Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

The next day, early in the morning.

After a night of intense conversation, Yin Xinyue was quite exhausted and was still fast asleep.

Su Chen got dressed and went out on a long journey.

Partridge Whistle practiced his skills in the courtyard, while Black-backed Old Six stood on the roof gazing into the distance.

Hua Ling carried a bucket, intending to check on the deer-living grass she had cultivated before.

The top-grade Deer Liver Grass has already been used, but the remaining few ordinary Deer Liver Grasses are still growing.

There is a chance that certain rare and precious herbs can be grown in the clan fields of Sujia Village. If you are lucky, you might even be able to cultivate a top-grade Deer-living Grass.

Red Girl carried a stool and sat in front of the door, quietly watching Partridge Whistle practice his skills.

Su Chen walked up to the girl in red.

The girl in red muttered to herself, "That Partridge Whistle is pretty amazing!"

"How about I tie the red string for you?"

Su Chen smiled.

“Mr. Su, that’s not necessary.” Miss Hong hurriedly shook her head. “Forced love is never sweet. I don’t like him at all.”

"Forced love may not be sweet, but it can quench your thirst."

Su Chen joked, "Besides, are you sure you really don't like Partridge Whistle?"

“I…” Miss Red hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, “I don’t like it!”

She was clearly being stubborn.

"If you don't want it, I'll introduce someone to Partridge Whistle again when I find someone suitable."

Su Chen deliberately provoked the girl to blush.

"Whatever, it's his business, not mine."

The girl in red was already furious, but she still looked uncomfortable.

"Hahaha, just kidding you."

Su Chen smiled and walked out of the courtyard.

The old clan chief had already gotten up and was planning to go to the school for a visit.

Sujia Village is currently preparing to build a new-style school, which is already under construction.

"Clan leader!"

Upon seeing Su Chen emerge from the courtyard, the old clan chief quickly cupped his hands in greeting.

Despite his seniority, Su Chen still holds the dominant position in the entire Su Family Village.

"Elder Chief, you're too kind," Su Chen returned the greeting with a cupped hand. "I was just about to come and see you."

Su Chen took out the white ape's inner core and handed it to the old clan leader.

"Keep this inner core safe. Every night, soak it in water. The next morning, take it out and give the water to the villagers. Everyone should drink a bowl."

Su Chen gave instructions.

"it is good!"

The old patriarch didn't ask any more questions. As long as it was something Su Chen instructed him to do, he would just follow his instructions.

"How's the school construction going?"

Su Chen asked.

"I've invited two teachers from Changsha City. I'll clean up a few empty rooms and have them teach the children to read and write."

"Let them move there after the school is built."

The old patriarch has almost finished making preparations.

As for the new-style school, it will probably not be completed until the end of the year.

"No rush, take it one step at a time."

Su Chen said.

Not long after bidding farewell to the old patriarch, Su Chen ran into his sixth uncle again.

He took the village's guard team out for training.

When they encountered Su Chen, Uncle Liu came over and said, "Clan leader, things have indeed been a bit unsettled lately. Our Su Family Village is doing better and better, but there are more and more refugees around."

"There's a refugee camp not far from the village."

"It's not a big deal yet, but around noon and lunchtime, these migrants come to the village and beg from house to house."

"To put it bluntly, if we didn't still have a dozen or so guns, those refugees would probably have already rushed into the village and started looting like madmen."

In years of great disaster and famine, there were countless examples of refugees attacking the homes of landlords and wealthy families.

Therefore, some landlords would hire several long-term workers to guard their homes and property.

Some wealthy landlords would form security teams or guard teams to protect their own safety.

Buy a few guns and guard the yard.

The guard team of Sujia Village also originated from this.

But it wasn't a good thing for those refugees to keep setting up camp around the village.

"Does our village still need long-term or short-term laborers for the clan's fields?"

Su Chen asked.

"We've recruited a batch, but there's still a significant shortage," Uncle Liu said. "You mean we should recruit long-term and short-term laborers from among those refugees?"

"Not bad!"

Su Chen nodded. "Give them something to eat."

“Let them live there. It’s not far from the village. Next year, we’ll buy some more land and let them rent it out, making them tenants of Sujia Village.”

What people fear most is having no hope. Once you have nothing left, you become like someone who has nothing to lose and is not afraid of someone who has nothing to lose.

Any glimmer of hope for survival is like grasping at a straw.

"It's possible, but managing the refugees would be difficult."

Uncle Liu was having a bit of a headache.

"As long as we have more guns and more people, we don't need to worry about these things."

Su Chen said.

High walls and bunkers are now being built around the village, making Sujia Village an impenetrable fortress. Not only will it be difficult for refugees to take it down, but even warlords will not be able to conquer it in a short time.

Therefore, Su Chen was not worried that these refugees would dare to cause trouble.

Bullets don't have eyes.

"Observe those refugees closely. If there are any honest and reliable ones among them, you can recruit them into the guard team," Su Chen instructed. "We need to find those who have vulnerabilities, such as young and middle-aged men with children and parents."

Children are their lifeline, and also the means to prevent them from doing anything reckless.

It wasn't that Su Chen was cold-blooded, but rather that he wanted to restrain these people.

In chaotic times, if you want to protect the Su family, you can use some means.

People who are too nice don't live long.

Su Chen was already kind-hearted by not exploiting them.

……

Inside Su Family Village, Su Chen inspected various locations.

The village is currently missing a clan-building structure; it remains to be seen whether it will be found in the next clan treasure chest.

Having a clan-building structure can also enhance the development of the entire clan.

I also plan to visit the Insect Valley Tomb in Yunnan some time from now.

Located in the southwestern border region, the Yunnan Insect Valley was founded by King Xian, who led his people to migrate from the ancient Dian Kingdom.

King Xian was skilled in feng shui, but also cruel and suspicious. He was also adept at using venomous insects, so when building his mausoleum, he injected a large number of venomous insects into the bodies of the people to create leather figurines.

The Yunnan Insect Valley Tomb is fraught with danger, so it's best to prepare in advance.

Therefore, before going to the Insect Valley in Yunnan to explore the tomb, the matter of Sujia Village must be settled.

It was already morning when I got back to my room.

Yin Xinyue was making the bed when she saw Su Chen come in, and she stopped what she was doing.

"I'd like to visit Changsha City in the next couple of days."

Yin Xinyue said.

Since returning to Su Family Village with Su Chen, she has spent most of her time in Su Family Village or going out to tombs with Su Chen.

So much so that even after being here for so long, I haven't been to Changsha City.

Last time, I only went to the train station and then left in a hurry.

"I'll go with you."

Su Chen embraced Yin Xinyue.

Su Chen decided to go to Changsha City to take a look. He planned to sell off his valuable goods and buy some other items.