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

The words on the tombstone were carved stroke by stroke by the village chief.

Everyone was surprised: "Village chief, you can write?"

The village chief smiled softly, his eyes gentle. "I learned a little bit when I was young, but not much more. I only remember a few common words."

“Wow, awesome!”

Everyone looked at the village chief with admiration, and Sun Wan's eyes were shining.

You know, in this era, people who can read and write are rare!

Not to mention that the village chief can write!

Sun Wan, a woman who had never been to school, watched the village chief intently as he carved the words. Although she didn't quite understand the techniques, she felt that every word was pleasing to the eye.

Even after the village chief finished carving, Sun Wan still looked unsatisfied.

Seeing his mother's eyes so eager for knowledge, Su Rongze lowered his head and Su Guiying pursed her lips.

Only Su Duanxu still looked nonchalant, standing by and watching with his sleepy eyes looking like they would close at any moment.

Su Guiying unconsciously put away her dissatisfied look towards her second brother.

Why didn’t I realize that my second brother was so unreliable before?

A flash of doubt passed through her mind, but when she tried to recall the past, she found that those memories were as blurry as if covered by fog.

Weird.

Before Su Guiying had time to investigate further, the howling of a wild wolf suddenly came from outside the reeds!

"Ouch - ow -"

What followed was one wolf howl after another, and the air instantly became tense.

Sun Wan's face changed drastically. She walked quickly to the fire, added a lot of firewood, and distributed a burning stick to each person.

"Wolves are afraid of fire. Everyone, gather together tightly and don't give them a chance to take advantage!"

Everyone hurriedly did as they were told, holding torches high and standing back to back, nervously watching every movement in the darkness.

In the darkness of the night, pairs of dark green eyes gradually appeared.

At first, everyone was able to remain calm, but when the number of green lights reached dozens of pairs, everyone's heart instantly rose to their throat!

Oh my god, they encountered a pack of wolves!

And the weapons in their hands were just burning sticks!

The atmosphere became increasingly tense as despair spread.

There are a few knives in Sun Wan's space, but how can she take them out without revealing the secret in this situation?

She was so anxious that she broke out in a sweat, and the struggle in her heart was like a raging fire.

If it is not exposed, no one will be spared; once it is exposed, people's hearts are unpredictable, what kind of situation will she face?

Just as the wolves were approaching step by step, their howls were deafening, and even the fishy smell of the wolves was overwhelming, Sun Wan was already covered in cold sweats.

That's it!

Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well give it a try!

At worst, she would take her children and run away!

Just as Sun Wan made up her mind and prepared to take out the weapon in the space, Yan Senyue took action first...

She slowly pulled out a bamboo tube from her waist, her voice as calm as if she were chatting casually: "Everyone, please stand behind me."

"Get out of my way, especially with my gadgets."

As soon as these words fell, everyone was stunned at first, and then their eyes suddenly lit up!

Everyone was very smart. They gathered behind Yan Senyue with torches and formed a defensive line for her.

Yan Senyue pointed the tip of the bamboo tube at the wolves, then turned his wrist slightly.

“Swish, swish, swish!” “Swish, swish, swish!”

In an instant, dense silver needles flew towards the wolves like a torrential rain, as fast as lightning!

"Woo!" Heart-wrenching howls came from the wolf pack. Some wolves fell to the ground and struggled, and soon became silent.

Other wolves seemed to be completely enraged, and rushed towards the crowd with their bloody mouths wide open.

"oops!"

The villagers screamed in terror and waved their torches like headless flies. For a moment, all they could see in the reeds were flames and the sounds of people shouting and wolves howling.

Yan Senyue was not affected by the panic around him at all. His eyes remained cold and he twisted the bamboo tube in his hand gently again.

"Shhhhhh!"

Another round of silver needle rain came, and the wolves' howling became more and more shrill.

Sun Wan took advantage of the situation and threw the torch at the nearest wolf at the right moment.

"Boom!" The wolf was suddenly surrounded by flames several feet high. The frightened wolf ran back like crazy, accidentally breaking the wolf pack's charge formation!

Many wolves were frightened by the fire and fled away howling with their tails between their legs.

Seeing this, the others quickly followed suit and threw torches at the wolves.

The people on the other side were racing against time to add wood to the fire, fearing that the fire would weaken.

At this moment, no one thought about saving anymore. Firewood was thrown into the fire like raindrops, and torches hit the wolves like a meteor shower.

"Woo woo!" The screams of the wolves continued incessantly. Finally, the leading wolf looked up to the sky and let out a long, desperate howl: "Awoo—"

Then, as if receiving an order, all the wolves dived into the reeds and disappeared without a trace.

It was not until the time of an incense stick had passed and everyone was sure that no wild wolves had appeared again that they relaxed and collapsed to the ground.

Sun Wan barely supported herself and picked up the scattered fire sources one by one to prevent them from causing a fire.

Zhu Xiuqin said with a look of fear: "I was so scared... I thought we were going to be killed by wolves!"

The others nodded with lingering fear.

"Thanks to Miss Senyue and Sister-in-law Sun, otherwise we would have really been handed over to those beasts!"

Upon hearing this, everyone thanked the two of them.

Sun Wan waved her hand to indicate that you're welcome, while Yan Senyue stared into the distance with a serious expression.

After a while, she looked down at the twenty or so wolf carcasses on the ground and said calmly, "We have to deal with the wolf skins quickly tomorrow."

"Wolves are very vicious. We caused them heavy losses today, and they will definitely seek revenge."

"After we finish dealing with the wolf skin, we'll leave immediately."

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked, but they still nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, we will all listen to Miss Senyue!"

After a fierce battle, everyone was exhausted both physically and mentally, but they dared not close their eyes for fear that the wolves would come back again.

Just like that, I managed to make it till dawn!

As soon as daybreak came, everyone couldn't wait to get rid of the dead wolves.

Unfortunately, Yan Senyue's hidden weapon was highly poisonous, and the wolf meat was inedible. Everyone buried the wolf meat with great regret, and Zhu Xiuqin was even more heartbroken.

The method of processing wolf skins is similar to that of rabbit skins. Unfortunately, their supplies were looted by the rebels in Lucheng.

Aunt Chi had no choice but to lead everyone and do some preliminary processing using the ready-made wood ash.

The subsequent delicate processes can only be carried out after saltpeter is found.

Although this state is not satisfactory for dealing with the cold, it is the only way.

After putting on the simply processed wolf skins, everyone did not dare to delay and headed downstream along the river.

On the way, everyone walked quickly with their heads down. When they were hungry, they fished and grilled food. When they were thirsty, they drank a few sips of river water to quench their thirst.

Seeing this, Sun Wan frowned slightly, so at noon that day, she took Su Rongze to find some potholes along the riverbank and used them as cooking utensils to make fish soup.

She insisted that everyone stop drinking raw water, firstly because she was afraid of getting sick and having a fever after drinking it, and secondly because of the unbearable memories of her past life.