After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

The villagers decided to stay for another day. There was water here and wild vegetables nearby, so they took a rest before leaving.

The women in the house took out all the things that needed to be washed, and the children were also brought over. After washing, they all looked a little prettier.

After taking a shower, Ye Xi felt like he had lost several pounds. He had rubbed off a lot of dust and no longer exuded a sour smell.

Ye Qing happily followed his sixth and seventh brothers to look for food. The place where water was found on the mountain was a little more moist than other places. If you look around carefully, you can still find some food.

Ye Qing walked a little far away, and the villagers here had not come yet. He could find one or two wild vegetables every five or six meters.

This is enough for the family to have two meals, and the anxiety about food has always been on Ye Qing's mind.

Zhou used to give the child half a nest, but now she can only give him half a nest a day. Now she has money but nowhere to buy food.

Gradually, more and more people came here to dig wild vegetables, and Ye Qing dug fewer and fewer wild vegetables.

"Sixth Brother, Seventh Brother, let's go upstairs and take a look. There aren't many left here."

"Qingya, where do you want to go? I'll listen to you." Ye Liulang knocked left and right with a stick.

Ye Qing and his companions walked to the middle of the mountain and then dispersed to dig wild vegetables.

When Ye Qing was happily digging dandelions, there was a rustling sound in the grass behind him. Ye Qing was so scared that his hair stood on end.

Ye Qing slowly turned around, peeled away the grass and looked over, only to see a pheasant digging for insects in the soil.

Ye Qing's mouth was watering. It had been a long time since he had eaten meat. The little meat he brought with him was eaten on the way.

Seeing the pheasant now, his eyes turned green. Ye Qing slowly stepped back, fearing that he would scare the pheasant away.

"Sixth and seventh brothers, come with me quickly," Ye Qing called out softly, "I found a pheasant, let's catch it and eat the meat."

Ye Liulang didn't care about digging wild vegetables anymore and chased after it. The three brothers and sisters of the Ye family formed a triangle formation and slowly surrounded the pheasant.

The pheasant was also very alert. Before the three siblings could surround it, it hid in the bushes.

The three siblings of the Ye family also chased after them, throwing stones non-stop. For a moment, the sound of chickens crowing could be heard all over the mountain.

Wang Ya and a few others who were digging wild vegetables nearby also ran over when they heard the noise.

Suddenly it became even more lively, filled with the sounds of children and pheasants.

Ye Qing took the slingshot and shot at the pheasant, and the pheasant fell to the ground.

Ye Liulang rushed over cheering, but before he reached the pheasant, a figure appeared next to the pheasant.

It turned out to be Wang Ya's brother Shuanzi, who happened to be next to the pheasant. "I caught a pheasant." Shuanzi said to his sister as he picked it up.

"Shuanzi, give me back my chicken. My sister got it."

"I caught it, and everyone saw it."

"My sister shot it with a slingshot first, and you picked it up after the pheasant fell."

Neither side wanted to give in. They pushed each other and started fighting.

Ye Qing felt sorry for his brother, so he pulled Ye Qilang over to help, and a melee broke out between the two sides.

The children on this side refused to give way to each other, and the adults on the other side heard the noise and rushed up the mountain.

"Stop, what's going on? Ouch, little ancestors." Shen started to get anxious before she even arrived.

People from the Wang family also came and went up to pull the group of children apart.

"Mom, they stole our pheasants." Ye Liulang pulled Shen's hand and complained. "He also hit me. Look at the scratches on my face."

Shen touched her youngest son's face distressedly and asked again, "What happened to you? Where did the pheasant come from?"

"My sister shot my mother with a slingshot, and Shuanzi picked her up and didn't give her to us."

"Qingya, is that so?"

"Second Aunt, he was the one who snatched it and pushed us." Ye Qing said aggrievedly.

"Sister-in-law Wang, this child has grown up. You can't just ignore him. When he was young, he dared to steal pheasants. Now he grows up, he will definitely steal money." Shen said angrily to Shuanzi's mother.

"Hey, second brother, I'm not saying anything bad to you. The pheasants on this mountain belong to whoever catches them. My Shuanzi caught them, how can you say he stole them from you?"

Ye Qing said calmly: "The pheasant's legs are broken. It's obvious that it was hit by a stone. Do you have a slingshot?"

"Yes, sister-in-law, whoever catches it owns it. My Qingya caught it, so you can help us pick it up."

"You said you hit him, so it was you who hit him. My son Shuanzi threw a stone at him." Shuanzi's mother refuted shrewdly. "Your son Qingya is so small, and she still needs a slingshot. She is just a little girl, and she talks nonsense as soon as she opens her mouth."

Zhou was not happy about this. "Shuanzi's mother, how did Qingya offend you? Why do you keep spouting filth? How can an adult like you quarrel with a child?"

The two families already had some conflicts, and the sisters-in-law of the Ye family were very unhappy about being scolded.

"Why don't people say anything? She's just a little girl, she's crazy all the time, and she's even learned to lie."

Zhou couldn't bear it anymore, so she pounced on her and grabbed Shuanzi's mother's hair and started pulling it.

While pulling, he cursed, "I'll teach you to speak stinky words and nonsense. I'll tear your mouth to pieces."

Zhou was like a wolf protecting its cubs, with a ferocious face, and the people around were frightened for a moment.

Shuanzi's mother was not a good person either. She pulled her hair with one hand and scratched Zhou with the other.

Zhou grew up in the mountains and was stronger than these people. She was angry this time and refused to let go.

Shuanzi's mother kept shouting, "Someone, come and pull her away."

The Wang family sisters-in-law were about to step forward, while Shen and Wei were watching them eagerly. The Wang family hesitated for a moment but still did not move.

Seeing that it was almost time, Shen walked over to Zhou, pulled her aside and advised, "Sister-in-law, now that you're angry, just forgive her this time."

Shen took advantage of the chaos to pinch Zhou a few times before she began to help her up.

Ye Qing looked at Zhou with starry eyes, wondering when he could be as powerful as Zhou.

The head of the village also came over and said, "Stop it, you all escaped from the same village, what kind of behavior is this?"

Ye Qing quickly pulled his two brothers to complain, and also said that Shuanzi's mother scolded him.

The head of the village frowned and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't take action now. The most taboo thing when fleeing famine is disunity. There are so many people outside who want to steal our food. We need everyone to unite and face them together. We can't lose our composure at this time."

"I saw it too. This chicken leg was indeed shot with a slingshot. Shuanzi, give the pheasant to Qingya. Practice hard in the future. If a man wants to eat it, go catch it yourself."

Ye Qing admired the head of the village a little. He was worthy of being the head of the village. With just a few words, he convinced everyone.

"Okay, everyone, go and have a rest. We still have to travel in the next two days." After saying this, the head of the village left with his hands behind his back.

Seeing that there was nothing exciting left, everyone dispersed. Zhou's sisters-in-law also went back with smiles on their faces.

Ye Qing also happily followed behind with the chicken in his hand, humming an unknown tune, wondering whether the pheasant should be braised or stewed.