There are so many ways to cheat, and it’s hard to guard against them.

Village Chief Xu murmured with an ugly face, "Am I causing disaster for our village?"

Xu Huaiyi comforted, "How can I blame you for this? You just did the right thing. No one else would be able to agree to it. Let alone a temptation, even if they knelt on the ground and kowtowed and begged, we couldn't be soft-hearted and agree. Who knows whether they are humans or ghosts? Like Meng Jin buying a daughter-in-law last time, we are not afraid, but there are so many people sneaking in, how can we be prepared?"

"So, you don't have to blame yourself. Bad people want to cause harm, regardless of whether we should do it or not. They can always find excuses for themselves."

After hearing these words, Village Chief Xu felt better, "Well, Huaiyi, what do you think should be done about this matter? How about we attack first and drive them away?"

Xu Huaiyi shook his head, "No, it's easy to drive them away, but if you push them too hard, they are resentful and broken, so why don't they just turn around and lure all the refugees at the gate of Fucheng? We have a few hundred people against thousands of people." People have no chance of winning. Besides, those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes. We are the ones with shoes now..."

Village Chief Xu understood what he meant, and frowned and asked tentatively, "How about... we can't afford to offend and can hide, so we can leave here earlier?"

Xu Huaiyi mused, "I have to leave. At most, I can just stay here for three to five days, finish harvesting acorns, and hunt a few wild boars. There is no point in staying any longer..."

His voice paused, his eyes flashed, and he raised his lips and smiled, "Don't worry, Uncle Village Chief, even if they want to do evil things, they won't succeed so easily. We are not fools, how can we wait and let them plot their plans?"

Village Chief Xu guessed that he had some idea in his mind. He calmed down and nodded, "You're right. If we can't even deal with their dozens of people, we shouldn't rush to the capital. We'll wait to be captured." It’s okay to harm people, so what, Huaiyi, at night, we still have to patrol at night, we can’t take it lightly!”

"Well, not only at night, but also during the day, there must be enough manpower here."

"Yeah……"

Village Chief Xu hurriedly made arrangements. He went from house to house and asked, don't just go to your house. The most important thing is to be able to hold on, otherwise you will be making wedding clothes for others.

His reminder was still useful. After the meal, there were obviously fewer people going up the mountain. Of course, this had a lot to do with the fact that every household had stored enough acorns. Furthermore, even though they were tired, there was nothing in front of them. If you have such a fair and upright reason to take a break, why don't you just take advantage of the situation and seize it?

So, in the afternoon, most of the villagers stayed in the yard to process acorns, and some followed Gu Huanxi and learned to make dried walnuts and dates, as well as persimmon cakes. This way of making convenient and delicious meals can reduce a lot of weight and carry them on their backs. Traveling is not so hard.

There is also someone who learned needlework from Gu Huanxi. She made a simple version of the baby-sliding tool she bought online using the current fine linen cloth. The child does not affect work, it is simply killing two birds with one stone.

Moreover, my daughter is sitting in it, following her around, doing various things, and smiling happily, which is much more interesting than lying in the carriage.

When the women in the village saw this, their eyes lit up, and they all came together to ask for advice.

Gu Huanxi shared it generously.

It didn't take long for ingenious women to use it. Their children who were several months old could sit in it without crying or fussing, and it wouldn't hinder their work. Not to mention, it saved them a lot of trouble.

Xu Huaiyi took a stroll into the mountains in the afternoon. When he came back, he carried another sack of stuff and took it out. It had everything in it and it was a mess.

Xu Huaiyi explained to her while tidying up, "I didn't pick up acorns. The ones we had at home were enough to eat, so I wandered around and found a chestnut tree. There weren't many left. They only weighed a dozen kilograms." Don’t you like to eat chestnut cakes? I’ll make them later and keep them to cushion my stomach when I’m hungry on the road. I’ll bake those before and eat them…”

"There are still some walnuts. Didn't you roast the ones you beat yesterday into dried walnuts and jujubes? Don't roast these, just keep grinding the soybean milk to drink. I'll watch the little fish take a bite."

"I tasted these pears, and they were not delicious at all. There is no point in boiling the pear juice. I might as well keep them to cook whatever they call it, and drink Xiaodiao pear soup. There are also these honeysuckles. I met Dr. Jiao and watched him pick them. , he also picked some. After drying, he can brew it directly and drink it as tea. He went up the mountain in the past two days and picked a lot of Chinese medicine, but he didn’t eat much, but he didn’t lack it. By the way. , he asked, when we set off again, could he come to the front and join our family? He is alone, and it is really inconvenient to eat, drink, etc..."

Having said this, he smiled flatteringly at his wife, "I thought, since he has good medical skills and is getting closer to us, we are the only ones who can take advantage of him and we must not suffer any loss, so I agreed."

Gu Huanxi snorted, "You agreed, what else are you talking to me about?"

Xu Huaiyi said casually, "It's definitely wrong for me to kill first and then show off. Aren't I afraid that you won't give me face? If you don't respond, I will have to go back on my word and become a villain."

Gu Huanxi asked with a half-smile, "When will I stop saving face for you, huh?"

He asked the question on his lips and moved his hands at the same time.

Xu Huaiyi gasped in pain and said with a smile, "Yes, my wife always gives me face, even if she teaches me how to be a good person, she always chooses places where others can't see and never greets her face, hehe... "

Gu Huanxi rolled his eyes, let go and continued to pack things.

Xu Huaiyi secretly rubbed his waist, then took something out of the sack and asked with a look of asking for credit, "Daughter-in-law, what do you think this is?"

Gu Huanxi was startled when he saw those two things, "Are these wild grapes? And wild... kiwi fruit? There are actually these things in this mountain?"

Xu Huaiyi said proudly, "I was lucky enough to see it."

Of course, it may be that others saw it and didn't dare to taste it, or they found it difficult to eat and threw it away. After all, these two things are indeed unpalatable to eat directly.

But in the hands of someone who knows how to cook it, it’s delicious.

Gu Huanxi asked happily, "Are there many mountains?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "I don't know. The piece I found is not too much. I will go into the mountains to look for it tomorrow."

Gu Huanxi thought about it and reminded in a low voice, "If you find it, don't carry it all back. We can't take it away. Just put it in the RV. If you bring back another sack, it will be enough for me to make wine."

Xu Huaiyi nodded and said, "By the way, there are still wild yams in the mountains. I didn't bring a hoe or shovel, otherwise I could dig them back and taste them."

Gu Huanxi's eyes lit up, "Yam is a good thing. When steamed and dipped in sugar, it is more fragrant than taro or sweet potato."

Xu Huaiyi immediately patted his chest and said, "Then I will dig it tomorrow!"

Digging yams is definitely a strenuous job, but my daughter-in-law loves to eat them, so she has to go through mountains of swords and fire. Moreover, he just made a mistake by cutting first and then telling the story, and now is a good opportunity to make up for it.

He also made dinner, which was hand-rolled noodles that his wife likes to eat, topped with a layer of bright red and fragrant braised pork that would make a child cry.

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