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

Sun Wan bent down and gently picked up the person. Su Rongze, who was next to her, was about to lend a hand when he suddenly realized that the person in front of him was a girl, so he quickly stopped.

Fortunately, Sun Wan was quite strong and quickly led the man to the old village chief.

The village chief felt the girl's pulse, his expression growing increasingly serious. "You're experiencing both Qi and blood deficiency, you're cold and hungry, and your pulse is heavy and stagnant. This isn't a good situation."

"Rongze, go get the medicinal soup I made this morning."

Su Rongze hurriedly took out the bamboo tube, and Sun Wan personally fed the girl the medicine.

Perhaps there was still a trace of clarity in her mind, and the girl did not resist the bitter potion. Although she retched at first due to the taste, she quickly forced herself to swallow it down in big gulps.

As if she knew the benefits of this bitter medicine.

The old village chief observed the scene carefully and took the pulse again: "Well, he is born with a weak constitution. Judging from the situation, he was also a sickly person in the past."

After drinking the medicine, the girl not only did not wake up, but her hands loosened and she fainted completely.

"Let her rest well. After a long journey and being hungry and exhausted, whether she can survive it depends on her luck."

Everyone was attracted by this scene and gathered around, looking curiously at the obviously extraordinary girl in Sun Wan's arms.

They had to continue walking, so Sun Wan asked Su Rongze for help. He tied the girl to his back with a rope and covered her with a layer of oilcloth to protect her from rain.

Others wanted to help, but Sun Wanwan refused them all: "You are all afraid that I will get tired. You won't let me carry rice, firewood, or even a pot. I am not a delicate person."

"This little girl is as thin as a stick and has no weight at all. Leave me alone and get on with your journey!"

Seeing Sun Wan's firm attitude, everyone stopped forcing them. In the pouring rain, the group walked along the winding mountain road, like a tiny but determined colony of ants, moving step by step towards Lushui Mountain.

However, Su Duanxu, after seeing the woman's face clearly, a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes.

As the sky gradually darkened, the group from Darong Village finally arrived at the foot of Lushui Mountain.

As soon as we stepped into the forest, we were stunned by the towering trees that covered the entire mountain and reached the sky.

"Oh my god, how come the trees in this mountain are so lush!?"

"Don't people around here use wood for cooking? Such a good tree, and no one touches it?"

Zhu Xiuqin was astonished, while Zhang Daniu, who often hunted with his father in the surrounding mountains and forests, knew a thing or two: "No one dared to move."

"I heard that the entire mountain is owned by a high-ranking official, who claims it's a Feng Shui treasure land and a ancestral tomb. Ordinary people are not allowed to go up the mountain. If you're caught, you'll not only be beaten with fifty sticks, but also fined three hundred yuan!"

"Wow!"

Everyone was amazed. Zhu Xiuqin was skeptical. "This mountain is so big. Could someone really be cutting down trees? How could the county government know? We're already here, aren't we?"

"If someone really sneaks in, we can't ban them even if we want to. But whether you go up the mountain to chop wood or hunt, you have to bring something home. What if someone sees you and reports you to the county government? Then they can get the reward and you can get beaten and pay the money. How can you be so stupid?"

"Besides, there are many mountains around Lushui Mountain, so there is no shortage of this one."

Zhang Daniu's analysis was very logical and Zhu Xiuqin also agreed.

But soon, her interest turned to something else: "Hey, Dazhuang, you often go hunting. Do you think there is plenty of game in the mountains?"

This question aroused everyone's attention.

Zhang Daniu observed carefully, parted the grass, and counted the feces and footprints left on the ground: "Hey, you know what, there are quite a lot of wild rabbits here!"

"Once you've settled in, I'll go rabbit hunting for everyone right away!"

"This is what you said!"

As soon as Liu Dali said this, everyone who was already a little tired instantly became energetic and their pace unconsciously quickened.

At first, everyone was hoping that they could find the temple built by the official by chance, but until night fell, there was still no sign of the temple.

Ergouzi scratched his head embarrassedly.

Zhu Xiuqin rolled her eyes and said, "It's no use guessing it. Luckily no one took it too seriously, otherwise I'd still be wandering around in the dark."

Ergouzi was angry but didn't dare to show it. He could only glare at Zhu Xiuqin secretly, and quickly looked away before she looked up.

Zhu Xiuqin was completely unaware as she gazed at the newly discovered cave—it had been roughly cleaned and covered with quicklime. The village chief was leading Liu Dali and others in a careful inspection of the cave's safety.

After confirming that the stone walls in the cave were solid and would not collapse due to landslides in the short term, everyone finally relaxed completely.

After days of trekking, everyone's feet were covered with blisters. They would puncture them at night, haphazardly tie them with strips of cloth, and continue on the road the next day. Day after day, the blisters turned into hard calluses.

Adults have worked hard for most of their lives and have long been accustomed to this, but children have delicate skin, and they always cry and make a fuss every night when their parents treat their blisters.

Xiao Fuzi's eyes were filled with tears: "Grandpa...can you please not do it tonight..."

"No! If you don't open it, it will hurt more tomorrow. How are you going to walk?"

Even the old village chief, who always cared about children, frowned at this time. He treated all the blisters on Xiao Fuzi and washed them carefully with warm water before letting him dry his feet by the fire.

Soon, the fire was surrounded by children with their feet raised high.

The women did not prepare dinner until the children's feet no longer hurt.

After a short rest, the men got up and went to collect firewood. Several young men excitedly picked up their hunting rifles and followed Liu Dali and Su Daqiang to hunt rabbits.

Although the old people were exhausted, they still managed to go to the nearby area to dig some wild vegetables.

Everyone did their job, and Sun Wan paid close attention to the little girl she had picked up.

She gently picked up the little girl, placed her behind the grain cart, and wiped her body with a wet towel.

After wiping, the little girl's cold body gradually warmed up.

Sun Wan's heart moved, and her soul entered the space. She first checked the growth of crops and grains. Seeing that they were growing well, she cleaned up the poultry manure and used it to nourish the vegetable fields.

Finally, she examined the Panax notoginseng she had planted that day and the several herbs given by Su Daqiang by the spiritual spring.

They are growing better than expected.

The efficacy of the spiritual spring was obviously beyond her expectations, but unfortunately the amount was not large, only the size of a small piece of land, a shallow pool.

When she returned to reality and saw the little girl in front of her, Sun Wan suddenly came up with an idea.

She carefully took out a drop of spiritual spring water and fed it directly to the little girl.

She then observed closely, but found nothing unusual.

After thinking for a moment, Sun Wan moved the little girl to the fire to rest, and she walked out of the cave to collect wild vegetables.

As soon as she came out of the cave, Sun Wan saw Old Lady Sun and her group returning with smiles on their faces, carrying two exceptionally fat rabbits in their hands.

Sun Wan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

It seems that there is indeed an abundance of wild game in the mountains of Lushui. Even the usually lazy Sun family members can catch rabbits.

As soon as Sun Wan appeared, disdain immediately appeared on the faces of the Sun family.

Sun Wan found it funny and didn't even glance at them. She just strode away with her backpack on her back.