, build a house, then a pigsty, and then slowly bring out the pigs, chickens, ducks and geese from the space to raise. This way, she won't have to constantly find opportunities to enter the space to feed the pigs and help the sows give birth. Before, when they were busy fleeing, she had to find opportunities to enter the space to take care of the piglets when she went to sleep at night.
The two sows gave birth to more than 20 piglets, which are already a month old. They have a huge appetite, and the adult pigs have eaten almost all of the pig feed we bought. The rest is left for the piglets to grow, while the adult pigs can only eat pigweed and sweet potato vines.
Therefore, Song Tantan often had to go into her space to cut pig feed and sweet potato vines on the mountain. Originally, she only planted sweet potato vines in her private plot of land, and another three-tenths of her private plot was used to grow vegetables. She also planted rice in her three mu of grain fields. Fortunately, the rice in the fields had already been harvested when she transmigrated, otherwise, with her short arms and legs, how long would it have taken her to cut the rice? And what would she use to thresh it after cutting it?
Song Tantan became more and more excited as she thought about it, and immediately went to Song Zhuiyan to tell her about her grand plan. "Auntie, we'll pick a day with perfect timing and location to bring out the piglets, and then give them to you to raise. The adult pigs can be raised in the space for now. When the piglets grow up, we'll mix the adult pigs together and occasionally take one out to slaughter. We won't have to worry about not having meat to eat."
She went on and on, planning out her future life. It was nothing more than raising pigs and farming like back in her hometown. There was no land on the mountain, so once they built a house, they would cultivate a few acres of land. They didn't need too much, just three to five acres would be enough, since there was plenty of food in the supermarket anyway.
"Don't rush, take your time. This can't be rushed. Just because we think this place is good doesn't mean others think it is. But we can get some food and exchange it for labor with the people in Linjia Village. As long as we have food, it shouldn't be difficult." Song Zhuiyan chuckled and touched Song Tantan's little face, which felt quite nice.
"When can we start looking for someone to build a house? I don't want to live in a cave forever." The cave is dark, and everyone is crammed together. It smells terrible, and at night someone snores and talks in their sleep. There's no privacy at all.
Before, there were no conditions, but now that there are, Song Tantan doesn't want to compromise anymore.
“Let’s go back and discuss it with Brother Zhong. We can’t build houses with just the people of Linjia Village. We need to be the main force ourselves.”
“I think the people from Linjia Village will definitely settle down here. The roads around here are blocked, so they can’t leave even if they want to. They’ve gone through so much trouble to escape, just to find a place where no one can bother them and settle down. This place is perfect, really perfect.” Song Tantan muttered to himself, as if this would convince the others.
"Alright, no matter what the people of Linjia Village think, we'll just stay here. All you're worried about is finding someone to help us build a house. What's so difficult about that?" Song Zhuiyan picked up Song Tantan.
Song Tantan hugged her neck, her eyes lighting up, "Auntie, you can even build houses?"
"You think too highly of your aunt. I really don't know how to build houses, but I can nail a wooden hut. We'll go hunting later and bring back some game to negotiate with the people of Linjia Village."
"Okay, let's get going. Or should I take a wolf out of the supermarket to save some effort?" There are more than a dozen wolves, and storing them all in the space supermarket takes up quite a bit of space.
“That’s a terrible idea. If you bring a wolf out, everyone will be scared to death. They’ll think there’s a pack of wolves on the mountain and won’t dare to sleep at night for fear of being carried off by a wolf,” she paused and then added, “However, there might really be a pack of wolves on the mountain, so it’s necessary to be careful.”
When Song Zhuiyan mentioned building a house, Zhong Qingyi agreed and expressed his full support. He himself didn't care, but his main concern was that his son, A-Xun, needed a good living environment.
“Then let’s wait a few days until A-Xun is feeling better, then we’ll start construction. Now, Tan-Tan and I will go see where is a better place to build the house, and we’ll also hunt some wild game to help A-Xun recover.” Song Tan-Tan took the knife and left.
"Then I'll have to trouble Miss Song." Zhong Qingyi dared not leave Ye Moxun's side, otherwise she would not be able to go hunting.
There's no shortage of food for now; we still have one of the two wild boars we had before. However, the meat isn't very fresh anymore, and it's best to use fresh meat to nourish the patient.
Besides, Song Zhuiyan and Song Tantan were tired of eating wild boar meat. Wild boar meat is actually very tough and not very tasty. They could eat it once or twice at first, but after eating it for a few more meals, they lost their appetite.
No longer needing to rush around all day, the days of fleeing became particularly leisurely, with a somewhat aimless feeling. However, Song Tantan said she really liked this slow-paced life. After staying in the mountains for two days, she felt very peaceful and wished it could stay this way forever.
Song Tantan and Song Zhuiyan went out in the middle of the morning and hadn't returned by evening. Everyone was worried that something might have happened to them. As it was getting dark, Zhong Qingyi couldn't sit still any longer.
"Uncle, go and look for them. I'm alright now. I was also very worried about Tantan and Sister Song. I hope nothing bad happened to them." Ye Moxun meant what he said. They had spent quite a bit of time together, and he wasn't just thinking about the food in Song Tantan's space; he was genuinely worried about her.
"Okay, I'll go find them. You keep the dagger safe. If anyone dares to cause trouble, remember not to hold back." Although it's highly unlikely that anyone present would know how to deal with Ah Xun, it's always better to be cautious.
"Don't worry, there's still a bag of lime powder here. If things get really bad, there's Sister Zhu and the others. They were in even greater danger before and nothing happened, so they're even less likely to be in trouble now." Ye Moxun smiled faintly, reassuring his uncle.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
