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

Most of the young and strong men were also forced to go to the city to do hard labor."

She continued, "If we refuse the porridge they offer, it will definitely cause greater trouble. But if we accept it, what will happen? It will be too late to escape then. Now is the best time, we can't hesitate."

After listening to her analysis, the old village chief nodded in agreement, "You are right, we must evacuate immediately!"

Su Shunde quickly stood up, conveyed the decision to the villagers, and asked them to prepare to leave as soon as possible.

After receiving the news, the people of the two villages did not delay at all. They picked up their luggage and took their entire families, young and old, and hurried towards the forest.

Just as they had passed through the woods and arrived at the foot of the mountain, they suddenly heard the sound of dense horse hooves coming from the official road.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard, and officers and soldiers shouted, "Stop running! All males over the age of twelve must follow me back to the city to serve! Catch them now!"

"All guards, follow me! Don't let anyone escape!"

Seeing this, Zhang Kun immediately drew his sword, shouted and rushed forward, trying to stop the soldiers who were chasing the villagers.

Su Shunde was also shouting to his companions: "Hurry up and run! Folks from Sujia Village, run deep into the mountains! Don't get caught!"

Sun Wan, who had been prepared, ordered her eldest son Su Yaozong to drive a mule cart, carrying the children and Zhang Yu Niang, and head into the mountains first.

While running, Sun Wan did not forget to take care of her parents and brothers around her, ensuring that they could also leave safely with everyone.

Zhang Lao Hu was driving his donkey cart with his beloved grandchildren on board.

He looked back and saw Sanniu, the youngest of Zhang Deshui's three grandsons, who was running along with him. He picked up the child and got into the car without hesitation and drove along together.

Sun Wan was walking in front with several elders of the family. She felt that something was wrong, so she shouted loudly for everyone to evacuate the place quickly and try to escape from the possible danger.

Her tone was quick and firm, causing everyone to obey her command.

In this way, everyone ran towards the depths of the mountains with all their might.

Fortunately, due to the drought, most of the plants below the mountainside had withered, which reduced the obstacles in their progress.

But even so, it is still not an easy task to reach the top of the mountain. The road is steep and rugged, making it difficult to walk.

At the beginning, one could vaguely hear the noise coming from behind, which seemed to be mixed with shouts and roars; but as they ran farther and farther away, such sounds gradually disappeared in the wind, and only their heavy breathing and heartbeats were left around.

At this time, Sun Wan had no time to care about her second son Su Yousheng, and only hoped to get out of the predicament as soon as possible.

At this moment, Sun Wan suddenly saw Zhang Laohu in front of her unload the donkey cart, transfer all the items that could be carried to the donkey's back, and then abandon the cart without hesitation, and continue to move forward by leading the donkey.

Only then did she realize that the usually strong big blue mule in her home was now soaked and its legs were trembling. It was obviously exhausted to the extreme.

Zhang Yu Niang's face was pale, probably because the car was shaking too much for her body to bear.

"Boss, let's stop and take a rest. Let's throw the cart away and stop using it."

Sun Wan said as she approached, while secretly reaching out her hand to a hidden place, and quickly moved some large objects on the cart to her secret space.

While she was busy, Su Yaozong accidentally discovered this scene.

Su Yaozong looked at his mother in amazement: his mother just touched it lightly with her hand, and the originally heavy vat disappeared out of thin air immediately!

Facing her son's astonished expression, Sun Wan raised her head and glared at him sternly, "What are you looking at? Help your wife get out of the car!"

Su Yaozong was stunned for a moment, and after looking carefully at the person in front of him, he found that it was indeed his mother, without any unusual changes.

He reacted quickly, reached out and helped Zhang Yu Niang down to the ground, and then placed the children safely one by one.

At this time, several other people such as Su Yinan, Su Yuemei, Su Chen, Lingdang, Miaomiao and others were also busy. They were all busy looking for backpacks to carry things or directly packing their personal belongings with cloth. Each of them was holding some small items in their hands and ready to set off as soon as possible.

Su Yaozong hung the large items on the mule's back, then turned around and asked his wife standing beside him with concern: "Why don't you ride the mule? This way you can save some energy."

Zhang Yueniang shook her head slightly and said firmly, "No, it's better for me to follow. Walking will make it easier and more stable."

Sun Wan interjected, "It's right to let your wife walk. The mule is too bumpy. If something happens, it will be very difficult to deal with."

After the things in the car were distributed to everyone, the burden on each person was not so heavy.

Su Yuemei, Zhang Yu Niang and Su Yinan noticed Sun Wan's little action. The three of them looked at each other, but didn't say anything. They just quickened their pace and hurried forward.

In fact, Su Chen had long realized that this grandmother had an unknown secret, and seemed to be able to make some objects disappear or appear out of thin air.

Sometimes you would see her with nothing in her hands, but then she would take something out with just a flip of her hand, and sometimes the items in the car would disappear inexplicably after she touched them.

But he understood that these matters needed to be kept secret.

Just like now, Su Chen was carrying a heavy bag on his back, hugging his sister tightly, and calling out to Su Yinan loudly: "Brother Yinan, take sister Miaomiao with you, let's run forward quickly. We have short legs, so we need to use more strength."

Su Yinan immediately grabbed her sister's hand and started rushing forward without hesitation.

Sun Wan looked back at the people in Sujia Village behind her. Most of them had abandoned their cars and chose to carry all their important belongings on their backs or hang them around their necks. They led their children, supported the elderly, and ran with all their might towards a safe place.

She knew that everyone was fighting desperately at this time, running with all their might to survive.

At the foot of the mountain in the distance, she could vaguely see the reflection of sunlight on the weapon, which stung her eyes for a moment.

At this moment, Sun Wan was thinking about her second son, Zhang Kun and others.

But what can be done?

She could only find a way to ensure the safety of the people at home first, and then go down to see what the situation was.

Zhang Laohu was leading the team, pulling the donkey. He wanted to find a relatively safe place for the villagers of Sujia Village to stay temporarily. After everyone was settled, he would go back alone to look for his son.

Although Zhang Kun had been climbing up and down the mountains and hunting with him since he was a child, he was still a child after all.