Uncle Chen Jiu saw that the crowd was about to get restless again, and suddenly snorted coldly.

The villagers immediately became terrified.

Uncle Chen Jiu glanced at them and said coldly, "You should know that if Lord Zhou forced us to do hard labor, we would not be able to refuse!

"It's because the master is kindhearted that he wants to help us as much as possible."

The villagers hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, you are right. We all understand now."

"If you dare to have those dirty hearts and lungs again, we will die miserably!"

"Right, right, right! Who would want to be a beast if they don't want to be a good person?"

"Uncle Nine!"

"Master Jiu!"

"You pick the people. Those who are chosen will go to work with Master Zhou. Those who are not chosen will guard our village well!"

Uncle Chen Jiu finally smiled. "You better remember what I said today. Don't forget everything you said when you wake up!"

"Don't worry! No! Absolutely not!"

Uncle Chen Jiu actually already had candidates in mind, but he still pretended to move around in the crowd for a while before deciding on five people.

The rest of the people dispersed.

Zhao family.

Since we have decided to go out with the whole family, we need to prepare more food.

If the weather gets cold, food will not go bad even if it is kept for a few more days.

So Qin Ying went to steam buns, Aunt Zhao packed the dried and fresh vegetables to take with her, and Zhao Hu used a small stone mill to grind walnut pulp.

Zhou Yu had secretly told him before that by soaking walnut kernels in boiling water, the walnut skins could be removed, so that the walnut paste would not taste bitter.

Today, Zhao Hu picked a large bowl of big and plump walnuts and peeled out the white walnut kernels according to Zhou Yu's instructions.

The cooked walnut pulp can be put in a jar and can be drunk for a whole day.

An An was sleeping while eating. Now he woke up and called "Mom" softly.

Qin Ying immediately smiled, went over to pick up the baby, changed its diaper first, then put on an extra piece of clothing before carrying it into the yard.

The corn porridge was still warming on the stove, with soft pumpkin added in it, which tasted fresh and sweet.

Qin Yingcai fed her a small bowl of food when she saw a shadowy figure swaying outside the yard. Her heart tightened a little and she hurried to notify Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao immediately picked up a hoe.

Zhao Hu raised his axe, his eyes wide open.

"Eat...eat..." An An was the calmest one, opening his mouth and waiting to be fed.

She knew someone was coming, but these people had no ill intentions, so she just focused on eating.

"Mrs. Zhao, Hu Zi, it's us!" The voices of neighbors came from outside the yard.

Aunt Zhao, still clutching her hoe, slowly approached the low wall and asked coldly, "What are you doing? Why don't you come during the day? What are you doing in the dark?"

"Don't misunderstand, sister-in-law," the neighbor said with a wry smile, "I know you're going out tomorrow, so I brought you some potatoes."

"I don't have anything else, these are some pickles I made..."

"I brought some dried vegetables..."

"They're all by the door. Let's go back first!"

After saying that, several people ran away in an instant.

Aunt Zhao was full of suspicion and slowly opened the door. Sure enough, she saw small piles of various foods outside the door.

Zhao Hu, who came over, was also confused. "Mom, what are they doing?"

"I know," Qin Ying walked over slowly while holding An An, "I always hear some bad things when I go out on the street these days.

"I guess Master Chen Jiu must have done something, so they came to apologize."

Aunt Zhao's brows immediately furrowed, and her voice became tense: "What bad words? Why haven't I heard them before?"

"I'm going to settle the score with them! I can tell who those people are who just arrived!" Zhao Hu was about to rush out.

Aunt Zhao grabbed him and scolded him, "Where are you going? Stay home!"

Qin Ying also said: "Huzi, they have already come to apologize, what are you still doing? Listen to your mother!"

Then he said to Aunt Zhao, "Mom, don't ask anymore. It's all in the past. Hasn't he already admitted his mistake? I'm sure he won't talk about it again."

As for why he didn't dare say those obscene words in front of the Zhao mother and son, it was simply because Aunt Zhao had always been a fierce person, and Zhao Hu was like a calf, neither of whom was easy to mess with.

And she is young, has a fresh face, and doesn't know how to quarrel.

However, recalling what Grandma Wang had said, Qin Ying looked down at the soft and lovely little girl in her arms and secretly made up her mind: If someone bullies her in the future, not only will she scold them, she will even beat them up!

Ding! Energy +0.5!

Energy value +0.02.

An An's eyes flickered. What happened? Why did it suddenly increase so much?

She couldn't help but scan the entire village, and suddenly she realized that the villagers' guilt could also increase their energy!

She raised her hands and hugged Qin Ying tightly. Although this could also gain her energy, why did she feel so uncomfortable when her mother was wronged?

What happened in Tongshu Village naturally could not be hidden from Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu could not help but nod slightly: "With someone like Uncle Chen Jiu who can handle things, Tongshu Village's good days are still to come."

This time, Zhang Jinzhi was alert and said with a smile, "I really underestimated Miss Qin before. She is so broad-minded at such a young age. I really admire her."

They also prepared some dry food to carry with them.

This time we are going to a place farther away, and since we have no leg strength, we can only walk on foot. It will naturally take more time, and we need to prepare more dry food and water.

Moreover, it will soon freeze, and once it freezes, it will be even more difficult to dig wells.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu felt a toothache.

Zhang Jinzhi consoled him: "Young Master, there is always a way out. We have already made a good start, and I believe things will get smoother in the future."

hope so.

Because the next day was the Cold Clothes Festival on October 1st, the departure date was moved back one day.

However, it was not until October 12th that the next well was found. The weather was already very cold and the frozen soil was difficult to dig. It took seven days to dig the well.

Digging the canal took another half a month.

By the time they returned to Tongshutun, it was already the ninth day of the eleventh month.

It was freezing cold and no one brought thick clothes when they went out, so everyone looked very disheveled.

But there was some excitement on his face.

Especially the villagers in Tongshu Village, if they don’t go out, they don’t know how difficult it is to find water sources and how difficult it is to dig wells!

It was thanks to the Zhao family that we found the place to dig the well.

Hu Zi is a young boy who doesn't spare any effort, and Aunt Zhao is the same.

Qin Ying helped with the cooking and taking care of the children, which was really hard work, but it was because of her that their meals could have more mushrooms, fungus, dried fruits, etc.

As for An An, ah, they had never seen such a well-behaved and lovely little baby! When they saw her little face, they felt that a day's work was not so tiring.

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