Crossing the famine, relying on a spiritual spring to support the entire village

Su Nian'an was pleasantly surprised. In order to verify whether it had the same effect as the spring, he took out an empty bamboo tube and poured water into it. The water bag was emptied and filled up again at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It’s true! In this severe drought, water is especially precious

Thinking about it, Wang slowly opened her eyes and saw that the surroundings were still a piece of yellow earth. She felt a little lost. She had just had a dream. Their family had come to a beautiful place with clear water and mountains. They drank to their heart's content and felt indescribably comfortable and satisfied.

He moved his body and felt like it was falling apart, with pain and numbness all over. However, when he saw his daughter's concerned look, he straightened his back and pretended to be fine. When his daughter turned her back to pick up the backpack, his face wrinkled in pain, but when he looked at her again, he looked fine again.

After this, they dared not rest any more. They took their things and hurried down the mountain. Even though their feet were exhausted, they did not dare to stop.

Su Nian'an knew that her mother's injury must be very painful, so she put the backpack on her back, held Xiao Ni'er's hand, and supported Wang's hand.

Su Nian'an took the time to open the food gift package.

"Congratulations on getting 30 steamed buns

10 catties of millet

Black noodles 10 jin

This system is still somewhat useful

"..." System 526: Is this a compliment? I really appreciate it.

There were thirty big white steamed buns, ten kilograms of millet, and ten kilograms of black flour in it, enough for them to eat for a long time. Finally, they could carry it to Beilin.

Su Nian'an took out fifteen steamed buns, five catties of millet, and five catties of black flour, and put the rest into the space. The space given by System 526 was not very large, only 0.5 cubic meters, which was only enough to hold these supplies, not even the water bag.

Each of the three ate a steamed bun and drank some water. Wang was surprised to see that the backpack, which originally only had a few sweet potatoes, was now filled with a small amount of food.

After hearing about what happened after Su Nian'an fainted, Wang thought that it was the two men who had just snatched it away. It was a blessing in disguise, so she didn't ask any more questions, and Su Nian'an was happy to be free.

After eating and drinking, the three of them walked very fast and finally caught up with the team an hour later.

"Mother Dazhi, you are finally here. I was so worried." Su Nian'an searched her memory. This was their neighbor Aunt Li. She had no children and her eyes were full of worry. She looked at him kindly. Their family was small and often helped the Su family. She loved the children of the Su family very much and had watched Su Nian'an grow up since she was a child.

"Yes, luckily we escaped the disaster safely." Wang told Aunt Li about the bandits. Aunt Li sighed. Su Nian'an looked frail but unexpectedly he managed to drive away the bandits. Wang was full of pride but also modestly said that she escaped the disaster because she was so scared that she went crazy.

Aunt Li hurriedly checked Wang's injuries and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they were only minor injuries. "Don't fall behind again. This is too dangerous. Stay with the others. There are more of us and those criminals won't dare to approach us. It's safer too."

Wang nodded repeatedly and wiped the tears from her eyes. Fortunately, her children and grandchildren were all safe. Otherwise, how could she be worthy of her dead husband?

Su Nian'an cleaned up the grass pile beside Aunt Li and her husband so that she could rest. Wang wanted to take action, but she refused to let her. She said that she needed to rest well after being injured. There were no herbs or anything like that now, and if she didn't take good care of herself, it would easily turn into an old injury.

After hearing this, Wang Shi also sat down with Xiao Nier and watched Su Nian'an's actions.

The entire Sujia Village is deserted. It has only been a week since we set out and the number of people has already decreased by one third. Perhaps they have fallen behind, or have gone to live with their relatives, or may never come back. Some people just disappeared while walking.

The remaining people were all in rags, with faces as dirty as charcoal. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell who was who. There were all kinds of people, a few big men surrounded by a circle, mostly old, young, women and children, basically a whole family. Those with better conditions had mule carts, and those with more people in the family basically had carts, bedding, pots and pans, and utensils.

Originally, Wang and his family also had carts, but they didn't have enough food, so they exchanged everything they could. The eldest son, Su Dazhi, was strong and healthy, so he went to Beilin one day before the village left. The journey was long and he needed food.

"Mother Dazhi, this is the healing oil I brought with me. Rub it on your body and it will heal you faster." Aunt Li handed a small bamboo tube as thick as a finger to Wang.

"Aunt Li, you should keep this precious thing. My injury is not serious." Wang refused.

Medicines are not rare at this time, but they are used up every time. There is no place to buy them. Even if they are sold, no one has extra money to buy such expensive things. After all, they can no longer afford food or water.

"Oh, Dazhi's mother, please keep it." Aunt Li stuffed it into Wang's pocket and turned away, turning a deaf ear to Wang's call and even quickening her pace.

"Mom, please keep it. We appreciate your kindness. I'll get some water and dark flour and ask Aunt Li to make some cakes for us. We can then share some of the food with Aunt Li to repay her kindness." Su Nian'an saw that Aunt Li was helping them sincerely, and they had no shortage of food and water for the time being.

Aunt Li is kindhearted. She is willing to rely on the old couple. Natural disasters are ruthless, and human nature is sometimes unpredictable. The three of them are too weak, and the eldest brother is not here. Uncle Li is a hunter after all, tall and strong, and can deter some of the refugees who are ready to move.

Wang nodded. She listened to her daughter.

Aunt Li knew that Su Nian'an and his men had robbed some food from the bandits. She thought it was some sweet potatoes and vegetable roots, but she didn't expect that there were steamed buns, black flour and water, all of which were enough to fill their stomachs.

Su Nian'an is really lucky to be with her mother, but it's a pity that she has such a mean mother-in-law. She has no children, and Su Nian'an grew up under her care. She doesn't feel good when she is not living a comfortable life.

It took them two hours to mix the black noodles. Aunt Li also added sweet potatoes to make the taste less unpalatable.

While they were making pancakes, people would occasionally look over to see if they had enough food so they could get some. But when they saw that the basket was empty except for the pancakes, they stopped thinking.

Su Nian'an kept an eye on the surroundings. Fortunately, he gave some black flour and steamed buns to Aunt Li, which freed up some space. If they saw so many white flour steamed buns, they would go crazy.

After putting away the prepared vegetable cakes, it was already dark. The villagers were afraid that wild animals would keep the fire burning, so each family would send one person to keep watch at night, first to prevent wild animals from approaching, second to keep an eye on their own food, and third to beware of bandits.

There is another reason why there are so many refugees, women and children. Some strong and healthy people cannot afford to eat. They are so hungry that they become bandits and rob food for a chance of survival. After a while, they become murderous and often harass and rob the fleeing teams.

Uncle Li was on night watch, taking care of the injured, pregnant, and young children, the weakest group, and promised to help them look after the food.

Su Nian'an couldn't sleep. How could she, an ordinary modern salaried worker with no medical skills and no abundant material space, escape this disaster? How could she protect Wang and her little niece?