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

In their previous life, their experience was even more miserable. They were chased by the Western Zhao army into the deep mountains and forests, and could only survive on rainwater and river water.

I could handle it at first, but then something serious happened.

A man suddenly fell to the ground, his whole body twitching uncontrollably. Others were so frightened that they dared not approach and could only watch from afar.

The man's wife screamed and cried, and rushed over to comfort her husband. However, the moment she touched his head, the head rolled to the side, leaving behind a swarm of wriggling insects.

That day, almost everyone vomited until they collapsed, and some even vomited bile.

Since then, no one has dared to try to drink the river water raw.

Sun Wan did not make this horrific experience public, but simply warned that raw water is harmful to health.

No one asked any further questions. After all, boiled water tastes better and warms the body and mind. The delicious fish soup also naturally makes everyone stay away from raw water.

With food temporarily taken care of, they walked slowly along the river bank and unknowingly arrived at the outskirts of Jizhou City.

The village chief stopped and turned around with a serious expression: "Jizhou City is ahead."

"After passing Jizhou, we will enter Wanzhou, where the terrain is higher and the climate may be colder."

The village chief frowned and said, "We must find enough food and warm clothes."

"More importantly, we need to replenish our salt intake!"

Despite this, everyone looked confused, their eyes filled with bewilderment: "Village chief, we don't know this place well, where can we find these things?"

The village chief pondered for a moment, his expression struggling, before he finally decided, "Let's keep going. I'll try to resolve this once we get to the city."

After saying this, the village chief looked silently into the distance and said no more.

Everyone looked at each other and fell silent.

Sun Wan calmly rinsed a small piece of salt stone in the stone pot again, and then took back her secret space.

Three days later, they finally arrived at Jizhou City.

Unlike Lucheng, which they passed by before, the gates of Jizhou City were wide open, and refugees could enter and exit freely.

But this was not a good thing. When I walked in, I found that there was no guard at the city gate.

The entire Jizhou city seemed to have become a deserted city!

People were worried, with the shadow of Lucheng still looming before their eyes, and no one dared to act rashly.

In the end, everyone took off their precious wolf skins with tears, leaving a small number of people to guard the mountains with Yan Senyue in case of emergency.

Everything was arranged properly, and Sun Wan and the village chief led the remaining team into Jizhou City in tattered clothes.

The city was in ruins and chaos.

The shops on both sides of the street were almost completely cleared out, and traces of looting were visible everywhere. Several burly men came out of the shops cursing and glanced at Sun Wan and the others with ill intent.

But they were dressed simply and it was obvious that there was no money to be made, let alone young women to be attracted to, so the group of people turned their eyes away in disappointment.

The village chief led everyone through the East Market of Jizhou City and headed straight towards the North Market.

Sun Wan looked at the village chief, who seemed to be familiar with the place, and couldn't help but feel curious: "Uncle Li, have you been here before?"

The village chief paused for a moment, then returned to his normal pace: "I have some impression of it."

"Those are all old stories from decades ago. I don't know if those old friends are still around. Let's just try our luck." Seeing that the village chief was unwilling to talk more, Sun Wan wisely didn't ask any more questions.

She observed the surrounding buildings and soon noticed something unusual.

The East Market is obviously where merchants gather, with a wide variety of shops; and when you pass through the East Market and come to the South Market, you will see more residences of ordinary residents.

The last place we arrived at was Taipei City, which was obviously a gathering place for wealthy people, both in terms of the scale of the buildings and the luxury.

Sun Wan wondered in her heart, could it be that an old acquaintance of the village chief lives in this magnificent house?

Driven by curiosity, her desire to explore became stronger.

The North City was not spared either, and the looting it suffered was even more severe than that of the West City and South City.

In some houses, even the tiles on the roof were stripped off!

Soon, the village chief led everyone to the gate of a magnificent mansion.

The house was elegantly decorated, but it also could not escape the fate of disaster. The bright red gate was wide open, and the garden layout in the courtyard was destroyed beyond recognition and in a mess.

When we reached the bedroom area of ​​the house, the damage was even more serious.

"Village chief, shall we continue forward?" Zhang Daniu asked cautiously.

The village chief looked calm and nodded: "Follow me."

The group then came to a rockery in the backyard of the house.

The village chief led everyone through the rockery. The path was winding and complicated. Before everyone could react, they were surrounded by the rockery and it was difficult to tell the direction.

Only the village chief moved among the rockery with ease, as if he was taking a stroll in his own backyard.

Everyone followed closely behind, fearing that they would fall behind and get lost in this maze-like rockery, in which case they would really have no one to turn to for help.

As they went deeper, the light gradually dimmed, and Sun Wan had to light the torch in her hand.

In the flickering firelight, the village chief stopped in front of a rockery.

He took a deep breath and slowly groped on the rockery. Suddenly, the stone under his hand loosened and he pressed hard.

With a loud "boom", the seemingly seamless rockery cracked in the middle!

Everyone gathered around in surprise and joy, and when the rockery door was fully opened, they rushed in one after another.

However, everyone's smiles soon froze on their faces - in the secret room of the rockery, there were no mountains of food, only a white skeleton lying quietly.

The village chief was the last one to come in. When he saw the skeleton clearly, tears welled up in his eyes.

He staggered and fell beside the skeleton, and tremblingly picked up the withered white hand bones to examine them carefully.

As if he had discovered something, the village chief suddenly felt as if all his strength was drained away. He collapsed to the ground and burst into tears.

It was the first time that everyone saw the village chief lose his composure like this. They all stood there, at a loss as to what to do.

After a long time, the village chief's crying gradually stopped.

"Ah, it's all destined!"

The village chief muttered to himself, his old eyes closed tightly, and turbid tears flowed again.

The people around them also felt heavy-hearted, and a heavy silence fell in the room.

Suddenly, a cautious voice broke the silence: "Mom?"

This voice made Sun Wan tremble suddenly!

She turned around in disbelief, only to see a disheveled, dusty man crawling on the ground by the door, looking at her expectantly.

When he saw Sun Wan's face clearly, the man suddenly cried out in grief: "Mom!"

He rushed forward crying, his knees slipped and he knelt down at Sun Wan's feet, hugged her tightly and cried bitterly: "Mom! I miss you!"

"You have to make a decision for your son!"

Sun Wan looked at the man in front of her, or more precisely, her once proud and uninhibited third son, Su Chongsong, who just stood there in a daze, without any reaction. Su Chongsong looked up at her in confusion.

When I looked up, I was met with my mother's cold gaze: "Mom?"