Traveling through ancient times to survive

Zhao Qing led the seventeen people back to the secluded valley safely. The seventeen people looked at the valley in front of them with wide eyes. There were neat houses and interconnected paths. It was a peaceful scene.

When the villagers guarding the gate rushed to inform the village chief, the chief was amazed: "Brother Wang, I didn't expect to find such a paradise in the mountains. It's really enviable to be able to live here!"

"Yes, I won't live here even if you give me a house in the capital city in exchange!"

A trace of apology appeared on Zhao Qing's face: "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Zhao Qing. The previous pseudonym was a temporary measure when I was away from home."

The leader was not surprised at all: "So it's Brother Zhao. It's understandable that you have some disguise when you go out."

As soon as he finished speaking, the village chief and the villagers came over with a smile on their faces.

"Qingya, you've worked hard. Huo, you even killed a ferocious beast!"

Zhao Chengchuan greeted his daughter first. When he saw the dead beast behind him, he was surprised for a moment but didn't think much about it.

"Dad, it's not hard."

After greeting his daughter, Zhao Chengchuan turned around and greeted the newcomers: "My name is Zhao Chengchuan, and I'm the acting village chief. Welcome everyone to join our village. From now on, you will be a family, and this is also your home. Please don't be polite, and be sure to ask any questions you have."

The village chief was so enthusiastic that the leader felt relieved and smiled broadly.

"I am Liu Jun, and I have come to seek refuge here. Thank you to the village chief for taking me in. We brothers will definitely protect the village well."

The village chief was even more satisfied: "There is no rush for this matter. Let's settle down first and then discuss it. You can build a house first. We can make bricks and tiles by ourselves in the village. It doesn't cost any money. We will teach you, but you need to be a little tired and do it yourself. There are also fields. You can cultivate them as you like. As long as you can plant them, you can plant as much as you want. The village can also lend you seeds first."

Liu Jun was overjoyed. Land is the lifeblood of the people, and he felt more at ease knowing that he could farm the land.

"This is great, we can farm again!"

Someone's eyes were wet with excitement: "We are so lucky, not only do we have land to farm, but we also have brick houses to live in!"

Chen Wu looked at Zhao Qing with gratitude: "We also want to thank Brother Zhao for bringing us here. We are really lucky!"

The village chief scratched his ears, thinking he had heard wrongly: "Brother Zhao?"

Chen Wu looked at Zhao Qing and was really confused. Is there anything wrong with this?

"Yes, it's Brother Zhao who brought us back!"

Zhao Chengchuan also looked at Zhao Qing's undisguised face. Yes, it was a pretty girl's face. No matter how you looked at it, she didn't look like a man.

"You must have misunderstood. That's my daughter."

“Ah???” Chen Wu’s head was full of question marks that were almost solidified.

Looking at the stunned expressions of the seventeen people, the village chief lost confidence and began to doubt his own aesthetic taste.

"Does my daughter look like a man?"

Chen Wu shook his head frantically, fearing that he would cause Zhao Qing to misunderstand him if he was a second slower. He did not dare to glance in Zhao Qing's direction, for fear of seeing a sullen face. That was a ruthless man who could even deal with a leopard. His bones were far inferior to a leopard's.

"No, no, no, I'm blind and I made a mistake. I had a preconceived notion that when I first met her I thought she was Brother Zhao... No, Sister Zhao is a man, so when I saw Sister Zhao I didn't doubt it, I just thought she was a beautiful boy with feminine features. In fact, Sister Zhao is really beautiful. I have never seen a girl prettier than Sister Zhao. Sister Zhao's beauty..."

Chen Wu was still worried and kept praising him. Zhao Chengchuan's eyes looked strange. Could it be that this boy had taken a fancy to his daughter?

Not only Zhao Chengchuan, but all the villagers who had been welcoming just now were staring at Chen Wu with eager eyes. The treasure in their village was not worthy of everyone!

As Chen Wu was praising, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body, as if he was being stared at by some ferocious beast. He looked around carefully, only to meet the fierce eyes of the villagers. He could no longer utter the unfinished words.

He quickly reacted and changed the subject: "Sister Zhao is beautiful and intelligent, and has extremely strong martial arts. This is the boss I dream of following. Please accept my respects, boss!"

The villagers' expressions softened. Zhao Deyan, who was hidden in the crowd, said proudly, "You have good taste! My sister is the boss of all the young people in our valley. From now on, you newcomers will also be under my sister's supervision. It's not wrong for you to follow us and call her the boss."

Chen Wu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and respectfully called out to Zhao Qing again, "Hello, Boss!"

Liu Jun followed the trend and led the rest of the people to shout in unison: "Hello, Boss!"

Even though he was misunderstood as a man, Zhao Qing remained calm.

"From now on, everyone should take care of each other."

After the misunderstanding was resolved, Zhao Chengchuan continued, "By the way, our village only harvested grain once because we were afraid of abnormal weather. It was just a small-scale experiment, so we didn't grow much grain. The village can only lend you grain first. This grain is saved by every household, and we need you to return it after a good harvest. The village is not capable enough, so we can't help you much. I'm really sorry."

Liu Jun and his sixteen younger brothers bowed sincerely to everyone.

"Thank you, village chief and all the villagers, for taking care of us. This has helped us a lot. No one's food is blown back by the wind. It is a great favor to lend it to us for emergency. If we don't pay it back, what kind of people would we be?"

"That's right. We will go back and plant the crops first, and pay it back as soon as the harvest is good. Not only will we pay it back, we will also give a little more to express our gratitude."

"Yes, well said. We must thank you. We are not the kind of ungrateful people who would take advantage of others."

The newcomers were deeply moved and thought they had made the right decision to follow the boss. From now on, this would be their home and no one could come and destroy it!

The villagers felt as comfortable as if they had drunk a glass of ice water in the middle of summer. Qingya was really good at judging people; they were all a group of good guys.

Zhao Chengchuan frowned and refused, "I know you are all a group of good guys, but we don't need you to take more, just give the same amount. As long as you truly treat this place as your home, live in harmony with everyone, and maintain the safety of the valley, that will be the greatest thank you to us."

The seventeen people were excited, filled with a sense of belonging, and were completely won over by this combo.

The village chief instructed Zhao Deyan: "Okay, Deyan, take the newlyweds to wash up. Today, all of us will host a banquet for you to welcome you. The ingredients are simple, so I hope you don't mind."

Liu Jun did not refuse. Being too polite would not be conducive to their integration into the village.

"Thank you for the hospitality, village chief. We were so hungry outside that we almost had to eat dirt. Everything we can eat is a delicacy for us."