HPDBC Chapter 180
Chapter 180
Chapter 180
As she moved closer, she observed that the people were a father and son duo, the neighbors who had arrived later. Since the fence had already been set earlier, they followed the lines drawn by Wen Qian before.
Wen Qian put down her telescope, but it seemed that the others were not following the rules.
Her house was located far from the fence, and even farther from the new neighbors' home, indicating that their actions were intentional.
The others were trying to occupy her territory.
Wen Qian let out a light sigh.
The new neighbors were later arrivals, seemingly a family of four - an old man, a couple, and a young man who had just come of age.
Wen Qian had only briefly met the couple once before, and hadn't seen them again after that.
The remaining information was from Ni Sha and Big Jin; Ni Sha also shared a border with them.
Big Jin, on the other hand, had met them when they visited traveling upstream along the river.
According to them, it seemed the new neighbors got along well with everyone except Wen Qian.
But Wen Qian didn't care much, as their home was too far from hers, so they wouldn't encounter each other even if they tried.
As long as they didn't cross the boundary, everything would be fine.
So previously, there had been no intersection or conflict between them, and they didn't have much presence in Wen Qian's life.
However, this year, they suddenly crossed the boundary, because they thought Wen Qian's territory was better.
Better than their own, and the fact that such a good territory was occupied by a single woman made them want to test the boundaries.
First, they set traps across the fence, and when Wen Qian didn't notice, they started coming more frequently.
This year, when they saw Wen Qian's house, and after observing for a while without seeing any signs of her, they decided to occupy it.
They thought that even if she built a small hut, the materials she used would be better than their own home, because they didn't have bricks.
This made them want to occupy this place even more, because they felt that for a single person, it was a waste for her to occupy such a large area without using it.
Wen Qian observed them through her telescope as they left, even closing the door behind them, until they were out of her line of sight.
She didn't approach after driving them away, as there was nothing of interest inside, and she didn't want to check the situation.
Instead, she went to the third hut, planning to spend the night there.
Since they left quickly and without any aggressive behavior, Wen Qian didn't feel the need to take drastic measures.
Of course, if this happened a third time, Wen Qian would need to come up with a more secure solution.
She was unwilling to kill casually, especially since the other party was just an ordinary mountain dweller like herself.
The father and son duo packed their belongings and returned home, where the woman was curious to see them back so soon, as they had said they would stay there for a few more days.
When her son recounted the neighbor's warning actions, the woman looked at her child with concern, as he was her only child, and she didn't want him to be in danger.
But the head of the household insisted on trying, without considering that for someone to occupy such a large territory and build such a large courtyard, they must have exceptional abilities.
Why should their family have to confront them directly? Besides, everyone had guns, so why escalate the situation to that point?
But she had no say in the matter, just as she had none in the modern society before the calamity, let alone now.
Wen Qian arrived at the third hut and swept the earthen bed with a feather duster, then fumigated it with a small bundle of mugwort before heating it up and making the bed.
She was constantly pondering what to do if the neighbors tried something again, as she felt she might have become too accustomed to killing, always thinking the most straightforward solution was that.
Perhaps she had been away from a lawful society for too long, so her methods of resolving issues were also quite lawless.
She didn't want to waste time and effort on verbal reprimands or warnings, as she felt they would be useless.
But if she truly engaged in armed conflict with them, it would inevitably lead to enmity.
And if she didn't resolve that enmity, it would be like burying a time bomb near herself.
Wen Qian absolutely wouldn't allow such an unsafe factor to exist near her.
It seemed she could only observe the neighbors' behavior, and she sincerely hoped that the family would cherish their lives and stay away from her.