My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

She squatted down and reached out to check Ma Lan's breathing.

After realizing she had only fainted, she took a handful of loquats from her pocket, concealed by her clothes, and crushed a few to put in her mouth.

These were picked from the loquat vines she transplanted to the black soil. They are not only larger than wild loquats, but also sweeter.

She suspected that Malan had low blood sugar because she hadn't eaten for a long time.

Sure enough, Ma Lan woke up quickly. When she saw Ji Yunshuang and tasted the sweetness in her mouth, a look of gratitude flashed in her eyes. She tried to get up and kowtow to Ji Yunshuang, but Ji Yunshuang stopped her.

"No need to kowtow. If you really want to thank me, just listen to what I have to say."

Ji Yunshuang gave her the remaining loquats and said, "Now that we're fleeing, everyone is indeed facing difficulties."

But no matter how difficult it is, one must still have the most basic bottom line.

If you have no bottom line, no one will dare to associate with you. After all, nobody wants to be bitten back after helping someone.

Besides, look at these green mountains and clear waters. Even if you don't know how to hunt, as long as you're diligent and willing to put in the effort, you're far from being unable to survive.

Compared to the apocalypse, she genuinely felt that people nowadays were much happier.

At least the air here isn't toxic, and the plants haven't mutated.

Many plants can be used to make food to fill our stomachs.

"Also, before loving someone else, learn to love yourself first."

Regardless of whether Ma Lan listened or not, she finished speaking and returned to the group.

If Malan is an incorrigible villain at heart, she will no longer care about her.

Seeing Lu Yinheng staring intently at her, she winked playfully at him and said with a smile, "Let's go!"

Lu Yinheng instantly looked away, his face turning icy again.

Why did he think the person who squatted down and spoke to Ma was glowing?

That shameless, wicked woman is using increasingly more and more tricks to seduce me.

With a cold expression, he bypassed Ji Yunshuang and strode to the front, his pace quickening as he went.

Ji Yunshuang stuck out her tongue at his retreating figure.

Suddenly I find this cuckolded guy quite amusing.

Ma Lan stared blankly at the group's retreating figures, savoring the sweetness in her mouth, and thinking about what Ji Yunshuang had said. Suddenly, she felt ashamed and ironic.

She wanted to harm her, but instead she gave her food and pointed her in the right direction.

But those she treated like family never once showed her any concern.

She carefully put the loquat in her pocket, picked up a stick from the ground to use as a walking stick, and slowly walked behind the group.

She only ate a loquat from her pocket when she was absolutely starving.

More often than not, she would look around with wide, round eyes, searching for anything that could fill her stomach.

This time, she focused all her attention on finding food and getting on the road, and did not leave any traces for her husband's family.

Lu Bingchun's family slept until dawn before getting up.

As soon as they got up, Liu started cursing and swearing at Ma Lan, saying she was a useless thing, how come she hadn't succeeded after so long, and that if she didn't succeed soon, all the meat would be eaten up.

After scolding Ma Lan, she then scolded Lu Yinheng and Ji Yunshuang, saying that they had ulterior motives and that they must know they were nearby and deliberately cooked the meat so fragrantly to tempt them.

She unleashed a torrent of abuse on Ma Lan, Lu Yinheng's family, and the villagers who had fled with them, before finally packing up and setting off again.

While on their journey, the family realized that Ma Lan had not left any marks.

"That damned bitch, what is she trying to do? She's really defying the heavens!" Liu stood like a compass, pointing to the sky and cursing.

Lu Bingchun looked very unwell.

They were so certain that Mr. Ma would leave a mark ahead that they slept leisurely until dawn before getting up.

But now that the marks left by Ma are gone, and they haven't been able to keep up with Lu Yinheng's group, how can they get out of this mountain?

He looked at his eldest son, a hint of reproach in his eyes.

Lu Xuewen hurriedly said, "Ma must have left a mark ahead. Let's go further and look for it. She wouldn't dare disobey my orders."

Liu was still cursing, "That bitch, she didn't leave any more markings, how are we supposed to see her? What if we get lost on the road? She's trying to kill us!"

Annoyed, Lu Xuewen snapped, "Alright, Mom, stop talking. Aren't you tired of it?"

Liu then fell silent.

The family walked forward in silence, but the further they went, the heavier the atmosphere became. A silent sense of panic spread among the family members.

They had walked for a long time without finding any marks.

Liu couldn't help but wonder in horror, "Could it be that that stupid woman was discovered when she made her move? And was she killed?"

