At that moment, Mrs. Fang walked out, followed by another woman, who bore some resemblance to the man standing in front of them.

Mrs. Fang didn’t look pleased to see Gu Yundong, especially when she noticed the basket of vegetables in her hand. Her eyebrows furrowed even more.

However, since there were guests present, she forced a smile and introduced, “This is the Gu family I mentioned earlier, temporarily staying with us. They don’t have an adult male, so it’s convenient for them to stay with us. Our Yunlan doesn’t have any siblings, so it’s rare for her to have some younger brothers and sisters in the house. As her elder sister, I need to take care of them well.”

Gu Yundong sneered but said nothing.

Mrs. Fang then continued, “This is Mrs. Wu from the town, and that’s her son. He recently got engaged to our Yunlan.”

As she mentioned the town, Mrs. Fang’s face was filled with a sense of superiority.

Gu Yundong greeted Mrs. Wu and then went back to her room.

Mrs. Wu frowned. “Why is she so rude?”

“Oh,” Mrs. Fang sighed, “she’s been through a lot on her way here, encountering many bad people. It’s inevitable for her to be wary of strangers. Let’s not mind her. Stay for dinner, and I’ll have Yunlan prepare some meat.”

“That sounds good. I haven’t tasted Yunlan’s cooking yet.”

Mrs. Fang called her daughter, Chen Yunlan, out. Gu Yundong, from a distance, could still hear their conversation and furrowed her brows slightly. Indeed, it wasn’t convenient to live in someone else’s house.

She needed to earn money quickly and ask Mr. Feng to hire more people to speed up the process.

But what could she do? The most basic thing in the countryside was farming. They were allocated two mu of fallow land in Yongfu Village, but they had to cultivate it themselves.

Even if Gu Yundong was good at farming, she couldn’t earn money within a month.

There was only one option left…

Gu Yundong turned her head and looked towards Jiuhu Mountain.

As the saying goes, “Leaning on the mountain to eat mountain, and relying on water to eat water.” Yongfu Village was at the foot of Jiuhu Mountain, and it was said that Jiuhu Mountain was continuous and inhabited by various fierce animals. Even the most skilled hunters nearby dared not venture deep into it.

Gu Yundong felt that she should go to Jiuhu Mountain and look for opportunities.

With her goal set, she felt relieved for the time being.

Later that evening, Chen Yunlan came to knock on their door and quietly asked if she could secretly help cook dinner for the Wu family.

Gu Yundong refused without giving any reason.

The next morning, she directly strapped on a basket and headed towards Jiuhu Mountain.

There were many children picking firewood and digging wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain. As she went further in, she saw some women searching for mushrooms.

Gu Yundong had originally wanted to find some mushrooms too, but seeing the situation, she could only continue deeper into the mountain.

Then she spotted a wild chicken. Gu Yundong grinned, “Not bad luck. This wild chicken is quite fat.”

She took out the crossbow arrows she had prepared in the basket and aimed at the wild chicken, shooting it without hesitation.

During the apocalypse, she had fought with mutant animals, so shooting a wild chicken was no big deal.

After putting the chicken in the basket, she continued further in.

When she saw a rabbit again, Gu Yundong’s confidence in raising enough money to build the house within a month grew stronger.

However, as she picked up the crossbow and aimed at the rabbit again, her body suddenly stiffened, as if her back had been targeted by something terrifying. The hairs on her body stood up, and she shivered involuntarily.

With a sudden movement, she turned around and aimed the crossbow at the tree behind her, pulling the trigger.