My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

After finishing her noodles, Yang Fenglan went to buy a peck of coarse noodles and a peck of red beans, which cost a total of seventy-five coins.

One hundred and twelve coins, leaving thirty-five coins, which were not easy to divide equally. Yang Fenglan bought a steamed bun for one coin, and the two sisters each shared half.

The sixteen coins for the noodles were paid with my own money.

After filling their stomachs, they slowly walked home.

From the county to Qingshui Village, the road is a gentle slope, and it's faster than the way there, but it still takes an hour to get home.

On the way, Xu Yingying recalled what Xiao Mingzhu had said when she was eating noodles: "You just said there was something important you wanted to tell me?"

Yang Fenglan's expression turned serious when this was mentioned.

"Regarding how to get through the famine, the famine will last for a year and people will starve to death. Before that, we will definitely stockpile enough food."

"If we still live in the village, sooner or later people will find out that we have food. It would be good if they came to our door to beg for it. The worst thing would be if we encountered starving people who would forcibly take it from us. That would be a very bad situation for us."

"So I was thinking, could we find a place to hide out during the famine before coming out?"

Thinking of the deaths during the famine, Yang Fenglan's expression turned serious.

She felt pity for the poor, but she was powerless to help them and could only try her best to protect herself.

"You mean, fleeing famine?" Xu Yingying asked.

“If we don’t flee the famine, it will rain next year. Even if we do flee, we will be sent back to the village to continue farming. Fleeing the famine will be a waste of time.”

"So that means going into the mountains?"

“This is the plan,” Yang Fenglan said with a wry smile. “We’re not fleeing into the mountains to escape the famine, but to hide from people.”

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"Yes, let alone a year of continuous drought, even three days without food would make people starve."

Thinking about the state of the world, both of them felt heavy-hearted and fell silent.

Near Qingshui Village, Yang Fenglan invited Xu Yingying, "Would you like to come to my house?"

Xu Yingying waved her hands repeatedly, "It's not appropriate. If Shen Yu sees me, he'll get jealous again."

"Now that I have the system, I'm not afraid anymore. Besides, you saved Zhou Jingyi, so I should treat you to a good meal."

"Wasn't it him who saved me?"

"Shen Yu doesn't know about this." Yang Fenglan didn't dare let Shen Yu know, otherwise she would definitely make a scene.

"Aren't you afraid your daughter-in-law will get jealous?" Xu Yingying's eyes lit up. She had long wanted to visit her best friend's house and see where she lived.

"Let's go." Yang Fenglan tossed her head, and the two headed home.

The courtyard was empty; Shen Yu hadn't returned yet, so Xu Yingying was much bolder.

"Can I see your adopted son?"

"Look, that room is over there." Yang Fenglan put down the things she had bought and led Xu Yingying to the west room. "Jingyi, I'm back. Do you want some water?"

Zhou Jingyi had been lying alone for so many days, he was so tired he was practically crawling with maggots. He took a pillow and put it behind his back, then slowly propped himself up and sat up.

I looked around, but didn't see a single person.

While idly picking at his nails, he heard someone speak and was immediately overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

"Mom, I don't want water, I need to pee..."

Turning her head, she saw Xu Yingying, who had come in with Yang Fenglan.

He remembered this girl. How did she end up here?

Zhou Jingyi blushed instantly, and turned his face away in embarrassment, almost burying his head in the blanket.

Already feeling embarrassed, Zhou Jingyi heard a soft laugh, making him even more ashamed to lift his head.

After some time, he secretly glanced towards the door, but the two people were no longer there.

The room was quiet.

Zhou Jingyi even wondered if he had just hallucinated.

Come to think of it, it was that girl who caused my leg injury. How could she have the nerve to come to my house?

Yes, it must be a hallucination.

No one came at all.