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

Fortunately, the place where they are now is gradually becoming green, and the grass and trees are beginning to become full of vitality. This makes it easier to hide their whereabouts, but it also makes walking more difficult.

The mountain looked quite high, and Zhang Laohu led everyone up the winding path.

He believed that this zigzag route would not only save energy but also make it less likely to be discovered by outsiders.

The mountain road was rugged, but he led the team with his rich experience and tried to avoid difficult roads.

Sun Wan looked back at the team behind from time to time. She noticed that the formation of the people in Sujia Village had already become a mess, and the old village chief and his family seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

In sharp contrast, the village chief of Dongjiazhuang and his children followed closely behind. The most conspicuous among them was the village chief's eldest son. As a member of the village protection team, he stayed at the back of the team to protect the safety of the villagers, but at this time he also followed closely and moved forward.

Finally, near the top of the mountain, Zhang Lao Hu's voice came from the front: "Villagers of Sujia Village, please speed up and come here as soon as possible!"

Although the voice was not loud, it was clear and powerful, injecting motivation into everyone who was tired.

Hearing this, Sun Wan immediately understood the good news: Obviously, Uncle Zhang had found a temporary safe haven for everyone.

Sure enough, when they followed Zhang Lao Hu breathlessly to their destination, they suddenly saw many natural caves of varying sizes in the midst of dense and crisscrossing thorns.

"My dear in-laws, please come here quickly."

Zhang Lao Hu shouted excitedly, "I just carefully checked a few larger caves, and they are all relatively clean. We can all hide here for a while."

Then, he turned to the other villagers who had arrived and said, "Please choose a cave to rest in. I've personally checked each one to ensure there are no snakes or insects hiding. Just a little cleaning and you can rest assured."

This area is full of thorn bushes and dense trees, and the ground is covered with various weeds. If you are not careful, it is easy to trip or fall.

Sun Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief after all the villagers were placed in different caves.

Since the location chosen by Uncle Zhang was relatively spacious, their two families, plus Sun Wan's parents and another family, a total of four families, decided to live together in the same cave. This not only made it easier to take care of each other but also increased their sense of security.

After settling everything, Zhang Lao Hu turned to face Sun Wan and said to her with a firm tone, "I have to go downstairs to look for Zhang Kun and Su Yousheng."

Sun Wan shook her head, a subtle determination in her eyes. She slowly said, "You should stay and take care of everyone. I'll go by myself. If anything unexpected happens, please lead the children deeper into the mountains. Don't worry, I have a surprise waiting for them."

Of course, Zhang Lao Hu knew about the secret weapon hidden by this special relative.

He knew that these weapons were accumulated by her through years of experience, but he did not ask any further questions at this moment.

Seeing that their daughter was planning to act alone, Li Erhan and Ye immediately became nervous.

They quickly grabbed their daughter's hand, their faces full of worry.

Li Erhan said anxiously, "Lanzhen, where are you going? You're a woman, and you can't help if something happens down there. If a fight breaks out, you'll be at a disadvantage!"

At this time, his younger brother Li Xishui took the initiative to step forward, and his proposal seemed more reasonable.

"Let me go down the mountain to check on Su Yousheng!"

He suggested seriously, his eyes filled with concern for his sister's safety.

However, despite her family's concern and attempts to stop her, Sun Wan remained steadfast. "No, no one is allowed to move! You just stay hidden here. I'll take my equipment and go down to investigate. If all else fails, I'll give them some serious treatment. It won't be too late to bring Zhang Kun and the others back."

Just when everyone was trying to stop her, Su Shunde, who had been quietly observing the changes in the situation, suddenly expressed his own thoughts and wanted to go with them to ensure safety.

"How about I go with you?"

He asked with an earnest look in his eyes.

But Sun Wan decisively rejected his kindness: "No, your most important thing now is to protect the people of Sujia Village. I am the only one who will not attract other people's attention."

Her tone was cold yet gentle, as if telling everyone: Please believe me, I am ready for everything.

At this time, Xiao Gou Dan ran out from the crowd and interrupted, "Grandma Lan Zhen, take me with you! I can drill a small hole for you to explore the way, and I'm also quite good at running away."

Goudan waved his arms vigorously as he spoke, appearing very excited.

After hearing this, Sun Wan stopped what she was doing and fell into deep thought.

It is indeed necessary to send an assistant to go into the city to search for information. "Okay, then I'll let you go with me," she nodded after a brief thought and slowly agreed.

Su Yinnan followed closely behind. This lively and active child clearly didn't want to fall behind the others. "Grandma, take me with you! I can cover for you. I run really fast. I will definitely find my second uncle and the uncles and bring them back safely!"

His voice was full of confidence and determination.

After considering it, and looking at the expectant eyes of the two children, Sun Wan finally made up her mind. She felt that taking them with her might be the best option.

"Then it's settled. You two will follow my orders. Do you understand?"

Sun Wan said sternly but warmly.

On the other side, Su Shunde was busy relocating the people from Sujia Village and Dongjiazhuang into nearby caves of various sizes that were cleverly hidden. Then he teamed up with Zhang Laohu to clean up any possible traces of life left around the caves.

After completing all this, everyone was exhausted and collapsed on the ground. They seemed to have lost the strength to move forward and no one wanted to move.

At this moment, Sun Wan hurried to the foot of the mountain with Xiao Gou Dan and Su Yinan.

When she saw everything in front of her, even she, who had witnessed countless life and death scenes, couldn't help but gasp: It was really horrible.

The surroundings were in ruins, with blood-stained land scattered everywhere; there were wounded and groaning people lying there, most of whom were women and elderly people who had no ability to defend themselves.

None of those young people who were once full of energy were seen. It can be inferred that most of them were forcibly taken away.

What made her feel even more heartbroken was that no matter how hard she tried to look, she could not find any trace of her son and several relatives including Zhang Kun.