It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 257

The day was uneventful.

After investigation by the escort team, it was initially determined that the two beasts migrated from the west and were probably heading for the water source.

As the drought becomes more severe, more and more wild animals will enter the valley.

If the guards explored about two kilometers deeper into the mountains, they would find traces of several wild boars, perhaps because of the threat from bears and tigers, they were still wandering around the periphery.

But the valley is undoubtedly no longer safe.

The villagers tried their best to harvest all the wheat in the field as soon as possible.

Although there were guards guarding the surroundings and there was a residual smell of deterrence, the roar of beasts could be heard from time to time in the distance, and the sound seemed to be getting closer.

Everyone stayed in the valley in fear for three more days. Only after the last batch of wheat was dried and stored in the cave did they pack their bags and prepare to evacuate.

They placed large stone slabs on top of the nearly dried-up wells, hoping that by isolating the remaining moisture, the animals would have no hope of leaving and would not stay in the valley any longer or even reproduce.

After all, Pingshan Valley is not far from Furong Village. The return journey only takes about an hour, and they missed the two waves of beasts.

Fortunately, although the beasts were numerous, they were not ferocious enough, and their team had the advantage in numbers, which was enough to scare them away.

Except for a few people who were too panicked and accidentally injured their teammates or sprained their ankles.

When they finally returned safely to Furong Village, Jiang He and the others came to visit, and the already crowded house became even more cramped.

Jiang Wang, Jiang Xingshu, and several other elderly people had already discussed this several times, and now he reaffirmed with Jiang Fu, "What do you think about us moving some of us back? There's not enough room here."

Jiang Fu listened to the second half of their discussion and guessed what they were thinking. If they hadn't been forced to do so, so many elders wouldn't have bothered to follow him despite their advanced age.

The threat from before has now disappeared. They are very old and feel that they are not of much use to the village. If they have the chance, they still want to return to their roots.

But given the situation outside, Jiang Fu could only persuade them gently, hoping that they would give up the idea for the time being.

"The drought in our county is only slightly less severe than here. I'm afraid we won't be able to get any water if we go back. Besides, in the current situation, it's not safe either on the road or in the village."

"Stay in the village. We still have enough strength to take care of it."

Jiang Wang also knew about this situation, but when he saw Jiang Dasun Yunwei with his eyes open and a listless look on his face, he didn't know what to do for a moment.

And "Now Jiang Yan is left alone in the village..."

Jiang Fu had no other options. They couldn't go back to the village to fetch Jiang Yan, so they could only hope that she was smart enough to stay safe.

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Jiang Yan, who lived with Jiang Lu's family, was in a bad mood.

She had already prepared herself mentally for a sharp drop in her harvest, but when that moment really came, she still felt extremely heartbroken.

She measured the dried wheat, millet, sorghum and beans and found that they were only twice as much as the seeds she had sown.

Not to mention the labor and energy she spent on this, she even lost the seeds alone.

Those plump seeds in early spring eventually grow into shriveled grains, which is a huge loss.

To make matters worse, the several wells they dug were once again on the verge of drying up after three days of drawing water. By the end, only yellow mud remained.

Although a small amount of clean water can be obtained after the mud settles, where can we find a depression where water can be dug out?

Sinkhole!!!

Jiang Yan subconsciously recalled the wonders he had seen in the past, but quickly dismissed them.

It was a very dangerous place and she shouldn't take the risk.