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

The little girl's eyes were fixed on the pile of strange things on the table, and she was completely attracted to them.

At this moment, when she suddenly heard someone mention Su Mingxiang and Su Shulan's names, the little girl couldn't help but look at Bai Xiuqin with tears in her eyes: "Grandma, I miss my aunt and my uncle Mingxiang."

After hearing this, even the usually strong Bai Xiuqin couldn't help but think of her son who had no news yet, and her eyes instantly became moist.

Then she bent down and gently embraced Ruyi in her arms, and gently kissed the little girl's fair face. "Don't be afraid, dear, Grandma Xiuqin is with you now, and your parents are here too. Please believe that no matter what happens, your beloved aunt and uncle will eventually come home safe and sound! Then our family can live together again. Remember to call them aunt and uncle, remember?"

After hearing these heartwarming words, little Ruyi nodded obediently to show that she understood: "Yes, when I grow up, I want to be a beautiful bride, and the groom will buy me lots of delicious candies~"

Just like that, after the simple yet solemn ceremony, Zhu Yousheng and Liu Daidi began to pack up their few belongings and prepare to leave. In order to express their gratitude, they even left most of the useful things to the elderly in their family as a token of their appreciation. Then, they walked out of the simple triangular straw hut where they had originally lived, together with their newly married son and daughter-in-law.

On the other side, Bai Xiuqin was walking alone on the path leading to her home. On the way, she happened to look back and saw Zhu Yousheng and his family standing in the drizzle with confused and helpless looks on their faces.

After a brief thought, he whispered to his eldest son Su Yaozong who was following him, "Hurry back and invite your uncle Shunde and the others over. We've all become a close family, and my house already has three families with different surnames living together. Adding a few more families won't make a big difference. It will actually make the place even more lively!"

After receiving the order, Su Yaozong immediately turned and headed towards the target. When he reached him, he relayed the message directly, "Uncle, my mother asked me to come find you. She asked you to bring your whole family to live with us. She said it would be more fun for several of our relatives and families to live together."

Zhu Yousheng was stunned at first, then he reacted and seemed to realize something.

Then, Liu Daidi could no longer control her emotions and she couldn't help crying.

Seeing this, Su Yaozong quickly took Xiao Ruyi from her hands and carefully covered her head with his raincoat, trying his best to prevent the rain from falling on the child.

Then he gently hugged the little girl and walked towards home.

Zhu Yousheng and Liu Daidi followed closely, their footsteps looking heavy and full of helplessness.

The other people in the village looked at him with envy when they saw this scene. "Look how lucky he is! If he had been able to marry into this old lady's family earlier, he wouldn't be in such a predicament now."

An old lady sighed.

"Indeed, we have someone to rely on when we are fleeing on the road. Even if it is the family from my eldest daughter-in-law's side, even if they don't have any great skills, they can at least provide a donkey cart to protect the children from the wind and rain."

Another lady continued.

"Not to mention my second daughter-in-law's family. They're all strong and good at hunting. They probably had access to fresh game often while fleeing."

A man said with a hint of sourness.

"That's right. Now with Zhu Yousheng and his family joining in to help, I feel like our group is becoming stronger and stronger, and we are more confident in facing unknown difficulties."

Someone added, revealing a hint of anticipation for the future.

It was late at night and everyone in the village was fast asleep.

Only Xue Bao and Su Mingjiang took turns on duty as planned to guard the safety of the camp.

Just when everything was quiet in the middle of the night, an unusual sound suddenly broke the tranquility.

Soon, a huge roar shook the entire village, waking up the sleeping people.

The villagers ran out of their makeshift thatched huts in terror to see what had happened.

Everyone was stunned by the scene before them, and their hearts were filled with unprecedented panic - the flood from the foot of the mountain in the east was approaching rapidly.

The flood was not only fierce, but also came from two sides at the same time, trapping everyone in the valley.

Although the water flow in the eastern valley is not as fast as lightning, the area it covers is extremely wide.

The first huge wave was as majestic and magnificent as thousands of horses galloping towards the bottom of the valley, which was terrifying to watch.

After the first high tide receded, the water flow gradually returned to a calm state.

However, this has not alleviated people's concerns.

Bai Xiuqin gazed toward the confluence of the two rivers, muttering silently, "Such a vast ocean rolling in! I wonder how much fertile land will be submerged, how many villages will be destroyed? How many innocent people will face the sorrow of separation?"

At this moment, her heart was filled with immense heaviness and sadness.

Many of the villagers who were standing in the heavy rain had already knelt on the ground and were howling to the sky.

They were begging God to let them go this time and not let them suffer any more.

Because before this, the villagers had been forced to leave the land where their ancestors had lived for generations.

The difficulties brought about by natural disasters again have made everyone feel even more desperate and powerless.

Bai Lianzhen felt even sadder when she saw the men, women, young and old around her with tears on their faces.

She instructed her eldest son, Su Yaozong, "Go back now and make sure your family is safe in the shed. Don't move around. Especially take good care of your wife and grandchildren."

Turning around, she said firmly to her other son, "Let's go together and find out where this water comes from."

At this moment, Xue Lao Hu, who had been standing aside for a long time, came over and volunteered, "Mrs. Mother-in-law, please stay here to direct the dispatch. Xue Bao and I will go over and take a look. This will save time and make you less tired."

But no matter how others persuaded her, Bai Xiuqin's determination could not be shaken, and she finally insisted on leading the team herself.

Following closely behind were Zhang Songshu, Zhu Yousheng and several other strong men. They all resolutely followed the team and planned to explore a way out together.

After walking about two or three miles, they found that the mountain range was still not interrupted but continued to stretch out, without causing more water to converge and gather.