Traveling back to ancient times begins with the use of stone tools

"Look, there is light ahead. Once we get out of this cave, we will be there."

Leng Ruoxue encouraged everyone along the way.

"How did you find this place?"

Everyone was tired last night, so I didn't ask properly.

Everyone was unfamiliar with each other in the morning and didn't talk much on the way.

"My brother and I were looking for wild vegetables. I noticed that the soil under the tree roots was not so dry, so I guessed there was water nearby. But my brother accidentally fell into the hole and that's when we found it."

With the light, everyone in the cave had hope and no longer felt how far the road was.

“This valley is not small”

Liu Dachang goes up the mountain every year and can tell it at a glance.

When Grandpa Wang and Grandma Jiang saw the vast expanse of green, tears came to their eyes.

“Well, that’s why I said, let’s live here.”

"It's a pity that there are no seeds. Otherwise, with water, I could always plant something."

Grandpa Wang was very emotional.

"It's okay, take your time. We need to find a place to live first, then a stove, and we can take our time with farming."

Leng Ruoxue has already planned it out.

"Well, I'll go see if there are any large wild animals."

After taking a breath, Liu Datong began to explore the valley.

Leng Ruoxue didn't say a word either.

She didn't have time to explore yesterday, but judging by the rabbits' low alertness, there shouldn't be any large wild animals.

“I didn’t expect God would give me a way to survive.”

Liu Ruxu wiped the corners of her eyes.

When she didn't find the brother and sister yesterday, she wanted to die.

"Mom, we will live well!"

Leng Ruoxue looked at Liu Ruxu firmly.

"Well, I've figured it out. Instead of relying on others, we should live on our own."

Liu Ruxu remembered what her daughter said to her two days ago.

I worked so hard, but could only get a bowl of wild vegetable porridge every day, which had to be shared by my family of three.

If I had the strength and got some land, I could raise two children on my own.

Not only do they not need to rely on the Wang family, but they also have to work like a slave for them and have their two children face the disdainful faces of the Wang family.

"Mom, I'm going to pick up some dry firewood and make some wild vegetable soup. It will be good for everyone to eat."

"Okay, Mom, go get a stove."

Liu Ruxu saw that Uncle Wang and his wife and Leng Yuxuan had already started digging wild vegetables.

I found a few stones and built a simple stove.

With water and wild vegetables, a big pot of wild vegetable soup was ready in no time.

There were three bowls on the side, and some chopsticks made of tree branches. Anyone who was hungry or thirsty could take a bite.

Not in a hurry to get out, Leng Ruoxue also smashed out a few stone pieces with a stone.

This way, it’s faster to cut wild vegetables.

The cut wild vegetables were washed clean, and the extra ones were placed on clean stones to dry.

Now that we have water, we need to store food.

Although it is June now, the wild vegetables can only grow for a few more months. If we don’t store them now, we will have nothing to eat in the winter.

It took about two hours for Liu Datong to come back, holding two rabbits in his hands.

I sat on the ground and ate two bowls of wild vegetable soup before I recovered.

"There are no large wild animals, just rabbits. I found a few small caves over there that can be used as shelter. Let's go there and make arrangements later."

"Good! Good!"

Grandpa Wang's eyes were filled with wrinkles because of his joy.

"I didn't expect that we would have such good fortune even though we didn't go out to escape the famine. Yuxuan is such a lucky kid. He can fall into such a good pit!"

The two rabbits were roasted. Liu Datong ate half of it, and Grandpa Wang and his wife ate half of it.

The other one was eaten in three parts.

After filling his stomach, he packed up and followed Liu Datong to the cave.

There are six caves of different sizes, none of which are deep.

The small one can only fit a table.

The larger one is about 70 to 80 square meters.

It was some distance from the ground, and the cave was dry and had no signs of any wild animals having been there.

The largest cave was decided to be used as a kitchen, where firewood and other things could be stored.

"It's a pity that I don't have the tools. If I had the tools, I could make a few tables and stools."

Grandpa Wang said with emotion.

"Grandpa, are you good at carpentry?"

Since Leng Yuxuan came to the valley, he no longer has to look at people's faces, and he can eat his fill, so he has become much more lively.

"Your grandfather was a great carpenter when he was young, but he is old and can no longer do it."

Grandma Jiang looked at the old man with a nostalgic look on her face.

"Grandma, tell me, if we take the wild vegetables out to sell, can we get some money?"

Leng Ruoxue also urgently needed a few tools.

This stone can be made into flakes, but without tools, it can't even make a wooden bowl.

Although Hunter Liu had a dagger, it was still inconvenient for him to cut trees or grow vegetables.

"On weekdays, a basket of wild vegetables can only be sold for one penny."

Grandma Jiang is not sure if she can sell it now.

"But it's a drought now, so there shouldn't be many wild vegetables, right?"

Leng Ruoxue thought that it should be possible to sell it for some money.

"It's hard to say about the town, but I think the county town is fine. I'll move my things here tomorrow and settle down. The day after tomorrow I'll catch a few rabbits and go to the county town to have a look."

Hunter Liu often goes to sell his prey and knows more than Grandma Jiang.

"Can you take me there?"

Leng Ruoxue's eyes were sparkling.

Hunter Liu looked at Liu Ruxu and said, "It takes a day to walk to the county town and another day to come back."

Liu Ruxu said nothing.

"Mom, we need tools, salt, and seeds. Even if we can't sell the wild vegetables, it would be good to exchange them for a needle."

"Mom will go with you"

Liu Ruxu also knew that she lacked too many things and did not have a single penny, so she felt very powerless.

"Mom, you guys can dig up some more wild vegetables here and store them. I'll go take a look myself. If they sell well, can't we go together later?"

"You guys discuss it, I'm going back first"

Hunter Liu moved a few stones to pave the way, making it much easier to enter the cave.

The stove was also padded.

He drank some water and filled the bamboo tube he brought with water before leaving.

The few people who stayed behind were collecting firewood, collecting grass, and cleaning the cave.

There was no assignment for everyone, everyone just did as much as they could.

There was water and trees in the valley, but there was not much firewood and hay. We worked until dark before we could barely get a pile.

"Mom, shall we go take a bath in the river?"

Leng Ruoxue's suggestion was unanimously approved.

It’s not cold in June. After taking a shower, you can light a fire and your clothes and hair will be dry in a short time.

He took a bowl to collect the burnt ashes and prepared firewood. Grandpa Wang went to collect firewood and asked the women to wash it first.

After taking a good shower and washing her hair, Leng Ruoxue felt like she had lost several pounds.

After they finished washing, Grandma Jiang asked the old man to go to another cave first, and then let Liu Ruxu's family, whose clothes were wet, come in to warm themselves by the fire.

I made a fire for the old man in a small cave, so that Liu Ruxu and the others could warm themselves by the fire, and they would not come over.

Leng Ruoxue persuaded Liu Ruxu to take off her clothes and warm herself by the fire.

The whole family had only a few pieces of clothing, not even a change of clothes.

At least Grandpa Wang still has two sets of clothes to change into.

Originally, Grandma Jiang said to wash them separately and lend their clothes to Liu Ruxu's family to wear first.

But no one wanted to wait, so no one agreed.