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

Everyone looked at each other and could only admit that this might be the only way out.

Although spiritual spring water is available on weekdays, the effect of the spiritual spring water is very strong. At most, she would add a few drops to each person when boiling water at night. She would never dare to let everyone drink it directly.

This time I took the opportunity to store a lot of water in the space, so I could quietly supply everyone on the way.

After filling their tanks with water, the people of Darong Village hurriedly left the strange and terrifying Taohua Village.

Half a day later, a man walked alone and returned to the old place.

Yan Senyue took light steps and in a flash stood in front of the cellar where the villagers of Taohua Village were imprisoned.

From deep in the cellar came the sounds of shrill screams and the chewing of flesh.

A hint of displeasure flashed across Yan Senyue's brows.

She threw the tinder casually, and it landed directly on the haystack in the yard. In a moment, the flames engulfed the entire courtyard.

The high temperature quickly spread to the cellar, followed by a sharp decrease in oxygen and thick smoke.

The villagers who were addicted to the bloody feast soon stopped breathing.

At the same time, Taohua Village was reduced to ashes in the raging fire.

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One month later.

The team from Darong Village barely reached the border of Tuzhou.

It was the middle of winter, but not a single snowflake fell.

Even the earth began to crack, and all the grass and trees along the way had been completely destroyed. If the group had not tightened their belts and lived frugally, they would probably have joined the army of refugees gnawing on grass roots and eating soil.

Even so, they had very little food and water left, and the amount in Sun Wan's space was no exception.

The huge consumption of more than 20 people in two months cannot be underestimated.

Everyone pursed their cracked lips and sat down to rest with difficulty.

During these two months, the team lost three more elderly people.

At first, everyone was saddened by the loss of their companions, but gradually, this sorrow was smoothed out by endless suffering.

At this time, everyone sat on the ground, with no intention of talking or laughing, their faces were thin and their eyes were empty.

Xiao Fuzi drank the water in big gulps and went to explore the way according to his grandfather's instructions.

Normally it would take him half an hour to return, but today it only took an incense stick of time before Xiao Fuzi came running back with excitement on his face.

Seeing this scene, everyone was delighted and looked forward to seeing Xiao Fuzi approach.

As expected, Xiao Fuzi was out of breath and excitedly pointed behind him and shouted, "Grandpa! There is water over there!"

Everyone immediately stood up excitedly: "Really?"

Xiao Fuzi nodded vigorously: "The whole mountain is full of water! There are many people queuing up at the foot of the mountain to get water!"

"Unfortunately, we arrived too late. The hilltop was occupied by a group of soldiers. To fetch water from the hilltop, each person had to pay a hundred coins."

"How much? It's actually one hundred cents!" Zhu Xiuqin exclaimed.

"What a ruthless person! These soldiers are no different from bandits. They might as well just rob them!"

"Do you think they really don't dare?" Er Quezi interjected slowly.

Zhu Xiuqin was so blocked that she couldn't speak, and glared at Erquezi unhappily.

Everyone fell silent.

Indeed, this group of people did not rob directly, but were willing to exchange money for water, which sounded quite "righteous".

Everyone felt like there was a stone pressing on their heart and couldn't laugh.

"Xiao Fuzi, please explain clearly, is it 100 wen per person, or is it 100 wen even if there are more people?"

Xiao Fuzi pouted and said, "Of course it's one hundred coins per head."

"Also, one person can only fill two buckets at most, no more. I saw someone get whipped by the soldier for filling his bucket too full!"

After these words were spoken, everyone felt even more depressed.

"Where did we get the money? We were penniless when we fled. Even if we had some small change, we got robbed in Lucheng."

“Later, after finally getting some food, water became a problem again.”

"Besides..." Mrs. Chi frowned and pointed at the carriage, "If these animals fall into the eyes of those soldiers, we're afraid we'll suffer again!"

The crowd was silent, each thinking in their own mind.

But when they turned around and looked at the water on the car, they all held their breath.

"How about this, let's send a few people to scout out the situation. It's a mountain, and there might be some small trails that we can quietly climb up."

Sun Wan stepped forward, and everyone thought that this was the only way to try it, so Sun Wan led Su Rongze and the others and slowly approached the foot of the mountain.

From a distance, I saw a long queue at the foot of the mountain, each holding two large buckets.

On the way up the mountain, there was a soldier standing every few steps, who either pushed or scolded the people who came up the mountain to fetch water.

From time to time, someone’s bucket would be kicked away because it was a little too big and they had to replace it with a smaller one.

The people queuing up were angry but dared not speak out.

When Sun Wan and the others saw this, they felt disappointed.

This posture and this manpower show that the opponent is both ruthless and strict.

They wanted to sneak up the mountain, but their hope was slim.

Just as they were about to retreat, a man who looked like an officer suddenly came down the mountain.

He glanced at the people at the foot of the mountain, pointed at a few girls, and nodded.

Suddenly, several soldiers rushed forward and forcibly snatched the girls from their families.

The girl struggled desperately, but in a flash of a knife, two lives were gone.

The rest of them dared not resist and could only watch their daughters being dragged away.

The officer laughed heartily and mercifully allowed the families who had lost their daughters to draw two more buckets of water.

After saying that, he walked up the mountain with a swagger.

The family members who stayed behind looked at his departing back, burning with anger but could only hold their heads and cry.

Zhang Daniu was so angry that he was shaking and almost rushed forward to demand an explanation.

Fortunately, Su Rongze stopped him.

Su Rongze shouted in a deep voice: "With just a few of us, even if we rush forward, we will only die in vain and will also drag down the villagers behind us!"

Zhang Daniu punched the ground angrily, his face darkening and he said nothing.

Sun Wan stared at the officer's back with an equally grim expression.

But she had other considerations in mind.

"This group of people are the rebels from Lucheng."

Zhang Daniu was stunned, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and when he looked carefully, he found some familiar villain faces.

"Damn it! It really is that son of a bitch!"

With new and old grudges intertwined, Zhang Daniu could no longer contain himself. He looked at Sun Wan anxiously, "Sister-in-law Sun, are we just going to stand by and let them do whatever they want?"

Su Rongze's face turned as dark as the sky: "What else?"

"Daniu, I understand your dissatisfaction, but you also have to see clearly that there are only about twenty of us here!"

"Those guys have taken countless lives and are extremely cruel. Even if we were equal in numbers, I'm afraid we wouldn't be their match."

"Don't forget, there are old and young people in our team, as well as women!"

Zhang Daniu's rough face showed a bit of confusion. After a long time, he finally lowered his head and acknowledged the reality.

Everyone felt bad.

Su Rongze patted his shoulder and squeezed it twice: "Daniu, there will always be opportunities."

"Once we get to Huizhou and settle everyone down, we'll join the army and deal with these villains!"

In the past, everyone was scared when they heard the word "join the army", but this time when it came from Su Rongze's mouth, a surge of courage rose in everyone's heart.