Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

She looked up and glanced across the room, then asked in surprise, "Sister Zhao, who are those people?"

Zhao Yan held Xiao Fubao in her arms and whispered to Dou Xingyan, "They are villagers from Huaihua Village across the street. They will come over in a few days to help build the house."

Oh, so that's what it was about. She thought it was something else entirely.

Dou Xingyan withdrew her gaze and nodded gently.

She's been staying at the farm for the past few days and hasn't come out for a stroll.

So she blinked and said to Zhao Yan, "Sister Zhao, the environment here is really nice, shall we take a walk?"

Zhao Yan glanced over casually.

"Sure, but let me make this clear first: the aunties in the village across the street are very enthusiastic. Don't come crying to me if you get scared."

what?

This……

Dou Xingyan frowned, hesitated for a long time, and finally gave up the idea of ​​turning around.

Forget it, she should just stay put.

A few days ago, that old lady Qiu glanced at her once, and she's been keeping an eye on her ever since.

If other older women take a liking to him, Brother Shen will definitely be extremely jealous.

She decided not to cause herself any trouble.

So she said dejectedly, "Never mind, let's go back."

Zhao Yan raised an eyebrow. "Really not going to turn it on?"

Dou Xingyan shook her head and sighed, "I'm not turning anymore. I'm afraid someone will grab my hand and not let go."

Zhao Yan teased Xiao Fubao for a moment, then turned to Dou Xingyan with a smile and said, "You're right, that's possible. If we can't go to the other side, we can go for a walk in the back mountain."

"Let's go, I'll take you to the back mountain."

Upon hearing this, Dou Xingyan was overjoyed.

"That's great! I knew Sister Zhao was the best to me."

So Zhao Yan carried Xiao Fubao in front, followed by Dou Xingyan, Zhao Xiaomi, Chen Qingjiao, and even Yuan Tianbao and Zhao Yunchen.

Unfortunately, Xiao Fu Niu had already been coaxed to sleep by Tian Xiu E, otherwise she would have insisted on going along too.

The group didn't dare go too far, only wandered around the nearby hills before heading back down.

During this time, Zhao Yan also caught two nests of wild rabbits.

There was a litter of rabbits that were pure white, even beautiful. Zhao Xiaomi insisted that she didn't want to eat them; she wanted to raise them.

Zhao Yan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll have your dad build you a rabbit hutch later."

Since they've decided to settle on the farm, keeping some small animals at home wouldn't be a bad idea.

They can be raised to adulthood and then killed for meat.

Zhao Yan silently thought to herself that when building the house, she would build the stable, the pigsty, and the rabbit hutch and chicken coop.

She plans to raise lots of animals so she can slaughter them and eat them whenever she wants.

Zhao Xiaomi had no idea that her mother was planning to eat her rabbit. When she heard that Zhao Yan had agreed to let her raise it, she immediately laughed happily.

"Really? Mother, you're so kind."

Yuan Tianbao and the others were filled with envy.

Who doesn't love a snow-white bunny?

They like it too.

……

Zhou Renyu compiled a list of people who wanted to help build the house that very night.

You wouldn't believe it until you looked closely; a closer look revealed that, aside from the elderly, the infirm, and the disabled, almost all the remaining villagers were going to help.

Muramasa Zhouhu even said directly that his family would not accept wages and would help for free.

After counting the number of people, he worked through the night to calculate the number of bricks needed.

The next day, after breakfast, he went to the farm to find Zhao Yan and told her the exact amount.

Zhao Yan called Yang Sanlang over and asked him to go with Zhou Renyu to buy the necessary items.

Yang Sanlang drove the carriage and soon took Zhou Renyu to town to buy materials.

They ordered a lot of blue bricks and bought many other things.

After agreeing on a time, the two took a car back.

Two days later, the items were delivered to the farm one after another.

Zhao Yan found a time to set off a string of firecrackers to celebrate the auspicious start of the project.

Zhou Renyu, along with his team and the villagers of Huaihua Village, worked tirelessly day and night, and finally completed the construction of three large brick and tile houses two months later.

In addition, as Zhao Yan requested, he also installed a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) in each bedroom, specifically for use in winter.

They also dug a well in each household's yard, which solved the problem of drinking water.

After the new house was built, Zhao Yan and the others did not rush to move in, but instead did a thorough renovation of the interior.

On a bright and sunny day, Zhao Yan and the others finally moved from the farm to their new home.

Furthermore, she specially hosted a banquet, inviting the villagers of Huaihua Village to her home for three consecutive days of lavish meals.

As Qiu Zhen ate, she praised, "Xiao Zhao is so generous. Look at all this stuff on the table! We usually don't skimp on fish and meat, but this must have cost a lot of money today."

Zhou Renbin nodded repeatedly from the side.

"Yes, yes, that's right. Sister Zhao is very generous. My uncle said he didn't want any wages, but Sister Zhao still sent him a lot of money in the end. These food and drinks are nothing to Sister Zhao. Mother, stop talking and eat quickly."

Qiu Zhen said irritably, "You brat, you're lecturing me now? I'm warning you, you have to get me a wife by the end of this year. If you're still as irresponsible as before, you might as well get out of here and go somewhere cool."

It really pissed her off.

If this guy doesn't get married soon, he'll really become an old man.

Zhou Renbin lowered his eyes slightly, unusually refraining from making sarcastic remarks.

"Okay, I'll try my best."

After three days of lively feasting, everyone finally managed to eat their way out of the fatigue of the past few days.

Early on the fourth day, Zhao Yan and the others returned to their respective homes and began tidying up their rooms.

Zhao Yan originally wanted to take Xiao Fu Niu back to live with her, but Tian Xiu'e thought that Xiao Fu Niu was still too young, so she simply took Xiao Fu Niu back to her own home.

Dou Xingyan and Shen Yu went along and were respectively assigned to the east and west wing rooms in the second courtyard.

Su Yanzhi didn't go with them; instead, she stayed with Yuan Yutang.

Since everyone lives close by, it doesn't matter where he lives. He didn't want the hassle of moving around, so he simply stayed.

Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan still slept in the same bed. In fact, Yang Sanlang even dared to take advantage of Zhao Yan in bed and do *that* with her.

Zhao Yan had only one request of him: don't let her get pregnant again.

They already have three children, Xiaomi and Xiaofuniu, so they can't have any more.

The three Zhao brothers moved into the house next to the farm.

Zhao Yunchen was worried that his two younger brothers were too young and would be afraid to sleep at night, so the three of them now sleep in one bedroom.

Tian Xiu'e's home was even simpler.

Chen Qingjiao was older and was arranged to live alone in the backyard, only sleeping with Xiao Fu Niu occasionally.

Tian Xiu'e and Chen An lived in the second courtyard, with a little girl following behind them.

Because it was a new house, with a new bed and new blankets, the two of them slept together, and they were incredibly happy.