The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

After breakfast and packing up, the villagers set off again.

Shen Youyou looked at the embroidered shoes on her feet, which showed her big toe. She also looked at the soles of her feet, which were covered with blisters. Every step she took felt like being pricked by needles.

She wondered in her mind if this feeling was the same as when the little mermaid came ashore and walked on her own feet.

Li Jingshu wanted her daughter to change her shoes in the morning, but Shen Youyou said that she should just wear them for now because walking on mountain roads would wear out the shoes too much.

She didn't want to wear straw sandals on the mountain road, which would make walking even more difficult.

But this section of the road is really rugged, it is exactly the connection from one mountain to another.

They had to go down the mountain first, then walk to the connected valley and then climb up the mountain.

Even though the slope is not very steep, it is really difficult to walk with so many things.

As Shen Zhiqiu was walking, he suddenly recited:

Alas, how dangerous and high it is! The road to Shu is more difficult than climbing to the sky! Cancong and Yufu, how confused they were when they founded the country! For 48,000 years, there has been no human traffic with Qin. There is a bird path in the west of Taibai Mountain, which can cross the top of Emei Mountain. The ground collapsed, the mountains were crushed, and the warriors died, and then the ladders and stone steps were connected. Above there is a high peak where six dragons turn around the sun, and below there is a winding river that rushes against the waves. Even the yellow crane cannot fly over it, and the monkeys want to cross it but are worried about climbing. The green mud is so winding, it turns nine times a hundred steps and winds around the rocks. I touch the well of Shen and Li, and breathe when I look up, and I sit with my hands on my chest and sigh...”

The voice is very charming and the recitation is very pleasant to the ear, especially in this echoing valley.

Everyone was fascinated by what they heard.

Shen Youyou: Dad is good, he inherited a good body. His father would definitely not have been able to recite this poem in his previous life.

Li Jingshu: Suddenly I don’t recognize Lao Shen anymore. Why does he look so charming now?

Old Man Shen and Old Lady Hua: Look at what his third son is reading. Even though we can't understand it, it sounds good no matter how we listen to it. It's obvious that they have not spent their money to support their son's education.

Shen Zhichun, Shen Zhixia and Shen Zhidong could all be proud. They felt that the mountain breeze made their younger brother's weird short-sleeved shirt look a bit cool.

That’s right, seeing there were no dead bodies here, Shen Zhiqiu immediately started to take off his clothes, leaving only his shorts and vest.

The other villagers, although they didn’t understand, felt that they could do it again.

But this poem is quite appropriate for the situation. It is really difficult for them to go down the mountain or go up the mountain at this moment. It is more difficult than going up to the sky!

After walking for a whole morning, I felt numb and it felt like this journey was even more difficult than yesterday.

Once the women were carrying things, they would ask the men to help them push the carts.

The men were even more worried. Their cheeks were bitten until they bled. When they went down the mountain, they were afraid that they would go too fast and the cart and the water would fall down.

When I was going up the mountain, I gritted my teeth and pushed the cart. The veins in my neck were bulging and my face was red and my neck was thick.

Although Shen Zhiqiu didn't push the cart, he was worried. He spent the whole morning and even when he reached the lowest valley, he didn't find any long green grass.

Those who were worried started to recite poems.

When they finally reached another mountain, it was getting dark. The next day, Shen Youyou felt that they could break the world record again.

If it were modern times, they would definitely become very popular if they survived in the wilderness.

Another hour later, the scouting team ahead came back, sweating profusely but with their heads down.

The hopeful looks in everyone's eyes dimmed in an instant.

No need to ask, no water was found.

They didn't ask, but Erhu didn't show any emotion this time and told them honestly: "Forget about the water, there isn't much green grass."

"Did you see any caves on the road?" Shen Zhiqiu asked.

My eldest brother-in-law Wang Fuxi said: This small cave cannot accommodate all of us.

Shen Zhiqiu had no choice but to let the children sleep in the cave. Let’s set up the scaffold and go.

I really didn't have the energy to leave today. I was too tired and depressed. Even his optimistic daughter was much quieter in the afternoon.

Going down the mountain is dangerous, and going up the mountain is really tiring!

Today's break was early, but the team's mood was low.

It was Shen Youyou who secretly told Shen Zhiqiu: "Dad, although I don't know the name of this mountain, the Yangtze River should be between this mountain and the next one."

Shen Zhiqiu thought about it and it seemed that the Three Gorges was indeed built in this area. Although there is no Three Gorges now, there should be one for the Yangtze River.

This idea was like a shot in the arm, giving the father and daughter some hope.

But they haven’t told everyone yet because they are not sure whether there is water in the Yangtze River. If there is water in the Yangtze River, these refugees from Hubei will not die of thirst in these mountains.

However, they still held on to a glimmer of hope, feeling that people in ancient times rarely traveled far, and perhaps the group of people who had just died and the group of people they met didn't know that there was a Yangtze River here.

But neither the father nor the daughter told anyone about this because they were too unsure.

In the next few days, it was really like: going north to Taihang Mountains, it was so difficult and so majestic!

The mountain road was rugged and became drier as they walked, and the father and daughter became more and more uncertain.

But at this time, I still have a glimmer of fantasy.

I wonder how serious a disaster it would take for the Yangtze River to become dry.

Shen Zhiqiu was very anxious because their water supply was almost gone, so he did not feed water to the cattle and horses today.

And they were also going downhill, and they only hoped that when they went down, they could see the surging waters of the Yangtze River. Even if it was not the surging waters of the Yellow River, at least some water would be fine.

Mr. Shen also frowned. What worried him most was the way up and down the mountain. Even with his old limbs, he had to walk.

"I haven't seen anyone alive in several days. Are they all dead?"

The other old men nearby were also in a heavy mood. They were nervous when they saw people, and even more panicked when they didn't see anyone.

Two hours later, the people who had been exploring the way ahead came back. Shen Zhiqiu looked at them in surprise, wanting to hear if he could see the Yellow River ahead.

He hurried over and asked, "Is there a river ahead?"

His brother-in-law Wang Fuxi nodded heavily, then shook his head, which made Shen Zhiqiu anxious. What do you mean by nodding and shaking your head?

Wang Fuxi panted, sweating profusely: "There is a river, but the entire river is dry. Not to mention the water, even the ground is dry and cracked. Third brother, what should we do?"

What to do? Just let it go! Not only Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Youyou, but everyone else felt very disappointed!

Shen Zhiqiu was cursing in his heart. Even the Yellow River could dry up. This must be a rare thing that happens at least for decades or even hundreds of years, right?

They actually ran into them. They hadn't given water to the livestock since they set out today. Now all the water was added up, and these people could only last for two days at most for drinking and cooking.

Old Man Shen and Grandpa Shen also looked at each other and it seemed that they had to kill the animal.

If the animals couldn't hold on and fell down together, they really wouldn't be able to carry all these things.

Master Shen looked worried and said, "Little Sanzi, kill the cow first."

When the old man said this, he seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

These cows are the treasures of their tribe. Ever since the buyers came, they have been taking good care of them every day, for fear that they might get sick. Their rarity is almost as valuable as the old man’s life.

At the beginning, Shen Zhiqiu's family had two cows, his second uncle's family, Grandpa Shen's family, Hunter Gao's family, Doctor Guo's family, and Shen Mazi's family each had one cow, a total of five cows, in addition to the three cows that Shen Zhiqiu bought for the village.

There are ten cows in total. This has always been a source of pride for Mr. Shen and Shen Village.

Wolves killed three of them a few days ago, and there are still seven left.