Otherwise, she really couldn't think of any reason why Ma would not leave them any marks.

Lu Xuewen's face turned pale, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Mother, don't talk nonsense. If someone was killed, we should at least see the body later! Even if there's no body, there should at least be blood!"

Liu said in a serious tone, "These mountains are full of wild animals. If she were to kill someone and throw them to the wild animals, what would you see? Besides, even a wolf cub can kill a tiger that big with ease, let alone a woman!"

After hearing Liu's words, everyone felt even more that Ma Lan was in grave danger.

Lu Jin and Lu Yin were young and frightened by the oppressive atmosphere at home. Like little animals, they let out soft sobs.

Holding her two daughters, Zhu Dong'e thought that she and her children might die in these mountains, and she let out a suppressed sob.

Hearing the children crying, Liu cursed, "What are you crying for! A bunch of good-for-nothings, all you do is cry! You good-for-nothings have cried away all the good fortune in our family."

Lu Wuze disliked Zhu Dong'e for her poor womb, which only produced two daughters who were not liked by her parents and who only knew how to cry at crucial moments. He kicked Zhu Dong'e and cursed, "What are you crying for? I'm not dead yet! If you cry again, I'll chase you good-for-nothings into the woods to feed the wolves."

Zhu Dong'e quickly covered her two daughters' mouths, biting her lower lips tightly to prevent them from crying.

"What about my meat? Is my meat gone?" Lu Tianhu didn't care about Ma's life or death; he only cared about whether he would be able to eat his meat.

He grabbed Liu's clothes and threw a tantrum, saying, "I don't care, I want to eat meat, you have to give me meat."

Liu, unable to cope with the commotion, started cursing Ma Lan again.

"Alright, stop arguing! Will your insults make a path appear?"

Lu Bingchun interrupted Liu's cursing and instructed his sons to try to find their way by following the tracks in the mountains and catch up with Lu Yinheng's group.

However, the journey was not smooth.

Lu Yinheng and his group did leave traces when they walked in the mountains. However, some traces were not obvious, and Lu Yinheng would take advantage of the time when everyone rested to hunt or look for medicinal herbs to treat external injuries, so there was more than one trace left behind.

Lu Xuewen and his brothers were not hunters who often ventured into the mountains, and they were not particularly skilled at judging routes based on these tracks. The family took the wrong path several times along the way.

The family wandered around in circles in the mountains, but they didn't get very far until it got dark.

The whole family was exhausted.

Several times along the way, they heard the roars of wild animals in the mountains, which terrified them so much that they turned pale and almost wet their pants.

That evening, Liu collapsed from exhaustion.

But no matter how tired she is, she never stops talking.

One minute she'd be berate Ma Lan for being useless, unable to even handle such a small matter, causing them so much suffering; the next minute she'd berate Lu Yinheng for being heartless, abandoning his family and deserving to be struck by lightning...

Meanwhile, Lu Yinheng and the others, who had been scolded by him, had already found a sheltered mountain hollow to set up camp.

She said that Malan, who was useless and deserved to be killed, was eating meat for the first time since fleeing the famine.

It was the first time she had eaten her fill, and she experienced a sense of happiness she had never felt before before fleeing the disaster.

Throughout the journey, she kept thinking about what Ji Yunshuang had said.

The more she thought about it, the more stupid she felt.

How could she be so sure that Ji Yunshuang hadn't seen through their little scheme?

She no longer thinks about taking advantage of others.

She stopped focusing on others and instead tried to observe her surroundings, thinking about how to support herself with her own hands.

She discovered that when she stopped focusing on others and trying to take advantage of them, she reaped considerable rewards.

Today she actually had the good fortune to catch a bamboo rat.

In the past, when she had something delicious, she would never eat it herself.

When she was at her parents' home, she always gave the best food to her parents first.

Her parents would tell her that whatever food or supplies she needed, she should give to her younger brother first. Her brother was the hope of the family and her support so that she wouldn't be bullied after she got married.

After getting married, whatever good things came her way, she would first try to please her in-laws and husband.

After giving birth to her son, she prioritized him.

She never thought about herself.

But today, thinking about what Ji Yunshuang had said, and how she treated her husband and son, when she was resting, she borrowed a fire from Ji Yunshuang and roasted the bamboo rat over the fire.

The bamboo rat wasn't cooked properly, so it was a bit burnt, and there was no salt. But it was a delicacy she had never tasted before.

She ate an entire bamboo rat, and she experienced a sense of satisfaction she had never felt before.