In my 40s, the trading system took me flying

The man stuffed the medicine into her mouth without hesitation and left Xu Xiaoya a small silver lock.

Before leaving, he told Old Lady Xu, "This belongs to my son. I want to give it to this little girl. I think she's very blessed. I'm just praying for my son with her blessing!"

Old Mrs. Xu didn't want to agree at first, but when she saw Xu Xiaoya grab the small silver lock and hang it around her neck, she didn't refuse.

Considering that it was such a precious medicine, it wasn't too rude.

The man was still staggering when he left, but when Li Caogen and Xu Laoyao brought him to the small path out of the town, he no longer felt any pain in his body.

It was so magical that he wanted to go back and ask Old Lady Xu to buy those pills.

Unfortunately, he really doesn't have time.

"Thank you two little brothers, I will thank you again when I have the chance!"

The man left without even leaving his name, and Xu Laoyao didn't ask for his name. He just whispered to the man, "If you ever need your brothers to repay you, just come find me deep in the mountains. I'm a hunter. Just ask for the youngest of the five brothers!"

The man nodded and bowed to say goodbye.

The man disappeared on the path.

On the way back, Li Caogen and Xu Laoyao still looked confused.

"Cousin, why did you tell him about your family? If he takes people to the mountains, won't something bad happen?"

Xu Laoyao shook his head: "He won't!"

He saw a tattoo on the man's arm. When he was in the provincial capital, he heard people say that there was a group of people with similar tattoos. They were particularly mysterious. They specialized in killing the lackeys of the foreign devils, and they also performed heroic deeds and saved many ordinary people. Otherwise, they would not have saved the three brothers.

He was willing to take risks for this kind of lifesaver.

Besides, they may not actually show up.

The key is the life-saving grace, no matter who the other party is, he is willing to choose to believe it.

Since the man has left, the matter is over.

Until midnight, the noise outside continued, and people were in panic. Sometimes there were screams that pierced the night sky.

I could tell that there was chaos outside.

My uncle's family was packing up very nervously. Their family was worth a fortune and they were reluctant to throw anything away, but they couldn't take everything with them because Li Caogen, who had been watching the situation outside, came back and said that someone had been killed by those running dogs.

The world is in chaos.

Old Mrs. Xu asked Xu Dazhui to carry his uncle on his back, and Xu Xiaoya was stuffed into the arms of Xu Laoyao. The others carried backpacks, and then they quietly went out.

There were many people who had the same plan as them. Although the moon was not very bright, it could still illuminate the way so that everyone would not be groping in the dark.

Along the way, they were almost encountered by people who were still searching. Fortunately, Li Caogen was very familiar with the town and was very smart in leading everyone away.

After leaving the town, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Those lackeys have no intention of leaving the town to suffer, and going into the mountains in the middle of the night is like seeking death, isn't that?

There are ferocious beasts in the mountains. If you encounter a blind bear, you won’t know how you died.

Along the way, Xu Xiaoya didn't feel anything at all, because she fell asleep directly. After all, she was a child, and her body still needed sleep to replenish energy.

When Xu Xiaoya opened her eyes, they had already returned to Huaishu Village, and with her uncle's family at home, the place was especially lively.

Except for the uncle who needed to recuperate and Xu Xiaoya who was not allowed to go out, the whole family went out to work. Autumn is the harvest season, and there are many good things in the mountains and forests.

Xu Xiaoya and her uncle were lying on the kang, staring at each other.

"Girl, let's have a chat!"

The uncle was bored, so he started teasing Xu Xiaoya.

Xu Xiaoya was not a real baby. She was fiddling with the cloth doll that her mother had sewn for her on the kang.

"What a generation gap!"

The little girl Xu didn't even raise her head, and her uncle was stunned when she spoke. Then he realized that it was just a generation difference.

Xu Xiaoya called him granduncle, saying that the two of them had underestimated the son's generation, which made her uncle happy.

"She's the first girl born in the Xu family in five generations. She's so smart!"

The uncle's praise did not make Xu Xiaoya happy, but speechless.

This has nothing to do with whether it is a boy or a girl. It is simply because my uncle does not have enough understanding of blood relationship.

However, considering that the space was exchanged for the jade pendant given by her uncle, she still gave a very sweet smile in return.

My uncle has a similar personality to Old Lady Xu. The children in the family don’t dare to get close to him. He is nowhere near as cute as Xu Xiaoya, a soft and chubby girl.

The grandfather and grandson did start chatting, although it was the uncle who did most of the talking and Xu Xiaoya responded perfunctorily, but the good thing was that she was really cute and the uncle didn't feel offended.

What neither of them expected was that the person who was on guard outside the village brought back news that the situation in the town had gotten out of hand and many people had been arrested and beheaded in the open space in the middle of the town.

"What a sin!"

Old Mrs. Xu was sorting out a basket of hawthorns, thinking of cutting them into slices, drying them, and then soaking them in water to drink in the winter. The extra ones could be sold to people who came to collect medicinal herbs, earning some money to supplement the family income.

"Mom, it's really chaotic outside. I heard that a large number of Japanese troops have arrived in our province, burning, killing, looting and robbing everywhere. It's only a matter of time before they reach our side!"

