Yun Province.

Kun City.

Red River.

Tea Horse Road.

This area is located near the Tropic of Cancer, and before Doomsday, the region was renowned for its barley. The local barley was used to brew a lightly fragrant type of liquor that was quite exceptional.

Many of the liquors used Aspergillus fermentation, unlike the sauce-aroma Baijiu, which is distilled before being stored in a cellar.

Thus, the liquor from this place is light and refreshing to the taste, with a clean and crisp entrance.

In this area, there are many ethnic minorities, each with unique brewing methods. Most people prefer to buy bulk liquor rather than bottled liquor.

The Zhou and Liu families arrived here in the evening.

After they arrived at this place, Zhou Zhisheng looked at the sunset glow and said to Liu Cunyi, "What do we do next? Did Zhang Rufen give you the exact address?"

The vehicle was parked on the roadside, and Liu Cunyi looked up at the sky in the distance, then took a piece of paper from inside his clothes and carefully examined the address written on it.

He said, "It's still ahead, and we need to take some small roads. They're not in the city but in a village?"

"A village?"

"Yes. Just follow me." Liu Cunyi got out of the car, looked around, and after confirming their location, got back into the car.

Yun Gui is known for its plateaus, and in this area, the mountains are even more densely packed.

With twisting and turning roads, they finally reached a small basin midway up the mountains, surrounded by three mountains before sunset.

This basin is relatively speaking still on the mountainside, with a unique geographical position that isolates it from many dangers.

Following the curves of the mountain road, a village built from stone and cement appeared before them. The stones looked like they had been there for ages, while the cement seemed to be a recent addition.

This village seemed to have withstood countless years of hardship, its walls built with stones of various sizes, appearing particularly sturdy.

The architectural style at the village gate blended with the surrounding forest, exuding a retro and mysterious aura.

Above the village, several young men in gray clothes were on duty. One of them stood high, eyes vigilantly observing everything around.

When he saw the Zhou and Liu families, a hint of tension flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly called out to those below.

In this Doomsday era, any arrival of strangers might bring danger, so his vigilance did not slacken in the slightest.

Soon.

Someone who appeared to be a small leader on duty shouted to the Zhou and Liu families outside the village, "Who are you? What are you here for?"

His words were full of caution, and while he spoke, he gestured to his men, indicating for them to call more people over.

This village had been isolated from the world for a long time.

It was far from the cities, and they rarely ventured out, so although they were vigilant, they did not immediately point weapons at them.

Zhou Zhisheng and Liu Cunyi saw the people on the village walls armed with old-fashioned rifles and spears, staring at them.

Liu Cunyi quickly said, "We are from the Western Alliance, Zhang Rufen, Zhang Rufen, do you know this person? He invited us here."

"Zhang Rufen?" The leader at the entrance mumbled upon hearing the name.

It seemed he had some recollection.

After exchanging a few words in dialect with people next to him, he nodded slightly.

He remembered, it was that pretty boy who married into their chief's family.

"Apu seems to have mentioned it." The leader on duty at the entrance said to himself.

"Please wait, I'll send someone to ask. When did you arrive here?" Despite their usual hospitality, in this dangerous Doomsday, they were still cautious and would not easily let people in without confirming who they were. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Liu Cunyi said with a friendly smile, "We just got here, it was hard to find, it took us half a day to finally reach here. It's okay, we're not in a hurry, we can wait patiently."

Having been in business for years, Liu Cunyi noticed that the people here seemed rather simple, suggesting they hadn't suffered much external aggression.

The small leader on the wall looked at the sky, which was already gray, estimating that Zombies might have come out.

Although there were fewer Zombies in their area, there were definitely some outside the village.

Not to mention it was snowing lightly now, with bitter cold weather.

He felt a bit guilty and said to the people below the village, "Don't worry, we won't keep you waiting long."

......

Inside the village.

Flickering candlelight, sparkling dots.

Everywhere there were bamboo houses and tile-roofed houses.

But this place had a feeling of Taoyuan from the Record of Taoyuan.

Exuding a kind of simple and clean atmosphere.

Quiet and beautiful.

On an ancient path paved with bluestone slabs, a young man stepped on the white snow, hurrying towards the main building of the village.

In no time.

The man ran to the main building, pushed open the courtyard door.

He shouted loudly inside, "Chief Apu, Chief Apu, someone's here from outside, asking for Zhang Rufen."

An old man with a face full of creases like ravines came out, supporting himself with a cane.

He wore a right lapel robe, Qira wrapped in wool, donned in a fur coat.

Since it was winter, he wore leg wraps and tabi boots.