Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

Despite the heavy rain, the villagers still moved slowly towards the top of the mountain, but they all remembered what had just happened, and everyone's face was filled with a mixture of deep worry and emotion.

After seeing this scene, many people began to shake their heads and sigh, and privately discussed, "It's bad enough that Su Yanyan's family has so many problems, but I didn't expect that these two daughters were not educated well."

They all secretly told their families to stay away from Su Dongyue, her mother and daughter, and try not to cause trouble.

The village chief first brought his family members to the mountain and settled them down, and then prepared to return to the scene to see if his granddaughter was out of danger and to help Su Mingxiang.

After Bai Xiuqin learned about this, she immediately took her second son Su Mingjiang with her and rushed over to find out what was going on.

Before leaving, he repeatedly told his eldest son Su Yaozong to keep an eye on the rest of the family and ensure their safety.

As everyone climbed to the middle of the mountain slope, they also began to learn how to build simple sheds to avoid the constant wind and rain.

When Bai Xiuqin rushed to the river, she found two people struggling desperately in the rushing river, and the tree branch they relied on for survival looked shaky and in danger.

At this time, the water flow became more violent, and the muddy flood level had almost reached Su Mingxiang's chest while she was still in the water.

Xue Bao and several young men tried to use ropes to rescue people many times, but unfortunately, the rescue ropes they threw were always displaced by the fast-flowing water. They tried several times but failed to pull the people in distress to the shore.

Bai Xiuqin witnessed the scene and felt heartbroken. She knew that her youngest son might be facing a huge threat.

Thinking of this, a strong sense of urgency prompted her to quickly take out a small bag of fresh apples from the inside pocket of her clothes, and also take out two plastic bags full of black bread from another hidden place.

Then she reached deeper and took out some silver, a set of clothes suitable for both men and women, and a lightweight folding knife. She quickly stuffed these necessary items for survival into a large waterproof backpack that was large enough to hold everything.

In order to prevent the children from getting too frightened, Bai Xiuqin pretended to be calm and lay down in front of Su Mingxiang, her voice as gentle but firm as possible: "Xiang'er, don't be afraid, hold this bag. You have to protect Shulan, remember? From now on, Su Shulan is a member of our family."

After a pause, Bai Xiuqin continued, "In a moment, you two will hold onto this tree trunk tightly and float away with the current. Remember, our destination is Youzhou. No matter what happens, remember the code is a smiley face."

Seeing her sons about to leave her sight, tears finally welled up in her eyes.

Meanwhile, Su Mingjiang followed his mother's instructions and painstakingly dragged a piece of dead tree to the riverbank. "Brother, this will be your little 'boat.' Be careful and stay safe. We'll stay here and wait for your safe return."

Before he finished speaking, he had already burst into tears, unable to hide his inner emotions.

Not far away, Aunt Lihua's eyes had already become red and swollen from constant crying, and she kept repeating Su Shulan's name; and Liu Daidi was also curled up on one side, hugging himself with his arms, and making extremely sad calls.

When she heard Bai Xiuqin's idea about protecting her reputation, she immediately understood what she meant and added Su Mingxiang's name to her cry, "Mingxiang, please take good care of Shulan! As a mother, I only hope to see you two return safely soon... Then I'll betroth her to you."

Listening to these warm and empowering words, Bai Xiuqin continued, "You can live together as husband and wife while you're out there; it will be much more convenient. Don't worry, as long as you return safely, our family will definitely hold a wedding for you and confirm your engagement according to custom. Son, be careful on your journey; everyone at home is looking forward to your return!"

At this moment, a clear and loud sound suddenly came from the air - it turned out that the branch in Su Mingxiang's hand could not bear the weight and suddenly broke, and bursts of surprised screams suddenly sounded around.

Su Mingxiang reacted quickly and immediately turned around to grab Su Shulan's wrist. Together, they held tightly onto the important tree trunk that Su Mingjiang handed over, which was like a life-saving straw.

The reluctance and worry in his eyes made him look back at his relatives, but then he fixed his gaze, and held Su Shulan tightly, hugging the tree. In the blink of an eye, their figures disappeared without a trace.

Bai Xiuqin felt an unprecedented weakness and fell powerlessly on the muddy ground. She looked in the direction where Su Mingxiang left with tears in her eyes and cried bitterly.

At this moment, her heart was filled with indescribable complex emotions.

Not only did the worry about her child's safety haunt her deep in her heart; she also felt a deep sense of helplessness and panic about this sudden and unpredictable time-travel event that befell her. All the anxiety, fear, and helplessness that had accumulated during this period burst out at this moment.

Zhu Yousheng and his wife Liu Daidi next to them were also heartbroken and almost collapsed. Due to excessive grief and fatigue, they eventually became physically exhausted and Liu Daidi even fainted.

In order to take care of his family, Su Mingjiang carried his extremely exhausted mother back to their residence on the top of the mountain.

Xue Nizi and Tonghua immediately took action to help Bai Xiuqin place her on the straw mat prepared on the bed.

In this state of physical and mental exhaustion, Bai Xiuqin didn't hold on for long before she quickly fell into a drowsy state.

Until a noisy voice came from outside: "Why didn't you take us with you when you escaped? It's raining outside now, and we have nowhere to go. Of course you should let us take shelter in this shed you built!"

"That's right, we must be able to come in and get out of the rain."

Another voice echoed.

Bai Xiuqin, who had just experienced extreme emotional fluctuations, was still filled with anger. Regardless of her weak physical condition, she stood up, grabbed a sturdy stick and walked out the door.

Standing at the doorway, he surveyed the noisy crowd before him, pointed a wooden stick at them, and angrily demanded, "Okay, then what do you mean by 'should'? I really want to hear what we should and shouldn't do! Go ahead!"

Bai Xiuqin's shout scared everyone around her so much that they trembled.

A thin old man stood up and pointed at Bai Xiuqin, saying, "You should...you should allow us to come in and take shelter from the rain! This forest isn't something any of you have exclusive ownership of, so why can't we enter?"

After hearing this, Bai Xiuqin just smiled coldly, "Although this piece of woods is not unique to any one family.