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

This made her feel even more uncomfortable, as it meant that these disaster victims were already extremely weak, and perhaps many of them had already died when they passed by.

She realized that the physical condition of these people might be much worse than she had imagined, and it was even possible that just as they passed by, someone had closed their eyes forever because they could no longer hold on.

Although they have moved away from that area, the villagers of Sujia Village will never forget those dull and longing eyes.

Those pairs of empty yet hopeful eyes left a deep impression on the hearts of every villager.

When they were about two miles away from that place, it was not completely dark yet. Su Shunde decided to let everyone continue to move forward and rest after it was completely dark.

He looked at the setting sun and the still bright sky in the distance, and made this arrangement after considering everyone's safety and traveling as much distance as possible.

At this time, the speed of the entire team began to slow down, and everyone's spirits relaxed a little.

After a brief and tense emotional fluctuation, the villagers began to slowly adjust their breathing and tried to calm themselves down.

However, at this moment, suddenly, a cloud of dust rose on the official road about a mile ahead, followed by the sound of running footsteps and crying.

There was a sense of unease in the air.

Zhang Lao Hu immediately sounded the alarm, and the guards immediately gathered the villagers together in a circle, holding weapons and looking vigilantly at the crowd running towards them.

After hearing the warning, all those who were protecting the village's safety took quick action, forming a tight protective circle, ready to deal with any impending threats at any time.

Soon, the cloud of smoke and dust surrounded Sujia Village.

The sound accompanied by the flying dust made everyone hold their breath and wait for the next development.

Suddenly, Su Shunde yelled, "Let go! Let me go!"

His voice trembled slightly with anxiety and surprise.

Before he could finish his words, a man who was hugging his legs tightly shouted, "Brother, brother, I found you, woo woo woo woo..."

The man who slowly stood up from the ground held on to him tightly, as if he had found the only person he could rely on.

Su Shunde looked at the man in front of him in disbelief and asked, "Second brother? Shunkui?!"

Then he also knelt down and hugged his brother Su Sun-kyu tightly.

At this moment, he could hardly believe his eyes, and his heart was filled with complicated emotions.

"Sunkyu, how did you become like this, you stubborn guy? Woo woo woo."

The two brothers hugged each other and cried, tears streaming down their cheeks, expressing excitement and bitterness that could not be described in words.

When the old village chief and Aunt Huaihua heard about it, they hurried over to see what was happening. When they saw the person kneeling on the ground, they were stunned.

The two arrived at the scene almost at the same time, but were so shocked by the scene that they were unable to react.

The man was in tattered clothes and extremely thin. Half of his legs were exposed from his pants. Some of the wounds on his calves were still bleeding, and some had begun to fester. There was a new wound on his face that was still bleeding.

Every detail conveys to those around him the suffering and pain this man has experienced.

Seeing the grandson and granddaughter running over, their eyes were filled with tears, "Grandpa! Grandma!"

The children's innocent and caring voices broke the brief silence, making people feel the power of family affection.

The two children threw themselves into the old man's arms and cried loudly.

Their cries were filled with helplessness and despair.

Aunt Huaihua hugged Su Shuying and gently stroked her body, which was so thin that only a layer of skin was left.

Although Su Shuying was thin, her big eyes still sparkled, as if there was still some hope and vitality in them.

Finally, due to extreme exhaustion and emotional breakdown, the two children fainted in the arms of the two elderly people.

Seeing this, the bystanders rushed over to help. They carefully lifted the two children onto the cart, fearing that anything else might go wrong.

At this time, a woman rushed over from the side. After seeing Aunt Huaihua, she immediately collapsed to the ground, slapping her thighs and screaming, "Oh, my dear, I finally found you! If I had been a little later, I would have fainted from hunger. My dear, you look so good, you must have eaten a lot, right? Give me something to eat quickly, I'm almost starving."

Aunt Huaihua had just turned around to get some food from the donkey cart for the woman, but unexpectedly, Su Shunkui suddenly stood up and shouted to Su Shunde, "Brother, run! Run! We just encountered a group of soldiers on horseback, holding swords, looking for people from our Sujia Village. My father-in-law thought they were here to do good deeds, so he told them we were from Sujia Village. But as soon as they heard us, they immediately came up to catch us. We finally escaped, and now they are chasing us!"

This news immediately made everyone in the village nervous.

Everyone speculated why the officers and soldiers targeted the people of Sujia Village. After all, logically, they should be tracking down those who did evil.

Su Shunde immediately became serious after hearing this. He pulled up Su Shunkui who was kneeling on the ground, and then looked at Zhang Laohu and others.

Then, he raised his voice and said to everyone, "Everyone, please step back. There are soldiers chasing people from Sujia Village ahead. We'd better all run in the opposite direction for safety!"

Zhang Lao Hu immediately responded, "We can't go back. There are too many refugees behind us. If we get caught in two directions, the consequences will be disastrous."

Sun Wan also heard the conversation and thought to herself: Isn’t this the youngest son of the village chief?

Didn’t he go out with his father-in-law and his family to seek refuge?

Why are you here again, and it seems like you are preparing to go to the capital.

Hearing that the soldiers on horseback were looking for people from Sujia Village, she guessed that these people should be the army from the Jinwang Mansion in Ankang City.

Looking around, I saw that this side was covered with dense weeds and there was almost no flat ground; on the other side was a pile of rocks, which were stacked in a disorderly manner.

Sun Wan turned to Zhang Lao Hu and suggested, "Father-in-law, I think we'd better escape along this path and hide in that pile of rocks. That way, even if they come looking for us on horseback, it will be difficult for them to find us."

After a brief discussion, the group unanimously decided to run towards the rocky area.

So Su Shunde shouted to the villagers: "Hurry up and take the children with you and run over here with us!"

His voice echoed in the empty space, adding a sense of urgency to the tense atmosphere.

Zhang Lao Hu was still the leader who rushed into the rocks first, while Xue Bao and several other companions stayed at the back of the team. They each held some dry branches in their hands and carefully covered the footprints and other traces behind them while running.