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

Just as he approached the city gate, he suddenly heard a burst of rapid horse hooves behind him, mixed with fierce scolding and the screams of innocent people being trampled by the frightened horses.

Sun Wan instantly thought of the Western Zhao troops staying in Nanshi.

She pulled Zhu Xiuqin and quickly hid in the corner, curled up her body, and tried to reduce her presence as much as possible.

The horses galloped like lightning, and the leader shouted, "Go!" The sound shook Sun Wan's eardrums and made her heart tremble.

She was too timid to look up until the sound of horse hooves faded away, then she cautiously raised her eyes to look at those who called themselves the Western Zhao Army.

Just one glance and her guess was confirmed - these were not volunteers at all, but bandits who had tried to plunder their food a few months ago!

In just a few months, this group of villains turned into local overlords.

Sun Wan looked at them carefully and found that all of them had red faces and looked more ferocious than before. It was obvious that they had committed sins outside again.

Thinking of this, Sun Wan's heart was filled with waves, but the top priority at hand was to save people.

So, after the group of people left, she and Zhu Xiuqin hurried to the outskirts of the city.

On the way, Zhu Xiuqin quietly reminded: "Sister Sun, Chongsong seems to be following us."

Sun Wan stopped her feet when she heard the sound and turned around to see Su Chongsong and Lu Zhenxin, who were weak and unable to dodge.

She felt a chill in her heart and cursed inwardly: "This wretch..."

Then he whispered to Zhu Xiuqin, "Let's split up and no matter who he's following, try to get rid of him and meet up at the outskirts of the city. If you can't get rid of him, go back to the village and find the village chief. We can't let him harm innocent people again!"

Zhu Xiuqin nodded heavily, and the two of them parted ways.

When Su Chongsong saw this, he knew that his whereabouts had been exposed.

"Dad, let's go our separate ways, too?" he suggested.

Lu Zhenxin was already panting, unable to move an inch. He covered his chest with sweat and shook his head weakly: "No, son, I really can't walk anymore."

Seeing his father like this, Su Chongsong was anxious and angry, but he couldn't bear to blame him.

Seeing that Sun Wan was about to go away, he gritted his teeth and tried his best to catch up.

Seeing this, Sun Wan snorted coldly and sped up, almost jogging.

Su Chongsong cried out urgently, "Mother! Can you really bear to abandon your children? Are you going to watch your son and grandson suffer?"

"Mom!" Sun Wan turned a deaf ear to Sanzi's cries. Instead, the louder he shouted, the faster she ran away.

Su Chongsong had no choice but to follow reluctantly, but he was no match for Sun Wan. He was already full of bookish airs, and now he was sick, so he was soon left far behind.

After confirming that no one was following her, Sun Wan turned and ran towards the shelter for the people of Darong Village.

As they approached their destination, they saw Zhu Xiuqin leading everyone hurriedly coming. Everyone was overjoyed to see Sun Wan.

"Sister Sun!"

"Sister Sun, what should we do now? Where can we find medicine?"

"Besides, we don't even have food!"

Sun Wan waved her hand to signal everyone to calm down: "Don't worry, I may know a place with both food and medicinal herbs."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes lit up instantly.

After a moment's hesitation, Sun Wan told everyone what she saw at the city gate.

As the news spread, the people in Darong Village were all shocked. The bloody scene of life and death in the cave that day seemed to be replayed, which was chilling.

"Mrs. Sun, according to what you said, those people are more brutal than before, but we don't even have any decent weapons!"

"They are all well fed and drunk, but we are ragged and hungry. If we go there now, won't we be slaughtered?"

This statement caused everyone to nod in agreement.

Sun Wan, however, appeared remarkably calm: "A head-on confrontation won't work. We need to outsmart them."

"According to what Na Ming... that rebellious son said, this group of people go out during the day and come back at night, using Jizhou City as their base. They actually tolerate the presence of other civilians. They must have some ulterior motive!"

"And this plot is most likely their biggest weakness!"

Sun Wan's eyes were determined and her expression was calm, which made people convinced and they all listened to her analysis attentively.

"Today, let's explore their lair and find out the details."

"Maybe we can take this opportunity to get some food back."

"The epidemic is spreading in the city, and they must be afraid. They need to prepare medicine."

After hearing Sun Wan's words, everyone nodded unconsciously.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Sun Wan was secretly delighted, and then she picked out a few people who were agile and quick-witted to follow her into the city.

The others stayed where they were and continued to wait.

Yan Senyue volunteered to go into the city with Sun Wan.

Everyone naturally welcomes her help.

Without further ado, the group immediately headed towards Nanshi.

Most of the houses in Nanshi are civilian residences, with houses close to each other and alleys crisscrossing each other.

Because of the raging epidemic, everyone has to wear a mask, so they dare to walk boldly through the alleys.

Soon, they arrived outside the backyard of a house.

Looking at the several strong men wearing Xizhao standing guard not far away, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.

After a while, the door of that family suddenly opened, and two strong men came out carrying a corpse, muttering foul language.

The two guarding the gate took a few steps back in disgust: "Another dead?"

"That's right! Damn it, it's only been a few days and several of our brothers have already died!"

"God has sent down a disaster, and the world is in turmoil. Send it to be cremated immediately! Leaving it here is too unlucky!"

"Nonsense, I feel even more unlucky than you do. I don't know when the boss will be able to find a doctor and come back."

When Sun Wan heard this, her eyes moved slightly.

It seems that the epidemic broke out earlier among this group of people and the medicine was already prepared.

The only thing missing is a doctor.

doctor……

Sun Wande's heart moved.

She raised her eyes, and her gaze met Yan Senyue's. They instantly understood each other's feelings.

The two of them smiled knowingly.

Sun Wan quietly told everyone to be alert, and hurried to the courtyard where the village chief and others were currently.

There was a knock on the door, and the door opened slightly. When Xiao Fuzi saw Sun Wan, tears immediately welled up in her eyes: "Mrs. Sun!"

Sun Wan nodded and quickly slipped into the room: "How is everyone?"

Xiao Fuzi cried and shook her head: "The situation is getting worse and worse. Grandpa said that if there is no more medicine, I really can't hold on."

"Especially Brother Su, he's already started coughing up blood!"

Sun Wan's heartstrings tightened.

She suppressed the turmoil in her heart, patted Xiao Fuzi's shoulder, and walked into the house just in time to see Kou Zhong coming in with hot water.

She took the basin, calmly added a lot of spiritual spring water, and helped Su Rongze up to drink it.

Su Rongze was dazed by the high fever, but he still recognized Sun Wan by the familiar smell: "Mother..."

"Don't worry about my son, hurry up and take everyone away from here..." Su Rongze's mumbling made everyone present feel so sad that they burst into tears.

Sun Wan felt as if her heart was being stabbed by a sharp knife, the pain was unspeakable.

She wiped away her tears, hurried out of the room, and told the village chief everything she had seen and heard.

"Village Chief, we can only rely on you now."

"As long as we can sneak into that place, I will always find a way to get the herbs!"

Sun Wan's words made the village chief fall into deep thought.