A daily intelligence report; in chaotic times and famine years, grain is plentiful.

The group exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with hesitation and uncertainty.

At this moment, Li Laogen spoke up: "Everyone can see that Mowazi is genuinely good to everyone."

"We've already endured so much, a little more time won't make a difference. Chen Mo, I'm willing to do it."

"If there's food every day to fill my stomach, it's okay to be a little tired."

The villagers expressed their opinions one after another.

In this way, everyone present officially joined Chen Mo's pioneering team.

Chen Mo nodded in satisfaction, able to see that the villagers before him were sincere.

"However, this matter concerns the life and death of all of us, so we must establish some rules."

Chen Mo suddenly spoke again.

Everyone immediately fell silent.

"We must keep our potato planting a secret. You can't tell anyone, not even your families. To outsiders, you can only say we went up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables, understand?"

Chen Mo said coldly.

Everyone around nodded in agreement.

They certainly understood that if the Wang family and the government found out about their unauthorized reclamation of wasteland, everyone present would suffer.

"Furthermore, from now on, when it comes to clearing land and farming, everyone must follow my unified arrangements. No one is allowed to slack off or cheat. If anyone tries to be clever and drags the team down, don't blame me, Chen Mo, for being impolite."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions froze.

They could tell from Chen Mo's tone that he wasn't joking.

"Finally, once the harvest is complete, I promise to distribute it fairly. As long as everyone works hard together, even if we can't gather 200 jin of grain in the fall, it will be enough for everyone to get through the winter."

Chen Mo's words gave everyone more confidence.

"Don't worry, Chen Mo, the villagers here are all reliable. As long as you can help us harvest food, we'll agree to any rules."

Someone spoke up, and the others nodded in agreement.

After all, Chen Mo provided the seeds and the wasteland, so these rules weren't difficult to follow.

"Although I, Li Laogen, am old, I can still do some farm work. I swear here that I will absolutely abide by these rules, or may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."

Li Laogen was the first to stand up and solemnly swore an oath.

"Okay, I swear too!"

With Li Laogen taking the lead, the others also stood up and made solemn oaths one by one.

Chen Mo nodded in satisfaction as he watched everyone make their vows.

"Okay, everyone take a break. We'll remove the weeds and loosen the soil in a bit. Also, please store up the manure from your homes to use as fertilizer."

As Chen Mo spoke, he began assigning tasks to everyone.

"But what about the water source? Will it also have to be carried up from the foot of the mountain?" someone asked doubtfully.

"I have a solution for this, you don't need to worry. I've looked around before, and there are at least a hundred acres of land in this valley where potatoes can be grown," Chen Mo said.

"A hundred acres?!"

Everyone opened their eyes in surprise.

If all 100 acres can produce a harvest, we might actually have to pay grain tax.

But nothing's even started yet, so nobody dares to relax.

With the tasks assigned, everyone got busy.

As the sun sets, the temperature in the mountains gradually drops.

"Mowa, it's getting dark, let's call it a day."

Li Laogen, supporting his aching back, came to Chen Mo's side.

Chen Mo put away his farming tools and looked at the newly reclaimed land in front of him, thinking it was about right.

After a while of more work, it should be time to plant potatoes.

"Alright, let everyone hide their gear in the mountains and come down together. We can also pick some food along the way to take back," Chen Mo said.

Before long, the group began to descend the mountain.

"At the same time tomorrow morning, everyone will disperse on the way and not let anyone notice anything amiss."

Chen Mo gave his instructions.

"Know."

The crowd responded and left.

After descending the mountain, it was completely dark.

In the days that followed, Chen Mo not only led the villagers up the mountain to reclaim wasteland, but also occasionally took time to secretly harvest vegetables with Sun Dazhu.

As for the daily rations of these villagers, Chen Mo had already prepared them in advance. Occasionally, he would take out some potatoes to help everyone, so that they would have some strength to work.

Gradually, potato seedlings have been planted on the wasteland at the bottom of the valley, just waiting to be watered and fertilized.

After finishing, Chen Mo led his men to cultivate the wasteland halfway up the mountain.

His goal is not just a hundred acres.

During this time, Chen Mo was busy with farm work and collecting intelligence and supplies provided by the system, and did not do much else.

Chen Mo didn't have time to look up the information he had received about the weapons and armor earlier.

After all, there's a bit of risk in carrying this thing around, so it's better to leave it where it is and collect it when the time is right.

Days passed by like that.

For the past month, Chen Mo led these dozen or so people up the mountain at dawn and back at sunset every day, focusing all their energy on land reclamation.

These once barren valley slopes have been transformed into fields of potato seedlings thanks to the efforts of the villagers.

At this rate of growth, there will definitely be a harvest in two months.

Looking at the results before them, the villagers who had initially been worried now all wore expectant smiles.

Chen Mo's life was also more stable than before.

Although the Wang family had caused a lot of trouble at Chen Mo's house this month, each time they used the excuse of looking for stored grain to plunder his food.

Fortunately, Chen Mo had moved the food from his home in advance, and the grown-up chicks had also been moved to the secret vegetable garden.

Besides leading the villagers up the mountain every day, Chen Mo also takes time to manage the secret vegetable garden with Sun Dazhu.

Besides that, he didn't have any free time at night either, as he also had to find time to collect the system's intelligence and supplies that he usually had.

Although they do not yet have more valuable supplies, through long-term accumulation, Chen Mo's family has long since escaped poverty and become well-off.

The most important thing now is to farm and store grain.

He did not choose to let other villagers join, because each additional person would increase the risk.

Once this harvest is good, it won't be too late to find some suitable people to join later.

Night was falling.

Chen Mo returned home as usual.

The system notification sounded as expected the next day.

[Daily information update, please select:]

[One: A hot spring source has been found with a suitable water temperature, which can be used for soaking to dispel cold (easy to find, no obvious risks)]

[Second: A precious medicinal herb, worth approximately ten taels of silver, was discovered on a cliff seven miles southeast of the city (requires climbing the mountain)]

[Three: A tiger has been spotted deep within Black Wind Ridge. The government is offering a reward of one hundred taels of silver for its capture. The tiger's skin and bones are highly prized. (The tiger's tracks will disappear soon, and the hunt is extremely risky.)]

Chen Mo suddenly opened his eyes.

tiger? !

The government is offering a reward of one hundred taels of silver.

This is no small sum.

In this famine year, it was enough for his family to move to town and live a good life, without having to work hard in the fields, and completely get rid of the Wang family's exploitation.

Even if the government's reward is fake, if you can hunt a tiger, its entire body is a treasure.

Even if you don't sell it yourself, keeping it for yourself is still very valuable.

Relying solely on growing potatoes and hunting is only enough to ensure basic survival.

If they want to truly gain a foothold, this tiger is a tremendous opportunity.