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

There were many women and children in the mountains, digging wild vegetables in groups of three or five, looking for something edible.

Su Yuemei took a few children and Tong Hua to dig wild vegetables in the fields and picked some tender branches. They carefully collected anything edible into their backpacks, preparing to take them home to replenish their food reserves.

At this time, Li Fangfang came slowly with her sister Gu Yushi. There were almost no wild vegetables in their backpacks.

Seeing Su Yuemei and the others returning with a full load, Li Fangfang couldn't help but feel envious. She quickly rushed over and grabbed a handful of wild vegetables from Su Yuemei's basket and put them into her own backpack.

This scene happened to be seen by the sharp-eyed Tonghua. She immediately stepped forward angrily and kicked Li Fangfang to the ground, and quickly put the wild vegetables that Li Fangfang had just snatched back into Su Yuemei's basket.

Unexpectedly, Li Fangfang reacted quickly and started shouting almost immediately: "Hurry up, help! There's a woman from outside the area trying to steal the wild vegetables I dug!"

Her exaggerated voice immediately attracted the attention of all passers-by around her. At this moment, everyone saw Tonghua pouring wild vegetables into Su Yuemei's basket.

The surrounding villagers immediately gathered around to ask what happened, "Tonghua, how could you steal a child's wild vegetables?"

Someone said in a reproachful tone, "There are plenty of wild vegetables in the mountains. Why don't you just pick more for yourselves? Why do you have to bully children like this?"

Someone else said, "Even if there are some conflicts between the two families, it's not like your character to do this."

At this time, Goudan and Suyi, who had been standing silently by, finally stood up to defend their family. "Uncles and aunts, please listen to me. The actual situation is not like this. It was Li Fangfang who first robbed our aunt's things and even pushed my aunt down. My aunt couldn't stand her behavior and had to go up and take back the wild vegetables that belonged to us. If you don't believe me, you can compare the types of plants picked by both sides to see if there is any difference."

Hearing this, Li Fangfang, feeling guilty, hurriedly made up some names of wild grasses in an attempt to confuse the audience.

But seeing this, Su Yuemei just smiled faintly and said, "You are really talking nonsense to the extreme! Look at the shapes of these leaves. Are they the same? They are clearly all fresh small gray ear grass."

Several older ladies came forward curiously to take a closer look, and indeed discovered the difference.

When they realized they had misunderstood each other, they looked very embarrassed and then dispersed.

Tonghua, however, pointed at the other person angrily and said, "Stay away! If you come even a step closer to our people, I'll be rude to you. Do you hear me? Next time you dare to touch my things, watch out for your legs! I'll show you how powerful I am!"

After saying this, she angrily pulled Su Yuemei away from the scene.

By evening, the residents living near Sun Wan had already moved into the cave.

Sun Wan said to the friends and family who came to help, "Dear relatives, those who are willing to move into the cave may do so, but my family and I intend to stay in the thatched hut."

Her eyes were full of persistence and determination.

The others responded with a smile, saying that it would be better for everyone to live together so that they could take care of each other and deal with any danger together.

At this time, Zhang Kun stood up and suggested, "Father, someone needs to keep watch tonight. I don't think the girl who set the fire before will give up easily. Today, she even wants to steal our vegetables. People like this must not be underestimated."

After hearing what her son said, Sun Wan nodded in agreement and suggested that she and her daughter take turns on duty that night.

"You've worked all day and are exhausted. Let me take charge of the guard tonight so you can have some rest."

After a whole day of hard work, everyone slowly fell asleep.

At this moment, Sun Wan sat down around the warm campfire and carefully roasted a few chestnuts inside.

After these fragrant fruits are baked, I prepare them for my daughter who is helping out outside.

Su Yuemei is a very busy child. Not only does she take care of all matters for the family, but she is also very thin due to long-term fatigue. Even though she is in her teens, her physical development is not very good.

Su Yuemei snuggled up to her mother, gently took the warm chestnut and tasted it, then looked at the raindrops falling outside the house.

She asked gently, "Mom, where do you think my brother is now? Is he safe? Has he had enough to eat? Did he escape the flood? Is he injured?"

Faced with her daughter's worry, Sun Wan looked up at the fine raindrops slowly floating in the sky, and her heart was also worried about her little son who made her worried.

On the other side, Su Mingxiang and Zhang Shulan, who were deeply concerned about Sun Wan, were lying on the cold beach, groaning helplessly, soaked all over because of the accident.

Although the two men had fainted, their hands were still tightly grasping a dead tree.

The dry tree looked particularly pale in the darkness, as if telling of the dangers and hardships they had experienced before.

Su Mingxiang was awakened by a sharp pain. He opened his eyes and found that someone was trying to snatch the tree trunk from his arms.

He tried hard to regulate his breathing, trying to wake himself up, while at the same time he hurriedly looked for Zhang Shulan who was working with him.

His heart was beating wildly and every movement seemed extremely difficult.

This search shocked him to see several people dragging Zhang Shulan, who had lost consciousness and was weak, towards a reed bush not far away.

Su Mingxiang felt a panic in her heart. The scene before her was like a nightmare and was unbelievable.

He must take action as soon as possible, otherwise Zhang Shulan might meet with an unexpected accident.

Su Mingxiang pretended to be still unconscious, quickly took out the knife given to him by Sun Wan from his arms, and stabbed it into the body of the man who was trying to move the dead tree under him.

The man screamed in pain, and blood gushed out, staining Su Mingxiang's clothes red.

He didn't have time to think about it, so he quickly wiped the blood off his face and immediately chased in the direction of Zhang Shulan.

There were three people on the other side: one man and two women.

They were talking and laughing about having another good meal tonight.

There was a hint of greed and cruelty in the voice, which made Su Mingxiang feel a chill.

He knew he had to act quickly to protect Zhang Shulan.

Su Mingxiang approached quietly and suddenly attacked, cutting a gash in the man's back with a knife, and then quickly cut the arms of the two women who were holding Zhang Shulan's wrists.

Those people screamed and let go of Zhang Shulan, then retreated and fled in all directions, covering their wounds.

Su Mingxiang immediately pulled Zhang Shulan into his arms and raised the sharp blade in his hand, threatening: "If anyone dares to come closer, I will kill you with one sword!"