The youngest Xu reminded Old Lady Xu that it was Old Lady Xu, not Old Man Xu, who was in charge of the family.

Old Man Xu listened to his son's words and thought about the chaos in the town and the soaring prices. Although she was not educated, she had life experience.

Life over the years has made Old Mrs. Xu realize that if she wants to lead her family to live a stable life, she must plan early.

"But we are deep in the mountains here, those devils may not come here!"

Old Mrs. Xu was still a little unsure, but Youngest Xu reminded her, "Mom, they won't live in the mountains, but they will burn them down. We have to make plans early!"

They are in the north, and although they live in a remote area, their safety cannot be guaranteed.

Many people died due to floods and then the plague killed another wave of people. If war breaks out again, how many more people will die?

Regardless of what the Xu family thinks, life must go on.

Fearing that war would break out suddenly, Old Lady Xu made sure everyone had enough food so that even if something unexpected happened, they would have the strength to escape. She remembered what it felt like to be hungry.

Everyone in the Xu family felt like there was a sword hanging over their heads, but this sword had no effect on Xu Xiaoya. She found that her space was very large, and she could put the items directly in the space when exchanging them, which completely relieved her worries.

If the things she exchanges for are too scarce in the future, she doesn’t know how scared grandma and the others will be.

Xu Xiaoya had not yet decided whether to tell Old Lady Xu and the others about the matter in this space. Tired of worrying about it, she simply gave up thinking and instead pestered Xu Xiaoba to carry her on his back to catch grasshoppers.

Although grasshoppers can only jump for a few days in autumn, they are numerous.

Besides, roasted grasshoppers are delicious. Xu Xiaoya was completely unaware of her own childishness. She was even like Xu Xiaoba and the others. When she was playing, she forgot about Old Lady Xu's advice. She came home covered in mud every day and was scolded by being pulled by the ears.

Happy days always pass quickly. The reappearance of autumn rain makes those who have experienced the test of a month of rain feel worried, always fearing that the rain will continue again.

Fortunately, Xu Xiaoya did not continue to be a pessimist. What Xu Xiaoya did not expect was that instead of waiting for the evil Japanese devils, she waited for a group of bandits.

They did not come to rob anything, but to find the village chief of Huaishu Village to discuss whether they could recruit some strong laborers in the village.

You read that right, it’s recruiting, recruiting bandits.

These bandits are not vicious and unscrupulous. They are bandits from a mountain stronghold not far away. Their stronghold is independent and similar to a village, except that they will stop passing vehicles from time to time and ask for tolls.

If it is possible to avoid killing, then do not kill. The key is that when there is a shortage of people, we will go to the surrounding villages to recruit some people who can't make a living.

Xu Xiaoya heard about this for the first time and wanted to go and see the excitement out of curiosity, but her mother, with a pale face, held her in her arms and kept muttering, "You can't go out! Bandits are demons who kill without blinking an eye!"

A typical traumatic stress reaction.

Xu Xiaoya didn't dare to say anything, but patted Xu's mother's back sensibly, giving her the comfort of a child.

Fortunately, Xu's mother only lost her composure for a short while before she reacted. She wiped her tears a little embarrassedly, then looked at Xu Xiaoya: "Xiaoya, listen to your mother. Never trust bandits in the future. They are not good people!"

It seems that Xu's mother also has a story, but unfortunately she can't act too maturely at this time.

"I'm good and obedient!"

Xu Xiaoya patted her chest with a serious look on her face.

After successfully making Xu's mother laugh, Xu's mother pinched Xu Xiaoya's cheek and said, "Okay, my dear baby, you are naturally the most obedient!"

The arrival of the bandits also brought the latest situation outside, and the villagers of Huaishu Village were very panicked.

Once the war really starts, no one will be spared.

After coaxing Xu's mother, Xu Xiaoya was put in a backpack and carried into the mountains to find some wild fruits. These things were not considered good in the mountains, but since Xu Xiaoya could exchange them for something, the whole family was still very active in looking for them.

After all, Xu's mother was not a native mountain person and did not dare to go deep into the mountains, so she took Xu Xiaoya into a forest halfway up the mountain, where there were many wild apples and hawthorn trees.

Xu Xiaoya can already walk, and her mother tied a rope around her waist to prevent her from running around and not delaying her work.

This was a very comfortable time for Xu Xiaoya. She could just check the situation of the system. Recently, in order to encourage her to actively exchange supplies, the system actually provided a map.

The map covers the places where Xu Xiaoya has appeared. Just like a check-in map, any place she has been to will be lit up, and it will be marked what can be traded.

It was very convenient for Xu Xiaoya, who had almost no concept of common sense. Moreover, these plants were deep in the mountains. Although most of them were poisonous and inedible, there were still some unexpected surprises.

Look, Xu Xiaoya has set her eyes on a squirrel that is jumping around near her.

The little thing's green bean-like eyes were full of provocation. While Xu's mother was cutting grass in the distance, it tried to snatch the doll from Xu Xiaoya's hand. It was very bold.

After trying several times, the little squirrel saw that Xu Xiaoya, the human cub, posed no threat, so it jumped directly onto her shoulder to take the doll away. However, it never expected that its fate would change drastically.