Confiscated the property and exiled? I emptied the warehouse and fled the famine.

Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng looked at each other. It was not normal for the temperature to be so hot. Ruan Yunsheng looked around. It was the season when branches and leaves were lush, but now many of the branches and leaves here had turned yellow and withered, which was a sign of water shortage. Coupled with the high temperature, it seemed that there was a drought not far ahead.

The river under the cliff flowed to the sea in the opposite direction of where they were going. That river would be the last one they would see on this journey. They could still feel the moisture brought by the river water at the foot of the cliff. If they went further, the temperature would probably be even higher than it is now.

On the side of the cliff, there is the remnant flow of the river below the cliff. Although it is a remnant flow, it is still a not small river. It’s just because of the hot weather and drought, the water in the river is much less. This place is nearly a hundred miles away from the city. Ruan Yunsheng looked at the river, then looked at Lu Zhizhou. Lu Zhizhou instantly understood what she meant, and the two of them quickly walked to Pei Yan.

"Mr. Pei, we have something to tell you, alone." In order to avoid panic among the crowd, Lu Zhizhou decided to report to Pei Yan alone first, and then he would decide whether to tell this group of people.

"Okay." Pei Yan realized the seriousness of the matter when he saw the nervous and serious expressions of Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng. He ordered everyone to wait where they were without any delay. He walked some distance to the side with Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng.

"General Lu, please speak."

"I am no longer a general, so Mr. Pei doesn't need to call me General Lu anymore. You can just call me Lu Zhizhou."

Pei Yan was not a person who would waste time. "In that case, I will call you Brother Lu. If you think highly of me, you can call me Brother Pei. I have seen the way you two have behaved along the way and I admire you. In addition, your wife has saved my life and the lives of my brothers many times."

"Okay, Brother Pei, I'll tell you straight away. When we got off the cliff just now, I felt that the temperature here was abnormal. Based on my many years of experience in marching and fighting, there is a drought ahead. We must rest here and maintain enough physical strength. We must also have enough water on us, otherwise we will not be able to get out of the drought ahead."

After listening to what Lu Zhizhou said, Pei Yan's brows were so furrowed that they could kill a fly.

If there is really a drought ahead as Lu Zhizhou and his men said, then they must take a detour. If they force their way through the city, they might lose their lives. They, the officials, have seen too many things. There is no humanity in the face of disasters. If that group of people have no food, some of them may be so cruel as to eat human flesh. They are outsiders and no one can guarantee what will happen. He cannot take the risk of so many people's lives.

"Brother Lu, are you sure there is a drought ahead?"

"I'm sure." Lu Zhizhou said in a firm tone. Pei Yan thought for a moment and decided to believe him. He could not risk entering the city.

"Okay, in that case I will listen to you and rest here. We will continue our journey after we have enough food and water. However, when we were at Heiling Village, the flatbreads and steamed buns we had were taken away. Now we don't even have anything to fill our stomachs."

Ruan Yunsheng breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that they could trust them. She was just afraid that Pei Yan would be stubborn and run to the city. She had lived in the post-apocalyptic world before and had heard people talk about eating human flesh when the virus broke out. It would be a bit troublesome for them to deal with the refugees if they went crazy.

"Brother Pei, have you forgotten that there is a small river over there? Although the water in the river has been reduced a lot due to the drought, it is still enough for us. As for food, we can only go down to the river and find what is available."

Pei Yan nodded. This was the only way at the moment. Pei Yan walked back quickly and looked at everyone and said, "There is a drought ahead. We must rest here today. We must eat and drink enough water. Tomorrow we will not enter the city and need to take a detour to southern Xinjiang."

As soon as Pei Yan's words came out, everyone became nervous, "But we have nothing, how can we fill our stomachs and quench our thirst." Li said softly. Now she no longer dared to shout at Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng. From the mountain village to the time when Lu Zhizhou kicked the Du couple off the cliff, they faced the reality.

Before Pei Yan could answer, Ruan Yunsheng stepped forward and said, "There is a river over there. The water level in the river is much lower, but it is enough for us to eat. Every family must send someone to the river to find food. I can teach you the method, but every family must take action."

"We are willing to do so. As long as we have food, we can go down by ourselves."

The Ye family expressed their stance immediately. After the incident at Heiling Village, no one had any resentment towards the Lu family anymore, especially since everyone chose to believe what Ruan Yunsheng said (this is the halo of the heroine~).

Without the Du family, there was no cancer, and the atmosphere between people became more relaxed. Ruan Yunsheng nodded, "Okay, then you can discuss how to distribute it. The older ones don't have to work and just wait where they are. The young people will go down to the river in groups to look for firewood."

Mr. and Mrs. Li looked at each other. They were not young anymore, and their bodies were not as strong as before after the journey. However, their son was still in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. They only had each other, and if they did not go down to the river, they would have nothing to eat.

Ruan Yunsheng glanced at them, pursed her lips and said nothing. It was not that she was cruel, but even if she helped them once or twice, she couldn't help them every time. They had to learn to survive on their own.

Soon they were divided into two teams. On the Lu family's side, Lu Zhizhou's leg was just fine, so Ruan Yunsheng didn't let him go into the river. She, Lu Yunruo and fifth sister-in-law Tan Jingwan went into the river. Lu Zhizhou took his eldest sister-in-law Meng Yanan and fourth sister-in-law Chen Youyue to collect firewood. From the Li family, old man Li went into the river, and Mrs. Li went to collect firewood. From the Ye family, Ye Yong went into the river, and Mrs. Ye took her son to collect firewood. The two uncles and Chen Qingran of the Chen family naturally went into the river, and the remaining two sisters-in-law went to help collect firewood. As for the officials, naturally two were left behind to watch the firewood collection and to rest, and the rest all went into the river.

"Remember to pick up more firewood, the more the better." As for why they had to pick up so much firewood, Ruan Yunsheng did not explain to them in detail. They would naturally know the answer at night.

Ruan Yunsheng took Pei Yan's saber, found a few thicker branches, and sharpened one end. Lu Zhizhou had gone with them to collect firewood, so only she could do this. Seeing this, Chen Qingran took the knife from her hand and said, "Let me do it."

Ruan Yunsheng handed the knife to Chen Qingran. She was naturally happy and relieved that she could feel more relaxed. Ruan Yunsheng demonstrated the action of piercing the fish to them. After Chen Qingran finished sharpening the sticks, he gave them all. However, each family only had one stick, so the rest of the people could only rely on their own abilities to catch something useful.

The water level in the river was much lower than the one where they fished before. They could even see some things. Ruan Yunsheng gave the fork to Lu Yunruo. She wanted to try to find something else. There were many edible vegetables in the water in summer.