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

Upon learning the news that their mother had fallen into a cave and disappeared, Su Yousheng and Su Yaozong were extremely anxious and tears could not stop flowing.

The two knelt on the ground, facing the pitch-black cave, and shouted in trembling voices: "Mom, where are you?"

Looking at the bottomless, dark hole, Zhang Lao Hu quickly lit a torch, took it and said to everyone, "Lao Er and I will go down and take a look."

There was undeniable determination in his tone.

Su Yaozong and Zhang Kun also wanted to follow and rescue the people, but Zhang Lao Hu shook his head firmly and said seriously, "We can't ignore the safety of those above. Second brother, come with me. Zhang Kun, you stay here and help the village chief look after the house."

His words were brief but powerful enough to stop people from arguing.

Speaking of Sun Wan, accompanied by a deafening roar, she fell like a stone and fell into the unknown darkness.

She closed her eyes tightly, her heart beating faster, and estimated that she fell about ten meters. Finally, with a "bang", her butt hit the ground heavily.

The sudden impact caused her to feel a sharp pain. Lying on the cold and hard ground, she slowly regained consciousness and her eyes gradually adapted to the darkness around her.

She tried to look around, but saw nothing but darkness.

Suddenly remembering that the flashlight was still in her backpack, she hurriedly fumbled to take it out and turned it on. She glanced around and found that this underground space was full of hard rocks.

Soon after, she heard a voice calling from above. She quickly raised her flashlight and shone it upwards a few times, shouting at the top of her lungs: "Hi! I'm down there!"

When the people on the ground heard her echo, they were overjoyed.

Not only did they learn that she was still alive, but they also saw a faint light, and a big stone in their hearts finally fell.

Sun Wan slowly stood up, holding the flashlight to illuminate the front while holding the self-defense item in her hand.

She didn't know what dangers lay beneath. Could there be a terrifying python or ferocious beast hiding there?

Or maybe this is where the treasure is hidden.

These thoughts made her feel nervous and excited, and she became more energetic and began to carefully survey her surroundings.

The place where she first landed was not very wide, but as she went deeper, her view became wider and wider.

It was so quiet all around, as if I was the only one left in the world.

Her footsteps drifted in the empty space, like the only note played in loneliness.

Although this feeling was somewhat unsettling, Sun Wan still maintained a strong curiosity and wanted to explore this unknown place.

She walked along the cave for a long time, and the scenery along the way was nothing but the monotonous and cold stone walls.

After walking about a hundred meters, the scene in front of her suddenly became wider, and an extremely huge space suddenly appeared in front of her.

The space seemed so tall and spacious that when she used the light in her hand to illuminate the entire area from top to bottom, she still did not find any obvious signs of activity.

This situation made Sun Wan feel extremely strange.

Recalling that the pattern I saw before entering this place seemed to be a sign of a mechanism, it was obvious that this place was not formed naturally by natural forces.

Based on the above observations, Sun Wan began to make a hypothesis - this place might have been a place where someone or some people lived, or it might have been used as a destination for storing items.

According to common sense, under such conditions, we should be able to find some remaining clues.

However, in reality, not even a trace of remains could be found.

Just as she was about to explore further, a beam of light inadvertently appeared from under her feet and landed on an uninvited guest - a complete skeleton lying quietly on the ground.

Although this scene frightened her so much that she almost jumped up, she tried her best to control herself and did not scream out of fear.

Then, Sun Wan adjusted her mindset and carefully observed the skeleton with a flashlight.

After careful identification, it can be seen that the deceased should have been sitting in a meditative posture and stayed in the same place before his death.

Next to it was a very eye-catching object - a huge wooden box about two meters long and half a meter wide, and a book scattered next to the box was also particularly eye-catching.

In order to prevent herself from accidentally touching something that shouldn't be touched and triggering possible dangerous traps or other similar mechanisms, even though she was extremely curious and attracted to these objects, Sun Wan still chose to remain highly vigilant and not touch them easily.

Instead, after carefully stabilizing her position, she slowly drew her legs together, then bowed deeply three times respectfully toward the desolate scene before her, muttering softly, "I'm deeply sorry to disturb your peace. Please forgive my rudeness. I mean no harm, and I don't know why you've been kept here. I'm simply passing through and will be leaving shortly."

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, perhaps fate played a little joke on her: for some reason, Sun Wan's footsteps deviated slightly and accidentally touched a part of the side of the wooden box.

In an instant, the container that was supposed to be still began to move slowly on its own!

The sudden change frightened her again and she took several steps back. She instinctively moved away from the scene, and then used the lighting equipment in her hand to re-examine the secrets hidden behind this magical phenomenon.

Now it looks like this mysterious wooden box is just a huge coffin.

As it slowly unveiled its internal structure layer by layer, each layer appeared in turn at an almost imperceptible speed: first, the top lid rose steadily until it was separated from the base and completely exposed the part underneath; then, following closely, another layer of partitions moved along the same trajectory.

This cycle repeated until three layers appeared, and then the wooden box finally stopped moving.

Sun Wan slowly approached the seemingly ancient wooden box, being extremely cautious with every step.

Her right hand tightly grasped the weapon she believed to be reliable, and when she was only one step away from the box, she finally stopped.

Then, she carefully checked the three panels of the wooden box with her gun, her movements revealing a mixture of alertness and anticipation.

There were no poisonous arrows or similar traps as imagined, which made Sun Wan, who was originally on edge, feel a little relieved. At least now she could continue to explore this mysterious discovery with more peace of mind.

Then, in order to ensure safety and not miss any details, she used a flashlight to illuminate the space inside the box from top to bottom, layer by layer, trying to see clearly what treasures were inside.

What she saw made her laugh softly.

Ah!

I really found something good!