The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

After Third Grandfather left, Grandfather turned to look at Li Kaixin, his expression somewhat complicated:

"I'm so happy! Are you wondering why I'm helping your third grandfather so much?"

"Is it because I took it upon myself to tell him how you got the food?"

Li Kaixin shook her head: "Grandpa, how could I blame you? I just don't quite understand."

At this moment, Grandma came out of the next room and glared at Grandpa reproachfully.

"Old man, your grandson is going to help you so much, and you're still talking in riddles?"

It turned out that Grandma had been listening to the commotion from next door.

Grandpa coughed lightly before slowly beginning to speak:

"Actually, I used to be the clan head of the Li family in our Li Family Village."

"Later, your third grandfather was elected as the village chief. I thought that since he became the village chief, it would be appropriate for him to also take on the role of clan chief."

Seeing this, Grandma interrupted without any politeness:

"Come on, you're just trying to avoid trouble!"

"Everyone in the older generation knows about the village chief election back then. Look at how much the third brother has worried about the village and the clan over the years."

Grandpa blushed when his wife bluntly exposed him.

Li Kaixin suddenly realized what was going on, and then looked at her grandfather strangely.

Seeing the subtle look in his eldest grandson's eyes, the grandfather quickly changed the subject:

"I'm so happy! Was the price you gave the third brother too low?"

"Getting grain from the grain station leaders won't cost you anything, will it?"

"Don't worry about the money, the clan has plenty of it."

Li Kaixin was taken aback and asked her grandfather in confusion, "Is there any difference between the clan and the village?"

Seeing Li Kaixin's confusion, Grandpa patiently explained:

"The village and the clan are two different things. The clan property is the private property passed down from generation to generation by the Li clan, while the village property is the public property of the whole village."

"Although most of the people with different surnames who remain in the village now are related to or intermarried with our Li family, the rules cannot be broken."

Then Grandpa told the story of Li Family Village:

"Our branch of the family originated from a high-ranking official of the second rank during the Ming Dynasty."

"The wealth left by our ancestors, if converted to today's money, would be at least a million."

Seeing the surprise on Li Kaixin's face, Grandpa continued:

"It's true that your third grandfather said they couldn't buy grain."

"With the poor harvests in several nearby villages, the grain supply in the pigeon market has already begun to decline sharply. Buying 3,000 jin of grain is too risky."

Hearing this, Li Kaixin understood that his grandfather had deliberately revealed the secret of the family property so that he wouldn't have to worry about it being exposed.

Compared to the wealth that the Li family has guarded for generations, these few thousand kilograms of grain are indeed nothing.

During the conversation.

As evening approached, Grandpa, seeing that Li Kaixin understood the situation, said no more.

At the dinner table, Li Kaixin finished the last bite of rice, put down his chopsticks and said, "Grandpa, Grandma, I have to go out early tomorrow, so don't worry about my breakfast."

......

Time flies, and it was already four o'clock the next morning.

While her grandparents were still asleep, Li Kaixin tiptoed out the door and headed up the mountain.

Li Kaixin had only two things on his mind during this trip into the mountains:

Firstly, we need to prepare some decent meat dishes for the banquet at the state-run restaurant this afternoon. Director Xie wants to introduce him to a few friends, so the meal can't be too shabby.

Secondly, there are still too few poultry and livestock in the secret realm, so we should take this opportunity to add more species.

Entering the inner part of the mountain with practiced ease, Li Kaixin quickly switched into hunter mode.

Li Kaixin was already very familiar with the first half of the path as he walked upstream along the stream, and he kept walking without stopping.

They slowed down only when they returned to the place where they had last turned back, and the gun they had bought from Director Xie quietly appeared in their hands.

Perhaps it was good luck, but we found a rabbit burrow not far away.

Two large rabbits were startled and darted out, but Li Kaixin quickly shot them dead. Several half-sized rabbits were caught by Li Kaixin and put into the secret realm space to be raised.

Soon after, Li Kaixin encountered another herd of wild goats.

I intended to capture a few alive, but as soon as I stealthily approached, the flock of sheep scattered in fright.

Li Kaixin chased after them only to find that he couldn't catch the big ones and could only catch three lambs. In the end, he had to shoot and kill the four adult ones.

After settling the lambs, Li Kaixin continued exploring.

At a bend in a stream, they encountered a large wild boar with two piglets drinking water.

This wild boar was completely different from the ones Li Kaixin had encountered before; it seemed exceptionally timid and tried to run away as soon as it saw a human figure.

Li Kaixin decisively fired several shots, taking him down. The two piglets were then taken into the secret realm space and raised alongside two domestic pigs.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves into the forest, and Li Kaixin realized that it was getting late.

I glanced at my watch; the hour hand was pointing to 11 a.m.

Li Kaixin first found a clean spot, caught a fish from the stream in the secret realm, quickly grilled it to fill his stomach, and then began to descend the mountain.

We walked briskly down the mountain, and before one o'clock in the afternoon, we had already reached the woods near the entrance of Lijia Village, a place where few people went.

After looking around to make sure no one was there, Li Kaixin took out more than 3,500 catties of corn cobs from the secret space.

Then, they created the illusion of a large number of people nearby.

Li Kaixin looked at his masterpiece, made sure there were no mistakes, and then ran towards his third grandfather's house.

Before we even reached my third grandfather's house, we could see him standing at the gate of the courtyard, craning his neck and looking out onto the road.

Upon seeing Li Kaixin, Third Grandfather immediately hurried over, his face filled with urgency: "Kaixin, about the grain...?"

Seeing that his third grandfather was in such a hurry, Li Kaixin quickly nodded: "Third grandfather, the food is all prepared, I will take you there now."

With that, Li Kaixin turned and walked out of the village.

Upon hearing this, Third Grandfather felt much relieved and followed closely behind Li Kaixin without asking any further questions.

The two arrived at the woods one after the other.

When he saw the pile of golden corn cobs that looked like a small mountain, his voice trembled with excitement:

"Great! Great! I'm so happy, you've really been a big help this time!"

Then, he took out a cloth bag from his pocket and handed the money for buying grain to Li Kaixin.

Li Kaixin took the money and jokingly said, "Third Grandpa, you're so generous with the money, aren't you worried it won't be enough?"

Third Grandfather was in a great mood at the moment, and even cracked a joke, though his tone was serious:

"Your grandfather already told you, didn't he?"

"If there really aren't enough people, I'll make you the clan chief. Anyway, it was your grandfather who pushed this responsibility onto me in the first place."

Upon hearing this, Li Kaixin quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no! Third Grandfather, I was just joking."

Seeing Li Kaixin's refusal, Third Grandfather couldn't help but chuckle, shaking his head and saying, "You're just like your grandpa, always thinking about avoiding a peaceful life!"

Li Kaixin chuckled and glanced at his watch:

"Third Grandfather, the grain is all here. It's getting late, I have things to do in the city, so I have to go now."

Third Grandfather waved his hand: "Go on, go on, be careful on the road."

Li Kaixin took a few steps, then remembered something and turned back to call out, "Third Grandpa, could you please tell my grandparents that I'm going back to the city now? I'll come see them again in a few days!"

After saying that, he started running quickly towards the Red Star Commune station.